Wyoming Moves Toward Prohibition Law In Legislature
Senator Clarence Gardner of Lincoln County introduces a prohibitory amendment bill in the Wyoming senate aiming to ban liquor after a November 1918 vote. If approved, liquor interests have fourteen months to exit. the bill could reach the governor for signature within days. The measure, tied to broader temperance efforts, follows quick committee action and expected swift passage in both houses.
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Wycoming
State Senate
Clarence Gardner
Lincoln County
Senate
W. K. Jones
Wyoming
Tay
Honer
Gardner
House
C. D. Oviatt
Albany
Plan to divide Platte County stirs legislative talk
A movement to create an iron county by separating the northeast corner of Platte County near Wheatland draws discussion among state legislators. Proponents target a Wind River line for Riverton and the Fremont County proposal gains attention.
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Platte County
Wheatland
Iron County
Guernsey
Fremont County
Riverton
Wagon Explosive Blast Kills Two Near Greybull Wyoming
A wagon carrying nitroglycerin to Midwest Oil Company fields exploded on a Greybull road near the Roger ranch killing two men on the rig. The blast created a large crater and no trace of the men’s bodies, horses, or wagon was found. The explosion was heard more than twenty miles away.
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Greybull
Wyo
Midwest
Bik Basin
Here
Roger Ranch
Colorado Drys Aim to Restrict Liquor Imports
Denver January 11 reports say Colorado dry leaders plan tight controls on liquor imports from Cheyenne and other cities. Advocates favor gradual education before a potential statewide ban while Mrs Adrianna Hangerford warns of unintended consequences.
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Denver
Cheyenne
Colorado
Adrianna Hangerford
Tom Unfom
Cheyenne Faces Severe Temperature Drop and Cold Wave
The Cheyenne weather office reports a 40 degree temperature drop within 24 hours after yesterday's warmth 60 degrees. Stockmen are warned to protect cattle and livestock as a cold wave with strong northerly winds threatens Wyoming with subzero temperatures and enduring wind chill.
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Cheyenne
Weather Bureau
J. Deeil Aller
Luago
Wyoming
Mr. Alter
Come In, Women Invited to Warmth at White House
Freezing winds at the White House forced President Wilson to dispatch a messenger inviting suffragists to come in and warm up. The group declined after consulting leaders, while some pickets deserted, leaving banners on the fence and using planks to shield their feet from the cold. Police showed restraint during the windy confrontation.
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Washington
White House
Wilson
Diver Menace Worse Since War Started
Admiral Jellico, first sea lord, warned in London that the submarine menace to merchant shipping is greater than at any time in the war. He urged energy to combat it and said Britain would bear the losses incurred to protect shipbuilding and sustain the merchant marine.
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London
Jellico
Turks Recovering From Heavy Shelling
Turks appear to be recovering after enduring heavy shelling and tough fighting. Diplomatic efforts and medical aid are aiding stabilization as reports from frontline areas describe cautious optimism.
Wyoming Weather Outlook Snow Friday And Cold Winds
A cold front brings snow Friday in Wyoming with a cold wave and northerly winds. Saturday should be generally fair but colder with diminishing winds.
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Wyoming
Funeral plans for Buffalo Bill Cody outlined in Denver
Arrangements for Col. Buffalo Bill Cody include a 3 PM Sunday service at the Elks home in Denver led by Gov. John B. Kendrick of Cheyenne. The Knights Templar will escort the body to Olinger mortuary and vault on Lookout Mountain. Cody embraced Catholicism on his deathbed. Messages of condolence came from Gen. Kendrick and President Wilson.
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Buffalo Bill Cody
Denver
Elke
Elks
John Bb. Kendrick
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Knights Templar
Olinger
Lookout Mountain
Buffalo Hill
Parsons
Col. Cody
C. V. Walsh
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Buffalo Dill
Four Winds
Park County
Kendrick
Wilson
Thaw attempts suicide amid Blackmail charges
Harry K Thaw under indictment with two bodyguards for alleged attack on a boy tried to kill himself in a West Philadelphia house. Police across the East hunt him. Thaw claims Gump charges are blackmail. He slashed his throat and cut wrists, needing thirty stitches. He rests in hospital and may recover.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Wont
Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Harry Thaw
Cor
Elizabeth Taco
Thaw Surrenders After Razor Threat and Police Standoff
Detectives move on the Thaw case as William Desmond Thaw wounds himself with a razor rather than face arrest at Mrs. Taco’s home. George Moloney guides the operation and confirms Thaw’s agreement to surrender to New York authorities after a tense hours long standoff.
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Samuel G. Moloney
Moloney
New York
Thaw
Entente Replies to Wilson Note Face Hard View on Peace
En tente and German notes express pessimism about achieving peace now. Entente says no immediate peace with reparations and guarantees, Belgian note seeks future security, while Berlin dismisses the proposal as insincere and vows continued struggle for liberty and honor.
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Berlin
Germany
Entente
Qefet
New Jersey Plant Blown to Pieces by Slav Shells
A Candian Gur Forntry plant near Kinsland New Jersey storing shells for Russia was destroyed by fire and a three hour series of explosions. Seventeen workers reported missing as about 1400 employees worked across forty to fifty buildings with an estimated half a million shells gone.
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New York
Candian Gur Forntry Company
Kinsland
Fay Ao
Hudson County
Alos Houw
Neorby
Public hearings end on Wilson rail bill in Senate committee
Public hearings on the railroad legislation urged by President Wilson to supplement the Adamson law concluded in the senate commerce committee. Tomorrow the committee will begin considering which measures to present to Congress.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate Commerce Committee
Peace Note Leak Investigation to Be Dropped
Washington reports a near closure as the Rules Committee debates the Wood leak issue. Democrats on the committee favor unfavorably reporting a resolution to investigate Thomas W. Lawson charges, while Republicans protest. The panel is declining to finalize action on expanding inquiries into the leak as the session adjourns.
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Washington
Aniverse
Rules Committee
Thomas W. Lawson
Henry Fistere
Lawson
Heary
Wood
Deputy Meunier seeks wartime paper limit in Parliament
Paul Meunier deputy for Aube proposes a bill in the chamber to force newspaper publishers to limit edition sizes during the war and for three months after the end of hostilities. No extra editions would be allowed and the bill aims to curb a paper famine by controlling supply.
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Pais
Dee
Paul Meunier
Department of the Aube
Chamber of Deputiog
Wntil
Square Indias
Biliabi
Femio
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Diabion Tall
Lord Jellico
Associated Press
Cody
Elks and Masons
White
Bat
Way
State Department
Sharp
Paris
Glying
New Jersey
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