Kaiser vows peace by sword on birthday amid global war
The Kaiser marked his fifty eighth birthday by reaffirming the aim to enforce peace with the sword. Reports from field headquarters say German forces defend Verdun and Riga sectors as French and Russian units clash along the Somme Ancre front. Romanian forces repelled near Kasino in Moldavia after an eleven hour battle.
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Germany
Berlin
Verdun
Riga
Kparges
Kalusem
Somme
Ancre
Kasino
Moldavia
Parliamentary Proceedings Show Surprise Move over Memorial
In a session marked by a surprise parliamentary maneuver Representative W W Sproul maneuvered to adjourn for one minute and then moved to amend that adjournment to allow debate on Senator O Connor s memorial protesting the Ferris Phelan oil bill The memorial then passed with 43 ayes and 8 nays amid little opposition and it heads to engrossing clerks for final action likely ready for the governor Monday.
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House of Representatives
Tales
O'Connor
Congress
W. W. Sproul
Fred Holdredge
Hot Springs
Sproul
Holdredge
Sprou
Litto
Wyoming
Ayes
Adams
Booth
Branum
Brubaker
Capriebell
Carroll
Cassteel
Colburn
Dobler
Dunn
Farnsworth
Hall
Hazen
Higgins
Hoffman
Innes
Johnson
Keeler
Kendall
Kephart
Kirk
Meek
Mickelgon
Mills
Morrow
Neville
Olds
Oviatt
Rennie
Rollins
Schwoob
Spencer
Stuart
Sullivan
Thomas
Trader
Wardlaw
Warren
White
Wright
Wymer
Jones
Noel
Cummings
Hadsell
Nelson
Semrad
Underwood
Wilson
Yoder
Hays
Holden
Hunter
Lucas
McIntosh
Mercer
Senate
Pearson and Daley
Iron County
Powers
Riverton
Renoie
House
Storm Blockade Halts Union Pacific Trains on Fifth Day
A storm blocks the Union Pacific between Laramie and Medicine Bow entering its fifth day. No wheels move on the road and Cheyenne departures are stopped at Laramie. Stub trains run from Laramie to Cheyenne while eastbound trains remain stalled. Officials warn of delays as crews monitor wind and weather conditions.
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Union Pacific
Laramie
Medicine Row
Cheyenne
Medicine Bow
Borie
Denv Er
Hanna
Silvicea
Wyoming State Association of Commercial clubs formed
Representatives of Wyoming commercial clubs formed the Wyoming State Association of Commercial clubs with P C Spencer as president and M Steele as vice president. Lamont will secretary treasurer and directors to be appointed. The group aims to unite clubs statewide and allow two votes per club. no set dues. Debate over an immigration department and publicity bureau dominated talks.
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Wyoming State Association of Commercial Clubs
P. C. Spencer
Lander
M. Steele
Sheridan
R. M. Lamont
Cheyenne
Lamont
Britain Widens North Sea Danger Zone
The United States State Department received word from the American embassy in London of a significant extension of the North Sea danger zone deemed dangerous to shipping. The move, viewed as potentially to bottle up German warships, has unclear significance.
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Washington
North Sea
State Department
London
Four Die as Interurban Crash Sparks Fire
In Cleveland on January 27 four people were killed and eighteen injured when an interurban passenger car collided with a package car. Three victims burned to death as the vehicles caught fire from stove contents. Authorities investigate the collision and blaze.
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Cleveland, O
Austrian Food Situation Denied by German Official
Berlin dispatch reports Adolph Von Batock, head of the German food regulation board, denying persistent British reports of an Austrian Hungary food shortage. He asserts Hungary never faced food difficulties and that Austrian bread imports were planned from Germany but unused due to Romania store distributions.
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Berlin
Adolph von Batock
German Food Regulation Board
Austria
Hungary
Germany
Train All Men forwards Cry at Convention
Washington January 27. The Congress of Constructive Patriotism under the National Security League endorsed universal military training and navy expansion. It urged mobilizing the American woman, a nationwide patriotic education drive, and effective Americanism to defeat dual citizenship.
