Wyoming state news highlights and local incidents
Western Newspaper Union reports a wide range of Wyoming items. Events include Aug 15 Riverton anniversary and Sep fairs at Laramie, Bept Y6-21 Cody fair, and a State Fair at Douglas. Notable: Basin well, Worland dairy fire, and a big Labor Day parade at Sheridan. Various incidents include escapes, fatalities, and civic notes across towns like Burns, Cheyenne, Hartville, and Thermopolis.
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Riverton
Laramie
Urns
Park County
Bept
Big Horn
Cody
Douglas
Basin
Worland
Sheridan
Archer
Opal
Burns
University
Kendrick
Pioneer Grange
Cheyenne
Lane
Frank O'Neil
U. C
Granger
Ralph Fletcher
Denver
Hartville
Roping Record Broken at Frontier Park
In Cheyenne the world steer roping record fell twice within five minutes at Frontier park. Bert Weir of Monument New Mexico lowered it from 30 to 27 seconds, then Fred Lowery of Oklahoma reduced it to 24 seconds. One serious accident occurred when an outlaw bronc fell on Fred de Mills injuring him in the head and chest.
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Union News Service
Cheyenne
Frontier Park
Bert Weir
Monument
N. M
Fred Lowery
Oklahoma
Tng Sports
Outlaw Branche
Fred de Mills
Wyoming National Guard
Kendrick
R. N. Lafontaine
Four Mexicans shot after Cheyenne robbery attempt in Scottsbluff
In Cheyenne and Scottsbluff an attempted robbery led by Jose Hernandez Pablo Estevis and Juan Estrada left four wounded Mexicans. Theodore Valencia Casper and Leo Villa Cheyenne are critically hurt with abdomen and head injuries. Niebkes Ondivero Casper is shot in the thigh. Estrada Cheyenne hurt in the arm. Valencia and Villa accuse Estevis, Ondivero confirms, Estrada silent.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Reyes Cuto
Scottsbluff
Neb
Jose Hernandez
Pablo Estevis
Juan Estrada
Theodore Valencia
Casper
Leo Villa
Pancho Villa
Niebkes Ondivero
Sam M. Thompson
Valencia
Villa
Hatevis
Ondivero
Estrada
Crazed Range Rider Kills Self Near Kemmerer
Kemmerer area head ranch man Sorenson shot and killed himself after leading ranchers in pursuit of alleged cattle thieves. Coroner Embree investigated the strange case that unsettled Daniel County for days and surfaced rumors spread by the deceased before his death.
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Kemmerer
Carl Sorenson
Daniel
McMinn
Sorenson
Ilquor
Embree
Wyoming Guardsmen protest War Department underwear
About 100 Wyoming National Guard members attempted a march on Cheyenne to protest the War Department issue of underwear in two ill fitting sizes, 32 and 44. A mounted detail halted the action after an officer ordered bayonet use if needed.
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Cheyenne
War Department
Wyoming National Guard
Isaac Bullock Dies in Utah at Ogden Home
Isaac Bullock dies in Ogden Utah at the home of his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs J Ray Hinchcliff. He had been in Ogden eight weeks coming from California where he sought health last fall. He was the first white child born in Wyoming, born Sept 19 1857 at Fort Maridger then Fort Supply.
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Cheyenne
Isaac Sullock
Lone Tree
Ogden
J. Ray Hinchcliff
California
Bullock
Isaac
Electra Wood Bullock
Wyoming
Fort Maridger
Fort Supply
Pioneer candidate Kemmerer John Stringer dies by poison drink
Kemmerer resident and Republican candidate for county coroner John Stringer died in Biaroma by taking poisonous alcohol. He had been despondent since his wife’s death and was alone at the time of the act.
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Kemmerer
John Stringer
Biardoma
Stringer
Big Wife
Oklahoma oil syndicate seeks leases near Wheatland
A syndicate of Oklahoma oil operators plans to secure leases on lands in the Wheatland vicinity to drill for oil. The effort aims to establish productive wells and expand exploration in the region.
