Bolshevik government signs Brest-Litovsk peace with Germany
The Bolshevik government signs the Brest-Litovsk peace treaty accepting German demands as German forces push toward Petrograd. Reports say delay increases German terms, while enthusiasm for a holy war grows among workers and Cossacks, risking public support for submissions. Prisoners and war materials are captured as front lines shift near Narva and Luga. The Kaiser in Amsterdam claims peace in Russia and praises German military effort.
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Russia
Petrograd
Brest-Litovsk
Diermans
Ragesin
Prasiuntp
Bessia vi
Bertin
Narva
Lue
Thekraine
More U S Casualties Reported From March 1 Front
General Pershing listed one lieutenant and nine privates killed in action on March 1, plus a captain, a lieutenant and eleven men severely wounded and ten slightly wounded. The dead included Stewart W Hoover and others from Idaho California Illinois and North Dakota. Also noted were a February 27 death batch. Front activity quiet over 14 hours with 105 shells and French forces claiming a surprise trench breakthrough near Calonne with over 20 prisoners.
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Washington
Pershing
War Department
Oneieutenant
Leutenant
Stewart W. Hoover
Infantry
Blackfoot
Idaho
A. Murr
Napa
Calif
Chris Bust
William Farr
Milan
Penn
Fred Gard
Crosby
N. D
H. McNulty
St. Louis
Matthew B. Louis
San Antonio
W. Keller
Glenburn
Jioyvd
D. Miller
France
Paris
Calonne
Tank Explodes. Two Aviators Die Near Fort Sill
Flight lieutenants Paul and Whitney of the Fort Sill aerial school were killed when a gasdiuce tank exploded and the aircraft crashed ten miles north of the camp.
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Lawton
Okla
Paul and Whitney
Fort Sill
HOF MURDERED, IS VERDICT OF CORONER
Denver reports the coroner's jury returned a verdict that James I. Houf, an engineer for the new Western hotel, was murdered and his body was dumped into the hotel furnace. The finding was announced tonight.
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Hof
Denver
James I. Houf
New Western
Woman May Enter Republican Congressional Race in Wyoming
A report claims Mrs. Robert A. Morton of Cheyenne plans to seek the Republican nomination for Congress, opposing William C. Deming and Charles B. E. Winter. Unconfirmed, the rumor spread at the Plains Hotel with no denial from Morton.
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Robert A Merton
Cheyenne
State Council For National Defense
Wyoming State Federation of Woman's Clubs
Congress
William C. Deming
Charles BE. Winter
Casper
Plains Hotel
Morton
Plains
Cheyenne Hospitality Shown To US Troops Passing Through
American soldiers and sailors who came through Cheyenne yesterday numbered about 2000 and praised the warm reception they received. Local volunteers from the state house and Cheyenne Business College handed out fruit and candy, led by Mrs. R A Morton. The assisting women included Mrs J A Dumford Miss Alice Hebard Miss Kathryn Bennett Miss Frances Bristol Miss Gertrude Thompson Miss Anna Roblins Mrs Goff and Miss Stovall. J F Jenkins chaired the fruit-distribution committee funded by the Cheyenne Industrial club.
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Cheyenne
California
Pacific Coast
State House
Cheyenne Business College
R. A. Morton
Lovett Named Chief Of Railroads Betterment Division
Robert F. Lovett, former Union Pacific chairman, is appointed by Director McAdoo to head the new division of betterment of the railroad administration. He resigns all other interests to oversee the government's railroad affairs.
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Washington
Robert F. Lovett
Union Pacific
McAdoo
Division of Betterment of the
Railroad Administration
Colorado Tactics to Injure Western States
A Cheyenne former official accuses the Colorado state constabulary of using road obstacles and firearms to deter automobile tourists from Wyoming to Colorado. He claims eastern travelers fear highway ambushes and tire puncturing devices, citing a Denver incident where a garage man was fatally shot.
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Jack A. Bristol Hut
Colorado State Constabulary
Colorado
Wyoming
Lincoln Highway
Tod
Colorado Consabulary
Law and Order
Cheyenne
Constabulary
Raymond Harrigan
Denver
Man Accused by Boys Disappears Before Trial
J. B. McPherson once Wheatland High principal disappeared from Wheatland last Sunday night while under $2400 bonds for a revolting offense against several schoolboys. He is wanted for jumping bail and the alleged offense. his trial had been scheduled for yesterday. McPherson was a popular figure in Wheatland and helped found a local bank.
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J. B. McPherson
Wheatland
McPherson
Vermont Women May Gain Statewide Suffrage at Town Meeting
Vermont women eye full municipal suffrage on town meeting day as debates mount over liquor license votes. Analysts say small margins could swing communities to dry status under local option laws.
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Montpelier
St. Maren
Vermont
Crowder Urges New Draft Classification
Washington dispatch reports Provost Marshal General Crowder urging passage of a joint resolution to base district draft quotas on Class 1 personnel rather than population. Under the change, no one would be in Class 1 except those immediately available for service.
