Lyman Seeks Home Station for Wyoming National Guard Company
Captain Jack Major launches a recruiting push in Lyman to make it the home station for Company H of the Wyoming National Guard's second battalion. About fifteen recruits are expected, with Adjutant General Andersen noting the town supplying the most will gain home-station status after muster out. The article discusses pay, expenses, potential cavalry conversion, and local recruitment efforts across nearby towns.
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Lyman
Scond
Wyoming Natonal Guard
Cheyenne
Afton
Kendrick
Jack Major
Andersen
Wyoming
Jack Meyer
Company G
Howard
Douglas
Lnst
Mayer
Mie
Wilson
Camp
Parker
M. Gettys
Newcastle
Powell
Liew. Guthrie
President Aims to Avert Major Railroad Strike
Washington officials including Freibert Wilson monitor developments in the conflict between 226 railroads and 440000 workers. The president plans to propose federal aid to reach an effective agreement and will forward to the labor department a request from the Chamber of Commerce of the United States urging a strike be avoided.
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Washington
Freibert Wilson
Nateh
Sbor Department
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Sir Roger Casement to be executed for treason
Sir Roger Casement faces execution at Pentonville prison for high treason due to his role in the Irish revolt. Government officials affirm guilt and reject reprieve, noting Casement sought German support. He embraced Catholicism on the eve of death and remains calm, receiving ministerial guidance in his cell.
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London
Roger Casement
Pentonville Prison
Robert Ceell
Ent
Roger
Ment
Foreign Affairs
Casement
Germany
Externa
Operators Refuse Demands in Coal Wage Talks
A joint conference between United Mine Workers and coal operators adjourned indefinitely after both sides rejected wage-scale demands. A special compromise committee was appointed to review the counter proposal and draft a new scale, with representatives from Diamondville, Wyoming Fuel, Kommerer, Union Pacific, and national boards.
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United Mine Workers
Yeelerdey
Weither
W. C. Whyte
Diamondville Coal Company
P. A. Pape
Wyoming Fuel Company
William Moway
Kommerer Coal Company
W. D. Brennan
Union Pacific Coal Company
W. W. Gildroy
6C Real
Paul J. Poulson
De facto Mexican government open to joint border commission
Washington reports Acting Sec retary Polk welcomed a proposal for a joint international commission to discuss border issues but gave no timeline for Carranza’s reply. Eliseo Arredondo has kept in close contact with his government as talks focus on border concerns not involving territory or U S losses. Private reports say Carranza faces rising labor unrest and a possible railroad shutdown.
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Washington
Mexico
State Department
Polk
Joint International Commission
Carranza
Eliseo Arredondo
Wheat Advances on Local Market Amid Rust Concerns
Wheat rose 10 cents per bushel yesterday on the local market, part of a 30 cent gain since July 1. D F Chandiman, manager at Cheyenne Milling Company, cites black rust in the northwest as the cause, noting crop reductions in that region.
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D. F. Chandi
Cheyenne Milling Company
Laborer loses both legs in UP yard accident
Greek laborer Thomas Christopolos, 88, employed by Union Pacific, was run over by a train while crossing tracks at the UP yards. Despite shouted warnings, he stepped into the path as the switch engine pushed cars westbound, and the wheels crushed his legs, requiring amputation at the company hospital.
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Thomas Christopolos
Union Pacific
Christopolos
F.C. Melland
Railroads Vow to Fight Munitions Embargo
After a high level conference, railroads plan to oppose a board resolution aimed at halting explosive shipments within city limits to prevent another Black Tom incident. Fire in ruins again broke out and threatened buried explosives. Syrup spread across the island due to water from firefighting and spilled sugar shipments.
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New York, Ave
Board of Commissioners
OWE NO POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE TO POPE SAYS SCOTT
Davenport Iowa reports Joseph Scott of Los Angeles says Catholics owe no political allegiance to the Pope. He addresses religious prejudice at a Knights of Columbus convention, urging patriotism and unity while noting the Pope has no civil power over Catholics.
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Pope
Scott
Los Angeles
Convention of Knights of Columbus
Davenport
Iowa
Knights of Columbus
Joseph Scott
Cal
Bugpremé Council
Lincoln
Delib
Deutschland Sails Unobserved From Virginia Capes
Reports from Norfolk and Washington state the German submarine Deutschland left the Virginia capes at 6:30 p m after a dash through lower Chesapeake Bay. The vessel sailed reportedly unobserved by Allied ships, signaling with its periscope lights as it headed toward home.
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Virginia Capes
Bay
Norfolk
Deutschland
Germany
Chesapeake Bay
Capes
Timmins
New Point Comfort
Mob- Jack Bay
Cape Henry
Koenig
Washington
Thomas Ff. Timmins
Baltimore
United States
Hampton Roads
Sterrett
North Carolina
Vienna plans for business growth and river harbor
Vienna aims to become a central commercial hub from the Baltic to the Black Sea. Architect Heinrich Goldemund leads plans to beautify the capital and expand facilities including roads, old city restoration, a world war memorial building, a state art gallery, a unified railroad system, a Danube harbor upgrade, and new canal bridges.
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Vienna
Associated Press
Baltic
North Sea
Black Sea
Vietna
Kaiser City
Heinrich Goldemund
Eprroon
Old City
Nhow
BC Leas Han
Viennia
Goldemund
Danube
Pri
Pive
Allies Let Up In Big Drive On All Fronts
Allied forces pause after major pushes in the Somme region three fronts. French troops seize German trenches near Verdun as 600 Germans are captured. Russian and Galician fronts see renewed artillery duels and local offensives repulsed with heavy casualties. An air raid targets the Bucientine area as fighting slows briefly.
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London
Somme
France
Russia
Galicia
Three Mile
Meuse
Fleury
Verdun
Prirograd
Merlin
Stokbed
Turia
Siripa
Galicla
Rome
Canaisue
Canero
Bugiend
Fire Toll Expected In Northern Ontario Blaze
A rough tabulation estimates the death toll from the northern Ontario fire near Cobalt at around 408. A survivor recounts the blaze trapping settlers as rescue attempts focus on the wreckage and recovery teams search for victims.
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Cobalt
Ontario
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