Wyoming Labor Federation Convenes in Casper
The Wyoming State Federation of Labor enters day three of its Casper convention with plans to adjourn Friday night. A key report will cover legislative and institutional concerns, while education committees push for a permanent education panel to teach trades unionism and economic issues. A Friday morning session will address alleged discrimination against Wyoming bands during the Frontier celebration.
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Casper
Wyo
Wyoming State Federation of Labor
B. B. Brooks
Wyoming Federation of Women's Clubs
Fox
Te ‘Women’s Federation
Coe | Federation of Labor
At Gh
E. Richard Shipp
Impart
Universal Brotherhood of Man
Moose Hall
Trades Assembly
Wyoming
Hooper Is Found Guilty of Murder in Joplin
John Austin Hooper alias Wilbur Mason is convicted of second degree murder for the June 3 shooting of patrolman Louis Wells in Joplin. He receives a ten year sentence in the penitentiary and comments that the verdict was lighter than expected after a two hour jury deliberation.
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Carthage
John Austin Hooper
Wilbur Mason
Hooper
Louis Wells
Joplin
Two Days Left to Help the Mess Fund for Company G
Cheyenne driven fund drive ends in two days with $269 already acknowledged. Citizens urged to subscribe to support Company G officers, providing eggs fruit and vegetables for winter meals. Local groups and individuals, including Jamie Jordan and Woodmen of the World, contribute as totals approach $600.
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Mess Fund
Company G
Cheyenne
Port Colton
Kemmerer
Scoters Wyoming
Sheridan
Tm Chicely
David Miller
Jamie Jordan
Monster sharks terrorize New Jersey coast during man-eater hunt
Armed shark hunters patrol New York and New Jersey shores as beaches crowd with fear. Matawan offers a $100 reward per fish as authorities report multiple large sharks, including an 11 foot, 200 pound monster killed near Matawan creek that may be the same killer from yesterday.
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New York
New Jersey
Matawan
N. J
Keyport
Weather Bureau
Observer
Long Beach
Matawan Creek
Militia Raid Strikes Cleveland Stores
Seven hundred militiamen moving through Cleveland raid nearby stores and commission houses taking food and merchandise and destroying what they cannot carry. Police clash as armed squads force them back to the train under Major T. J. Moynahan. Some soldiers report thirty six hours without food.
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Cleveland
T. J. Moynahan
Murder by masked intruder at Fairfield Inn
Mineral Wells July 13 A traveling salesman Harry Waltors 55 was killed instantly when a masked burglar entered his room at the Fairfield inn about midnight. The intruder confronted William Waltors 60 threatening money and fired after a struggle. The burglar seized a handbag and fled down a back stairway. Walters represented a St. Louis concern.
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Mineral Wells
Harry Waltors
Las
Fairfield Inn
William Waltors
William
Harry
Walters
St. Louis
Madrid Declared in State of Siege Amid Rail Strike
Madrid and its province were placed under siege by the government today due to a railway workers strike, per a Havas dispatch from the Spanish capital.
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Paris
Madrid
President Silent on Disloyal Foreign Born Citizens
President Wilson denounced foreign born citizens he said plot apart in spirit to pursue their own aims and warned native Americans they cannot teach citizenship unless they uphold Americanism. He spoke at a meeting on alien education run by the federal naturalization bureau in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Federal Naturalization Pbireau
Capt Smoke Back Says Guard Will Serve All Winter
Capt Samuel A Smoke resumes command at Fort Russell after medical examiners delay his reinstatement due to high blood pressure. The decision pauses his return to the active list, with continued coverage on Page Eight.
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Smoke Back
Samuel A. Smoke
el Paso
Fort Russell
Infantile Paralysis Discussion Draws Medical Leaders
New York leaders of medicine public health experts philanthropists and charity workers gathered at the Academy of Medicine to discuss infantile paralysis. Dr Simon Flexner and others cited progress but no dramatic prospects, noting many recoveries while 304 of 1640 cases ended in death.
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New York
Philantrophista
Academy of Medicine
Simon Flexner
Rockefeller Institute
Emerson
Columbia Abandons Regatta Program in 1017
New York July 13 The collegiate rowing program at Columbia University will be abandoned. No Columbia crew will compete in the Poughkeepsie regatta next year. Coach Rice is understood to be a likely successor to Ek Courtney at Cornell.
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New York
Columbia University
Columbia
Rice
Ek. Courtney
Cornell
Drowning at Clarendon Beach Claims 21-Year-Old Student
In Chicago 21 year old Leon Hawes, a student at the Chicago College of Osteopathy, drowned after cramps struck him while swimming at Clarendon Beach. The lake front beaches drew an estimated 50 000 visitors over last night and today as crowds sought the lake.
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Chicago
New Clarendon Beach
Leon Hawes
Chicago College of Osteopathy
Allied Offensive Has Just Begun In War Fronts
In the House of Commons Premier Asquith says British ammunition supplies are ample and the Franco British offensive has only begun. Lloyd George notes munition plants lack full capacity as fighting continues on Somme and Verdun fronts, with major Allied and Russian offensives shaping the eastern front and large reinforcements moving to key towns.
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Asquith
Commons
Premier Asquith
House of Commons
Lloyd- George
Somme
Bruvlloff
Stokhod
Two Infant Deaths Prompt Public Gatherings Ban in Mitchell
MITCHELL July 13. Health officials report two children died this week from infantile paralysis in Mitchell South Dakota. Children under ten have been barred from attending public gatherings as a precaution amid the outbreak.
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Mitchell
Senate Opens Debate on 215 Million Naval Bill
Washington July 13 The Senate began debate on a 215 million naval bill the largest such measure in U S history It carries nearly fifty million more than the House total The navy's enlisted strength would rise from 54000 to 68700 men under an amendment No partisan opposition appeared at the outset
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Washington
Senate
House
Entente War Conference Leader Claims Allied Momentum
British minister of war David Lloyd George declares the Allied offensive has won the initiative from Germany at the equipment conference. He cites improved munitions, new ships, and large worker morale gains, saying victory begins to flow in the Allies' direction. German reports note a successful counterattack in Galicia and heavy submarine losses in June.
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London
David Lieva- George
Verdun
Dense German assault roils Fort Sourille siege
Paris reports continued heavy bombardment as German forces press the Fort Sourille siege along the Meuse. French military observers note intensified attacks and the buildup of siege engines and trench mortars in the Fouville-Dameoup sector.
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Paris
Fort Sourille
Vorduy
Ciermaggie
Meuse
Fouville-Dameoup
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