Liberty Loan Drive Reaches 233 000 in Wyoming Division
Total in the Union Pacific Liberty Loan drive reached 233 000 with Wyoming division expected to surpass the top despite bad weather hindering the Hine riders. J M Guild reports from Cheyenne that gains are allocated to Omaha as British tanks symbolize city and state quotas and rise with subscription progress.
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Union Pacific Liberty
Wyoming
Hine
Joan
Cheyenne
J. M. Guild
Safety First
Omaha
Mexican Employee Shot by Fellow Worker at Cooper Lake
Vincent Esponrle, 21, a Mexican employee of Union Pacific at Cooper Lake, was shot early today by Jose Palma, another Mexican worker. The cause is unknown and an investigation is underway. Esponste is expected to return to work in about three weeks after being shot with a .32 caliber revolver.
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Vincent Esponrle
Union Pacific
Cooper Lake
Jose Palma
Esponste
Hae Wan
Union Pacific Liberty Loan Parade Meeting Tonight
Neighbors are urged to gather at the Union Pacific freight house near T.2u this evening to participate in the Liberty loan parade. Free pamphlets on poultry rail stock growers and National Bank doct at for one are available.
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K. of Chalhat
Union Pacific
Liberty Loan Parade Promises Big Turnout Tonight
The city plans a Liberty Loan parade led by the Omaha band with officials from the city and Union Pacific. Red Cross army officers women’s Liberty loan committee and Boy Scouts will march alongside school children tech band Elks Lions and others. George Storey will lead the calliope with a Dixieland performance promised amid speeches by General Manager Jeffers Union Pacific and local leaders.
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Omaha
Union Pacific
Red Cross
Army
Women's Liberty Loan Committee
Endeta
Boy Scouts
Tech Band
American Club
Elks
Fugies
Lions Club
G. A. RK
Calliope
Wild Wood
George Storey Io
Elke
tGwis Itle
Storey
Irwin
Sccremes
Jeffers
Loomla
Gurley
Ahalf
Two Couples Arrested for Violation in Old District
Police arrested four people late Thursday afternoon in a house in the old restricted district. The group included Bill Jonas, Bil Smith, Josephine O'Connor and Mable Smith, with charges tied to wirity laws. Jones and Smith posted bonds of 10 dollars. the women 60 dollars.
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Bill Jonas
Bil Smith
Jovephine O'Connor
Mable Smith
Jones
Smith
The Enemy We Must Meet and Our Liberty Loan Duty
William Allen White argues the German war aim is autocratic and total, urging Americans to fund the war through Liberty Loans. He insists victory hinges on democratic resolve at home, with every penny and resource a front-line contribution to defend freedom and democracy.
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America
Germany
America Awake and War Finance Amid Food Shortages
A reader argues America must wake to the war effort noting Europe faces rationing while American farmers feed cattle. The writer urges buying Liberty Bonds to support the fight and warns that business value and farms hang on daily wartime decisions.
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Europe
America
Germany
Austria
Hall Et Bel
Rusale
Russia
Women Rise in Red Cross Leadership Roles at Headquarters
The Red Cross expands female leadership with Elizabeth Hoyt named Assistant General Manager and Ina Taft promoted to Superintendent of Garments. Jane A. Delano, chair of Nursing, Martha Draper, Associate Director of Personnel, and others join executive staff, all working hard without pay. The article highlights Hoyt as a notable landscape artist and the shift toward women in top posts.
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Red Cross
Mins Elizabeth & Hoyt
Mins Hoyt
Ina Taft
Jane A. Delano
Red Crom Department of Nursing
Bellevue Hospital
New York
University of Pennsylvania
Martha Draper
Bureau of Personnel
Hoyt
Safety Meeting of U P Is Held Here
The Union Pacific monthly safety meeting occurred this afternoon in the master mechanic's office. J M W Guild, general safety officer, attended and will wind up duties before entering aviation service.
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Inge
Union Pacific
J. MW
Guild
Deferred Classes Sought for Western Union Draft Men
Western Union officials arrived in Cheyenne as S W Atkinson seeks deferred classification for four telegraph operators. Exemption requests on industrial grounds were denied for some due to improperly filed papers. temporary exemptions pending replacement positions may be arranged.
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Western Union
S. W. Atkinson
Cheyenne
Alkinson
Shawver Ordered to Report for Army Duty
C. D. Shawver received orders to report to Washington for military duty. He is employed in the state land office and registered for service. A telegram directed him to Abington from which he will be assigned, with no announcement yet on commissioning.
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C. D
Nominal Meeting Schedule for Union Pacific Parade
Neighbors are urged to convene at the Knights of Columbus hall at 1:00 PM or at Union Pacific freight house at 7:20 PM to participate in the parade committee duties and ensure orderly arrangements for the evening event.
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K. of C.hall
Union Padfle
Union Pacific
Eure
Urge Planting of Pinto Beans for Farm Crops
Letters from the federal food administrator urge farmers in the county to grow pinto beans as a food crop this year. Eight carloads are on sale for seed in the area. Pinto beans are described as high in protein and cheaper than navy beans, with red speckles and smaller size, and have shown excellent results in local trials.
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Federal Food Administrator
State of
Colorado
Water Power Bill Aims for Public Development and Regulation
The proposal argues water power should be developed for the public good. It insists sites be publicly held for accountability, with private rights limited to up to fifty years and renewed to benefit the people. It calls for federal rate regulation when local controls fail and urges prompt development under market conditions to unlock unused hydro power now held by private monopolies.
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Pere Io
We Must FOOB or Go Under
A wartime speech recalls Lloyd George's line about going under as autocracy clashes with Allied nations. The speaker urges American involvement, praises Britain France and Belgium, and notes atrocities by the German army, with Paris and France hopeful of victory and American expeditionary force expectations.
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Lloyd George
America
England
France
Belgium
Paris
Alsace
Lorraine
Pershing
United States
Flanders
Seven Seas Cap
Albert
Brand Whitlock
Oreas Gore J
Woman on the dollar speaks for Liberty Bonds
The piece notes that women should be free to speak their minds as every American dollar used for Liberty Bonds enables women to address the world with eloquence.
President Names April 26 as U S Liberty Loan Day
Declaration by President Woodrow Wilson designates April 26 1918 as Liberty Day to rally support for the Third Liberty Loan. The address urges nationwide patriotic demonstrations and financial pledges to aid America in World War I.
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U.S. Liberty Loan
America
Earth
Woodrow Watson
United States of America
Dewil
Custalm
Ireland
Secretary of the Treasury
Liberty Loan Committee
Federal Reserve Banks
Liberty
Joan
United States
District of Columbia
Robert Lansing
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