Cadet Tourney Set for Friday Night at High School Gym
A cadet show titled the Cadet Tourney will be held Friday evening May 3 in the high school gym. The event features a fourteen foot wall, a miniature night attack, and a full program of demonstrations and drills directed by Second Lieutenant Alden Peabody and Captain Frank Mullin with judges Major E. W. Stone Captain Arthur A. Underwood and Dave Cook.
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Hous
Dutt
Alden Peabody
Frank Mullin
E. W. Stone
W. K. Weaver
Arthur A. Underwood
Dave Cook
Troop Arrivals Reported At Port Russell And Fort Rue nol
Two carloads of infantry arrived at Port Russell with more expected as preparations continue for a large troop movement. Roy O. Hill MC A Secretary was sent to Fort Ruenol to reopen the YY and coordinate the buildup while Pence from Philadelphia arrives with updates.
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Fort Ruggell
Cievenne
Roy O. Hill
Fort Ruenol
Jap Is Knocked Over by Engine Escapes Injury
A Union Pacific worker reports a freak accident at Hock Springs as a Japanese carman walking with a bucket of oily waste was struck by a switch engine in the yard. He was knocked down but suffered no injuries and calmly resumed his task after picking up the bucket.
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Union Pacific
Hock Springs
Swift & Company 1917 Profit Booklet Details Beef Industry
Swift & Company of Chicago reports its thirty third annual profit exceeding 464 000. The booklet includes department earnings tables a graphic of beef restocking trends and a cold storage plan. It discusses oleomargarone market modern farm methods and causes of high beef prices with a financial statement by Arthur Young Co for 1917.
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Swift & Company
Chicago
Edward F. Swift
Arthur Young & Co
Conméern
Local business notes and visitors in Cheyenne
O Ward of Center and O Wegermann of Casper visited Cheyenne yesterday for business. Cahill and Holliday announce Phase 46 orders from their Denver connection. Ward moved from 1612 Pebrican to 1713 Thames Street next to Geyser Laundry and Ford repairing services are listed.
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Denver
O. G. Ward
Center
Cheyenne
Thames
Ford Repairing
Casper
O. H. Wegermann
Thames Bt
Out-of-town visitors list city arrivals from multiple states
Hereford resident J. F. Becker came from Hereford Colorado. B. J. Schune from Boone Iowa arrived as a Cheyenne visitor. C. tenson from Lincoln Nebraska. H. R. Robinson from Milwaukee. Jack Elliot traveled from Chalk Bluffs Chalk Bluffs ranch to Cheyenne. Ray Cobb from Kimball Nebraska visited the city.
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Jack Elliot
Jack Eliot
Cheyenne
Chalk Bluffs
Work Progressing at County Detention Home Project
The county detention home at the poor farm is advancing rapidly under Warren Richardson, chair of the board of county commissioners. The new structure will be brick and concrete with eight rooms and a surrounding porch, facing east and south for warmth, while the existing poor farm ward becomes a con ward and a peat house is added.
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Howe
Warren Richardson
Board of County Commalonere
As & Con Ward
Richardson
Local Invite Goes Out For Upcoming Completa Meeting
A notice indicates a commissioner will extend an invitation about a week from now to attend an upcoming Completa meeting. The fragmentary text references a Chamnee or Chaknee context and a public event schedule.
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Pat Rs
Chaknee
Commis
Unclear OCR item about a house-warming party
A fragment notes a visit by the sheriff to the OK public and mentions a house-warming event to be held about a week later, with Mr. Richardson quoted yesterday.
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Stoners
Sheriff's Office
Finich
Richardson
Salvation Army War Relief Drives Across Counties
Returns from the Salvation Army drive show partial tallies with several counties like Big Horn Crook Johnson Lincoln Platte Sheridan Washakie and Uinta reporting various amounts toward a $20 000 goal. Final state allotment awaited as more counties report.
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Salvation Army
Warresi
Tituate Sis
Oampbell
Convérm
Niobrara
Ler
Hare
Alait
Big Horn
Crook
Hot Springs
Johnson
Lincoln
Platte
Sheridan
Uinta
Washakie
Weston
Galvation
Fragmented OCR leads to garbled police incident quote
A damaged OCR passage shows a chaotic scene with quoted phrases and unclear names as police arrive. The garbled text includes terms like Kamorad belilx erent and senore while crowd and confrontation details remain unreadable.
Cheyenne Saloon Built in France Ignites Controversy
A New York Tribune pictorial feature shows a French village saloon near the front with a large sign reading Cheyenne Saloon. The caption highlights the name painted in foot high letters across the front of the establishment, noting Cheyenne’s reputation referenced in the image.
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New York
The
Tribune
Thirst Emporium
Bootlegger J Wipper Held After Liquor Found In Trunk
J Wipper was arrested by city police and jailed on bootlegging charges after three gallons of hard liquor were found in his trunk by Union Pacific secret service men. He planned to take the liquor to Denver and had hired a hotel porter to buy his Denver ticket to divert suspicion. The case will be reviewed by federal agents.
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J. W. Wipper
Union Pacific Secret Service
Wipper
Denver
Albany
Secret Service
Plans Complete for Firemen's Dance at Coliseum
Plans are complete for a Tuesday dance at the coliseum to benefit the Firemen's fund. Tickets are available from city firemen. Music is secured and the coliseum floor is among the best in the city.
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Crgons
Coliseum
Mexicans Fight on Cheyenne Streets in Preliminaries
Preliminaries to the Willard Fulton dream bout took place on Cheyenne streets. C Pacheco Vililsta and Peter Garcia Carransista were jailed for fighting.
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Cheyenne
C. Pacheco
Vililsta
Peter Garcia
Carransista
Wyoming Man Receives Army Commission in Kentucky
Louisville April 27. Western state men named on the list for second lieutenants from the Taylor officers camp. Fred C. Alexander of Walsenburg Colorado Hough H Hastle of Fruitland Idaho John C McCammen of Sheridan Wyoming Charles B Wood of Cripple Creek Colorado assigned to infantry and field artillery.
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Louisville
Taylor
Fred C. Alexander
Walsenburg
Colo
Hough H. Hastle
Fruitland
Idaho
John C. McCammen
Sheridan
Wyo
Infantry
Charles B. Wood
Cripple Creek
Field Artillery
Allied Wall Saves Ypres from Hans
Allied lines hold in Flanders with the British defense near Mont Kemmel and cautious optimism by the high command. In the south the British advance between Villers-Bretonneux and Hangard strengthens allied positions while French forces retake Hangard and push toward Amiens despite German efforts.
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British War Office
Mont Kemmel
Flanders
Villere-Bretonneux
Hangard
Amiens
Somme
Avre
Tom Holland vanishes after German action announced
Hamburg police report Tom Holland of Coone disappeared in a panic after Germany announced imminent measures. Statements from Chief Embery say Holland left town and cannot be located, with friends confirming his flight to Bootts bluft.
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Germany
Agelmet
Holland
Tom Holland
Coone
Tom
Boottsbluft
Embery
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