Catt Applauds Cross-Party Ballot Victory on Suffrage
Mira Carrie Chapman Catt president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association says the house suffrage vote was a nonpartisan victory. She credits both parties and leaders for shaping support and promises the effort continues to advance suffrage on a nonpartisan basis.
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Washington
Mira Carrie Chapman Catt
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Mrs. Catt
Friends of Suffrage
Mann
National American Woman Suffcare Association
State Leader Ad Gets Results in Far Away Canada
A Canadian reader from Tofield Alberta writes to Cheyenne Wyoming brokerage firm, noting he saw ads in the Cheyenne Leader and requesting market letters and district maps, illustrating how distant audiences learned of the company. The letter dated January 4, 191% is quoted in full, showing the reach of the advertisement.
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Canada
Twader
Hame
Wyoming Brokerage Company
Tofield
Alberta
Wromi
Piersol Begs Long-Term Sentence For Keet Kidnapping
Springfield Missouri January 11 Claude J Piersol must begin a thirty five year term for kidnapping baby Lloyd Keet. His cousin Mrs Hull withdrew from the $20000 bond and no new bond will be filed. Taylor B Adams is slated for trial January 21 on an attempted kidnapping charge involving C A Clements.
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Springfield
Claude J. Piersol
Lioyrd Keet
Mra. M. ©. Hull
Piersol
Taylor B. Adams
Lloyd Keet
C. A. Clements
Four children die in Hastings frame house fire
Four children aged 2 to 5 perished in a frame house fire at Hastings, a coal mining camp near Dik EN PERG TRINIDAD, Colo, early last evening. Glenrock resident Frank Robbing from Glenrock reported an arrival.
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Trinidad
Colo
Dan
Hastings
Glenrock
Frank
Navy Bill Aims to Seize Naval Reserve Lands in West
Washington Jan 11 A bill from the navy department authorizes the government to take possession of naval reserve lands in California or Wyoming by contract lease or other means upon an executive order. Sponsored by Senator Swanson of the naval committee the measure was introduced today.
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Washington
Navy Department
California
Wyoming
Senator Swanson
Naval Committee
Copper price agreement reached with federal authorities
New York, Jan. 11. Copper producers announced that Washington and federal authorities have reached an agreement fixing copper at 234 1/2 cents per pound for the next four months.
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New York
Washington Today
Weather summary for Cheyenne 1917 issued by lL H Daingerfield
Public annual meteorological report shows Cheyenne's 1917 data with mean monthly temperatures from January 22 to December 30 and an average year temperature of 42.8 degrees. Precipitation peaks at 1.7 inches in April and August, wind max 7 mph, average wind 14.6 mph, extreme temps 12 below zero and 88 above, frost dates May 11 and Oct 12, days of various weather conditions totaling 646 thunderstorms and 7 dense fog days.
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Ll. H. Daingerfield
Cheyenne
Local Cheyenne Briefs Snapshots of Packard Taxi and War Era News
Cheyenne items recap traveling auditors and agents, a governor’s business trip, hospital operations, and local society notes. Highlights include J W McEver and W F Burch in town, Judge Potter’s war sentiment report, and Joseph Wasserman's return from Chicago. Also mentions weather, sidewalk upkeep, and a high school alumni game.
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W. F. Burch
Chicago Northwestern
J. D. Willard
Chicago
Milwaukee& St. Paul
Cheyenne
Reform
C. N. Potter
State Supreme Bench
Washington
New York City
Potter
East
Decker Receives U S Liberty Bond Receipt From 1861
General Charles Decker recently found a May 4 1861 receipt showing his father Thomas B Decker donated 500 to the Second Regiment of Hudsons brigade volunteers in the Civil War. A Jersey City citizens committee displayed the token labeled oldest liberty bond drawing wide comment.
