Kendrick Votes Down Colburn Bond Measure Veto Insures Safeguards
Governor John B. Kendrick vetoed Representative Henry Colburns bill on administrator and executor bonds, saying it would weaken estate protections for widows and children. He also signed measures for a state flag and state flower, plus separate estates for married women and bank and trust company reforms. The national guard bill received mixed support with ten senators voting no and amendments proposed in committee.
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John B. Kendrick
Henry B. Colburn
Kendrick
Colburn
National Guard
Wyoming
Todd
Bibley
Enatora Ag
Daley
Believe Germans Scuttled Vessel
Charleston February 1. Federal officials were unable tonight to determine the cause of the sinking of the German freighter Liebenfels. Authorities believed the vessel may have been scuttled under wartime circumstances, but the ship’s fate and details remain unsettled as the inquiry continues.
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Charleston
Children Aflicted With Stock Disease at Wheatland
Several Wheatland children suffer a mysterious illness resembling sore mouth and vesicular stomatitis. Doctors are baffled, all ill children drank milk from affected cows, and a quarantine on diseased cattle was ordered with strict milk disposal. State officials and veterinarians join investigations as milk safety concerns spread.
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Wheatland
Tedmond
A. W. French
Maurice Groshan
French
Sr. Good
McFarland Captures Saloon Bandits After Chase
Sergeant Jack McFarland led a dawn pursuit after a Wednesday night hold up at a California saloon. Bandits Slitz and another man surrendered near Speer following a tip from a captured tramp. Officers Christensen and Perry aided in the capture as they reached Carr and confronted the pair.
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California
Jack McFarland
Slitz
Cheyenne
Perry
McFarland
Christensen
Speer
Carr
Christenzen
Slits
St Louis Ready to Sail Saturday for Liverpool
President Franklin pressed Secretary Lansing for a ruling on future movements of American steamships. If not instructed otherwise, the liner St Louis was to sail Saturday for Liverpool, its regular port of destination.
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St. Louis
Liverpool
New York
Lansing
Franklin
International Mercantile Marine
Proposed Wyoming School Code Aims for Efficient System
A thirteenth legislature plan outlines a state school code to update laws and expand with growth. It creates a state board of education three educators and four business leaders, a commissioner, and a division for certificates and exams and a teacher employment bureau with a $1 annual record.
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Wyoming
State Board of Education
State Board
We Stake Every Thing We Must Win Says Hollweg
German Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg told the Reichstag ways and means committee that Germany must win and will fight to the end. He argued for unrestricted submarine warfare citing more submarines, grain shortages, coal famine in France, and enemy cargo limits. The press notes support for a barred zone and fewer restrictions on naval action.
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Berlin
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Ways and Means
Reischtag
France
United States
Germany
Prohibition Measure Introduced in Wyoming Legislature
Wyoming lawmakers begin action on a bone dry prohibition bill with both chambers slated to feature a Democrat and a Republican sponsor. The move aims for a non partisan start amid rumors of party influence at the capitol.
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Wyoming
Wyoming Weather Outlook Fair Most Areas
The forecast predicts generally fair conditions in Wyoming for Friday and Saturday with snow confined to the extreme northwest. Temperatures rise on Saturday and Friday favors the northeast region with milder readings.
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Wyoming
Nine Vessels Sunk on First Day in Charred Zone
London reports the sinking of nine ships on the first day of the new German order in the charred zone. Eight people died and one was injured. The Dutch steamer Epsilon was the first victim, with Trevean, Euphrates, Merit, Watt, and Wetherill among others also sunk.
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London
Epsilon
Trevean
Merit
Watt
Wetherill
Stocks Hard Hit By Announcement
NEW YORK February 1 Germanys submarine declaration sent a wave of selling through the stock exchange with 5 to 18 point declines and sales of 750000 in the first hour. Irregular rallies followed as cotton futures also plunged on the German note. CHICAGO February 1 The German note shock demoralised the board of trade at the opening with May wheat down about 15 1 2 cents.
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New York
Germany
Stock Exchange
Board of Trade
Stand By Wilson Cries Hughes At New York Dinner
Charles Evans Hughes urged loyal Americans to back the administration in this solemn hour without partisan thoughts. The New York Brown University alumni dinner rose to sing the Star Spangled Banner as the pledge was echoed by the crowd.
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Wilson
Hughes
New York
President weighs response to German submarine note
Washington reports secrecy as President and Secretary Lansing consider options after Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare declaration. A possible warning or severance of diplomatic ties remains undecided, with officials denying comments while awaiting formal communications. London reaction centers on neutrals' stance and Britain's countermeasures.
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Washington
Germany
Cabinet
Foreign Affairs Committee of Congress
Wilson
Lansing
British War Equipment Passes High Water Mark
The article reports that Britain has reached the peak of war production for guns, shells, and ammunition. Government takeover has placed 4,002 metal factories under control, employing about 2.25 million workers, nearly half the metal trades workforce, with production shifting to meet Allied needs.
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London
Associated Press
England
Bkuvland
Scores Buried In Building Collapse
A collapse in Chicago trapped more than a score of people after an explosion. Police and fire crews search the wreckage as investigators seek the cause.
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Chicago
Prb
Bellowed Wat
Cremen
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Anro
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Bernstorff
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Asquith
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