Hopkins to accept Plage in Washington as interior assistant secretary
Hopkins plans to move to Washington to take the interior department post after being drafted by Senator Kendrick. He stated he will leave midweek with his family and furniture arranged at 2514 Central avenue. Confirmation by the Senate was not indicated on Saturday but is expected in due course.
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G. Hopkins
Senate
Wilson
Kendrick
Wyoming
Mr. Hopkins
Senator Kendrick
Interior Department
Washington
Hopkins
Central Avenue
Germer Released by Federal Authorities
Adolph Germer national secretary of the socialist party was arrested for alleged seditious remarks at an American liberty and defense league meeting and released from custody after questioning by federal agents in Chicago yesterday.
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Chicago
Adolph Germer
Socialist Party
American Liberty and Defense League
Federal Department of Justice
Simmons Talks All Day to the Senate
In Washington on August 11 the Senate spent most of the day hearing Senator Simmons explain changes to the house war tax bill made by his finance committee. The debate is to resume Monday when Senator La Follette plans to introduce a minority report.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Simmons
Finance Committee
LaFollette
Blames Teutons for Slaughter of Americans
Irish nationalist Iwad er, in an address on the Avro wenian situation in Chautauqua, accuses German rulers of causing and failing to stop the slaughter of thousands of Americans. He cites a German consul in the great American centers as not lifting a hand to curb the outrages.
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Chautauua
N. Y
T. P. O'Connor
Iwader
Germany
Amenia
Arcenters
Former Cheyenne Man Cuts Throat Sought to Avoid Service
In Laramie two men die by suicide in three days amid anxiety over the selective draft. James Collings, 23, a Cheyenne transplant and Union Pacific boilermaker, slashed his throat with a razor after receiving a draft summons and expressing fear of trench warfare. He had fled to Cheyenne to enlist but was rejected and faced mounting despair. J. P. Stowell, 74, was found dead on a Marshall ranch, a gunshot linked to financial and health woes.
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National Army
Laramie
Wyo
James Collings
Annie Tonting
South Fifth Street
Colling
Collins
Cheyenne
Union Pacific
Nebraska
Navy
Chervenne
U. S
D. P. Stowell
Marshall Ranch
Stowell
German general admits Belgian neutrality violation was not defensive
Copenhagen Aug 11 Lieut Gen Baron von Freytag Loringhoven, chief of Germany’s supplementary general staff, states in a German paper that German claims of military necessity for invading Belgium are false. He says France began its mobilization on its eastern frontier and only shifted after the German advance, while German profits came from Belgian confusion.
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Copenhagen
Baron von Freytag-Loringhoven
Germany
Belgium
von Freytag-Loringhoven
Cheyenne Bay Earns Second Lieutenancy
Word arrives from Cheyenne that William A. Corson son of Samuel Corson and Cheyenne high school graduate has earned a commission as a second lieutenant after officer training at Fort Sheridan Illinois He is recommended for active army service and credits local high school military training with aiding his success.
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Fort Sheridan
Ill
United States Army
William A. Corson
Samuel Corson
Cheyenne
Cheyenne High School
Youne Corson
Steever
Gondon
Southern miners prepare for strike in Kentucky and Tennessee
About 17 000 bituminous coal miners in eastern Kentucky and Tennessee threaten to strike when mines close tonight. Many fail to report for work and all mines in the field may be affected. Miners demand an eight hour day higher pay and recognition of the union.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Kentucky
Tennessee
Pacifist Riis Attacked by Crowds in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City August 1 reports John Riis a pacifist was mobbed on a downtown street corner by soldiers while selling socialist papers. He suffered serious injuries before police intervened as Riis proclaimed his antiwar stance and willingness to face harm rather than join the war effort.
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Salt Lake City
John Riis
Riis
Stockholm Meeting Is German Scheme Says Labor Leader
Peter Wright, head of the British Seamen and Firemen union, told AP in Copenhagen that he believes the Stockholm conference is a German scheme. He blamed German influence in neutral countries and supported Samuel Gompers against the conference advocates, warning of renewed war if peace comes now.
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Stockholm
Copenhagen
Peter Wright
Seaman's and Fireman's Union
Associated Press
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
British Fliers Hit Teutonic Positions
British naval aircraft on Thursday night bombed targets in Belgium and Germany including Ghigtelles fairdome on the Zuidwege sidings and Thou court junction. On Friday afternoon British airmen bombed the Germania at Sparappelliovk as announced by the British admiralty.
