Douglas Chamber Urges Block on Mexican Troops Transit
The Douglas Chamber of Commerce asks Arizona delegates and state leaders to prevent Mexican federal troops from passing through U.S. territory as requested by Carranza. It also urges Postmaster General Burleson to cancel mail routing direct to Sonora via Juarez, arguing it harms business and shipments to Sonora.
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Douglas, Ariz
Douglas Chamber of Commerce
Arizona
Congress
New Mexico
Texas
United States Territory
Carranza
Wadeont Tea
Smauuseul Luiubl UA
SVGS
Gpry
Burleson
United States
Sonora
Mexico
Juarez
Chihuahua
Chamber of Commerce
Central Teams Take Both Cage Tourney Flags
Central captured both banners in the grade school basketball tourney last night. The boys beat Converse 15 to 6 and the Converse girls were routed 146 to 12. Johnson beat Gorlett 11 to 7. Jotimson won a prize basket. AH-City team selections followed with players from Converse, Genteal, Churehill, and Churchill.
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Central
Converse
Johnson
Gorlett
Southenders
Jotimson
Theigh School
Young
Doody
Eakin
Genteal
Virsig
Churehill
Stromberg
Lane
Morgan
Churchill
Robertson recounts multiple ranch robberies in Wyoming
Albert Robertson, arrested in Laramie on horse theft, admitted robbing Tom Gunston’s Granite Canyon ranch and claimed additional robberies at the Schuneman and Weichert properties on the Sybille. He described weapons taken including rifles, spurs, ammunition, and cash, though he denies taking money from Gunston. He is jailed in Cheyenne after initially remaining silent.
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Albert Robertson
Laramie
Tom Gunston
Granite Canyon
Cheyenne
Gunston Place
Edgear Schuneman
Schuneman
Henry Weichter
Schnuneman Place
Sybille
Robertson
Fireman Changes to City Water Service
Hodser Talbot resigns from the city fire department to become caretaker of the city water plant at Roundtop. He will move his family to the reservoir location May 1 and work there alone until then. To fill the vacancy, firemen are learning to drive trucks with two days of parade drill. Dutch Bell remains the premier driver of the department.
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Hodser Talbot
Roundtop
Talbot
Dutch Bell
Frelinghuysen Introduces Seven and Eight Cent Coin Bill
Senator Frelinghuysen of New Jersey introduced a bill proposing the coinage of seven and eight cent coins. The measure was referred to the banking committee.
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Washington
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Banking Committee
Remains of Burns Woman Sent to Nebraska for Burial
Mrs. Kent Lacurran mother of Mrs. George Waberkorn who lives twenty miles north of Burns died at her home yesterday. The remains will be sent from the W. W. Dumm mortuary this morning to Ulysses Nebraska for interment.
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Kent Lacurran
George Waberkorn
Burns
W. W. Dumm
Ulysses, Neb
Indian man faces assault charge in Cheyenne court
Judge Edwards heard Leonadis Folson an Indian, on preliminary hearing after Mrs. Oscar Olson accused him of causing trouble with her husband Olson a Cheyenne Electric Street Railway motorman. Folson testified about alleged love triangle and that Olson warned him to stay away from their home.
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Cheyenne Electric Street Railway Company
Olson
Cheyenne
Folson
Oklahoma
Oscar Olson
Polson
Folsun
C. BE
Lane
Tie
Trial testimony ends as case set for morning resumption
A witness explains telling a man to keep away twice and that he may not have returned. The judge ruled that certain testimony was not permissible. Both sides rested and the case will continue at 10 am. Olson was released on a sheriff’s bond for today’s court appearance.
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Folson
Oklahoma
Olson
Funeral Services for George W. Stanley Held at Masonite Temple
Funeral services for George W. Stanley will be conducted at the Masonite Temple under Knights Templar direction at 4 o clock Sunday afternoon. Wall bearers will be chosen from the knights. Aleck Touponse, who traveled with Mr. Stanley to Cheyenne in 1862, is in town for the funeral. Stanley first settled at Bannock Montana and moved to Cheyenne fourteen years later.
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George W. Stanley
Masonite
Knights Templar
Knights of the Order
Aleck Touponse
Plains
Stanley
Cheyenne
Mr. Stanley
Bannock
Mont
French traitress sentenced 10 die in Marseille
April 16 report from Marseille says Louise Bolinte who denounced a French soldier, neighbor Michel Amedee, to the Germans was condemned to death today by a court martial.
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Marseilles
Louise Bolinte
Michel Amedee
Commissioners report partial refund ready for proposed levy
Twenty three checks were returned yesterday by the commissioners. They represented $1,550. None of the funds received from this source have been touched as yet, and all the money is available to be refunded and will be refunded, the commissioners declare, unless the people assessed adopt a different attitude toward the measure.
