Laramie wreck delays U P trains in Cheyenne area
A yard collision at Laramie delayed Union Pacific No. 4 and other westbound trains for hours. No. 4 arrived late to Cheyenne with one injured engineer. Crews cleared tracks and a detour was built while yard conditions were unsettled. Nearby residents and staff attend to furloughs and local notices follow.
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Uoion Pacific
Laramie
Cheyenone
Division
Cheyenne
Hise
Ket Phan
Regagio
County May Erect Detention Hospital
Plans are under way to build a county detention hospital on the present poor farm site. Commissioner Warren Richardson notes rising contagious disease cases demand a segregation ward and that the pest house north of the city is inadequate. Construction may start about April 1 and the fully equipped hospital will include a modern contagious ward, with costs to be determined after final plans by A A Andreson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Richardson
A. A. Andreson
Rock Springs Red Cross Drives for New Members Winners
Augustine Kendell president of the Rock Springs Red Cross chapter offered a war savings stamp prize to the boy or girl securing the most new members in the Christmas drive. First prize Chele Yobber, second Cora Bousquet, third Mark Young. The chapter has finished its supplies for the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fock Springs
Wye
Augustine Kendell
Rock Springs
Red Cross
Chele Yobber
Cora Bousquet
Mark Young
Christmas Social and Family News Across Several Towns
South Side residents report Christmas visits with relatives in Denver and Rock Springs. Families attend dinners, note hospitality by Mr and Mrs Mamm and Mrs Fredericks, and announce arrivals including a baby girl. Meetings and social events of local groups are listed with multiple residences and travel details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Woods
Denver
Wood
Atr
Sirs
Cland Face
Famiy
Berkley
Kael Ninth Street
Cheyenne
Pocatello
Amelia Mamm
Rock Springs
Hi. Mamm
Fredericks
Orville Hender
Anna Gordon W. CC. T. WU
Henry Brandon
Mee. Huff
Joseph Rich
David Rich
L. B. Potter
Douglas
Amelia Mummie
Mere
David Doak
Edith
Iowa
Mre Doak
Fort Dodge
Caden
Tee Moines
Town
Mee
Evie
Wilhelming
Henry
North Platte
Neb
Jason Sawyer
American courier barred from Russia over missing visa
Stockholm December 24 An American diplomatic courier bound for Petrograd was refused admission to Russia because his pass lacked a visa by Bolshevik minister M Borovsky. This marks the first time a regular courier has been denied. The move is seen as Bolshevik pressure to gain indirect recognition of their foreign representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Petrograd
Russia
M. Borovsky
Local notices and arrivals in Cheyenne and Rawlins
Short classifieds and society items show a flurry of travel notes and ads. Rawlins visitors Kuykendall and Grooman in Cheyenne, Marion Indiana residents Grant Hamm visiting J. E. Grace family, 4 room rental ad, used items for sale and taxi service promos. William Keating leaves Cheyenne for American Lake. Eggleston family holidays in Cheyenne. Iron Mountain visitor E J Edick in Cheyenne yesterday. Kordeve Adams from Hecla in city for business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Grant Hamm
Marion
Ind
Cheyenne
J. E. Grace
Jeanite
Kordeve Adams
Mr. Adams
Hela
Dies After Illness of Three Hours in Wyoming
Mrs Lucy Tanner mother of County Assessor George Tanner died at the Tanner ranch near Keckwith after an acute indigestion attack lasting about three hours. The death occurred late Saturday night in Kemmerer Wyoming on December 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Kemmerer
Wyo
Lucy Tanner
George Tanner
Tanner
Keckwith
City and Rural Schools to Be Tested in 1918
Tests will determine the efficiency of both city and rural schools throughout the coming year. Supt Ira Fee announces the program to detect shortcomings. A committee including Cheyenne Supt Fee, Laramie’s J E Butterworth, and Sheridan’s Francis Van Boskirk will oversee the seating and testing process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira RB. Fee
Supt. Fee
Cheyenne
J. E. Butterworth
Laramie
Francis van Boskirk
Sheridan
Isle of Safety Lights Planned at Carey and Randall Aves
After weeks of planning the Isle of Safety at the Carey avenue Twenty sixth street and Randall avenue intersection has begun. A small round concrete platform supports an iron lamp post with a 600 candlepower light. If the light proves satisfactory more lights may be placed at other street intersections along Capitol avenue to coordinate with the street car line overhead wires.
