Wyoming Good Roads Association Holds Inaugural Meeting
Cheyenne hosts the first annual Wyoming Good Roads association gathering with committees meeting today at the Industrial club and a general open session this evening. John D. Clark and J A Whitaker lead planned talks with Thomas H Mac Donald and state highway officials among the speakers. The convention closes with a Parish house banquet and a Saturday executive session of state commercial club leaders.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming Good Roads Association
Industrial Club
John D. Clark
J. A. Whitaker
Denver
Federal Public Roads Department
Wilh Thomas H. MacDonald
Laws State Highway Commission
Commercial Cubs
Fremont Feud on in Earnest Before Solons
The Fremont county feud heats up as the legislature opens with a dispute over a slush fund alleged to support a lobbying attack. Eva G. Lamberson, Pomona Grange secretary, denies signatures on a circulating resolution and says two adopted resolutions were misrepresented.
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Fremont
Solons
Fremont County
Pomona Grange
Eva G. Lamberson
Grange
Cheyenne
Wyoming Good Roads Association
Frank McDowell
The
Park to Park Highway Boost Highlighted at National Meet
Gus Holm of Cody reports strong backing for the Park to Park Highway at the national parks conference in Washington. He praises Mather for Yellowstone motorisation and rate standardisation while courting funding, automaker support, and forest bureau cooperation to map routes from Buffalo to Ten Sleep and Lander to the southern Yellowstone entrance.
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Mather
Gus Holm
Washington, D. C
Cody
Holm
Emgt
Rocky Mountain
Yellowstone Park
Wyoming
Intercde
Madeesa
Ue Cotarese
West
United States
American Automobile Association
Helms
Forestry Bureau
Buffalo
Ten Bleep
Lander
Carnegie Hero Medals Awarded at 13th Annual Meeting
At Pittsburgh yesterday, the Carnegie Hero Fund commission honored 23 acts of heroism with 8 silver and 15 bronze medals. Eleven rescuers died. seven dependents receive pensions totaling 4,680 yearly, plus additional grants and educational funds amounting to thousands, while ten cases await plan approvals before payments. Bronze recipients include Harry Amster for saving A. F. Bennett, others saved Ethel Williams, Martha Lee, Amelia Amon, and more across Arizona, Texas, Kentucky, and Ohio in incidents dating 1912–1916.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Harry, Amster
Clarkdale
Ariz
A. Fay Bennett
Roger M. Powell
Austin
Tex
Ethel Williams
Martha Lee
Amelia C. Asn
Amelia C. Ammon
Yermo
Cal
Benjamin Frazier
Wheeling
W. Va
Wanda
Catharine Sulek
Juno
Ozona
Clifford D. Whitney
Gilbert R. Heckman
Tippecanoe City
Samuel B. Wolf
W. C. Lewis
St. Louis
Ethel Ave
Franklin D. White
Clara M. Holland
Springdale
Ark
Earl L. Munnell
Arthur Walker
Spring Lake
Colerain Ave
Cincinnati
Claude Stubberfield
Georgia F. Mansfield
Ardmore
Equal Privileges Granted to 41-Year Solitary Prisoner
Jesse Pomeroy, once condemned to hang for the murder of two children, has received equal privileges with other prisoners after 41 years in solitary confinement at the state prison. His youth at sentencing led to a life term instead of death, and he has since learned seven languages while repeatedly attempting escapes.
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Boston
Jesse Pomeroy
State Executive Council
Pershing Ready Urges Protection for Foreigners in Occupied District
Washington reports a probable urgent appeal to Carranza to safeguard foreigners, especially Chinese suppliers, in the zone held by American troops. As Villa mobilizes near the area the risk of territorial seizure grows. American troops at Colonia Dublan await official orders to advance.
