Labor Commission Bill Finally Passed In Late Legislature
The senate refused to withdraw amendments as the fourteenth state legislature adjourned. Bills on liquor, labor, and education advanced amid a flurry of activity and ceremonial gifts. The labor commission bill creates a new department to enforce labor laws and inspect workplaces with a $2000 annual salary for the commissioner. A Meek road bill and a Cody memorial appropriation also passed, with more measures expected to the governor’s desk.
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Senate
House
Mercer
Todd
Holliday
Spraker Jones
Sullivan
Labor
Canoe
Kendrick
Tisan
Wyoming
Senator Powers
Cody
Buffalo Bill
Little to Face Charges in Colorado Trial
The trial of L. S. Little, arrested February 10 after a Citi zen's National Bank warrant, is set for tomorrow at 10 in Judge W. H. Edwards' court. He allegedly obtained 8100 from the bank by false pretenses claiming 326 cattle in Weld county. Little, a former Lyra mile county resident, could not meet a 3000 bond and remains jailed. He has prior Colorado charges including passing a fraudulent check and a 1900s theft of poles, with a missing truck of boas between Denver and Cheyenne linked to the case.
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L. S. Little
Citizen's National Bank
W. H. Edwards
Weld County
Colo
Ldttle
Lyramile County
Prastor
Carr
Little
Denver
Cheyenne
Colorado
Plunger Sinks 50 000 Tons in 24 Hours Claim
German reports claim heavy Soviet and British shipping losses as submarine activity rises. British steamers Queenswood Marion Dawson and Marie Leonhardt sunk or damaged by U boats while Dunkirk and other targets are bombarded. Romanian front fighting resumes near Oituz valley and Moldavian frontier with broader war activity noted.
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Preas
Queenswood
Marion Dawson
Marie Leonhardt
Romania
Berlin
Oituz
Princebelgian
Ancre
Champagne
Dunkirk
Coxyde
Downs
English
Ghistellen
Bruger
Lan
City and County Seek Joint Building Plan For Cheyenne
County Commissioner Warren Richardson and City Commissioner John Martin lead a review of tentative joint city county building plans. They anticipate further proposals from Cheyenne and Denver architects and will visit Colorado cities, including Greeley Colorado Springs and Pueblo, to study similar structures.
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Cheyenne
Denver
Warren Richardson
John Martin
Colorado
Richardson
Greeley
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Bernstorff and party safely at Halifax
Bernstorff and his party remain aboard the Frederik VIII with a naval cordon surrounding the vessel. Cargo examination is underway and no passengers are allowed to land while in port. The ship is anchored where visibility is limited and passengers are kept isolated from the city.
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Halifax
Bernstorff
Naval Bill Proposed Appropriates $531 Million
Washington February 17 The subcommittee completed the naval appropriation bill authorizing 531 million dollars an increase of 163 million over the house passed total.
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Washington
House
Cuban Rebels Hold Santiago In Cuba Insurrection
Washington reports no major changes as Cuban rebels hold Santiago and Camaguey with minor gains nearby while government troops advance. in a separate report liberals seized a sugar mill owned by President Monocal and captured two of his brothers.
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Washington
State Department
Cuba
Camaguey
Iav
Bantiago
Monocal
Insane Man Kills Four In Georgia Home Shooting
In Atlanta on February date Claude Anderson, recently released from the state insane asylum, shot at women in the home of W. J. Zahn. Buford was instantly killed as he intervened. Zahn wrestled one of Andersons guns away and killed Anderson. Mrs Zahn later died at a hospital.
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Atlanta
R. Buford
Claude Anderson
State Insane Asylum
W. J. Zahn
Buford
Zahn
Anderson
Pay-Up Week Gains Cheyenne Merchant Support
More than thirty Cheyenne merchants join a national pay-up week drive urging debt payment to cut living costs. The movement sees both business leaders and consumers backing the effort to lower prices by clearing outstanding debts and encouraging responsible buying.
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United States
Cowboys mourn at Corner ranch raid victims' burials
In Campbells Ranch New Mexico on February 17 mourners gathered as three Corner ranch raid victims were buried. Mormon scouts patrolled the boundary while American cavalry watched the scene. Mrs Peterson and Mrs Jensen swooned as caskets opened, then followed the army ambulance to the graves.
