Short course for farmers eyed by university plan
A plan to hold a three day to one week short course in agriculture in Cheyenne was presented to Prof. A E Bowman by Secretary R M Lamont of the Industrial club. University support is awaited and local towns will be asked to cooperate. Lamont also discussed highway improvements with Laramie Chamber officials and a meeting to draft a good roads measure for the legislature.
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Farmers Institute
Cheyenne
Agricultural Department
University of Wyoming
A. E. Bowman
R. M. Lamont
Industrial Club
Ing
Lamont
Burns, Carpenter
Pine Bluffs
Laramie
Good Roads Committee
Prohibition Suffrage Triumph Reported In House Action
The House favors submitting the dry amendment to ban liquor manufacture for beverage use. Administration leaders doubt Senate action this session. Prohibition advocates hail the move predicting eventual adoption. The two thirds needed in both houses to place the amendment on the ballot are cited. The Senate regards the Shepard bill on D C liquor law as unfinished business with divided sentiment.
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United States
Senate
District of Columbia
Allied Vessels Lost To Teuton Submarines in Atlantic
Berlin reports state German submarines between November 28 and December 8 sank several vessels off the French Atlantic coast including coal steamers carrying 17 000 tons and a 6 000 ton English war material ship en route from New York. Lloyds notes Emma Laurens sunk. crew saved. Christiania reports Bjar torpedoed. crew landed. Emma Laurens French bark 2152 tons. last at Bordeaux September 27. Bjar Norwegian steamer 1090 tons. built 1885.
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Amsterdam
London
Berlin
Atlantic
France
New York
Lloyd’s Shipping Agency
Emma Laurens
Reuter
Christiania
Bjar
Bordeaux
Iowa Batteries Return From Border Duty
Batteries A Clinton Battery B Davenport and Battery C Muscatine field artillery return home from border duty near Brownsville Texas after continuous service since June.
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Brownsville
Tex
Clinton
Davenport
Muscatine
Suffrage Measure Reported Out By House Committee
Washington December 14 advocates hailed a partial victory as the House judiciary committee reported the Susan B. Anthony federal amendment for consideration without recommendation. Eleven to eight voted to report, but some supporters remain opposed. A campaign will push to bring the measure to the House in January. Both sides expressed satisfaction and optimism for floor victory.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
House
Delayed U S Germany Talks Over Deportation Note
Washington December 14 The U S will likely delay formal consideration of Germanys note answering the American protest on the Belgian deportations for forced labor. Officials expect all issues with Germany to pause until allies review Teutonic peace proposals and the German claim of no law or humanity violation is weighed.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Imports of Gold Over One Hundred Nine Fifteen Output
Gold worth 10 million dollars, imported from Canada, was deposited in the New York assay office for J. P. Morgan & Co. This brings total imports since January 1 to 602 million dollars, and this sum exceeds the world’s 1915 production by 150 million dollars.
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New York
Canada
J. P. Morgan & Co
Salida Man Surrenders After Wife Abduction Shootings
Peter Cavalieri of Salida Colorado surrendered to Sheriff Gleason after pursuing his wife and four children to Colorado. He had previously shot Guy Fosca four times at their West Sixteenth Street home in a bid to regain custody. Fosca received treatment for arm and hip wounds. Cavalieri claimed he aimed to cripple Fosca, not kill.
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Guy Fosca
Peter Cavalieri
Salida
Colo
Gleason
Yost
Perry
C. F. Embery
Fosca
Fonea
Mia
West Sixteenth Street
Peres
Mre
Avalier
Railroad Man Opens Fire Over Forbidden Son
Cavalieri, a Rio Grande foreman, shot at his estranged wife Fosca after she refused to surrender their oldest child. Fosca fell and Cavalieri fled, later surrendering at the sheriff's office. Neighbors noted Fosca grew closer to Cavalieri than to her husband. (Continued on Page Eight).
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Cavalieri
Fosca
Rio Grands
Mra
Submarine H-3 Sinks Off Eureka After Grounding
Five crewmen were brought ashore by breeches buoy and later 21 more as the United States submarine H-3 remained trapped in heavy surf near Eureka California. The sub lay on a sandy bottom amid fog while diesel fumes from the engine room threatened the men aboard. Commanded by Lieut H R Bogusch with Lieut E F Zemke as second, the submarine had been en route from Puget Sound to Mare Island when it grounded near a shoal two miles north of the bay entrance. Two sailors were slightly injured and a later report noted the H-3 may be refloated.
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Eureka
Cal
Here
Cheyenne
Puget Sound
Mare Island
Dis Tress
H. R. Bogusch
E. F. Zemke
Stock Grazing Bill Pushed For Quick Action
Secretary Lane urged President Wilson to press Senate and House committees to an early agreement on the stock grazing bill. The measure aims to curb speculation in western grazing lands.
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Lane
Washington
Wilson
Senate
House
Peace Offer to Italy Delivered by Central Powers
Rome December 14 The peace proposals of the central powers have been delivered to the Italian government. No definite indications are given on whether peace negotiations might be attempted or what conditions would apply.
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Rome
Wyoming Weather Brief Predicts Cloudy Friday
A Wyoming forecast notes cloudy skies with colder air moving in from the northwest. The outlook calls for continued unsettled conditions into Saturday with lingering cool temperatures and variable winds.
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Wyoming
Entente Ambassadors Signal Open Consideration of German Peace Overture
Washington dispatch reports broad intimation from Entente embassies that Germany’s peace note will be examined rather than rejected outright. President Wilson undecided on transmitting the proposals, while allied attitudes include caution from Briand and possible moves toward an international peace enforcement league.
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Washington
Der
Germany
Wilson
Lloyd-George
Tuesaday Express
Caen
Briand
Derlin
von Hethmann-Hollweg
Reichstag
United State
Olive
America
Germans Say Peace Talks Not Entente Blame
A Petrograd report quotes a semi official German statement declaring Germans tired of war yet defending a staged struggle to avoid Entente responsibility. It says Germany promoted peace propaganda with a view to Teutonic victory while allies unite against concessions and seek US Spain and Switzerland for peace talks.
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Petrograt
Germany
United States
Spain
Switzerland
Bonar Law Signals Terms in Commons Speech
In a Commons session, Bonar Law gave only a brief remark on the German peace proposal, noting it had not arrived yet. He quoted Asquith on adequate reparation and security, while Reginald McKenna emphasized England’s fiscal strength with a 1,950,000,000 pound estimate and daily war costs. General Maurice cited German losses and argued peace reasons favor the Allies.
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London
Andrew Honor Law
House of Commons
Asquith
Bonar Law
England
Reginald MecKenna
Evechequer
Honorkniy
Dge
Miairiee
Hintiesh
von Hollweg
Somme
Maurice
United States Right to Demand Peace Advocated by Senator Stone
Senator Stone asserts the United States may initiate peace efforts amid World War I in a speech before the League to Abolish Peace. He argues neutral nations endure attacks on sovereignty and urges approaching combatants with a plan to reestablish normal international conditions. Hees is cautious about speaking for others and emphasizes a personal, not official, stance.
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ST. Louis
United States
Stone
Senate Foreign Relations
Cammmitee
Heuster Stone
Neutrake
Pataly
Ue Yielom
Balluna
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Iowa
U.S
Shoots Man
County Hospital
California
Mil. H. R. Bogusch
Honolulu
Italy
Ene
Petrograd
Sen. Stone
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