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Charles Decker
Hudson's Brigade
Deck‘ra
Citizens’ Committee
Jersey City
N. J
Corn’s van Vorst
Benjamin G. Clark
John Griffith
Henry M. Traphagan
David Smith
General Decker
Thomas
Trains to be Dropped and Possible Consolidations on U P Line
Four Pacific Limited and Oregon Washington Limited trains may be combined with the Overland and Los Angeles Limited. The Pacific Limited No 10 is a daytime Cheyenne arrival and carries many passengers and cars. No 17 arrives around midnight with heavy traffic. Changes to Cheyenne timetables planned after committee adjustments.
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Pacific Limited
Oregon-Washington
Cheyenne
Central Committee
Inhi
Eugotus
Dildine Garage to Rise on Twentieth Street Site
Work has begun on a new Dildine Garage storage facility on the former Twentieth Street site replacing the old home and shed. The 50 by 150 foot structure will be ready for use by February 1.
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Ildine
Homme
War Stamps Campaign Expands Across Cheyenne
Following a Thursday meeting to organize sale of war thrift stamps and savings certificates, Cheyenne launches fifty sub agencies and broad advertising. Merchants will stock stamps as sub agencies open swiftly with the Cheyenne Light Fuel and Power company first to donate a full page ad. Additional ads will appear in the Tribune and The State Leader as more supporters join. The campaign aims for broad public participation, mirroring prior successful drives.
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Cheyenne
Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power Company
The
Tribune
Red Cross
Liberty
U S Urged to Speed Soldiers to War Fronts
London January 11 Churchill at the American Luncheon Club urged the United States to marshal its resources for the war effort. He warned this is the greatest crisis and called for vehement, effective action to win the war and secure Wilson’s peace program.
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London
United States
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Wilson
Shrine Club Names Officers for 1918 Ceremonial Session
At a called Cheyenne Shrine Club meeting in the Masonic temple officers for 1918 were elected. W. C. Kinkead is president, Peter Appel vice president, H. M. Barnhart secretary, O. BE. Pischer treasurer. A committee to arrange the ceremonial session for February 22 will be announced soon. Over fifty applications for admission have been received, with more expected. Charles B. Morgan handles petitions.
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Cheyenne Shrine Club
Masonic Temple
Big Shrine
W. C. Kinkead
Peter Appel
H. M. Barnhart
O. BE. Pischer
Uler
Kinkead
Charles B. Morgan
East End Light-Lights Placed Along Union Pacific Yard
Safety lights span the east end of the Union Pacific yard to illuminate valuable lumber storage and reduce risks.
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Union Pacific
Weather Report Note for NW Region
The record notes normal temperatures for the date with below average relative humidity and northwest wind direction. No additional specifics on numeric values or times are provided.
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Pt ‘Oldy Mt Eli Voicihy
Wets Plan Fight to Keep Wyoming Wet State
F L Crabbe state superintendent of the Anti Saloon League says liquor interests plan a campaign to keep Wyoming as a wet state. He cites national headquarters plan for many wet speakers and leagues funding. Drys expect a hard fought race in the upcoming campaign to decide if Wyoming remains wet or goes dry.
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Wyoming
F. L. Crabbe
Anti-Saloon League
Crabbe
League
Ile
Senator Kendrick to Speak at Salt Lake Dinner
Senator John B. Kendrick of Wyoming will address the Bonneville Club at its Hotel Utah dinner next Monday night. George O. Reif announced the plan after a club board meeting. Kendrick will stay to attend sessions of the American National Livestock Association and possibly the National Woolgrowers’ meeting.
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Salt Lake
J. M. Wilson
The
Wyoming Wool Growers
Salt Lake City
That City
Senator Kendrick
John B. Kendrick
United States
Wyoming
Bonneville Club
Utah
George O. Reif
Bonneville Clu
American National Livestock Association
National Woolgrowers' Association
First Line of Defense Wheat Biscuit Ad
An Oakland California produced ad extols the Wheat Biscuit as 100 percent whole wheat with nothing added or wasted. It promotes two biscuits with milk as a complete nourishing meal for breakfast lunch or dinner at a few pennies.
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Oakland
California
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