Allies Will Win Because They’re Right At Quarrie War Memoir
Lieutenant MacQuarrie recounts frontline fury and German tricks from trenches amid a European war. He describes shelling, cellar huddles, and close calls as he recalls a hospital train journey and the vow that allies will prevail.
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Lee
Pnp
Reveh
Red Cross
Germany
Leutenant MacQuarrie
Corman
Farm House
Alery
Tommy
Irene Tos
Berlin
Winter Wheat and Rye Outlook After Harsh Winter
The weather service denies dire reports of severe winter wheat damage. Young wheat stands are healthy where sown in stubble, with rye also in fair to good condition. Spring grains show optimism across eastern regions, as higher soils are turning for spring wheat rye and oats in eastern counties.
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Cheyenne
United
Statenweather Wareno
LL. HM. Deathgerfield
War Savings Stamp Sales By Local Schools
Superintendent Ira B. Fee reports thrift stamp sales in area schools remain strong. Central leads with 188.76 dollars this week, followed by Converse 62, Corlette 21.75, Churchill 80.25, Johnston 10.75. weekly total 381.75 and overall school total 4525.75 in stamps.
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Ira B. Fee
Central School
Converse
Corlette
Churchill
Johnston
Lovegren Joins Union Pacific Personal Record Bureau
Frank W. Lovegren is appointed chief of the personal record bureau at Union Pacific. Previously with Pacific Fruit Express, he is noted as affable and railroad dhitty hero by officials. The department maintains records of employees' friends and relatives to speed contact in accidents.
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Frank W. Lovegren
Union Pacific
Lovegren
Pacific Fruit Express Company
Heyenue
Lusk
Jim Hill
Northwest
West
Hill
Chaplin Resigns From Wyoming Defense Council Post
W E Chaplin resigns as publicity director of the state council of national defense. Maurice Groshon, council chairman, says the loss will be greatly felt. Chaplin served over a year without pay, valued for his patriotic service and journalism experience.
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W. E. Chaplin
The
Laramie Republican
State Council of National Defense
Defense Council
Nated
Maurice Groshon
Chaplin
Wyoming
County Tax Ruling Blocks Fair Support Levy
State supreme court ruled a city or county may not levy taxes on property owners to fund a private county fair association. Carbon county commissioners were blocked after Union Pacific Railway challenged the tax. The decision affirms district court findings in the Hahn case and the court adjourned until April.
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State Supreme Court
Woard
Carbon County
Co-Fair Association
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Anap
District Court
Hernan Hahn
Supreme Court
Annual Meeting Notice for Wyo Ming Stock Growers
The Wyo ming Stock Growers Association will hold its annual meeting in Kemmerer Wyoming on Thursday April 14 1918 at 10 o clock p m for officer elections and other business. Secretary Alicia Amitii announces the event and the meeting will cover required formalities and agenda items. A separate note mentions musical performances by Mrs L W Trumball and Thomas Hunter with regimental songs. policing details are noted as part of the event.
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Wyoming Stock Growers Association
Kemmerer
Wyoming
Alics Amitii
Mre
L. W. Trumball
Thomas Hunter
Mentzer
Jas Onbreen
Water superintendents named for Division No 5
Gov Frank L Houx appointed water superintendents for Division No 5 across districts including Warren M Faust Cheyenne district 1 C C Donahue Wannreta district 2 George N Grant Milbrook district 4 5 D 58 Stout Saratoga Bert F Veeck Saratoga mil Jamerman Splitrock J W Frederick Casper Alve Dickson Rockriver Richard B P Gray Luska T B Knittle Douglas H C Young Glenrock F B Sommer Grant A ly Bishop Br Marshall F W Roediger Giondo Raymond A Alt Saratoga
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Frank L. Houx
Warren M. Faust
Cheyenne
C. C. Donahue
Wannreta
George N. Grant
Milbrook
Stout
Saratoga
Bert F. Veeck
Mil Jamerman
Splitrock
J. WW. Frederick
Casper
Alve Dickson
Cody Man Commended for Four-Minute Men Work
FP W Bretnall of Cody becomes Wyoming’s first man praised by the United States government for leading Park County four-minute men. He received a certificate recognizing patriotic fidelity and ability for delivering four minute talks at theaters and public venues to explain government war plans.
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FP. W. Bretnall
Cody
Wyoming
United States
Park County
H Bretnall
New Flags Fly Over Cheyenne Buildings Amid Winds
Cheyenne shows several new flags raised atop the courthouse and Telephone building. Existing torn flags are being replaced as winds and smoke dim colors. The Elks lodge reports many new flags since the war declaration, with fresh banners also appearing over Federal and Bika buildings.
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Cheyenne
Federal
Bika
Elks
U P Depot Gets Spring Cleaning
A force cleans and brightens the Union Pacific depot interior. Workers scrub walls and counters, with major work in the women's waiting room and plans to finish the entire interior before heavy spring traffic. Barkalow brothers install a news stand and a new heating system improves heat distribution.
