Shrine session postponed delays new Scottish Rite class
Disappointed applicants for initiation will wait into June as Shrine officials in Rawlins postpone a session. Refunds have been issued to those already paid. Wyoming Donsistory No. 1 hosts a reception tonight at the Masonic Temple for visiting brethren and legislators. Charles L. Rigdon is president of the Feb 1919 class with George W. Perry secretary and Theodore C. Biers orator. A class policy committee led by Kool and others reports funds for future use.
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Rawlins
Wyoming
Donsistory No. 1
Masonic Temple
Charles L. Rigdon
Cheyenne
George W. Perry
Sheridan
Theodore C. Biers
Peter Kool
Kool
Fred G. Hosse
Buffalo
J. D. Nebbitt
Cokeville
Fr. R. Bretsch
Packers Influence Alleged on Food Administration Policy
Edward Lassater of the National Livestock association testified before the House Interstate Commerce Committee that five large packing firms dictated policy within the food administration. He claimed packers controlled meat division leadership and that one-dollar-a-year men in packer employ advised the administration.
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Associated Press
Washington
Edward Lassater
National Livestock Association
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Food Administration
Senate Agriculture Committee
Wilson
Federal Trade Commission
New York
Harry Wheeler
Chicago
Lassater
Neutrals To Be Granted Access As Allies Hold
Washington reports negotiations at Port Norway result in Sweden Denmark and Norway allowed to import more essential goods from the victorious nations. About 75,000 tons of Nordic shipping under charter will be returned. Neutrals gain expanded access to cotton wool and leather, with export guarantees to be strictly enforced.
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Feb
Norway
Sweden
Holland
Denmark
Shipping Board
War Trade Board
Bolshevik assault repelled by American forces in Arctic twilight
Archangel February 5. Bolsheviks opened with field guns and howitzers then attacked with infantry in Arctic twilight. American troops, after rest, answered with heavy artillery and machine gun fire. Bolshevik ranks broke and fled. Chinese and Manchu troops are now reported with Bolsheviks facing American defense on the Vaga front.
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Archangel
Allied Forces Hold Pinega Despite Dvina Attacks
Report describes allied troops retreating along the Pinega river on the Dvina while the town of Pinega remains un-attacked. American soldiers on the line face intensified pressure as narratives of harsh treatment of prisoners by Manchu forces circulate.
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Pinega
Cheyenne Boy Describes Life in Real Holland
Vic J. Maymen writes from Germany about a town of 18 009 people with only 200 telephones while Cheyenne has around 3000. The Cheyenne district lists 18 men and one girl serving on the fighting front and names numerous local employees across Wyoming and nearby areas.
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Heart OF
Real Holland
C. L. Titus
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Vic J. Maymen
Germany
Cleve
Cheyenne
Hayes Funeral Restricted at Public Service Amid Influenza
The funeral of Pat Jayes, longtime sheriff of Laramie County, drew a large crowd in Cheyenne but was limited by a health board order due to an influenza epidemic. Only family, pallbearers, and church officials could enter the cathedral for the 10 o'clock service. offices closed 10 to 11:80 in tribute and ships carried the body to Nebraska for interment.
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Pat Jayes
Laramie County
Denver
Cheyenne
Board of Health
Nebraska
Compromise Eight Hour Day Bill Faces Senate Committee
The senate committee yesterday backed a modified eight hour day proposal for women, aiming to appease both sides. Union Pacific workers and laundry and restaurant workers urged restraint, while some women opposed. the plan would exclude Union Pacific workers while applying to other female labor. The panel edged toward a tentative compromise that avoids forcing unions to dismiss workers yet extends hours controls to most industries.
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Senate
Union Pacific
Solons Pot
Laondries
Food Administration Leader Seeks Credit for Allies Wheat
Julius Barnes told the House Agriculture Committee that any U S sale of surplus wheat to allies in 1919 must be on credit. He urged Congress to appropriate 1 billion dollars to finance marketing, with broad powers over exports and trading to protect millers and ensure government guarantees.
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Washington, Bl. C
United States
Julius Barnes
The
Food Administration
Grain Corporation
House Agriculture Committee
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Congress
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Kendrick Bill to Extend Wyoming National Forest Ready
Washington February 5 4 The Kendrick bill authorising secretary of herbulture to extend the Wyoming National forest is ready for the president's signature The state concurs in an amendment requiring Interior Secretary approval The land to be included covers about three and a half townships near Seal waters of Thomas and Smun forks of Hoar and Salt rivers.
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Thomas
Smun
Hoar
Salt River
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