Fort Russell society notes bridge tea and social events
A Cheyenne society page details a bridge tea at Major and Mrs. LaVenture’s Fort D. A. Russell quarters with prizes to Mrs. Rand Mrs. McNamee and Mrs. Andrew and an elaborate meal. It also lists luncheons departures and visits at the fort including brides to be and births, plus club meetings and outings around Cheyenne.
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Fort Russell
Major
Edwards
Loser
Blanchard
Andrew
Curtis
Harvey
Charles A. Bristol
Billy Walker
Martha Ott
Community notes and political roll calls span local clubs and elections
Local notices report a Rebekah Lodge card social at I O O F hall for the flower fund. Past Matron’s club gathers at Mrs Bruce’s home. Knights and Ladies of Security plan a Wednesday meeting at K C hall with initiation and social hour. Varies from social events to long lists of Democratic and Republican county officials and candidates with district results.
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Rebekah Lodge
I. O. O. F. Hall
Flower Fund
William G. Bruce
East Twentythird Street
VvTy
Knights and Ladies of Security
K. C. Hall
Mentzer Leads in Primary Field with Smalley Close
In a detailed primary race tally many offices show Mentzer ahead, Smalley runner up in several counties. Contested posts include clerk of court Fisher 28, treasurer Schuneman 17, and coroner Dumm 16, with multiple districts listing varied results across Hillsdale and surrounding precincts.
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Trees
Dumm
Finkbiner
Miller
Mylar
Justice of Peace
Edwards
Mahr
Fowler
Olds
Storey
Applegate
Dinneen
Baerreson
Ball
Clark
Cooper
Graham
Carroll
Branson
Donahue
Klughert
South Side
Mondell
Kelley
Sibley
Barksdale
Henderson
James
Leslie
Osborne
Smith
Underwood
Vaughan
Coble
Davidson
Smalley
Schuneman
Lane
Mentzer
Fisher
McDonough
Baldwin
Dildine
Cond
Meetz
Prosser
van Trees
Baerresen
Bell
Silbey
Shuneman
Coad
van Tress
Finkiner
Houseman
Elort
Court House
Cobl
Wisher
Klughlerz
Vaughn
Kiugherz
Hdwards
Mahar
Ounty
Eagle's Hall
Desmond
Tisher
T. H. Baldwin
Meatz
van ‘Tress
Winkbiner
Clyde Darley
Corlett School
Prosger
Van
Goshen Sheriff Nomination Fueled by Stills Raid
Reports from Torrington say the primary in Goshen County was hotly contested with fourteen candidates in the sheriff race. The raid on five stills recently boosted the sheriff’s profile and drew widespread participation across the county.
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Hoy
Goshen
Torrington
Sheriff’s Office
Burglars Loot Police Station Safe
In Los Angeles the safe in Police Judge Ray L. Chesebro's courtroom was robbed last night of about $25,000, a discovery made when the court opened today. Police investigate the central station for the crime.
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Los Angules
Ray L. Chesebro
Central Police
Gillands Narrowly Escape Injury In Vehicle Crash
Mr and Mrs George Gilland their daughter and spouses and friends were returning from Whites Park when another car forced them off the road near a steep embankment. The Gilland car tipped onto its side but occupants were thrown into a shallow creek and all escaped unharmed though badly shaken.
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Whites Park
George Gilland
Gilland
Robert C. Shanklin
South Bend
Ind
Martha Fox
Galen A. Fox
Hatel Park
Cheyenne
Mayor Taylor Takes Two-Week Denver Vacation
Mayor Ed P. Taylor leaves Tuesday for Denver to join Mrs Taylor and visit friends. They will spend two weeks in Denver and Platte Canon. He expects to return ready to handle city matters and asks callers to contact the city clerk in his absence.
