Fire destroys Colorado & Southern freight depot at Boulder
A fire at 1 a.m. destroyed Boulder Colorado depot and much freight. A powder house with 1000 pounds of dynamite exploded injuring about 100 people and damaging hundreds of buildings. Loss placed at 250000 dollars with two believed fatally hurt. Fire incipient from unknown cause. incendiary theory noted. Firemen hindered by sleet and low water pressure. Several injured hospitalized. many residents affected.
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Colorado and Southern
Boulder
Colorado
Colo
Colorado & Southern
Roy la Favere
Ike
Wilson
Jack Lemington
Denver
Edward Cook
Alexander Shortell
Erbe Mills
Ramsey
Famine Feared in Northwest Coal Supply
The Interstate Commerce Commission and federal departments rally to avert a repeat coal famine in the Northwest this winter. President Elliott of the Northern Pacific urges early coal stocks for government institutions and rail transport to ease shortages, noting the need for federal stockpiles and proactive buying before October. The letter to Commissioner Lane details plans to secure coal for army posts Indian schools and other federal facilities.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Northwest
Howard Elliott
Northern Pacific
War Department
Interior Department
Commission
Elliott
St. Paul
Franklin K. Lane
United States
Devils Lake
North da
Lady Godiva Ride In Gauze Pageant At Coventry
In Coventry a modern Lady Godiva rode a gauze clad figure on a white palfrey as a vaudeville group portrayed the legendary benefactress. The event drew about 100000 spectators, with clergy leaving town over nudity concerns and a costume inspector approving the look before the six mile procession. The tale recalls the eleventh century wife of Earl Leofric who defended Coventry from taxes by riding naked, a version of which features the Peeping Tom legend.
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Coventry
Eng
Godiva
Leafric
Chester
William Lee of Lake County Dies in Madison
William Lee, a Lake County pioneer who settled in 1870, helped organize the county and founded Madison. He served as sheriff for fifteen years and was active in G A R, Masons, Odd Fellows, and the Old Settlers association. Survived by his wife, two sons Roy and Irving Tee, Mrs A T Ireland, and five brothers and two sisters. Three sons died in childhood. Robert Lee of Madison among survivors.
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Madison
William Lee
Dakota Territory
Lake County
Lake
Gen. Shields Post
G. IA. R
Evergreen Lodge
A. F
A. M
Cyprus
Madison Commandery
K.T
Madison Lodge I. 0
Old Settlers’ Association of
Roy
Irving Tee
Mra. A. T. Ireland
Willie
Arthur
Ernest
Robert Lee
Union Miners in Seven Troughs Strike Ends
In Reno Nevada on August 10 the Seven Troughs district settled by mineowners agreeing to pay union miners five dollars for eight hours work, ending over a month of strikes and closures. Mines will reopen and activity should rise across the district.
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Reno
Nev
Seven Troughs
Black Hills Exhibit Next State Fair Plans
Black Hills counties urge lead and Lawrence to exhibit at the Huron state fair to showcase mining, literature and minerals. A state law allows $200 county exhibits. Lead and Deadwood may share costs. Mineral samples, ore and pictures invited. Thornby coordinates county delegates and the fair plans a Black Hills Day on September 11.
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Huron
Black Hills
Lead
Lawrence County
Lawrence
Deadwood
J. M. Campbell
State Board of Agriculture
W. J. Thornby
Department of Mines and Mining
S. C
The
Fair Association
Col. Thornmby
Jesse Simmons
M. J. Scanlon
Keystone
Pennington County
J. E. Pilcher
Custer
Custer County
George Turner
Hot Springs
Fall River
State Fair Association
E. E. Benjamin
Northwestern
Preparing a Home for His Bride
Professor L. C. Lindberg, former Lead High English teacher, arrived yesterday and traveled through lower California and Old Mexico. He plans to rent a house in Spearfish, then Lincoln and Weeping Water, Nebraska, for marriage to a charming local bride. He will teach English at the State Normal School in Spearfish when duties resume there.
