Swisher Bill Aims at Wyoming Nebraska Rail Fare Loop
Representative Swisher of Carbon county introduces a measure to end rail fare disparities by requiring railroad companies to build stations at Wyoming state lines, stop long enough for passengers to buy tickets and recheck baggage, and to check through travel across Nebraska borders. The plan targets routes where Wyoming charges differ from other states and seeks intact cross state ticketing and baggage service.
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Swisher
Carbon County
Nebraska
Wyoming
Omaha
Ine
Omahe
Apany
Wyoming State Line
California Legislature Braces for Anti Japanese Bills
In Sacramento on Feb 1 the legislature weighs responses to a Roosevelt letter on the Japanese question. Two anti Japanese Assembly members press bills, removing a discriminatory clause from an anti alien measure. The Drew bill passes judiciary, set as special order for Wednesday, ahead of the Johnson bill restricting Japanese rights in corporations, schools, and housing.
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Sacramento
Cal
Rosevelt
Assemblyman
California
Pacific
Judiciary Committee Today
Russian delegate to Cheyenne Dry Farming congress to speak
One delegate from Russia, Joseph A. Rosen, will visit Cheyenne for February’s Dry Farming congress. He represents Russia and will discuss methods for growing crops on arid land, including wheat on the steppes. Secretary Burts reports world outreach and consular cooperation with Washington to share arid land agriculture knowledge.
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Transmisseur Dry Farming Congress
Cheyenne
Joseph A. Rosen
Russia
Burts
Board of Control of the Congress
Washington
Rosen
Congress
Westes
Professor Atlas offers Roosevelt $10,000 weekly wild west show
Pridgeport Conn February 1 Professor James M Atlas of Pridgeport writes to President Roosevelt offering a thirty week engagement at ten thousand dollars per week to head a wild west show titled Theodore Roosevelt Rough Riders Congress of the World He pledges to guarantee the money before the show starts and says he will be ready to tour by May 1 1800
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Pridgeport
Conn
James M. Atlas
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
National Holiday Proposed For February 12 Lincoln Way
The article notes February 12 as a national holiday to be known as the Lincoln Way with a $50,000 appropriation for survey work and estimates. It mentions pensions for widows of veterans and limits on West Point cadets attending the Inauguration due to the military appropriations bill. It also covers the Payne bill on opium import ban and federal judges pension, plus land allotment remarks by Assistant Attorney General Woodrum about three million acres for Arizona and New Mexico reaching higher value later.
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Senate
West Point
House
Payne
Woodrum
Interior Department
Arizona
New Mexico
Nevada Legislature Seeks Antijapanese Measures
Carson City Nevada February 1 A Nevada legislature resolution denounces perceived Japanese land encroachment and urges California to enact stringent anti Japanese measures. The text condemns President Roosevelt for attempting to curb citizens rights and advocates decisive action to stop Japanese footholds in the nation.
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Carson
Nevada
Ain
Califo
Senate
Assembly
Roosevelt Denies Horse Incident Report
The White House issued a public denial of the report that President Roosevelt struck the horse of a young woman while riding. A letter from the woman’s mother denying any knowledge of the event was released.
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Washington
White House
Castro Charged in Conspiracy to Kill President Gomez
Caracas reports the attorney general will file in a high federal court against Cypriano Castro for instigating the attempted assassination of President Gomez. The interior minister says documents show a black conspiracy was frustrated.
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Caracas
Interior
Cypriano Castro
Gomez
Tragic Canton Burning Kills Hundreds in Boat Fleet
A fire in Canton Bay destroys a flower fleet of boats near the Canton River mouth. About 200 men are burned or drowned as flames engulf tightly packed vessels. Survivors reach shore only from the fleet’s outer edge.
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Canton
China
Canton River
War cloud dissipated as Bulgaria settlement nears
The Turko Bulgarian deadlock over Bulgaria paying Turkey for Roar independence is nearly resolved. The arrangement reportedly recognizes Bulgaria and avoids international control of Bulgarian finances. Russia originated the scheme to prevent further military strain on Bulgaria.
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St. Petersburg
Bulgaria
Turkey
Russia
City auction sells stray cows held 80 days
The city marshal sold at auction several stray cattle gathered by police and held for 80 days. Some stock was redeemed by owners, and three cows were sold to Charles Miralg for 36.00.
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Charles Miralg
Supplemental government course for students at Columbia University
Beginning this month Columbia University will provide a supplemental course in government to students for professional citizenship. Lecturers include officers and directors of the National Bureau of Municipal Reform.
West Virginia House Pushes Statewide Prohibition Amendment
Charleston W Vn Feb L The house today passed a resolution proposing submission to the voters of the state of a statewide prohibition amendment to the constitution.
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West Virginia
Chateston
W.nn
House
Suspect Arrested After Theft Standoff in Ogden
Ogden railroad switch man Bruner H T Carey was arrested on Fifteenth Street by Officers Hawkins and Sowder. Police found $470 on him and he awaits further investigation in city jail. He denies guilt. Bruner Swan, a laborer, faced a judge and was fined 15 dollars for carrying a large ugly lock revolver. Ohn Kelley was arrested by Nebraska carnival officers.
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H. T. Carey
Ogden
Utah
Fifteenth Street
Hawkins
Sowder
Campaion
Statia
Vler Swan
Bruner
Ohn Kelley
Weather report for February 1 from Bozeman area
Official weather data shows high temperature 24 degrees and low near 24 degrees at 6 p m. in Boapiston C W Palmer Section Director Palmer notes reported figures and conditions for the period ending February 1.
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Amum
Boapiston
C. W. B, Palmer
County and University Bills Draw House and Senate Attention
Legislation on Park county boundaries Washakie county name change and university funding dominated sessions. Bills create live stock sanitary board with 40000 dollars and permit inspection fees. University measures include a 15000 dollar girls dormitory addition and higher tax levy plus hospital and revenue fund provisions.
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Hi. B
Morris
Ways and Means Committee
State University
Patton
Casper
Bennett
State Forest Revenue Fund
Taft Sits on Safety Valve on the Isthmus
Panama report notes Taft acts as pacificator amid factional strains after the Panama election. President Obaldia and former rival Senor Arias invited to a dinner in Taft’s honor. Engineers express satisfaction that the Gatun dam is feasible and Colonel Goethals says naval vessels will sail the lock canal by 1945.
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Panama
Taft
Obaldia
Senor + Arias
Gatum
Goethals
Lock Canal
English agronomist Willian to speak at Dry Farming Congress
Bir Willian arrives from England as representative of the Transvaal government to address the Dry Farming Congress on agricultural development in South Africa. He is noted for pioneering agronomy work and has influenced rural reforms and scientific farming in the Transvaal to boost self sufficiency and food production.
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Bir Willian
Tranavan
Willan Macidonald
Transvaal
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Weather Report
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Clark
Brooks
Park
Hinckley
Sanitary Sheep Board
Stock Committee of the House
Sheep Commissioners and Cattle Board
Madden
Carbon
Fremont
Natrona
Sweetwater
Opn
House Committee of Whole
Wallop
England
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