Shopmen Press for Higher Wages Without Strike
Twelve hundred Denver railroad shop workers draft a protest to Director General McAdoo over government wage increases. They currently earn 54 cents an hour and seek 5.90 dollars per day or parity with Pacific coast shipyards, while stating they will not strike. Washington will hear shop trades first by the federal board on wages and conditions Monday.
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Penver
Denver
McAdoo
Pacific Coach Shipyards
Denver & Rio Grande
Colorado & Southern
Denver @ Salt Lake
Union Pacific
Burlington
Washington
Federal Board On
Hillsdale Defeats Union Pacific in 11 Inning Baseball Thriller
Hillsdale wins an 11 inning home game against Union Pacific in Hillsdale Wyoming. Debinham allowed eleven, Schilling struck out nine for UP. Moore scored the winning run after a walk and steal, as Hillsdale pulls out the dramatic 11th inning victory. UP plans a return game June 16 in Cheyenne.
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Hillsdale
Wyo
Hillsdale Baseball Club
Unite ® Pacific Aggregation
Bumbay
Debinham
Schilling
U. P
Moore
Union Pacific
Hillaisle
Spnday
Cheyenne
Pioneer Mark
P. m
Tigure
Rey Wil
Denver
Olen Pacific
Wnh North Platio
Mama
Fort Rossel
Ture Out
Buck Them Up
President Lincoln torpedoed steamer with Cheyenne ties
The Hamburg American liner President Lincoln, torpedoed and sunk days ago in American transport service, was well known to Cheyenne people who had traveled to Europe aboard it in recent years. Cheyenne families including Mr and Mrs Gaull and Mrs Ganffl and Gust John of Manville were among those who sailed on the vessel.
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Hamburg Am
Lanchin
American Transport Service
O& von
Europe
Anidth
Lincoln
William Gaull
Ganffl
Albert
Pine Diuffe
Gust John
Manville
City
Donates Stationery to Red Cross Driver Baramir
A local donor presented a handmade fondator to the Red Cross during a morning ceremony. The device will be raffled to raise funds for Red Cross relief efforts while plans to display the machine in city streets are announced.
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Stldedakek
RED Chors
Baramir
Wro
Lagejoy
Cress Ve
Men of Oliy
Red Crom
Yurpoeoa
Boys Urged to Enter Collbors with Military Training
Washington June 3. Dr P P Claxton federal education commissioner urges high school graduates to pursue college study that includes military training. Colleges with 100 or more students in military instruction will have army officers as instructors. Participants join the training corps become U S army members but not subject to active service until age. The program serves immediate war needs and builds future leadership.
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Washington, D. C
P. P. Claxton
Federal Commissioner of Education
Army
United States Army
War Department
Claxton
Red Cross Awards Service Badge for Foreign Workers
Paris June So Maj James J Perkins commissioner for Europe of the American Red Cross approved a service badge for Red Cross workers after six months or more foreign service. The badge features a dark blue ribbon with a narrow white band and red cross, and includes stars to indicate months of service. It identifies those who served abroad and return in civilian clothes after enlistment ends.
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Paris
James J. Perkins
Europe
American Red Cross
Red Cros
Red Cross
Mystery in Shelling of American Position
British and American forces probing a shelled area in Lorraine after days of rain. General reconnaissance found a long line of supply wagons in the shell zone as troops advance. Fragments describe the bombardment and ensuing investigation by Allied forces.
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United Prog Aiaff
Lorraine
Mall
Witney
House Painter Arrested for Theft in Sheridan Wyoming
Jebel Moody a house painter of Sheridan is under arrest in Hardin Montana on charges of robbing Mrs. C. Blankenship of Hardin of 18 dollars in cash and diamonds valued at 146. He allegedly sold the diamonds and spent the proceeds on liquor before his capture and is jailed on 2600 bail. Moody is described as a steady worker except during periodic sprees.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Jebel
Moody
Hardin
Mont
Mra. C. Blankenship
Houde
Strike Ends for Fremont County Sheep Herder Camp
The Fremont county sheepherder strike near Lander Wyoming appears near settlement as many return to work under the 17 cent per sheep schedule used by the flockmasters. Some strikers refuse and relocate to other states where shearing jobs exist. demands had ranged from 20 to 22 cents per sheep shorn, though workers on 17 cents earned as high as 25.
Sunflowers Tested as Wyoming Stock Feed Crop
L F Kelly of Riverton and J L urah of Lander plant ten and two and a half acres of sunflowers in Wyoming for stock feed. County Agricultural Agent M Dh Roimevain promotes the trial as a potential popular Wyoming crop.
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Lander
Wye
Wyoming
L F. Kelly
Riverton
J. L. Urah
M. Dh. Roimevain
Coughs and Bronchial Ailments Mention Foley Remedy
A reader from Bishop California describes coughs and bronchial symptoms common this year and endorses Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a reliable remedy. The letter mentions relief after using the medicine last week and hints at ongoing recovery.
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Foley
Hovey
Mia
Margaret Satele
Bishop
Calif
Petey
Medal Awaits Unknown Hero
A stretcher bearer during a French retreat saves a wounded comrade by crossing a destroyed bridge and delaying the German advance. The general vows the Medal Militaire, but the soldier is never found, leaving the honor unclaimed and unknown amid hundreds of others. Later, a separate report notes a young man dies of typhoid fever in Upton, identified only by age.
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Henry Woop
United Prem State
Thia
Pollu
Montdidier
Sark
Oise
Allette
Coucy
Couey
Mnen
Oberlied
Hendreds
Upton
Old Reine Place
Howell
Tweeday
London women avert disaster at factory blaze recital
A London factory recital night became a crisis when a fire broke out. Twenty female workers, trained in fire drills, stayed at their posts despite warnings, aiding the evacuation as firefighters battled the blaze. Their actions helped save the plant from destruction.
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London
House of Cimmons
Wadow Vail Ely
Gonivede
Dying NGO Pol in Iran Ballamoad
Unclear fragment mentions Iran and Ballamoad with June date. Limited readable names and places. Context suggests a political or NGO-related note, but details are unreadable.
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NGO
POL NN
Iran
Ballamoad
MCR
Many Accents Unite in U.S. Army Frontline Doughboys
Report from May 10 describes diverse naturalized American servicemen at the front near ruins of a village. Soldiers from Italian, Irish, German heritage and others discuss loyalty, language barriers, and common purpose to defeat Germany. They vow to make the world safe for democracy as shells fall.
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United Press
Gormars
Demn Kaiser
Ireland
Russia
Balkans
Sweden
Norway
Germany
America
Golfers to Continue Flag Competition in Fort Collins
Memorial day parade caused schedule changes as Fort Collins Country Club extends the annual flag contest for today and tomorrow. Players aim to complete par plus handicap with a flag planted at final stroke while entry stamps fund a prize. Estes Park Club invites Fort Collins players to sample its 18 hole course Sunday.
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Fort Colling
Colo
Estes Park
Flooding Damages Farms East of Windsor in Heavy Rains
Heavy rains washed No. 2 ditch and overflowed its banks near Windsor, damaging alfalfa beets and beans. Water up to two feet deep covered 1000 feet of highway, stranding seven automobiles and forcing people to shelter on ranches as floodwaters slowly receded. Dr James H McCrery and Paul McCrery traveled through the flooded area.
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Greeley, Cole
No. 2
Windsor
W. F. Pewars
Charles Williams
Ed March
Charles, Teller
Powers
Williams Place
James H. McCrery
Paul
Gresley
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