Mass manpower and equipment under McAdoo railroads control
Washington Dec. 29 1917 figures list 7 298 265 railroad cars 256 213 miles of track and 84 582 locomotives as the government takes charge of rail traffic under President Wilsons policy. The document sets guaranteed operating income basing compensation on the three year period ending June 30 1917 and notes western railroad reports are not yet received. Dances that delight Dartenders Hall.
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Washington
D. C
Secretary of the Treasury
William GO
McAdoo
Sitwiti Terrator Cme
Freien
Loew Moures
Freigat
Toonsand
Mastalor
Western Railroads
Calves Dying of Black Leg Advisory Notes Vaccination Timing
In Kemmerer Wyoming on December 29 a warning says spring calves die from blackleg. Vaccination is advised in early September before dry feed and flesh gain. Younger calves may be vaccinated then, with revaccination in spring. Proper syringe disinfection and strict instruction follow are urged to prevent losses. A separate note mentions new music and bartender deals.
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Kemmerer
Wyo
Dee
Blackleg
Jackson
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Bolsheviks Contemplate Mediation Amid Peacemaker Proposals
Petrograd reports, via Times correspondent, that German and Austrian envoys proposed Russia mediate a peace with the Entente while areas in Russia could be occupied by the Central Powers if talks failed. Bolshevik leaders fear such pressure while Leon Trotsky urges keeping the front intact and sending garrison detachments where needed.
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London
Petrograd
The
Times
Drest-Litovsk
Germany
Austria
Russia
Leon Troteky
Bolsheviki
Five Italian and one British Tech Soldier Die in Air Battle
Report states five Italian and one British tech soldier killed in the engagement. British airmen brought down two enemy machines and anti-aircraft fire accounted for three more. Austrians in the five machines were killed and four wounded. among prisoners is a young unwounded Austrian major.
Barker Who Used to Shave Whittier Quits
Samuel A. Felch, Amesbury barber for over six decades, retires at age 80 after shaving the poet Whittier. He cites safety razors, after shave costs, and towel expenses as unprofitable factors shaping his decision. He recalls shaving more hair than could fill a barn and straps razors for 500000 shaves since starting at 17.
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Amesbury
Mass
Samuel A. Felch
Whittier
Burglaries Hit Douglas Stores in Recent Nights
Police and sheriff hunt for the thieves who struck the Western Union office in the Princess theater building stealing about 20 dollars in cash from a torn drawer. The Douglas Mercantile Company loss totaled over 500 dollars in clothing cutlery and other goods as well as damaged depots gum machines.
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Douglas, Wyo
Douglas
Sheriff's Office
Western Union Telegraph Company
Princess Theater
B. M. Thomas
Northwestern
Russians expect Russian judgment to beat Kaiser
John F. Stevens, head of the American railway commission to Russia, arrived at Nagasaki with 32 staff members. He told the Associated Press he plans to return to Russia to aid rail reorganization, denies returning to America, and warns the situation remains chaotic with German influence. He believes the mass of people will assert better judgment and that Germany cannot force a separate peace. The Maximalists are now a stronger force and must be treated carefully in any future reorganization.
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Associated Press
Tokio
John F. Stevens
Russia
Nagasaki
Lee
Vladivostok
Stevens
America
Germany
Saloon curfew ordinance passed by Thermopolis council
Thermopolis Wyoming city council approves a curfew requiring saloons to close from midnight to 6 am on weekdays and from 12 Saturday night to 6 am Monday, with strict licensing conditions and penalties. The measure also bars doors between rooms and requires interior visibility. license revocation follows multiple violations. The council asks county commissioners to issue licenses only under town bounds.
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Thermopolis
Wyo
Money‑saving mail‑order pitch for Foley remedies
A vintage advertisement urges readers to mail in a cutout with name and address to Foley & Co to receive a trial package. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills for pain and kidney issues, and Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation and biliousness. Sold everywhere.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Allied planes suffer light damage in Italian raid
Italian headquarters report on December 29 says Austrian aerial attackers at Treviso faced strong defense. Eleven Austrian planes were shot down while only a few Allied aircraft were damaged, highlighting effective Maltese and British aviation efforts.
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Italy
Treviso
U S Destroyers Capture Four German U Boats
Boston reports that twelve American destroyers captured four German submarines at the surface during battery recharges. A former Boston journalist aboard a troop ship described the prisoners being taken without a fight. London describes a German sub hit by an American steamer near the British coast with a direct hit claimed by the convoy.
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Boston
London
Gufniers
Mner
Case Against Diamond Coal Firm Dismissed
The case against the Diamond Coal and Coke company was dismissed, ending the legal action without a trial. No further details were provided about the reasons or parties involved.
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Diamond Coal & Coke Company
Judge dismisses fraud case against coal company
Federal Judge John A. Riner dismissed the government's fraud claims against a coal company after finding insufficient grounds to prove false entries and government loss of land. The ruling allows U S attorneys C L Rigdon and D J Howell to amend the petition within ninety days.
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John A. Riner
Coal Company
Express Car Burns as Engine Fails in Bosler Incident
In Bosler Wyoming on December 29 passenger train No 18's express car caught fire and was destroyed with no extinguishing means. The locomotive also failed and was moved away by a second engine. wrecking crews cleared debris from the track amid fears of lost merchandise from the car filled with Christmas items.
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Laramie
Wyo
Bosler
Food saving urged by big pottery in England
London report notes a major pottery is producing smaller jugs plates sugar bowls and cups with autographed legends by eminent men including Lloyd George to promote food economy in England the initiative aims to curb waste during hard times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Lloyd George
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Foe
U.S
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