Lions Club to Be Founded by Cheyenne Men
Cheyenne plans to form a Lions Club with business and professional leaders to share ideas for mutual betterment and progressive thought. Founder F. A. Nicks arrived in Cheyenne and presents letters of introduction. clubs started in Texas and spreading to many states.
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Lions’ Club
Hicks
Cheyenne
Texas
Mr. Hicks
Denver
Port Collins
Grand Junction
Houlder
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Chicago
Ble
Opens Store at Midnight Gives Apples to Men
Cheyenne residents demonstrate patriotic spirit as sailors and soldiers pass through the station. Women gather with a modest spread, call on John Bell of Washington Market who donates two boxes of apples for distribution to the troops. In Laramie, soldiers receive coffee and other treats, with many residents unaware until late that the parade would occur.
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Cheyenne
John Bell
Washington
Larwinfe
Cherenne
Crowds Welcome Troop Train Here
Crowds at the station cheered the returning troops with flags and songs while officials including Adjt. Gen. Weaver and Capt. Kay Olde attended. Soldiers, fit and in uniform, formed rings and sang camp songs as curious townsfolk expressed renewed resolve to join the effort against the Kaiser.
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Adjt
W. K. Weaver
Fort Roswell
Kay Olde
Beard
Eivil Life
Cheyenne
Charge Against Loy Uncertain in Albany Hotel Shooting
Loy, a Casper hotel guest, shot Will iam Ashford, a porter, in the Albany hotel lobby Thursday night. Prosecutors say Loy will be tried for murder if Ashford dies, or for assault with intent to kill if he survives. Ashford lies in St Jobs hospital between life and death.
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O. Loy
Casper
William Ashford
Albany
Ashford
Sam Thompson
St. Job's Hospital
Loy
G. G. Cauble
Cheyenne Briefs and Notices Roundup
Local items include Cahill and Holliday coal firm promotions, Reed H. Hollister moving to Pioneer Ave, and J C Thompson Sr. heading to Wheatland on legal matters. Bill Hoshaw takes a six week California vacation while moose head confiscation tops a Governor Foux note.
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Bill Hoshaw
Cheyenne
California
Colorado constabulary to tighten liquor road checks after Harrigan death
Major Frank Adams announces a major boost in state police to curb bootleg liquor imports from Cheyenne into Colorado. He asserts Harrigan resisted and sped toward officers, contradicting claims he slowed. Harrigan’s funeral was held in Denver under Ellis’s order.
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Ray Harrigan
Colorado State Constabulary
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Colorado
Frank Adams
Nquor
Harrigan
Denver
Ellis
Cheyenne Loses to Preps in 22 to 12 Matchup
Cheyenne dropped the basketball game to the University prep team 22 to 12 after a high school crowd cheered during a first half that ended 6 to 8. Neff led the preps at center but Leslie, replacing Swain, repeatedly outplayed him as the game wore on.
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Cheyenne
University Preps
Laramie
Neff
Leslie
Swain
Flags in Cheyenne Need Repairs and Care
A newspaper notice urges renewing and properly handling flags in Cheyenne. Citizens recall unfurled banners across businesses and homes, but many flags are torn and left up in wind speeds of fifty to sixty miles per hour. The piece calls for new flags and adherence to etiquette to preserve the flag’s dignity during wartime.
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Cheyenne
Union Pacific
First National Bank
Cheyenne Varsity Faces Off Against Neff In Season Strong Show
Cheyenne played its best game of the season despite questions over a guard’s prep status. Storey and Swain led the forwards with Sorensen and Carpenter at guard and Welsh at center as Neff’s lineup matched by Simmons Thompson and Burke Bailey.
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Donnie Sorensen
Cheyenne
Neff
Storey
Swain
Sorensen
Carpenter
Welsh
Simmons
Thompson
Burke
Bailey
Sammies Repel German Attack In Brief War Dispatch
A World War II battle report describes American troops repelling a German raid. Two German prisoners were wounded and one captured unhurt except for a hand wound. Americans note the raid was planned for three weeks by the Seventy-eighth division from Hanover. Prisoners had Russian coins and claimed to face a jumpers’ assault. American losses included several killed and wounded with officers among them. Soldiers showed notable courage during the engagement while bombardment continued along the American lines. Bishop Thomas left Cheyenne for a northbound business trip.
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Germany
Lesten Ig
Welton
Sammy
Ame 91
Hanover
Thoeir
Stockholders Meeting Notice for The Lost Soldier Company
Notice announces the 1918 regular annual meeting of The Lost Soldier Company at Room 505 First National Bank building Cheyenne Wyoming on Tuesday March 12 at 10 a.m. for electing directors and transacting any proper business.
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First National Bank
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Marcel
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Zahn and
Dress
Orchestra Bc
Roller Brothers
Deane
Bernard and
Merritt
Burt Draper
Brother Jazz
T. Bell
Kaiser
Wiliam Ashford
Hving
Capitol Ave
Cahill & Holliday
Capital Coal Company
Reed H. Hollister
Pioneer Ave
Ligier'’S
Boliste
Martin McHugh
Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power Company
Navy
Hobbs & Fiuckfelt
Plains Hotel
Foux
Horne
Medicine Bow
George Horne
Pinmnond
Mrs
Lee Moore
City
Charles Snoddy
Leader Office
Saratoga
A. W. French
Uva
H. M. Shelbourne
Mabel Shelbourne
Wheatland
C. A. Paige
Platte County
Albert Cronberg
Medicine Row
Hudson
Ned Vaughan
I. S. Doyle
Pauline Morrison
Bessy McDuffy
Adams
Kelley Mercantile Co
Gity
Thomas
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