Cheyenne Fire Hazards Highlight Citywide Risk
Cheyenne faces widespread fire hazards with no fire escapes in schools and many rooming houses. Fire Chief Ed P. Taylor warns persistent neglect by landlords and city officials risks lives daily. He cites Cheyenne High School lacking exits and reports seven prior recommendations dating to 1911.
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Inter Ocean
Cheyenne High School
Ed. P. Taylor
Denver
Taylor
Plains
Moffatt
Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas From the State Leader
The State Leader extends cordial Christmas and New Year wishes to Wyoming and all its people. It notes evidences of prosperity across the state and expresses hope for a joyful season with good will, harmony, and neighborly spirit.
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Wyoming
Nick
Russian Rear Guard Falls Back North in Wallachia and Dobrudja
Newswire summary reports Russian rear guard yielding under Teutonic pressure in Wallachia and Dobrudja with engagements near Rimnik Sarat. Russians retire from advanced posts as heavy fighting continues and contends to cover retreat of Franco Romanian forces. Verdun artillery active. Macedonian front hindered by weather. Also notes American ambassador at Petrograd delivering German peace note and a British shipping losses estimate. In Buffalo a jury convicts John Edward Teiper of murder in the second degree for slaying his mother after two hours of deliberation.
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Dobrudja
Rimnik-Sarat
Teutonic Critica
Verdun
Petrograd
Great Britain
Buffalo
N. Y
John Edward Teiper
Honeymoon Wrecked by Automobile Theft in Albany
A Denver wedding couple faces arrest after their vehicle was stolen in Albany. Charles Williamson and Joe V. Clark, claiming Baltimore origins, fled after using a borrowed car. Clark confessed while Williamson refused to pay. The bride and her companion remained in the Albany hotel room awaiting hearings.
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Wynkoop
Albany
Charles Williamson
Joe V. Clark
Baltimore
MD. Clark
Williamson
Sergeant McFarland
Clark
Ho Fs
City
Bride of Two Days Returns to Hotel After Arrest
Bride of two days and her companion recount their arrests at Albany station. They deny wrongdoing and request silence about the affair. Mrs Williamson says they were at Union Pacific depot seeking Salt Lake City, a girl wandered off, then an officer escorted them to the station and seized their baggage.
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Mra. Williamson
Mra. Clark
Union Pacific
Salt Lake City
Wilson outlines peace note goals and calls for detailed state statements
Washington reports President Wilson says the aim of the peace note is a just permanent peace and demands full, practical statements from all belligerents. Secretary Lansing offers to support an inquiry into stock speculation tied to his statements and asserts ignorance of stock dealings.
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Wilson
United States
Lansing
State Department
Representative Wood
Indiana
Christmas Pay Bandits Harvest in Chicago Raid
Chicago dispatch reports a Christmas Eve payday raid by unknown assailants. Robbers seized 1050 at the Paymaster of Pooth Mahoories, plus 1850 from Joseph Tam bing, and 69 from an Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co store. Four officers pursued and arrested the fugitives after a bread delivery car shadowed the scene.
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Pooth Mahoories Company
Joseph Tambing
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
Buffalo Bill Improving in Denver
Denver December 24 reports state Colonel Cody known as Buffalo Bill is showing improvement in condition according to a brief Denver telegraph item. The update notes his recovery from illness and seems to ease concern among supporters and staff.
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Colo
Cody
Buffaloe UN
Torreon Captured or Evacuated by Villa Forces
El Paso reports from Mexican sources claim Torreon fell to Villa or residents fled as garrison withdrew. Refugees were said seen heading toward San Luis Potosi, but no official confirmation. In another item, Villa supporters dynamited a train near Saltillo on December 1, with Carranza soldiers killed.
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Tex
Carranza
Torreon
Villa
Torre Know
Luis Potosi
Vilia
Laredo
Saltillo
Supreme Court clears part mutuel betting in Arizona
The Arizona supreme court ruled that operating part mutuel betting machines does not violate state law. The decision makes it likely the spring race meeting will be held in Phoenix with officials optimistic about the outcome.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Supreme Court
Dutch Antiwar Telegram Praises Wilson Peace Efforts
The Dutch antiwar council sent a telegram to President Wilson thanking him for his peace efforts. Foreign reports from Vienna Berlin and Amsterdam praise the note as aiding negotiations toward an end to the war.
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Dutch Antiwar Council
Wilson
Holland
Cavalieri Pays Fine and Takes Wife Back to Salida
Cavalieri, jailed in Cheyenne on an assault to murder charge after driving with his wife and four children to Salida, Colorado, pleads guilty to a reduced assault count. Judge Mentzer fines him $100, hopes for reconciliation, and Cavalieri leaves for home with his family. Fosca remains hospitalized with bullet wounds and faces possible charges. officials say prosecution of Fosca under state law is unlikely.
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Peter Cavalieri
Colo
Cheyenne
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Fosca
Wingus
W. C. Mentzer
Sam Thompson
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Cavalier
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Oausel
Willian B. Rosse
Fom Ballda
Guily
Moenteer
Colorado
Mosca Kt
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Fosse
Fodenta
Jin
Foneu
Cavaliers
Lila
Degrierad
Hte Hone
Rio Grande
Fouca
O Young
Coloradoan Wife Elopement Sparks Domestic Tragedy Summary
A Coloradoan recounts a family dispute where Cavalieri’s wife eloped with Fosca and he pursued the couple to Cheyenne. In the confrontation he fired shots, wounding his wife and child. The elder child was said to be at risk, while Cavalieri later expressed remorse as the injured moved toward recovery.
Fragmentary tale: marooned at Ores mountain mine bankhouse
A snippet reports six companions marooned in a mine bankhouse on the Ores mountain trail. The passage notes a papal reference and unclear dates, with the event dated near December 24 and an attendant sorrowful mood.
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Colo
Dac
Siuer Andereon
Ores
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