Former Crown Prince Threatens Wilson With Extradition Message
President Wilson faced a personal cable from Frederick Wilhelm former crown prince of Germany offering to take punishment instead of 900 others who served their country. The White House considered a private response but did not confirm any official action. Paris reports note Rhineland occupation dates deferred due to Germany’s treaty issues. Berlin papers blame Lloyd George for pushing extradition, warning Germans’ travel risks remains high.
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Washington
Wilson
Frederick Wilhelm
Germany
Amsterdam
White House
Paris
United States
League of Nations
State Department
Holland
Lansing
Chased a Gross Continent for Fraud by Mail
William Brady was arrested in South Buffalo New York by Postal Inspector Roy E. Nelson for using the mails to defraud in a matrimonial agency scheme. His wife formerly Louis Davis filed the complaint, saying Brady intercepted letters and took money and valuables after their marriage. He was pursued across the continent ending in Denver and will be brought back for trial.
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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 Outlawed in Cheyenne City Ordinance
Cheyenne bans punchboards as gambling devices under city ordinance. The move followed debate at a high school parent teacher association meeting where punchboards were highlighted as a gambling opportunity, with claims that high school students were learning to gamble at cigar and candy counters.
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Cheyenne
Parent-Teacher Association
Trial Testimony Focuses On Wounds In Armistice Day Clash
In Montesano Washington on February 10 a routine hearing in the I W W murder case of Warren Grimm featured nine witnesses. They described wounds suffered by American Legion paraders during the Centralia Armistice Day clash. Bert Bland and James Melnry were named by hotel owner Fred W Hanson as room occupancies from November 8 to 11.
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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 formally charged with murder and conspiracy to murder in the slaying of labor gunman Maurice Enright. Officials said a second man who drove the car used in the killing was to be charged as the case nears completion.
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Chicago
Michael Carrozo
Maurice Enright
Big Jim’ Murphy
Gas House Workers' Union
Enright
Murphy
Hoyne
Coal Officials to Stand Trial
The federal grand jury at Pueblo will consider Lever Act charges against Rocky Mountain Fuel officials David W. Brown C W Hood and William B McDonald. They waived preliminary hearing and were bound over for trial May 4 for allegedly evading coal price restrictions 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 Colorado couple obtained a marriage license in Cheyenne yesterday, Emil W. Clayton and Miss Clyda Rosamond Jenkins of Denver. Earlier licenses were issued Monday to Thomas G. Pritchford and Miss Marjoria Hodgson of Lafayette 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
Schlesweig Plebiscite Result In Denmark Favored Areas
Copenhagen Feb 11 Danish majorities were reported in all but six of 160 districts in the North Schleswig plebiscite up to 1 am. The aggregate vote stood 30,763 for Denmark and 12,766 for Germany.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Germany
Lloyd George on Ireland and Russia policy
In the House of Commons Sir Donald MacLean and others urged revising the Versailles treaty. Lloyd George argued self determination depends on context and pressed for law and order in Ireland. He blamed high living costs on the exchange, urged more production, and said Europe cannot be rebuilt without restoring Russia to circulation.
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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
In Washington the Senate committee probed naval war decorations and a Paris conversation with Rep Byrnes Whaley and Sen Glass. Admiral Sims denied claiming the armistice was forced by the army’s failure, saying he repeated a rumor and warned visitors not to credit it. Secretary Daniels had referenced Byrnes House speech in the ongoing inquiry.
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Washington
Senate
Sims
Congress
Paris
Daniels
Admiral Sims
Sec. Hale
Mr. Daniels
Representative Byrnes
South Carolina
Glass
Virginia
House
France
Auto Carriers Declared Not Under Utilities Jurisdiction
Denver Feb 10. The state public utilities commission ruled that an automobile transportation line is not under its jurisdiction unless it operates in connection with a railroad line or another common carrier.
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Denver
State Public Utilities Commission
Dempsey's Wife Testifies Before Federal Grand Jury
Maxine Dempsey former wife of Jack Dempsey world heavyweight champion appeared before a federal grand jury in San Francisco to be questioned about alleged charges she made and later repudiated that Dempsey falsified 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 Sparks Senate Clash Over Reparations
In Washington on February 10 the Senate revived debate on the peace treaty as irreconcilables Borah and Knox denounced its economic clauses as cruel and murderous. They argued it would impoverish Germany and destabilize Europe while warning Hoover’s stance aligned with reformist reservations.
