U P Loan Drive Considered Big Success Across Route
Members of the Liberty loan drive aboard the Union Pacific special train from Omaha westward returned to Cheyenne this morning en route to Omaha. Passengers included William F Gurley C J Lane Ralhard Hunn Thomas Haner General Solicitor Loomis and Charles B Irwin division freight agent. They reported the drive the most successful yet with none of the original group dropping out. Engineer Hithamith and fireman Too piloted the train the full distance and were praised in railroad circles.
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Union Pacific
Omaha
Cheyenne
William F Gurley
C. J. Lane
Ralhard Hunn
Thomas Haner
Loomis
Charles B. Irwin
Trom Cheyenne
Hithamith
Hameo
Liberty Bond Forced on Turk by Section Gang
Report from Cheyenne states Union Pacific Liberty loan drive crews aimed for 100 percent bond uptake on the Ogden to Evanston section. A Turk worker refused. the gang seized $50 and forced a bond on him despite his protest, in a prairie right‑of‑way altercation.
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Union Pacific
Ogden
Evanston
Cheyenne
Hammers Ready to Start on Hynde Building
Pneumatic riveting hammers will soon clatter on the Hynde building. An air compressor and twuk have arrived and, if weather allows, steel placement will occur in three days. The same crew from the steel erection will handle the next phase due to steel-worker shortages.
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Hynde
Pupiieme
100 Per Cent Society Expands in Cheyenne Branch
The 100 Per Cent society operates in five towns with the Cheyenne branch at 600 members. It aims to reach 1000 members within 30 days and publish the full list then. Open to any 21 plus year old American man or woman. applications via the Ditsnerney & Co store or officers.
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Cheyenne
Mary Pickford Refuses to Discuss Fairbanks Troubles in Court
New York April 3 Mary Pickford appearing in court faced suits and rumors of more lawsuits. She, famed for a private life rarely private, kept silent on Douglas Fairbanks troubles while attorneys read contracts and claims involving $5000 and $110,000. Field testified to an oral contract from 1915 and Pickford’s attorney questioned the charges.
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Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
New York
Mia Mary Pickford
Mary
Mia
Gladys M. Moore
Dees
Justice Mullgn
Supreme Court
Samuel M. Reed
Chicago
Cora C
Ning
Miss Wilkeann
Justice Mullan
Field
Dennis O’brien
Pickford Family News Sparks Suit Claim Comment Debate
Owen Moore announced plans to sue for damages against Dong lag Fairbanks. Miss Pickford offered no comment while her husband defends her, noting she should not fear private character rumors. O'Brien warned that silence could aid those seeking to injure her reputation.
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Owen Moore
Donglag Fairbanks
O'Brien
Casualty List Shows 72 War Department Deaths
Washington today announced seventy two casualties from the war department including ten killed in action five dead of wounds four with disease one from accident two of other causes forty two slightly wounded seven severely and one previously reported missing now listed as killed.
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Washington
War Department
Ban On Fishing At Granite Springs And Crystal Lake Dams
The city bans fishing at Granite Springs dam and Crystal Lake dam for the year. Guards from Union Pacific guard the water supply, citing safety and cost. The North Crow dam area remains open to fishing while the plan to admit people was scrapped.
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Granite Springs
Crystal Lake
Genoeret
Granite Bortacs
UN- Pacific Railroad
Wemaelins
Germis
Union Pacific
Examination for Janitor of Post Office Held
The United States Civil Service Commission announces a janitor examination on May 29, 1918, in Cheyenne to fill an unskilled laborer role in the custodial service at the Cheyenne post office. Salary is $400 yearly plus 10 percent miscellaneous for the fiscal year ending June 30. Applicants must file before closing time May 29. blanks and information available from James W. Mabon at Cheyenne post office or from the Seattle district secretary.
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United States Cfef) Service Commission
Cheyenne
James W. Mabon
Board of
United States Civil Service Examiners
Eleventh
United States Civil Service District
Postoffice Building
Seattle
Wash
Irish Leader Horace Plunkett Praises U S War Effort
Sir Horace Plunkett, chairman of the Irish convention, lauds the United States war effort in a letter to J. M. Carey of Cheyenne. He notes the youth and buoyancy of the nation and says the American approach must operate amid chaos, not narrow business rules. Plunkett, a Dublin native, had not previously owned Powder River ranch.
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Yorace Kunkett
Cheyenne
Wyoming Development Company
Wheatland
Horacé’ Plunkett
Government Nails 101 German Lies Aimed at Nation
Washington dispatch reports German propaganda spread across the United States after entry into the war. False tales target confidence in the government and home front efforts. The committee of public information issues a pamphlet titled The Kaiserite in America with a freed copy upon inquiry. The St Louis Republic catalogues lies and refutations in the work.
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Washington
D. C
United States
America
Committee of Public Information
Jackson Place
Red Cross
St. Louis Republic
Why Ameri s Fight Germany Booklet Explains War Aim
Washington April 22 A government booklet titled Why America Fight Germany explains the core reason for U S participation in the war. Professor J B Tatlock of Stanford presses that Germany has drowned our citizen ship and ships and outraged rights in Belgium and France while urging action to prevent global contempt. The free publication is available from the committee of information at 48 Jackson Place Washington D C.
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Washington, DP
Germany
Europe
America
Committees On Public Information Today
J. 8. P. Tatlock
Stanford University
Belgium
France
Committee of Information
Jacksor ‘Ace
Washington, D
For Sale Two Second Hand Car Phone
For sale two second hand car phones contact 1254 9223 Carey at 21.
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Carey
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Tom
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