Feast of Reason Celebrated by Cheyenne Literary Club
The Young Men's Literary club marked its sixteenth anniversary with an evening party in the Carnegie library room. Women guests joined as the club offered current events, papers, and a debate on man’s role in America, followed by social ice cream and cakes in red white and blue.
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Young Men's Literary Club
Carnegiebrary
Ira B. Fee
Cheyenne
America
Lee
Mewers
Watts
Howell
G. Johnston
Gam Thompson
W. E Chaplin
Cyrus Beard
J. H. Walton
M. A. Kline
T. Pont Wilcox
Tyr
Wryooan
Charlee Argesheimer
Argesheimer
Walton
Wilson Goes Over the Top in Tank at White House
President Wilson rode a British Battle tank named Britannia on the White House grounds as part of a Liberty loan publicity event. The tank, famed for service in Arras, impressed observers and the president expressed enjoyment of the unusual parade.
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Wilson
Vested Press
Washington, D. C
White House
Arras
Montana Fire Insurance Co authorized to transact fire insurance
Certificate of publication from the Wyoming Insurance Commissioner in Cheyenne on March 29 1918 certifies that the Montana Fire Insurance Company of Butte Montana has complied with Wyoming insurance laws and is authorized to transact fire insurance in the state for the current year signed by R B Forsyth State Auditor and ex officio Insurance Commissioner.
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R. B. Forsyth
Insurance Commissioner's Office Certifies Northern Assurance Co
The Insurance Commissioner announces that Northern Assurance Company Limited of London is authorized to transact fire tornado sprinkler leakage marine automobile and explosion insurance in the state for the current year. The certificate bears the witness seal of the office dated March 29 1918 and signed by R B Forsyth Insurance Commissioner and local agent Kabis.
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Insurance Commissioner's Office
Cheyenne
Wya
Northern Assurance Company, Limited
London
England
Kingdom of Great Britain
Cheyenne Men to Speak in Douglas for Dry Campaign
F Lt Crabbe J L Wade and W kh Reve will leave Cheyenne for Douglas today to launch a dry campaign. They will address all city churches tomorrow and the big meeting will be held in the evening in support of prohibition across the state. Also contains an advertisement for Foley remedies.
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F. Lt. Crabbe
J. L. Wade
W. Kh Reve
Cheyenne
Douglas
Gopher Poison Kills Two Children Near Munn Colorado
Terrible tragedy at the James Campbell home twenty one miles north east of Munn Colorado. The two oldest Campbell children, boys about five and seven, died after ingesting poison found in a bottle left by a former occupant. Mrs Campbell and four younger children were present. Air and Mrs Campbell and their six children were in the yard when the bottle was discovered.
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Munn
Colo
James Campbell
Familly
Air
Mrs. Campbell
Jas. Crane
Tragic roadside accident claims two children
The incident began at dinner when the first warning signs appeared as a second child fainted. Help was sent from the Carder home, Walter Barnett's house, and the Campbell family. A doctor arrived as Mrs Mull and Mrs Barnett found the boy dead by the roadside. the second child died before the doctor came, while the third child survived after eating a single raisin.
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Wm. Carder
Carder
Walter Barnett
Campbell Box
Herbert Mull
Auto Accident Averted on Bridge Between Corbett and Ralston
April 20. Taylor Moore owned and drove the auto that skidded off the road into a ditch on a Corbett to Ralston bridge. The other occupants leaped out. Moore was impeded by glewing apparatus. The car sustained considerable damage. all men suffered only a few scratches. They had been returning from Corbett where they worked on a tunnel completed earlier this week.
Major Smoke to Move From Cheyenne After Public Farewell
Maj. Samuel A. Smoke of Fort Russell, a widely known officer, gave his last public appearance at a patriotic meeting in the high school gym. He said he will soon move from Cheyenne and thanked the city for its courtesies and friendship, expressing regret at leaving his many friends.
