Bolshevik government signs Brest Litovsk peace with Germany
Amid Russian advance near Petrograd, the Bolshevik government signs the Brest Litovsk peace surrender terms. The treaty requires ceding Turkish and regional territories and ends major operations as German forces push toward the capital. Kaiser Wilhelm conveys gratitude for German victory and cooperation.
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Russia
Petrograd
Brest-Litovsk
Diermans
Ragesin
Prasiuntp
Bessia vi
Bertin
Narva
Lue
Thekraine
Ten U S Soldiers Killed or Wounded March 1 Front Assault
General Pershing reports the names of ten U S soldiers killed or wounded on March 1 during the German assault on American trenches. New dead include First Lieutenant Stewart W Hoover and several privates spanning Idaho California Missouri and others. Quiet on the front counters with 105 enemy shells and French reports claim a successful Calonne trench advance and capture of 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 Explosion Fatal for Two Aviators at Fort Sill
Lawton Oklahoma March 4 Flight lieutenants Paul and Whitney of the aerial school at Fort Sill were killed this afternoon when the gas diux tank of their aeroplane exploded and the machine crashed to earth from a low height ten miles north of the camp.
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Lawton
Okla
Paul and Whitney
Fort Sill
HOF MURDER VERSUS CORONER VERDICT REVEALED
Denver March 4 James I Houf engineer of the new Western hotel was murdered and his body was burned in the hotel furnace. The coroner's jury returned the verdict tonight.
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Denver
James I. Houf
New Western
Woman May Enter Race for Republican Nomination
Rumor circulates at the Plains hotel that Mrs. Robert A. Morton of Cheyenne, a State Defense Council member and former Wyoming Federation of Woman's Clubs president, is poised to run for the Republican nomination for Congress against William C. Deming of Cheyenne and Charles B. Winter of Casper. Attempts to confirm were unsuccessful. locals believe she could beat both rivals in the Barker primary. Earlier reports suggested she might run for state superintendent of public instruction.
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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 Welcomes Returning Soldiers and Sailors
American troops passing through Cheyenne yesterday, about 2000 strong, reversed prior California draft men’s complaints by receiving a warm greeting. Cheyenne women from the state house, Cheyenne Business College, and the Cheyenne Industrial Club handed out fruit and candy, led by Mrs. R. A. Morton and committee chair J. F. Jenkins, with volunteers named.
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Cheyenne
California
Pacific Coast
State House
Cheyenne Business College
R. A. Morton
Lovett Named Head of Railroad Admin Betterment Division
Robert F. Lovett former Union Pacific director now leads the new division of betterment for the railroad administration appointed by Director McAdoo. He resigns all other interests to oversee government railroad affairs.
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Washington
Robert F. Lovett
Union Pacific
McAdoo
Division of Betterment of the
Railroad Administration
Colorado Tactics Will Injure Western States
A former city official alleges Colorado state constabulary will disrupt interstate auto travel by inventing road hazards and armed patrols. Cheyenne motorists report barriers and sharpshooter fire deterring trips to Denver and beyond, with eastern travelers warned to avoid the region.
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Colorado
Man Accused by Boys Disappears Before Trial
J. B. McPherson, former Wheatland school principal, bonded on a revolting offense charge against several boys, vanished from Wheatland last Sunday night. The sheriff and police seek McPherson who jumped bail and was to stand trial yesterday. He was well known in Wheatland where a local bank was organized and trusted by residents.
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J. B. McPherson
Wheatland
McPherson
Vermont Women May Gain Statewide Suffrage At Town Meeting
Vermont women will vote in town meetings for the first time under full municipal suffrage. Politicians discuss impact on liquor licensing under local option law, noting margins are tight in some communities where small vote changes could decide dry status.
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Montpelier
St. Maren
Vermont
Crowder Urges New Draft Class Classification
Washington dispatch reports Provost Marshal General Crowder urging a joint resolution to change the draft law. The proposal bases Class 1 on the number of men available in service rather than population, ensuring no one remains in Class 1 except immediately deployable personnel.
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Washington
Crowder
Permons
Five Die As Montana Train Collision Kills Five
Lewiston Mont March 4 Five men were killed and several injured when a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul freight train collided with a pile driver work train near Shawmut between Harrowton and Roundup.
