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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1916
Page
1
Washington March 7 The House tabled the Mc Lemore resolution by a 276 to 143 vote to warn Americans off armed merchant ships of European belligerents.
President Wilson gains decisive support from a large Democratic majority and many Republicans as Congress votes to back his submarine negotiations with Germany. The House approves a four hour rule and then tabulates the Melemore resolution, showing strong administration momentum and unity amid tense, nationwide debate. The result strengthens Wilson's position in pursuing guarantees for safe American maritime travel.
Patrols of the Thirteenth United States Cavalry reported tonight a capture near Bosques at a back point fifteen miles west of Palows. American heavy military presence maintains three hundred men at the site. A man named Arthur McKile ranch foreman near Hoeunes was cited in connection with a cattle incident.
Washington March 7. At 6 pm administration forces will table the McLemore resolution warning Americans off armed merchantmen. The move, likely to pass by a large majority, would align Congress with the president's stance on foreign policy and submarine talks with Germany resume after the vote.
In Matagordo Texas a religious dispute led to a fatal confrontation yesterday. Ginette and his wife were killed within minutes after a confrontation with their son in law Carrol Hraganea de La Cor aila. A attempted shooting failed when the revolver hammer stopped.
Paris dispatch reports almost all Austrian and German troops fled the Balkans for the western front. The Kaiser moved many troops from Russia to Belgium and northern France, widening how Turkey and Bulgaria align with the war’s outcome and Greece, Romania, and Serbia react to a possible German loss.
John G. Lyman pleads not guilty today to an indictment accusing him of a scheme to defraud stock investors under the name John H. Putnam & Co. He was held last week on a 100000 dollar bond and reserves right to change his plea.
Four men drowned when the roof covering a hot water vat collapsed during a religious meeting in Connellsville Pennsylvania near the railroad yards. Several others were injured as men climbed on the roof to hear an evangelist at a local church.
Three people are dead and a six year old child badly wounded near Three Dead and Child Wounded in Utah farm. Rancher J Turnbrow faces trial for a prior murder in Thompson Utah last December. The mother’s note defends innocence and claims she fired to prevent her children from living with stigma.
Five youths in Chicago confess to forming a band that terrorized the city last month. The oldest, 17, along with companions James Gu and Min Chlease admitted involvement during questioning by police.
London dispatch cites sighting of 25 German warships cruising the North Sea from Kiel as part of a planned central powers offensive. The move aims to draw the British fleet from mined harbors, with rumors linking Prince Henry of Prussia to a prospective dash and a decisive naval battle in the North Sea.
A nation wide campaign promotes Little Mothers Leagues led by school girls in New York Cleveland Milwaukee and Kansas City to care for infants and younger children. Dr Josephine Baker notes 20 000 girls helped in 1913 and their work in infant protection and feeding reduces infant mortality.
Fire and several explosions late tonight virtually destroyed the Niagara of the Electro Chemical company plant. At least one worker is dead with property loss estimated around two hundred thousand dollars. Fire crews battled the blaze into the early hours.
A University of Minnesota session discusses faculty pay and the idea of a college girl marrying a professor for income. The panel weighs a $500 annual wage and a $1,200 offer as possible norms in a lesson on economics and gender expectations.
In the Commons Winston Churchill warned Germany might raid England at any moment as the North Sea threat grew. Admiral Sir Barry foreshadowed naval manpower and tonnage gains, while the Moewe raider evaded patrols and returned to a German port.
London dispatch reports heavy German assaults along the Meuse toward Verdun. Germans seize Forges and push along the Reyneville–Verdun line, while Australian troops reinforce and British artillery support unclear. French and British defenses continue along the Meuse and Woevre sectors.
Gunmen from five tong factions fought in a Chinese theatre. Gee Wong and tup Sing man were killed. four others wounded. Hop Sing Tong faction seeks revenge as gunfire damages three central quarters.
A naval hydroaeroplane was hurled from its moorings in Mole harbor during Mardi Gras week and demolished. Pilot Lieut. Bo Mebonnel of the naval aviation corps sustained injuries deemed owl by the report.
In Chicago on March 7 a disturbance erupted when poles and projectiles were hurled after a lecture by Dr. Joseph Slattery, a metalworker. Police detained a crowd of about thirty five and stormed a parked automobile to restore order.
Confusing dispatches claim Mexican city of Oaxaca was destroyed and evacuated by government forces. Reports mention troops retaking areas, but details are unclear as U S officials and state department circulate conflicting updates about the fate of Oaxaca and surrounding towns.
Local race in Rutland Vermont sees Lun Option triumph amid unclear ballot details. Officials list agendas and provisional counts as supporters celebrate a regional contest outcome.
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