Union Pacific 10 gives men extra month's pay and insurance
Union Pacific announces a one month bonus for all employees earning $1800 or less per year since January 1 1916 as a Christmas gesture not a present. An insurance plan for workers under 4000 a year provides life, accident, and sickness coverage with varying weekly benefits and a possible total of 2600 life insurance, to take effect January 1 1917.
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U S Notes Belligerents No War Threat Says Lansing
Secretary Lansing issues clarification after Wilsons note to belligerents seen as peace seeking not a threat of entering the war. No policy change intended. capital voices seek Senate action on Hitchcock peace resolution amid mixed reactions.
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Year Most Prosperous For Sheepmen In 1916 State Report
The 1916 fiscal year ends December 1 marked unusual prosperity for Wyoming sheep industry per the state board of sheep commissioners. Secretary Dr Hugh R Millard notes Federal lamb prices rose and demand pushed prices from 7.50 to 8 per hundred to as high as 10.25 in fall sales.
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Eldridge Explains Federal Aid Means for Wyoming Roads
Federal aid roads discussion centered on Wyoming after voters approved constitutional amendment. Eldridge says a state highway department must be created to receive funds and to administer programs. He notes expenditures per mile rose from 1904 to 1915 and motor vehicle use pressures maintenance and reconstruction costs.
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Union Pacific Bonus Plan Delights Cheyenne Workers
Cheyenne Union Pacific employees celebrate a new year end bonus and attractive insurance announced yesterday. The bulletin says all nonunion and union workers will receive equal distribution, with no discrimination. Local workers praise the generosity, noting the company outspreads holiday gifts compared with rivals.
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Teutons Driven Back in Dobrudja Heights
Associated Press reports Teutonic allies pushed from Dobrudja Heights as Russians and Rumanians contest key positions. Russian forces capture Carpathian heights. Nussiana repulsed at several poles while artillery duels flare in France. Berlin cites British trench raid near Arras. Verdun under heavy bombardment amid snow and rain in Macedonia. British claim success against Turkish river craft in Kutla Mara region.
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Wyoming Weather Outlook for Friday and Saturday
The forecast calls for cloudy skies across Wyoming with a chance of snow in the west and north Friday into Saturday. Temperatures are expected to drop Saturday with noticeably colder conditions statewide.
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War outlook in Austrian and German papers on December 21
Austrian newspapers expect British policy to shape en tente moves, signaling likely continuation of war. The Neue Freie Presse favors reconstruction only as satisfaction, while Fremdenblatt suggests Lloyd George may regret his stance. Berlin dispatch notes the German press continues coverage.
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Secretary Lansing Says U S Near Verge of War
Washington December 21 Secretary Lansing issued the first explanatory statement behind the Wilson note. He said the United States is approaching a verge of war and must know exactly which belligerent seeks what to regulate conduct and avoid entanglement while pursuing peace.
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United States Seeks Clarity on Nations Demands
A historical report highlights U S concerns over neutral rights amid diplomatic strains. It notes Secretary Lansing and President Wilson weighing responses to alleged international law breaches that could draw the United States further into the war.
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