Atlas Theater Opens In Cheyenne With Arcade And Factory
The Atlas theater in Cheyenne will open tomorrow with a strong Sullivan-Consadine vaudeville bill and late moving pictures. The complex also houses Wyoming’s first penny arcade and a large confectionery factory, all under one roof, with a 650-seat house and a fireproof balcony room for the moving picture machine.
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Atlas Theater
Missouri
Sullivan-Consadine
Thomas Heaney
Audi
Henney
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Atlas
Cheyennese
Hitchcock to Resign Monday in Taft Campaign Move
Washington D C February 16 Frank K Hitchcock the first resistant postmaster general concludes his government service today and on Monday will hand in his resignation to the president He will then join the Taft campaign in earnest and is to be succeeded by Dr Charles M Grandfield as first assistant postmaster general or by the chief clerk in that office against whom the text presents uncertainty
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Washington, D. C
Frank K. Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Charles M. Grandfeld
Career of a Circus Girl Detected as a Nurse
Lily Whiterose, an American formerly with Buffalo Bill's troupe, describes running away to marry an Austrian officer then selling British army secrets to De Wet in South Africa. Disguised in a man's uniform she fought for Boers and later for Britain before falling ill at Modder River and being discovered as a woman.
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London
Bradford
Lily Whiterose
Buffalo Bill
Buffalo BM
Massachusetts
Cody
South Africa
de Wet
Modder River
Miss Shonts Weds Duc de Chaulnes in Private New York Ceremony
Miss Theodore Shonts daughter of Theodore P. Shonts was married at noon to Manuel Theodore d Albert de Luynen Duc de Chaulnes of Paris. The ceremony occurred at 123 East Fifth Avenue in the bride’s father’s home, officiated by Monsignor M J Lavelle. The wedding was an unostentatious home affair with little public spectacle.
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New York
Theodora Shonts
Theodore P. Shonts
Isthmian Canal Commission
Manuel Theodoric Bernard D’albert de Luynen
Duc de Chaulnes
Paris
East Fifth Avenue
M. J. Lavelle
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Roosevelt Cuts Printing Office Composition Rates
President Roosevelt approved a government printing office price cut from $1.20 to 80 cents an hour for hand composition and from $1.80 to 80 cents per thousand ems for machine composition. The move follows an investigation led by William Rossiter, the president’s representative, and reverses November increases.
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Washington, D
Roosevelt
Government Printing Office
William §. Rossiter
Schuylkill River Flood Reaches Nine Feet at Reading
The Schuylkill river rose to nine feet above low water tonight at Reading Pennsylvania. The flood caused no major damage as it passed down the river but residents were alarmed throughout the day. Waters began to recede afterward.
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Schuylkill
Reading
Schuylkill River
Bryan and Taft Primary Wins Across Fourteen Kansas Counties
Topeka Feb 15 The Bryan and Taft instructions dominated the primary elections in fourteen Kansas counties as both Democrats and Republicans held contests today. The results signal continued competition between the two leading national figures in the party races.
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Bryan
Tapt
Topeka
Kan
Taft
Kaineas
Great Floods Hit Pittsburg Area As Water Rises
Pittsburg Pennsylvania reports severe floods as the river and streams swell to 26 feet at 10 pm and rise about a half foot per hour. The Weather Bureau forecasts 30 feet by tomorrow and higher crest by Sunday. Western Pennsylvania towns suffer damage and up to 20,000 workers may be unemployed.
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Pittsburg
Weather Bureau
Pennsylvania
Taft Delivers Hartford Speechs at Alumni Dinner
Taft visited Hartford and spoke to a large audience then attended the Hartford Yale Alumni association dinner. He defended McKinley and Roosevelt policies and the expansion program, endorsing the major issues of both administrations.
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Hartford
Conn
Taft
City
Hartford Yale Alumni Association
McKinley
Roosevelt
Snell will case goes to jury in Clinton trial
The 2,000,000 Snell will case reached the jury late afternoon in Clinton. Judge Cochran’s instructions favored the will’s defenders by noting that moral depravity does not invalidate a will and that a man can be morally depraved yet still capable of making a valid, sentimentary disposition.
