Navy policy credited with saving ships through sub tracking
Rear Admiral Sims told a Senate committee that tracking German submarines and steering ships away from them saved more vessels than any other measure. He criticized the navy for focusing on home waters and urged full cooperation with the Allies. Sims cited cables on a German raider's departure and warned of overconcentration on U S shores.
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Washington
Mar
Sims
Senate
Navy Department
Atlantic
Admiral Sims
Germany
Admiralty
Man Brandishes Revolver in Hotel Threat to Ex Wife
Casper Wyoming March 42 An in lobby incident ended with Raymond Rouan and Bert Crane meeting over Rouan’s daughter when Crane drew a revolver and threatened to shoot unless he left The weapon reportedly jammed or failed Crane is a general contractor in Casper Rouan’s divorce from his wife led to Crane marrying Rouan’s former wife and court actions followed over money matters.
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Casper
Wyo
Raymond Rouan
Nerbert Crane
Henning Hotel
Crane
Rouan
Grane
Ant
Gasper
Raymond Rovan
Mable Rovan
Higgins seeks new trial in $30,000 fraud ruling
John H. Higgins moves in federal court for a new trial after a judgment of nearly $30,000 in a case alleging fraudulent acquisition of homestead lands. The government sought about $100,000. judge awarded roughly a third. A March 4 or 16 hearing is planned amid 64 challenged evidentiary flaws.
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John H. Higgins
United States District Court
Higgins
Avery Haggard
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Harry B. Card
Manville
Haggard
Nye F. Moorehouse
Chicago
Counse
Card
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Ex-device man starts private war and wing 1t
Sergeant Clinton D. Miller, once of the A B F, defeats a manufacturer’s price fix via selling crackers below fixed price. Miller, postal and marketing agent at Park View School Community Center, prompts a Palmer inquiry that ends with the company allowing Miller to buy and sell crackers again. Local impact: wider price decreases in packaged goods.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Clnton D. Miller
A.B. F
France
Miller
Park View School
Palmer
Hans
Union Pacific to Buy 6 Million Worth of Locomotives
President Gaiy Gray announces Union Pacific orders for 6 million dollars in locomotives with 100 engines to be delivered soon starting this spring. Pacific Fruit Express linked to Union Pacific and Southern Pacific will add 4 million dollars in 4 000 refrigerator cars.
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Gaiy Gray
Union Pacific System
Pacific Fruit Express
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
California
East
Ogden
Omaha
Union Pacific Railroad
Oregon-Washington Railway and Navigation Company
Oregon Short Line
Judge Relocates Murder Trial In Albany County Case
In Laramie Wyoming on March 12 Judge EB CG Raymond granted a change of venue in the murder case of John and Peter Cordillo and Walter Newell, citing public prejudice concerns. The action was praised as a compliment to Albany County residents and the law, aiming for a fair trial in a less interested community. An unrelated note estimates nearly a million dollars of oysters are destroyed yearly in Long Island Sound by starfish.
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Laramie
Wyo
EB. CG. Raymond
Seventh Judicial District
W. J. Tidball
Second
John
Peter Cordillo
Walter Newell
Frank Jennings
Jennings
Albany County
Raymond
Cordillos
Newell
Long Island Sound
Slayers to be tried in trio of counties
Judge H B C Raymond in New Castle outlined plans for the murder trial of John Cordillo Peter Cordillo and Walter Newell in the Jennings case near Laramie on September 7 1949 The court may move two trials to other counties if local jurors cannot be secured The April 6 trial in Laramie County for another case was delayed due to court room readiness and equipment delivery.
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Raymond
John Cordillo
Newcastle
John
Peter Cordillo
Walter Newell
Frank Jennings
Laramie
Cheyenne
Laramie County
City and County
Capitol Building
Court House
Liberia as a hermit republic with stark shortages and odd governance
London dispatch reports Liberia as a nearly isolated state with no roads or railways and limited lodging in Monrovia. A North Carolina born mayor runs a hotel and icemaker while serving as a magistrate and post office official, creating riches amid droughts and rationing as congress members face strict dress code fines.