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Washington
Pershing
United States
Carranza
Juarez, Mex
Colonia Dublan
Whiskey Consumption Surges in 1910 Revenue Records
Treasury figures show Americans drank more whiskey in 1910 than any year since 1900. Revenue from whiskey beer and cigarettes set a record while officials attribute part of the rise to full taxation of production. Prosperity and rising female tobacco use cited as factors for cigarette growth.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Wilson to arbitrate dispute over Wyoming oil claims
Special to the State Leader reports President Wilson will arbitrate the feud between Secretaries Lane and Daniels over Phelan and Ferriss amendments to the general leasing bill. The measure aims to pass this session, with locators’ permits for oil and gas lands in Wyoming and Montana amid continued contention over placer mining protections and federal recognition of claims.
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Washington
DC. C
Wilson
Lane
Danielang
Phelan
Wyoming
Montana
California
Daniels
Supreme Court
Wyoming-Midwest
Senate
House
Warren
Interior Department
Germans and Russians report gains on multiple fronts
German forces pushed Russians back a mile and a half in the Riga region and took about 1500 prisoners. A night attack on the Danube southern front yielded a Russian success against Bulgarian advances toward Hessarabia. Petrograd notes heavy bombardments and assaults elsewhere with mixed outcomes.
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Riga
Danube
Hessarabia
Werlin
Petrograd
Train Jump Causes Wreck. Seven Injured In Oil City Yard
At MeaKintieville yards near Oil City Pennsylvania a passenger train jumped the track and was wrecked by a following freight train. At least seven people were injured including passengers some likely to die. Hospital reports lacked names or injury details at 12 40 PM.
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Owl City
Kintieville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Oil City
Wilson In Close Touch With Senate
President Wilson held two office visits at the capitol in a day of senate sessions and cloakroom talk replaying Republican criticism voiced by Jones of Washington. He met callers with doors open as the chamber debated policy and public moods.
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Wilson
Senate
Washington
Capitol
Jones
United States Tops World Trade Records in 1916
Washington Jan 24 United States Commerce Department announces final foreign commerce figures for last year showing a record total of 7.875 billion dollars with the United States now leading as both buyer and seller. Indications point to 1917 possibly exceeding this record.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Commerce Today
Villa Bandits Strike Train Near Chihuahua City
A Juarez bound passenger train to Chihuahua City was held up at La Guna thirty miles north of Chihuahua City by bandits who seized 40000 pesos and displayed a Villa flag.
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EL Paso
Juarez
Chihuahua City
la Guna
French Steel Men Go Out On Strike
Paris January 24 employes at the second largest French steel works making munitions have struck. Albert Thomas minister of munitions and socialist representative in the cabinet today appealed to the workers to return to work.
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Paris
France
Albert Thomas
Cabinnt
G O P Resumes Secret Caucuses
Washington January 24 Republicans in the House vote 108 to 15 to end open public conferences and resume secret caucuses. The change ends a long tradition dating to the progressive era led by Murdock of Kansas.
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Washington
House
Murdock
Kansas
Rules Committee Suspends Inquiry Brokers Prepare
The Rules Committee paused the leak inquiry to allow stock exchange brokers to produce customer records amid the wartime market, with plans to resume Tuesday. A panel of experts will then examine broker accounts to identify major operators and whether any had advance information and its sources.
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Washington
Stock Exchange
Rules Committee
House
Wilson aims and British war aims in postwar peace talk
Bonar Law in Bristol states Wilson seeks a peace league to secure future peace and demands strong terms to prevent Germany's military machine. He argues peace should not ignore life and death realities of the present war.
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Bonar Law
Germany
London
Bristol
Wilson
Ambassador Gerard Meets Berlin Officials Over Wilson Address
American Ambassador Gerard attended a Berlin foreign office conference with the imperial chancellor regarding Wilson's senate address. The discussion lasted about an hour per Jorah Bachonge Telegraph.
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London
Gerard
Berlin
Foreign Office
Wilson
Senate
Jorah Bachonge
Germans and Austrians Now Welded Together In One Unit
Vienna reports that Austria Hungary’s war effort has intensified unity between German and Austro Hungarian forces. Officers advanced, leadership improved, and joint operations grew, as both troops follow common headquarters for a shared war aim. Ottoman troops are noted on Dobrudja and Russian fronts. copper shortages push use of iron and other metals. Continued on page six.
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Vienna
Associated Press
Austria- Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Haane
Deyman
Dobrudja
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