Battle in the Clouds: Mitchell Foresees Next War
Brigadier General William Mitchell predicts the first battle of the next war will be aerial and decisive. He envisions giant gun-bearing planes, bombers and balloons, dirigible fleets, and coordinated air and naval actions to disable enemy fleets, with air forces delivering the main attack and submarines being crushed by air power.
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New York
William Mitchell
Army Air Service
Air Service
Brest
Mitchell
Army
Navy
Airship attack ends war as enemy surrenders at sea
Aerial bombardment with massive rigid balloons carrying heavy bombs strikes enemy ships. The navy completes the mission as the foe is driven from the air, most ships sunk or out of action and forced to surrender. This battle is described as the first and last of the war and the enemy cannot land forces.
Unclear scores mark Wyoming prep games and contests
Continued results show Rock Springs defeated Cody 14 to 13 while several teams suffered eliminations including Casper, Wheatland, Sheridan and Evanston. Academic contests highlight piano winner Gertrude McKay of Laramie and essay victor Hazel Carlstrum of Pine Bluffs with impromptu speaking won by Lt. Bell.
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Rock Springs
Cody
Preps
Aston
Cowley
Laramie
Worland
Rawlins
Wheatland
Casper
Sheridan
Cheyenne
Evanston
Irene Peterson
Afton
Lt. Bell
University Preps
Rodney Smith
Bryan Opens Campaign for Delegate at Large Vote Push
William Jennings Bryan launched his bid for the April 20 Democratic National Convention delegate at large position with a speech in Elmwood Nebraska urging adoption of a prohibition plank at San Francisco. The remarks aligned with national party aims as Bryan emphasized democracy and women's suffrage themes.
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Elmwood
Nebr
William Jennings Bryan
San Francisco
Forty Seven Converts at Bulgin Meeting in Cheyenne
Dr E J Bulgin reports forty seven conversions from a Cheyenne tabernacle gathering last night. He claims his method combines intellectual and emotional appeal to win converts. Mrs Ethel Evans Lewis led working women luncheons as part of the revival effort with future services planned at Hillsdale and multiple church venues.
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Cheyenne
Hillsdale
E. J. Bulgin
the Tabernacle
N. M. Temple
Methodist Church
Puyallup
Wash
Mr. Temple
Women Groups Schedule Meetings Across Faiths
The Methodist women meet Tuesday followed by Presbyterian women Wednesday and Baptist women Thursday, outlining a week of church women’s group gatherings.
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Presbyterian
Baptist
Pound Sterling Rises on Gold Shipments and Markets
New York March 26 De Mand sterling reached 3.95 a dollar in New York trading, its year high, on news the steamship Lapland will bring 2,000,000 pounds in gold from England with another equal shipment pending. Sterling closed near 3.93 as stocks edged higher.
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New York
Lapland
England
Charges Leader of Vice Crusade Ran Gambling Den
New York report says Assistant District Attorney James E. Smith led a vice crackdown and Commissioner Hershfield disclosed that Smith opened a gambling house called the Civitas Club and planned to shut other poker rooms, based on information from partner Harry A. Goldwater in a resumed 1918 inquiry.
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Vice Crusade
New York
James E. Smith
Hershfield
Commissioner of Accounts
Smelter Co Sued Over Rail Rebate Amount
In Denver on March 26 a district court suit by Alexander J. Baldwin as receiver for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad seeks $129 228 60 from the Ohio and Colorado Smelting and Refining Co. The claim alleges the smelter paid a lower rate than authorized on ore shipments to Salida Colorado.
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Denver
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company
Ohio & Colorado Smelting and Refining Company
Alexander JB. Baldwin
Salida
Colo
Fence Fire Reported On Maxwell Street
A fire in a fence at 1712 Maxwell Street was reported to the fire station at 4 AM and the truck responded, but no fire could be found.
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Maxwell Street
Denekine vows to fight on as Bolsheviks close in
In Novorossiysk Denekine says he will stay with his troops to the end and asks Britain to finish boats to move 40 000 soldiers. Half his supplies go to the Crimea, 25 percent to Batum, rest here. Bolsheviks near Novorossiysk, martial law likely, curfews and gunfire at night. The American Red Cross leaves for Theodosia with supplies as hardship grows. Four thousand rubles fetch a dollar amid scarce food and currency collapse.
