Balfour Guests Wilson at White House Dinner in DC
Britain's war mission led by Foreign Secretary Balfour received a warm welcome from President Wilson in Washington. The April 28 events included a simple White House dinner with only two women present, and informal discussions aimed at building mutual understanding before formal talks with French commissioners.
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Washington, D. C
Great Britain
War Commission
Balfour
Wilson
Lansing
White House
Bridger
General Scott
War Department
de Chair
Daniels
Benson
Navy Department
Lord Cunliffe
Bank of England
McAdoo
Lord Balfour
Helen Woodrow Bones
Supreme Court Rules Against S P in Oregon California Land Case
The Supreme Court affirms an Oregon federal court decree halting the Southern Pacific from disposing of timber or minerals from lands granted by Congress. The ruling also grants the government control to reclaim nearly 2.3 million acres in Oregon and Washington, valued at about $30 million.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Oregon Federal Court
Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific
Oregon and
Washington
Russia vows to fight to end war under democratic government
Dispatch describes Russia's response to President Wilson's war address. It states that Russia under a democratic provisional government will not abandon the war easily and remains committed to achieving its objectives, similar to the United States.
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Russia
Washington, D. C
State Department
Wilson
United States
Strangler Lewis to Meet Zbyszko on Mat May 20
San Francisco boxing promoter Jack Kearns announced the signing of Strangler Lewis and Winadek Zbyszko for a finish mat bout to be held May 20 in San Francisco with a purse of 10 000 dollars.
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Strangler Lewis
Zbyszko
San Francisco
Cal
Jack Kearns
Winadek Zbyszko
All ee Gr Army at Both Houses Debate War Draft
The U S Senate and House debate the draft and general staff plan with support leaning to passage. Senate discussion may run to Saturday while the House schedules an eighteen hour debate and a Thursday vote. Dent states the plan favors volunteers with a draft fallback.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate
House
Dent
Military Committee
Plans Move Forward in White House War Effort
Public hearings before the senate agricultural committee reviewed the administration food control program. The federal trade commission will investigate high food prices with the agriculture department and governors are asked to send delegates to a Washington conference on state cooperation on April 30.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate Agricultural Committee
Houston
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Wyoming farm commissioners urge doubled farmer effort in 1917
The Wyoming board of farm commissioners writes to farmers urging doubled efforts to boost yields of small grains and potatoes. It warns against superficial seed beds on non irrigated land and recommends proper plowing harrowing and careful seeding to prepare for drought and avoid crowding. It emphasizes that army success depends on farm output and calls for more efficient farming practices this year.
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Wyoming Board of Farm Commissioners
Tioners
Use All Land as Patriotic Duty to Nation
A call urges extensive land use and water efficiency to boost yield. It notes experimental farms achieved 25 percent higher harvests with half the usual water and stresses proper seed-bed preparation and cultivar-driven gains. Continued on page eight.
Compromise Day Measure Signed by Governor Gunter
Governor Gunter signed the liquor importation measure allowing certain monthly quantities per household. He also approved the appropriation bill reducing $69,000 across departments and vetoed the teachers tenure and the public defender bills.
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Denver
Gunter
Great Britain to Receive First Slice of U S Loan Aid
Washington announces Britain will get the initial portion of the five billion dollar bond issue to be offered to the public. The exact amount remains to be determined and will be set by Secretary McAdoo in a few days.
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Washington, D. C
Great Britain
McAdoo
British Break Through Front From Lens to St Quentin
British forces smash along a fifty mile front from Lens to St Quentin, taking hundreds of prisoners including large captures from the Fourteenth Pomeranians and a field battery. Gains come as German defenses stiffen with reserves and new guns under fine weather conditions.
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Lens
Hindenburg
St. Quentin
Arras
Andourt
Man Arrested for Threat Against President
Jediey W. Funk a German banker was arrested here on the charge of threatening the president. The accused allegedly said the president should be killed and he would like to pull the trigger.
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Probia
Jediey W. Fuck
United States
Funk
Army officer denounces charge against Major Andersen
A Cheyenne Daily Tribune letter from Fort D. A. Russell dated April 22 1917 condemns statements by L C Bishop about Major R Andersen adjutant general of Wyoming National Guard. The inspector instructor for the guard asserts he witnessed events during border duty and seeks equal publicity to oppose the alleged insults.
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Cheyenne Daily Tribune
Bishop
R. Andersen
Wyoming National Guard
L. C. Bishop
Douglas
Wyo
Wyoming Guard
Young Men's Literary Club
Chayenne
Major Andersen
Bishop Company Poorest Unit of Wyoming Guard Declares
A fragmented statement claims L. C. Bishop filed charges against Major Andersen and the Bishop Company, alleging spiteful motives. The document asserts the charges were prepared months after the acts in question and labels them contrived.
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Bishop Company
Wyoming Guard
L. C. Bishop
Andersen
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