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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 Thermopolis Wyoming
Miss Susie Cogdill, 16, of Thermopolis Wyoming is in a comatose state for three weeks with only brief nourishment after being unable to be aroused by her physician. The illness is described as sleeping sickness with no other notable abnormal symptoms.
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Thermopolis
Wyo
Susie Cogdill
Legion Receives 600000 Dollar Gift in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on February 10, the Y M C A Wie trustees announced a gift of $600000 to the American Legion. The surplus from wartime work will be held as a five year trust fund.
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Indianapolis
American Legion
Y. M. Gcg. A. Wie
Labor leaders launch campaign to elect pro labor congress
Samuel Gompers and Frank O Connell addressed shipyard workers in Washington vowing to back allies and defeat enemies. They condemned the current congress as the most reactionary in history and urged intensified support for wartime shipbuilding and a strong merchant marine.
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Washington
Organized Labor
Congress
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Frank O’connell
Mr. Gompers
United States
Committee Hears More On Mexico At El Paso Session
Testimony in an executive Senate subcommittee hearing supports reports of atrocities at Corrizal. Corpses of Black troopers and two officers reportedly mutilated. gold teeth of one officer allegedly offered for sale after bodies were dumped in a ditch. Witnesses say Mexicans in rural areas resent Carranza rule and bandit activity.
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EL Paso
Tex
Senate
Corrizal
Carranza
No Recurrence Feared After Lexington Riot
In Lexington Kentucky federal troops kept the Fayette county courthouse ringed with guards to prevent a repeat of mob violence. Will Lockett, the accused slayer of Geneva Hardman, remained in custody as patrols covered city avenues and about half the troops planned to depart tonight.
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Lexington
Fayette Court House
Will Lockett
Geneva Hardman
Marshal
Exchange Still Climbs Upward
London reports ongoing gains in foreign exchange as Paris Brussels and Rome quotations improve. New York dollar orders reach 3.46 dollars. The League of Nations council meeting looms with talks on global monetary stability and a 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 notes mixed conditions in southeastern Wyoming
Main roads in southeastern Wyoming are generally good with rough sections near Pine Bluffs McKinley Durham to Archer and the north end of Port Collins road. Conditions are bad 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
Wage crisis looms as railroad unions threaten strike
Washington reports the railroad administration nears end of control while wage talks with leaders of unions intensify. Director General Hines to meet union chiefs tomorrow as Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen presses for settlement and Maintenance of Way and Shop Laborers indicate possible strike action.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Hines
Five Men Received Thirty Third Degree In Scottish Rite
Three Cheyenne men one Douglas man and one from Evanston were conferred the thirty third degree of Scottish Rite Masonry at the consistory reunion. Judge Everett Day of Helena was to preside but illness prevented attendance. Judge John A. Riner of Cheyenne led in his stead.
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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
Influenza Tolls Heavy in Denver as Epidemic Grows
Denver health authorities report 45 influenza deaths and 14 pneumonia deaths in a single day. Sixty cases were new as statewide reports indicate a slight abatement in some areas of Colorado.
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Denver
Colorado
Barker Calls Feb. 17 Strike Over Railroad Wage Fight
Barker, president of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes and Railroad Shop Laborers, announced a February 17 strike as unions fail to reach a Washington conference agreement. Thirteen rail labor groups would stand united, with thousands more workers potentially joining. Barker vowed to defy court actions and urged readiness for a nationwide walkout affecting about 859,000 members, including Canadian conductors not at home.
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Barker
Detroit
Hines
Washington
Allen BE. Barker
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Ife
Kansas
Loy Weeps As He Begins Life Term At Rawlins Prison
Loy V Charles is now in the Wyoming State Penitentiary at Rawlins starting a life sentence. Ife left Cheyenne with Michael Angelo and Warl Price, check artists, en route to the state penitentiary under Undersheriff Lon C. Davis. Loy tearfully bid Sheriff E B Smalley farewell, saying he would be satisfied with treatment at the penitentiary as good as 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
High School Fire Drill Teaches Fire Prevention
Forty high school pupils were taken to the fire station where Fire Chief George W Bates provided instruction on fire prevention and apparatus use. A second group will receive the same training Thursday.
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George W. Bates
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Rhineland
George
Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
Vorwaerts
Entente
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Schlesweig
Great Britain
Legion
Gompers
Mexico
Kentucky
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Mr. Hines
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way and Shop
Mr. Lee
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