Threat to face trial: former crown prince sends plea to Wilson
Frederick Wilhelm former crown prince of Germany cables President Wilson offering to take the place of the 900 Germans serving their country in the war. The White House may reply or decline to acknowledge the message noting the United States is not party to the treaty or League of Nations. Paris and Berlin items follow with Rhine occupation deferral and Extradition debate amid German press claims Lloyd George drives the policy.
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Washington
Wilson
Frederick Wilhelm
Germany
Amsterdam
White House
Paris
United States
League of Nations
State Department
Holland
Lansing
Chase Across Continent Ends In Arrest For Mail Fraud
Denver February 10 William Brady was arrested at South Buffalo New York by Postal Inspector Roy E Nelson on charges of using the mails to defraud in a matrimonial agency case He is to be returned for trial Brady backed by his wife formerly Louis Davis filed a complaint alleging he intercepted letters and collected money from a Portland Oregon man who agreed to marry his wife The pursuit extended to Chicago Cleveland and Buffalo as reported to local post office authorities
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Denver
William Brady
South Buffalo
N. Y
Roy E. Nelson
Brady
Louis Davis
Billings
Montana
Portland
Oregon
Chicago
Cleveland
Buffalo
Punchboards Banned in Cheyenne Under Gambling Claim
Cheyenne local order bans punchboards citing gambling violation of city ordinance. The issue drew attention at a recent high school PTA meeting with claims that boys were learning to gamble at punch boards found in cigar and candy counters.
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Cheyenne
Parent-Teacher Association
Trial testimony in I W W murder case at Montesano
Testimony in Montesano Wash on February 10 highlighted routine witness accounts in the Warren O Grimm murder trial. Nine witnesses described armistice day wounds and scenes in Centralia where American Legion paraders clashed with I W W.
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Montesano
Wash
Warren O. Grimm
American Legion
Centralia
G. C. Scace
Fred W. Hanson
Avalon Hotel
Longing House
Bert Bland
James Melnery
W. AR. Patton
Seminary Hill
O. C. Bland
John Lamb
Bert Faulkner
Loren Roberts
Labor murderers may be in toils
Michael Carrozo head of the Street Sweepers union was charged with murder and conspiracy in the slaying of Maurice Enright the labor gunman. Officials said a second suspect known as Big Jim Murphy leader of the Gas House Workers union faced a similar charge and a third man who drove the getaway car was to be arrested to complete the case.
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Chicago
Michael Carrozo
Maurice Enright
Big Jim’ Murphy
Gas House Workers' Union
Enright
Murphy
Hoyne
Coal Officials to Stand Trial in Lever Act Case
The federal grand jury meeting in Pueblo on April 6 will consider charges against David W. Brown president and GM of Rocky Mountain Fuel Co C W Hood and William B McDonald of the same firm. They waived preliminary hearing and are bound for trial May 4 on alleged evasion of wartime coal price controls by ante dating retailers orders.
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Denver
Pueblo
David W. Brown
Rocky Mountain Fuel Company
C. W. Hood
William B. McDonald
United States
Tedrow
Colorado Couples Wed in Cheyenne Licenses Issued
A marriage license was issued yesterday to Emil W. Clayton and Miss Clyda Rosamond Jenkins of Denver. On Monday licenses were issued to Thomas G. Pritchford and Miss Marjoria Hodgson of Lafayette, Colorado, and to Roy David Logan and Miss Ines DeHtte Morse of Cheyenne.
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Emil W. Clayton
Clyda Rosamond Jenkins
Denver
Thomas G. Pritchford
Marjoria Hodgson
Lafayette
Colo
Roy David Logan
Ines ‘DeHtte Morse
Cheyenne
Danish Favor Seen In Schleswig Plebiscite Tally
Copenhagen reports the Schleswig plebiscite results as of 1 AM showing Danish majorities in 154 of 160 districts. Aggregate votes total 30,763 for Denmark and 12,766 for Germany.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Germany
Lloyd George on Ireland and Russia in Commons
In London the premier defended government policy amid calls to revise the Versailles treaty. He addressed Irish self determination, law and order, and high living costs blamed on exchange rates. He argued Europe cannot be restored without reintegrating Russia into world trade.