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London
Liberia
Alan Bourchier Lethbridge
Daily Telegraph
Monrovia
North Carolina
Icr
Mr. Lethbridge
Congress
Dalton Sub Agency to Be Opened Here
W. L. Rowan of Denver arrived in Cheyenne to establish a Dalton Adding machine sub-office and seek a local agent. He will stay at the Moffatt for four or five days and renew acquaintances with Harry Davis. Rowan is a holder of the D S CG.
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W. L. Rowan
Denver
Cheyenne
Dalton Adding Machine Company
Moffatt
Harry Davis
France
A. EB
Rowan
Foley's Honey and Tar Aids Restful Sleep After Flu Cough
Mrs Annie Davidson of Long Beach California reports Foley's Honey and Tar gave her a restful night’s sleep after an awful all night cough following influenza. The remedy eases harsh coughing and wheezing, soothes the throat, and coats irritated surfaces with a healing coating.
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Annie Davidson
Myrtle St
Long Beach
Cal
Foley
Yoley
Protecting Premier Crop from Alien Bay
Washington reports the government is spending large sums to stop corn borer infestation believed to have arrived in broom corn shipments. A Federal Horticultural Board ruling on a quarantine against foreign plant material is expected to prevent further entry of corn stalks ears and related plants, while not applying to shelled corn or seeds.
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Washington
Federal Horticultural Board
Miners Await Word From President On Coal Controversy
In Washington March 12 officials reported a wait for President Wilson before action on the bituminous coal dispute. The White House held the majority report and a minority report by John P. White remained unfinished. Public release hinged on reconciling White Robinson and Rembrandt Peale with operators.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
John P. White
Public Representative
Rembrandt Peale
Three New Wyoming Companies Chartered
Articles of incorporation filed in the Wyoming secretary of state list three new firms: Rawlins Land & Investment Company with $100,000 capital and directors Sam Ohnstein James Bracken James M. Ferguson A S Lambertson and H Larsen. Desert Oil Company of Manville with $250,000 capital and directors G C Fisher B E Fisher I G McCann Warry Padghan and J E McCann. Wyatt Petroleum Company of Rawlins with $200,000 capital and directors Charles M Bowen D A Burris Charles R Berger Harry Breitenstein and George Livingstone.
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Wyoming
Wyatt Petroleum Company of
Rawlins
Capital Stock
Charles M. Bowen
D. A. Burris
Charles R. Berger
Harry Breitenstein
George Livingstone
Germans Organized for Rascality Rout Army of Guardsmen
Berlin dispatch reports at Ludwigs hafen analine dye works employees stole 30 million marks of company property last year. The theft was so systematic that 440 armed deputies were needed. workers attacked the deputies, injuring nine, and the rest fled.
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Berlin
Analine Dye Works
Ludwigshafen
Publishing Company Dissolution Filed for Casper Entity
Certification filed in the secretary of state's office announces the dissolution of Casper Publishing Company, which has issued a morning newspaper not Casper. Stockholders listed include Frank O'Brien, Elizabeth O'Brien, and P C Kelley.
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Secretary of State
Casper Publishing Company
Casper
Lsted
Frank and
Elizabeth O’brien
P. C. Kelley
Highway Report Details Storm Storm Snow Impassable Roads
Storm report notes one inch snowfall in Denver while Cheyenne and many nearby routes are mud laden or impassable. Key corridors such as Highway Cheyenne to Pine Bluffs are rough. Laramie west to Rock River is snowed under. Dur ham to Archer sees rough right of way use. Ogden passage difficult. Side trips and feeder roads show heavy snow, mud, and detours. chains required on Cheyenne north route. Orin Douglas Gasper and Lusk districts reported impassable.