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London
Belelan
Ghigtelles
Zuidwege
Thoucourt
British Admiralty
Germania
Sparappelliovk
Submarine Collides with Nantasket Beach Excursion Boat
A United States submarine collided with the Nantasket Beach excursion boat Mayflower in Boston harbor during fog. Navy yard officials reported slight damage to the submarine and a hole in the Mayflower’s port side near the saddle box. One seaman on board the steamer suffered a broken leg. fifteen hundred passengers were transferred without accident to the Rose Standish and brought to the city.
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Boston
United States
Nantasket Beach
Hoston Harbor
Navy Yard
Official Organ of Socialist Party Barred from Mails
The American Socialist, official weekly of the national Socialist Party, had its second class mailing privilege revoked by the post office. Washington cited that the last three leaves of the June publication were deemed un mail able under the espionage law.
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Chicago
American Socialist
National Socialist Party
Washington
Post Office Department
Officer Freed from Blame in Slaying
A Cheyenne coroner jury exonerated Night Sgt Jack McFarland for shooting Jesus Costello while in the line of duty. Costello, described as prowling and possibly disruptive, died after resisting arrest near 421 West Twenty‑first Street. Witnesses, including Officer Styten and Dr. Johnston, disputed Costello’s innocence but supported the officer’s actions. The inquest shed light on Costello’s character and nationality as Austrian or German, with funeral arrangements pending.
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A. Swainson
Charles F. Mullin
O. E. Meyer
Jack MacFarland O
Jesus Jr. Costello
M.farland
Costello
Cheyenne
McFarland
George Graham
Howe Costello
Jock McFarland
Styten
Pool Jew Force
Warner Brown
Pr. G. P. Johnston
Meherland
Ile
Uitil
West Twenty-first Street
Johnston
Gardner
Jie
Early
Br. Johnston
Wyse
Dy. Shingle
Allied Victories Reported as French and British Press Hold Front
The dispatch notes renewed Allied pressure on the Chemin des Dames with French troops resisting German assaults near Planth von and Chevrenny. German officers mostly held back, with several shock units briefly entering French trenches before being repelled. Russian reports describe Teuton morale boosts and renewed offensives on the eastern front while Romania faces setbacks.
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Chemin Des Dames
Planth von and
Chevrenny
Melamoun Chasseure
Rueeia
Pandyrs
Hretly
Lemiens
Rueslan
Rumania
Partzin
Doubt Favors Army Washington 0 Renewed Omnipotent Calls
Fragmented text discusses government action on conscription, arguing it burdens families and seeking to frame the draft as a national duty. The piece suggests political debate over who bears wartime costs and how exemptions affect households.
Frisco Carmen Strike Shuts Northwest Mills
Frisco Carmen workers strike pressing for electric day relief as Northwest mills suspend operations. The action halts production across several lines, with mill owners and state council officials debating next steps amid mounting labor tension.
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Frisco Carmen
Northwest Mills
Mail Looting Case Prompts Charity Pledge by Suspect
Walter Coakley, former Tucson post office clerk, faced charges after more than half of a $10 000 loot allegedly taken was recovered for charity. He vowed to donate $100 if allowed to plead before a state commissioner. The report also notes Allied actions in Belgium and France with limited gains and German counterattacks around St. Quentin.
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Indhan Adonis
Walter Coakley
Tucson
Aviz
Coakhey Sie
Atiel
Haig
Kerlin
St. Quentin
Cormulet
Chamnacne
Hungarians Seek Free People's Party Emergence
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss a Hungarian political movement aiming to form a free people party. It references national party formation, territorial issues, postponement of elections, and potential legal measures affecting governance. The text shows garbled names and unclear details about participants and dates.
New York Exemption Board Dismissed Faces Prosecution
A fragmented verge of the article notes the dismissal of the New York Exemption Board and hints at upcoming legal action. Names and specifics are unclear due to garbled OCR but references point to a formal governmental body and potential charges.
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New York
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Crawidier
Exeaglea
Industria
Povalls
Gad
Weerern
New
National Party
Betar
Igor Jet Weil
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Jarnes
Etteitiien
Wiener
Peru
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