Land Sale Draws National Interest and Tour Plans
Enthusiasm for the upcoming land sale grows across the United States with inquiries from many regions. Eastern Nebraska and northern Kansas report strong attendance, and Des Moines and central Iowa travelers are expected for the June 17 event. The Burlington depot hosts a joint committee ready to assist visitors with inspections and hotel arrangements. Colonel Paschal will tour the tracts to appraise lands before sale. Cheyenne aims to attract new residents as the event nears.
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Nebraska
Kansas
Towa
Despines
Wabash
Burlington
Des Moines
Iowa
Capitol Avenue
Lincoln Highway
Board of Immigration
Laramie
Paschal
Estate Land Board
Laramie County
Cheyenne
Democrats 10 Prepare For Battle In Wyoming Banquet
Platte County Democratic club plans a June 26 banquet at Goodrich hall in Wheatland Wyoming. About two hundred guests expected with invitations sent to prominent state Democrats. Accepted guests include John B Kendrick possible Wyoming governor and several Cheyenne leaders.
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Wheatland
Wyo
Platte
Vernor
Wyoming
Talia
Rock Springs
Blaze
San
G. Hopkins
W. B. Ross
L. Rigdon
Cheyenne
Woman 108 Dies After Pal Solomon Rapids Incident
A 108 year old woman died at Gridley Kansas following an incident with her daughter Henry Thierolf. The body will be taken to a local funeral home for disposition.
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Dias
Pal Solomon
Kan
Henry Thierolf
Gridley
Illinois Wins Western Intercollegiate Track Meet Title
Illinois captured the western inter-collegiate track and field championship scoring 46 7 12 points. Leland Stanford was runner up with 23 1 8, Chicago 3rd with 80 1 8, Wisconsin 4th with 19 1 4, Denver 5th, Colorado 7 1 2. Henderson and Bingham tied for honors with 10 points each. Bingham won discus and shot put. Henderson set a conference half mile record before rain slowed events.
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Chicago
Illinois Today
Leland Stanford
Wisconsin
Denver
Colorado
Illinois
Henderson
Bingham
Four Die As Auto Struck by Train Near Linn Creek
Four persons were killed and two injured when a touring car carrying six people was struck by a Chicago Burlington and Quincy passenger train near Linn Creek Missouri on June 6. The dead include Bert Thomas and his wife and daughter of Wheeling Missouri and Mrs Jesse Ray of Green Castle Missouri. Jesse Ray daughter was seriously injured. The party was crossing the tracks when the accident occurred.
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Linnbu
Jane
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Buert Thomas
Wheeling
Jesse Ray
Green Castle
Attenen Nereents
Mother Jones Free To Enter Canada For Lecture Tour
Mary Jones, organizer for the United Mine Workers of America, sailed to Vancouver by steamer after Canadian officials had overruled local orders. The British Columbia government had sought to exclude her for fear she would stir up trouble among Vancouver Island coal miners.
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Sdattle
Wash
Mother Mary Jones
United Mine Workers of America
Vancouver
Ottawa
British Columbia
Mother Jones
Vancouver Island
Garages Arrange Transport for Land Buyers to Sale
Hundreds of land seekers are expected in the city for the upcoming public school lands sale. Local commercial groups arrange transport to view the lands, with Auto Livery, Plains Automobile, and Wildipe garages adding cars for trips to all areas of the land before and after the sale.
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Auto Livery Company
The
Plains Automobile Company
Wildipe Garage
Beehive Chaos Delays Cincinnati Street Traffic
In Cincinnati on June 6 students at St. Mavier's college stirred a hive on a window, provoking a bee swarm that halted streetcars and caused motormen and passengers to flee. Bees also disrupted shoe factories, forcing an exodus and suspending operations for about thirty minutes in a busy district.