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Washington
Congress of Constructive Patriotism
National Security League
Atlantic
Pacific
Galveston Employes Seek 15 Percent Salary Hike
In Galveston Texas on January 26 workers from all city departments petitioned for a 15 percent pay raise due to the high cost of living, including department heads among the applicants.
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Galveston
Texas
Rivers and Harbors Bill Passes House for Senate
The rivers and harbors appropriations measure carrying 38 million dollars with over 219 million for new projects won approval in the house by 221 to 151 and advances to the senate.
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Senate
Washington
House
Millions Planned for Wyoming Oil Development in 1927
Denver bankers estimate at least 10 million dollars will be spent in Wyoming oil development this spring and summer. Major firms and independents prepare to drill, build pipelines, and expand refineries, with Standard Oil expected to invest heavily in new fields and capacity. Grass Creek and other firms report sizable monthly output as market activity remains strong.
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Denver
Wyoming
Standard Oil Company
Midwest i
Standard Company
Com
Midwest
Casper
Greybull
Midwest Oil Company
Grass Creek Petroleum Company
Elk Basin Company
Merritt
Midwest Oil and Refining
Weather Outlook for Wyoming Sunday Through Monday
Unsettled conditions sweep Wyoming with snow and much colder air. The northwest sees snow Sunday and north winds shift northward. southeast facing night cooling. A cold wave arrives Monday with further snow and brisk shifting northerly winds.
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Wyoming
Utah Troops Pursue Carranza Forces Across Arizona Border
Reports from Arivaca Arizona describe a clash five miles south of Ruby where Mexican soldiers crossed into U S territory to round up cattle. Fifteen troopers and several cowboys faced about twenty Mexicans in a brief engagement with no casualties. Local ranchers identify the attackers as de facto Carranza troops.
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Arivaca
Ariz
Utah
Ruby
Arne
Arranza Army
Utah Guard
Montana
Carranza
Sasabe
Soldiers begin first leg of Pershing march toward border
American punitive expedition troops left Colona Dublin marching toward the border ending their campaign against Villa. The head of the column rested twenty miles north of the Mormon colony today with advance guard to depart at sunrise. Refugees followed in varied conveyances as Pershing's staff prepared to ride in automobiles with the rear. A review of a large artillery assembly by Gen. Lt. John Greble and Gen. George Hell Jr. marked the day.
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EL Paso
Tex
Perahing
Colona Dublin
Villa
Columbus
Pershing
John Greble
Provisional Artillery
George Hell
Withdrawal order sends 26000 troops home from the border
The War Department orders the withdrawal of American forces from Mexico after ten months abroad. Pershing and Funston outline the plan to have regulars relieve guardsmen on the border with homeward movement likely starting soon.
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Washington
War Department
Indlc
Mexico
Funston
Pershing
Bender
Franklin D Bafford Found Guilty of Perjury in Osbourne Case
New York jury after ten hours of deliberation convict Franklin D Bafford of perjury for testifying that former Assistant District Attorney James W Osborne assisted Rae Tanner to a hotel. Jury reconfessed mercy.
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New York
Franklin D Bafford
James W. Osborne
Oliver Osborne
Rae Tanner
Mercy
Auto plunge kills Watts and Mitchell in Elgin
In Elgin Illinois on January 26 a touring car skidded on a Ley Street embankment and plunged fifteen feet, burying the vehicle atop a shanty. Harold P Watts, son of George F L Watts of Huntley Dairy Co, and Miss Dorothy Mitchell died in the wreck as rescuers cut away the roof to free the bodies.
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Elgin, II
Harold P. Watts
George FL Watts
Huntley Dairy Company
Dorothy Mitchell
Ley Street
Gill Indicted for Violating Federal Liquor Laws
Seattle January 27. May or Hiram C Gill Chief of Police Charles L Breckham and former Sheriff Robert T Hodge indicted by a federal grand jury on liquor law violations. Other city officials and detectives face charges of conspiring to violate federal commerce and liquor laws as the city reeled from a crackdown.
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Seattle
Wash
Hiram C. Gill
Woolice
Charles L. Breckham
Robert T. Hodge
Gill
Elias
Sas
Canada
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