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Lewiston
Mont
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Shawmut
Harrowton
Roundup
Wyoming Quarantine Keeps Dog Out of State
A Casper businessman and a Idaho woman may lose residency and a pet dog due to Wyoming rabies quarantine. The letter asks for permission to bring the dog into Wyoming, but State Veterinarian French declines, stating violations will not be allowed.
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Wyoming
Casper
Idaho
The
Tate
Casper Ventre
French
Red Cross nurses eligible for homestead credit rules
The Cheyenne land office explains that Red Cross members may claim credit for residence and cultivation on homestead entries only from the time they officially enlist or are mustered into U S military or naval service. The policy does not apply to other Red Cross members.
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Cheyenne Land Office
Hed Cross
United States
Red Cross Association
Philadelphia Says 10 000 Enemies Must Be Hanged
An editorial quotes Food Opmdigial Philadephia declaring that 10 000 pro German enemies in the state must be hanged to telegraph poles and shot full of holes to ensure the nation remains free.
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Philadelphia
Prohibition Party to Decide Merger at Chicago Convention
Chicago March 4 reports say the prohibition national party may merge with the nationalist party at its convention opening tomorrow. Virgil G Hinshaw, chairman, notes most national committee members favor merger due to shared aims of nationwide prohibition, woman suffrage, and public utilities ownership.
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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 Heads For Prison In Birth Control Case
Ben Reitman, noted birth control propagandist, must serve six months in the workhouse and pay a 31,000 fine after the court of appeals upheld the common pleas court. He was arrested in Cleveland while reportedly distributing birth control circulars and has connections to Emma Goldman, with prior Missouri and Cheyenne ties cited.
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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 in New York of German Wireless Gear Linked to Prand
Federal officers seized a powerful wireless setup in New York tied to Richard Prand former manager of German Telefunken plants. Prand reportedly claimed naval experimentation and refused entry, unlocking only when officers threatened to force entry.
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New York
Germany
Richard Prand
Telefunken
Sayville
Mucketville
Beame
Soldier and sailor civil rights bill adopted by Congress
March 4 report on a civil rights measure for soldiers and sailors, adopted after prior approval by Cheper alte, now moves to the president for signing. The item notes the conference report’s passage and the next step toward executive action.
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WLFP
Washington
Prom Arlos Panning Denver
March 4 headline reports Nevak Fowler of New Orleans defeated Arion Vanning in a fifteen round bout in Denver with Fowler winning by decision and the crowd noted a strong showing from both fighters.
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Prom Arlos
Denver
Maceh
Nevak Fowler
New Orleans
Arion Vanning
German peace with Russia hailed as master stroke
Amsterdam dispatch reports German press praising a peace with Russia as a master stroke. Emperor Wilhelm II telegrams Chancellor von Hertling announcing the accord and the telegram is placarded across Russia. A holiday in the schools was ordered.
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Amsterdam
Russia
von Hertling
Chancgtor von Hertling
Three Neutrals May Enter War
Washington reports indicate that the United States Spain and Argentina may soon join against Germany. Officials say the move would shift world opinion and threaten Germany’s economic and political power by isolating the junker barons and trade kings.
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Washington
Mareh
Spain
Argentina
Germany
von Hertling
Junker
Allies Seek Japan Action as Ambassadors Press
British French and Italian ambassadors in Tokio urge Japan to protect allied interests in Siberia. The American ambassador reportedly did not join the request, while reports from Sin Kiang western China note Turks and Germans starving Mohammedans and Russians massing on the frontier. Telegraphs describe panic and calls for rifles and ammunition shipments to the governor amid regional tension.
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London
Tokio
Japan
Siberia
Sin Kiang
China
Hue
Steichen
San Kiano
Mongolia
Ruse
France Honors American Heroes
Premier Choimenway attended ceremonies in France to honor two American lieutenant soldiers, a Brooklyn native and a South Carolina native, for entering No Man's Land during German raids and capturing a prisoner, with both awarded the Croix de Guerre.
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France
Choimenway
Toul
Judge Whitehead Dies in Denver
Denver reports the death of Richard Whitehead a Wyoming judge and member of the Cheyenne tribe who passed away at the home of his daughter Mrs. D V Par tonight aged ninety years
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Denver
Richard Whitehead
Eyberman
D. V. Par
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