Ballots Used to Claim Babbitt Lead in Fraudulent Recount
County officials alleged crude ballot fraud altered three precincts to boost Orren C. Babbitt over Ashley L. Gleason. County Clerk Karry We Tupper refused to recognize the recount while noting open envelopes, erased marks, and penciled crosses. He cited access to the clerk’s vault and numerous office keys as factors in the alleged scheme.
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Orren C. Habbitt
Ashley L. Gleason
Karry We Tupper
County Coy Vaselag Board
Tupper
Babbitt
Noone
Gleason
Babbit
Freight Embargo Placed In Effect In Cheyenne Yards
Railroads in Cheyenne begin embargoes amid looming national strike. Union Pacific orders nonessential freight not received unless it can reach destination by noon September 2, 1916 with notices warning of possible delays and liability limits.
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Colorado and Southern
Burlington
Union Pacific
Ugent
W. M. Jeffera
Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Thero
W. M. Jefrfers
United States
Jose
Rails Brace for Nationwide Strike Turmoil
Chicago reports railroads mobilizing to resist an imminent strike set for Monday. President Ripley of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe warns of no settlement and broad embargoes on freight and livestock.perishable goods embargoes threaten food supply. New York and other regions anticipate widespread traffic paralysis and labor displacement.
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Santa Fe
Chicago
He. P. Ripley
Atechlaon, Topeka and Santa Fe
Washington
Brotherhoods
Jackdawanna
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Erie
New York Central
Atlantic Coast Line
Middle West
Waa
15000 Soldiers Ordered Home by War Department
Washington Aug 30 Orders for the return to state mobilization camps of fifteen thousand national guardsmen on the Mexican border have been issued by the War Department. General Funston to bring back regiments from New York New Jersey Illinois Missouri and others with plans to redeploy or replace by troops from states as Pershing’s forces withdraw from Mexico.
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Washington
War Department
Portsmouth
Riots in Dresden Kill Dozens After Liebknecht Case
The Central News report notes a week of riots in Dresden sparked by a ban on increasing the sentence for Dr. Karl Liebknecht for appealing a military court finding. Civilians, soldiers, and police were among the dead as troops dispersed crowds and about 200 people were arrested.
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London
Hague
The
Central News
Dre
Karl Liebknecht
Cheyenne Stocking Up In Fear Of Labor Strike
Cheyenne merchants and residents rush to stockpile supplies as a threatened strike looms. Telegraph offices buzz as wholesale houses urge immediate shipments to avoid delays, with railroads warning they will not deliver nonessential goods after September 2. Many residents also wire money to hasten the return of relatives.
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Cheyenne
Telesaph
Denver
Omaha
Solesale
Wyoming Forecast: Fair and Warmer in South
The Wyoming weather outlook calls for generally fair skies on Thursday and Friday with warmer temperatures in the southern regions. Cooler conditions are expected in the northern areas by Friday.
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Wyoming
House approves administration Shipping Bill in Washington
The House passed the administration shipping bill creating a five member Shipping Board to develop a naval auxiliary and reserve a merchant marine. It also adopts Senate amendments allowing foreign vessels in coastwise trade and authorizes Treasury to deny clearance to ships refusing freight for a foreign port.
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House
Administration
Shipping Board
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Romania and Bulgaria in tense Balkan theater amid attacks
Reports from the front describe continued bombardments by Austro Hungarian forces and Romanian batteries across the Danube and near Kronstadt. Romanian troops reportedly close to Kronstadt while possible ultimatum to Bulgaria over Serbia evacuation circulates amid Macedonian clashes. In Rome, marble memorials to German leaders are removed by order of the city government.
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Danube
Iron Gate
Glurgevo
Burcharest
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Bulgaria
Serbia
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Greece
Rome
William
Frederick William
Methodist Applicants to Atath Conference in Colorado
Sterling Colorado Aug 90 Applicants taking examination for admission to the Methodist Episcopal conference of Colorado include Louise Goodwin Muetle Homer B Iis Paul M Sesor and Prof J N Rode hoaver Henver.
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Sterling
Colo
The
Methodist Episcopal Conference of Colorado
Louise Goodwin
Muetle
Homer B. Iis
Paul M. Sesor
J. N. Rodehoaver
Henver
Union Enjoined From Striking on the U P
A Nebraska district court issued a temporary injunction barring the Order of Railway Conductors from calling or enforcing a strike on the Union Pacific. Judge Willis G. Sears scheduled a Saturday hearing to decide if the injunction will become permanent. Edwin A. Hamilton filed the suit, alleging constitutional violations over the two thirds vote rule and naming A G Carreton and three regional divisions as defendants. Hamilton argues the action enforces rights for himself and similar members and denies railroad financial backing for the suit.
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Union Pacific
Willis G. Sears
District Court
Edwin A. Hamilton
Order of Railway Conductors
Order
Hamilton
Gcarreteon
Brotherhood
Fantern
Nebraska
Sears
Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Simmons
Hughes
Congress
Heke Smith
Thomas
Senate
House
Casey
Keating
Vandyke
Tavenner
Offfer House
Iwwts
Lil Nolwe
Peace Efforts Urged as Railroad Strike Looms
Washington reports all administration influence used to avert a nationwide railroad strike set for Monday as Congress weighs measures to prevent an industrial crisis. Union leaders refuse to recall the order, urging a satisfactory settlement and eight hour day for interstate railroad workers.
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Washington
Railroad Brotherhood
Congren
Brotherhoods
Great Britain Seizes Dutch Fishing Vessel
A damaged report notes British authorities have seized the Dutch fishing vessel 1LAOGUE near Peterhead and Aberdeen with 160 vessels said to be heading to ports. The ship may face contraband charges as authorities push for an inquiry into its final destination amid wartime tensions and German trade restrictions.
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Germany
Peterbedd
Aberdeen
Lerwick
Kirkwall
Grilieh Prise
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