Union Pacific appoints division freight agent for Wyoming
J. Clifton arrives in Cheyenne to oversee a new Union Pacific division freight office created to handle rapidly growing Wyoming traffic. Clifton, a former traveling freight agent from Omaha, will supervise the office and make frequent state trips. He is in his early forties, married with three children, and will relocate his family to Cheyenne.
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Ucther
Wyoming
Cheyenne
J. Clifton
Union Pacific
Omaha
Clifton
Union Pacifice
Gibbons, Neb
Kearney
Neb
Danger of Surface Strike Averted
New York report says prospects of a surface car strike fell when both sides announced a conference to reach an understanding and avoid escalation.
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New York
Hogs Top $10 Amid Strong Market as Exports Rise
Denver August 17 hog prices surged with tops at $10, the highest in four years. Barrels sold from $9.55 to $9.80 as demand from wartime buyers abroad drives the rally. The stockyards company cites big exports and overseas purchases as the main cause of the rising hog prices.
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Denver
Austrian Emperor Turns Eighty Six On Aug 17
The eighty sixth birthday of Emperor Francis Joseph is celebrated today across the dual monarchy and in many German cities. Diplomats and prominent men send felicitations, noting his long reign since becoming emperor in 1848 and king of Hungary in 1867, marking sixty seven years on the throne.
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Iena
Francis Joseph
Diplomatinus
Austria
Hungary
Russell clan waives examination in murder case
Russell and his son John G. Russell and George C. Muswell, held for the murder of L. I. Hampton at the Chalmers ranch, waived preliminary examination. They were remanded to await trial at the next district court term without bond. The community remains tense and there is fear of lynching.
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Bundance
Wyo
Ave
Eorge C. Muswell
John G. Russell
Black Butte
L. I. Hampton
Chalmers Ranch
Russell
Russells
Hampton
Republicn Race for County Attorney Nomination
Republican primary activity centers on the county and prosecuting attorney race with strong showing by Sam M. Thompson, the Democratic incumbent elected twice amid party majorities. The piece notes few GOP contests and suggests the primary’s outcome is unclear while promising continuation on Page Five.
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Sam M. Thompson
Stampede prize money unsettled as Cowboys stranded
New York August 17 Two hundred fifty cowboys and cowgirls at Sheepshead Bay failed to secure the $60,000 in prizes for The Stampede. A protest meeting was held as promoter and venue owner balked at financing. Cowboys faced fare home with some injured and many having sold horses to cover costs.
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New York
Sheepshead Bay
Sheepshead Hay
Guy Weadick
Weadick
Sheepshead Bay Speedway Corporation
Ed Land Aey
Bull Dogger
Wendlak le
Coney Island
Submarine warfare resumes as fronts report updates
Paris reports German submarine warfare reengaged against merchant ships. London notes limited progress with six German assaults near Porieres repelled and trenches gained by Anglo French forces. Vienna mentions Russian retirement on Tarnopol front while other fronts show little action.
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London
British War Office
Porieres
Verdun
Vienna
Tarnopol
Berlin
Nussland
Brody
Venice
Petrograd
Brusiloff
Bond Debate Highlights $130 Million Issue for Mexican Costs
Washington reports a proposed bond issue of 140 million dollars to cover extraordinary government expenses tied to the Mexican situation, with an additional 86 thousand dollars needed for army operations. Disbursement estimates reach 1.126 billion with receipts of 702.66 million as leaders negotiate a path for passage of related bills.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Farm Loan Board Nominations By President Wilson
The article lists men nominated for Farm Loan Board with Secretary McAdoo as ex-officio member. Charles E Lobdella is described as a farm problems student with extensive farm loan experience, once a farmer who left to study law and was admitted to the Kansas bar in 1882. He served Lane county in the Kansas legislature for ten years and was speaker in 1895. He became a judge in 1902. (Continued on Page Five.)
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Farm Loan Board
Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Charles E. Lobdella
Kansas
Lane County
Campaign Planned to Halt Infantile Paralysis Spread
Washington reports health authorities from many states meet with the official public health service to craft a vigorous campaign against infantile paralysis. Resolutions will outline proposals to check the disease as experts admit the cause and transmission are not yet known.
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Washington
McAdoo
Hughes Campaign Turns Voters To President
New York reports late dispatches showing independent voters shifting to support Woodrow Wilson amid a drift toward the Democratic candidate. Progressives and foreign born voters back Wilson while Republicans waver, influenced by Hughes and ongoing campaign letters to the White House.
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Hughes
Wilson
New York
Far West
Lifelange
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Central West
Carnegie Hall
Devil Lawrence
Evening Post
Washington
White House
Cuwbiey
Lawrence
President Wilson Lays Plan to Avert Railroad Strike
President Wilson presented an eight hour day framework to a 640 member employee committee to avert a rail strike. He urged railroad presidents to attend a White House conference while managers resist the eight hour day. The plan also references overtime pay and a small congressional commission to review collateral issues.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Congress
Willie Jennings Bryan
Railroad Brotherhoods General Committee
White Tiowee
Met
Wen
Pennsylvania Avenue
Treasury
Arb
Jarretsen
Howee
Kimael
Lee
Carter
Stene
Himeelf le
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