German Big Business Pushes for Early War End
In a dispatch from Paris on April 10, German business interests push for a quick peace. The piece argues Germany cannot win, faces strong Entente powers, ruined foreign trade, and looming postwar reconstruction. It notes potential global commercial boycotts and the need to restart industry and employment after three years of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pranch
Germany
Vielons
Balkans
Far East
Great Britain
France 9
Mun
United States
Relraud
Omaha Livestock Delegates On Way To Big Convention
South Omaha delegates traveling to the stock growers convention in Kemmerer Wyoming stopped in Cheyenne for a hours on Wednesday greeting friends. Thirteen men represent South Omaha’s livestock industry noted as a world leading feeder stock and range horse market. The list includes brand inspectors couriers bankers and company managers from Douglas Motor Woodbrothers Mutual Livestock and several stockyards firms.
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Pennington
South Omaha
Stock Growers
Kemmerer
Wyo
Cheyenne
Chey
Co. & Talbot
Jobo Robb
George Christopher
Douglas Motor Company
Clarence Owen
Stockyards National Bank
C. A. Mallory
Bowles Livestock Commission Company
W. A. Stark
Wood Brothers
Theodore
Woodwold Commission Company
Ralph Capinge
Fremont Stockyards Company
John Cook
Great Western Miliaion
A. Smith
Union Stockyards Company
Liberty Bond Drive Through Stock Growers Bank Urged
The notice urges quick action to buy Liberty Bonds via the Stock Growers National Bank promising better pricing for early purchasers and stressing prompt ordering to secure favorable terms.
Wyoming Telephone Company expands with $5,000 equipment order
B Bhatiper returned from Cheyenne with a large order for the Wyoming Telephone Company including a new section of owned board, demanding at least $5,000 investment. Improvements will proceed once material arrives as rapid growth strains installation capacity. The notice urges Liberty Bond purchases through the Stock Growers National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stock Growers National Bank
Glenrock
Wye
B. Bhatiper
Cheyenne
Wyoming Telephone Company
Kaiser
Registrants May Enlist in Reserve Signal Corps
An amendment to selective service rules opens the signal corps reserve to men trained in electrical engineering. A certificate of enlistment may place a registrant in class 5 if already in U S military service. The chief signal officer may set a quota of students from approved schools with at least two and a half years of electrical engineering study.
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Corpa
Reelstrant
United States
Signal Corps
War Department
Food Shortage in Ireland Will be Overcome, Belief
Dublin reports that Irish bishops emphasize self sufficiency through tillage to combat wartime shortages. Cardinal Logue says Ireland can produce a food reserve for export and urges early sowing and local grinding to reduce dependence on war bread amid ongoing conflict disruptions. The Derry bishop notes Ireland risks famine if war continues and highlights agricultural guidance.
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Ireland
Dublin
Cardinal Logue
Derry
Department of Agriculture
Man Arrested Charged With Deserting Family
Herbert Meek of Laramie was arrested Wednesday morning at the Union Pacific Station by Deputy Sheriff George Carroll. He is charged with deserting his family in Laramie and will be taken back to face trial after Albany county officials request his custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Meek
Laramie
Union Pacific
George Carroll
Meek
Albany County
Deportations of Alsace Girls for German War Effort
A wartime letter describes German deportations of Alsace Lorraine women and girls to military work on the front. It notes a claimed 8 percent under 17, with some volunteering, and says under-17s will be sent home first. The piece cites coal shortages, property seizures near Strasbourg, and rising leather prices as the occupation drags on.
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Epinal
Alsace-Lorraine
Alsace
Boches
Haase
Chateau de la Robertsau
Strasbourg
Dea Bussieres
Boche
Mulhouse
Riedishen
Halsingue
Adler & Oppenhiemel
Strancbouge
Praia
Kropp
Dee
Diamond Oil Plans Drilling Near Rawlins Wyoming
A Wyoming corporation named Diamond Oil plans drilling within the next two weeks near Rawlins in township 26 range 20, about a mile from Prairie and Gas Company sites. Drilling reaches 302 feet at a location hauled from Rawlins to Lost Soldier Held, with all tickets issued in Cheyenne.
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Rawlins
Prairie © and Gas Company
OU and Gas Company
Wyoming Corporation
Burglar hits three city buildings in late night spree
A single burglar pried doors of the Blatz saloon on Thames and Sixteenth, the California saloon on Thames and Fifteenth, and the Cheyenne Steam Laundry, stealing clothes and alcohol while failing to open safes. Police found clothing in an alley near 417 West Twenty-fifth Street and a discarded salt shirt sleeve. The suspect remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blatz
Sixteenth Street
Thames Avenue
California
Fifteenth Street
Cheyenne
417 West Twenty-fifth Street
Plate
Max Davis
Substitute for sugar eyed as possible aid for shortages
United Press reports experts consider a palm juice gum like product as a potential sugar substitute in Central and South America. It could be hard to match cane or beet sugar quality, but will be investigated if shortages worsen. Also noted are Cuban sugar credits of 100 million dollars and 2.6 million tons contracted from a 3,250,600 ton crop under the International Sugar Committee.
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United Press
Washington
Central
South America
International Sugar Committe
Cuba
Four Non-Partisan Leaguers Indicted for Enlistment Discouragement
Four members of the National Non Partisan League face Minnesota indictments for discouraging enlistment. A. C. Townley, president, and Joseph Gilbert, manager, charged in Morrison County. Gilbert, N. & Randall and Louis Martin indicted in Goodview County. Martin acquitted on one count but to stand trial again April 20. Randall and Gilbert to be tried then. Liberty Bond ad promotes stock growers bank.
