Seven liquor bills shadow Casper assembly
Casper lawmakers introduced seven liquor bills amid the defeat of a measure to fund Casper hospital improvements. The defeated Casper hospital bill faced party divisions as lawmakers argued over votes and potential reconsideration. Senate and house actions included bills restricting female patrons and license require ments, plus a constitutional convention question and a federal waiting plan memorial.
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Sproul
Rep
Holdrege
Hot Springs
Casper Hospital
Hot Springs State Reserve
Thermopolis
Casper
Kendall
Sheridan
Lim
Senate
House
Myers
Dobler
Oviatt
Wilson
Rep. Wilson
Committee On Education
Genatora Sibley
Holliday and
Chrieman
Kirk
Wyoming
Sailings Cancelled and Passengers Refused by Liners
New York reports the sailing of the American ships St Louis and St Paul postponed indefinitely amid German war zone concerns. The International Mercantile Marine orders agents to stop bookings. British consulate blocks passports for women and children on war zone routes. Ninety seven passengers aboard.
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New York
St. Louis
St. Paul
Veestroat Praskiin
Internetional Miroanttie Marine
Washington State Department
Department
International Mercantile Marine Today
Bonus for Cheyenne Union Pacific staff totaled sixty thousand
Approximately 60 000 in bonuses was distributed among Union Pacific employees in Cheyenne to ease high living costs plus 1480 004 17 distributed in the Wyoming division. The payout included a full month's salary for a long-serving employee dating from January 1 1916. The plan covered all Union Pacific subsidiaries and was announced by President E. Calvin at Omaha.
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Suion Pacific Railroad
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Union Pacific
E. Calvin
Omaha
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Oregon Short Line Railroad Company
Oregon-Washington Railroad of Navigation Company
Two-Fatally Hurt In Head-On Crash North of Cheyenne
A head on collision near mile post seven north of Cheyenne injured engineer Charles Jones and two Mexicans. Conductor and several passengers suffered broken limbs and bruises as trains No. 9 and No. 20 derailed and telescoped baggage cars. First aid arrived. relief engine and doctors assisted victims. several passengers escaped serious harm.
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Charles Jones
Mile Post No. 7
Cheyenne
W. E. Jackson
Guernsey
Mabel
Billings
L. W. Storey
Douglas
Dickinson
Noth
Mabel Frahm
Fr. M. Stuart
East Eighteenth Street
Stuart
T. J. Topham
Cherles Reynolds
W. FF. Ronayne
Hertha
Pullman
Hartsell
Joars
Record 802 Apply for Citizenship in One Day in Manhattan
New York February 7 802 men and women applied for their first citizenship papers in Manhattan setting a record for a single day. Applicants represented diverse backgrounds as petitions were filed at the city offices marking a notable moment in naturalization trends.
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New York
Manhattan
Strange Vessel Seen Off Boston Harbor
The sinking of a strange vessel or submarine was reported to Captain Rush at the Boston navy yard by Captain Stoss. Moss said he saw the vessel four miles off Marblehead headed for sea, flying no flag.
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Rush
Boston Navy Yard
Stoss
Moss
Marhlehead
May Be Over Act That Will Bring War
Mrs. Alexander Cuthill of Casper Wyoming aboard the California escaped injury when that ship was torpedoed yesterday off Ireland by a German submarine. Dispatches last night gave no indication she was among the injured. She is the wife of a Scotch homesteader near Casper who recently naturalized. The Cuthills are prominent in Casper's Scottish colony and were en route to visit relatives near Glasgow, Scotland.
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Alexander Cuthill
Casper
Wyo
California
Ireland
Cuthill
Glasgow
Scotland
United States
Germany
Wilson
Lloyd's
London
England
British Liner California Sunk Off British Coast
The British liner California was sunk by a submarine off the British coast. It had 31 passengers and 184 crew. one life lost and 30 hospital cases reported, with 160 survivors. The armed ship carried war supplies and its passengers were British and Canadian subjects from the crew and travelers.
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New York
California
Crack Anchor Line
Washington
State Department
California torpedoed without warning near Queenstown
American Consul Frost at Queenstown cables that the California was torpedoed without warning. One American aboard was saved while several passengers are missing including two women and several children. Captain claims two torpedoes were fired from 200 yards with no warning. The crew may include John A. Lee of Montgomery, Alabama.
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Washington
Frost
Queenstown
State Department
California
John A. Lee
Montgomery
Ala
The
Submarine War Zone Toll Grows As California Is Torpedoed
Washington reports a second major naval tragedy as the California is torpedoed without warning in the war zone. Officials fear a U.S. entry into conflict with Germany as Lloyds cables show German subs destroying ships at a pace that could isolate Britain within six months.
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Great Britain
Port Adelaide Unwarned Sinks After German Submarine Attack
British government confirms the liner Port Adelaide was torpedoed without warning while en route from London to Australia. Ninety six passengers and crew were rescued. the master was captured aboard the submarine. The ship of 8181 tons gross was built in 1911 for Commonwealth and Dominion Line.
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London
Port Adelaide
Australia
Samarinds
Vigo
Germany
United States
Lloyd's Shipping Agency
Commonwealth and Dominion Line
One Day's Toll From German U‑Boat Attacks
The report notes several ships sunk in the last 24 hours including the Anchor liner California and a British steamer of unknown tonnage. Two British boats and cables were also destroyed, with the Azul of 3074 tons reportedly sunk.
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California
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