Man Identified as Burglar in Cheyenne Shootout
Jesus Costello a landscape gardener and interpreter is named as the burglar terrorizing Cheyenne homes. Night Sergeant Jack McFarland fatally shot Costello during a chase at 411 West Twenty first street. Costello died at St Johns hospital. Police believe Costello inspired a spate of break ins including a Seymour street robbery. Costello had worked as a police helper and special traffic officer during Frontier week. He threatened Judge Carey after being discharged by a local employer.
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Jesus Costello
Jack McFarland
Costello
R. G. Graham
West
Twenty-first Street
Costelo
St. John's Hospital
McFarland
G. P. Johnston
Graham
Seymour Street
Staten
Cheyenne
Johnson
Fort Collins
California
Commercial Club
Frontier Week
Judge Svarey
Carey
Skinny Men Get Chance to Make National Army
Regulations issued by Surgeon General Gorgas govern physical examinations for men drafted under the selective service system. The rules adjust weight and height standards, granting fat allowances for tall men and extra chest expansion for those over 68 inches, with stricter dental scrutiny.
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Washington, D. C
Gorgas
Draft Calls Grow As Exemptions, Aliens Draw Fire
Physicals for the first draft batch show 117 eligible after 89 ineligible. Between 150 and 200 more men may be summoned to meet the county quota. County clerk Ida R. Graham criticizes aliens claiming exemptions and urges international arrangements or deportation for noncitizens.
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Laramie County
United States
Ida R. Graham
America
Americana
Shipping Board Is Ready for Business
Washington August 9 the shipping board will commence commandeering of American tonnage now at sea as soon as an operating department is formed and a shipping expert is chosen to lead it several men are under consideration and an announcement is expected within days
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Washington, PD. C
Shipping Board
10 000 Chicagoans Ready for Exemptions Says Major Chipperfield
Maj. B. M. Chipperfield announced from Chicago on August 9 that 10 000 residents are prepared to apply for exemptions. He said he would wire Provost Marshal General Crowder in Washington immediately with the number and intent.
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Chicago
B. M. Chipperfield
General Crowder
Washington
Slavs to Aid Political Refugees Back Home
Foreign Minister Terestchenko has allotted 2,000,000 rubles to finance aid for political refugees returning to Russia from abroad. The aid aims to support their reintegration and resettlement within the Soviet sphere.
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Fetrograd
Terestchenko
Russia
American Muleteers Lose Ship Argalla Sunk by Submarine
Destruction of the British steamer Argalla with forty American muleteers by a German submarine was reported today. Captain Morris and ten crewmen were lost, survivors landed at Glasgow. It is unclear if any of the missing were Americans. No further details were provided.
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Newport News
Cable
Morris
Glascow
Service Department Handles Missed Papers for Fort Russell
State Leader Service Department issues phone number to replace missed deliveries. Fort Russell readers may obtain copies from Sergeant Reinhart at Headquarters Troop First Cavalry. Serious complaints handled by Mr. Taylor, Circulation Manager. Service is our watchword. If you don’t get your paper, kick and kick hard.
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Fort Russell
Sergeant Reinhart
Headquarters Troop
Flrst Cavalry
Taylor
Money power controls nations papers says conference
A San Francisco session of a peace conference hears Daniel O Connell and former Senator Worka criticize press dominance by New York money interests. Worka argues the Associated Press would face backlash for challenging war legislation and laments campaign against free speech by officials. The talk centers on press influence and constitutional oath.
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San Francisco
Demacre
Sertie
Daniel O'Connell
People
Council of America
United States
Worka
Los Angeles
Associated Press
Associated Preag
New York
Congress
Paper coffins replace traditional styles in Germany
From Berlin reports the Berlin Peguquiets news agency says waterlogged center load coffins are now made in Germany. The caskets are glazed and crusted with a beadlike finish, and the lids pressed down.
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Amsterdam
Peghielte
Lund. Com
Berlin
Leading Seattle Men Held as Spies of Kaiser
Newspaper report notes Seattle men accused of spying for Kaiser amid wartime tensions. Officials allege individuals obtained or attempted to obtain American citizenship papers as part of espionage activities. Investigation details reference suspected actors and a broader German spy network in the United States.
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Seattle
Kaiser
Boards Given New Authority in Draft Work
Wholesale claims for exemption from the army were reported to Provost Marshal General Crowder who telegraphed state governors directing a broader reduction of discharges for dependency. In some districts up to a fifth of registrants sought discharge on dependency grounds, challenging regulations meant to protect him and potentially hindering national army recruitment.
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Washington
Crowder
Timdientes
Teutonic Lies Pointed Out in War Statement
London dispatch reports Maj Gen Frederick St Maurice, chief air officer of war operations, denouncing German propaganda as false. Claims of German naval and air successes are dismissed as inflated while Allied countermeasures and Allied command rebuttals are noted as decisive.
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London
Riios
Bate
Prederick St Maurice
War Office
Nieuparh
Koropene
Kore
Rhief
Neliderath
State Prosecutor Condemns W W Over Deportation Controversy
A fragmented report shows the state prosecutor condemning actions surrounding deportations and alleged misconduct. The text references authorities, legal debates, and public reaction without clear detail on individuals or dates.
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Pes Ameer
George Bk
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Stanets
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Aus
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