Tragic Wyoming Mass Shooting Ends With Wife’s Suicide
Dramas unfold in Lovell Wyoming as Mrs. James Waters shoots six children, killing three, then dies by suicide. Husband James Waters, away from the ranch, rushes to the house as neighbors and a surgeon assist the wounded. The case follows years of mental instability with temporary restraint in Nebraska and a return to the family home.
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Tribune Lovell
Wyo
James Waters
fWeobman
Mere
Pass
Barth
Rath
John
Charles
Waters
Myre. Waters
Nebraska
the Tribune
Lovell
Wryo
J. F. Waters
Kanes
Murderer on Gallows Call for Mercy from Christian Savior
A Wyoming report details a taxicab driver named Shuster shot dead by L B Nicholson after a traffic dispute. Nicholson fled but was captured within an hour. The killer later faced jail as investigators pursued evidence about his past, including ties to a Casper police stint and prior shootings.
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Casper
Wyo
RR Shuster
Jack Kiser
Wee
L. B. Nicholson
Bhuster
Nicholson
Nicholeon
West 5
Killits Memders
Werlell
B Street
Wedel
Shuster
Willie
Yves
Cheleon
Micholwon
Newcastle
Eheepherder
Douglas
Nicholon
Bond
W. 5
Kilgore
Powes
Cheyanne
Wedell
Police Department
Masonic Cathedral Begins Work in Wyoming
Work on the Masonic Cathedral, headquarters of the Scottish Rite in Wyoming, began with concrete mixers ready to pour the foundation. Excavation was largely finished last fall, and the enlarged structure by Archie Allison is slated to be the finest fraternal building in the state, with partial completion expected for the June 1922 Consistory reunion.
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Wyoming Cansistary No. 1
Meaoury
Archie Allison
Wyoming
Haid
Lumber Prices Greatly Reduced in Cheyenne Market
Cheyenne lumbermen report a 37 percent drop in lumber prices over the past year with building materials following a downward trend. The note suggests home builders may benefit from cheaper supplies as demand stabilizes.
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Cheyenne
Railroads Move Toward Wartime Wage Reductions
Western and eastern lines announce wage cuts for unskilled workers as railroads strive to avert bankruptcy and lower traffic rates. Chicago and Great Western propose 10 percent cuts for all staff, with Burlington Q holding talks and setting a March 22 session to present offers to employees.
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Chicago
Weeterp
Association of Railway Atsentives
Une
Chicago & Great Western
Great Western
Western Roads
Burlington @ Quincy
Hales Holden
Prominent Rabbi Dan Silver To Speak In City
Chicago leader Rabbi Dan Silver of international stature will visit Cheyenne next Monday March 14. He will address a mass meeting at Mount Saal synagogue that evening.
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Dan! Silver
Chicago
Cheyenne
Spesk
Mount Saal Syragog
Butchers to return to work as usual next Monday
Omaha members of the Amal gamated Meat Cutters and Butchers Workmen's Union are instructed to resume work as usual when gut comes. The note indicates union guidance amid changes at the big packers.
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Omaha
Amalgamated
Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen's Union
Ndt
Strike Averts: Cheyenne Trades Face Wage Reduction Question
City officials urge a conference between contractors and workers to prevent a strike over proposed wage cuts. With only one major project ongoing and railroad conditions poor, both sides are urged to find common ground, as any stoppage would harm employment and delay progress.
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Cheyenne
Rod
Tradea
Nominations and military promotions announced today
The president renominated William H. Joyce of Los Angeles to the Federal Farm Loan Board and Thomas C. Marvin to the Tariff Commission. William B. Culberton was renominated to the Tariff Commission. Bredd Morrin Dearing was nominated to be Surgeon General. Captain Charles B. McVay Jr. was named chief of the Bureau of Ordnance with rear admiral rank. Three brigadier generals and three Marine Corps officers were renominated. Weather forecast promises drastic climate change with a 40 degree drop in temperature in the next 4 to 56 hours.
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Tarins Commercs Nommineion
Wiliam H. Joyce
Los Angeles
Federal Farm Loan Board
Thomas C. Marvin
Massachusetts
Tariff Commission
William 8. Culberton
Was
Bred Morrin Dearing
Missouri
Maty
Charles B. McVay, Jr
Bureau of Ordnance
Marine Corps
Smedley D. Butler
Logen Leland
Harry Lee
Train Crew Overcome by Smoke in Tunnel Near Hermosa Junction
Fireman Howard Grunden recovered as the train exited the Cherenne Lar amie link tunnel near Hermosa junction, 40 miles from Chereane, after crew were overcome by gas. Engineer Edward Gil Jen initially thought dead but later rushed to Laramie for treatment.
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Atif Hng
Cherenne Laramie
Union Padtto
Hermosa Junction
Chereane
Moward Grunden
Edward Gil Jen
Laramie
Mrs John Dorsey Dies in Denver
Mrs John Dorsey sister of Mrs Mary Cahill and Mrs Maggie Shannon of this city died Thursday afternoon at her Denver home. Cahill and Shannon rushed to Denver upon learning of the crisis but she died before they arrived. Funeral set for Monday morning at the cathedral in Denver. She is survived by her husband, two sons and two daughters.
