State Good Roads Club Organized In Wyoming
Temporary organization formed at the highway convention in Laramie with M C Eldridge addressing the session. G E Parisoe was named president and John D Clark chaired the legislative committee. A formal state wide organization is planned for January with full county and city representation during the legislature session.
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Wyoming Good Roads Association
Industrial Club
M. C. Eldridge
Public Roads Bureau of the Interior Department
G. BE. Pyrisoe
Laramie
John D. Clark
G. E. Parisoe
W. L. Ayres
Wheatland
Payson Spaulding
Evanston
P. C. Spencer
Lander
W. J. Thom
Buffalo
Wyoming marks historic Oregon Trail spots
Dr Grace Raymond Hebard reports Wyoming has marked many Oregon Trail sites including Fort Walbach Fort Bonneville South Pass and the Wagon Box fight area. Ceremonies placed slabs at Slate Creek Emigrant Spring and Names Hill with monuments planned for Rock River and a Colorado Wyoming boundary line crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Grace Raymond Hebard
University of Wyoming
Oregon Trail Commission of Wyoming
John B. Kendrick
Fort Bonneville
Daniel
Lincoln County
Green River
Montrose
H. G. Nickerson
Lander
Hebard
Benjamin Bonneville
United States Army
Nickerson
Idaho
Slate Creek
Emigrant Spring
Green Rive
Mple
Rock River
Cokeville
Oregon
South Pass
California
Plains
Narcissa Prentiss
Dr. Hebard
Fort Laramie
John Hunton
Joseph Wilde
Old Fort Walbach
Joseph M. Carey
Cheyenne
Denver
Colorado
Bridger Pass
Cheyenne Children Help Red Cross With Generous Drive
Cheyenne school children donate over 125 in coins to aid tuberculosis sufferers nationwide. The Wyoming Public Health Society reports strong local support led by E W Stone and a broad clergy-led effort as Wyoming vies for a national per capita sales award from the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Red Cross
Mabor
R. A. Morton
Wyoming Public Health Society
Mull
Wyoming
National Association For the Study and Prevention
Whith
Rhode Inland
Health Society
E. W. Stone
Citizens Bank of
J. D. Shingle
John B. Kendrick
B. B. Brooke
Hailey Sheridan
F. W. Phifer
Wheatland
Ten Indicted for Medical License Fraud in Illinois
Ten people including two Chicago physicians and several medical students were indicted in Chicago on two counts each. The charges allege a conspiracy to operate a confidence game and to obtain money under false pretenses to secure medical licenses from the Illinois state board of health. Investigators say the ring prompted at least forty one students to pay for influence to pass licensure exams.
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Chicago
Illinois State Board of Health
St. Clair Drake
State Board
Fred JD. Farr
Drake
Ilnols
640 Acre Stock-Raising Homestead Bill Passed
Washington December 22 the house and senate adopted the conference report of the 640 acre stock raising home stead bill long sought by small farmers.
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Washington
House
Senate
Austro German Forces Push Steadily Forward On Fronts
British and French forces report ongoing pressure on German lines with large offensives planned. Northern Dobrudja sees Teutons driving Russians and Romanians toward Bessarabia while Berlin notes activity in Somme Meuse and Verdun regions. El Arish captured. Bulgarian detachment suffers losses near Lake Bubadag.
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Associated Press
Dobrudja
Teutons
Bessarabia
Berlin
Somme
Meuse
Verdun
Galicia
Zalestse
Petrograd
el Arish
Suez Canal
Congress Quits for Christmas with New Record
Washington December 22 Congress adjourned for Christmas holidays and will reconvene January 2. In the last three weeks the House passed five supply measures including urgent deficiency Indian district of Columbia diplomatic and consumer appropriations. The Senate approved the urgency deficiency bill while railroad legislation drew little attention as committees awaited the Senate action on arbitration measures and rail line takeovers in case of military necessity. The Senate also passed the immigration bill carrying the literacy test with conferees in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House
District of Columbia
Senate
Commerce Committee
Berlin Hails Wilson Peace Note With Enthusiasm
Berlin greets President Wilsons note with a tremendous welcome as noon editions trumpet the peace overtures. The American embassy is besieged by reporters seeking details while London reports focus on central powers reception and Entente plans to reply soon.
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Berlin
Dew
Wilson
London
Germany
Central Powers
20000 TROOPS HUNT FOR KILLER IN TEXAS ARMY SEARCH
Llano Grande Tex Dec 22 Private John Matehefts of Virginia Minn was shot and killed today by Private James B McAnabie of Springfield Mo during a dispute over a dollar Twenty thousand troops are hunting McAnabie Both men are from Battery D First Minnesota artillery
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Llano Grande
Tex
John Matehefts
Virginia
Minn
James B. McAnahie
Springfield
McAnabie
First
Minnesota Artillery
Railroad worker awarded after long shift costs and injuries
In Chicago a federal court affirmed a $45,000 award plus costs to James B. Wilson aborning Baltimore and Ohio freight conductor who worked 72 hours with minimal sleep, losing an arm and sustaining spinal injuries. Wilson, of Sharpeville, Pennsylvania, was countered by claims of $42,000 in work costs.
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Raiload
Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
James B. Wilson
Wilson
Sharpeville
Death Toll at Masonic Fire May Reach Eight
Wichita dispatch reports three more people in critical condition after the Kansas Masonic home blaze. The damage left four bodies recovered with a fifth missing. several residents, including children and the matron Mrs. Hatele Stewart, died from smoke. The fire’s cause is unknown as many residents endured cold and smoke in the ruined building.
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Wichita
Kan
Der
Kansas
Lansing Denies He Quit
Washington Ten twenty two stockbrokers report Secretary of State Lansing has resigned. His reply to interviewers was a curt refusal saying, Don't ask foolish questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lansing
Officials Eye Entente Response to Wilson Note
American officials watch for official replies from Entente allies to President Wilson's peace note. London dispatches suggest early replies unlikely due to ally consultations. Lansing statements reassured neutrals and boosted confidence in a measured, nonpartisan US stance.
Wyoming Weekend Weather Outlook
Cloudy with likely snow in the northwest Saturday. In the west and north Sunday expect little change in conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Wilson's Peace Note Still a Source of Wonder in England
London observers and government officials react with disbelief to President Wilson's peace note. British figures question motives while King George V reiterates the need to continue the war until aggression is judged crushed and Europe secured. France and Britain echo skepticism over US calls for peace without German concessions.
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Wilson
Secrary
Lansing
United States
England
London
Offiglad
America
Presllent
Germany
Fland Ie
Peat Dent
Georew
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State Good Roads Club
Eldridge
Wyoming Red Cross
N. S. Thomas
Deans. Flel AS
Teutons Advange
France
Bubadag
Enlsal
Ibolota
NEW Record
Slayer
White House
Europe
London News
Tigre Ia
Seaders
Mann
George
House of ‘“Inmons
Perreon
Prance
Iveante Dent Wilson
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