Soldier held for selling U.S. property
Arthur Weber private first Co G Wyoming national guard and L Pastornac a Sixteenth street dealer were arrested by U S authorities. Weber charged with selling and Pastornac with buying government property. Pastornac to have hearing Monday. Weber case likely handled by camp authorities. Authorities say large amount of clothing disappeared from Camp Kendrick and was sold. more property found at Pastornac's place. Adjutant General Andersen vows prosecution of soldiers and civilians involved.
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Arthur Weber
N Co. G
Wyoming National Guard
L. Pastornac
Sixteenth Street
U. S
Weber
Pastornac
U. 5
Gill
Camp Kendrick
Jack Meyer
Victor H. Moreau
Andersen
Man Shoots Campmate After Refusing Drink Request
William Hayes, a sheepherder, killed Lester Dillabaugh at a remote sheep camp near Washekie Lime after Dillabaugh attempted to force him to drink whiskey and threatened violence. Hayes surrendered to authorities in Haweton and awaits developments in county custody.
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Hayes
Dillabaugh
Footane
Washekie Lime
Immediely
Hawelton
Dilla
Orb
Slowstone Grizzley Shot By Chief Scout
The female bear attacked Ned Root and Ed C. Jones before being tracked by Chief Scout Me Side McBride. After a pursuit through rough terrain, the bear fought and fled into timber, where the outcome remains uncertain.
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Slowstone Grizzley
Chief 50Cout
Yellowstones
Ned ‘Root
Ed C. Jones
McBride
Torhe Glace
Gos
UP Plans 10 Beautify All State Depots
Union Pacific launches a large project to enhance the Cheyenne Ogden route with station beautification. A. A. Underwood of Swagger greenhouses is appointed landscape gardener to supervise the work, with a $100 gold prize for the best section result in August 1917. Trees and dust-reducing plantings will appear at all stations and section houses.
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Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Ogden
A. A. Underwood
Swagger
Gardner
Wyoming Division
Underwood
Omaha
Wyoming
Three Deaths From Heat Wave in Chicago
In Chicago Aug 19 three people died and many residents suffered from a severe heat wave. Officials reported the deaths and urged caution while the city faced stifling temperatures and strained health services.
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Chicago
ICAGO
Workmen's Compensation Bill Passed By Senate
Washington August 193. The workmen's compensation bill to provide uniform benefits for government employees when disabled and adequate death benefits for families passed the Senate in nearly the same form as it passed the House.
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Washington
Senate
House
Wilson urges railroads to accept compromise plan
President Wilson appeals to railroad leaders to abandon arbitration and back his settlement plan. He warns of public accountability for a strike and urges a commission study of an eight hour day while some executives urge bilateral arbitration. Holden and other presidents debate feasibility and costs of moving to an eight hour day.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Hale Holden
The
Burlington
Warkington
Holden
W. G. Lee
Texas Mob Lynches Five Prisoners From Jail
Five Black men and two Black women were seized from Newberry jail by a mob and hanged in Gainesville Texas. A deputy shot dead another Black man in Jonesville after a constable and a doctor were shot by a Black assailant the day before. The victims were alleged to have aided the slayer's escape.
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Gainsville
Tex
Newberry
Jonesville
Mexicans Flee to U S Border in Degraded Plight
Report from El Paso describes Mexicans arriving in Juarez from Zacatecas in deerskin robes and calico shirts. Destitution hits men women and children as state clothing stocks run out. Merchants cannot replenish supplies and border towns face depopulation due to famine and soldiers seizing food.
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EL Paso
Juatez
Zacatreas
Aguas Calientes
General Funston Urges Withdrawal of Pershing Army
General Funston recommended withdrawing American troops from Mexico in a report prepared for the war department for the joint border commission. Critics regret the premature publication may hinder U S efforts to secure guarantees against border raids.
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Washington
Funston
Mexico
War Department
Joint Commission
Fussion
Storm Rips Army Tent Camp in Laredo
A tropical storm lasting ten hours swept Laredo, ending at dawn. It scourged the military camp, blowing down practically every tent of the 5 000 soldiers and leaving the men drenched in torrential rain.
