Wild Horse Band Roams Foothills Near Fergus County
GREAT FALLS, Mont. June 13. A herd of about 80 wild horses roams the foothills of Fergus county near Stan ford with a coal black stallion leading. The band, seen by many, remains uncaptured and likely never will be. The steeds are alert, fleet, and cautious of humans, with old timers dating the herd to early white settlement and suggesting it may have split into two groups over time.
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Great Falls
Mont
Fergus County
Stanford
Release Plea Circulates for Porter at County Court
Beav er June 12 A petition for John H Porter to be pardoned from the Western penitentiary is circulated by his counsel among attorneys at the county courthouse Porter was sentenced by Judge Holt to eighteen months for aggravated assault and battery in connection with the death of Guy Alexander ferryman of Georgetown on June 15 1911 He was acquitted of murder and later retried and convicted Porter has a wife and three children youngest three months old The pardon board may view the petition favorably and an early presentation is planned
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Beaver
John H. Porter
Western Penitentiary
Porter
County Court House
Holt
Guy Alexander
Georgetown
Pardon Board
Mystery in Death of Country Girl in Maryland
In Cumberland Maryland on June 13 authorities probe the death of 16 year old Bessie Crowe daughter of Si las Crowe a Garrett county farmer. A brother and sister testified they were outside when a shot rang out and found their sister with a gun in her hand on the floor. The back of her head was torn and no burns or powder marks were seen. The jury did not determine a cause.
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Cumberland
Bessie Crowe
Silas Crowe
Garrett County
Loanconing
Enumerators Named To Take City School Census
Enumerators Judwin McCormick W C Smith T W Johns and J M Hughes have begun canvassing the city to enumerate all school age children. The entire city will be covered in the census.
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Judwin McCormick
W. C., Smith
T. W. Johns
J. M. Hughes
School To Open On September 2
School opens in the fall on September 2 with teachers to report September 1 to prepare classrooms. July 6 is the deadline for teachers elected by the board to submit signed contracts. Vacancies will be filled at the first July meeting on July 7.
Divorce Suit Over Soul For Music In East Liverpool
Frank Losee a young musician sues for divorce from Florence Polk Losee claiming she has no soul for music. The couple, tied to a Wellsburg elopement with Harry Nelson and Agnes Clemens, are part of a wealthy Polk family. A schoolteacher’s riddle scene features six year old Gussie answering with Needle.
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East Liverpool
Florence Polk Losee
Frank Losee
Losee
Miss Polk
Louise W. Polk
Harry Nelson
Agnes Clemens
Wellsburg
World's Greatest Ship on Maiden Voyage
The S. S. Imperator, largest ocean liner, sailed from Hamburg on her maiden trans Atlantic voyage. The vessel measures 950 feet in length and 100 feet in width with a double hull rising well above the waterline.
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Hamburg
Ship Capable Of 22 and a Half Knots Speed
The vessel can sustain a speed of 22.5 knots and carries 84 lifeboats. Two lifeboats are powered by high power engines capable of towing the remaining craft.
Lindner Opens Chicken Farm Near New Bedford
Charles G. Lindner, formerly of Delaware avenue, is developing a chicken farm at New Bedford. He already owns 500 chickens and plans to reach 1000 before winter, with ducks to follow due to a nearby running stream on the farm’s edge.
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Charles G. Lindner
Delaware Avenue
New Bedford
Mr. Lindner
Spend Your Holiday on a Western Ranch
Travel writer E. G. Prindly III promotes ranch vacations in Wyoming around Sheridan and Cody. He describes summer boarding, horseback riding, trout fishing, plain food, and restful mountain air as appealing, affordable options and offers a personalized plan and cost details. He invites readers to write for guidance.
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Sheridan
Wyoming
Big Horn Basin
Buffalo Bill
Cody
E. G. Prindly III
Smithfield St
Pittebure
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