Meat producer and buyer robbed of ten millions for packer propaganda
Washington reports Swift & Co. admits spending over 1.5 million annually to defeat proposed packer supervision bills. Pack- er agents allegedly urged customers to write to Washington, while Armour Wilson Cudahy Morris are said to have spent similar sums, totaling 8 to 10 million last year, charged to producer and consumer.
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Washington
Swift & Co
L. H. D. Weld
Senator Sendrick
Weld
Congress
Armour
Wilson
Cudahy
Morris
Amundsen Delays Pole Dash Until 1921
Wallington April 413 Captain Amundsen, leader of the North Polar expedition aboard the Maude, has not left his ship for a dash to the Pole. Reports of a start are denied by the Norwegian Geographical Society. The plan is to drift this summer and reach a launch point for a possible 1921 attempt, with planes in use and support from donors for graves decoration.
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Anunden
Peary
Amundsen
Norway
Nansen
Fram
Maude
Pole
Arctic
Memorial Day fund drive for decorating overseas graves
The American Legion proposes a nationwide fundraising drive to decorate every American soldier and sailor grave in Europe on Memorial Day. Posts are urged to send five Callers or more per post to national headquarters through the department adjutant, with remittances due by April 24. National headquarters plans to coordinate the effort in France and England.
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France
England
Department
American Legion
Europe
State Department
The
Boy Survives High Voltage Shock Near Car Barns
Art Aitchele Jr., 12, of 400 W 29th street, brushed a high voltage wire while playing near a foundation with other boys near car barns last night. He was knocked several feet, rendered unconscious, and taken home. A doctor said he would recover. police mistakenly believed he had been shot before confirming an electric shock.
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Art Aitchele, Jr
Art Aitchele
29Th Street
The
Colorado & Southern
Jack McFarland
Antcele
City County Building Relocations And Uses
No 1 from Page 9 describes the city and county occupying the east half of the lower building and the city jail on the west. A police surgeon room becomes private and connects to the administrative building housing the municipal court. The bridge of sighs link ties the police office to the court area. Old city hall sold to Percy Smith for a temporary furniture warehouse. The moved police department consolidates offices under one roof, plus two federal offices: the collector of internal revenue for Wyoming and the federal prohibition commissioner.
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Municipal Court
Boys Work to Be Related to Rotary Club
Pedestrians on Central avenue viaduct were pelted by missiles from boys on the duct as a German raider overhead recalled Paris. Union Pacific workers and others were struck. Aydard the watchman chased the youths away and they did not return.
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Central Avenue
Union Pacific
Aydard
Former farm lad ascends high in forestry service
Edward A. Sherman of Utah has been chosen to succeed Albert F. Potter as associate forester of the U. S. Forest Service upon Potter’s retirement in May. Sherman was born on an Iowa farm and graduated at the head of his class from Iowa Agricultural College. He has served as assistant forester in charge of the lands branch since 1915.
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Edward A. Sherman
Utah
Albert F. Potter
U. S., Forest Service
Sherman
Iowa
Iowa Agricultural College
Branch of Lands
Cheyenne to Welcome New Concrete Plant and Housing
A planned concrete plant will produce cement blocks, concrete tile and shingles. The site south of the city near Crow Creek will reuse old sand pits for sand supply, with power from city mains until a sewer system is completed. Housing for workers will be built nearby as the project unfolds.
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Cheyenne
Warren Pasture
Crow Creek
Pioneer Avenue
Judge Denies Probate of Ellen Conroy Will in Sewall Case
Judge William C. Mentzer refused to admit a alleged will of Ellen Boyle Conroy naming Clifford Sewall sole heir. He held the will procured by fraud or undue influence and not the decedent’s last testament. Appeal announced by Sewall's counsel. costs of the hearing to be assessed.
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William C. Mentzer
Ellen Boyle Conroy
Clifford Sewall
Sewall
Conroy
Mentzer
Unsettled Weather With Rain or Snow Across Regions
The forecast calls for unsettled conditions with rain or snow on Thursday and likely in the north and west on Wednesday, with colder temperatures expected.
Cheyenne Rotary Eyes Boys Work Plan
Today's Rotary meeting in Cheyenne will feature Ruber Fisher and his committee on boys' work. A broad survey of conditions among Cheyenne youths has been completed and proposed measures will be revealed after the noon session.
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Cheyenne
Cand Uw
Rotarians
New Jersey Legislature Passes Women Labor Hours Bill
The legislature enacted a law restricting the hours of work for women in factories and imposing heavy penalties on employers who violate the statute.
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New Jersey
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Paga
AL. Short
Pioneer Ave
Ford
John Mullin
Postoffice
Rotary Club
Enterprise
South
WM. Mohl
LaCoullest
Pepys
Lydia E. Pinkham
Reading
Lydia
Wa Sixzix
Douglas Street
Gainesville
Tex
Lydia B. Pinkham
W. M. Stephens
Harvey St
Texas
Karol
P.S
Corn Products Refining Company
Battery Place
New York
Eli Ae
Americas
Postum Cereal Co. Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
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