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Cincinnati
St. Mavier
Take Rebel Munitions at Vera Cruz
June 6 dispatches from Puerto Mexico report two Mexican gunboats ordered to Tampico amid Huerta’s blockade decree. The steamer Antilla with munitions for the constitutionalists nears Tampico, while US flotilla follows if the ships depart Puerto Mexico. Rear Admiral Badger cited gunboats Zaragoza and Bravo sailing at 6 p m.
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Vera Cruz
Puerto
Mexico
Huerta
Tampico
Antilla
Badger
United States
Paducah
Sacramento
Washington
Tacoma
Zaragoza
Bravo
Miss Georgia W. Jay Wins $20,000 Damages in Breach Suit
The Chicago jury awarded stenographer Miss Georgia W. Jay $20,000 for breach of promise against Homer Rodeheaver, choir leader for evangelist Billy Sunday. Rodeheaver was absent as verdict was read. jurors cited his admission of hugging and discussing marriage with Jay.
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Chicago
Georgia W. Jay
Homer Rodeheaver
Billy Sunday
Rodeheaver
Miss Jay
Federal Mediators Headed to West Virginia Strike
The board of conciliation appointed by Secretary Wilson to resolve the dispute between Kanawha Valley coal miners and operators prepares to depart for West Virginia. The mediators are Charles W. Mille and Patrick Gilday of Pennsylvania for the miners and A Faulkner for the labor department. About ten thousand workers are affected by the strike.
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Washington
Board of Conciliation
Wilson
Department of Labor
Kanawha
West Virginia
Charles W. Mille
Patrick Gilday
Pennsylvania
Faulkner
Hindu Postgraduate Becomes U S Citizen at Cal
Tar eknath Das, a Hindu postgraduate student at the University of California, was admitted to citizenship yesterday. He becomes the fourth Hindu to receive U.S. citizenship and is noted as a leader among students, serving on the committee for the world student conference to be held at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1916.
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Ban Francisco
Tareknath Das
University of California
A Isas Senate
Wodkinetens
Democratic Love Feast at Kemmerer in Wyoming
A Kemmerer Democatic banquet honored Lincoln County central committee with 160 attendees. Toastmaster C P MacGlashan and speakers including D A Preston and Alex Hastie addressed press in politics, while others discussed press influence, party policies, and public sentiment with plans noted for future actions.
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Kemmerer
Wyo
Kellmerer
Democratic Central Committee
Lincoln County
C. P. MacGlashan
Weneommade
D. A. Preston
Alex Hastie
Fred Johnson
Ho K L. Houx
Mia
I Lenia C. Jensen
R. Rose
P. Cranney
Osborne Low
Orlando Barrus
Richard Wagner
K. W. A. Hocker
John B. Kendrick
G. Hopkins
CG. L. Rigdon
Alex Hastle
Cheyenne
Democratic Party
Onnety Sie
Huerta Promises Resignation If Pacified
Niagara Falls June 6 Huerta vows to resign as soon as the country is politically pacified and says no technicalities will delay the move. American delegates at the mediation conference discuss questions before constitutionalist participation and note some progress amid interest in Washington’s possible reaction.
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Niagara Falls
Huerta
United States
Laborers May Walk Out In Sympathy In Pittsburg
In East Pittsburg 11 000 strikers met at Hungarian hall and discussed a motion to push sympathy strikes at other companies. Picketing resumed at gates, with several hundred workers kept from entering plants. The Allegheny Congenial Industrial union favored saloon closures to curb violence and protect strike funds.
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Pittsburg
East Pittsburg
Hungarian Hall
Allegheny Congenial Industrial Union
Five Men Proposed for Board to Solve Colorado Strike
Senator Owen proposes a federal arbitration board to end the Colorado strike troubles. The plan, prepared after talks with Senators Thomas and Shafroth, would empower the president to appoint five members including a mining engineer, a military engineer, a coal merchandising expert, a sociologist, and a labor employee.
