Cheyenne Poultry Show to Break Records at Coliseum
The Wyoming Poultry and Pet Stock association announces the largest poultry show in Cheyenne history set for January 2 to 6 on the Coliseum ground floor. Entries from northern Colorado and western Nebraska join local birds, with cash prizes and a 20 percent reserve for expenses. Judge John A. Wilson of Denver, and superintendent W M Foust, lead the event with officers B W Pen-Mah president, Fulton secretary treasurer.
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John A. Wilson
Denver
American Poultry Association
Ww. M Foust
The
Wyoming Poultry and Pet Stock Association
B. W. Pen- Mah
W. M. Foust
John C. Fulton
London seeks guardianship to claim late Jack London's wives
Mrs Bessie M London the divorced wife of the late Jack London petitions Oakland probate court to appoint her guardian for their two daughters so they may inherit 3000 in insurance and 25 a month each The court grants the request in a move tied to the insurance proceeds and ongoing support.
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Oakland
Bessie M. London
Jack London
London
French Take Two Miles Continued From Page One
The report notes Russian trenches north of the rail line from Mlodow to Tarnopol with ninety prisoners taken. It cites three failed French attacks on the Meuse west bank, targeting height 304 southeast of Malencourt, recently held by Germans. Further assaults on the Mallee front were repelled by German fire, hindering attacks near Fort Hardamount.
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Mlodow
Tarnopol
Meuse
Malencourt
Mallee
Fort Hardamount
Made of Steel Tie Patented for Railroads
C P Lawrence of Chervenne patent for a steel railroad tie shaped half round and half hollow filled with dirt to improve resilience and durability. The invention aims to replace wooden ties at joints where wear is greatest and receive 17 year patent rights for manufacture.
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C. P. Lawrence
Chervenne
Mr. Lawrence
Vaulted States
University of Michigan Glee Club Concert in December
The Sherman Co reports a University of Michigan Glee Club concert set for December 26 with unspecified decorating plans.
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University of Michigan Glee Club
the Sherman Co
Labor Has Eight In Legislature
The Wyoming Labor Journal reports eight elected labor union members in the state legislature from the recent election. Names listed include George Young Sweetwater county Gus Holden Sheridan county W Cummings Weston county Harry Hoffman Laramie Gr Elmer Wright Sweetwater Andrew Morrow Uinta and Lincoln Lorraine Rollins Uinta and Lincoln counties. The piece praises the new lawmakers and notes other nominated figures who missed election. It asserts the elected will represent constituents honestly and consistently in Cheyenne.
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Wyoming Labor Journal
Gus Holden
Sheridan County
Andrew Morrow
Uinta
Lincoln Counties
Musicians and Retail Clerks’ Union
Lincoln
Trades and Labor Council
Lorraine Rollins
Lincon
United Mine Workers
Cumberland
L. B. “Barsey
William J. Walls
Laramie
Goshen and Platte
Warren A. Pease
Sweetwater County
J. E. Hood
Bing
Cheyenne
Prohibition Talk Opens Sunday in Cheyenne Parish
Dr. Howard H. Russell of Ohio founder of the Anti-Saloon league visits Cheyenne invited by Supt. F. L. Crabbe. He will address a men only 3 PM session at the parish house and a 7 PM mass meeting at the Methodist church on “John Barleycorn, Good-by.”
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Howard H. Russell
Ohio
The
Anti-Saloon League
Russell
Cheyenne
Supt
F. L. Crabbe
State
Methodist Church
John Barleycorn
Bodie Must Play With Us Declares Connie Mack
San Francisco reports say Ping Bodie and Connie Mack may clash before Bodie signs with the Philadelphia Athletics for 1917. Mack criticizes press salary complaints while Bodie says he will not join the Athletics without higher pay than San Francisco offered.
