Auto Booze Line into Colorado Deemed Legal
Federal Judge Robert E. Lewis in Denver ruled that citizens may transport their own liquor across state lines into Colorado. Trial focused on Trail saloon owners Joseph Miller and Simon Spiegleman, who had sold whiskey to Everett Simpson for transport. Simpson was caught en route through Fort Collins with the contraband load.
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Colorado
Robert E. Lewis
Federal Court
Denver
Joseph A Miller
Simon Spiegleman
Trail
Everett L. Simpson
Gohrchestra to Play at Hall Tonight
The 200 Per Cent American club meeting will feature Kopald's full orchestra donated for the evening. An orchestra concert is planned at the memnasium before the club meeting and patriotic addresses by Hilliand Ridgely. The meeting is set for 8 o clock at the public school gymnasium.
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Kopald
Kopald Thes
Elthens
Cheyvenne
Hilliand
Ridgely
Pulite School
Erymnasium
Willd Sturgis Remains Loyal to Salvation Army
A winter relief drive at the Salvation Army headquarters closed with a donation from Williams Surgle a Cheyenne ranchman now living in Washington. A letter from Mr Sturgis praises supporting the national Christmas drive in Cheyenne as a long standing custom.
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Salvation Army
Williams Surgle
Washington
Sturgis
Nations Army
Cheyenne
East Seventeenth Street
Avery Hageard
McAdoo May Order Bars Near Railways Shat as War Move
Cheyenne reports a prominent railway official predicts Director General McAdoo will issue an order closing all saloons along rail lines to boost efficiency. The plan hinges on McAdoo's authority or President Wilson's power to act, with alcohol use affecting worker productivity noted by Union Pacific's William Jeffers.
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Cheyenne
William McAdoo
William Jeffers
Union Pacific
McAdoo
Wilson
Munitions for Kaiser’s Army Being Made
Experts conclude ammunition was manufactured in the United States for Germany. Investigators believe German specifications guided production and that German agents supervised the work. Officials refrain from details while the treasury probes ships cleared with ammunition bound for Copenhagen.
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Kaiser
Germany
Discass
Treasury Department
Copenhagen
Cominsky Returns to Doan Patho in Business
Leader Cominsky returns Sunday from several months in Deming New Mexico and resumes work in the Fashion Shop with his father. The story notes the town’s growing population to about 60,000 and describes the city’s boom in business and a planned army cantonment.
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Aone Cominsky
Doin Pathe
Leadere Cominsky
Deming
N. M
Cominsky
Lendore
Two New Teachers Installed In Cheyenne Schools
Cheyenne public schools opened with Roy Priddy of Pierce Colorado and Florence Sly joining staff to fill vacancies left by Albert Batas and Ethel Cooper. Three weeks remain in the first semester with exams approaching as night school resumes slowly. A new telegraphy invention claims messages can be kept on file indefinitely and will be demonstrated to the class.
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Cheyenne
Roy Priddy
Pierce, Colo
Albert J. Batas
Florence Sly
Houlder
Ethel Cooper
Fee
City Meter Plan Draws Fire from Light Company
Cheyenne Light Fuel and Power opposes the plan to install meters on city lights to cut bills during lightless nights. Manager A. Semrad says revenue loss is caused by abolition of two weekly lightless nights, while engineers report no noticeable drop for the plant. The firm cites patriotism but opposes meters and calls for preserving existing conditions.
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Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power
A. Semrad
Wyoming Fuel Administrator Shifts Use of Discarded Ties
The federal fuel administrator for Wyoming orders a shift from burning discarded railroad tires to using discarded railroad ties as fuel. Railroads will stop burning tires and ties will be supplied for use by railroads or individuals enabled to obtain them from railroads.
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Wyoming
Citizers Bank to Send Monthly Statements in Cheyenne
Beginning February 1 Citizers Bank of Cheyenne will issue monthly account statements to clients replacing the old balance books. The move follows Burroughs adding machine installation and book rearrangement to fit the new system, a standard practice among major banks.
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Citizens’ National Bank of
Cheyenne
Burroughs
Home Economics Lesson At Tracy Demonstration
A home economics demonstration will be given at Tracy just inside the state line east of Fine Maluffs on January 17 under the Ladies' Aid of Tracy. Miss Kathryn Bennett, county demonstrator, will lead the session and teach the program.
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Tracy
State Line
Fine Maluffs
Ladies' Aid of
Kathryn Bennett
Inventor Winfield Scott Sims Dies in Newark at 74
Winfield Scott Sims, inventor of the Binnis Dudley dynamite gun used by Cuban insurgents and Rough Riders at Santiago, died in a Newark hospital from a complication of diseases. He was born in New York City seventy four years ago.
