Death of Mrs. Chrickana Henke at Den ver
Mrs. Chrickana Henke died at Den ver yesterday after a brief illness following an operation at St. John’s hospital. She leaves two sons A. L. Henke of Cheyenne and Widolph Henke of Wheatland, and two daughters Mrs. Ross Mackley of Cheyenne and Mrs. Edwards of Wheatland. Funeral services are at the Presbyterian church this afternoon at 2 30. Friends are 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 Halt in Cheyenne
A A Walton of the Cheyenne chapter of the American Red Cross plans wartime canteen service for about 215 soldiers as a coast to coast motor caravan tours the Lincoln Highway. The train will reach Cheyenne the week of July 20 to 27 and depart July 1 from Weekington, aiming for San Francisco by August 7.
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A. D. Walton
Cheyenne
Aftericah Red Cross
San Francisco
Lincoln Highway
Gettsburg
Mrs Mary Garland Dies in Washington
Mrs Mary FE Garland a Cheyenne resident from 1885 to 1940 died in Washington DC after a long illness. widow of Maj WJ Garland who died in 1898. She leaves Mrs Albert Chapman of Cheyenne, a son George Garland of Omaha and daughter Miss Minnie Garland of Washington. Mrs Chapman was with her mother at death. Body to be cremated 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
Riot in Tampico Kills Ten Mexican Workers
In Tampico today ten Mexican Industrial Workers of the World were killed and many wounded as troops fired to disperse a riot linked to labor disputes. The clash drew federal and local forces into the streets.
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Galveston
Tampico
Constable Arrested For Theft of Booze
Albert Fisher formerly a Greybull constable was arrested in Basin Wyoming on a grand larceny charge for stealing nine cases of whiskey valued at 306 from the Burlington railroad. He waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to the August district court. bond set at 500 with John Linn and E A Bailey as bondsmen.
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Fisher
Justice of the Peace
Robin Bonwell
Basin
John Linn
E. A. Bailey
Clash of radicals and conservatives at AFL convention
Atlantic City June 15 Delegates from radical and conservative wings of the American Federation of Labor clashed over a proposed policy of initiative and referendum within organized labor. The fight followed yesterday’s defeat of the measure and included sharp remarks about Postmaster General Burleson and his labor policy as an administrative misfit.
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Atlantic City
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Burleson
Wilson
Railroad Orders Change Socials in Cheyenne
The Cheyenne railroad social calendar shifts from the third Wednesday to the second Tuesday each month. The change takes effect in the coming month.
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Cheyenne
Palmer says bomb outrages may continue nationwide
Washington reports Attorney General Palmer told the House appropriations committee that further revolutionary bomb plots likely persist. William Flynn of the Bureau of Investigation warned another large attempt could come, with officials already braced across the United States for possible attacks.
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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
Manville Builder Sees Rush of Land Lots Amid Growth
Paul Moore of Manville Land & Construction reports strong demand for lots over six weeks, with sales described as moving fast. He notes a new hotel project boosting business in the thriving city and expects further growth.
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Moore
Paul 1, Moore
The
Manville
Cable links to Germany partially resume wartime trade
Washington reports that cable communication with Germany has been partially resumed. The war trade board announced that all cable firms were instructed to transmit items related 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 Rise
Frederick C. Stevens, general counsel for the United States Independent Telephone Association, with 4,506,000 telephone stations in 42 states, left for Washington with a petition to Congress asking the war-time rate increase to stay in effect for at least one year. He said rates rose only 4 percent during the war while operating costs increased 2 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 Wyo June 18 James Fitzgerald a rig builder was killed and John Pryan another worker suffered a broken leg Tuesday when the rig under construction for the Wyoming Kansas company in West Sall Creek collapsed Elbert H Clark 16 was killed Tuesday at Gasper by a mysterious explosion of a tank car the youth had been assisting in cleaning the tank and was just 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
Battery Quarantined Overseas at Camp Milla
According to Captain Smith at Camp Milla a battery of the regiment was quarantined at St Nazaire for scarlet fever. In command are Captain George Puff and Lieutenant Edward Martin both of Sheridan. The battery returns to the United States with the regiment.
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Smith
Camp Milla
United States
St. Nazairre
George Puff
Edward Martin
Sheridan
Wyoming Weather Outlook Mostly Fall Days Ahead
The forecast calls for generally fall conditions on Thursday and Friday with little change in temperatures. Expect cool mornings, mild afternoons, and light winds across the state with no significant storms anticipated.
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Wyoming
Senate bars beer exemption from wartime prohibition
Washington June 48 The senate voted 55 to 14 to defeat an amendment to exempt beer and wine from the wartime prohibition act. Senator Pehlan Democrat California urged a rider to the agricultural appropriation bill to extend the law to distilled spirits only. The vote signaled strong opposition to easing prohibition on beverages.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Pehlan
California
Denver Woman Seeks Husband in Chevedine
Mrs Frank Rochester of 4224 Seventeenth Street Denver is in Cheyenne seeking any trace of her husband, a cook. He left Dover May 24 and has not been heard from. She describes him as tall, light complexioned, 27 years old, and offers a reward for information.
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Frank Rochester
Seventeenth Street
Denver
Cheyenne
Dover
Rochester
Penne
Washington memorial drive gains national backing
Mrs Henry F Dimeck of Washington serves as president of the George Washington Memorial Association and leads a campaign to raise nine million dollars by popular subscription for a national water memorial building in the national capital. Mrs Porte Moore of St Louis, president of the national council of women, is also prominent in the effort aimed at erecting the structure as an auditorium for national 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 tobbe site of up-to-date hotel
Niobrara construction company plans a brick hotel in Manville. The building, costing about 6100,000, will be one of the western market’s most up-to-date structures with a large base. First National Bank of Mapville has leased the corner site.
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Wyoming
Manville
Niobrara Construction Company
Fmost
Bires Wen
Coutraud Pp
First National Bank of
Mapville
Midwest Gas Sand Discovery at Midwest-Gucus Well
Midwest Refining files for Cactus Petroleum on section 25-36-65 southwest. A stray sand at 2 750 feet is near the axis of an anticline and may yield 75 barrels per day. will be cased off in the Midwest-Gucus well, with its depth about 37 feet shallower than the discovery well, prompting geologists to redraw maps.
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Midwest Refining Company
Cactus Petroleum Company
Forth
Willard Expects Weigh-In Near 249 Pounds
Toledo June 18 Jess Willard said he expected to weigh 245 to 248 pounds for the July 4 title defense. A lighter workout day featured eight rounds with Jack Hempel and Jack Heinen alternating. Heinen was dropped in the sixth round and Dempsey also showed signs of activity as manager Kearns said the challenger would resume boxing Sunday.
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Toledo
Jess Willard
Willard
Jack Hempel
Jack Heinen
Joe Chip
Heinen
Waller Monahan
Witlh
Dempsey
Kearns
Bell Warns Cheyenne Leggers Over Colorado Booze
Denver reports Gen. Sherman Bell the state prohibition officer warned Cheyenne bootleggers of harsher actions to stop liquor imports into Colorado before July 1 when Wyoming goes dry. He spoke at the capitol with Governor Shoup noting the danger from bootleggers and the potential for drastic measures.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colorado
Wyoming
Sherman Bell
Capitol
Shoup
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Philip N. Moore
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