Sugar Kings under Fire in Reed Babst Hearing
A Senate Manufactures Committee probe into food policy and Hoovers food administration airs sharp exchanges with Karl J. Babst of American Sugar Refining while Senator Reed presses for details on sugar imports and contracts. George H. Earle Jr. argues Hoover’s policies kept sugar prices high, provoking anger among refiners.
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Washington
United States
Senatorial Committee On Manufactures
Jim Reed
Missouri
Karl J. Babst
American Sugar Refining Company
Reed
Hower Food Administration
Hoover
George H. Earle, Jr
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE price increase announced
Advertisement states LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE now costs 50c per box due to higher prices for six medicinal extracts and concentrated preparations. The copy notes the product has stood the test for a quarter century and claims global ownership by civilized nations.
County Board Sets Bill Submission Deadline for December
The board of county commissioners will consider all bills against the county for the last month only if not prevented by contest. Presentations after Saturday December 29 will not be considered at the January meeting. officials announced yesterday.
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Board of County Commissioners
Jess
Dee
Gorelainas Seainet
Tontett
Elks Host Large New Year Dance in Cheyenne
The Elks announce a major New Year’s Eve dance at the Elks home in Cheyenne with novelties and noise-makers planned. No banquet will be served due to food conservation. Mayor Lafontaine says city has no jurisdiction over the punch bowl as dances are invitation-only.
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Elks
Cheyenne
Lafontaine
Mercury Drops 25 Degrees In Cheyenne Cold Snap
Cheyenne saw a rapid temperature fall with noon readings giving way to a 25 degree drop by midnight as a cold wave loomed near the zero mark. Forecasters warned of a sharp freeze while residents, misled by a warmer morning, hurried to cover up as the cold arrived late.
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Cheyenne
Weather Bureau
Noted Mexican Is Stabbed in Laramie
In Laramie Wyoming on December 28 a Mexican named Josie Laing stabbed two other Mexicans at a rooming house on Garfield Street. Julian L. Ramus and another man were cut on the wrists and treated by the county physician. Ramus, president of Ramus Mining Co Chihuahua Mexico, claims the mine has copper ore 30 to 60 percent and says work halted due to Villa activities.
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Laramie
Wyo
Josie Laing
Garfield’ Street
Julian Ll. Ramus
Bictorial Zapata
Laing
Justice Court
Harold Persons Sought Here by Anxious Mother
A missing youth, Harold Persons, last heard from in Longmont Colorado, may be in Billings or Cheyenne. His worried mother, Mrs E Persons, traveled from Fort Collins to Cheyenne seeking him with police assistance and asks anyone knowing his whereabouts to contact Cheyenne Police or her at Moffat Hotel room 31.
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Harold Persons
Cheyenne
Harold
Longmont
Colo
Billings
Fort Collins
E. Persons
Moffat Hotel
Commutation Effort Fails in Pearson Death Case
In Colorado, advocates seek commuting Clyde Pearson’s death sentence for the 1916 killing of Sheriff Frank Roach. State physicians and officials express no disapproval of execution, calling the crime one of the coldest murders seen.
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Colorado
Clyde
Pearson
Frank Roach
C. ¥. Beard
Colorwile State Board of Pardons
Dr. Beard
Beard
Cheyenne
Roach
Laramie County
Granite Canyon
Eurly
Fort Collins
Board of Pardons
Questionnaires Not Reaching Men For Draft Registration
Thirty seven men mailed questionnaires did not receive them and the forms were returned to the local board. These non-receipts place them in draft class one, to be taken at once without exemptions. A public listing of names and towns was issued to notify recipients in Pine Bluffs, Gleason, Omaha, Burns, Cheyenne, Deertrail, Archer, and other areas, representing about two percent of those mailed.
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Constantine Parajeros
Pine Bluffs
Anthanaseos Logas
Elias Asprogerakas
Francis Cabrera
Gleason
Lias Lopes
Corleti
George Gueletros
Omaha
Frank M. Smith
Ellis
Kan
Lieut. B. Morse
Cheyenne
James Coulter
Deertrail
Colo
Louis Weisbecker
Little Bear
Dominiki Koski
Carpenter
Margarito Lopez Q Gleason
Louis Frenes
Burns
August P. F. Lehman
Huertos Bakeros
Juan Craneros
Constantine Delegos
Geo. R. Leapley
Horse Creek
George W. Edmondson
Leonidas Aspagerakas
John Migas
Sheridan man breaks leg trying to board moving freight
Shurnidan Wyoming April 28 Charles Schulla employed by the Burlington on the extra gang met with an accident yesterday costing him a broken leg. He was at Felix and attempted to board a moving freight train when he slipped and fell fracturing the leg. First aid was given by the train crew and he was brought to the hospital with the leg strapped to a board.