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Newark
N. J
Winfield Scott Sims
Rough Riders
Santiago
New York City
Two Women May Make Senate Mace
A woman may run to replace the late Francis G. Newlands in Nevada. Anne Martin, a leading Nevada politician who backed suffrage, is a prospective candidate. With Jeannette Rankin running in Montana, the senate could have two women members.
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Anne Martin
Jeannette Rankin
Washington
Jan
Senate
Francis G. Newlands
Nevada
Jeannette Hankin
Montana
Miss Martin
Citizens' Bank Increases Surplus At Annual Meeting
The Citizens' National Bank held its annual stockholders meeting at 4 p.m. yesterday in the bank offices. Surplus rose from 20000 to 50000, giving total capitalization of 100000 and a present surplus of 50000. Directors elected for the coming year were A A Spaugh E W Stone C W Hirsig John L Osborne Ora Haley J A Reed and W I Dumm. Directors then elected officers: A A Spaugh president W Stone vice president W I Damm cashier with J C Gand and J A Reed as assistant cashiers.
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Regula
Citizens’ National Bank
A. A. Spaugh
E. W. Stone
C. W. Hirsig
John £. Osborne
Ora Haley
J. A Reed
W. I. Dumm
Home Economists to Meet in Laramie January 21
University of Wyoming home economics staff county agents and home demonstrators will gather in Laramie for a six day conference beginning January 21. The meeting aims to address state wide food conservation issues and plan future county projects. J. B. Reynolds and Miss Kathryn Hennett from the county are likely attendees.
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University of Wyoming
Laramile
J. B. Reynolds
Kathryn Hennett
Wire Trouble Triggers Brief Fire Alarm at 5:55
A wire problem last night rang the fire department's alarms for about fifteen minutes from 5:55 until 6:10. There was no regular alarm, only bell tapping, which authorities say proved the cause. The issue was fixed later in the evening.
Saloon Closing Ordinance Moves Toward Second Reading
New city officials push a night curfew on saloons from 10 p m to 7 a m with drug stores exempt. Violation carries up to 100 dollar fine or 30 days jail, and license forfeiture upon conviction. A D Walton, new city attorney, filed the ordinance with Mayor Stone within five minutes of appointment.
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A. D. Walton
E. W. Stone
Major Stone
Senators Praise Wilsons Speech Across Senate
Washington Jan 8 United States senators praised President Wilsons message calling it one of the ablest, timely, and clear summaries of Americas aims in the war. Most applauded the world knows why we are fighting and what we are fighting for, with a few dissenters on free trade and certain statements.
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Wasilington
Wilson
United States
Kirby
Smoot
Harding
Martin
Virginia
Lloyd George
Russia
Reed Smoot
Utah
Senator McKellar
Tennessee
Senator Chamberlain
Oregon
Senator Kirby
Arkansas
Frelinghuysen
New Jer
Ashurst
Arizona
America
Simmons
North Carolina
Germany
Kenyon
Iowa
Senator Curtis
Kansas
Senator Harding
Ohio
New York
Cotham
Cheyenne Cadets Adopt Real Army Like Khaki Uniforms
Citizens puzzled as Cheyenne high school cadets appear in olive drab khaki uniforms similar to regulation army wear. Cadets sport regulation hats and leather puttees while officers note the lack of hat cords may cause recognition confusion with genuine soldiers.
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Feir
Carnegie Library Catalogues New Book List Initiative
Carnegie library plans to catalogue over 15000 volumes by subject author and text for the first time. Miss Vera Kayser arrived in Cleyenne to begin the project she is a graduate librarian with experience in Omaha Lincoln and Kansas and comes highly recommended.
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Carnegie Library
Vera Kayser
Cleyenne
Omaha
Lincoln
Kansas
Swedes and Swiss Ignore German Bond Investments
In Washington a report notes that Swiss and Swedish investors shun German bonds. It explains that traders could double money by buying German loans, but neither Swiss nor Swedish lenders trust Germany's chances in the war, avoiding such investments.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
Switzerland
Sweden
New Year Outlook for New York Economic Battle and Suffrage Progress
New York faces a lean year ahead with reduced New Year spending and fuel shortages threatening health in poorer neighborhoods. Amid wartime austerity, two million women voters gain recognition in Washington as suffrage efforts advance led by Mrs. Whitehouse. Subway expansion promises future transit relief, though peak-hour crowds remain heavy and reliability hinges on McAdoo's service targets.
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Suffrage Star
Germany
Washington
Mrs. Whitehouse
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