Cheyenne Motorists Grievances Over Colorado Guards
Indignation rose in Cheyenne as motorists were stopped on the road to Colorado by a local constabulary known as the booze guard. Judge John A. Riner and U S district attorney Charles L. Rigdon were detained and searched for bootleg whiskey, with shots fired at the party and several prominent residents also subjected to searches near Carr, Colorado.
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Cheyenne
Colorado Points
Colorado Constabulary
Gredey
Carr
Colo
John A. Riner
United States District Court
United States
H. Townsend
Casper
Townsend
U.S
Charles L. Rigdon
United States District Attorney
J. Ohnhaus
Riner
Hiner
Gunter
Hynds
Harry P. Hynds
Lalns Hotel
Constabulary
Wyoming
Colorado
Denver
Colorado State Constabulary
Federal Court
Federal District Attorney
Centennial
Shooting by Colorado constabulary wounds Denver man
Coroner and jury travel from Cheyenne to investigate the death of Ray mond Haragan, shot near Carr, Colorado, as details emerge of a militarized constabulary force stopping and firing on vehicles. Witnesses describe orders to shoot tires and fuel tanks, prompting questions about authority and use of force.
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Colorado Constabulary
Raymond Haragan
Denver
Carr
Colo
Cheyenne
Clade Early
Pat Hays
John McInerney
Dan Swan
James Flaherty
Haragan
Charles F. Emberg
Frank Haragan
Weld County
Early
Cheyenne-Denver
Ault-Carr
Sloane
Editorial on Colorado border tensions and a fatal shooting
Cheyenne readers ask if Colorado officers can patrol the border without endangering motorists on the Cheyenne to Denver route. The piece condemns unprovoked shootings by presumed state guards and urges Colorado to reassure Wyoming and curb bootlegger violence while noting Wyoming’s drive toward prohibition.
Labor dispute shifts amid shipyard strike tensions
A Tuesday meeting is called by General Manager Piew of the Emergency Fleet Corp to discuss changes to the high building labor agreement with unions including the Brotherhood of Carpenters. Hutcheson seeks greater carpenters on the shipbuilding labor adjustment board and has refused to sign the current terms. DOJ examiners plan to review America International corp records over Hog Island shipyard as Carroll Todd leads the inquiry from Philadelphia.
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Washington
Piew
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Brotherhood of Carpenters
William S. Hutcheson
Carpenters’ Organization
Vvice
Teriga
Hutcheson
Shipbuilding Labor Adjustment Board
America International Corporation J
Hog Island
Department of Justice
Carroll Todd
Philadelphia
Shipping Board
Attempted Wreck Targets Texas Troop Train
A suspected effort to derail a troop train by removing spikes and ties caused a Santa Fe freight train to derail near Gainesville Texas late last night. The engine and two box cars left a thirty foot embankment while the troop train passed safely ahead.
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Texas
Gainesville
Tex
Here
Santa Fe
Hertling Speech Not Aid to Peace
Washington report on Chancellor von Hertling's Reichstag remarks shows officials view the speech as not advancing peace but bolstering German militarist resolve. He endorsed Wilson's four principles in theory yet tied them to conditions deemed unattainable, treating the president's program as idealistic and impractical.
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Washington
Count von Hertsing
Reichstag
Wilson
Congress
Gas Attacks Kill Three Soldiers on U S Front in France
Allied dispatches report three American soldiers killed and nine gassed in two German gas attacks near Toul as shells and gas projectiles struck American positions. The German bombardment also involved eight inch shells and Minnenwerfer devices.
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Associated Press
France
Toul
Little Dealers Squeezed Out in Packering Hearings
Chicago February testimony alleges big packers used dummy firms rail shortcuts and unfair methods to squeeze small grocers and dealers. Francis Heney leads hearings before Samuel Tatey as W. Priebe accused of government pay while serving on food administration. Hoover denies packing influence over Food Administration officials.
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Chicago
Wheer
Francia Heney
Samuel W. Tatey
Federal
WF. Priebe
Heney
Swift & Co
Food Administration
Penerdl
J.oh Henley
Witness Industrial Board
Washington
Fed
Federal Trades Commissionment
Hoover
Exports of Foodstuffs Decline in Seven Months
Washington February 26 exports of key foodstuffs wheat corn and pork fell notably in the seven months ending January compared with the previous year as foreign demand waned and domestic trade slowed in the period reported by the government.
