Blizzard grips four states paralyzing rail and power
A fierce blizzard hit Wyoming Colorado Western Nebraska and Kansas with up to 40 mile gale. Train service halted and wire communications cut as Denver trains were cancelled and streetcar and electric light service suspended. Thousands walked home as visibility dropped to feet and crews faced downed power lines. Weather officials expected the storm to ease by nightfall with colder, clearer conditions to follow.
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Denver
Wyoming
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Pineapple Giants Targeted for Monopolizing Hawaii Market
Washington April 18. Swift & Co Libby, McNeill Libby and Libby McNeill Libby challenged by the Federal Trade Commission for unfair competition and stock acquisitions. The firms allegedly control five Hawaii pineapple companies, aiming to monopolize growing and sale of pineapples in the territory.
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Washington
Swift & G Co
Chicago
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Honolulu
Federal Trade Commission
Hawaii
Dempsey and Kearns Case Continued In San Francisco
The cases of Jack Dempsey and his manager Jack Kearns on federal indictment for alleged selective draft evasion conspiracy were continued in U S district court in San Francisco for two weeks before trial.
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San Francisco
Jack Dempsey
Jack Kearns
United States District Court
Police Rescue Herd of Horses from Snow in Cheyenne
Two Cheyenne police officers spent two hours chasing horses roaming the northern city by night. They rounded up the herd and corralled it in the Union Pacific stockyards. A colt under a week old was among the animals. The herd will be held for owner identification.
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Union Pacific
Remains of Mrs. Lacurran Shipped to Ulysses for Funeral
The body of Mrs. Ellen Lacurran, who died at her home north of Burns Friday, was shipped from the W. W. Dumm mortuary to Ulysses Nebraska for funeral services. Mrs. George Harberkorn accompanied the remains.
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Ellen Lacurran
Burns
W. W. Dumm
Ulysses, Neb
George Harberkorn
Ulysses
Funeral Services Held for Mrs Gamino
Funeral services for Mrs. Adrea Gamino were held yesterday morning at the W W Dumm mortuary. The remains were placed in a receiving vault until weather conditions permit further arrangements.
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Adrea Gamino
W. W. Dumm Mortuary
Police and Sheriff See No Leads in Night Theft Case
Police and the sheriff's office worked on the cases all day but reported no clues to identify the high jackets or the liquor's whereabouts. Chief Emberg refused to discuss the matter or name those involved. The exact amount of booze stolen remains unknown.
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Emberg
Two States Join Overall Club Movement in West
SAN FRANCISCO April 17 The signing of agreements by state officials to wear over alls to lower clothing prices marks the spread of the Overall Club movement. The Helena Montana state officials are part of the effort with every elective officer in the state house taking part.
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San Francisco
States House
Helena
Mont
Atlas Shows Audrey Munson as Perfect U S Model
The Atlas presents Audrey Munson praised as the perfect model by several famous artists in a recent contest. The feature includes Kinograms weekly edition and Lyon & Moran comedy Stop that Shimmy plus Topics of the Day.
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Audrey Munson
Priscoifonn Cin
Atlas
Miss Munson
Kinograms
Lyon & Moran
Mon tana Officials, Judge McClellan Lead Overall Club Drive
A state house circulation in Sacramento lists Martin Madsen and Warren Bovard as governor Stephens secretaries while Judge W W McClellan plans a mass meeting tomorrow in Albuquerque New Mexico to form an overall club with him on the bench in denim.
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Montana
State House
Sacramento
Calif
Martin Madsen
Warren Bovard
Stephens
Albuquerque
N. M
W.W. McClellan
Labor Federation seeks curb on Mexican Canadian workers
Washington April 18 The American Federation of Labor through secretary Frank Morrison urged Congress to stop temporary admissions of Mexicans and Canadians to work in this year in the beet sugar industry across Colorado Wyoming Iowa Utah and Nebraska to prevent labor influx.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Frank Morrison
Congress
Department of Labor
Colorado
Wyoming
Iowa
Utah
Nebraska
Lowden Claims Iowa Delegates
Des Moines April 17 Governor Lowden is the choice of the majority of the republican delegates to the state convention April 22 in the counties which had been heard from tonight. Many counties instructed their delegations to work for Lowden and delegates at Lowden headquarters were reported favorable to the Illinois governor. The state convention will have 41 042 delegates. The Lowden forces asserted 640 were for their candidate.
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Des Moines
Lowden
Illinois
Hitchock warns against sending Bryan as delegate
In Omaha on April 48 United States Senator Hitchcock labeled W J Bryan a party wrecker and out of sympathy with the current Democratic administration urging Democrats not to name Bryan as a delegate to the next national convention. He charged Bryan with defeating likely compromises on the Lodge reservations to the League covenant and the senate's peace treaty confirmation.
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Omaha
W. J. Bryan
United States
Hitchcock
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
League of Nations
Senate
Baseball Scores and Batteries From Major League Games
A fragmented score roundup lists games with teams including Cleveland Detroit Washington St Louis Pittsburg New York Philadelphia Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis. It notes innings played thirteen in one, rain delays, and lineups with pitchers such as Cicotte Schalk Luque Fisher Ellen Nariden Killifer and others.
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R. HW. E
Cincinnati
Chicago
Luque
Fisher
Ellen
Nariden
Cicotte
Martin
Hendrix
Killifer
Tuman Collateral Brings Million Dollar Bride Theme
Vitagraph’s feature Tuman Collateral stars Corrine Griffith as a society beauty daughter of Wall Street operator Stephen Langdon. Langdon faces severe finances and must secure a large loan from Roderick Duncan, who is nearly engaged to Patricia, prompting a tense financial and romantic dilemma at Atlas Theater.
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Vitagraph
Tuman
Corrine Griffith
Atlas Theater
Miss Griffith
Stephen Langdon
Wall Street
Langdon
Roderick Duncan
Patriceia
Duncan
Engagement Becomes Legal Money Transaction Drama
Patricia believes a proposed loan ties her engagement to Duncan to a money contract. She contemplates humiliating the two men by turning their apparent sordidness into a formal financial deal. The scene explores personal debts and social expectations within a family matter.
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Duncan
Girl’s acceptance shows value over one million dollars
The document indicates the girl is deemed to have a literal value exceeding $1,000,000. This suggests a high appraisal or settlement placing substantial worth on her status or claims.
Dramatic Climax After Contract Transfers to Duncan
A legal contract transfers her to Duncan in exchange for a loan, producing a remarkably dramatic climactic moment in the narrative.
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R - SS
Duncan
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