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Isle of Safety
Carey Avenue
Twenty-sixth Street
Randall Avenue
Capitol Avenue
Western Union to pay 450 bonus to Cheyenne staff
Cheyenne employes of the Western Union Telegraph company will receive their annual bonus of 450 dollars from the company Monday. J T R Hill, local manager, says the bonus applies to all staff from messenger boys to Mr Hill, with six months continuous service required. Ten employes will receive bonus checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Western Union Telegraph Company
J. TR. Hill
Mr. Hill
Allen Church Revival Draws Three Week Meetings
Revival at Allen African Methodist Episcopal church opens tomorrow night led by Rev. N. H. Jeltz with a 50 voice choir. Services run nightly at 8 oclock for three weeks and sermon subjects to be announced. Also reported, Equitable Trust sues Denver Rio Grande Railway for 86 million 450 thousand dollars in Chicago court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church
N. H. Jeltz
Chicago
Denver @ Rio Grande Railway company
Equitable Trust Company of
New York
Old Soliner Recommendation Highlights Foley Kidney Pills
Gustav Wangelin, commander of G A R Post Pinckneyville, writes a strong endorsement for Foley Kidney Pills. He says they provide quick relief from backache rheumatic pains stiff joints and sleep disturbances and considers them superior to all others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav Wangelin
G. A. R. Post
Pinckneyville
Foley
Preoner Wa Oat' of Jail Escapes Then Recaptured
Bert Underwood escaped from the city jail yesterday by walking out when the door remained open. He wandered the area briefly, chatted with a policeman, and was pursued by officers before being recaptured in a church basement. He faces a bootlegging charge.
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Bert Underwood
Tate
Jets
Underwood
Clow
Wheatland
Denver
Laramie
Clancy
Talbot
Emil Christensen
Ferris
Girl Ill With Diphtheria Follows Father’s Funeral
Misfortune befalls the Keating family as Bernice Keating, daughter of the late William Keating, contracts diphtheria one day after the father's burial and the home is placed under quarantine. William Keating Jr. has returned to American Lake after quarantine release following his draft into the army.
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Keating
William Keating
Cheyenne
American Lake
Wash
Mr. Keating
Bernice Keating
William Keating Jr
Notable Family Suffers Early Grief Amid Military Service
A family faces sorrow as a son joins the army and his absence is marked by the funeral of his father and a sister taken ill with diphtheria during his first furlough. The narrative highlights the strain on dependents and the costs of service.
Attorneys Will Aid Draft Men This Week at Court
A list of attorneys who will assist draft registrants at the courthouse next week is released. The schedule shows Monday December 31 with Ridgely Deming Kinkead Swainson and Judge Mentzer. January 2 includes Heckle Durham Phelan Ros Riner. January 3 features Walton Kennedy Mallin Burdick Thompson Sr.. January 4 lists Donzelman Fahey Lane Hunter Mentzer. January 5 covers Lac ey Clark Griffin Watts and Ross with La cey spelling.
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Court House
H. 8. Ridgely
W. C. Deming
W. C. Kinkead
C. A. Swainson
W. C. Mentzer
Frank Heckle
BE. Durham
W. Q. Phelan
W.B. Ros
William A. Riner
A. D. Walton
T. B. Kennedy
Charles F. Mallin
C. W. Burdick
J. C. Thompson
Hugo Donzelman
T. P. Fahey
C. E B. Lane
Thomas Hunter
Judge Mentzer
Herbert V. Lacey
John D. Clark
Charles Griffin
C. M. Watts
W. B. Ross
Trains Detour Over U P Tracks After Switch Failure
A Colorado and Southern switch in the Cheyenne yards failed after a train ran through it at 5 oclock yesterday morning. Detours took C and S trains over the Union Pacific to Fort Collins. Shortage of repair supplies delayed fixing the switch. trains traveled LaSalle to Fort Collins via UP and then returned to C and S tracks southward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado & Southern
Colorado
Union Pacific
Fort Collins
Cheyenne
LaSalle
Road material embargo lifted eyed by highway officials
Richmond dispatch reports Roy D. Chapin, vice president of the Lincoln Highway Association, told state highway commissioners that the embargo on road building materials should be lifted soon by the priority board. He said Judge Lovett was optimistic about removing restrictions by spring and noted meetings with Illinois officials about Lincoln highway improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Highway Commissioners
Roy D. Chapin
Lincoln Highway Association
Council of National Defense
Chapin
Bement
N. C. Osterman
Washington
EB. Bradt
Illinois
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Laramie Wreck
U.P
Denver Divia Total
Thomas Paysen
Edwin
Mackfoot
Idaho
Paul Wienpabl
Sey
George Hlaley
Edward
T. A. James
Robert Symes
Oscar Gustavson
Edward Halsey
Suanday
Goat Island
Cal
George Halsey
Pete Hongard
Pete Hongard Vr
Ike Pletcher
Eilzabeth
Salt Lake
Josph Whelan
Neil Wise
L. KE. Morehouse
Brimmerton
Rock Springs News
State Landey Spectat
Homshevike
Courter Pnter
Port Russell
Fort Russell
Eightythird Artillery Exchange
John Jp. Clark
Mies Laura Lee
Lher
China
Japan
Wee
Mies Lee
Fiat
S3red
Moving Pictures
Sird
Heartender's
Apital Coal Company
Cahill & Holliday
S-17
Rawlins
A. Grooman
Singer
Hone
DE. W. BH. Day
Capitol Ave
Hobbs & Hackfelt
Plains Motel
J. A. Eggleston
Mr. Eggleston
J. R. Gilley
Mr. J. Wade
Misa Maisie Wade
Burns
Charles O. Lyon
Iron Mountain
E.J. Edick
Cheyene
Carey and
Randall Aves
W. U
Bartenler's
Allen Church
Preoner
Cope
U.p.’S
Maretender
Jiffy Jeu
Fwe Poahages
Lmie
Minn Gresers
Rece
Waukesha Pure Food Company
Weukesho
Wis
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