Liberty Loan Drive Surges to 496750 in Cheyenne
Banks report strong subscription gains as Stockgrowers Bank leads with 330350 followed by First National 94400 and Citizens Bank 62000, pushing Cheyenne total to 496760. Union Pacific plans a 750000 Wyoming division goal with 126 committee members and line riders to press every employee to buy bonds.
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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
McAdoo
A D. Kelley
Bas
Kelley
Cheyenne Near Bread Card Rollout Warned by Dealers
Local dealers say Cheyenne will soon have bread cards as a state official orders a ration system. Tim Diers has issued instructions to track four on hand and flour sold with purchaser names, starting today, to deter hoarding.
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Tim Diers
Baker Held on Charge of Poison in Bread
A Pine Bluff area baker, forty five miles east, was arrested in Sidney Nebraska on a charge of poisoning bread with ground glass. Authorities recovered the tainted loafs before anyone consumed them and sent samples to a university for analysis. Federal investigators may take over the case as it unfolds.
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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 Struggles With Food Hoarders and Profiteers
Washington reports Hungary faces widespread food hoarding and profiteering. Court records show 194 people charged in 9 cases of profiteering, including a Budapest printer who ran a flour trading scheme and received a two year sentence.
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Washington
Aus- Win-Hungary
Budapest
City Approves 1918 Budget With 150000 Appropriation
Cheyenne approves a 1918 budget of 150000 for city expenses with funds to be raised by tax levy. Last year expenditures hit 98000, driven by a new county and city courthouse project costing 50000 to Cheyenne. Additional equipment for the fire department and raises for officers are included. Streets and alleys receive 20200, interest on public debt 47000, general expenditures 32800, and 60000 is set for the courthouse. Plans for cemetery house construction bids will be opened Saturday.
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Cheyenne
Cremen
U. S. Chamber Urges Concrete Shipbuilding Experiments
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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United Press
Chicago
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Congress
Living standards and wages rise in wartime France report
Washington dispatch notes cost of living and wages have risen since the war in France. The La Depeche report says workers enjoy higher wages and better living standards, with more spending money, according to a今日 dispatch received today.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
France
Ireland moves toward self rule with convention vote
The Irish convention adopted a plan for a all Ireland parliament with full power over international law admin taxation. Self-government to become law immediately, with Ulster dissent. A separate vote set conscription measures to require Irish parliament approval before enforcement.
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London
Ireland
Four Dead as Shell Strikes Nursery in Paria Bombardment
A long range bombardment of Paria yesterday killed four people and wounded twenty-one children when a shell hit a day nursery. The attack resumed today with continued shelling reported on the city.
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Hy United Press
Paria
Perons
Yester
Swiss Hun Ship Parley Nears End
Washington reports progress in talks between Switzerland and Hungary over grain shipments. The German threat to seize further cargoes was denounced by officials, who said the issue would be fully settled soon.
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Washington
Girl Killed During Hold-Up in Kemmerer
A Kemmerer resort girl was killed during a daylight hold-up as two men attempted robbery. One suspect has been arrested and a posse pursues the other. The incident occurred as the girl cried for help this morning.
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Kemmerer
Wye
Five Arrested in Prayer Lynching Case
Five men are under arrest in Collinsville Oklahoma amid a prayer lynching allegation. Leaders named include Jr., William Brockmeier and Enid Elmore. Police say the matter arose on April 12 with arrests continuing.
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Collinsville, OL
William Brockmeier
Enid Elmore
Bomb Wounds Von Hindenburg
London report states Field Marshal von Hindenburg is under treatment 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 the Daily Express noted the injury.
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London
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
Strassburg
West Front
Zurich
Daily Express
French Down 28 Flyers in Month
Washington reports that the French shot down 28 German airplanes in March, eight at night, including two during raids on Paris on March 11 and 12 according to official dispatches.
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Washington
Thhem
Paris
British By New Drive Regain Part of Front North of Festubert
British counter attack recaptured ground north of Festubert with Haig noting severe fighting around Merville and Neilbergui n areas. Attacks north of Arras and near Neuve Chapelle repulsed. Hollebeke bombardment and Ghent lines referenced. German dreadnoughts Baden and Bayern reported by Vonsische Zeitung. Reuters dispatch from British HQ says Flanders situation under control with ongoing heavy fighting but confident outlook.
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United Press
London
Festubert
Haig
Merville
Neilberguin
Neuve Ekginss
Loisne
Swift & Co plans 850 million capital increase
Chicago April 2 President Louis Swift announced Swift & Co will raise capitalization from 100 million to 150 million dollars. The increase is to be represented by stock to be sold to shareholders at par.
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Swift & CO
United Press
Chicago
Louis Swift
U S Must Beat Kaiser Urges Unity in War Effort
California Representative Kaleo, German born, closes House debate urging nation to unite beyond politics to win the war. He says defeating the German people serves American peace and hemisphere stability and that manpower, not district interests, will decide victory. He warns the nation may face the republic’s fate within the year.
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United Press
Washington
Congress
Kaleo
California
House
Kahn
Germany
America
Republic
Unclear text fragment about Sulphur business damaged
A damaged local note reports a fire or destruction in Sulphur Oklahoma causing extensive damage to a store and nearby businesses. The fragment mentions values around 250 009 and 50000 and references April without clear dates or names.
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Oka
Casper Meeting Raises 309000 for Liberty Bond Drive
A Casper meeting concluded with a total of 309000 raised to support the Liberty bond drive. City leaders indicated the event, held in April, would likely oversubscribe the Liberty bond offering as part of a statewide push.
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Spovial
Casver
Wyo
Casper
Struggle Renewed by Allies With Great Fury in France
Allied forces press a renewed assault around Armentieres and Steenwerck as German forces cross the Lawe and attack near Ploegseert. In Paris, French officials say successful surprise actions north of the Ailette and west of Butte du Mesnil yielded enemy prisoners and patrols report captures in Noyon and Cammes-sur-Mets sectors.
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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
Noyon and
Cammy-sur- Mets
British land at Vladivostok as U S troops poised
Tokyo dispatch reports British forces landing at Vladivostok on April 5 with American troops expected soon. Japanese marines faced no resistance at the dock while a terse communique warned actions to protect fire and property.
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United Press
Tokio
Vladivostok
Aw Foremn
Ug Po
Washington
D.C
Hlaliy
United Salle
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