Wyoming Legislature Secures 7 Million Post Roads Funds
Gov Robert D Carey reports a telegram from Washington detailing amendments to a federal post roads act funding up to 75 million for 1919 1920 and 1921. Wyoming stands to share about 2.45 million with state funds matching, as HB 73 on a state highway system dominates the afternoon, debate runs long with proposals on party balance and five highway districts.
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Robert D. Carey
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
Wyoming
F. EB. Warren
John B. Kendrick
State Highway Commission
German aviator Carl Donnhauser killed in January crash
Burlington Vermont reports that Carl Donnhauser the German aviator who shot down Quentin Roosevelt was killed on January 13 according to Ban Braker stationed at a German flying field who witnessed the crash when the plane became uncontrollable and plunged to the ground.
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Associated Press
Burlington, Vt
Carl Donnhauser
Quentin Roosevelt
Ban Braker
Germany
Bolsheviks Face United Opposition in Siberia Plan
Reports from Vladivostok say radicals seek unity with the Bolsheviks through a universally elected constituent assembly. The aim is to form a moderate socialist government by combining the fid ical faction in Siberia with Rue tle against Bolshevik dominance.
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Associated Preas
Vladivostok
Preas
Ority
Siberia
Rue Tle
Tolsheviks
Army seeks model prison system and fair sentences
Washington Feb 6 two War Department agencies review military discipline to create a model prison administration and to remove inequalities in wartime sentences. Secretary Baker aims for humane treatment and reforms based on experience as commandants meet with officials. A judge advocate general committee also studies corrections to military law practice.
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Rice
Rise
Baker
Leavenworth
Washington
War Department
Prorreas
Judge Advocate General's Office
Page
American Bar Association
Sdyivery
Trains Handed by Germany Cause Fatal Gas Fire
In Paris on the Paris Metz line two railway coaches handed to France by Germany released dangerous gases causing asphyxiation inside the tunnel at Nanteuil. The air inflow ignited in flames after windows were opened and a Metz bound train struck the burning cars. Five killed sixteen injured.
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Paris
France
Germany
Paris-Metz
Metz
Nanteuil
Chateau Thierry
Kentucky Official Charged as Swift Link Puppet
Harrington Cole deputy commissioner of the state department of agriculture faced charges of failing to act on thousands of small violations by meat and seed dealers and of accepting money from Swift & Co. Testimony by Raymond Smith, a federal trade commission investigator, stated Cole received $500 in checks from Swift & Co while complaints against the packing firm were pending and were later dropped.
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New York
Smith
State Department of Agriculture
Cole
Swift& Co
Agaimst
Seattle Strikes Trigger U.S. Troop Deployment and Rationed Kitchens
United States troops from Camp Lewis are stationed in Seattle and Tacoma to cover emergency amid a general strike by 45 000 union men in sympathy with 25 000 shipyard workers who walked out. Labor actions close stores and suspend services as 12 soup kitchens open to feed strikers.
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Dy Associated
Seattle
United States
Camp Lewin
Thia City
Tacoma
John J. Hayden
Frank B. Watson
John McD. Thompson
Camp Lewis
Lister
Carmen
Hanson
Spokane
Jones
Fort George Wright
Associated Press
Wash
Washington, D. C
Charles Piaz
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Frank Morrison
A. F. of L
William Short
Washington State Federation of Labor
Short
Morrison
Plaz
Jong
Reprieve Granted in Springfield for Prisoner
Governor Lowden granted a one week reprieve to Abert Johar, one of ten condemned men, in Springfield this late today. The action defers the execution and temporarily suspends the sentence.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Lowden
Johar
Salt Lake Copper Company Cuts Wages Amid Legal Proceedings
A Salt Lake City report notes the Vinh Copper Co reduces wages for miners and mill men by about 75 cents daily starting tomorrow while a court case proceeds. The article also mentions a condemned son set for execution and a potential supreme court review on a writ of error tied to the trial judge’s sanity inquiry.
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Johnson
Associated Pros
Salt Lake City
Fed
Vinh Copper Company
Waea
Death by heart failure shocks small city
Death of Smith Collier on Seventeenth and Central avenue Thursday night is attributed to heart failure in onlookers and physicians testimony. Collier, described as a non drinker, died after a fall that crushed his skull. Thomas Brannigan, his son in law, identified the body and arranged shipment to Iowa on No. 4 afternoon.
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Smith Collier
Seventeenth and
Central Avenue
Collier
Thomas Brannigan
Iowa
Jefferson addresses civic league at Second Baptist
H. C. Jefferson spoke forcefully to the Col ored Civic League at Second Baptist Church urging unity for general betterment. LeRoy Hart’s resignation was accepted due to travel difficulties. John Brushwood was elected honorary president. Officers will be elected next Thursday.
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H. C. Jefferson
Colored Civic League
Second Baptist Church
LeRoy Hart
John Brushwood
Ukraine asks allies to halt Polish attacks for Bolshevik focus
The Ukraine government urged the Entente powers to invite Poland to suspend its attacks. The goal is to allow Ukrainian forces to concentrate against Bolshevik forces instead.
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Dy Associated Press
Basst
Switzerland
Havas
Ukraine
International Labor Commission Adopted By Conference
The international labor commission of the peace conference, meeting under Gompers, decided that all states in the Society of Nations shall be members of the international labor commission. The body drafted and adopted the first two articles of an international convention on labor.
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Paris
International Labor Commission of the Peace Conference
Society of Nations
International Labor Commission
Gompers
British Strikers Reach Proposed Compromise in Talks
London officials report Mir Albert J. Stanley offered a settlement to two railroad unions after a board of trade meeting. Union leaders planned further discussions with Sir Albert and a bulletin noted a tentative eight hour workday for underground railway workers, excluding meal time.
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Associated Press
London
Board of Trade
Mir Albert J. Stanley
Pee
Sir Albert
Sirike
Bullen Adda
War Revenue Bill Presented in House as Debate Looms
The 6 billion dollar war revenue bill moves to the House floor with support from Democratic leaders and Senate conferees. Leaders expect swift passage before adjournment, while some provisions face steady debate and concerns over the conference draft. The measure aims to fund postwar needs and set tax schedules for 1910, with broad public and political anticipation nationwide.
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House
Vakats
Yan Tise
Kitehn
Senate
Simmons
Senate Finance Committee
France
Internal Revenue Bureau
Conferges
Capitol
London Railroads Reach Satisfactory Settlement
London officials announced a satisfactory settlement of the railroad dispute. The agreement covers the tubes and all London railroad systems, ending official uncertainty and paving the way for normal service.
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London
Subcommittee Plans Secret Probe Into Bolsheviki Propaganda
In Washington on February 6 a subcommittee held a secret session to map its inquiry into Bolsheviki activities and other propaganda in the United States. Albert Williams, a writer recently retired from journalism, had been subpoenaed but hearings were postponed. Senator Overman later announced the next meeting date.
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Washington
Fed
United States
Albert Williams
Jousla
Mon Overman
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