Officials clash over phones in Laramie liquor case
In Laramie Wyoming William Fritz, running a Rock River restaurant, was arrested by Sheriff Jackson while allegedly passing liquor to a soldier on a train. He was held at county jail as federal officials seek proper information before a warrant. Deputy U.S. marshal Brennan and U.S. Commissioner Symons spar over filing requirements amid similar charges against Fernando Garzia.
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Laramie
Wyo
William Fritv
Rock River
United States
Jackson
Brennan
Cheyenne
Fritz
Frity
Marshal Brennan
Frits
John H. Symons
Symons
Symone
Garzia
Federal
Trabing
New Year's Cheer Planned for Men in Post Hospital
The Home Red Cross under Miss Mildred Sterling plans to send flowers and dainties to men in the post hospital on New Year's Day. Jellies and fruit have been pouring in while oranges are sought in uniform grade. Donations to oranges can be arranged via Miss Sterling or Mrs. Houx wife of the governor who will buy flowers for all the men.
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Home Red Cross
Mildred Sterling
Post Hospital
Miss Sterling
Good Will Purse Helps Needy Negro Families in Cheyenne
Mr and Mrs John Bakey of 1709 Thames street donated a $60 Christmas purse for the needy Negro population of Cheyenne. Rev Jeltz of the African Methodist Episcopal church distributed coal groceries and other necessities to about a dozen families, spreading the season's spirit.
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John Bakey
Thames Street
Jeltz
Methodist Episcopal Church
Cheyenne
Government to Farm 3000 Acres of Land in War Time
The government will plant 3000 acres of land under the government ditch near Lingle under reclamation service direction. Land will be allotted to actual settlers next fall. Each eighty acre block will have a separate independent ditch system developed at the land's expense. Tractor power will prepare the soil for large scale work to meet national needs.
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Lingle
Wye
Dee
Reclamation Service
Casper Laundry Changes Hands
Casper, Wyo., Dec 27. Announcement of the sale of the Casper Steam Laundry from Otis L. Thompson to the firm Volmer & Titus of Omaha Neb. They will take control Jan 1 and keep the dry cleaning unit, planning upgrades and new features for Casper patrons.
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Casper, Woyo
Casper
Otis L. Thompson
Volmer & Titus
Omaha
Neb
Thompson
Volmer
Titus
Denver
Women Begin City Canvass for Sanitary Survey Work
The City Federation of Clubs plans house canvassing to improve sanitary conditions under the Delineator field nurse and bacteriologist. They will collect birth records, stress accurate birth and death registration, and compare with 1818 registrations to measure completeness. Preventive work aims to cut infant death and illness rates by early detection and reporting.
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City Federation of Clubs
Carnegie Library
New York State
Boards of Health
Novel Fort Collins romance during quarantine
Edith Johnson from Manville Wyoming moved to Fort Collins to nurse her ill fiancé Raymond Cyphers with the disease declared as scarlet fever. A doctor attended and the couple wed through a window. she plans to remain as nurse and build immunity with ruin treatment while two friends in the same house also suffer.
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Fort Collins
Manville
Wyo
Edith 0. Johnson
Raymond Cyphers
Missa Johnson
Miners Shot Near Greeley Leave Two Injured
In the Frederick-Firestone-Erie district near Greeley Colorado Albert Munson lies dying at Longmont hospital and John Smith is seriously wounded after a drunken shootout at the Grant mine. The clash followed alleged advances toward Mrs Smith and a later free-for-all among miners as officials investigate the incident and gunfire.
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Smith
Munson
Longmont
Greeleey
Cape
Punch Ban At Dances To Bar Soldiers From Liquor
Mayor R N LaFontaine issues order banning punch at all city licensed public dances to prevent liquor being spiked. Private dances voluntarily drop punch. city jurisdiction excludes private events.
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R. N. LaFontaine
Three HelE on Charges Of Robbing Hoy 16
Thomas McKay Phillip Gibbons and K B Smith are in the city jail awaiting possible highway robbery charges. Police were drawn to a bridge west of Cheyenne by a shot early this morning and found four men in a heated argument.
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Thomas McKay
Phillip Gibbons
K. BR. Smith
Cheyenne
Sixteen-Year-Old Robbed of £50 in Local Incident
Police report a sixteen-year-old was enticed to the street and robbed of £50. MecKay discarded a gun which officers later recovered. Investigators suspect Le Uirew may know where the money is. No suspects are identified in Cheyenne.
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Spet
MecKay
Tiio
le Uirew
Bey
Cheyenne
Sheepmen Gain 13 Million in Wyoming in 1917
The Wyoming state board of sheep commissioners reports sheepmen increased wealth by 13 million dollars in 1917 through wool and mutton sales. Prices were the highest on record, though winter losses and a severe season kept many from millionaire status. Rabies vigilance continues in the eastern state, with no cases yet but warning to watch for the disease.
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Xood
Wyoming
Millard
State Board of Sheep Commissioners
Hous
Slitese
Woman Tries to Put Letter in Fire Box
Three fire alarms were turned in yesterday with one false alarm from box 12 at Tenth and Evans streets. A woman mistook the fire call box for a mailbox and triggered the bell while attempting to insert a letter, expressing surprise at the response.
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Tenth
Evans Streets
Fire department battles rooftop blaze at 1606 Kent Street
Fire crews arrived after an alarm as two engine teams battled a roof fire at a house on Kent Street. The blaze damaged a pile of barrels near Twentieth and Feed streets, with authorities attributing the cause to nearby parks.
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Kent Street
Reads Seizure Delays Union Pacific Shop Expansions
Local officials say government seizure of railroads will slow the proposed $1,000,000 enlargement and improvement of the Union Pacific shops here. Officials expect layoffs for traveling freehood passenger agents while many operating staff like engineers and firemen will likely stay, with wages and conditions not expected to drastically change.
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Union Pacific
Ths Point
Funeral Attendance Notice for Wm Keating
Attendees are asked to meet at Et hall on Thursday at 815 a m to attend the funeral of our life neighbor Wm Keating Bre achear a
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Et Hall
Wm. Keating, A
Breachear
Try Jiffy-Jell and Get Aluminum Molds Offer
Coupon offer encourages buying two Jiffy-Jell packages from grocer and mailing 10c for three molds or 20c for six molds a pint mold offers 50c value for 10c mailing. Limited time of one week. Describes fruity dainties salad uses and economical dessert idea.
Four men charged in Greek's murder inquest verdict
An inquest found that Gist Kondake known as Greek died from two gunshot wounds fired by William L. Brown and Walter Hemalee. Joe Hamilton and W. C. Prisble were identified as accomplices and all four face charges. Inquest testimony repeated earlier details as Archie Alizon Carl Gyling and George Cuhind served on the coroner's jury. An inquest into Alfredo Estrada's stabbing death continued with expected verdict.
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Gist Kondake
Jung
Kondaks
William L. Brown
Walter Hemalee
Joe Hamilton
W. C. Prisbte
Fristle
Brown
Archie Aliizon
Carl Gyling
George Cuhind
Alfredo Estrada
Countess Manin Convicted in Petrograd Misappropriation Trial
In Petrograd on December 97 Countess Manin former minister of public instruction in the Kerensky cabinet was tried for misappropriation of public funds. She was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment with restitution and public censure. The alleged scheme moved all ministry funds to the estate bank leaving ministry accounts empty when Bolsheviks seized power.
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Petrograd
Manin
Kerensky
coUntes
Estate Bank
Contral Ste
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Winer
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Hreadler
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Waukesha Pure Food Company
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