Proprieter Arrested for Bigamy Under Alias Carl Ray
Carl Ray also known as Melvin Avon Barringer, proprietor of the Amuse theater in Los Angeles, was arrested on a bigamy charge based on a Wyoming divorce obtained by fraud. His first wife Victoria Korn Ray alleges he secured the decree in Cheyenne on Sept 27, 1915 and remarried in Santa Barbara on the following day under an assumed name. Barringer claims bona fide residency in California. defense and prosecution await further action.
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Carl Ray
Amuse Theater
Thin City
Los Angeles
Cal
Melvin A. Barringer
Victoria Korn Ray
Ray
Nora Lowell
California
Santa Barbara
Wyoming
Los Angeles Examiner
Los A Ugeles
Melvin Avon Barringer
New Hampshire Street
Irs
Victoria Born Ray
San Bernardino
Fom
Cheyenne
Wyo
Barringer
New Haneshire Street
Forbes
Selcom
W. J. Ford
Fred Morrison
Cryer
Farringer
United States Rejects Villa Peace Plea and Notes Late Note
Washington rejects any Villa peace overture as unworthy. Villa reportedly offers to spare foreigners and stop killings if Washington stays out of his campaign against the Carranza government. Villa, with about 8,000 men, moves south toward Torreon or Chihuahua City as officials conclude further attacks are planned. An American refugee recounts killings in Santa Rosalia and Jimenez and Henry W Clark’s escape from execution.
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Washington
Der
United States
Villa
EL Paso
Tex
Guerero
Chihuahua
Carranza
Chihuahua City
Department
Villistas
Torreon
Santa Rosalia
Coahuila
Eagle Pass
C. H. Fisher
Santa Rosana
Jimenez
Howard Gray
Parral
Henry W Clark
Clark
Mexican Rebel Villa Demands Free Hand in War
An American refugee reports that Villa seeks sole control to prosecute his fight against Carranza. A man linked to Villa’s forces offered to join if pardoned his father. Clark was last seen heading to his ranch wrapped in a Mexican blanket. The account claims Dr Fisher was executed after Villa questioned his citizenship and had him killed near the cemetery.
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Villa
Clark
Dr Fisher
Br Fisher
Mexico
Mail Order Liquor Ads Threaten Cheyenne Firms
A national bill reported by the post office committee would bar liquor advertisements from the mails except to licensed dealers, which Colorado lacks. Cheyenne mail order houses would be barred from circulating circulars in the state, risking fines up to $1,000 and three years’ imprisonment for violations.
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Cheyenne
Colorado
Post Office Committee
National House of Representatives
Caplan Found Guilty in Los Angeles Times Explosion Case
David Caplan was found guilty of manslaughter in his second trial for complicity in the October 1 1910 Los Angeles Times explosion that killed twenty people. The penalty ranges one to ten years and sentencing is set for Monday after a seven hour jury deliberation. Caplan is the fourth to be tried in the case.
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Los Angeles
Cal
David Caplan
Los Angeles Times
Caplan
Warlaumont Brings Federal Prisoner to Cheyenne Today
Deputy U S Marshal Pete Warlaumont will arrive in Cheyenne with John Brager, indicted in Kansas for violating internal revenue laws. Brager was arrested by Warlaumont at Cambria and will be returned to Kansas.
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United States
Pete Warlaumont
Cheyenne
John Brager
Kansas
Brager
Warlaumont
Cambria
Consierration of Ireland Promised by Bonar Law
In London on December 15 Bonar Law praised John Redmond and said in Commons that action for a new state of affairs in Ireland is most desirable.
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Ireland
Bonar Law
London
John Redmond
Commons
Guy Fosca Shot by Irate Husband in Serious Shape
Guy Fosca, an Italian railroad laborer, was shot Thursday at 605 West Sixteenth Street by Peter Cavalieri. Fosca remains in critical condition with multiple bullet wounds in the pelvis area at St. John's hospital. Cavalieri, jailed in Salida, Colo., claims he aimed only to maim and will face charges if Fosca dies.
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Guy Fosca
Weat
Sixteenth Street
Peter Cavalieri
Salida
Colo
St. John's Hospital
Posen
Sam Thompson
Cavalier
Fouca
Foaca
Tho P
Wife Avoids 4% Bat Calls On Victim In Hospital
Mrs Cavalier visits the hospital where the victim lies and interviews with attorneys suggest possible simple assault charges. W B D Rone and Cav alier’s attorney declined to discuss details while Ross also refused comment. The four children stay with their mother.