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Clinton
Cochran
Pittsburg Chosen as Next Bowling Congress Meeting Site
The American Bowling Congress selected Pittsburg as the next meeting place this afternoon. Old officers were unanimously re-elected, led by Augustus Herrmann of Cincinnati as president.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
American Bowling Congress
Pittsburg
Augustus Herrmann
Missouri Republicans Select Taft Delegates in Primaries
In Kansas City Missouri on February 15 a dozen Missouri counties held Republican primaries to choose delegates for the state convention. A large majority of delegates were instructed for William Howard Taft.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Taft
Receivers Appointed for Mutual Reserve Life Company
New York Feb 15 Receivers were appointed tonight for the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company upon the policy holders committee application.
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Mutual Reserve Life Company
New York
Mutual Reserve Life Insurancce Company
Seven die as car struck by train at West Toledo crossing
Toledo, Ohio Feb 15 Seven persons were killed and a dozen injured when a Big Four passenger train struck a Toledo & Western electric car at the Michigan Central crossing in West Toledo. Eyewitnesses say the conductor signaled the car to stop but the motorman drove ahead. the motorman was among the dead. Nearby residents also among the injured.
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Toledo
Ohio
Toledo & Western Electric
Michigan Central Crossing
West Toledo
Hetty Green on fourflushing and politics
In Boston on February 15 Hetty Green, wealth financier, defends her wealth during the crash. She recalls lending to rivals, rejecting Vanderbilt securities, and criticizing Roosevelt and Taft while predicting Roosevelt’s broad appeal and a guarded recovery for the country. She says hard times did not affect her.
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Boston
Mays
Hetty Green
New York
Harry Payne Whitney
New York Central
Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Gladys
Hungary
Militia Members Eligible for Army Second Lieutenants
President Roosevelt announced that organized militia members may compete for appointment as second lieutenants in the army. Candidates must be unmarried, 21 to 27 years old, and have two years continuous militia service in their home state prior to examination.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Organized Militia
Prosecutions Planned Against Southern Pacific Officials
Washington news: government to prosecute Southern Pacific and named officials over alleged rebates to shippers. Franklin K. Lane of the Interstate Commerce Commission prepared the information from an autumn inquiry, with a formal hearing transcript now released and sent to the Justice Department for possible actions under applicable laws.
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Washington, D. C
Southern Pacific
Franklin K. Lane
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lane
Damsmission
Department of Justice
Restore the Motto In God We Trust Back to Gold Coinage
Rep Ollie M James of Kentucky argued before house committees on coinage weights and measures for restoring the words In God We Trust to U S gold coinage He said he was assured the bill would be reported favorably next week after leaving the committee room
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Washington, D. C
Ollie M. James
Kentucky
House
United States
James
Floods Ravage Canisteo and Allegheny County Areas
A Canisteo special reports the town nearly flooded with uninhabitable houses as the river overruns flats. A fresh water surge moves through Allegheny County valleys due to recent rain and melting snow.
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Rochester
N. Y
Canisteo
Allegheny County
Bryan Endorsed by All 125 Oklahoma Delegates
Guthrie February 14 1932. In the democratic primaries for the senatorial state convention delegates W J Bryan received unanimous support from all 125 counties. Delegates were instructed to select Bryan as the delegation to the Denver convention.
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Bryan
Guthrie
Okla
Senatate
W. J. Bryan
Denver
Wyoming Forecast Mixed Sun and Snow Showers in Northeast
Weather report from Washington DC dated Reb. 15 notes fair skies Sunday and Monday with occasional snow in the northeast. Local data shows a 24 hour period ending February 14 2008 with a max of 33 and min of 26 degrees and no precipitation. Wind reached 36 mph from the northwest at 12 30 p m.
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Washington
Wyoming
Palmer
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Oklahoma
Weather Report
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