Rock Springs Coal Shipment Steady Under UP Program
Union Pacific moves three full trainloads of coal daily from Rock Springs district with an average of about 2.2 tons per car. November 1900 saw 2,174 tons hauled on 2,182 cars, down from 25.2 tons per car in prior year. December records similar or improved as lines remain loaded to capacity serving Wyoming, Idaho, Utah and Nevada.
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Idaho
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Nevada
Union Pacific Seeks Draft Exemption for Expert Employees
Union Pacific asks for exemptions in the draft for highly trained workers essential to rail operations. Experts include mechanics signal operators telegraphers engineers and others vital to towing and keeping trains moving as government calls rise. Union officials say many would be drafted and seek exemptions to staff key divisions and lines.
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Omanha
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Cheyenne College Seeks Outside Opponents This Winter
Cheyenne business college basketball team seeks games with teams beyond Keyne. The squad coached by W. R. Lee has played several contests this season but seeks stronger competition this winter to improve.
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Cheyenne Business College
Key
Ty W. KR. Lee
Wealthy Farmer Bound On Seditious Talk Charges
George W. Davis a wealthy farmer near Potter Nebraska was tried before United States Commissioner Joseph Oberfelder at Sidney and bound over to the federal grand jury in 5000 bond on charges including seditious language and efforts to hinder the draft. He is 61 and a socialist who was mobbed in Potter for demanding liberty bonds donations and apologies for prior speeches.
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Joseph Oberfelder
United States
Sidney
Federal Grand Jury
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Alin Nelson Dies in Cheyenne Area Farm Community
Akin Nelson, 38, a dry farmer near Cheyenne, died at St Agius Hospital after a two month illness. He is survived by cousin Olander Freeman and John Freeman of Sweedburg Nebraska. The body will be shipped to Sweedburg for burial.
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Cheyenne
St. Agius Hospital
Olander Freeman
John Freeman
Sweedburg
Neb
Weather Report from Local Station
Weather report notes a cold day with a high near 28 degrees and a low around zero. Winds from the north at times reach 26 mph, relative humidity low, and 1.2 inches of snow remains unmelted with 0.12 inches melted. Precipitation since January 1 shows 0.68 inches normal, with a 24 hour total of 0.0 inches rain and 1.2 inches unmelted snow.
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Loweal
City and County Prison Plans Face Jail Overhaul
City police chief and Commissioner Storey and Nimmo discussed tentative changes for handling city prisoners after transfer to the new city county jail. They cited lack of small confinement cells and poor intake flow from patrols, proposing amendments to jail terms and a city sheriff feeding contract, plus work programs to reduce jailhouse appeal.
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Storey
Nimmo
New Jalil
Wheatland High School Chief Arrested on Abuse Charges
J B McPherson longtime Wheatland high school superintendent was jailed on charges of abusing several local boys. He faced a January hearing in justice court, posted $1,000 bond, then was jailed again with $3,000 bond after a new district attorney charge. He previously came from Oregon and was well known in the community.
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Justice Court
Oregon
Wyoming Red Cross Seals Set to Break Record
Wyoming Red Cross Christmas seals sales near one million as 880,000 stamps already sold. Mrs. R. A. Morton of Cheyenne reports strong statewide effort with Cheyenne leading districts. If other districts report well, total may exceed one million.
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Red Cross
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R. A. Morton
Cheyenne
Swainson Reappointed Police Magistrate by New Commissioners
Clarence A. Swainson was reappointed police magistrate yesterday by the new city commissioners, confirming his continued role in local law enforcement oversight. The move solidifies Swainson’s position as the authority handling municipal cases and related judicial duties.
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Clarence A. Swainson
Army Vampire Is Found Seeks to Defraud Soldiers
In Omaha Nebraska Mrs Mary Waneta Fratt George Rayne was arrested on a bigamy charge after marrying soldiers to gain army allowances while they served in France. She allegedly wed W A George two years ago and then married Private J F Rayne of the Third Balloon Battalion. Rayne learned of the prior marriage when he returned home.
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Neb
France
Mary Waneta Fratt
George Rayne
Moore
Fort Omaha
W. A. George
J. F. Rayne
C Company
Third Balloon Battalion
Rayne
War Department
George
Pardon Board to Take Up Pearson Case in Denver
The Colorado State Board of Pardons will hear Clyde B. Pearson’s case in Denver on January 18. Pearson is accused of murdering Sheriff Frank Roach during a 1916 arrest attempt with Cornelius Grey. Warden Tynan of the state penitentiary recommended commutation, opposing the death penalty. Residents of Cheyenne express support for a death sentence.
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Frank Roach
Cornelius Grey
Colorado State Board of Pardons
Denver
Pearson
Tynan
Colorado
Cheyenne
Frank Reach
Kinsey to Inspect Wyoming Oil Fields by Aero Plane
Joe Kinney oil magnate will inspect Hive stock and oil wells in Wyoming from an aeroplane. He has placed an order for an aircraft to survey his fields from the air.
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Areroplane Rock Springs
Wye
Joe Kinney
Wyoming
Mines Offered to U S in North Dakota War Meeting
Lignite mines in the northwest section of North Dakota were offered to the government today during the war period at a meeting of the operators in Minot.
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Minot
N. Dylan
North Dakota
Local Cheyenne Briefs Highlight Visits and Appointments
A roundup of Cheyenne activity includes Clowery visiting from Casper with Budge Hole, Dr. Charles G Miller predicting a dry November, Moulton traveling to Glenrock on business, a large crowd at the Colosseum barbers ball, Wasserman’s business trip to Chicago, and Schofield transferring to Kansas City. Commissioners toured Round Top. Bates rehired as fire chief. Fisher from Hillsdale, Emery from Denver, Mickle and Mrs Dickie from Thermopolis, and Robert White from Casper also noted.
Ohio Oil Well Strikes Oil Near Casper-Embar and Hecla
News of oil striking in the Hidden Dome fields brings elation to Casper-Embar and Hecla residents. The Ohio company’s No. 2 well reportedly hits oil near Hidden Dove after gas was struck in the same area, prompting local excitement over nearby drilling activity.
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Hidden Dome
Ohio
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Chicago
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