Tramp Kills Two Trainmen in Kimball Impasse
Coroner's jury finds Albert Carroll guilty of shooting two Union Pacific trainmen, Moran and Jones, during a box car dispute near Kimball Nebraska. Moran disarmed Carroll and beat him unconscious, saving Carroll from lynching as Moran sought punishment.
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Cicero Allen
Union Pacific
Otto B. Jones
Albert Carroll
Kimball
Neb
Corrall
Meie
Moran
Player
Hamming Carroll
G. F. Harless
McCune
Carroll
Carro
British Offensive Drives Deep Into German Tranches
British forces attack along multiple fronts as Canadians raid near Calonne and Beaucourt Sur Ancre, taking prisoners and wrecking dugouts. Russians recapture Vadeni near Galatz but face counterattacks. Berlin reports Russian penetration near Vilna Minsk and German artillery on Galicia as Paris notes Meuse and Apremont gains.
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Calonne
Beaucourt Sur Ancre
Vadeni
Galatz
Petrograd
Berlin
Drive On Ancre River Also Nets Gain for English Troops
In a reported move during World War I the French and English lines discuss relocation of prisoners and reprisals. The text mentions transporting captured soldiers behind lines and equal treatment with enemy prisoners if demands are not met by January 15 1917.
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Ancre
Three Tuberculous Cattle Found At U P Stockyards
Federal inspector A T Knowles seized two reactors and three tuberculous cattle from a carload at the Union Pacific stockyards in Cheyenne. The owner, Mr Patrick, shipped them from Idaho to Nebraska. interstate shipment of diseased cattle is prohibited and the animals will be killed without compensation. Experts urge testing at origin to prevent such losses. a legislative bill on tuberculin testing for cattle is being drafted.
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Union Pacific
A. T. Knowles
Hammond Packing House
Cheyenne
Mr. Patrick
Idaho
Nebraska
Patrick
A. W. French
J. M. Wilson
Wyoming Wool Growers’ Association
Thermopolis
American Live Stock Association
Legislature Settles into Quiet Swing as Bills Advance
The session moved into a steady rhythm with opponents of prohibition not contesting the submission to voters. Senator Powers proposed creating Iron county with Guernsey as county seat by splitting Platte. In the house Colburn’s rural primary hour bill failed to pass after a 25 to 23 vote to table it. Tom Hunter’s fire escape bill advanced toward probable passage. In the senate Riner’s city bills to end the 2 percent tax cap and require monthly county treasurer reports to cities and schools were recommended for passage. the library monthly reports were added.
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Tom Powers
Senate
Platte County
Iron County
Guernsey
Colburn
Precineta
Tom Hunter
House
Riner
Algo
Sib
Ultimatum Sent G O P By Perkins
New York January 17 telegrams and poems headline a political dispatch as Perkins issues ultimatums to the Republican Party. The fragment hints at intra party tensions and strategic moves shaping early campaign dynamics.
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Philadelphia
New York
Leak Hearings Halted While Committee Plans
Washington reports the house rules committee, empowered to hire counsel and exchange accountants and given thirty days longer to report, halted peace note leak hearings to decide who will direct the inquiry. No session will be held tomorrow and no further testimony is expected until plans are finalized. Chairman Henry was absent as Rep Poll chaired amid questions about a confidential conference with Lawson raised by a Boston financier.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Henry
Lawson
Boston
Representative Poll
Lassen Peak Erupts With Ashes and Smoke
Lassen peak erupted today at Montgomery Creek California showering ashes over slopes and spewing inky smoke arching westward about 125 miles. Report says it is the most tremendous eruption since the volcano last broke.
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Montgomery Creek
Calif
Lassen Peak
Funeral for Admiral Dewey to be held next Saturday
Washington authorities announce public funeral services for Admiral Dewey will be held Saturday in the Capitol rotunda with an escort of all naval and military forces. Congress will recess and government departments close under a presidential order, honoring the national hero.
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Dewey
Washington
Capitol
Congress
Wyoming Weather Outlook for Week Ahead
The forecast calls for a warm start in the west with a chilly east portion. Friday brings fair skies and rising temperatures in the north while the east remains cooler with improving conditions inland.
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Wyoming
Entente Explains Why Peace Is Not Possible
In a note from Arthur Balfour to Spring Rice the entente allies outline why peace cannot be achieved and urge United States guarantees. They demand Turkey expelled from Europe, Alsace Lorraine restored to France, and Italia Irredenta to Italy, arguing past history shows international law alone cannot secure peace.
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Washington
Arthur Balfour
Spring Rice
Wilson
United States
Turkey
Europe
Alsace- Lorraine
France
Italia
Italy
Germany
Fear of Conscription Triggers Migration from Canada
Fear of compulsory military service spurred by national service card checks has driven foreigners from Canadian cities to the United States. The government states the move is not a policy and aims to halt the exodus that disrupts Canadian industries.
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Ottawa
Can
Canada
United States
Pope Intercedes for Belgians
Pope Benedict has sent representations to the German Empire through Cardinal Mercier to halt further Belgian deportations and secure repatriation of Belgians in Germany. The pope asks Mercier to use all means to ease Helvian suffering and resolve the crisis.
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Landon
Germany
Pope Benedict
Representatos
Cardinal Mercier
Cheyenne Hosts Vast Stockmen Convention Opening
Houston and Armour Coming Cheyenne welcomed more than 400 visitors as the American Live Stock Association convention opened. The Plains hotel lobby was congested with stockmen and officials as 115 banquet seats filled. Secretary Houston’s arrival was delayed delaying Forester Potter’s grazing fee report, turning the day into a federal hearing on proposed increases.
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Cheyenne
Association
Industrial Club
Joseph M. Carey
A&sen
David F. Houston
A. F P. Potter
United States
National Forest
Forester
Potter
Houston
Masonic Temple
J. CC. Underwood
Forestry Com
Toll From German Raider Reaches Fifteen Ships
Reports from multiple cities indicate a German raider has sunk or captured ships in the Atlantic. The latest tally lists fifteen vessels with survivors and missing crews, while Allied officials discuss convoy strategies to counter the threat.
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Rio DE Janigro
Atlantic
Pernambuco
Ininiator of Marine
Firs
Itla
Yarrowdale
Itle
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Harless
Otto Jones
Allen
Sidney
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Jonica
Moffat
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Minsk
Galicia
Paris
Meuse
Apremont Forest
War Office
Opera
Neudral
U. P
Dr. French
G.O.P
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Entente
Lersey
Pope
Houston and Armour
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Chicago Packer
John B. Kendrick
Renor
South Atlantic
Lloyd’s
Adms
Brutiel
Mark
Urom
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