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United Pro
ST. Paul
National Non-Partisan League
Minnesota
A. C. Townley
Joseph Gilbert
Morgen County
Goodview County
Gilbert
Randall
Louis Martin
Martin
Card of Thanks From Ashdownick Family
The family thanks friends for kind sympathy and floral offerings after the death of Mrs. John Ashdowick. Included are John Bedgwick Anthony Bedgwick Richard Bedgwick Mrs Stewart and Mrs Pry.
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John Ashdowick
John Bedgwick
Anthony Bedgwick
Richard Bedgwick
Stewart
Pry
Water superintendents meet in Cheyenne
Water superintendents from across the state gathered in Cheyenne for a meeting of the state board of control. Attendees included Frank B. Kettle of Douglas division one James Scrivner of Sheridan division two W C Snow of Basin division three Frances X Carron of Rock Springs division four and State Engineer James S True ex officio member of the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
State Board of Control
Frank 8. Keittle
Douglas
James Scrivner
Sheridan
W. C. Snow
Basin
Frances X. Carron
Rock Springs
James 8. True
Yankees Reinforce Britons in Battle
The article notes American troops arriving to bolster British forces on the front likely north of the Somme. It states they may be brigaded with British units and are positioned near the expected British French convergence at Hangard. Haig’s troops hold the front from Hangard north to Dixmude in Belgium.
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Somme
Hangard
Dixmude
Belgium
Haig
Lessons in Kulture: German Lies Exposed by Americans
London report describes Robinson Smith of Hoover’s relief committee issuing a pamphlet titled Lessons in Kulture listing about 250 German utterances and alleged acts. The work aims to illuminate German deception, citing the Ems telegram and other wartime claims as examples, with foreword notes on German aims and public rebuttals.
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London
Robinson Smith
Hoover
American Committee For Relief
Belgium
Péinte
Mr. Smith
Nuremberg
Ems
Germany
France
Paris
M. Vivian
Bar
Cologne Zeitung — Publis
Medical Review
Journala
Buffalo Wyoming Telephone Line Hearing Delayed to May
The Buffalo Wyoming Telephone Company application to build a line between Boffo and Clairmont was postponed until May 25. The company submitted a certificate of public convenience for the railroad oriented line. construction is planned mainly for railroad purposes.
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Buffalo, Wyo
Boffo
Clairmont
Australian Troops Marry Women from Bagileh Region
Australian troops marry Bagileh girls at a set monthly rate reported in a London dispatch. The notice notes official arrangements amid wartime pressures and reflects cross regional marriages connected to Australian forces operating abroad.
South Ready 10 Give All in War Veteran Asserts
Springfield March 10 A gray haired Confederate veteran who fought at Petersburg addressed a chamber luncheon urging no north no south and no sectionalism in a united war effort Former Gov William H Mann of Virginia told listeners the south is ready to sacrifice all and that unity from all regions is needed to win the war He said the south would ship its entire production to feed troops in France even if it meant going hungry himself and that American manhood would set a new global standard.
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Springfield
Mays
Petersburg
Chamber of Commerce
William H. Mann
Virginia
North
South
United States
East
West
Sam
Mann
France
Smuggler Escapes Prison Due to Clerical Error
Shanghai April 10 A clerical drafting error in a United States statute on opium importation into China spared Alphonse Marie Tracg Woodward from imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to alleged opium trade. He was fined 500 dollars and ordered to pay court costs 9600 dollars. A Shanghai opium seizure of over four tons sparked the case. Judge Lobrogier noted the law allowed only fines for importation, not imprisonment, due to the error.
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Shanghai
United States
China
United States Court For China
Alphonse Marie Tracg Woodward
England
Lobrogier
United States Court
Woodward
Route to Link Walcott and Wamsutter by Forty Mile Road
Under state highway commission direction a 40 mile road will connect Walcott to Wamsutter via Rawlins. Stanley Cobhen, design engineer, leads a five member staff to supervise the project. WK Guthridge, formerly with the Cheyenne Tribune, departs for Fort Steele to join the engineering party as assistant.
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Commissiog
Chin
Aimmer
Woalcott
Wamsutter
Rawlins
Stanley Cobhen
Dmviafor
Guthridge
Cheyenne Tribune
Fort Steele
Gerty
Untitled Quinine Box Ad Claims Non Head-Impact
Fragmentary ad text promotes a “Bromo Quinine” product claiming no headache effect. Mentions Grove’s brand and a box label but lacks clear usage or endorsement details.
Army Producing Many Excellent Boxing Soldiers
Army boxing instructors at cantonments have developed skilled fighters who may become civilian instructors after the war. The article notes the high level of boxing training, with pupils sometimes rivaling their teachers, and predicts a future of hand to hand combat prowess among veterans. Col. J. Miller discusses Fulton Willard bout publicity with cautious announcements and promises no false information.
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United Press
New York
Uncle Bam
Tihn
United _ army
Fulton-Willard
Col. J. ©. Miller
Weather Summary for the Day and Night Hours
The report notes a mean temperature around 46 degrees with 40 as the date value. It lists 24 mph peak wind from the east at 2 15 pm and low temperatures near 3 degrees at 5 50 am. Total precipitation since January 1 is 2.66 inches, with normal 2.44 inches.
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Ghimze
Authast
Nong. L. A. Daingarpimldy
War Era Note on Liberty Bond Purchases
Fragmented wartime note urges purchase of Liberty Bonds and references a National Bank and figures about willingness to spend. Contains garbled phrases and unclear names but signals a public finance appeal during the war period.
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U. S
Autlich
Ment
Mantelle & Warden
M&s
Sidney Payne
Boo Engliah
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Wambsotter
W. Grove
PZ Mighter Oostructiorns
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