Union Pacific 10 gives men extra month's pay and insurance
Union Pacific announces a Christmas bonus of one month’s pay for employees earning $1,800 or less since January 1, 1916, not a gift but due to economic strain. An insurance plan for those earning up to $4,000 includes life, accident, and sickness coverages with specific wage-based minimums and maximums. The plan applies to Union Pacific and affiliated lines starting January 1, 1917, with details published by Judge Lovett and General Manager W. M. Jeffers.
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U. S. Notes Clarified No War Threat Says Secretary Lansing
Secretary Lansing issued an explanatory statement denying any threat of U S entry into war from the note to belligerents. He said the note aims at peace discussions and the neutrality policy remains unchanged. The capital reacted with consternation and Senate action on Hitchcock’s peace resolution followed Borah’s opposition.
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Year Was Most Prosperous For Sheepmen
The fiscal year ending December 1 1916 marked unusual prosperity for the state sheep industry per the annual report of the state board of sheep commissioners. Secretary Dr Hugh R Millard of Cheyenne notes federal lamb prices rose, contracts last spring at 7 50 to 8 per hundred, with demand pushing prices to 10 25 per hundred as fall approached.
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Eldridge Explains Federal Aid Means for Wyoming Roads
M O Eldridge federal agent outlines how Wyoming can participate in federal aid for roads after voters amended the constitution. He says a state highway department is needed to handle funds, with the secretary of agriculture coordinating via highway departments. The piece notes rising road expenditures, motor vehicle numbers, and the necessity of a state highway commission to receive federal funds, as discussed at the meeting.
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Union Pacific Announces Generous Year-End Bonus Plan
Cheyenne workers react with joy to a company bulletin detailing a substantial year-end bonus and attractive insurance. The plan applies to all employees, with no discrimination against union members, prompting widespread praise as the Yuletide gift season begins.
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Teutons Driven Back in Dobrudja Front
AP reports Teutonic allies driven from Dobrudja Heights as Russians and Rumanians contest key positions. Teutons advance from Insuracevit road face steady resistance near Pirlik. In the Carpathians Russia captures heights while Nussiana repulsed elsewhere. Snow and rain hamper action in Macedonia as British bombard Turkish river craft in Kuthla Mara region.
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Wyoming Weather Forecast Weathers Snow in West and North
Forecasters predict cloudy skies with a chance of snow Friday and Saturday in the western and northern regions. Temperatures will drop on Saturday making the coldest day of the period across those areas.
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Teuton Papers Predict War Will Continue
Vienna reports Austrian papers believe Britain will shape the Entente’s attitude and keep the war going. The Neue Freie Presse says reconstruction is possible but not satisfaction. Fremdenblatt warns Lloyd George may regret not meeting the Central Powers halfway.
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Secretary Lansing Warns We Are Near Verge of War
Washington dec 21 secretary of state Lansing issued the first explanatory statement behind the Wilson note amid rumors the US might abandon neutrality. He said the bel ligerents gains momentum and the United States must know each belligerent position to guide future conduct.
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United States Entitled to Know Nations Seek
Fragmented text discusses U S stance on neutrality and reactions to international incidents. It references Secretary Lansing, President's note, and comments by German Ambassador vom Hertling amid tensions over potential U S involvement in the war.
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