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Washington
Crowder
Permons
Five Die As Montana Train Collision Kills Five
Lewiston Montana March 4 Five men died and several injured when a freight train collided with a pile driver work train near Shawmut between Harrowton and Roundup on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line.
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Lewiston
Mont
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Shawmut
Harrowton
Roundup
Wyoming Quarantine Blocks Idaho Couple Over Pet Dog
A Casper businessman's Idaho wife asks State Veterinarian French for permission to import a pet dog into Wyoming despite the rabies quarantine. She warns she may move away if denied, while French replies that all dogs resemble Wyoming and violations will not be allowed.
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Wyoming
Casper
Idaho
The
Tate
Casper Ventre
French
Nursing Service Applies on Claims
The General Land Office states Red Cross nurses may claim credit in lieu of residence and cultivation on homestead entries only from the time they enlist or are mustered into U S military or naval service. The rule applies to Red Cross members serving at the front and does not extend to other Red Cross members.
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Cheyenne Land Office
Hed Cross
United States
Red Cross Association
Hang 10 000 German Enemies Pronounced in Philadelphia
A March 4 Food Opnmidgial report cites a violent proclamation from Philadelphia calling for 10 000 pro German enemies to be hanged and shot. The statement frames a harsh demand tied to wartime sentiment and public safety.
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Philadelphia
Prohibition Party Send Is Imminent
Chicago March 4. The prohibition party may merge with the nationalist party as the prohibition convention opens here. Virgil G. Hinshaw says most prohibition national committee members favor merger due to shared goals of nationwide prohibition woman’s suffrage and public ownership of utilities.
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Chicago
National Prohibition Party
Nationalist Party
Prohibition
Virgil G. Heinshaw
Prohibition National Committee
Wodlnesiday
Prohibition National Committees
Hinshaw
Prohibition Party
Ben Reitman Sentenced To Six Months In Workhouse
Ben Reitman born control propagandist must serve six months in the Cleveland workhouse and pay a 31000 fine after the appeals court affirmed the common pleas court. Reitman, then in Cleveland on a temporary residency, was charged with distributing birth control circulars and later moved to Chicago. He had previously drawn attention in Cheyenne with Emma Goldman during a 1915 visit when police halted an address at Keefe Hall annex.
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Cleveland, CO
Ben R. Reitman
Cull
Court of Appeals
Common Pleas Court
Reitman
Chicago
Cleveland
Cheyenne
Emma Goldman
Keefe Hall
Goldman
Seizure of Wireless Gear Tied to German Ties in New York
Federal officers seized wireless apparatus in New York linked to Richard Prand former manager of German Telefunken plants. They found him in a building tower at 111 Broadway. Prand refused entry claiming naval experimental work. he opened the door only when officers threatened to force entry.
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New York
Germany
Richard Prand
Telefunken
Sayville
Mucketville
Beame
United Sites
PfYand
Navy
Soldier and Civil Rights Report Adopted by Senate
The conferences report on soldiers and missing rights was adopted today after earlier approval by Cheper alte. The measure now goes to the president for signature.
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WLFP
Washington
Prom Arlos Panning Denver
March 4 event in Denver features Nevak Fowler from New Orleans scoring a fifteen round decision over Arion Vanning. The bout headlines a local boxing card with regional contenders.
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Prom Arlos
Denver
Maceh
Nevak Fowler
New Orleans
Arion Vanning
German Peace With Russia Called Master Stroke in Berlin
The German press hails the peace with Russia as a master stroke. Emperor Wilhelm II telegraphed Chancellor von Hertling announcing the accord and the telegram is displayed across Russia. A holiday in schools was ordered to mark the event.
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Amsterdam
Russia
Chancgtor von Hertling
Three Neutrals May Enter War
Washington notes suggest three major neutrals may join the Allies against Germany, reshaping political lines. Officials emphasize the move could fracture Germany’s economic and political support, affecting Junker and trade elites amid world opinion.
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Washington
Mareh
Spain
Argentina
Germany
von Hertling
Junker
Ambassadors Urge Japan to Protect Allied Interests
London reports say the British, French and Talon ambassadors in Tokyo urged Japan to safeguard allied Siberia interests on Sunday. The American ambassador reportedly did not join the request, while tensions rise over Russo-Turkish movements and aid needs in western China near Sin Kiang with rumors of starvation amid mobilization on frontier lines.
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London
Tokio
Japan
Siberia
Sin Kiang
China
Hue
Steichen
San Kiano
Mongolia
Ruse
France Honors American Heroes in No Man's Land
In France on March 4 Premier Choimenway honored American soldiers who advanced into No Man's Land near Toul during German raids. Two major generals and two privates received the Croix de Guerre for daylight reconnaissance and capturing a prisoner. One officer was from Brooklyn and the other from South Carolina.
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France
Choimenway
Toul
Judge Whitehead Dies in Denver
Denver dispatch reports the death of Richard Whitehead a Wyoming judge and member of the Cheyenne tribe at the home of his daughter Mrs. D V Par tonight He was ninety years old and living in Denver at the time of death
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Denver
Richard Whitehead
Eyberman
D. V. Par
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ALT
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