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POR
Colorado
Washington
Owen
Thomas
Shafroth
Army
Navy
Senate
Army of unemployed forced to keep going
Fifty one members of Colonel Kellys California army of the unemployed were marched from the Fort Wayne police station after detention overnight. They vowed to continue their protest as they headed toward the city limits under police escort.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Tuono
Bullen
Kelley
California Army of the
Wee
Passenger Vessel Alliance to Pass Gatun Locks
The Vaoama railroad's ship Alliance is scheduled to pass through the Gatun locks of the Panama Canal on Monday to test the locks. The voyage is eagerly awaited as the Alliance will become the first passenger vessel to navigate the canal locks.
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Traverkash Canal
Panama
Vaoama Railroad
Ship Alliance
Gatun Locks
Panama Canal
Alliancs
Ux Locks
Canal
Investigation into New Haven finances nears end
Washington June 6. The Interstate Commerce Commission closes practical inquiry into the New York New Haven and Hartford financial affairs after weeks of hearings. If further public meetings are needed they will be announced. Important testimony may remain to be taken before the report to the Senate.
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Washington
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Interstate Commerce Commission
McChord
Commission
Senate
Norris
Letters From Chief Part Of Testimony In Schumann Heink Divorce
Chicago June 6 A letter supposedly from Mrs. Catherine F Dean of New York to Madame Schumann Heink threatening a damage suit if the singer connects Mrs Dean with William Rapp Jr was introduced as evidence in the trial for divorce from Rapp Practically the entire session was taken up with letters on the case All letters except Mrs Deans were written by Rapp They began with terms of affection and pet phrases The singer has canceled a trip to Germany to sing on June 15.
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Chicago
Catherine F. Dean
New York
Madame Schumann-Heink
Welsh Goes to London for Bout with Champion
Freddie Welsh, England lightweight champion, sails for London to face champion Willie Witchie in a 20 round bout on July 4. Ritchie plans to follow Welsh on the Cunarder Aquitania after leaving Chicago for New York.
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New York
Willie Witchie
London
Freddie Welsh
England
Imperator
Ritchie
Welsh
Chicago
Fourth of July local celebration plans proposed by clubs
A industrial club and Greater Cheyenne club form committees to arrange a purely local Fourth of July event. They will request fence removal along four mile speedway north of the city to restore auto access. Proposals to retain dining room are under board consideration. Chandeliers are to replace the existing lighting in the club lounge.
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Industral Club
Cheyenne
Autor
Wee
Honge
Church rebukes women wearing harem styles in churches
The Chicago Baptist association denounced fashion and theatre as corrupting influences. It criticized women’s harem styles seen in churches and called theatres a demoralizing organization, noting that about one third of Baptist ministers attend theatre.
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Chicago
Chicago Baptist Association
Sons of the Revolution call Flag Day observance nationwide
The group urges a general observance of Flag Day on June 14 and asks state editors to promote wider recognition of the flag as the emblem of nationality. They note the flag’s enduring meaning and press for universal display by families on patriotic occasions and church sermons on June 15.
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Sons of the American Revolution
Congress
President Wilson Chauffeur Fined for Speeding
A chauffeur for President Wilson was fined 10 in a country court near Washington for speeding with a White House party a few days earlier. He pleaded guilty and paid the fine as orders were given to observe all local speed laws.
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Washington
Wilson
Increase the working time at U P shops
Oniera have been recessed in Chey enne placing the car and locomotive shops of the Union Padtile on a 60 hour week schedule to take effect tomorrow morning. For weeks the shops have worked on a 44 hour week and before that 40 hours. The new hours will apply through summer and fall.
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Oniera
Cheyenne
Union
Astor couple returns to New York aboard Nome
Mr and Mrs Vincent Astor arrived in New York on the Astor yacht Nome after a Caribbean cruise from Bermuda aboard their vessel.
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New York
Vincent Astor
Astor
Beruda
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