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Wheatland
Oklahoma Oil Operators
Forest fires wipe out towns in northern Ontario tragedy
In Englehart Ontario on August 1 fierce forest fires swept northern Ontario killing an estimated 150 to 200 people and injuring many more. Nushka Matheson Cochrane Iroquois Falls and Ramore reported dozens dead, Porcupine Junction destroyed, and many prospectors trapped. One farmer and ten children perished as flames engulfed homesteads while residents sought refuge in a nearby lava. Cochranes line and two streets survived.
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Englehart
Ont
Ontario
Maines
Nushka
Matheson
Cochrane
Iroquois Falla
Ramore
Porcupine Junction
Tashota
Kowash
Hhe
Temiskaming and
Northern Ontario
Munitions Explosions on Black Tom Island Cause Heavy Loss
New York reports a $25 million property loss from a series of blasts at Black Tom Island near Jersey City. Three are known dead with at least five missing, while scores are injured. Fires destroyed thirteen warehouses as shock waves rattled New York and surrounding states.
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New York
Black Tom
New York Bay
Jersey City
National Storage Company
Manhattan
Russians claim 350000 Teutons captured in drive toward Brody
A Petrograd report estimates Russians took 350000 prisoners in the first half of summer operations and expect Austrian defense near Brody along the Styr. Brody reportedly fell in a rush without preparation, with central powers pushed back along a sixty mile front. France reports sweeping German positions from Hardecourt to Somme.
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Brody
Star
Petrograd
Beni
Styr
Italans
Mount Cimont
Sofia
Frem Hardecourt
Somme River
United States Accepts Carranza Commission Proposal
Washington notes the U S government accepts in full the Carranza plan to appoint a joint commission to study the causes of mutual differences and recommend steps. The exchange outlines roles, scope, and timing for appointing three commissioners from each side and arranging a conference to address frontier incursions and related issues. The United States also suggests broadening the commission’s powers to cover further matters improving bilateral relations.
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Washington
United States
Carranza
Arredondo
Aguilar
Eliseo Arredondo
Frank L. Polk
Diplomats foresee Carranza to accept widened commission powers
Washington sources say Carranza may accept the counter proposal and expand the commission’s powers if he gets his way. President Wilson contemplates appointing about two dozen commissioners including Chief Justice White, General Goethals, Frederick Lehman, and Louis Brandeis. No selections have been made yet. Mexico City reports Luis Cabrera, finance minister, would head the Mexican delegation.
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Carranza
Washington
Wilson
White
Goethals
Canal Zone
Frederick Lehman
Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Mexico City
Luis Cabrera
Return to Rome of Thomas Nelson Page and Mrs Page
United States ambassador Thomas Nelson Page and Mrs Page arrived in Rome after a two month leave of absence in the United States. The homeward journey marks their return to official duties in Rome.
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Thomas Nelson Page
United States
Trench Deserters Treated Like Gentlemen in War Tale
In Norman Wilkinson’s Dardanelles story a naval officer recalls two sailors who wandered into the trenches without orders. They were quickly arrested and hauled to the flag ship, musing that they were treated like gentlemen in the trenches, despite the breach of duty. The anecdote highlights the complex pull of trench service and the crews’ longing to join the front.
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Norman Wilkinson
Dardanelles
Anzious
Reward for dog prompts a town staff slip
A tourist in an English village hands in a $50 reward ad for his dog at the local newspaper. He adds No questions asked, then returns to find staff gone and a sulky boy in the deserted office. The staff are out searching for the dog.
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England
Mirror reflection and reptile confusion in old saying
An instructional line contrasts self perception with external views and notes grass snakes as legless lizards, blending aphorism with zoological misidentification. The piece hints at how observers shape identity and how common names mislead about biology.
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E. E. Grey
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Miefit
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