Railroad walkouts spread claims and arrests in Chicago
The walkouts began over two weeks ago and included revocation of charter for lodge 456 of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line with John Grunau noted as a member. The strike of 700 switch men triggered wider activity nationwide. John Grunau and five others were released on own recognizance in Chicago and must report for a preliminary hearing on April 24.
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Lodge 456
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
John Grunau
Outlaw Yardmen’s Association
Collapse Nearer as New York Rail Strike Eases
New York officials say the outlaw railroad strike entering its second week shows signs of ending as passenger and freight service improves on all roads into New York City.
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New York
Check Fraud Charged Against LH Collenburg
LH Collenburg, manager of Cheyenne salvage, is jailed on a fraudulent check charge. Police say he uttered a $10 check to Geyser Laundry, previously passed a similar test, and a $25 check for a Burroughs Adding Machine later tied to alleged cigarette purchases. Sheriff Smalley and manager L. H. Funderberg linked the machine to a related theft, with adding machine custody transferred to the sheriff.
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L. H. Collenburg
Collenburg
Smalley
Gollenburg
Burroughs Adding Machine Company
L. H. Funderberg
Princess Candy
Sheriff's Office
Funderberg
Geyser Laundry
Cheyenn S Salvage Company
Milk Gow Decision Ends Milch vs Milk Debate
The United States Department of Agriculture settles the milch versus milk controversy. Etymologists favored milk as the modern English form while milch supporters argued for Germanic roots. the shift to milk is tied to American language and ideals.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
New Zealand Party Tour Sparks Samoa Debate On Governance
Report on arrival of a New Zealand parliamentary party in the South Seas notes white settlers and natives opposing New Zealand acting under League of Nations mandate in Western Samoa. Objections included a preference for direct London control over local affairs and legislative representation for whites.
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New Zealand
South Seas
Legislative Council
Apia
Western Samoa
League of Nations
London
White residents plea to ease Cook Islands liquor import limits denied
PAGO PAGO March 23. Officials report Sir James Allen rejected a plea by white residents of the Cook Islands to remove limits on importing alcoholic liquors. The decision comes amid ongoing tensions over colonial trade restrictions and local governance.
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Cook Islands
Sir James Allen
Obregon Emerges as Key Mexican Presidential Candidate
General Alvaro Obregon, former minister of war, leads contenders to succeed Carranza in May elections. He dominates Sonora politics amid revolt against Garranza, with Governor de la Huerta nearby as Yaqui concerns rise. Obregon, famed for never losing a battle, faced tensions with Carranza over eligibility and military presence in Sonora.
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Alvaro Obregon
Carranza
Mexico
Nogales
Sonora
Garranza
de la Huerta
Obregon
United States
Huerta
Madero
Healer Tsath Accused of Leposy Aids in New Orleans
Leprosy afflicted men found by city health officers in crowds awaiting treatment at the healer's headquarters were ordered transferred to the Lepers home at Indian River. Steamship and railroad firms warned of prosecutions for moving more victims into the city, and tents near the healer’s HQ were ordered torn down or burned.
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New Orleans
Tsath
Indian River
Gambling Curtailed At Chicago Ball Park
Chicago officials of the National League club announce a crackdown on baseball gambling this season. Manager Fred Mitchell will withhold the visiting pitcher’s name until the batting order is handed to the umpire, aiming to reduce pool room wagering and preserve integrity. He warns of investigations if any suspicion arises.
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Chicago
Chicago National League Baseball Club
Fred Mitchell
Mitchell
Boston
Mr. Mitchell
William Weck
Ball Park
Londoner Cooks Plum Pudding Deep Under Thames
A Londoner wagered he could cook a plum pudding ten feet below the Thames surface. He sealed the pudding in a tin, placed it in a sack of lime, and waited as lime heat slacked by water cooked the pud ding in about two hours.
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Thames
Fernley Records Sixty Three Automobiles in Town
Fernley Nevada reports a town record with sixty three automobiles among its sixty families. Residents tout it as unequaled in the West while promoting a local shoe sale by Connelly and Tupper.
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Fernley
Nevada
Connelly & Tupper
South Side Property Owners Protest City Sewer Plan
South Side Property Owners urged residents to attend a meeting in the city police court room on Saturday night April 17 at 8 pm to protest a 300000 sewer spending they say ignores the South Side and its working families seeking homes.
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Garranza Triops
City Water Service
Nebraska
Edwards
Leonardas Folson
Justice OF Peace
George Stanley
LH. Collenburg
Wreak Company
Samoa and
Cosk Islands
Garrara
Gen
Lepeho
National League
South Side
Wyright
Hirsh, Wickwire CO
Hirsh
Carey
George W. Daiberge
Iar
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