Crippled German Teacher Seeks Reappointment in Saarbrucken
A Hannover Volkswille account recalls a prewar dispute in Saarbrucken where a crippled teacher, claiming total disability, pleads for reappointment. The superintendent dismisses him harshly, saying no use for crippled teachers and orders him away. The scene ends with a grim note on policy under the German state in 1917.
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Atalstatt
Toweher
Audius
Saarbrucken
Germany
Security League 10 Oppose Pacifists in Congress Campaign
The Security League 10 unveils a campaign against pacifist candidates for Congress. It accuses the Nonpartisan League of mobilizing 5,000,000 members and threatening wartime policy, while backing Wisconsin Loyalty League efforts and educating the public on the war’s necessities.
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Security League 10
Congress
Wisconsin
Wieconsin Loyalty League
Milwaukee
National Security League
August I Vogel
Willet M. Spooner
Spooner
Loyalty League
Security League
League
National Securitry League
Manhattan Club
S. Stanwood Menken
Harry Barry
Henry J. West
Robert M. McEichrey
Princeton University
Thomas J. Preston
Wiliam FH. Hobbs
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
The
Government Committee On Public Information
Sod Edward Harding
National Committee of Patriotic and Defense Anxletics
Notice to Employers Urgently Requested to Furnish a Lot
Urgent appeal directs employers to supply a substantial quota of men and women to the offices or department indicated. The notice emphasizes prompt compliance and cites the concerned office as the authority issuing the requirement.
Shiloh Well Advance and Midwest Refining Activity
Oil news notes progress on the Shiloh well at Tisdale and delays at Ardmore due to coal delivery. Midwest Refining reports new wells near completion, casing work, and a gas plant transfer. Crude oil prices rise to 1.20 in Big Muddy and Ball Creek fields, and Midwest declares a $1 per share dividend payable Feb 1 amid higher earnings.
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Hiloly OH and Refining Company
Bist Dulletin
Shiloh
Tisdale
Chen
Aeros
Ardmore Down
Estra
Merritt
Midwest Refining
West Salt Creek
Midwest Refining Company
Big Muddy
Ball Creek
Ors
Critain’s unions back sane aims as allies in wartime
London report on a trade union and labor conference memorandum on war aims. It endorses parts of 1915 allied labor declaration, favors pacific phrasing, and supports restitution for Belgium and Alsace Lorraine plebiscite. It calls for a supranational authority for Palestine Mesopotamia and colonial issues.
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London
Belgium
Alsace- Lorraine
Palestine
Mesopotamia
Africa
Glenrock Looms for Bigger Lighting Plant
Glenrock Wyoming outgrows its lighting plans as delays in machinery keep a 50 horsepower gas engine and a 37 kilowatt generator from starting. Town growth demands faster installation and a second engine and generator will be ordered soon to keep pace with rapid development.
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Glenrock
Wyo
Sf Glenrock
Split Up Russia Might Lead to World Peace
In a dispatch from Washington, L Harper Leech notes growing separatist movements in Russia could yield multiple small nations. Some see this as potentially easing future dynastic wars, arguing real Russian statehood never formed and self-government lessons come from division into smaller states.
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Henderson
Whitehall
Russia
L. Harper Leech
Washington, D. Cy
America
Douglas Prepares Men for Service in Civilian Classes
In Douglas Wyoming a civilian prep school directed by Capt L C Bishop offers advance information for service in the United States. Classes meet Monday evenings at Bishop Cummings office in the courthouse and officers reserve camp at Presidio, California is a planned next step. A separate French class led by Emil Poirot meets Thursday and Saturday evenings to teach language for allied forces. Poirot, a graduate of Autrey college France, aims to help volunteers ready for near term service.
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Emil Poirot
Poirot
Autrey College
France
Mexican Bandits Raid Brite Ranch Again Near Marfa
Reports from Big Bend district say Mexican bandits raided the Brite ranch again late today, 35 miles southwest of Marfa Texas. The earlier Christmas morning raid left one American and two Mexicans dead with few other details available.
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Traas Marfa
Tex
Brite Ranch
Here
Big Bend
Negro killed on railroad track near Cokeville
County Coroner J F Fitzpatrick reports a man was killed on a railroad track about a mile west of Cokeville on Wednesday. The body was found hours after the accident and taken to Cokeville. He is believed to have been riding a freight train that left Cokeville Tuesday night.
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Kemmerer
Wye
J. Ff
Firzpatrick
Cokeville
Jail Break in Platte County Escapes From County Jail
Three prisoners escaped from the Platte County jail in Wheatland Wyoming by tearing a rear brick wall. The trio Martin Sullivan and Sweeney were held for burglary. Martin was recaptured but the other two vanished in darkness during a power outage. Authorities searched freight trains and swept Bordeaux and town, noting the old cells were being moved to the new jail with stronger walls.
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Wheatland
Wyo
Jam
Martin
Sullivan
Sweeney
Guernsey
Rowch
H. C. Corbridge
Bordeaux
Edwards
Mathews
McPherson
Valuable Stallion Hurt by Vicious Kick in Wheatland
The valuable stallion belonging to John Macfarlane was seriously injured by a kick and brought to Wheatland for treatment by State Veterinarian A. W. French and Dr. G. H. Good. The horse, purchased at the Denver live stock show for 1000 dollars, now threatens the stock men of the vicinity.
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Wheatland
Wyo
John Macfarlane
A. W. French
G. H. Good
Denver
Fire destroys homestead buildings near Wheatland
Fire at the George Dinges homestead southeast of Wheatland Wyoming destroyed a stable a chicken house and nearby forage. Mrs. Dinges reportedly suffered injuries from the blaze while Dinges was away.
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Wheaters
Wheatland
Wyo
George Dinges
Dinges
Bridger Forest to Be Enlarged
W E Haas of Daniel, president of Beaver Horse Creek Cattle and Horse Growers association, reports a forestry department change pushing portions of the Teton and Wyoming forests into the Bridger Forest based at Pinedale. The shift aims to simplify grazing administration, though it will require more staff at the local office and affect ranchers in Fall River basin and Horse Creek country.
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Pinedale
Wic
W. E. Haos
Daniel
Beaver Horse Creek
Cooper
Bridger Forest
Dome Lake Region Reports Light Snow and Mild Winter
Light snow totals in the Dome Lake region stand at about two feet on the level. The winter has been mild, with horseback travel possible for efficient transit. James Wilson notes a man on horseback crossing the range on Sunday as evidence of the trails’ condition.
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Sehariban
Wyo
Dome Lake
James Wilson
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