Kaiser declares will enforce peace with sword on birthday
German leader marks his fifty eighth birthday as battles rage in Verdun Riga and Somme areas. German defenses at Kparges withstand French bombardment while French troops suffer heavy losses. Romanians push Teutons south of Kasino in Moldavia after eleven hours of combat. Fresh Russians reinforce east of Riga but fail to dislodge Germans.
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Germany
Berlin
Verdun
Riga
Kparges
Kalusem
Somme
Ancre
Kasino
Moldavia
Parliamentary move passes memorial on Ferris-Phelan bill
The House approved Senator O'Connor's memorial protesting the Ferris Phelan oil casing bill by 43 to 8 with six absent after a parliamentary trick by Rep. W W Sproul. The measure now moves to engrossing clerks for governor consideration while a county division bill faces new Senate amendments. An eight to ten hour law for females failed in committee.
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House of Representatives
Tales
O'Connor
Congress
W. W. Sproul
Fred Holdredge
Hot Springs
Sproul
Holdredge
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
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Rennie
Rollins
Schwoob
Spencer
Stuart
Sullivan
Thomas
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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
Bad Weather Halts Union Pacific Traffic Through Key Points
A fierce storm enters its fifth day blocking the Union Pacific system from Laramie to Medicine Bow. No wheels move on the line with Cheyenne trains halted at Laramie and many eastbound trains stalled. Some trains resume as conditions allow but others remain held, with forecasts uncertain and winds easing later in the day.
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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’s commercial clubs organized the Wyoming State Association of Commercial Clubs with P. C. Spencer as president M Steele as vice president and R M Lamont as secretary treasurer The board of directors will be appointed by the officers Membership carries two votes per club with no set dues The key topic was immigration department and a publicity bureau to promote Wyoming.
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Wyoming State Association of Commercial Clubs
P. C. Spencer
Lander
M. Steele
Sheridan
R. M. Lamont
Cheyenne
Lamont
Britain Widens Danger Zone
Washington received word from the American embassy in London of a sizable extension to the North Sea danger zone declared dangerous to shipping. The move appears aimed at restricting German warship movements, though its significance remains unclear.
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Washington
North Sea
State Department
London
Four Killed in Interurban Car Crash in Cleveland
Four people died in a collision between an interurban passenger car and a package car in Cleveland on January 27. Eighteen others were injured as the wreckage caught fire with stove flames spreading through the vehicles. Three victims burned to death.
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Cleveland, O
Austria Not Facing Food Shortage, Berlin Says
Adolph Von Batock, head of the German food regulation board, denies reports of an unsatisfactory food situation in Austria Hungary. He asserts from personal knowledge that Hungary never faced food difficulties and that Austria planned to import bread corn from Germany but lost need due to Germany’s distribution of captured Romanian stores.
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Berlin
Adolph von Batock
German Food Regulation Board
Austria
Hungary
Germany
Train All Men forwards Cry at Convention
Emphatic approval of a broad national defense scheme was voiced by the Congress of Constructive Patriotism in Washington. The group urged universal military training and navy restoration to naval first rank, plus promotion of patriotic education to curb dual citizenship and bolster Americanism with emphasis on women’s power.
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Washington
Congress of Constructive Patriotism
National Security League
Atlantic
Pacific
Galveston Employees Seek 15 Percent Pay Raise
Galveston Texas January 26 employees including department heads petitioned for a 15 percent salary increase due to the high cost of living.
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Galveston
Texas
Rivers and Harbors Bill Passes House to Senate
The annual rivers and harbors appropriations bill carrying 38 million dollars in past years over 219 million for new projects was approved by the House in a 221 to 151 vote and moves to the Senate.
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Washington
House
Senate
Millions for Wyoming oil boom eyed by Denver bankers
Denver bankers estimate at least 10 million dollars will be spent on Wyoming oil development in spring and summer with banks financing projects and eastern interests seeking opportunities. Major players like Standard Oil may invest in drilling, pipelines, and refining capacity growth across Casper Greybull and Midwest holdings as independent firms push to expand output.
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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
Wyoming Weather: Snow and Cold Wave Across Regions
Unsettled conditions in Wyoming with snow and much colder air in the northwest Sunday and southeast at night. A cold wave follows Monday with more snow and becoming northerly winds.
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Wyoming
Mexican fighters clash with Utah troopers near Ruby
Reports from Arivaca describe a border clash when about twenty Utah troopers pursued Mexican forces after cattlemen and cowboys clashed with irregular Carranza troops near the Montana mine five miles south of Ruby. Bloodstains indicate combat but no dead or wounded were found. Carranza aims to settle his problems, while U S authorities plan firm border protection.
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Arivaca
Ariz
Utah
Ruby
Arne
Arranza Army
Utah Guard
Montana
Carranza
Sasabe
Pershing’s punitive expedition marches toward the border
American forces of Pershing’s punitive expedition move from Colona Dublin toward the border marking the first leg of the campaign’s end. The head of the column lies twenty miles north of the Mormon colony HQ as advance guard heads out at sunrise. Refugees trail in carts and wagons as Pershing’s staff is expected to ride with the rear guard. A large artillery assembly under Gen. Lt. John Greble and Gen. George Hell Jr. reviews its forces in El Paso.
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EL Paso
Tex
Perahing
Colona Dublin
Villa
Columbus
Pershing
John Greble
Provisional Artillery
George Hell
Withdrawal Of U S Troops From Mexico Ordered
The War Department ordered the withdrawal of American troops from Mexico after ten months. The entire command will return within a week under Funston, with regulars relieving border guardsmen. About 26 000 state troops begin homeward moves as Pershing units advance. Official details remain uncertain.
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Washington
War Department
Indlc
Mexico
Funston
Pershing
Bender
Franklin D Bafford Convicted of Perjury in Osbornes Case
New York January 27 a federal jury after ten hours deliberation found Franklin D Bafford guilty of perjury for swearing that former Assistant District Attorney James W Osborne named Rae Tanner escorted to a hotel. The jury did not recommend mercy.
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New York
Franklin D Bafford
James W. Osborne
Oliver Osborne
Rae Tanner
Mercy
Auto Plunges Off Embankment Killing Two in Elgin
In Elgin Illinois on a night marked by a skidding touring car that left a fifteen foot embankment, Harold P Watts son of George F Watts of Huntley Dairy Company and Dorothy Mitchell were killed. The vehicle rolled hitting a shanty beneath the road and trapped occupants, requiring roof removal to recover the bodies.
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Elgin, II
Harold P. Watts
George FL Watts
Huntley Dairy Company
Dorothy Mitchell
Ley Street
Gill Indicted in Seattle for Violating Liquor Laws
Seattle Jan 27. May or Hiram C Gill chief of police Charles L Breckham and ex Sheriff Robert T Hodge charged by a federal grand jury with liquor law violations. Indictments name city detectives and other officers in an alleged ring shipping into Washington state. Several transfers and liquor men also indicted. city officials faced charges tied to conspiracy to violate federal liquor laws.
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Seattle
Wash
Hiram C. Gill
Woolice
Charles L. Breckham
Robert T. Hodge
Gill
Elias
Sas
Canada
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