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Peterson
Jensel
Army
Colorado House Backs Abolition of Death Penalty
Denver February 17 The Colorado House voted for abolition of the death penalty at its final reading. The measure now goes to the Senate, which has not yet acted.
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Colorado
Denver
House
Senate
American Ambassador Fretcher Arrives in Queretamo
American ambassador Fretcher arrives in Queretaro and is officially received. He will proceed to Mexico City to present his credentials and continue duties.
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Fletcher
Mexico
Queretamo
Mex
Fretcher
Mexico City
Five Carloads of Blooded Cattle Arrive in Laramie
Five car loads of blooded cattle were received for the Kemper and Johnson company in Laramie this morning. Indications point to cattle coming to Laramie and surrounding territory from now on.
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Laramie
Kemper and Johnson Company
Thousands Daily Seek Citizenship Amid Break with Germany
Washington reports a flood of naturalization filings after the break with Germany. In a two week period thousands of foreigners, many from Austria Hungary, rushed to courts as the naturalization process surged. Officials say the total filing volume cannot yet be estimated.
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Washington
Germany
Jater Department
Wyoming Snow Sunday and Monday Fronts Calm
Snow is forecast for Wyoming on Sunday with likely continuation into Monday. Temperatures remain largely unchanged as fresh shifting winds sweep the region, bringing a notable change in wind direction without major temperature movement.
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Wyoming
Wilson weighs extra authority to shield citizens from submarine threat
President Wilson met with Senate members in Washington to discuss giving the presidency broader power before adjournment to protect citizens amid the submarine crisis. No war declaration was discussed, officials noted, while Berne messages signaled remaining American consuls would depart Germany soon.
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Washington
Wilson
Capitol
Senate
Congress
Germany
German Navy Officer Details Kronprinzessin Calmship Destruction
Capt. Charles A. Polack testified in Boston federal court that the Kronprinzessin Corthie was deliberately disabled under his orders while in marshal custody on a libel. He said the order came from a German embassy official in Washington and warned he could face treason if revealing names. Polack described arranging for engineers to disable the ship and destroy papers amid instructions from German authorities.
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Boston
Charles A. Polack
Federal District Court
Kronprincese Corthie
Polack
Washington
Germany
Inez Spring
New York
Treasury to suspend ship destination disclosures in wartime
The Treasury Department announced that publishing the destinations and manifests of merchant ships leasing American ports will be discontinued during the international crisis to protect American interests. This move aims to reduce exposure of shipping routes and inventory details to adversaries.
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Washington
Treasury
Indian ruler to attend British imperial conference in London
Maharaja of Bikaner will join the imperial conference in London this month with the secretary of state for India and Sir Satyendra Prasanna Sinha. Sinha, first Indian on the viceroy's executive council, was president of the Indian National Congress in 1955 and is now advocate general at Bonen. A fourth Indian delegate is Sipees Meston, lieutenant governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh.
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London
Quewood
Queenswood
Constantine and Pickering Steamship Company
Middlebrough
Pal
India
Maharaja of
S PY Sinha
Indian National Congru
Advocante
Bonen
Indie Will
Sipees Meston
United Provinces
Agra
Oiudh
Minneapolis Threatened by Fire at Narragansett Building
Minneapolis Feb 17 downtown section threatened by fire at the Narragansett building, occupied by shops and piano company, with an estimated loss of 250000 dollars.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Cimpoyier
Tom Fahey Wildlopes Law Office in This Cry
After years in the state office and as clerk in the Carey art department, Thomas P. Pohey resigned to become a clerk for Commissioner G. Lockhine. Pulley, newly admitted to the state bar, will open a law office in the city.
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Tom Fahey Wildlopes
Law Orice
State
Carey Art Department
Thomas P. Pohey
Leslin Miller
G. Lockhine
Pulley
Villa Moves to Japan Report From Texas Rancher
Villa, linked to recent movements as a hasty mystery, reportedly headed for Japan after staying with W. L. Crawford, a Dallas cattleman and former Ranger. A trusted source, one of Villa’s men, provides the information.
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Villa
Japan
Paso
Tex
W. L. Crawford
Dallan
Peann
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