Meat producer and buyer robbed of ten millions for packer propaganda
Washington reports Swift & Co admits spending over 1.5 million yearly to defeat proposed packing legislation. Witnesses say packer agents nationwide urged customers to write against regulation. Armor, Wilson, Cudahy and Morris also spent large sums, with total packer outlays estimated at 8 to 10 million in the last year, charged to producers and consumers.
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Washington
Swift & Co
L. H. D. Weld
Senator Sendrick
Weld
Congress
Armour
Wilson
Cudahy
Morris
Amundsen's Pole Dash Not Due Until 1921
Captain Amundsen, leader of a North Polar expedition aboard the Maude, has not left his ship for a dash to the Pole. Reports of an imminent departure were denied in Washington. The plans call for drifting this summer with a possible 1921 dash if conditions permit.
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Anunden
Peary
Amundsen
Norway
Nansen
Fram
Maude
Pole
Arctic
Memorial Day relief drive for American graves in Europe
No 3 continuation from Paga notes graves of comrades buried on foreign soil. The American Legion urges voluntary contributions to decorate every American soldier and sailor grave in Europe on Memorial Day. States and posts urged to remit five callers per member to national headquarters by April 24.
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American Legion
Europe
State Department
The
France
England
Boys Shocked by High Voltage Near Car Barns
Art Aitchele Jr., 12, son of Art Aitchele of 400 W 29th Street, brushed a high voltage wire while playing on a foundation near their homes. He was knocked several feet, rendered unconscious, and taken home. A physician said he was not seriously injured and would recover. Sergeant Jack McFarland investigated after a passerby misidentified the incident as a shooting.
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Art Aitchele, Jr
Art Aitchele
29Th Street
The
Colorado & Southern
Jack McFarland
Antcele
City County Building Reorganization Details
No 1 kitchen area now houses the east half of the lower building and city jail in the west. A police surgeon room is merged with the main office to form a private space. A bridge of sighs connects the police office to the administrative building housing the municipal court. The old city hall sold to Percy Smith for temporary furniture storage. The police department move consolidates offices under one roof and includes two federal offices the collector of internal revenue for Wyoming and the federal prohibition commissioner.
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Municipal Court
Rotary Club boys work relates to parade aftermath
Pedestrians beneath Central avenue duct were showered with missiles hurled by several small boys on the viaduct last night. Union Pacific workers and others were struck by the objects. Aydard the watchman chased the youths from the depot area and they fled, with none captured.
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Central Avenue
Union Pacific
Aydard
Former Farm Lad Ascends High in Forestry Service
Edward A. Sherman of Utah has been selected to succeed Albert F. Potter as associate forester in the U S forest service upon Potter's retirement in May. Sherman, born and raised on an Iowa farm, graduated at the head of his class from Iowa Agricultural College and 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
Concrete Tile Plant Planned for Cheyenne South Side
Cheyenne plans a new concrete plant to produce cement blocks concrete tiles shingles and pipes. The site on Crow Creek south of the city near Warren pasture will reuse old sand pits for sand supply while the Pioneer avenue sewer outlet will be replaced by creek bed water for mixing. Housing for workers will rise nearby as the project remains a South Side venture.
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Cheyenne
Warren Pasture
Crow Creek
Pioneer Avenue
Judge Rejects Will Testimony in Conroy Case
Judge William C. Mentzer refused to admit the alleged will of Ellen Boyle Conroy to probate, naming Clifford Sewall sole heir and ordering costs of the hearing, including witness fees. The decree cites fraud or undue influence if the will was executed and notes Sewall’s appeal.
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William C. Mentzer
Ellen Boyle Conroy
Clifford Sewall
Sewall
Conroy
Mentzer
Unsettled Weather Brings Rain Snow Across Regions
The forecast notes unsettled conditions with rain or snow on Thursday and likely precipitation in the north and west on Wednesday followed by colder air. Named cities or stations are not provided in the fragment.
Rotary meeting to discuss boys work in Cheyenne
Today Cheyenne Rotary Club will hear Ruber Fisher and his committee outline plans for boys work in the city. The group has surveyed conditions among local boys and will announce details after the noon meeting, a development closely watched by residents aiming to improve youth welfare.
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Cheyenne
Cand Uw
Rotarians
New Jersey Legislature Enacts Women Work Hour Limit Law
The legislature passed a bill limiting women’s hours in factories and prescribing a heavy penalty for employers who violate the law. The measure aims to restrict long shifts and protect female workers in industrial settings.
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New Jersey
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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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