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L. C. Lindberg
Lead High School
Lower
California
Old Mexico
Spearfvh
Lincoln
Weeping Water
Neb
Lindberg
State Normal Edool
Spearfish
Miss Jewell Rescues Children in Cheyenne
The Wyoming Humane Society took charge of the five week old infant of Mrs. W Heins who eloped to Denver with her stepbrother George Clark. The child will be sent to the South Dakota Orphans Home at Sioux Falls. Miss Allie Jewell from the home is in Cheyenne to take charge and accompany eight other Wyoming youngsters to Sioux Falls.
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Miss Jewell
Chieyenne
Wyo
Wyoming Humane Society
Heins
Cheyenne
Denver
George Clark
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Allie Jewell
Will Spend Millions Casp er Wyoming Oil Builders Plan Rail Line
Joseph and Fred Lobell, long active in foreign capital ventures tied to the Popo Agie and Salt Creek oil fields, announce a proposed consolidation of holdings and a multi million dollar program. Plans cover a 120 mile railroad from Orin Junction to Salt Creek, a Popo Agie to Lander pipeline with pumping and heating stations, and refineries at Lander and Denver or Orin Junction.
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Casper, Wyo
Joseph
Fred Lobell
Popo Agie
Salt Creek
Orin Junction
Salt Creek Field
Lander
Denver
Danks Accepts Challenge for Basin Horse Race
Champion rough rider Clayton Danks of Cheyenne wires from Lander that he will ride Old Steamboat for a $500 side bet and a fair purse at Basin during the Big Horn county fair. Johnnie Dodge of Cody previously lost to Danks in Frontier Days finals and seeks another chance after being thrown by Old Steamboat.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Clayton Danks
Lander
Johnnie Dodge
Cody
Old Steamboat
Big Horn County
Basin
Fair Management
Dodge
Danks
No Preacher at Funeral for 93-Year-Old Grandma Fickel
In Meeteetse Wyoming on August 12 Mrs Margaret E Fickel known as Grandma Fickel died leaving funeral without a minister. In an emergency Mrs P E Bowman officiated the services which drew a large crowd. She was 93 years old and had lived in town four years.
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Wyo
Margaret E. Fickel
Grandma” Fickel
P. E. Bowman
Denver Divorcees Remarry in Cheyenne Amid Law Stay
Denver pair Garabed and Cora Bimyatian who were divorced and barred from remarrying within a year by Colorado law wed again in Cheyenne Wy. Clyde E. Austin of Newman’s Grove Neb and Miss Beulah M. Shay of Berthoud Colo also married.
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Denver
Cheyenne
Wyo
Garabed
Cora Bimyatian
Colorado
Clyde E. Austin
Newman's Grove
Neb
Beulah M. Shay
Berthoud
Colo
Wool shipments reach $2.5 million in Natrona County
Natrona county flockmasters report 500 carloads of wool shipped this season weighing 11 million pounds and valued at $2.2 million. A sizable quantity remains, with total clip value expected to hit about $2.5 million.
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Casper
Wyo
Natrona County
Blame for Big Loads In Wyoming Haulage Case
Charles Anderson a Casper teamster says McGetrick Brothers overloaded teams hauling for the Pathfinder dam project causing cruelty to horses. He cites sixteen horse teams carrying 23 000 to 25 000 pounds and explains the load pressures force cruel treatment to move the loads.
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Casper
Wyo
Charles Anderson
McGetrick Brothers
Pathfinder Dam
Anderson
Tax Levy Set At Eight Mills In Cheyenne
Cheyenne announces the 1907 city tax levy fixed at eight mills, increasing total local taxes to 41 mills on the dollar when combined with the county levy of all mills.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Demand For Irrigated Farms In Wheatland District
Sales of irrigated farms in Wheatland district since May 1 total $200,916.73. May sales were $65,840.00, June $7,795.88, July $44,400. First six days of August added $29,940.00. Wheatland, Wyoming, reporting period shows strong demand for irrigation acreage.