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John Dorsey
Mary
Cahill
Maggie Shannon
Denver
Shannon
Mra. Dorsey
Dorseye
Baldwin
J H Conway
Celia O'Boyle
Strike Timeline Looms In Building Trades Clash
A wage cut of one dollar per day proposed by the Builders and Contractors association risks triggering a strike and lockout by bricklayers carpenters lathers plasterers painters and paper hangers. Unions oppose the cut and seek a conference while mayor Taylor and the chamber of commerce work to mediate. If unresolved work on the Laramie County Memorial Hospital could halt and the overall building program suffer amid labor unity.
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New, Builders & Contractors Association
Laramie County Memorial Hospital
Tually
Labor Hall
Taylor
Chamber of Commerce
Tus
Clara Hamon Breaks Down on First Day in Ardmore Trial
Clara Smith Hamon sobbed on a hospital cot as the state claimed Jake Z Hamon, dying from a hotel shooting, said I never had a chance. Prosecutors presented witnesses including German and Dunlap while noting Hamon bought a pistol and cartridge magazine before the fatal event. Hamon, former wife of a Hamon relative, had worked as a stenographer and secretary for the victim since 1916 in Ardmore.
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Ardmore
Okla
Clara Smith Hammon
Jake Z. Hamon
Freeling
Hamon
Clara Smith Hamon
Asar Hazon
Michael Gorman
Hameo
Revolt Demands Petrograd Surrender by March 25
London report cites Kronstadt fortress authorities sending a demand to the soviet government for Petrograd's surrender by March 25, promising general bombardment if refused. Wireless dispatch from Kronstadt denies hunger claims, says food and munitions remain. Battles reported near Minsk and Kiev with mutinies and street fighting.
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Kronstadt
Petrograd
Abo
Finnland
London Times
Todelen
Karelian
Krasnoy
Gorka
Krasnoy Gorka
Minsk
White Russia
Reuter
Helsingford
Kiev
South Siders Rally for Sewer Bond Election Victory
The South Side Improvement Association plans an enthusiastic civic boosters rally next Wednesday to push the sewer bond election with a real majority. Speakers include State Senator D. B. Kelley and W. Deming. Rita.
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South Aide
South Side Improvement Association
DB. Kelley
W. ©. Deming
Rita
Geow to Die Tonight as Wyoming Prison Chaplain Reports
At St Joseph's Church in Rawlins Wyoming Catholic chaplain Rev Gerard Schellin confirms Yee Geow, awaiting execution, asked to die a Christian and plans to be read to the gallows tonight by the penitentiary official. The letter notes Geow's sincerity and sorrow after confinement conversations.
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ST. Joseph's Church
Rawlins
Wyo
W. G. Deming
Wyoming State Tribune
Cheyenne
Yee Geow
State Penitentiary
Rev
Gerard Schellinger
Deaths and Funerals Roundup In Casper
The Casper area records multiple deaths including infant George Prosser born five weeks ago to Mr and Mrs Dean Prosser. Pearl Edwards wife of Thomas Edwards dies at home leaving son Lloyd and extended relatives. Charles E Worley a 49 year old rancher dies in hospital. Several other obituaries note Dean Elwin Shirley infant, William Jomea, Mrs J Kirk Baldwin and more with funeral arrangements pending or set at Lakeview and Barry Bricker chapel. Funeral services are announced for Saturday morning in several cases with burial to Formosa and Lakeview.
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George Prosser
Dean Prosser
Pri- 6
Serel Wil Pela É Seay
Lakeview Cemetery
Pearl Edwards
Thomas Edwards
West Twentieth Street
Lloyd Edwards
Cheyenne
Jane Johnson
Fulton, Mo
Cora Robinson
Denver
James
B. F. Gaskin
Qriando
Richard Gaskin
Omaha
Simon Gaskin
San Francisco
Delroy Gaskin
Fulton
Charles E Worley
Carpenter
Casper
Worley
Methodist Church
Hoe
Mra
Orpha Worley
Barry- Bricker Brothers
Formosa
Kan
Mra Worley
Dean Elwin Bhirley
Lawrence V. Shirley
West Twenty-fifth Street
Hobbs, Huckfeldt & Finkbiner
William Jomea
Arthur Arnold
Morrie Street
John James
Horsa Creek
Fred James
Anna James
England
Davis and Annex
Opera House
J. M. Carey and Brothers
J. Kirk Baldwin
Shea
Convicted Yee Geow Dies at Rawlins Gallows
Yee Geow, a 24 year old Chinese prisoner, was executed at Rawlins state prison after a murder conviction. He faced the trap with Christian faith, praying “My Jesus mercy” as the drop did not immediately kill him, and remained conscious for thirteen minutes before death.
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Yee Geow
Geon
Buddha
Christ
Jesus
Geow
Cheyenne
RE. J. Smalley
Rawlins
Hoe
Frank A. Headsell
Gerald Schellinger
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