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Ale Velley
Margaret Prout
Ogden
Utah
Horace Jenking
Walter Yeager
D. R. Rinports
Minnie Hass
Cody
Yellowstone Park
J. D. Shingle
Avery Haggard
Denver
Ed P. Taylor
Cheyenne Man Wins Two French War Honors
H. K. Fisher of 821 East Seventeenth Street received the Croix de Guerre and the Medal Militaire from the French government for gallantry in World War I. He served 2 years 8 months with French forces, later enlisting with the U.S. in Paris, totaling 819 days of combat. He was wounded and gassed, affecting his health. he has not yet received the U.S. Congressional Medal.
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H. K. Fisher
Mr. Fisher
New York
United States
Paris
Wyoming
Fisher
East Seventeenth Street
Alleged Discrimination in Steel Interests Charged
Denver August 17. Agricultural papers and farm groups accuse large steel interests of price gouging Midwest farm machinery makers. They cite extra charges as unreasonable and call for an FTC hearing to end the practice.
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Denver
Cast
American Farm Bureau Federation
Federal Trade Commission
President to Recognize Mexico If Its Gov’t Behaves
Aug 17 report says President Wilson would recognize the Mexican government if it meets terms from Secretary Colby. Calderon, Mexican ambassador, relayed the proposal asking respect for lives and property, payment of indemnities to foreigners, and repeal of confiscatory Carranza decrees.
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Mexico City
Wilson
Colby
de la Huerta
Fernando Calderon
United States
Washington D. C
Excelsior
Proposed Constitution Amendment Elevates School Debt Limit
The article discusses Amendment 10 proposing to raise municipal and school district debt limits in Wyoming. It explains limits: cities and towns capped at 2 percent, with up to 4 percent for sewerage and school building expansion. It cites district No 1 in Laramie County urging passage to fund a new high school and notes that not voting counts as a no vote.
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State of
Wyoming
Laramie County
Funeral Services for Mrs Armento
Funeral services for Maria Mena Armento were held Tuesday at 2 pm at Harry Bricker brothers parlors followed by Mass at St Marys Cathedral led by Father James Hartman. Interment in Olivet cemetery. She died Sunday night at 11. She is survived by her husband, Union Pacific employee, and three children at 715 West Fifteenth Street.
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Maria Mena Armento
Harry Bricker
Judge Tidball to Hold Court Here
Judge W. T. Tidball of Laramie will be in Cheyenne Wednesday morning between 11 and 1 to assist Judge William C. Mentzer with court duties. He departs at 1:15 for Wheatland then returns to Cheyenne Thursday before catching a return train to Laramie.
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W. T. Tidball
Laramie
Cheyenne
William CC. Mentzer
Wheatland
Warsaw Falls Rumor Circulates Diplomatic Dispatch
A Geneva dispatch says messages claim Warsaw fell yesterday as Bolsheviks entered from the north and northeast. The report is not credited locally.
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Paris
Geneva
Warsaw
Envelopes Adopted in England and United States
Envelopes began to be used in England and the United States between 1840 and 1850, marking an early shift in mail practices. This brief note notes a modernization of correspondence in the mid 19th century.
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England
The
United States
Russian Children Dail Round World To Get Home Again
About 780 Russian children sent from Petrograd during the revolution are traveling from San Francisco to New York via the Panama Canal to return to Petrograd. cared for by the American Red Cross for two years, they endured a long voyage, famine, and war dangers, with Soviet military fronts and camps in Siberia.
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Washington
Petrograd
San Francisco
New York
Panama Canal
Vladivostok
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Russia
Iberia
Omsk
Panama Canal Ports
New York City
Ancient Chorus Sang Marriage Songs in Greek and Roman Times
A description recalls a chorus of youths and maidens singing marriage songs before newly married couples in ancient Greece and Rome. The passage highlights ritual vocal acts tied to matrimonial customs and social life.
Irishman Barred by British House Lords
Alexander M. Carlisle of Belfast, a prominent Irish privy counsellor, was barred from the House of Lords privileges Monday after Hart Curzon, the foreign secretary, refused his apology for an affront to the House. The inquiry noted Carlisle's reply aggravated rather than diminished the insult.
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London
Alexander M. Carlisle
Belfast
House of Lords
Hart Curzon
Carlisle
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