Mrs Chrickana Henke Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs Chrickana Henke died at Denver yesterday after a brief illness following an operation at St John’s hospital. Survived by two sons A L Henke of Cheyenne and Widolph Henke of Wheatland and two daughters Mrs Ross Mack ley of Cheyenne and Mrs Edwards of Wheatland. Funeral services set for Presbyterian church this afternoon at 2 30. Friends invited.
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Chrickana Henke
Denver
St. John’s Hospital
Ross Mackley
Cheyenne
Edwards
Wheatland
Henke
Presbyterian Church
Caravan of Army Motor Trucks Halts in Cheyenne
A coast to coast army motor caravan will pause in Cheyenne between July 20 and 27 to supply about 215 soldiers. The Red Cross chapter and local canteen plan meals and medical aid as the train moves toward San Francisco, with Cheyenne serving as a major stop en route from Gettysburg to the West.
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A. D. Walton
Cheyenne
Aftericah Red Cross
San Francisco
Lincoln Highway
Gettsburg
Mrs. Mary Garland Dies in Washington After Illness
Mrs. Mary FE Garland formerly of Cheyenne from 1885 to 1940 died in Washington DC after a prolonged illness. Widow of Major W J Garland who died in 1898 she leaves daughter Mrs Albert Chapman of Cheyenne and son George Garland of Omaha and daughter Miss Minnie Garland of Washington. Mrs Chapman was at her mother’s bedside. cremation arranged in Washington Friday.
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Mary FE. Garland
Cheyenne
Washington, D. C
Garland
W. J. Garland
Albert Chapman
Chapman
George Garland
Omaha
Minnie Garland
Mexico Riot Claims Ten Industrial Workers Killed
Galveston dispatch reports ten Mexican Industrial Workers of the World were killed in a Tampico riot amid labor dispute tensions. Many others were wounded as Tampico and federal troops fired to disperse the crowd.
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Galveston
Tampico
Constable Arrested For Theft of Booze
Albert Fisher formerly a Greybull constable was arrested in Basin Wyoming on charges of grand larceny as bailee for stealing nine cases of whiskey valued at 30 from the Burlington railroad. Special agent H W Roberts filed the complaint. Fisher waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to the August district court with $5000 bond signed by John Linn and E A Bailey.
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Fisher
Justice of the Peace
Robin Bonwell
Basin
John Linn
E. A. Bailey
Radicals and Conservatives Clash at Labor Convention
Atlantic City June 15 delegates at the reconstruction convention of the American Federation of Labor clashed over a proposal for initiative and referendum within organized labor. The debate followed yesterday’s radical defeat and included criticism of Postmaster General Burleson as an administrative misfit. A forthcoming resolution favored constitutional amendment initiative and a federal budget plan to curb extravagant government spending was approved while a bill to govern prices and profits on all commodities was rejected.
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Atlantic City
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Burleson
Wilson
Congress
Railroad Socials Change Date in Cheyenne Meetings
The Cheyenne railroad orders monthly social has moved from the third Wednesday to the second Tuesday of each month. The change will take effect next month.
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Cheyenne
Outrage fears persist as Palmer warns of bomb plots
Washington reports say Attorney General Palmer told Congress a new big bomb plot may come and pledged a 550000 fund to pursue radicals. FBI chief Flynn warned another attempt to topple the government could occur on a future date, with nationwide police patrols heightened.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Justice
William J. Plyna
Clef
Bureau of Investigations
Department
Palmer
House Appropriations Committee
Fadbeala
Radicala
Flynn
United States
Moore Expands Land Office Business in Manville
Paul Moore of the Manville Land and Construction firm reports brisk land sales in the city over the last six weeks. Lots are selling quickly and a new hotel project is expected to boost business further.
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Moore
Paul 1, Moore
The
Manville
Cable links to Germany partially resume during war
Washington reports cable communication with Germany has been partially resumed. The war trade board announced that all cable companies were instructed to transmit items relating to the supply of foodstuffs to Germany.
