Liberty Loan Drive Reaches $496 750 In Cheyenne Subscriptions
Cheyenne records show Liberty loan subscriptions totaling 496 750 with Stockgrowers bank at 330 350 and First National bank 94 400 and Citizens bank 62 000. Union Pacific plans a Wyoming division drive aiming 750 000 with 126 committee members and line riders to ensure every employee buys a bond.
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Liberty Loan
Stockgrowers Bank
Laramie County
First National Bank
Citsens Bank
Cheyenne
Stockgrowerns Bank
Union Pacific
Wyoming
McDovffle
Oasis
Miami
McDuffie
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A D. Kelley
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Kelley
Cheyenne Reads Bread Card Foresight
Local dealers say Cheyenne will soon implement bread cards as official policy. Fool Administrator Tim Diershase issues orders to monitor four on hand and flour sales, with regular reports and books recording every pound sold and purchaser names starting today.
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Cheyenne
Tim Diers
Baker held on charge of poisoning bread
Baker at Pine Bluff thirty miles east of here was arrested in Sidney Nebraska on a charge of wholesale murder for placing ground glass and poison in bread shipped from his shop. The bread lot was recovered before anyone ate it and federal authorities are investigating.
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Jack A. Bristol
W. HH. Patrick
Pine Britta
Here
Sidney
Neb
Pine Bluffo
Enne
Pine Bluffs
Aldiney
Cheyenne
Pine Bluffa
State University At
Laramie
Vatrick
Yancartala Hether
Austria Plagued by Food Hoarders and Profiteers
Washington reports Hungary battles a crime wave of food profiteering. Officials say 194 persons face 9 cases of profiteering and hoarding. One Budapest printer ran a flour trading scheme, sentenced to two years in prison.
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Washington
Aus- Win-Hungary
Budapest
City Approves 1918 Budget for Cheyenne
Cheyenne votes a 150000 appropriation for city expenses in 1918, with 50000 city share for the new county and city courthouse under construction. Last year expenditures were 98000. Funds cover fire department equipment raises for officers, street allotments 20200, public debt interest 47000, general expenses 32800, and 60000 for the courthouse. Bid opening for cemetery house construction set for Saturday.
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Cheyenne
Cremen
U. 8 urged to experiment in concrete shipbuilding
Delegates to the Chamber of Commerce of the United States proposed a resolution urging Congress to appropriate 60 million dollars for a series of experiments in concrete shipbuilding.
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U. 8
United Press
Chicago
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Congress
Living and Wages Rise After War in France
Washington reports from April 128 indicate living standards in France have improved since the war. Wages are higher and workers have more spending money as costs and prices rise for wing and related goods.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
France
Ireland Adopt Self Government Plan by Convention
The Irish convention approved a plan for a united Ireland with a parliament and full powers over international legislation administration and direct taxation. The report says self government becomes law immediately with a dissenting Ulster minority report noting opposition. The convention also requires any conscription measure to be presented to the Irish parliament before enforcement.
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London
Ireland
Children Die and Many Hurt in Nursery Shelling
Four persons killed and twenty one wounded in a day nursery shell strike during a long range bombardment of Paria. The attack resumed after a pause yesterday as city residents faced renewed danger and emergency measures were put in place.
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Hy United Press
Paria
Perons
Yester
Swiss-Hun Ship Parley Nears End
Washington reports that Germany is threatening to revoke grain shipments as talks between Switzerland and Hungary near completion. The embassy says progress is satisfactory and will be fully resolved soon.
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Washington
Girl Killed During Bold Daylight Hold-Up in Kemmerer
In Kemmerer Wyoming a girl resident at a resort was killed this morning during an attempted daylight hold-up by two men. One suspect has been arrested and a posse is pursuing the other. The crime occurred as the girl called for help during the robbery attempt.
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Kemmerer
Wye
Five Arrested in Prayer Lynching Leaders Named
United Press reports Collinsville Illinois on April 12 that five men are under arrest as alleged leaders in a prayer lynching case. The individuals include Jr., William Brockmeier and Enid Elmore, among those accused.
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Collinsville, OL
William Brockmeier
Enid Elmore
Bomb Wounds Von Hindenburg
London report says Field Marshal von Hindenburg is treated in a private Strassburg hospital for a slight wound from a horn dropped by an Allied airplane on the western front. Zurich dispatch cited in Daily Express.
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London
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
Strassburg
West Front
Zurich
Daily Express
French Down 28 Flyers in Month
The French shot down 28 German airplanes in March with eight downed at night. Two of the planes were brought down by Paris anti aircraft defense during raids on March 11 and 12, according to official dispatches from Washington.
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Thhem
Paris
Amsterdam
Vonsische Zeitung
Oesel
Délgo
Baden
Bayern
Kiel
Danzig
British Regain Position North of Festubert in Counterattack
British forces report a counterattack north of Festubert regaining ground near Merville and Neuve Chapelle as heavy fighting continues in the area. Reports note German pressure across a wide front with repulsed attacks along the Loisne Lane and near Arras, Hollebeke, and Tilloy les-Mofflaines.
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United Press
London
Festubert
Haig
Merville
Neilberguin
Neuve Ekginss
Loisne
Tilloy-les-Mofflaines
Arras
Somme
Swift & Co. to raise capital by 850 million dollars
Chicago April 2. President Louis Swift announced Swift and Co will increase capitalization from 100 million to 150 million dollars. The rise will be represented by stock to be sold to shareholders at par.
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Swift & CO
United Press
Chicago
Louis Swift
US Must Beat Kaiser Says German Born Solon
Representative Kaleo of California closed House debate urging united effort to win the war. He argued the German people must be defeated for America’s peace and hemisphere security, stressing the nation must provide the manpower to win, not districts or narrow interests. He warned the republic’s life could be at stake within the year.
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U. S
Kaiser
Solon
United Press
Washington
Congress
Kaleo
California
House
Kahn
Germany
America
Republic
Sulphur Oklahoma Fire Destroys Business Premises
A fire in Sulphur Oklahoma caused extensive damage to a two-building area early today. Reported losses reach around 250000 with an estimated 50000 minor items damaged. The blaze affected a local store and nearby units, leaving the business district severely disrupted.
Casper Meeting Raises $309000 for Liberty Drive
A Casper meeting culminated in a rally for the Liberty fund with State Leader Spovial in attendance. The event aimed to boost support and foresees a heavy over subscription to the Liberty quota in Casper’s ongoing drive.
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Spovial
Casver
Wyo
Casper
Struggle Renewed By Allies With Great Fury
Allied forces in France renew fierce actions around Armentieres Aisne and Steenwerck as German forces push past Lawe and Loixne streams. Casualties mount with heavy bombardment east of Ploegseert and evacuations ordered near Armentieres. Paris reports surprise raids north of the Ailette and west of Butte-du-Mesnil yielding prisoners.
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William Puilep Simms
United Prony
France
Armentieres
Loixne
Lawe
St. Venant
Estairs
Lys Canal
Steenwerck
Baillool
Ploegseert
Paris
Allette River
Butte-du-Mesnil
Tahure
French War Office
British land at Vladivostok as U S troops planned
British forces landed at Vladivostok on April 5 with American troops expected soon. The Japanese marines met no resistance at the dock attack that preceded the landings. A government statement described the action as limited to protecting fire and property with no aggressive aims.
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United Press
Tokio
Vladivostok
Aw Foremn
Ug Po
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