Cheyenne Street Railway Boycott Ends With Soldier Fare Deal
Uniformed men from Fort Russell packed the Cheyenne street car line as a boycott ends. Soldiers will pay ten cents each way while tickets sold at one dollar for twenty rides, effective for three months. Local merchants, the street car company, and Justice Potter’s committee approve the plan.
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Cheyenne Street Railway
Uncle Bam
Fort Russell
Cheyenne
Jack Clark
First National Bank
Industrial Club
Thomas A. Cosgriff
George Abbott
H. M. Bennett
Street Car Company
Cosgriff
Bresnahen
C. N. Potter
Business Men's Committee
New Senator Forecasts Dawn of New Party
United Senator-elect John D. Works predicts a new partisan alignment in the United States at a Los Angeles reception. He says progressive Republicans and progressive Democrats are nearly indistinguishable, joining against the Interests. The remark frames a coming realignment amid current party tensions.
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Los Angeles
United
John D. Works
United States
R.5 Forward in Battle Array
Former President Roosevelt enters Massachusetts Senate race support for Lodge. He accuses Congressman Butler Ames of misrepresenting facts in response to Ames remarks about government coal purchases. Ames defends his statements and notes his induction into a club.
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Boston
Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Speaker Walker
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Senator Lodge
Butler Ames
Ames
Montana Senatorial Deadlock Unbroken
Helena Mont Jan 14 The first week of the senatorial deadlock ended with a general distribution of complimentary votes and election as remote as ever. Each of the three candidates lost strength. Wish Democrat 30 votes Carter Republican 28 Conrad Democrat 12
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Helena
Mont
Wish
Carter
Conrad
Senator Aldrich Reported Seriously Ill In Washington
Grave reports said to be serious about Rhode Island Senator Nelson W. Aldrich. Inquiries at his home revealed plans to be in his seat that afternoon, but he did not appear. He has suffered from the shock after a collision in New York City some months ago.
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Washington
Nelson W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
Aldrich
New York City
House Deliberates Army Appropriation Bill
Washington date line reports the House spent almost all its time on the army appropriation bill with only minor procedure to handle its provisions and no Senate action. The session emphasized military funding and regular procedural steps.
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Washington
Senate
Mondell Keeps Western Horse Debate Alive in House
In Washington the House debated the inertia and value of range horses from the Northwest versus Kentucky stock. Mandel of Wyoming and Martin of South Dakota argued for the range horse while Helm and Stanley of Kentucky praised their state breed. A provision for army training horses in Virginia was dropped on a point of order, igniting further discussion on climate and hoof hardiness.
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Washington
Great Northwest
Kentucky
Martin
Bouth Dakota
Mandel
Wyoming
Helm
Stanley
Virginia
Woman 15 Sorry She Killed Son
Albany report says Edith Melcher a Schenectady widow confessed to Rochester police that she killed her five year old son George Wasland by pouring carbolic acid down his throat when he asked for water and hid the body in a swamp Police moved her to headquarters by an express to avoid crowds she fainted upon entering and asked to see the boy before burial and to wear a black dress.
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Albany
N. Y
Edith Melcher
Schenectady
Rochester
George
Hils
Express
Center City
Australian team wins six day race in Buffalo
Jackie Clarke and Ernest Pye led the Australian team to victory in the six day bicycle race ending at 11 30 p m. Over 54 hours of racing they covered 1251 miles and seven laps, more than thirty miles ahead of last year’s mark.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Jackie Clarke
Ernest Pye
Suspecter Train Robbers Caught at Salt Lake City
Ogden Utah Jan 14 Two men suspected of the Southern Pacific Overland Limited train No 1 robbery at Reese Utah Jan 2 were arrested in Salt Lake City with two companions Four men were found asleep in a rooming house A beneficiary identified the suspects Police named W Lewis Pete Murphy H Shaffer and Thomas O Dell Lewis and Murphy likened to the robbers Shaffer from Butte worked as a bartender and the others were railroad men
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Ogden
Utah
Reese
William Davis
A. W. Taylor
W. Lewis
Pete Murphy
H. Shaffer
Thomas O'Dell
Lewis
Murphy
Shaffer
Butte
Greeley Population Surges Tenfold in Decade
Greeley Colorado reports a dramatic population rise over ten years. Census figures announced in Washington show the city grew from 8,023 to 9,179 residents, marking a 103 percent increase and highlighting its rapid urban development.
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Grealey
Colo
Greeley
Washington
William Apgar Held on Disturbance Charge at Palmer Cafe
William Apgar commonly known as Heocklees was arrested for creating a disturbance at the Palmer cafe on Sixteenth Street during a wage dispute with his wife. He was released on bond of 426 to appear in police court Monday morning.
