City health officials contemplate closing Cheyenne theatres
Business leaders in Cheyenne discuss scarlet fever response and criticise the present quarantine. They fault the policy for not closing picture shows and note adults also spread the illness. They report underage patrons seen leaving films despite age limits. The nurse involved with Miss Barnes remains under hospital care as investigations continue.
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Cheyenne
O. K. Snyder
Tme
Sixteenth Street
Barnes
Coun's
Wyoming plan for military training in schools
R N Lamont proposes a two to six week summer course in Cheyenne for teachers to learn the Wyoming system of military training. Commodant Walker would instruct drills with local cadets showcasing the method. Tuition would be about 50 dollars, with potential attendance from over 200 high schools and 10,000 dollars in tuition revenue plus living expenses. A detailed textbook on the Wyoming method is also proposed to attract educators nationwide.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
R. N. Lamont
Lamient
Lamont
United States
Bros. Fee
Captain Steever
Colorado Glee Club to Visit on March 26
At the Men's Parish House club meeting plans were laid for the University of Colorado Glee club stop on March 26 with Buck, Piggott and Nimmo named to organize. The session also touched on a railroad strike and Cheyenne’s scarlet fever situation, urging public schools and Sunday schools to close, while criticizing city officials for lax fumigation and theater restrictions. Governor J. M. Carey’s remarks occupied the remainder of the program.
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Therogram
University of Colorado Glee Club
Buck
Piggott
Nimmo
Nutter
Toplea
Cheyenne
J. M. Carey
Algonquin Case Brings U S Closer to War Edge
Washington officials say the sinking of the American steamer Algonquin by a German submarine moves the United States nearer actual hostilities. They warn Germany must accept responsibility for any future moves and note armed American liners would be considered acts of war.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
Germany
Pseudo Bomb Panic Roils Cheyenne Jail Night
A Cheyenne police officer triggered a scare when a man rushed into the police station Tuesday night claiming a bomb threat. Officers rushed to the clerk's office as a blue fire fuse and a sulfur brick on top of a firecracker-like device were seen, sparking alarms amid a scarlet fever scare.
Wilson to urge universal military training in Congress
President Wilson will address the sixty fifth Congress in extraordinary session to push defense measures not seen since the Spanish American War. He seeks universal training or service for youth, funding for army and navy, conservation actions to free mineral resources, and related defense legislation for immediate action.
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Robert J. Bender
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Sixty Fifth Congress
Army
Navy
Congress
Three Cheyenne Men Arrested in Auto Parts Theft
Three Cheyenne men were arrested Sunday in connection with auto parts theft and turned over to Sheriff Cook at Fort Collins on Monday. C. H. Johnson, J. W. Johnson, and C. Smith, a local taxi driver, allegedly repaired a car there to drive back home and took garage items along with their tools. The Fort Collins garage owner swore out a warrant, and the trio was apprehended locally.
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Cheyenne
Cheyenne Girl Weds Longmont Rancher
Miss Buelah F. Pope and A. D. Daniels were married yesterday at the Baptist parsonage by Rev. J. Stubblefield. Daniels, a prosperous ranchman of Longmont, Colorado, and Pope, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Pope of 611 North Boulevard Avenue, plan a brief honeymoon and will settle on their ranch near Longmont.
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Buelah F. Pope
A. D. Daniels
Baptist Parsonage
Farm Loan Act Called Greatest Boon for Farmers
J M Carey, vice president and director of the Omaha Farm Loan Bank, declares the federal farm loan bank law the greatest boon for farmers. He addresses the Men's Parish House club praising the act as a business measure with no partisanship or paternalism, noting its operations and regional coverage.
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Federal Farm Loan Bank
United States
J. M. Carey
Omaha Farm Loan Bank
Wyoming
Carey
Elwood Mead
Two Americans On British Vessel Sunk
Washington dispatch reports the torpedoing of the British steamer East Point from London to Philadelphia on March ninth with two Americans among the crew. All aboard were saved. A London bulletin lists thirteen British vessels over sixteen hundred tons sunk in the week ending March eleventh.