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Wheatland
Wyo
Inquest Held Over Sheep Herder Found Shot Dead
Belle Fourche reports an inquest led by Coroner Champney into the death of a sheep herder from Chas Cooper's herd. The body was found face down beside a wagon with a bullet wound in the left chest. A Winchester with an empty cartridge lay in the wagon's rear, suggesting murder. The first range cattle shipments from Belle Fourche occurred last week, with eighty seven cars sent to Chicago, Omaha, and Sioux City. Twenty cars of horses were shipped to South Omaha for sale this week. Prices for well bred horses remain strong, signaling profitable times for careful breeders.
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John Helms
Slim Buttes
Champney
Chas. Cooper's
Belle Fourche
Chicago
Omaha
Sioux City
Northwest
South Omaha
Range Horse
John S. Cooper
Challis & Jones
Challis & le Fors
C. H. Tribby & Sons
H. A. Proctor
A. M. Lawson
John G. Gear
Smith Bros
Newport
Neb
Sturgis notes Fritz Meyer buys farm. Oregon fever grips town
Fritz Meyer returns from Woodburn with an 125 acre farm purchase for 8500 and plans to move near Portland as electric lines reach his door. The city finishes macadam road to Fort Meade and a government park proposal is urged to grow into a scenic tract with trees soil and potential lakes through small planning and labor.
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Fritz Meyer
Woodburn
Portland
Fort Meade
Real estate and insurance firm opens in Spearfish
Dunham and Dunham fitted an office in the hotel block and will open a real estate loan and insurance office this week. The senior partner has long been a Spearfish resident and ex Spearfish Lumber man, while the junior partner has operated in Lead. Supt. D C Booth returned from Yellowstone National Park after ten weeks overseeing government work.
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Queen City
J. J. Heckman
Lead
G. L. Smith
Big Timber
Mont
Spearfish
Spearfish Lumber Company
Mail
D. C. Booth
Yellowstone National Park
Booth Runs Noted Fish Station In Park
Seven years after establishing a fish propagating station in the park, Mr. Booth has supervised planting about half a million fish yearly for four to five years, developing a premier western station. He pursued productive, attractive facilities with appropriations for stations and cottages, completed this year’s work, and met notable visitors including Nicholas Longworth, Senator Ben Tillman, and Vice President Fairbanks during his park stay.
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Booth
Nicholas Longworth
Ben Tillman
Fairbanks
Nebraska Telephone Company Toll Policy Sparks Local Pushback
The Spearfish Enterprise reports patrons balk at new tolls for messages previously free, fearing a tightening of the cinch after the company drove out a rival. Merchants, major users of the lines, hold key influence, while Dr. Grosbeck learns the rate by paying forty cents for a message home in Belle Fourche, a regular customer with three years of service.
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Spearfish Enterprise
Nebraska Telephone Company
Feld
Nebraska
Rockefeller
Black Hills
Dr. Grosbeck
Belle Fourche
Butte Woman Sues Railroads Over Train Ejection
Ethel Barry of Butte sues Northern Pacific and Chicago and Illinois Railway companies and two conductors for ejecting her from a train despite valid tickets and identification. The incident occurred after a June journey from Chicago to Butte, with her left aboard a Pullman at Livingston before being denied passage. She seeks damages of 10000 dollars for humiliation and distress claiming the conductors failed to return ticket portions and misread her status.
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Butte
Ethel Barry
Northern Pacific
Isrlington
Chicago
Billings
Livingston
Plains U
Catholic Temperance Army reaches million member mark in US
Cleveland reports at the Catholic Total Abstinence Union convention that the order now has 1,000 branches and over 1,000,000 members. A lecture bureau will be created to spread temperance doctrine to Catholics nationwide.
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Cleveland
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America
Unity States
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Montdéna
Washington
Hansbrough
North Dakota
Montana
Nevada
Southern Pacific
Commerce Commission
Lady Godiva
Lady Coventry
Wyoming News
B. S. Bunch
Blacksmith
Hulett
Sturgis Notes
Catholic Temperance Army
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