Crown Prince Driven Back as Verdun Front Advances
French forces in Verdun area strike between the Meuse and Woevre and north of Douaumont, pushing the German crown prince two miles back. French claim 7,500 prisoners and heavy guns captured. Berlin concedes attackers gained advantages. Austro German forces seize Buzeu near Bucharest. Russians and Romanians reported burning villages as they retreat. Teutons and Bulgarians begin Dobrudja assault. Greeks withdraw under Entente ultimatum. Berlin reports German forces entered.
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Verdun
Meuse
Woevre
Douaumont
Paris
Berlin
Buzeu
Bucharest
Simm
Teutons
Dobrudja
Mesopotamia
Pershing Promotion Recommended by President in Mexico Service
Washington December 15 President Wilken recommended the promotion of Brigadier General John J Pershing to major general in acknowledgment of his service in Mexico He also proposed elevating Colonels Eben Swift Francis Dirouch Edwin St J Groble and Charles G Treat to brigadier general rank
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Washington
Mexico
Wilken
Rig
John J. Pershing
Brgadier
Eben Swift
Francis , Dirouch
Edwin St. J. Groble
Charles G. Treat
Trainmen and Railroads Near Out of Court Settlement
Evansville Ind Dec 16 W G C Lee president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen says negotiations are underway with railroad executives to settle the entire controversy out of court before January 1 when the Adamson law takes effect. Leaders on both sides have discussed the proposal and are optimistic about the outcome.
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Evansville
Ind
W. GC. Lee
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Brotherhood
Loafers
Ars
West Virginia Votes Split Electorally in 1912 Referendum
In Charleston on December 15, final returns show President Wilson will gain one electoral vote from West Virginia despite Charles E Hughes carrying the state by 2721. Republican Col H A Scott failed to win a seat, and Orlando Depue defeated him for the slate. Woman suffrage was defeated by a larger margin than the 1912 prohibition amendment, with 64 540 votes for and 161 607 against.
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Charleston
W. Va
Charles E. Hughes
West Virginia
Wilson
Col. H. A. Scott
J. W. Dawson
Orlando Depuec
US Will Not Comment On Austro German Peace Proposals
Washington dec 15 official note says the United States will not send its own peace proposal alongside the central powers. The notes will be transmitted to entente governments as soon as possible due to physical difficulties. President Wilson conferred with Secretary Lansing and Cabinet members before deciding to await full understanding of the German proposals.
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Washington
United States
Central Powers
Beo‘elby
Blate Lansing
Wilton
Lloy G George
Meitber
Inia
Petrograd
Germany
Wilson
Khow
Peace Overtnre of mans Rejecte By Russian Duma
Petrograd dispatches report the Russian Duma adopted a resolution rejecting German peace proposals. In Landon, sentiment grows that the allies should present their own terms, while unofficial exchanges with Chancellor von Hertmann Hollweg’s plan proceed amid three advised approaches.
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Mans
Duma
Grad Dispatches
Lloyd S George
Foreign Office
von Uethmann-Hollweg
Wyoming Weekend Weather Forecast
The report calls for a fair Saturday and Sunday across Wyoming with colder air concentrated in the eastern and central regions while western areas endure strong winds.
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Wyoming
U P To Advertise Frontier Throughout The Country
Cheyenne marks its eminentennial with a Frontier celebration in 1017. W K Cundiff announced that Union Pacific will publicize the event nationwide from Chicago meetings of passenger agents. Advertising will highlight Yellowstone and Cheyenne’s memorial frontier history to lure tourists next summer.
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Cheyenne
United States
Union Parisie
W. K. Cundiff
Denver
Frontier Committee
Union Pacific
Chica
Mr. Cundife
Cundiff
Semi Centennial Talking Point for Summer Tourists
Plans were discussed by Mr Cundiff and Mrs Wotman with local leaders to promote a frontier celebration. Wallace of Western Light and Power, Cheyenne subsidiary, attended and was described as a booster and friend of the northern Colorado show.
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Mr. Cundiff
Mred Wotman
Chulre
The
Frontier Committee
Bow
Joe Cahill
Semrad
J. J. Melnerneys
JJ Wallace
Stees
General Heanager
Weatern Light and Power Company
Cheyenne Company
Cheyenne
Wallace
Jed Wrenther
Colcoale
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Bandit Villa
Caples
Sayville Wireless
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Lloyd-George
League of Nations
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Landon
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