Liberty Loan Drive Reaches $233,000 in Wyoming Division
Report from Cheyenne notes the Union Pacific Liberty Loan drive in the Wyoming division reaching $233,000 as bad weather hinders fundraising. J M Guild reports progress toward Omaha while a visual display shows rising totals with two British tanks symbolizing city and state quotas. speeches occur once the city quota tops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Liberty
Wyoming
Hine
Joan
Cheyenne
J. M. Guild
Safety First
Omaha
Mexican Employee Shot at Cooper Lake on Union Pacific
Vincent Esponrle, 21, a Mexican worker for Union Pacific at Cooper Lake, was shot by fellow Mexican Jose Palma early this morning. The motive is unknown and an investigation is under way. Esponste is expected to return to work in about three weeks after being shot with a .32 caliber revolver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Esponrle
Union Pacific
Cooper Lake
Jose Palma
Esponste
Hae Wan
Neighborhood meeting for Liberty Loan parade tonight
Residents are urged to gather at the Union Pacific freight house near T.2u this evening to participate in the Liberty Loan parade and show support for the drive. Free pamphlets on poultry, rail stock, and the National Bank doctor are available from the committee.
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K. of Chalhat
Union Pacific
Liberty Loan Parade Sets Big Event For Tonight
Liberty loan supporters plan a large parade headed by the Omaha band, city and Union Pacific officials. Red Cross, army officers, Liberty loan committee, Boy Scouts, school children, tech band, Elks and Lions Club join, plus porters, calliope, and fire department units. General speeches by Union Pacific figures expected at the gym after the event.
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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
Two Couples Arrested in Wir ty Laws Case
Police arrested four people in the old restricted district on Thursday afternoon for violation of wiry laws. Bill Jonas Bil Smith Josephine O Connor and Mable Smith were booked. men released on $10 bond each and the women on $60 bond.
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Bill Jonas
Bil Smith
Jovephine O'Connor
Mable Smith
Jones
Smith
The War At Home and Liberty Loan Duty
William Allen White argues that victory hinges on American resolve. He urges citizens to mobilize resources as the German empire does, turning corn, wool, coal, and pennies into a democratic defense. Patriotism is measured by Liberty Loan support and the will to sustain soldiers abroad.
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America
Germany
America Awake in War Time Food and Bond Call
A reader argues America must wake to wartime demands. He notes European shortages and urges farmers to feed cattle and citizens to buy Liberty Bonds to sustain the war effort, warning that delays could lose the war tomorrow.
Women Rise in Red Cross Leadership Roles
The Red Cross expands female leadership with appointments at headquarters. Elizabeth Hoyt becomes Assistant to the General Manager, noted as a landscape artist. Ina Taft named Superintendent of Garments, Jane A. Delano leads Nursing, Martha Draper is Associate Director of Personnel. All work hard without pay.
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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 regular monthly safety meeting of the Union Pacific was held this afternoon in the master mechanic's office. J M Guilt, general safety official, attended and will oversee parade and patriotic events tonight before heading west. Meetings aim to reduce accidents across departments. Guild will wind up affairs before entering aviation service within a week.
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Wild Wood
George Storey Io
Calliope
Elke
tGwis Itle
Storey
Irwin
Sccremes
Jeffers
Union Pacific
Loomla
Gurley
Ahalf
Inge
J. MW
Guild
Western Union draft men seek deferred classifications
Four Western Union telegraph operators have been called from Cheyenne with another call pending. S. W. Atkinson of the company arrived to secure deferred classification until replacements can be found. Industrial exemption requests were denied for several skilled operators due to improper filings. Temporary exemptions may be filed with replacements while the matter is settled.
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Western Union
S. W. Atkinson
Cheyenne
Alkinson
Shawver Ordered to Report for Army Service
C D Shawver has received orders to report to Washington for military duty. He is employed in the state land office and, though over the draft age, he registered for service. A telegram orders him to report to Abington from which he will be assigned to duty. whether he will be commissioned has not been announced.
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C. D
Nominal Meeting Notice Amid Union Parade Plans
Neighbor turnout requested for a 1:00 PM gathering at the K of C hall or 7:20 PM at the Union Pacific freight house to participate in the Union Pacific Livery parade. Committee announces organizers urge attendance and coordination.
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K. of C.hall
Union Padfle
Union Pacific
Eure
Urge Planting of Pinto Beans in Local Crops
Letters from the federal food administrator urge farmers in the county to plant pinto beans as a food crop this year. Eight seed carloads available locally. Pinto beans are smaller than white navy beans, speckled red, higher in protein and cheaper, with excellent prairie adaptation and successful local trials.
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Federal Food Administrator
State of
Colorado
Water Power Bill Advocates Public Ownership and Development
The article outlines a proposed water power bill rooted in five principles. It argues development should proceed in public hands to protect the public welfare, with sites held by the people and rights limited to at most fifty years then reverting. It calls for federal rate regulation if local controls fail and stresses prompt, continuous development subject to markets, noting vast water power remains unused to aid private monopolies.
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Pere Io
We Must Go On or Go Under Says Wartime Voice
A wartime address argues America must join the struggle against autocracy. It praises Britain, France, and Belgium, notes civilian sacrifices, and lauds General Pershing’s expeditionary force. The speaker recalls atrocities in Belgium and calls for unity and resolve.
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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 mind on Liberty Bonds
The article argues that women on American currency will project confidence when informing the public about Boeing Liberty Bonds, enabling them to speak eloquently to the world.
President Proclaims Liberty Loan Day April 26 1918
President Woodrow Wilson proclaims Friday April 26 1918 as Liberty Day urging nationwide financial support for the third Liberty Bond. The notice calls patriotic demonstrations and requests government workers and citizens to observe noon as a day of pledge and relief from service as appropriate.
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U.S. Liberty Loan
Woodrow Watson
United States of America
Dewil
Custalm
Ireland
Secretary of the Treasury
Liberty Loan Committee
Federal Reserve Banks
Liberty
Joan
America
United States
District of Columbia
Robert Lansing
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Austria
Hall Et Bel
Rusale
Russia
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Tae Tin Coc
Safety Meeting of
U.P
Thebesange
Amuriond Walt
Fourtesn
Princh
Oreramen Hilleh
Tiene
Mond
T Yarter
True
Fremom
Tony Noblie
Save Liberty In
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Circus
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