Warning from American Defense Society on German spies
The American Defense Society urges vigilance against Germans and Austrians in the United States. Citizens are told to report any disloyal acts or suspicious words to police or the Justice Department. Energy and alertness may save loved ones from espionage.
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American Defense Society
WAH
Yune United
Absel
Berlin
Police Department
Department of Justice
War flags urged as Cheyenne prepares for patriotic display
The city urges every home to fly the Stars and Stripes tomorrow and replace worn flags. Citizens are asked to deck streets and honor the nation as America faces a pivotal wartime decision.
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Cheyenne
America
Purchasing Power of Liberty Bonds in War Drive
The article explains how small Liberty bond denominations contribute to war needs. One $40 bond buys trench knives or grenades, while a $100 bond clothes and feeds a soldier for months. A $600 bond outfits overseas troops and supplies bicycles for a headquarters unit.
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Sam
America
France
What the Victory of Germany Means
The piece argues that a German victory would annihilate civilization by exterminating disliked peoples and replacing survivors. It condemns Prussianism and its supposed blood and iron creed as a threat to human dignity, liberty, and divine values, warning that Western values would be destroyed.
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Belgium
France
Poland
Serbia
Cheyenne Prepares For War Anniversary Parade
The piece urges a nationwide rally to mark America’s entry into World War I with a rain or snow parade in Cheyenne. It calls on 100 percent Americans to join, renew allegiance, and demonstrate support for soldiers “over there” by participating in tomorrow’s celebration and activities.
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Toworthy
America
Cheyenne
Perahing
Crucial Need for Sound Money and Banking
William Guggenheim argues for laws to stabilize currency and curb inflation to aid wartime finance. He cites Britain and Treasury reports, warns of further collapses, and urges government-issued securities and a strong gold reserve to prevent monetary chaos.
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William Guggenheim
Board of
American Defense Society
Mopyright
American Deferse Society
Trancex
New Lands of Editomble Artice
William Daggenheim
United States
Cuggenheim
The
American Defense Sachet
American Defense Sohelety
Guggenheim
Nations Defense Council
Great Britain
Uid
The Western newspaper woman and the editor talk story
A Western woman presses a big city editor to publish her reporting and to prove she is a capable journalist. The editor challenges her, praising her persistence and noting workplace realities and gender barriers. The dialogue reveals the risks and rewards of women reporters in the era.
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Thare
Red and White Flag of Bohemia in War Poems and Stories
A wartime ode extols the red and white flag of Bohemia as Czech and Slovak fighters vow freedom from Hapsburg rule. The piece blends a rallying poem with prose notes about a staffer and a desperate writer seeking money, ending with a cliffhanger as war nears conclusion.
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Thor
Hapsburg
Bohemia
Creech
Hota
Ziska the
Land of
Just A Minute Till We Look Em Over
A fragment humorous sketch mocks a southern black soldier in France using a knife in hand to threaten a German foe. The piece uses slang and caricature to satirize wartime bravado.
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France
Allan B
Backward Clock Prank Upsets Cheyenne Family
A Cheyenne family’s daylight saving prank on April Fool’s Day moved the hour hand ahead thrice, causing a three hour ten minute early wake for church. The mother, husband, daughter, and son each altered the clock, sparking confusion and humor across the household. The Glenrock Gazette shared a related wild rumor about a German army capture and a town celebration plan nearby.
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Olin
Diushter
Glenrock
Money rant Prepared for Widow of Maude
A Casper Press headline hints at a eulogy or reaction to Maude's widow with a note that a typographical error changed "General" to "Maude" in a related headline. The piece contrasts with another upstate source noting a new senate bid and a Denver Post line about rain checks.
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Casper Press
Maude
Jeneral
Denver
Iff Purchases Frank Renfro Insurance Office in Cheyenne
H B Iliff, a prominent Cheyenne insurance man, buys Frank Renfro’s local agency at 1714 Carey Avenue. Renfro will enter the oil business. Iliff has long insurance experience in Kansas City and Cheyenne and will continue in the life and fire insurance fields.
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HR. B. Iliff
Frank Renfro
Nh Cheyenne
Piis
Carey Avenue
Will Sill
Iiff
Lovelness
Kamaas City
Cheyenne
Sands-Hays Drug Company
Renfro
Anne Z ‘War
Ine
Drafted men to be trained at Ames
Ames Iowa April 14 500 drafted men will begin vocational training at the Iowa State College with 425 auto mechanics 25 machinists and 50 blacksmiths in the first group.
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AWES
Ames
Iowa State College
ABE MARTIN Mills Price Question At Mine
The note questions the cost and methods at the mill and asks about a cow on the hillside. The fragment hints at a local dispute over ore sales and a possible livestock issue near the mine.
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South
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