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Bodie
Connie Mack
San Francisco
Ping Bodie
Philadelphia Athletics
Ping
Mack
Philadelphia
Athletics
Frisco
Joliet capitalist James C. Connor begins new life at 60
James C. Connor, once a Joliet financier, starts anew at age 60 after release from Joliet Penitentiary. He served three years of an indeterminate sentence and plans a 60 dollar monthly job in Chicago. His prior failure impacted widows orphans and elderly men.
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Chicago
James C. "Connor
Joliet
Ram
Jolet
City Withdraws 160 Acres From Watershed at Mayor’s Request
The last withdrawal of 160 acres on the North Crow creek watershed, part of Fort Rus sell and Cheyenne water supply, was ordered by President Wilson on December 7 and announced by Mayor LaFontaine. The land, north half of the south half of section 10, township 14 north, range 76 west, had been unfenced and unused for some time. This brings total withdrawn land to 960 acres, aided by Senators Warren and Baker after months of correspondence, with 800 acres from potentially homesteaded land. The tract sits at Brush creek headwaters, feeding the underflow water to the Crow Creek reservoir.
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North Crow Creek
Fort Russell
Cheyenne
Wilson
LaFontaine
Township 14
Range 76
Cls E. Warren
A. Baker
Department of the Interior
Crow Creek
Mrs Halet Seeks Child Support From Ex Husband
Mrs Lula Halet denies wanting money for herself and asks the court to compel James Merna to pay twenty dollars monthly for child support. She asserts her present husband can support her. Halet resists losing custody with support from her father. case set in district court before Judge Mentzer this afternoon.
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Lula Halet
James Merna
Merna
Hulet
Mentzer
Mother of Four Solders Told to Do Something Useful
Maria Penfold a 36 year old flower seller was charged with begging at Marl borough street. The magistrate asked if she knew there was a war and she replied that hawking flowers does not help the war. She said she would try to find work that is of use and noted four of her sons are in the army with allowances for three.
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Maria Penfold
Marlborough Street
Millionaire Goudiss teaches housewives thrift at free New York school
Codkery pupil learns to cook on a tight budget as Philanthropist C Houston Goudiss demonstrates keeping eggs for a year in water and chemical solution. He claims meals for a family of six can cost ten cents and eggs bought at 18 to 20 cents a dozen can be preserved for a year.
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C. Houston Goudiss
New York
Mr. Goudiss
Prisoner urged to seek useful work after allowance
The London Observer notes a magistrate advising a prisoner to find useful employment, as an aunt testifies the accused is industrious while an assistant gaoler says nothing against her. The case is adjourned.
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J.ean
London Observer
Sheep Train Collision Kills Many Near Rawlins Wyoming
A rear end collision at 3 a m near Rawlins involved a special four car sheep train and another freight train. Most sheep in the stock car died and two men were injured when brakes failed and the stock cars backed into a second train. The wreck occurred in a cut about a half mile west of Rawlins. recovery work finished by six o’clock.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Arrested Trying to Break Into Store
Fred Gatley about 30 was arrested last night by Officer Clancy as he was attempting to break into a store, according to police reports. The incident details follow, with Gatley in custody awaiting charges.
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Fred Gatley
Clancy
Stranger in town tried break in Maxi store via back door
A man, a stranger in town and just shipped from Alliance Nebraska, attempted to gain entry to Maxi clothing by forcing a back door with a kit. He gave conflicting motives, first claiming a desire for clothes then saying he wandered the country to provoke police attention. Sergeant McFarland reported last night.
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Maxi
Allian
McFarland
Thermopolis Trial Delayed By Slow Train Movement
The Thermopolis trial of Harry Stine and Fitzgerald on charges of stealing livestock from the state industrial school at Worland was delayed after chief Edith K. C. Clark failed to arrive. Clark was on the Burlington train expected to depart Cheyenne Thursday night but did not leave until early yesterday morning, delaying the proceedings.
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Harry Stine
Fitzgerald
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