Western railroads fault Union Pacific ends shared schedules
The Union Pacific withdraws from a joint managers agreement that set fast freight times with Rock Island and others, becoming independent as rival lines clash. Dec 22 saw UP shorten Kansas City to Denver deliveries, signaling widening breaches among Western rails and possible impact on passenger service.
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Denver
Union Pacific Railroad
East
Union Pacific
Rock Island
Kansas City
Ita
Missouri River
Western Railroads
Harriman Lines
Northwest
Chicago
St. Louie
Missour River
Union Pacifico
Burlington
Missouri Pacific
Santa Fe
Rock Island Ween
Kanesas City
Topeka
Limon
Denvver
St. Louis
Estern
Railromd
Tax overdue penalties and sale notices in county records
A terse notice lists penalties at eight percent per annum on unpaid taxes as of January 1 1918. Luke Voorhees, county treasurer, notes sale of seized items including patent, tan and steel calf hides and other goods with closing values around 2.50. John Harrington referenced in the docket.
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Luke Voorhees
John Harrington
Company's Gone, But Militiamen Aren't Released
Sheridan dispatch reports National Guard of Wyoming, Company D, transferred to Basin two years ago but never discharged. Officers Parker Toland Churchill led about 46 members. missing rifles haversacks blankets and no bonds filed. Investigating findings blame lack of bonds and accountability for missing property.
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Sheridan
National Guard of
Wyoming
Basin
Arthur Parker
J. E. Toland
Leutenant
H. A. Churchill
Parker
Toland
Churchill
Beach
Newcastle
Bulgar ian Shako Adorns London Pet in New York
Daltsy Jer ome, a London music hall favorite, wears a Bulgarian shako described by her as the season s Parisian milliner creation. The hat blends a toque silhouette with white and black ostrich plumes coiled around the crown and a vertical plume at the rear.
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New York
Buffum Advances Wheat Varieties for High Altitude Breakfast Foods
In Bheridan on January 1 Professor Buffum reports experiments with black winter emmer from Basin Burbank, aimed at breakfast cereals and potential factory use. He developed new alfalfa varieties and 68 cereal types for dry farming, including beardless red turkey wheat and bearded varieties, suited to wet or dry western high altitude conditions.
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Professor Buffum
Bufum
Burbank
California
Buffum
Cavalry Board Returns From European Tour
The United States cavalry board led by Brigadier General B.H.G. McClernand returned to New York aboard the Campania after surveying cavalry training and remounts across Russia Italy France and England. They report high development, wide cooperation, and a rising British demand for American bred horses. The board plans a final report to the army chief of staff in Washington.
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New York
United States Cavalry Board
BH. G. McClernand
Campania
Army M
McClernand
England
Europe
Massachusetts pastor accused as shoplifter
Springfield police report Rev. Dr. Conrad Hooker of the Westfield First Methodist Church was caught shoplifting a toilet set in a Main Street department store. He was released after paying the value of the item, per the detective bureau.
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Springfield
Mass
Springfield Police Department
Conrad Hooker
First Methodist Church
Westfield
Main Street
Detective Bureau
Hooker
Hendrickson
Dr Hooker Surrenders After Police Plea for Mercy
Police report Dr. Hooker 44 surrendered at headquarters pleading for mercy. He attributed the odd conduct to worry and claimed stolen items were for a Christmas tree. He agreed to pay 20 650 to drop charges after confessing thefts from multiple stores and a clock from an art store.
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Mooker
Christman
Dr. Hooker
Westfield
Hooker
Ontario
Suffrage Hikers Called Silly by Bishop Doane
Albany dispatch reports Bishop William Croswell Doane denouncing the New York to Albany suffrage pilgrimage as silly and sensational. He says suffragists gain no local support and contrasts New York tactics with English methods. General Rosalie Jones and cousin James Duane Livingstone respond, defending the hike amid hostile remarks. A separate note describes a house attack on Christmas Eve with a kerosene assault on Mrs. Brodke.
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Albany
New York
William Creswell Doane
Wags
Sulzer
Doane
England
New York State
Rosalie Jones
Alibany
Margaret Doane Gardner
James Duane Livingstone
Troy
Mysterious Enemy Haunts Mrs Brooke in Pottstown
Edith Brooke of Stowe Montgomery county suffered threats and assaults over two years. She has been переceived by a mysterious foe, with vitriol attacks near her parents’ home and a series of threatening letters. Authorities investigate the case as she recovers from Christmas night injuries.
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Smith
Pottstown
Edith Brooke
Stowe
Montgomery County
Brooke
Charles D. Smith
Henry Brooke
Footpad Prank Ends in Confession of Robbery Attempt
In Oakland California on January 1 Mike Dabelich 186 pounds confessed after a bizarre night of supposed burglary and rooftop entrapment. He claimed two suspects tossed him to a saloon roof and admitted attempting to rob the Franco American Wine Co leaving a note saying nothing was taken.
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Oakland
Cal
Mike Dabelich
Dabelich
Peterson
Debelich
Cave
Wanted Experienced White Girl for General House Work
Classified notice seeking a white girl for general house work at St. Ateever, No. 17, Fort Russell. Applicants urged to apply locally.
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St. Ateever
No. 17
Fort Russell
Sheri dan Street Car Co Plans Steel Brooms for Tracks
Sheridan reports arrival of steel brooms to be added to city cars to clean tracks and reduce bulging blocks between rails. Initial theory blamed close block spacing. subsequent findings show blocks between double tracks did not cause issues, shifting search for the cause of pavement bulging.
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Sheridan
Sheridan Street Car Company
Colds Headache and Grip LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Advertisement notes a remedy titled LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE by W. Grove offering cold and influenza relief. The ad emphasizes the single product and price of 25 cents, aiming to attract readers seeking quick symptom relief.
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BE. W. Grove
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