Hardin bill altered to 1 percent raise debate in Wyoming
The Hardin prohibition bill was amended to reduce the liquor tax to 1 percent, drawing statewide protest though still favored by some. If passed by the house, it returns for further action after senate amendments. Senate messages addressed highways bonds and the Yellowstone Highway’s role in state growth. Local groups urged bond authorization and rapid road development to keep pace with other states.
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Senate Committee On Prohibition
House
Senate
Thermopolia Chamber of Commerce
Wyoming
Chamber of Commercce
Thermopolis
Seasion
Cheyenne
Subi
Union
Chamber of Commerce
Yellowstone
Thermopolis Chamber of Commerce
Washakie
Sullivan
Ewart
Park County
Germany Prepares to Resist Polish Incursion at Frontier
Weimar February 10. At a meeting of political leaders, War Minister Reinhardt discussed sending troops to the German border to counter Polish advances. He urged measures to safeguard the inviolability of German territory as a precaution against potential aggression. The Lunatainas have checked the advance according to the bureau.
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Associated Press
Weimar
Fab
Reinhardt
Revisions Set to Cut Court Martial Sentences
Secretary Baker announced a board in the Judge Advocate General's office will revise sentences from general court martials for wartime offenses. The action aims for substantial reductions in nearly all cases unless gravest or extreme circumstances justify otherwise.
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Associated Press
Washington
Judge Advocate General
Army
Baker
Kiev Recaptured From Bolshevists Reported
Copenhagen Feb 10 Kiev the Ukrainian capital has been recaptured from the Bolshevists according to reports reaching here from Berlin.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Kiev
Bolshevists
Berlin
Dempsey Signs Willard Bout Pact In Jersey Ferryhouse
Jess Willard and Jack Dempsey signed the championship bout agreement in Wes ham, New Jersey, with Tex Rickard and Jack Kearns present. Dempsey vows to honor the contract and begins a six week Pennsylvania tour while under terms paying Dempsey 27000 dollars plus one third of motion picture rights and the champion 100000 plus one third.
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Associated Press
New York
Tex” Rickard
Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Rickard
Jack Kearns
Hudsey River
Weshawken
N. J
Ko Jordan
Jack Skelley
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Kearns
Mve
Partly Cloudy Tuesday Weather Snippet
Partly cloudy forecast notes unsettled conditions with possible rain or snow in the north region Tuesday and drier, cooler weather by Wednesday.
Albert Hearst Joins State Leader As Advertising Chief
The State Leader hires Albert Hearst as associate manager and head of advertising. He moved from the east to Cheyenne to build a scientific department, bringing a decade of training and prior editorial ownership. Hearst will compile a commercial survey of local business strength to guide future publicity. Mrs. Albert Tho joins as head of society department, bringing experience from eastern newspapers and delivering a readable social survey.
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Albert Hearst
Hearst
East
Cheyenne
Nic Natad Egret Fon ‘Watul
Lterary
Albert Th
Leader
Army Officer Defies Jerome Mob Over Jail Threat
Lt Sellers with 25 men faces a strike committee tied to IWW as it vows to attack the jail to free 29 traffic obstructors. Across the country a federal plan to deport aliens with criminal records is announced. Seattle ends its general strike after a noon decision by the strike committee. No violence reported in Jerome, but a tense crowd surrounds the jail.
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Jerome
Chicago
Atlantic
New York
Seattle
Jpromey Ariz
Calin for Help From U S Steamer Communica
Calin seeking assistance from the U S steamer Communica was reported at Halipax today. The vessel’s latitude was given but the exact trouble was not explained and American guard ship One was dispatched to aid. The Communica had departed New York on a vessel named by the report.
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Associated Press
Halipax
Calin
U. S
Communica
Deacl
Special Election Called On $6 Million Good Roads Plan
It is likely a special election will be held within 60 to 90 days to approve bonds exceeding $3,000,000 to match federal road funds. Democratic and Republican leaders back the plan, aiming to speed progress with improved communication systems across the state. The legislature will likely act in the near term.
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Kly
Atete
Wyotiin
Carey
Wyoming House Hears Bill on Cooperative Extension Work
Debates over H. B. 109 focus on state funded extension services in agriculture and home economics. Federal aid ends July, counties to fund programs via tax levy or appropriations with oversight by the University of Wyoming Agricultural College. State road and school fund implications loom as funds are moved to support three year plan.
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Sullivan
Billa
Kelley
Rep
Baker
May
Underwood
Agricultural College of the University of Wyoming
New York Slated for wartime aid shipments from prize courts
London reports a prize court case detailing an alleged plan to move food worth about 400000 dollars. Fourteen ships participated, with American Danish and Norwegian registry, tied to the Meumonds of New York, aimed to deliver cargo to the central empires via Denmark. The crown attorney notes the Meumonds had been treated as agents of German procurement.
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London
A. Amid
Meumond
New York
Germany
Denmark
Meumonds
General strike in building trades called nationwide
New York February 10 The death of building trades today called a general strike beginning tomorrow that will affect all contracts nationwide held by the building trades employers' association according to announcement tonight by W J Mutheson president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
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Associated Press
New York
Deata of
Building Trades Today
Norrow
Building Trades
Agodalinu
W. J. Mutheson
United Brotherhood of Uarper
Ameren
Japan Signals Harmony at Peace Conference Warns China
A Reuters dispatch from Peking dated February reports Japan informing China it will act in harmony at the peace conference and may disclose China Japan agreements to Congress. The note adds that failure to promise could trigger immediate financial pressure.
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Ify
Praca
London
Japan
China
Reuter
Peking
Hieta
Epi
Reutar
Romo
Lawmaking Advances to Governor Signature After House Passage
The amended bills await the governor's signature as both houses have passed them. Speaker Sullivan sealed the actions with the official signature. During committee work Rep. Johnson and Rep. Hardin faced removal, while lawmakers anticipated a lengthy session with meals and small celebrations noted.
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Sullivan
Skorgard
Johnson
Hardin
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