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Union Pacific
Barkalow Brothers
220000 Worth of Sheep Die Believed Poisoned
In Chicago on April 1 a shipment from the Rand Feeder Company arrived at Union Stockyards. Dead and dying sheep filled pens, prompting veterinarians to investigate suspected poisoning as the cause of losses amounting to Seas worth of mutton.
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Chicago
Rand
Partity
Union
Polacn
Autine
State employes offer services to government in crisis
Cheyenne Wyoming workers at the state capitol sign a resolution calling for total national manpower. They urge men 18 to 45 to serve at the front or in munitions and shipyards while replacing male staff with women in many civilian posts. The appeal asks all red blooded Americans in Cheyenne to join.
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Europe
State Capitol
Capitol
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Floor of the Capitol Listing Signed Resolution Figures
Adjt Gen W K Weever and state labor committee members Edward P Taylor John B Durham examiner US employment service John Shimmer man F L Thompson James F Cooper Go HB Treastie H 10 Post Dr A W French sign a resolution with more signatures to come as they appear on the resolutions.
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Capitol
Adjt
W. K. Weever
Edward P. Taylor
John B. Durham
Examiner
The
United States Employment Service
John Shimmerman
F. L. Thompson
James F. Cooper
Go HB
Treastie
H. 10
Post
A. W
Doane College Glee Club to Perform in Cheyenne Tonight
Doane College Glee Club from Crete Nebraska will give a concert at the Cheyenne high school gym tonight. The group is touring the West and has been successful in previous venues. Doane College is noted for its School of Music and wide recognition.
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Cheyenne
Doane College Glee Club
High School
West
Doane College
Crete
Neb
Misc
Lusk
Addiion
Pioneer Pric
Cheyenne Sets Another Sunshine Record in March
The Cheyenne weather summary reports March sunshine reached 72 percent of possible hours, with nine clear days, nine cloudy days, thirteen partly cloudy days, four days with over one inch of precipitation and three days with a trace. Mean temperature averaged 41 degrees, near the all time March high since 1871, three degrees below the 44 degree record set in March 1910, and the peak wind velocity reached 72 mph for five minutes on March 11.
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Cheyenne
United States Weather Bureau
Superintendent Fee Urges Pupils to Plant War Gardens
Supt. B. Fee of the city schools asks teachers of all grades to urge war gardens among pupils this spring. He believes each pupil can plant a small garden and contribute to the gardening effort. The plan is receiving keen enthusiastic support from students.
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Fra B. Fee
Arrivalx From Casper and Douglas in City
Casper hosts arrival of William T. Douglas and Eugene McCarthy in the city for events.
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Casper
William T. Douglas
Eugene McCarthy
Parade to Open Liberty Bond Campaign in Laramie County
A large parade is planned in Cheyenne on Saturday under Edward F. Storey Wilfred O Leary and J J Meina to kick off the third Liberty loan for 1 000 000 in Laramie county. The drive begins Monday with a flagraising planned and a card index system for 6000 bond purchasers is being prepared. Stores will close for the parade and civic groups will participate to boost interest in the coming campaign.
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Cheyenne
Edward F. Storey
Wilfred O'Leary
J. J. Meina
Laramie
Bella
A. D. Kelley
Liberty Loan Committee
Weather Summary For Daingerfield Date
Weather data reports include an actual mean temperature of 20 degrees, 18 degrees colder than normal. Highest 19 degrees, lowest 10. West northeast wind at 20 mph, precipitation 0.11 inch rain and 3.1 inches snow unmelted with 0.42 inch melted. Daingerfield.
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Ll. H. Daingerfield
Leader Office Phone Numbers Updated
A note directs readers to call phone 73 for News and Editorial and phone 93 for Advertising Business and Circulation at the Leader office.
Honor flags to be awarded for Liberty loan oversubscriptions
Treasury dept telegraphs that every town surpassing its Liberty loan allotment will receive an honor flag. Names of winning towns will be recorded at state capitals, with celebrations planned for the first overall winner. Each oversubscribing town earns a blue star for matching or exceeding quotas.
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Treasury Department
Washington
United States
Mary Natn Te
Egbert to Get Local Telephone Exchange Plan
The Egbert Improvement Association plans a local telephone exchange linking with Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph. A certificate of convenience and necessity was filed with the state public service commission and a hearing is set for April 27. The Lask and Manville system seeks rate increases, with an investigation and hearing planned. Arnold of Laramie visits from later today.
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Egbert Improvement Association
Egebert
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
State Public Service Commission
Commission
Lask
Manville
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Jenis
MacQuarrie
Abbve Reliy
Portugal
Pugh
Portook
Mamdiate
Valry An Priv
Huy
Record Bureau
W.E. Chaplin
Cody Man
U.S
U.P. Depot
Glee Olor
Fee
Afl
Egbert
Golden Opportunity
Aladdin
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Wyoming Brokerage Company
West Sixteenth Street
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