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North Plate
Cheyenne
Casper
Lander
Sheridan
Lincoln
Pine Bluffs
Archer
Buford
Laramie
Rock River
Hanna
Walcott
Rawlins Fair
Thayer Junction
Granger
Ogden
Pinedale
Big Piney
Opal
Kemmerer
Cokeville
Yellowstone Highway
Greeley Road
Wellington Pool
Chug Witer
Wheatland
Glentlo
Orin
Douglas
Gasper
Lusk
Arcola Pood
Grover
Sterling
Educator Says War Vital to Mankind Says Van Riper
Rockford College educator Dr. Benjamin W. Van Riper argues that if war were put to a universal vote the world would choose war by a large margin. He says excitement builds virtue and that war exercises courage sacrifice and social solidarity. He warns elimination without a moral substitute would flatten life and that education can reduce future wars.
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Rockfield, Ill
Benjamin W. van Riper
Rockford College For Girls
Dr. van Riper
Florence Reed Charms Atlas Audience in The Woman's Law
Florence Reed drew a large Atlas theater audience with the clever drama The Woman's Law, a society life tale featuring doppelganger identities. The afternoon show also offered a Keystone comedy of singable humor, preserving the producer's high standard as the program repeats for today’s final performances.
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Florence Reed
Atlas Theater
Miss Reed
Screen Fun
Vicious Lobbying Charged in House Debate on Crops
In Washington March 12 Representatives Madden Illinois Anthony Kansas Knudson Minnesota Wood Indiana Republicans and Harris Virginia Democrat ally of the amendment charged an organized lobby of contractors aided by army officers seeking to amend the army reorganization bill to create a separate construction corps The amendment was tentatively adopted 133 to 74 giving a 250 officer and 8000 man corps control of all real estate purchases and construction for the war department excluding engineer corps work.
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Washington
Madden
Illinois
Anthony
Kansas
Knudson
Minnesota
Wood
Indiana
Harris
Virginia
House
Military Committee
War Department
Engineer Corps
Gem Garment Store Opens To Delighted Crowd
The Gem Garment company opened a new store at Seventeenth Street and Carey Avenue last night. Hundreds visited the handsome women and girls wear shop, carnations were given away, Kopald's orchestra played, and show windows plus interior decor impressed guests. The store will be open for business today.
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Gem Garment Company
Seventeenth Street
Carey Avenue
Kopald
Anthracite miners unlikely to strike after contract talks
New York March 12. Phil Murray of the United Mine Workers said a suspension of work in the anthracite fields on March 31 is unlikely as negotiations on a new wage scale continue. He noted talks proceed satisfactorily and that miners demands for a five day week six hour day and a 60 percent wage rise have not yet been discussed.
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New York
Phil Murray
United Mine Workers of America
Murray
Help Some if Some Local Spouters In cluded in Clientele
London newspaper ad reports that veterans, after failed job hunts, are turning to professional jokemaking. A weekly dinner story costs one shilling sixpence and is offered by a joker whose ads appear in London papers. Critics say the venture is not profiteering.
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London
Railroad Talk Dominates Young Men's Literary Club
The Young Men's Literary club held a lively meeting last night. Secretary A. Baker read lengthy minutes filled with speculation and humor. OC. GC. Carlisle, who planned the evening paper, was out of town. A general discussion followed on the railroad situation.
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Young Men's Literary Club
A. Baker
Carlisle
Wheatland High to Play Here Tonight Clash Sets Title Race
Cheyenne high school meets Wheatland high school on the home court in a key game determining the championship race. A dance will follow the contest.
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Wheatland High
Cheyenne High School
Wheatland High School
REMEDY CS KANSAS CITY MO
A fragment from a Kansas City Kansas City area segment mentions REMEDY CS and a soothing reed on a voyage or event. The readable text includes locations and possible product or service references but lacks a clear action or outcome.
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Kansas City, MO
Hines Officially Designated as Government Officer Sued
President Wilson by proclamation designated Walter D. Hines, director general of the railroad administration, as the government agent against whom any legal action may be directed for issues arising from government control of the railroads.
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Washington
President Wilson
Walter D. Hines
Railroad Administration
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