Jim Kidd Willoughby laid to rest in Cheyenne
The Cheyenne funeral for Jim Kidd Willoughby, 63, native of Wyoming and former motion picture actor known for wild west days, drew old friends from Los Angeles and Wyoming. His relics, including saddle and Colt revolver, were presented to the Industrial club. He left a niece, Mrs. F C Matard, as sole close relative. The service was conducted by Dr George C Rafter with a frontier committee attending the grave.
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Jim “Kidd” Willoughby
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Clyde Early
Capitol Avenue
George C Rafter
Episcopal Church
Willoughby
Los Angeles
Frontier Committee
Willughby
Cartere
Colt
Industrial Club
Neice
F.C. Matard
Warren Avenue
Weather and Heavy Traffic Delays Trains
Trains of the Union Pacific ran two to nine hours late yesterday as heavy passenger traffic and storms caused widespread delays. Extreme cold through Tuesday and Wednesday held up Chicago and Omaha services while the Short Line and Denver routes also faced delays. Local agent Frederick sold over $2,000 in tickets despite the disruption.
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Union Pacific
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Road to Love at Lyric Theatre Stages Lenore Ulrich
Morosco-Paramount photoplay attraction at the Lyric theatre features Lenore Ulrich as Hassa an Arian lady of wealth who loves an unbeliever an American. The tale blends love adventure and thrilling action with desert life scenes highlighted by Ulrich's performance.
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Lenore Ulrich
Morosco
Hassa
Morosco- Paramount
Lyric Theatre
The Rights of Man, a Story of War's Helot at New Atlas
A dramatic photoplay billed as a modern war portrayal promises scenic beauty and action. It features a young American Red Cross doctor and marching troops, with aerial scenes and trenches, aiming to depict the horrors and ravages of war.
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Larkin
Helot
New Atlas Theatre
Road convention poised to push Wyoming road board plan
Statewide leaders from Wyoming gather at Cheyenne Industrial club to push a highway board through winter legislation and secure a federal grant of 917962 for road construction. Eldridge of the federal road service will speak, with meetings held at 10 am 2 pm and 8 pm, open to the public.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
Douglas
United States
Industrial Club
Gus Holm’s
Cody
Yellowstone Highway Association
P. C. Spencer
Lander
Wyoming Good Roads Alliances
J. W. Cook
The
Stockgrowers Bank
W. L. Ayres
Wheatland
Jaramie
A. Duniway
State University
Ho RK. Weston
First National Bank
Levison
H. O. Punshon
Chamber of Commerce
Will Reed
Charles Blydenburgh
Rawlins
Ed Jacobson
Carpenter Commercial Club
Folllowing
G. E. Patisoe
Laramie
C. Spencer
John DD. Clark
Gus Helms
W. L
Federal Service
J. A. Whitaker
Three Children Burned in Locked Dallas House
Three children aged 1 to 3 perished when their mother Samantha Isaiah locked them inside a house five miles south of Dallas and went to town for Christmas gifts. The blaze is thought to have started from a stove. In other news, reports of fighting between Carranza troops and Villa followers near Escalon, north of Torreon, reach U.S. agents.
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Dallas ,Tes
Samantha Isaiah
Here
Dallas
EL Paso
Tex
Carranga
Villa
Escalon
Torreon
United States Secret Service
Jimenez
Carranza
Institutes Prove a Great Success in Laramis County
The six farm institutes conducted last week by a team from the state university drew large crowds across Highland colony Carpenter Burns Egbert Albin Pine Bluffs and culminated with a dairy creamery program. J E Reynolds led talks with T B Parsons E F Burton Henrietta Kohlsborn and Dr Lenhert. A grain corn and potato show drew twenty entries and the final week events included an evening program at the opera house and plans for a farmer short course in February.
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Laramis
Estate University
Cheyenne
J. E. Reynolds
Highland Colony
T. 8. Parsons
E. F. Burton
Henrietta Kohlsborn
Lenhert
Carpenter
Burns
Egbert
Albin
Pine Bluffs
Farmers’ Co-operative Creamery
The
State University
Stephen Haines
Farm Loan Association
A. B. Mitchell
Farmers’ Bank
Pera House
Reynolds
Government Wins $30,000 Verdict Over Forest Fire
A federal court judgment yesterday assigns roughly $30,000 in damages to the United States from Carbon Timber Co. of Rawlins and Elk Mountain Mercantile Co. for fire damage in Medicine Bow national forest reserves. Government costs to fight the blaze exceeded $12,000. timber losses were substantial. Attorneys for the defendants were Chas Blydenburg of Rawlins and T Clake Kennedy of Cheyenne.
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United States
John A. Riner
Carbon Timber Co
Rawlins
Elk Mountain ,Mercantile Co
Elk Mountain
Medicine Bow Range
C. L. Rigdon
The
Chas, Blydenburg
Elk Mountain Mercantile Co
T. Clake Kennedy
Cheyenne
Town Boys Defeat High School 30 to 16 in Season Opener
A town boys team selected from local youths beat the high school first team 30 to 16 at the school gym. William Lee refereed as the town squad led early and maintained the margin despite the high school’s faster pace and better wind. The halves ended 12 to 5 and 30 to 16, with prospects of a rematch after the holidays.
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William Lee
High School
Cook
Truckey
Volk
Meager
B. Clark
Gardner
W. Vavra
French
Smith
Cochrane
German Lines Offer Freight After Peace Declares
New York dispatch reports Hamburg-American and North German Lloyd tentatively offer to receive freight from the United States to Hamburg on resumption of peace, with notices from their American representatives. Other items note improvements to Hoboken ships, a new Canada to Gulf highway, and Lincoln Highway association activities.
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New York
Hamburg-American
North German
Lloyd
United States
Hamburg
Oeirichs & Co
North Geran Lloyd
Hoboken
Nmaba
Canada
Gulf
Lincoln Highway Notes Bridge Action Boosted
Trenton New Jersey reports a major boost to the Lincoln highway bridge project over the Delaware river. Officials anticipate faster progress on the critical span and increased road improvements along the route.
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Trenton
N. J
Delaware River
Santo Domingo Protests to Foreign Diplomats
Santo Domingo has sent identical protest notes to foreign diplomats in Washington regarding a dispute. The action follows a tense diplomatic moment and involves official channels between the Dominican Republic and foreign governments.
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San Domingo
Washington
Santo Domingo
Protests Forwarded to State Department
Protests regarding proclaiming martial law and a military government in the republic were learned today and have been forwarded to the State Department for action. The incident reflects diplomatic tensions and potential international implications.
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Dom
United States
Republic
State Department
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Omaha
Lyric Tommy
NEW Atlas Today
Fort Piere
South Dakota
Washington Meat Market
Ngheay
Laramie County
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bucyrus
Ohio
Plana
Gaston
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Jefferson Highway Association
Detroit
Mich
Wilhelm Miller
University of Illinois
Lincoln Highway Association
Miller
Illinois
J. A. Kirkpatrick
Carey Avo
Phono
West Side Coal & Junk Yard
Huff’s
Huff
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