Cheyenne Raises Red Cross Drives Ahead of Casper
The First National Bank of Cheyenne led a Red Cross subscription drive with a thousand dollar gift and local workers contributed hundreds. Casper reports about thirty three thousand dollars raised and Sheridan county claims four thousand. Cheyenne women and ministers push direct contributions to Red Cross headquarters at the Plains hotel.
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First National Bank of
Cheyenne
Red Cross
Eane
Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company
Union Pacific Road
Casper
Ity
Gheridan County
Plains Hotel
Wyoming Governor Proclaims Week of Recruiting
Gov. Frank L. Houx issues a seven day recruiting proclamation aligning with a United States call to duty. The document designates June 98 to June 08 as a period to support regular army service and dependents, reinforcing patriotic duties during wartime. In separate dispatch, London reports Allied troops raid Gavrelle area, capture prisoners, with additional local successes near Warneton and a repelled German raid near Ypres.
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State OF Wyoming
Cheyenne
United States
Frank L. Houx
Regular Army
Jaume
the of Wro
London
Gavrelle
Warneton
Ypres
Extra Cash Prizes Offered In State Leader Campaign
Six more days remain in the State Leader circulation drive with two cash prizes of 100 and 50 dollars to be awarded for the three weeks ending June 30. The offers aim to boost subscriptions and votes as candidates push hard to secure a big win.
Washington passes broad food control bill with alcohol ban
The House approved a wartime food control measure authorizing the president to regulate distribution of food seed and fuel and allocating 162 500 000 for enforcement with a prohibition on using foods for alcohol and liquor on hand. Five representatives opposed. The bill moves to the Senate with possible substitute and aims for conference by July 1.
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Washington
Administration
House
McLemore
Salyden and Young
Texas
Meeker
Missouri
Werd
New York
Committee of For
Senate
Wyoming committees named to select second officers camp applicants
A state committee to appoint subcommittees for the Presidio reserve camp asks bankers statewide to aid in choosing 28 Wyoming men for training. R. H. Repath elected secretary. Laramie county panel includes Gilland, Jenkins, Barkwell, Lacey, Johnston. Doctors will examine candidates free. other county committees to be named soon.
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G. E. Abbott
T. W. Stone
A. H. Marble
Presidio
Wyoming
R. H. Repath
Laramie County
G. H. Gilland
J. F. Jenkins
M. C. Barkwell
J. W. Lacey
E. 8. Johnston
Pacific Fleet Protects Atlantic Route From German Raiders
Rear Admiral Caperton arrives in Rio de Janeiro with staff to assume U S duty guarding seas off Brazil against German raiders. He tours marine ministry with Brazilian naval battalion and hosts joint hymns. The move expands U S patrols from Newfoundland to Brazil with cruisers part of a swift, strong squadron. Details of the plan remain undisclosed.
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Pacific Fleet
Brazil
Rio DE Janeiro
Caperion
Pacific
United States
Caperton
Great Britain
France
United States Navy
Atlantic
New Foundland
Governors Trip With Frontier Boosters to Greeley
Gov Frank L Houx and many state, county, and city officials join Frontier boosters on a trip to Greeley. Cars leave Cheyenne with banners, meals at modest prices, and two baseball games Cheyenne Indians vs Greeley Spuds at 1 50 pm, Gilchrist and Gill contest for cash prizes.
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Frank L. Houx
Frontier
Greeley
Cheyenne
Indians
Greeley Spuda
Gilchrist
Gill
Boosters
Red Cross Campaign Aims for 100 Million Fund
Washington reports the Red Cross war fund total near eighty million dollars with two days left to collect pledges. Local committees will seek out noncontributors and press for donations while British official Lord Northcliffe urges careful effort and full mobilization of resources.
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Washington, D. c
Red Cross
National Headquarters
Red Cross War Fund
Lord Northcliffe
United States
Henry B. McParland
Red Cross Finance Committee
District of Columbia
Northcliffe
American commission arrives in Moscow to meet labor and political leaders
The Ameri Cal commission led by Elihu Root meets Moscow workers and soldiers' leaders in a conference with all political and industrial factions. Root delivers two speeches praising democracy and Russia's resolve to fight Germany, drawing strong support from factions. In Petrograd the Pan Russian congress moves to dissolve the empire council and abolish the duma.
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Moscow
Ameri Cal Commission
Elihu Root
Workmen's and Soldiers’ Organization
Root
Essociation’s
America
Russia
Petrograd
Council
Empire
Council of Deputies
Fire Destroys UP Shops Leaving $7000 Loss
A fire early Saturday at the Union Pacific shops started in a corner of the air room and gutted the blacksmith shop causing about $7000 in damage. Fire crews battled the blaze but the shop was ruined.
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U.P
Union Pacific
Hindenburg Feelers Sign German Offensives on French Front
Reports from Grand Headquarters of the French Army describe Hindenburg feelers around the Laon plateau and attacks along the Chemisee Dames front. German shock troops gained ground briefly at Vaux-Aillon while French counterattacks recaptured most of the lost trench.
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France
Associated Press
Ger
von Hindenburg
Laon
Vaux-Aillon
Chemee-Dames
Proidmont Farm
Ibis
Russia
Trentino
Ortigara
Uaticans
Cenerual Cadorna
Cheyenne as a Center for a New Episcopal Province
The tenth annual convocation of the Mission District of Wyoming seeks to establish a Rocky Mountain province within the Episcopal Church. Cheyenne is highlighted as a key center, with Wyoming, Montana, Colorado proposed to join a new region distinct from Utah and Idaho. The movement will be advanced at regional and general church meetings through 1919, alongside support for wartime actions and national prohibition.
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Cheyenne
Province OF Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church
Misal
Wyoming
Rook
Mountain States
Pacific Coast
Lems
Montana
Colorado
Iowa
Minnesota
Utah
Idaho
Mountain
Vrey
General Church
Rocky Mountain
Detroit
Mich
Rocky Mountain Province
T. G Taliaferro, Jr
Rock Springs
United States of America
Wyromley
Secord
Appointments and Elections in Wyoming District Announced
The record notes upcoming appointments and elections in Wyoming District for the following year. It highlights church concerns urging members to support the government and promote victory, peace, and happiness. The document mentions enforcement of regulations related to military campaigns and calls for adherence to these policies.
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Wyoming
Helen
Piel
Beth
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Houx
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Hindenburg
East Front
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Nation
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