Optimism Keynote At Rooster Dinner In Cheyenne
The Dollar Dinner at the Plains hotel drew 140 guests for a standout Cheyenne event. Speeches by J W Stone and U S District Attorney Ridgely praised local growth, business conditions, and railroad ties, stressing continued optimism and home commerce.
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Cheyenne
Plains Hotel
Shimitz
J. W. Stone
Citizene
National Bank
Stone
Ridgely
United States
Wyoming
P. T. Barnum
Uke Barnum
Mr. Riderly
Cheyennne
North Platte
Capitol Avenue Theatre
the Plains Hotel
Carnegie Library
Moffat Block
Catholic Cathedral
Masonic Temple
Elks' Home
Federal Building
Citizens and
First National Bank
Stock Growers Bank
The
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Lopez Mill Mining Crisis Deepens with Gas Threats
In Bingham Utah on December 2 a deadly underground battle at the Utah Apex mine left two people dead and Ralph Lopez feared dead or captured as toxic fumes and gunpowder fumes infilitrate the tunnels. Authorities monitor exits as a heavy mobilization continues with calls for Lopez to surrender and a tense search for a safe escape.
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Bingham
Utah
Ralph Lopes
Des
Rado
Yester- FY
Binghla
Mhleh
Utah-Apex
Uberty
Mike Granovich
Lopez
Faiure
Lopes
Huerta Leaders, to Quit Cause Signal Surrender in North
Seven Mexican regular army generals, including Mercado and Orozco, signal willingness to surrender as peace commissioners arrive in Juarez with terms. The Huerta regime is described as bankrupt and unable to pay soldiers, prompting fleeing officials to seek U.S. refuge.
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EL Paso
Huerta
Juarez
Odilon Hernandes
Chihuahua
Mercado
United States
Orozco
Salazar
Ceravoor
Manzilla
Orpinal
Landa
Italian Jobber Skips After Employing 600 Men for Train
An unknown Italian posed as an employment agent in Cheyenne and hired about 600 laborers to work at Great Palla, Mont. He told them to meet at the depot for a train but never appeared. He borrowed roughly 45 from several workers before vanishing, and police are now seeking the stranger who swindled the men.
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Cheyenne
Great Palla
Mont
One Killed Four Hurt in Teamsters Strike
In Indianapolis a strike meeting led to a fatality and multiple injuries when police shot into a crowd near a wage wagon. One person died and four were wounded, with one fatally. Officers were taken to police stations and released after recognition.
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Teamsters
Indianapolis
Dee
Am Fee-Wagon
Suffrage Convention Debates Constitution and Ballot Rights
At the National American Woman Suffrage Association convention in Washington on December 2, leaders discuss a new constitutional budget for the group and the push for ballot access. Rev. Dr. Anna Shaw warns against hatchet tactics, citing Susan B. Anthony, while Lucy Burns challenges President Wilson and presses for constitutional voting rights before any new legislation.
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Washington
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Anna Shaw
Bleh
Susan B. Anthony
Shawmilal
United States
Wilson
Lucy Burns
Democratic Party
Women plan to beat high cost of eggs in Kansas City
Kansas City consumers will buy eggs directly from about 200 country merchants in Kansas Missouri and Nebraska. Mrs Willard Q Church president of the Kansas City Housewife league says the plan cuts the price to 80 cents a dozen plus 20 cents for express charges and the cost of transport.
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Kansas City
Willard Q. Church
Kansas City House Nde League
Democrats Push Early Vote On Currency Bill
Washington December 2 Democrats in the Senate moved to implement their currency bill plan without formal action. Republicans blocked a motion for continuous daily sessions from 10 a.m. to midnight with a two hour dinner break, while the majority pressed forward amid contention. Senator Kern offered a resolution to bind the Senate to a proposition, but Republicans protested saying it would hinder intelligent discussion of the bill.
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Washington
Democrats
Senate
West
Kern
Ten Drowned After 30 Foot Wave Hits Belton Creek
A massive 30 foot wave unleashed by a sudden flood swamped Belton Texas before daybreak, drowning ten people. Fifty houses along Nolan Creek were swept away as Mrs Polk and her four children perished in their home. A man, his wife, and three children from another family died, and a man on the Main Street bridge in Temple is believed dead.
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Belton
Texas
Nolan Creek
Thin Ely
Polk
F Oamper
Main Street
Temple
Suffrage Leader Anna Howard Shaw Denounces Wilson
Washington dispatch reports Dr Anna Howard Shaw president of the National Woman Suffrage Association condemns President Wilson for not backing suffrage as war demands. Shaw’s remarks at the convention drew loud applause and new resolutions endorsing her critique were adopted.
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Washington
Anna Howard Stan
National Woman Suffrage Invarsation
Wilson
Wilson Read's Annual Message on Mexico and Policy
President Wilson delivers the annual message to a joint session, focusing on Mexico, trust legislation, Alaska, presidential primary elections, foreign possessions, and miners safety. Applause greets his remarks on Mexico and stronger Sherman Act, with direct nomination support. he finishes at 1:36 PM and returns to the White House.
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Wilson
Mexico
Washington
Congress
House
Alaska
Capitol
Speakersolark
Senate
Mr. Wilson
Ente
America
Muerta
United States
Bryan
White House
Fire Department Cuts Costs Under Paid System
Chief Taylor reports Cheyenne fire department expenses dropped since switching to a fully paid basis. From May 1909 to end of 1911 costs averaged around 2,000 per month, with 1912 allocations aimed at station upgrades. Despite equipment replacements and a new chief’s car, expenditures for 1913 are expected to stay under 21,500,000, aided by larger purchases and efficiency measures.
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Cheyenne
Taylor
Fire Dept
Cownell
Messrs
Sweet, Hanesworth and Grainger
Merk
J. J. Showslter
Eity
Cheyenne Fire Department
Connel
Brathen
Howe
Mig Capitol
Park
Holdreden
Fire
Abbott-Detroit
Rebels Enter Chihuahua Base as Starved Troops Quit
Juarez Mexico Te 2 dispatch reports Pioneer rebels move toward Chihuahua as federal troops threaten starvation of 85 000 residents. Villa vows Chihuahua will serve as a base for southern operations and eyes Mesion City while Moreniia flees toward the US border with 2000 soldiers.
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Juarez
Mexico
Tulay
Chihuahta
Rancheo Villa
Salvator
Juares
Chihuahui
Villa
Macataoed
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