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Novorissisk
Associated Press
Denekine
South
Russia
Crimea
Batum
American Red Cross
Theodosia
Novorisisk
Germany Could Mobilize Vast Army, 1948 Report Says
Paris dispatch cites Henry Didon that Germany could field 3,400,000 troops in mobilization and has reinforced its war machine from 1948. He notes officers ready to command up to 4,000,000 in the field.
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Paris
Germany
Henry Didon
le Journal
Mayence
Nine Arrested In Coffee House Raid On Fifteenth Street
A police court case is prepared against nine women arrested at 2 45 yesterday morning in a newly opened coffee house on Fifteenth street near Capitol avenue formerly Albany grill. The raid seized poker cards and chips. Proprietor Phillip Aris is held on 100 bond and the others on 50 bonds.
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Fifteenth Street
Capitol Avenue
Albany Grill
Phillip Aris
Raid Seizes Suspects as Officers Nab Group in Stout Action
The raid captured nine men led by Sergeant Jack McFarland, with Officers Black burn Heller and Korner. One arrestee had bills in every pocket and struggled to stash a remaining handful as he was seized.
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William Frere Gages
Starps
Pete Javis
Tom
Kalistolo
Nick Walls
J. W. Williams
Frank Leslie
Harry Brown
Jack McFarland
Blackburn, Heller and
Korner
Alaska Home Rule Urged By Shipping Adviser
R M Semmes traffic adviser for the Alaska shipping board told the senate commerce committee Alaska needs home rule far worse than Ireland. He urged passage of the Chamberlain bill granting the territorial shipping board control of ships in Alaskan waters and accused Canadian interests of using sinister influences to block transport to and from Alaska.
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Washington
Alaska
Ireland
R. M. Semmes
Alaska Shipping Board
Senate Commerce Committee
Grocers Seek Restriction on Packers Car Use
The National Wholesale Grocers Association opened its interstate commerce case in Chicago urging limits on packers cars to handling fresh meats and packing house products. Clifford Thorne proposed excluding canned vegetables soups butter cheese oils and canned meats with vegetable ingredients from cars shipping fresh meat.
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Chicago
National Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clifford Thorne
Foley Kidney Pills praised by Kentucky writer
James Carman of Mayfield Kentucky reports back pain relief after taking Foley's Kidney Pills. He claims the pills helped his kidneys rid the body of waste, easing his discomfort for good.
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James Carman
Mayfield
Foley
McDuffie Attends Omaha Conference With UP Officials
A. W. McDuffie superintendent of the Wyoming division of the Union Pacific travels to Omaha for a conference. He is accompanied by trainmaster G. G. Barnard as part of the delegation for discussions in the city.
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A. W. McDuffie
Wyoming
Union Pacific
G. G. Barnard
Omaha
Fugitives Arrested After Colorado Flight and Hold-Up
Undersheriff Davis and a Cheyenne posse traced a stolen Buick bullet holes found in snow to a farm house six miles away. Arrests followed at dawn as Dunkas and Gunther, armed with three army automatics, confessed to the Dinneen garage robbery and planned car theft. Gunther, age 18, Dunkus noted as a youth with a troubled past.
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Trabing
Colorado Line
Denver
Fort
Gunther
Dinneen
McPherson
Laramie
Tie Siding
Dunkas
Reform School
Dunkus
Hold up men linked to car theft in Cheyenne
Prosecutor Lane faces possible pleas of not guilty as Dunkus and Gunther are held on grand larceny or holdup charges. Mr. and Mrs. Caton, traveling from Kansas to Twin Falls Idaho, recovered their automobile with minor losses and may testify. The Wyoming arrest marks a first for Colorado since 1946 when Sheriff Roach was killed pursuing horse thieves.
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Shan Gunther Biles
Ielman
Bolonas
J. H. Caton
Kansas
Twin Falls
Idaho
Dunkus
Gunther
Colorado
Wyoming
Frank Roach
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Bulgin
Pound Sterling
Smelter Co
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Hirsh, Wickwire Company and
Schloss Brothers Company
Stetson and
Schoble
Nettleton & Co. Shoes and Oxfords
George W. Daiber
Grocers
McDuffie
National Bank
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