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Washington
Farm labor draft to stay below one percent says Crowder
Provost Marshal General Crowder writes to Representative McKeown that exemptions for farmers are not approved and the draft of agricultural labor under the questionnaire system will be well below one percent of the total farm labor supply. He notes the first draft yielded about seven tenths of one percent.
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Washington
Crowder
U-Boat Chaser Adrift Reaches Port After Storm
A French crew aboard an 110 foot submarine chaser, separated from its escort in a violent gale, arrived safely at an European port. With no navigation instruments and an engine out, they lashed sails from canvas and navigated for thirty nine days, earning praise for seamanship.
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Washington
Peh
Atean
Bey
Kaneepee
Two Aviators Die in Army Camp Collision Near Camp
MEMPHIS Feb 26 Cader William Weissinger was killed and Cadet W C Story of Prepert SV fatally injured in a warplane collision at the army aviation camp near lure. The planes fell about 1000 feet and both were buried beneath wreckage. Weissinger died instantly and Story died in the field hospital that night.
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Memphis
Cader
William Weissinger
W. C. Story
Preepert, SV
Army Aviation
Lure
Weissinger
Story
Tie
Troops Deployed to End Irish Riots in Clare
London reports a surge of lawlessness in County Clare Ireland prompts additional troops. Clare is declared a special area under the Defense of the Realm Act to restore order.
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London
Coats Clare
Ireland
Oneiathy
Clare
Bolshevik Troops Fight to Prevent Fall of Petrograd
A Petrograd dispatch reports Bolshevik forces resisting a German advance around Petrograd as German detachments push forward near Pskov. The defense hinges on urban resistance, rail guards, and soviet troops manning defenses amid ongoing fighting and rumors of evacuation decisions.
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Petrograd
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Flehting
Pskov
Paka
Ehow
Narbe
Heval
Metrograd
Ja Iuminent
German invaders near Petrograd and marching toward city
A cabinet message via Peking quotes Ambassador Francis saying German forces are within hours of Petrograd and moving toward the capital. Reports describe sirens in Petrograd as soldiers and workers prepare trenches and defend the city amid advancing German detachments.
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Washington
Feely
F Eel
Mpetrograal
Francis
State Department
Peking
Yenterday
Francin
Petrograd
Mskor
Pkov
Petrovrod
No Food Shortage in US This Year Says Houston
Washington February 26 There is no possibility of a food shortage or famine in America. Secretary of Agriculture Banquetted stated after the cabinet meeting with only possible exception of wheat the outlook is bright. He predicted ample supplies for all and urged steady distribution to prevent hoarding and price spikes.
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Houston
Washington
America
Blanetet
Chicara
Race Riot Breaks Out in Army Camp
Twenty six soldiers from the 12th Engineers Service Battalion are in the guardhouse at Camp Mike awaiting court martial after a riot in a mess hall at Little Rock Arkansas. A white officer was wounded. the clash started when a black soldier refused orders to form line during breakfast. White sergeants and corporals intervened as a melee erupted.
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Associatediene
Little Wok
Ark
H12th Engineers Service Battalion
Camp Mike
French Ready to Repel Huns Big Offensive
Paris dispatch reports French headquarters saying Germans face an unmatched defense as preparations advance. Premier Clemenceau notes Belgian and Helgian fronts show morale high. a Franco American raid coordination is described as highly coordinated and disciplined.
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Ottawa
Prusses Velgions
Paris
Premiier Clemenceau
Matin
Vleastine
HENS CONTINGA TO SINK SPANISH SHIPS
Fragments report maritime action with damaged wording about vessels near Canary islands. References mention Negus and a steamer sunk by an unidentified force amid Spanish tensions. Overall details are unclear and partially garbled.
Unclear fragments report moves about Cyprus and Teebitendon
Fragmentary OCR mentions Cyprus and Teebitendon with unclear references to Turin ADEM and Agia Minor. Terms like Turkle troops and black sea coat appear, but no coherent event or outcome is clear.
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Amethadam
Pal
Dore
Black Sea
Agia Minor
Wheatland Case Moves to Page Two
In the Wheatland case details spill onto page two of the paper with continued notes on the legal proceeding. The report outlines the paving project and related changes connected to the Wheatland fair and its provisions. The fragment mentions state law and the involvement of officials in the ongoing chapter.
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Wheatland
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