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William Apgar
Heocklees
Palmer Cafe
Sixteenth Street
Victory for Men in Portugal Strike Ends
Lisbon January 14 The railway workers strike began January 11 ends with a peaceful settlement. Veterans say the walkout in many labor sectors spurred a broad sympathy strike. Rail workers win an eleven cent raise for nine hour days and twenty days annual paid leave.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Nurse testifies Mrs Shenk offered poison pill for death
Eleonor Zeckler a detective nurse testified that Mrs Laura Farnsworth Shenk offered a thousand dollars to poison her husband John O Shenk at a hospital last November. The plan was abandoned after fear of a stomach examination.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Laura Farnsworth Shenk
John O. Shenk
Elelnor Zeckler
Aida
Taft Praises Peary as North Pole Discoverer
President Taft lauded Captain Robert E Peary as the discoverer of the North Pole in a National Geographic Society banquet speech. He argued Peary would have been rewarded if he were a foreigner and urged Congress to recognize the achievement, even if slowly.
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Washington
Robert Ed. Peary
North Pole
President Taft
National Geographic Society
Peary
Congress
Yellowstone Park Robber Captured After Continental Hunt
Joseph Garned, 24, arrested in Lorraine after a months long search spanning the continent. Deputized U S marshal Quy Howard and Detective Shotz secured him at a lodging house on charges of highway robbery in Yellowstone National Park. reward of 500 dollars had been posted.
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Loraine
Quy Howard
United States Marshall
Garfield
Wyoming
Shotx
Lorraine
Joseph Garned
Yellowstone Park
Honduras Revolution Not Taking Affair
Teguicigalpa Honduras Jan 14 government acknowledges serious revolutionary movement led by former president Bonilla Trujillo has been captured by revolutionists officials are reticent but confident the revolution will be supported
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Teguicigalpa
Honduras
Bonilla
Trujillo
Atlantic Pinheeriers Case Negotiations Advance
Negotiations in the North Atlantic Naberlun talks reached a new stage today. Washington reports say Canadian representatives will be briefed as Newfoundland provincial concerns are addressed and Dominion interests advised.
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Washington
North Atlantic
Newfoundland
Peatiog
Chosen Treasurer Chosen Treasurer
The first meeting of the national council of women voters in Tacoma Washington elected Mrs Emma Smith Devoe as president and Mrs Frank Shick of Wyoming as treasurer. Governor Brady spoke of 400000 enfranchised women and urged action to secure similar rights elsewhere. Zell Hart Deming’s proxy was telegraphed to stand in for her.
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Tacoma
Wash
Ald
National Couneil of Women Voters
Brady
Idaho
Emma Smith Devoe
Frank Shick
Wyoming
Zell Hart Deming
Plague Reports From Harbin Describe Daily Fatalities
Dispatches from Harbin report 150 bubonic plague deaths daily in the Chinese quarter of St. Petersburg. Scenes resemble the Middle Ages as corpses, partly eaten by dogs, are dumped into the Amur River, spreading infection downstream.
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St. Petersburg
Harbin
Amur
Hen Not a Bird Says Washington Justices
Washington questions whether a hen is a bird and thus whether eggs from China enter duty free. Five justices rule that an egg in the shell or out is not a bird and affirm the customs interpretation.
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Washington
United States
China
Chicks with Short Toenails Lay More Eggs Says Expert
Cornell poultry expert Professor J. Be and Missouri college students discuss how chickens with short toenails achieve better laying. He notes that hens in olden times laid about eighteen eggs yearly, while modern hens of the new breed can lay 100 to 200 eggs annually due to constant scratching for food.
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Columbia
J. BE
Cornell University
Agricultural College of the University of Missouri
Rive
Reds Chief Advocates Four Away Trips for Teams
President Herrmane of the Reds says a four trip away schedule would cut the number of games on foreign grounds. He notes last season had forty two away games in one trip and favors reducing trips to from twelve to thirteen per club for 1918.
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Cinelomin
Herrmane
The
Reds
Hke
Wyoming Legislature Divides Counties In Second Session
One week of the eleventh legislative session passed with both houses in session and adjournments for a stock show vacation in Denver. Bills introduced include creations of Hanover Warren Platte counties and redrawing county boundaries to align with rail lines and surveys as lawmakers push for direct primaries initiative and referendum.
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House
Sclons
Denver
Colorado
Special Committee On
Hot Springs
Hano , Platte
Warren
Lagter
Laramiety
Crook
Uinta
Wyoming
Sedwood
Hanover
Fourth Judicial District
Sawyer
Warren County
Firat
Platte County
Holliday
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