Veteran builder William James dies after long Cheyenne career
William James 72 a Cheyenne contractor for thirty years died Thursday evening at his daughter's home after years of ill health. The funeral is at First Presbyterian Sunday at 1 p.m. with in state 10 to 12 a.m. at the Arnold home. Survived by two daughters Mrs Arnold and Anna James, two sons John and Fred, widow predeceased, two other children died earlier. James built the Davis and Annex blocks among his notable projects.
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Wlliam James
Cheyenne
Arthur Arnold
Morrie Street
First Presbyterian Church
Arnold
James
England
America
Davis
Annex
Anna James
John
Horse Creek
Wyoming
Fred
Denver
Louis
Elizabeth
Cottingham kin in town mourn losses
Mrs Ruth Cottingham mother of Miss Jane Cottingham of the Cottingham millinery shop died early Friday at 1810 Maxwell street. Her body rests at Hobbs Huckfeldt and Finkbiner mortuary and will be shipped to Silver Plume Colorado tomorrow with Miss Cottingham and her two brothers. George Prosser infant son of Mrs and Mrs Dean Prosser died Friday after five weeks illness. Private funeral services are planned for Sunday and burial will be at Lakeview cemetery.
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Ruth Cottingham
Jane Cottingham
Cottingham Millinery
Maxwell Street
Hobbs, Huckfeldt and Finkbiner Mortuary
Silver Plume
Colo
George Prosser
Mrsr
Dean Prosser
Phriday
Lakeview Cemetery
Dean Edwin Shirley
Dean Elwin Shirley
Lawrence V. Shirley
West Twenty-fifth Street
Hobbs, Huckfeldt & Finkbiner
Obituaries of Pearl Edwards Worley Shirley Baldwin
Obituaries note Pearl Edwards and Thomas Edwards of 1914 West Twentieth street with son Lloyd. siblings and relatives listed. Also obituary for rancher Charles F. Worley of Carpenter with wife Orpha and two children. Infant Dean Elwin Shirley dies. services held. Mrs J K Baldwin dies in Denver. funeral in Denver attended by local relatives.
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Pearl Edwards
Thomas Edwards
West Twentieth Street
Lloyd Edwards
Cheyenne
Jane Johnson
Fulton, Mo
Cora Robinson
Denver
James C
B. F. Gaskin
Orlando
Richard Gaskin
Omaha
Simon Gaskin
San Francisco
Delroy Gaskin
Alleged Murderess and Victim's Wife Weep Before Jury
The trial heard emotional testimony as Clara Hamon faced the jury with her husband Jake Hamon and bank official Mike Gorman recounting sightings of a weapon and a concealed plate. Kelley F. Roach of Oklahoma City described an incident from 1916 when Hamon appeared startled and fled the scene.
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Clara Hamon
Mike Gorman
Ardmore
Jake Hamon
Kelley F. Roach
Oklahoma City
Defense argues intoxication in Hamon shooting case
The defense contends Hamon had two drinks while Hamon carried a $200,000 life policy, denying intoxication. Prosecutors press the intoxication angle. The defense plans to prove Hamon was shot during an attack on Clara Hamnon while intoxicated.
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Hamon
Clara Hamnon
Doctor Beats Off Attack During Auto Ride Shootout
Dr Beard resisted an attempt by two criminals to kidnap him in a car. A struggle over a revolver ended with the physician firing twice and driving to the sheriff's office. The McCoys were jailed within hours after the incident near East Tenth Street.
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Dr. Beard
Carroll
McCoys
No. 500
East Tenth Street
No. 400
East Ninth Street
Ninth Street
Beard
Babe
Doctor Beard Defends Self in Highway Ambush Near Plains
Dr. Beard resisted a car ambush by two attackers identified as Mr. and Mrs. McCoy. A struggle for a revolver ended with Beard firing twice, wounding none seriously and driving the fugitives off. He later aided sheriff’s deputies in locating the couple, with cartridges found on McCoy and in their Plains room.
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Cian
Tiny Miss to Receive 25 000 for Being a Girl
Baby Henrietta Hughes Colley receives 25000 dollars from her great aunt Miss Henrietta Hughes of Danville Georgia for being the first girl born in the family. The article notes the unique gender based gift and the family context.
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Henrietta Hughes Colley
Henrietta Hughes
Miss Hughes
Danville
Formal Demand for Petrograd in Kronstadt Ultimatum
Revolutionary authorities at Kronstadt have issued an ultimatum to the soviet government demanding the surrender of Petrograd by March 26. If refused, general bombardment is asserted. Kronstadt dispatches deny Bolshevik claims of famine, saying there is ample food and munitions.
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London
Kronstadt
Petrograd
Abo
Winnland
London Times
Hotel Proprietor Acquitted in City Court
Mrs. Bailey proprietor of the Florence hotel was acquitted when arraigned in the police court Thursday on a charge of conducting an establishment in violation of the purity ordinance. Sunday school classes of the Presbyterian church will gather in the city park Saturday afternoon and make a second attempt to launch their three large balloons weather permitting. Everyone is invited to witness the trial flights.
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Presbyterian Church
Organized Labor Launches Counter Meeting Plan
A statement by W. Jett Laueck former war labor board secretary and railroad unions economist describes a plan to flood the labor board with complaints. He says railroads seek delays to secure decisions and wage cuts. More than 20 000 unskilled railroad workers in the northwest face proposed wage reductions to take effect April 5 after talks with officials and worker representatives.
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W. Jett Laueck
War Labor Board
Labor Board
ST. Paul
Minn
Northwest
Northern Pacific Railroad
Mediation Fails in Atlanta Birmingham & Atlantic Strike
North West rail routes including Great Northern and Northern Pacific faced disruption as mediation collapsed. Public letter shows mediators Chambers and Kluttz believed Receiver Bugg refused to accept mediation, signaling stalled talks and ongoing labor tensions.
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Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railway
Federal Mediation Board
Dugg
Chambers
Whitehead Klutz
Bugg
Department of Labor Intervenes in Effort to Prevent Walk-out
President Harding and his cabinet held a three hour meeting to discuss a threatened packet employees strike and the selection of a new shipping board. The discussions focused on labor policy and the potential impact on public affairs with each secretary to report conditions in his department.
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Department of Labor
Harding
Packet
Montreal Meat Cutters Leader Warns of Dominion Strike
J. Jones, international organizer of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers Workers, said Montreal packers must meet wage schedules from striking workers or he would seek support from locals coast to coast. He warned of a nationwide strike to tie up the meat industry if needed.
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Montreal
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Wharly- Bricker Brothers
Formosa
Kan
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J. Kirk Baldwin
Baldwin
J. H. Conway
Celia O'Boyle
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
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First Lady
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Murine
Murine Eye Remedy Co
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Cuticara
Cuticare Laboratories
Dept
Malden
Sloan
Hays Drug Co
Turpo
Roedel
A. E
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Main St. Io. Norwalk
Conn
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