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Washington
East Point
London
Philadelphia
Safe Department
Germany Faces Serious Food Shortages After Gerrard’s Exit
German food conditions after the Gerrard party’s departure are reported as serious though not necessarily critical. The issue is being watched by the American government for its potential impact on future peace moves by Germany.
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Washington
Germany
Gerard
China Breaks Diplomatic Ties Seizes German Ships
China severs diplomatic relations with Germany and seizes all German ships in its waters. Berlin may view the action as an act of war similar to Portugal.
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Washington
China
Germany
Portugal
Railroads Win Short-Term Delay On Car Shortage Rules
The Interstate Commerce Commission granted railroads an extra month to resolve car shortage congestion. The suspension of foreign car return rules to owners is extended until April 15, delaying the rules that would have taken effect tomorrow. Early reports say progress is being made in clearing the backlog.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Aes
Colored Dress Suit Proposed by American Tailors
Philadelphia reports fashion expert George F. Dreimeyer of St. Louis at the National Association of Merchant Tailors convention argues colored evening attire for men. Purples lavender lilac may transform men into Lovelares as black suits fade. He predicts knickerbockers with colored silk hose lace frills satin pumps and gilt heels will gain popularity.
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Philadelphia
Maren U4 Merchant Tailore
George F. Dreimeyer
St. Louis
National Association of Merchant Tailors of America
Dreimeyer
Kaiser expects war with the United States quote from Gerard
Ambassador Gerard told the state department that Germany planned to press its ruthless submarine campaign regardless of war prospects with the United States and that talk of peace had been abandoned. He discussed the break in relations with Germany with Secretary Lansing and Counselor Polk and said German officials believed their actions would succeed.
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Walmington
D. C
Mrch
Gerard
State Department
Germany
United States
Secretray Lansing
Cornsellor Polk
Hens Sell for 55 Cents at Cheyenne Area Sale
Several thousand dollars of stock, farm implements and 826 acres of land were sold at public auction 10 miles north of Cheyenne. Cattle averaged just over 60 dollars, horses about 75 dollars, hens 55 cents each, roosters 2.25. Over 250 people attended, free lunch served, buyer Mr. Reymora plans return to Esterville Iowa.
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A. l. Keymore
Cheyenne
125 000 trout for this county in 1917
The county will receive 125000 trout fry for 1917 with applications through the county clerk. John Baillie of the Wyoming fish commission at Laramie provided the notice, and the Danigls hatchery will supply this portion while leaving more for the southern part of the state from the Lawniie hatchery.
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John Baillie
Wyoming Fish Commivnsion
Laramie
Inet Emeriare
Conference held today as to new strike proposals
W. G. Lee head of the Trainmen's Organization refuses to disclose exact nature of the new proposals but admits some close guessing was done. The union leader addresses the press after a conference held today, offering no specifics on possible strike actions.
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W. G. Lee
Rail union chiefs push modified eight hour plan in New York
W G Lee announces to New York meeting that four railroad brotherhoods will present a modified eight hour settlement proposal to railroad managers with union backing. He says action ignores the Adamson act pending Supreme Court ruling and notes plans for a strike if rejected.
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New York
Great Brotherhoods of Railway
W. G. Lee
Lee
Supreme Court
Eaid
Vasialmens
Paluth Endures Worst Snowstorm Seventeen Inches in One Day
Record snowfall paralyzed Paluth with twenty two inches in twenty four hours. Snowbound suburbs halted buses and schools closed as residents faced traffic disruption and freezing conditions. The eliv haus center of a billiard? weather scenario underscores a historic winter day.
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Duloth
Mint
Paluth
Newthor
Stitutic’s
Sergeant Fruchter Held in El Paso on German Letters Corruption
A U S Army sergeant from the Seventeenth Cavalry is confined at Fort Bliss awaiting investigation into alleged German activity on the border. Authorities report German letters found among his effects and say the case may involve relations with German civilians under surveillance.
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U.S
EL Paso
Tes
Seventeenth Cavalry
Fort Blixs
Ki Paso
Tex
Ldp
Sergt
Alexander Frachter
Ruchter
Rth
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