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London
William Adamson
Donald MacLean
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Ireland
Adamson
Russia
Lloyd-George
Europe
Sims Denies He Libelled Yanks In Paris Talks
Rear Admiral Sims testified before the senate investigating committee denying he called the armistice claim a force by the American army’s failure. He said he repeated only a rumor current in France and warned visitors not to trust it. The hearing Also examined changes ordered by Secretary Daniels in decorations prompted by Sims.
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Washington
Senate
Sims
Congress
Paris
Daniels
Admiral Sims
Sec. Hale
Mr. Daniels
Representative Byrnes
South Carolina
Glass
Virginia
House
France
Automobile Line Exempt From Utilities Board Ruling
The Colorado public utilities commission ruled that an automobile transportation line is not under its jurisdiction unless tied to a railroad or another common carrier. The decision was reported from Denver on February 10.
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Denver
State Public Utilities Commission
Dempsey's Wife Testifies Before Grand Jury
Maxine Dempsey former wife of Jack Dempsey appeared before a federal grand jury in San Francisco to be questioned about alleged charges she made and later repudiated regarding Dempsey falsifying his selective draft papers. Frank Spellman a representative of a moving picture company employing Dempsey was summoned to appear before the jury.
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San Francisco
Maxine Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Frank Spellman
Moving Picture Company
Debated Peace Treaty Rows on Senate Floor
In Washington on February 10 the senate reopened debate on the peace treaty despite a planned delay. Irreconcilables Borah and Knox denounced its economic terms as cruel and murderous, urging Hoover to answer questions from Borah. Lodge pressed for delay due to member absence as treaty steps were restored for further consideration.
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Washington
Senate
Borah
Knox
Herbert Hoover
Idaho
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Lodge
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Europe
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Sterling
South Dakota
United States
Wilson
Clemenceau
Lloyd George
Mr. Hoover
Sleeping Sickness in Wyoming Case Now Reported
Thermopolis Wyoming February 10 Miss Susie Cogdill 16 is described as suffering from sleeping sickness in a comatose state for three weeks. The physician says she can only be roused briefly for nourishment and shows no other abnormal physical symptoms beyond drowsiness.
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Thermopolis
Wyo
Susie Cogdill
Legion Receives 600000 Gift From Y M C A Leader
Indianapolis February 10 the American Legion receives six hundred thousand dollars from the Y M C A leader R G C G A Wie. The gift comes from surplus war work and will be held as a trust fund for five years.
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Indianapolis
American Legion
Y. M. Gcg. A. Wie
Gompers and OConnell Launch Labor-Backed Congress Drive
Samuel Gompers and Frank OConnell opened labor's bid to elect a Congress friendly to organized labor at a shipyards workers meeting in Washington. They decried the current Congress as reactionary and pledged AFL action to support continued shipbuilding and build the United States merchant marine. They urged 500000 shipyards workers to aid in defeating enemies of labor.
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Washington
Organized Labor
Congress
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Frank O’connell
Mr. Gompers
United States
Senate panel reviews Mexican at Corrizal atrocities
Testimony from an executive session of the Senate sub committee on the Mexican situation supported stories of atrocities at Corrizal. Reported details include mutilated bodies of black troopers and two officers and gold teeth offered for sale after all were dumped in a ditch. Witnesses say Mexicans in many agricultural districts disapprove both Carranza rule and bandit activity.
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EL Paso
Tex
Senate
Corrizal
Carranza
No Recurrence in Kentucky Riot at Lexington
In Lexington Kentucky federal troops tighten security around the Fayette courthouse where Will Lockett the slayer of Geneva Hardman is held amid a mob incident that left five dead. General Marshal sees the measures as precautionary stating troops will depart tonight and patrols control all city avenues.
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Lexington
Fayette Court House
Will Lockett
Geneva Hardman
Marshal
Exchange Still Climbs Upward in Foreign Markets
The foreign exchange markets held their improvement with Paris Brussels and Rome quotes rising. New York traded at about $3.46 per dollar for a few orders. Attention focuses on the League of Nations council meeting to discuss the international monetary situation. British manufacturers’ conference backs international action to avert European financial chaos.