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Shurnidan
Wyo
Tee
Charles Schulla
The
Hurlington
Schult
Felix
Sheridan
New City Officials Ready to Take Office January 7
The city prepares for a transfer of power with current officers presenting to the new administration on January 2. Mayor elect J E Stone will assume the mayoral desk. J W Stoey will begin duties as Tol A Martin and David Nimmo will become street commissioner, while the current officers finalize handover of offices.
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Donine
J E. W. Stone
J. W. Stoey
Tol A. Martin
David Nimmo
Enoe Lovahno
Conmmbeatonae
Poley's Honey and Tar Cough Remedy Promoted
A reader from Spokane, Mrs. Mary Kibby of 4595 Princeton Ave, reports illness from influenza and says Poley’s Honey and Tar cured her cough. The ad touts the product as effective and widely sold with prewar pricing hints.
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Poley
Houyge
Deserted Fort Mackenzie Near Sheridan Wyoming
Fort Mackenzie will be completely deserted by soldiers within days as only two officers and ten enlisted men remain after the national guard departure. Captain Robertson and Lieutenant Herring prepare to leave with troops. civilian caretakers will manage the fort. destination of personnel is not announced per war department policy.
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MacKenzie
Sheridan
Wyo
Fort Macckenele
National Guard
Robertson
Herring
War Department
Infuriated Patriots Nearly Lynch Pro-Germans in Audubon
In Audubon Iowa two pro-German men, Rev. W. A. Starck and Fred Tenekberg, were nearly hanged by angry locals after a council of defense meeting. Tenekberg, 30, single and worth about $45,000, was dragged to the public square and released after signing a $1000 Red Cross check. Starck fled with his family after his wife screamed and fainted. he left the town within the hour.
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Audubon
Dee
W. A. Starck
Fred Tenekberg
Council of Defense
Tenekbeig
Starek
Denekherg
Red Cross
Starck
Jle
Cut This Out It Is Worth Money Promotion Slip
A historical mail-in offer urges readers to cut out a coupon and mail it to Foley Co. in Chicago for a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic. The copy touts remedies for coughs colds rheumatism backache kidney and bladder issues and constipation.
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Foley& Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Plans for State Fair Amusements Meet War-Effort Goals
Secretary A Higby after Chicago meeting says Wyoming state fair will receive government support for education and production. contracts include Baxter Adams and Louis Guerter and a 142-member extravaganza show. He notes railroads will shift focus to war needs and promises a strong, educationDriven exhibit.
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Douglas
Wyo
Wyoming
A. Higby
Chicago
Baxter Adams
Louis Guerter
Ringling and Barnum
Piles cured in 14 days with PAZO ointment claims
Druggist refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching, bleeding or protracted piles. First application gives relief. Also classified notices list rooms for rent at 2510 Evans and job ad seeking four salesmen with guaranteed expenses, applying at Plains hotel during specified hours.
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Druggista
Eity
J. E. Gunderson
Plains Hotel
Weather Report for Cheyenne and Wyoming Saturday
Fair weather expected across Cheyenne and nearby areas with little temperature change. Wyoming outlook shows generally fair Saturday with possible snow in extreme north. current and mean temperatures near 28 degrees, high 39, low 10, notable wind from the west, 48 mph, and 14.07 inches of liquid precipitation since January 1. L H Daingerfield Local Observer.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Mi. P
L. H. Daingerfield
White House Baby Esther Cleveland Engaged to British Captain
Miss Esther Cleveland, 24, known as the White House Baby, will wed Captain Alfred Bosanquet of the British army. They plan marriage after a three year romance that began in Switzerland. Bosanquet, decorated with the Distinguished Service Order, recently returned from the front and was treated at Lt Dustan's Home for Blind Soldiers where Cleveland volunteered.
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Esther Cleveland Mies
Cleveland
White House
Alfred Bosanquet
Miss Cleveland
Switzerland
London
Dustan
Bosanquet
W O W Meeting for Funeral of Wm Keating
Members are asked to meet at K C hall on Thursday December 27 at 8 15 in the morning to attend the funeral of their late neighbor William Keating A C Brashear C C.
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K. C. Hall
Wm. Keating
A. C. Braschear
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