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Samual A. Smoke
Fort Russell
Major Smoke
Cheyenne
Weather Summary for Cheyenne and Wyoming
Weather forecast notes Yale tonight and Sunday with temperature estimates. Shippers report a 36 hour window protesting frosty temperatures in all directions. Temperature readings show 25 degrees mean for the date with 1 degree drop in last 24 hours. Highest wind 25 mph from NW. Precipitation since Jan 1 is 4.44 inches with 0.0 inches in last 24 hours.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Yale
Malockty
Man-power bill passed with royal assent in London
London April 20 The remaining stages of the man power bill were completed and royal assent given. Leaders of Ireland Nationalists Sinn Feiners O'Hrienites Laborites and Clericals unite to press conscription by the most effective means, as stated by bishops at Maynooth yesterday.
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London
Ireland
Who
John Dillon
Sinn
Baseball scores and results from yesterday
New York defeated Brooklyn 7 to 6 in a game with Philadelphia 4 Boston 3. St Louis Chicago and Pluteburg Cincinnati were postponed due to rain and cold. In the American League Boston 1 New York 9 Philadelphia 0 Washington 1. St Louis game postponed amid cold conditions.
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New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
SM. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Washington
Dacia
Thermopolis Sheriff Detains Two Deserting Mexicans
Sheriff Holdredge of Thermopolis arrived in the city to escort two Mexican men back to Thermopolis. Both failed to register and are charged with desertion from the army, a situation where deserters typically face draft-list implications.
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Holdredge
Thermopolis
Irishman With German Ear Forces German School Change
In Nebraska a county defense member with an Irish name overheard a German parochial school board meeting. The German farmer warned of repercussions if German lessons continued, and the Irishman learned in English that the church board supported the government and would end German instruction.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
County Council of Defense
State Council of Defense
Church Board
Lusitania Exports No Explosives Found on Ship
Andrew M. Chalmers from Cynard Steamship testifies in the admiralty court that two explosives were loaded aboard the Lusitania, countering German claims of a warship. The Cunard case seeks relief from damages totaling 6.6 million.
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York
Andrew M. Chalmers
Cynard Steamship Company
Admiralty
Federal Court
Cunard Company
Trishman Plans Double Marriage With International Bride
Spokane resident Martin P. O'Reilly returned a January marriage license for Lena Weismann and obtained a new license to wed Misa Bertie de Wright a French English girl declaring he would rather end war than start a new one at home.
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United Press
Spokane
Wash
Martin P. O'Reilly
Trishman
Lena Weismann
Misa Bertie de Wright
Election Officials Admit Fraud in New York
April 20 report states fifty election officials, half of them Democrats, admit fraud and face harsh penalties including jammed sentences as part of a crackdown in New York.
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Jam
New York
Liberty Bonds and Liberty Loan Rally for Victory
A wartime appeal urges using Liberty Bonds as the main weapon for victory. The message highlights frontline troops in France, industrial output, and the need for every citizen to oversubscribe the Third Liberty Loan with cheerful sacrifice for the soldiers in the trenches.
Jail Terms for Primary Fraud Convictions in Mayor Battle
Crate and half Republicans were sentenced yesterday by Juntos Goffe to two months each after pleading guilty to participation in primary frauds in the mayoralty contest here last September. Ten others who denied guilt and were tried by juries received periods from three to eleven months.
Naval aviation labeled dismal failure by Britten
Washington April 20 Representative Britten in the house described naval aviation as a dismal failure. He urged coordination before success and said the house would be astounded by the number of credited pilots in the navy department on January 1 of this year.
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Washington
Naval Aviation
Britten
House
Navy Department
Prussian Prince Says Germany to Demand Indemnities
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia, quoted by the Cologne Volks Zeitung, states in Breslau that Germany will demand economic and financial indemnities from its enemies due to their rejection of peace. He argues such payments are needed for economic development.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Friedrich Wilhelm
Prussian
Cologne Volks Zeitung
Breslau
Friedrich
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