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Associated Press
Washington
Germany
War Trade Board
Independents Seek One Year War-Time Telephone Rate Continuance
Frederick C. Stevens, general counsel for the United States Independent Telephone Association, filed a petition with Congress to extend the wartime telephone rate increase for at least one year. The group covers 4,506,000 telephone stations in 42 states and argues rates rose only four percent during the war while operating costs rose two percent.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Frederick C. Stevens
United States Independent Telephone Association
Washington
Congress
Two Killed in Accidents in Natrona County
Casper Wyoming June 18 James Fitzgerald a rig builder was killed and John Pryan another worker suffered a broken leg when the rig for a Wyoming Kansas company in West Sall Creek collapsed. Elbert H Clark 16 was killed in Casper by a mysterious explosion of a tank car as he assisted in cleaning the tank and was climbing out of the manhole when the explosion occurred.
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Casper
Wyo
James Fitzgerald
John Pryan
Woming- Kansas Company
West Sall Creek
Elbert H .Clark
Gasper
Wyoming Battery Quarantined Overseas
According to Captain Smith at Camp Milla a battery of the regiment was sent to the United States with the rest. The battery was quarantined at St Nazaire for scarlet fever and is under Captain George Puff and Lieutenant Edward Martin both of Sheridan.
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Smith
Camp Milla
United States
St. Nazairre
George Puff
Edward Martin
Sheridan
Weather Wyoming Forecast Shows Light Fall Temps
The Wyoming forecast calls for generally cooler fall days on Thursday and Friday with little temperature change. Highs and lows remain modest and skies mostly clear across the region.
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Wyoming
Senate votes against beer exemption from wartime prohibition
Washington June 48 The Senate rejected an exemption for beer and wine from the wartime prohibition act by a 55 to 14 vote. Senator Pehlan of California had sought to attach a rider to the agricultural appropriation bill to apply the wartime law to distilled spirits only. The decisive vote signaled strong opposition to any exemption proposal.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Pehlan
California
Denver Wife Seeks Husband in Cheyenne
Mrs. Frank Rochester of 4224 Seventeenth Street Denver is in Cheyenne seeking any trace of her husband, a cook who left Dover May 24 and has not been heard from. She describes him as tall, light complexion, about 27. A reward is offered for information.
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Frank Rochester
Seventeenth Street
Denver
Cheyenne
Dover
Rochester
Penne
Washington women push $9 million water memorial drive
Mrs Henry F Dimeck of Washington and Mrs Porte Moore of St Louis lead plans by the George Washington Memorial association to raise nine million dollars by popular subscription for a national water memorial building in the national capital. The project aims to create a national auditorium for gatherings.
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Henry F. Dimeck
Washington
George Washington Memorial Association
Porte . Moore
St. Louie
National Counci of Women
Cam
Ing
National Capital
Manville to Be Site of Up-to-Date Hotel
Niobrara Construction Co to begin a brick hotel in Manville. The 6100,000 structure will be among the west’s most modern, rising on a corner leased by the First National Bank of Mapville.
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Manville Tobe
Wyoming
Manville
Niobrara Construction Company
Fmost
Bires Wen
Coutraud Pp
First National Bank of
Mapville
Midwest Encounters Sand at Midwest Refining Prospect
Midwest Refining seeks to develop Cactus Petroleum unit on section 25-36-65 southwest of the field. A stray sand at 2,750 feet in the Midwest Gucci well shows potential for a seventy-five barrel producer but requires casing off. Depth difference from the discovery well suggests proximity to the anticline axis, prompting geologists to adjust maps accordingly.
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Midwest Refining Company
Cactus Petroleum Company
Forth
Willard Expects to Weigh About 249 Pounds for Title Bout
Jess Willard projected a 245 to 248 pound weight for the July 4 championship. A lighter workout session in Toledo saw eight rounds, with 2,500 spectators watching. He faced Jack Hempel, Jack Heinen, Joe Chip, and Waller Monahan in sequence as Heinen was knocked down in the sixth, and the eye injury to Willard’s car over his eye improved.
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Toledo
Jess Willard
Willard
Jack Hempel
Jack Heinen
Joe Chip
Heinen
Waller Monahan
Witlh
Dempsey
Kearns
Bell Threatens Tough Crackdown on Wyoming Booze Runners
Denver dispatch reports General Sherman Bell warning of drastic measures to stop bootleg liquor entering Colorado before July 1 as Wyoming prepares to go dry. He cites ongoing imports and vows harsher action, noting possible use of rifles or revolvers against runners.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colorado
Wyoming
Sherman Bell
Capitol
Shoup
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George T. Scott
W. 17Th Street
Alter and Rosary Society
Fach
Kelley Mercantile Company
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Henry F. Dimock
Shore
Philip N. Moore
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