Local cadets to state fair will compete in maneuvers
Cheyenne plans send a cadet squad to the Douglas state fair cadet tournament set for September 11 to 16. Commandant Walker will review a letter from Sept C Schwiering of the Douglas schools proposing transport if affordable. Squads must fund equipment camp outdoors and compete in drills wall scaling track events camping rifle practice and uniform care under Wyoming High School rules.
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Cheyenne
Douglas
Fai Itee
Treschow
B. A. Walker
Schwiering
Wyoming High School Association
Wool prices rise as buyers pay forty cents in Montana markets
J G Phelps, a leading ranchman from Meetertse country in Wyoming, reports wool sold at forty cents a pound as buyers in Montana show strong demand. The sale reflects a sharp uptick in wool prices amid market activity.
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MEETERT@E
Wyo
J. G. Phelps
Meetertse
Montana
Andersen Reports on Guard Strength Needs
Major R. Andersen, adjutant general of Wyoming, says preparations are under way to recruit the Wyoming National Guard to full war strength. He has received War Department instructions to submit lists of complete equipment including arms clothing equipment and medical supplies needed for full mobilization. The information will be sent to the department at once.
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Wyoming Guard
R. Andersen
State
War Department
Wyoming National Guard
Department
Wilson Will Prevent Strike Says Speaker Clark
Champ Clark told reporters in Chicago that the influence of President Wilson will prevail at the last moment and there will be no railroad strike. He spoke before the house convened, asserting the administration’s role in averting labor disruption.
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Wilson
HOUSE
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
Thousand Strikebreakers Held Ready At St. Louis
St Louis, March 17 Railroads entering and leaving St Louis plan to use strikebreakers to operate passenger trains. Over 1000 men have been in railroad pay for two days in St Louis, according to estimates.
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ST. Louis
St. Louie
Snow Blockades Halt Freight Trains on Two Railroads
Snow storms block Union Pacific and Colorado and Southern lines delaying freight movement. Heavy snow and blocked tracks trap locomotives and freight cars, with crews unable to clear switch points and access.
United States Has Foodstuffs Ready For War
United States government science and organization ready to supply food in case of war. Department of Agriculture under Secretary David F. Houston is prepared toMobilize food output for America and allies, ensuring strong defense and minimal fuss. Projected readiness contrasts with German aggression and aims to protect American rights and neutrality.
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Department of Agriculture
David F. Houston
Wyoming
Houston
Britain
Germany
United States
Ug¢le Bam
America
U. S
Wyoming Wool Value Sets Record at 11.2 Million
KEMMERER March 17 The Wyoming wool clip totals 1016 pounds lighter than expected yet prevailing prices suggest higher revenue for the state and industry. The value nears 11.2 million and signals a strong market for wool producers despite the lighter weight.
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Wyoming
Kemmehrer
Young Patriots Form Local Militia In Rock Springs
About one hundred fifty boys organize a regiment with trenches and forts around Rock Springs. A street parade featured a standard bearer with Old Glory and a drummer, as the battalion marches under the banner On to Mexico.
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Rock Springs
Mexico
No New Scarlet Fever Cases Reported in Cheyenne
City health officer Dr. O K Snyder said no new scarlet fever cases emerged late last night and the cases under care were improving. He rejected a circulating rumor that Cheyenne’s illness was diphtheria after Mayo brothers in Rochester tested samples.
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O. K. Snyder
Cheyenne
Mayo Bros
Rochester
Minn
Suitor shoots woman then kills himself after jealousy quarrel
In St Paul March 17 R R Albright a railroad brakeman from Oelwein La shot Miss Rosetta Sherwood of Minneapolis at a dance hall after a quarrel. He then fired at a pedestrian and killed himself. Police say jealousy over her dancing with others sparked the incident.
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ST. Paul, Minn
R. R. Albright
Oelwein
Rosetta Sherwood
Minneapolis
Sherwood
Albright
Benator Warren Sends Pictures to Cadets
Nine large color pictures were received by Cheyenne cadets for the cadet mission from Senator F E Warren in Washington. Seven measure sixteen by twenty two inches and two are twenty two by twenty six inches, all in mahogany frames. They depict Uncle Sam's coast artillery guns aviation scenes and major irrigation projects.
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Misum
Nator F. EK. Warren
Washington
Uncle Bam
Wilson Pleased by Mediation in New York Strike Talks
President Wilson and mediators Secretary Lane and Secretary Wilson helped avert a general strike as truce talks continued after a 48 hour pause. The Brotherhood chiefs have a three hour grace period to prevent action while possible Adamson law rulings loom. A concrete proposition was submitted but terms will not be discussed immediately.
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Presi-dent Wilson
Germany
von Bernstorff
Wnlow
Wight
New York
Cabot
Lane
Wilson
Brotherhood
Tider Elementaitans
Wuole
Supreme Court
Wilson Hopeful on Railroad Strike Mediation
President Wilson expressed hope that mediation would avert the railroad strike crisis. The Supreme Court's Adamson law decision looming, with little advance forecast. He remains in touch with New York mediators but took no active role in talks and will not comment until the conference ends.
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Wilson
Washington
Supreme Court
Kang
New York
Aope
Mediation Talks Resume Amid Eight Hour Standoff
An official of railway brotherhoods says a complete victory for the union is possible and a Monday agreement could avert a walkout. He expects most strikes to resume by midnight if needed, with a meeting tomorrow aimed at settling the eight hour controversy and possible court action.
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New York
Rairead Brotherhoods
Gatien Snes
Bae Seers
W. G. Son
Eennes
Compromise Eases Freight Yard Work Rules
Both sides concede on the law's application leading to a compromise aligned with President Wilson's proposal for an eight hour day and pro rata overtime in freight yard service. Chicago reports modified freight embargoes as a strike postpones, with shipments of perishables allowed on own lines before 6 PM Monday.
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Wilson
Chicago
Central and Western
Four Unions Walk Out At Baltimore & Ohio Yard Work
In Parkersburg West Virginia on March 17 workers claim they had received no rescinding order for the general strike. More than 200 men from the Monongahela and Ohio River division yards of the Baltimore and Ohio quit work tonight amid the action.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Four Brotherhoods
Monogahela & Ohio River
Baltimore & Ohio
Rail unions strike halts B&O and P&LE operations
In Connellsville Pennsylvania more than 800 railroad workers belonging to the brotherhoods of the Baltimore and Ohio and Pittsburgh and Lake Erie quit work tonight. No order rescinding the strike had been received.
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Connellsville
Brotherhoods
Baltimore & Ohio
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
Railroad Workers Strike Extends to East St. Louis
Several hundred railroad employees in East St. Louis walked out claiming no rescinding of the strike had been received. The action affected the Big Four lines and the Baltimore and Ohio.
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East ST. Louis
Stricter Quarantine Rules Hit Tubercular Cattle Movement
Northwestern states plan a May 1 start to stamp out bovine tuberculosis and prevent shipping infected cattle. State veterinarians from Wyoming Minnesota North Dakota and Montana led by Dr. W J Butler discuss testing charts and cross state movement controls. Concerns rise over shipments despite disease free status tests.
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Northwestern
Northwestern Live Stock Ganitary Association
de. W. J. Butler
Billings
Mont
Wyoming
A. W. French
H. Ward
Minnesota
Herds Must Have Clean Bill of Health for Buyers
The state veterinarian reported cattle shipped in bad tuberculosis within six months of entry, with no indemnity to shippers. Statements echoed that 1014 Winaster retested 1018 chipped animals in 1918 and found 198 reactions, about a percentage of the total.
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Winaster
Baer
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