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London
Paris
Brussels
Rome
New York
Council of the
League of Nations
Europe
Highways report across southeastern Wyoming notes rough sections
Main roads in southeastern Wyoming are generally good with rough stretches near Pine Bluffs McKinley Durham to Archer and at the north end of Port Collins road Bad stretches near Hanna and Moneta About three inches of snow fell in the Lander district.
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Wyoming
Pine Bluffs
McKinley
Durham
Archer
Port Collins Road
Hanna
Moneta
Lander
Rail wage talks loom as railroad unions threaten strike
Washington reports wage demands by over two million workers push the railroad system toward a potential tie up. Director General Hines prepares to respond after union leaders submit a new statement. W G Lee presses for an answer while a strike vote shows strong support among Trainmen.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Hines
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Mr. Hines
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way and Shop
Mr. Lee
Five Cheyenne Attain Thirty Third Degree in Masonic Rite
Three Cheyenne men George H Gilland Lorin C Hinkle and Charles W Burdick along with Campbell H McWhinnie Douglas and Samuel Dickey Evanston and Judge Everett Day Helena Montana were conferred the thirty third degree of Scottish Rite masonry yesterday. Judge John A. Riner Cheyenne presided in Day’s absence. Twelve more were invested as Knight Commander of the Court of Honor including Louis A Reed Casper Martin C G Agnew Lusk Gayne Drummond Lander William H Hays Laramie George B Pryde Rock Springs William R Dubois T Blake Kennedy Marion A Kline Charles B Morgan Richard H Repath John F Rossman George L Strader Cheyenne. Cheyenne Council Kadosh No 4 began a class of 215 with Master Ad Vitam degree shown by a Laramie team led by Professor Charles B Ridgaway UW. Rose Croix chapter trained 212 with the fifteenth degree led by Marion A Kline and other officers assisting. The sixteenth degree under W C Kinkead and the seventeenth under Marion P Wheeler of Casper.
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Douglas
Evanston
Charles W. Burdick
George H. Gilland
Lorin C. Hinkle
Cheyenne
Campbell H. McWhinnie
Samuel Dickey
Everett Day
Helena
Montana
John A. Riner
Court of Honor
Louis A. Reed
Casper
Martin CG. Agnew
Lusk
Gayne Drummond
Lander
William H. Hays
Laramie
George B. Pryde
Rock Springs
A. D. Walton
Harry C. Hoffman
Edward W. Stone
John Burri
G. H. McWhinnie
C. J. Griffith
G. L. Strader
C. R. Bush
J. Fr. Rossman
W. C. Kinkead
Marion P. Wheeler
M. A. Kline
Harry A. True
E. W. Stone
CG. M. Watts
R. II, Repath
J. B. True
Flu Deaths Peak in Denver as Epidemic Continues
Denver health authorities report 45 influenza deaths and 14 pneumonia deaths in one day. Fifty nine new cases bring Colorado totals. Reports from across the state suggest a slight abatement of the epidemic.
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Denver
Colorado
Barker Calls Feb 17 Strike Amid Railway Deadlock
Allen Barker president of theMaintenace of Way and Shop Laborers union says Washington talks failed to avert a nationwide walkout. He cites 887000 members with 28000 Canadian workers affected and warns unions will defy court action to block the strike.
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Barker
Detroit
Hines
Washington
Allen BE. Barker
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Ife
Kansas
Loy Veeps When He Leaves Jail
Loy Veeps as Charles V Loy begins a life sentence in Rawlins peni tentiary. Ife departs Cheyenne with Michael Angelo and Warl Price bound for the state pen under Undersheriff Lon C. Davis. Loy asks Sheriff Smalley for fair treatment like that at Cheyenne county jail.
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Charles V
Loy
Rawlins
Ife
Cheyenne
Michael Angelo
Warl Price
State Penitentiary
Lon C. Davis
Goodby
EB. J. Smalley
Fire Drill Teaches 40 Students Fire Safety At Station
Forty high school pupils were taken to the fire station yesterday where Fire Chief George W. Bates provided special instruction on fire prevention and proper use of fire apparatus. Another group will receive the same training tomorrow.
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George W. Bates
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George
Berlin
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Legion
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Mexico
Kentucky
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