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Laredo
Weather report for Wyoming aug 19 sees warmer northeast winds
Weather bulletin from Wyoming indicates generally fair conditions with light to moderate warming across the northwest region. Forecast suggests stable air currents and gradual temperature rise, with no significant storms expected. Localized breezes may develop in mountain areas during the afternoon.
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Wyoming
Railroads Reject Wilson Plan as President Urges Inquiry
President Wilson pressed for a temporary eight hour day and a neutral commission to study the freight rate dispute. Executives expressed disappointment but saw merit in the potential inquiry, while noting the lack of a compulsory arbitration law. He urged acceptance of the plan to resolve the clash fairly for both sides.
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Congress
Wilson
Interstate Commerce Commission
British and French Launch Major Offensives on multiple Fronts
Allied forces push on the Saloniki front as Sarrail attacks Bulgar-German positions along a 150 mile Greek-Serbian frontier. Haig advances near Guillemont and pushes toward Ginchy and Maurepas, while French gains include Fleury and progress near Verdun. Russian and Austrian actions follow in Galicia, Carpathians, and along the Stokhod river with town moves at Toboly and further gains near Kovel and No bel.
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Saloniki
Sarrail
Berlin
Paris
Balkans
Somme
Florina
Monastir
Galicia
Austria
Jadonitea
Chornahora Bridge
Kirkbach
Jablonitza
London
Haig
Guillemont
Verdun
Meuse
Fleury
Venice
Dcesel Island
Gulf of Riga
Ginchy
Maurepas
Clery
Belloy
Santerre
Betrees
Petrograd
Kwvel
Ruggiune
Carpathians
War Office
Stokhod
Toboly
Syinicht
Pripet
Kovel
Lake Nobel
Cheryiache River
Union waiters refuse to serve Judge Hughes in San Francisco
In San Francisco on August 10 union waiters refused to serve Charles B. Hughes at a luncheon for the Republican presidential candidate at the Commercial Club. Pickets gathered at the entrance after the Pacific Coast Waiters Association supported the action amid open shop protests.
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San Francisco
Cal
Union
Charles B. Hughes
San Franciso Commercial Club
Chamber of Commerce
Hughes
Wailore’ Union
Walters
Francis V. Keesling
Republican State Central Committee
Pacific Coast
Walters’ Association
Restaurant Men's Association
Arrest of Evangelist for Threatening Letters to Wilson
Post office inspectors arrest Rev. Wm Si Marve an evangelist in Charlestown G C Auge 19 on the charge of sending threatening letters to President Wilson. He admitted writing to urge him to stop shipments to the Allies.
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Charlestown
G. C
Wm, Si
Marve
Wilson
Infantile Paralysis Reported in New York Area
A New York health bulletin notes Ms OD Glas Corman and Mrs Douglas Gorman affected by infantile paralysis at Rye home. Officials urge parents to keep children indoors due to city outbreak risk as weekly totals rise to 12 new cases and 236 recoveries.
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OD Glas Corman
New York
Douglas Gorman
Gorman
Rye
Partnie
China protests Japan over troop deployment in Mongolia clash
WASHINGTON Aug. 10 Colne protests to Japan against dispatch of 2000 troops to Cheng Chiang to quell a disturbance that sparked a clash between Chinese and Japanese forces. The protest underscores rising tensions in East Asia amid regional instability.
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Wabliington
Colne
Japan
Lie
Cheng Chiaiung
Mongolia
Nero Lynched for Attacking Young Gire
Report from Ave 14 Ed Lang details a lynching of a man described as a negro named Nero Lynched Pott for an alleged attack on a young girl in the town. Authorities report the mob acted locally and the incident sparked no immediate formal charges.
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Nero
Pott
Gire
Rick
Ed Lang
Giel
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Ringer
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Guilllemont
Foureaux Wood
Pointe
Pluery
Ban Prancis U'O
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Dreamande
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