Arm ships power bill passes house amid city patrols
Troops in Cheyenne sample civilian life as tributes to border forces flood the town. About 280 men in two batteries arrive at Camp Deming New Mexico after a long trek. Captain Blanchard orders a cactus park project while men debate Sunday work rules.
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Cheyenne
Colorado
Deming
N. M
Camp Deming
Wyoming
Victor Hungerford
W. F. Sharp
Blanchard
Battery B
Caiming
Reception 10 Border Boys Monday Night
A monster reception for Wyoming and Colorado troops is planned at the statehouse Monday. Major Parker said officials will welcome the men after months on the border. Wyoming units return from Fort Russell with 400 troops expected to arrive Saturday night or Sunday morning. Governor Houx and the mayor will speak. the event includes refreshments and a turn over of the statehouse to the soldiers.
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Wyoming
Colorado
Statehouse
Major Parker
Fort Russell
Deming
Parker
Welk Tome
Cheyenne
Houx
Pair Friday and mot much change
A brief fragment notes a Friday pairing with little change in the context. No clear names, places, or events are readable. Further details unavailable.
Woman Letter Leads To Murder Suspect Nabbed In Wyoming
Otto Dappra fled Illinois after the murder of Alfred Tossell in Taylorville in April 1916. He wrote a letter to a woman, was captured, and will be returned to Christian county for trial. Sheriff N. E. Barnes and Sheriff Charles A. Howell report the suspect’s detention in Cambridge Ton Mandela until extradition.
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Otto Dappra
Wyoming
Ilinois
N. E. Barnes
Taylorville
C. Dappra
Christian County
Illinois
Dappra
Cambria
Ton Mandela
Chas. A. Howell
Barnes
Drappe
Alfred Tossell
Two Americans Survive Ship Sinking Off GAPENSTOWN
Survivors of the British bark Culgorm Castle, sunk by a submarine, include Harry Merret of Beaver Falls Pennsylvania and Harry Richardson of Boston. One life boat is missing with two Americans named Jackson and David Walker.
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Gapenstown
Harry Merret
Beaver Falls
Pennsylvania
Harry Richardson
Boston
Jackson
David Walker
Brother of Senator Gored by Bull at Sale in Boulder
Andrew Hil Hard 8, 46, brother of State Senator Henry O. Andrew, was gored by a Guernsey bull purchased at auction. He was dragged through a wire fence, sustaining two broken ribs and a punctured left lung, found by a neighbor and saved by tying the bull to a fence before being taken to University Hospital.
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Boulder
Colo
Andrew
North Twenty-slath Street
Henry O. Andrew
University Hospital
Cattleman Wolcott Killed as Auto Skids in Snow Near Gatehill
Trinidad Colo March 1 5 W Wolcott a renowned southern Colorado cattleman died when the truck he drove overturned on a slippery snowy hillside near his ranch. Adolph Helmine riding with him escaped with minor injuries. Wolcott a Mason and prominent stockmen figure is survived by a widow and two married daughters.
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Trinidad
Colo
W. Wolcott
Colorado
Gatehill Country
Adolph ‘Helmine
Wolcott
Stolen papers reported from German Consulate in Juarez
Juarez March 1 The German consulate here was robbed late last night and a number of important official papers were taken from the files of Consul Max Weber who has headed consular and diplomatic affairs for the German government in the north
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Juarez
Max Weber
Kaiser Shifts Laconia Blame to Washington
Berlin reports that if the United States declares the Cunard liner Laconia sinking a cause for war, Germany will place responsibility on Washington. German circles say neutrals caused sinkings by traveling the declared war zone and reassure sub warfare will continue. Vienna says Austria will reply to the American submarine warfare memorandum within a week in conciliatory terms.
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Berlin
United Press
United States
Germany
Washington
Congress
Herr Heydebrand
Hamburg
Senate to Pass Naval Bill as Filibuster Ends
Washington D C March 1 Senate adjourned near midnight after Republicans joined Democrats to end a filibuster on a half billion dollar naval bill The move followed the president's reply to the Zimmermann note and aims to avert an extra congressional session The outcome satisfied Democrats who backed naval and armed neutrality measures and asked for swift action on appropriations The pacifist faction supported arming the president to deter war
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate
Germany
Provident
Clyde Pearson May Escape Hemps From Abolition Move
Clyde B Pearson and Peter Burns were jailed for the 1916 Granite Canyon murders. The Colorado pardons board may commute Pearson to life if a new anti capital punishment law is signed by Governor Gunter, though applicability is uncertain. Pearson’s mother led a campaign with Denver society supporters and attorney Thomas Bradshaw to seek a new trial and broader abolition sentiment.
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Clyde B. Pearson
Peter Burns
Frank Roach
Niels D. Nielson
Granite Canyon
Board of Pardona
Colorado
Gunter
House
Senate
Pearson
Pardons Board
Burns
Canon City
Tom Tynan
Kansas
Denver
Thomas Bradshaw
Fort Collins
Heaith
Austrian reply expected to U S on submarine regs
American Ambassador Frederick Penfield said the Austrian government would reply to the memorandum on new submarine warfare regulations within about a week. The statement was released to the Associated Press via Berlin and wireless from Sayville.
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Vienna
Frederic ©. Penfield
Associated Press
Washington
Berlin
Sayville
Frederick Penfield
Four Yarrowdale captives leave Berlin for Denmark
Berlin report via wireless says two American ship surgeons and two veterinarians, brought to Germany aboard the steamship Yarrowdale, departed Berlin Wednesday morning for Denmark.
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Yarrowdale
Berlin
Associated Press
Sayville
Germany
Denmark
Wilson Refuses Senate Plot Note Access
Washington March 1 The Senate, voting without record, adopted Hoke Smith’s substitute resolution to require President Wilson reveal all information he holds on the Zimmermann note. Secretary Lansing’s report confirms the note’s authenticity and says further disclosure would not serve public interest. The measure was ordered printed and sent to the Foreign Relations Committee amid sharp debate.
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Washington
Senate
Wilson
Zimmerman
Hoke Smith
Lodge
Stone
Lansing
Mexico
Japan
United States
Foreign Relations Committee
Democrata
Fall
Amazing Tale Of Teat Plots Confirmed
Washington reports confirm Germany sought to ally Mexico and Japan against the United States. Secretary Lansing said Mexico would not join such plans, Japan likely uninvolved. Stone urged that the Zimmerman letter came from U S officials or allies. editors kept publication secret. Continued to Page Eight.
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Washington
Germany
Mexico
Japan
United States
Associated Press
White House
Wate Department
Itn Tha Senate
Lansing
Bays Stone Washington
Weorel
Saepeter Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Today
Zimmerman
Stone
Kitchin Votes In Favor Of The Move
Washington reports the House passed a bill to empower the president to arm merchant ships while limiting other defenses. The vote was 404 to 14 with strong applause for Rep Flood and Rep Mann. Speakers argued the measure would protect debts and citizens if ships are attacked, aiming to keep the United States out of war.
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Washington
House
Flood
Mann
Mexico
United States
Congress
Stelman
North Carolina
Soldler
German Assault Foiled as Retreat Signals Big Allied Push
London reports British officials say German retreat signals a major Allied counteroffensive. Casualty toll and prisoner captures rise as Germany pulls back from key fronts, with observers noting continued bombardment of villages and strategic positions during the retreat.
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