Guardsmen Mobilize at Fort Russell Across Nine States
National guardsmen from Wyoming Utah and Nebraska join three other states at Fort D Russell for training. The Wyoming second battalion under war department orders aims to mobilize for postal and communications protection. Acting Governor Houx urges public support for enlistment and full mobilization as the guard prepares to respond.
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Fort
D. A. Russell
Union Pacific Rairoad
Leia Fim
Wyoming
Utah
Nebraska
Fort Russeil
Wyoming National Guards
Secretary of War
Frank L. Houx
War Department
Wyoming National Guard
Guard
Wyoming National Guard to census available men in eight districts
Captain B A Turner of I Company Wyoming National Guard will open an office in the capitol building to conduct a military census of male citizens aged 18 to 35 eligible for service. The plan divides Wyoming into eight districts with recruiting tied to schools assessors and major corporations. Industrial census to assess material resources also planned.
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B. A. Turner
I Company
Wyoming National Guard
Capitol
Eral
Capitol Building
National Guard
Wyoming Guardsmen
Cheyenne
Wheatland
Douglas
Casper
Lander
Kemmerer
Newcastle
Sheridan
Cody
Cheyenne Jail Empty and Crime Decline Report
A Metican named Rodriguez is transferred to Cheyenne jail after being found in custody. He will be held for trial as officials note a decrease in local crime and an empty jail.
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Cheyenne
Rodriguez
Cheyenne Movie Theatres Rush to Meet New Fire Escape Law
State Labor Commissioner Ed P. Taylor says Cheyenne theaters and other businesses must install two exits and widen aisles to comply with a new fire escape law. Violations carry imprisonment or fines, and some theaters may have to close if space prevents compliant exits. Continued details noted.
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Cheyenne
Moving Picture Shows
Ed P. Taylor Asid
Taylor
Belgian Relief Workers Prepare News Quarantine Departure
Washington March 29 Sub section of Americans of the Belgian relief commission will observe a news quarantine before leaving for the United States as explained by the state department.
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Washington
Belgian Relief Commission
United States
State Department
Ground Glass Found In Red Cross Bandages
A statement from Albert Straub, director of the American Red Cross, says ground glass was found in bandages prepared for the Red Cross. The report notes the incident occurred in New York on March 29 and involves a security review of medical supplies.
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New York
American Red Crosse
Albert Straub
Universal Army Training Urged by Guardsmen
New York March 29. Universal compulsory military training with the national guard as part of the federal force was recommended by unanimous vote of delegates at the national defense convention of the national guard association. Veterans groups later backed universal military training under exclusive federal control for all male citizens of suitable age. Resolutions proposed to remove the militia clause to make the national force effectively federal.
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New York
National Guard
National Defense Convention
National Guard Association of the United States
Universal Service Committee of
Veterans of the National Guard and Naval Militia
United States
Defense Convention
Navy secretary urges midshipmen to join service early
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels presented diplomas to nearly 200 midshipmen and urged them to emulate heroes like Admiral Dewey. He told graduates they must be ready for a possible decisive engagement, and many will begin duties as ensigns three months ahead of their usual June graduation.
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Annapolis
Josephus Daniels
Admiral Dewey
Daniels
Two Americans Aboard torpedoed British Bark Neath
A cable from Queenstown reports the British bark Neath was torpedoed off Fastnet with two Americans aboard. London dispatch says the British steamer Alnwick Castle was torpedoed in the Atlantic with unconfirmed deaths and missing persons.
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Washington
Corsul Frost
Queenstown
London
Alnwick Caatle
Atlantic
Western Roads Raise Rates on Coal and Coke
The Interstate Commerce Commission allowed Western railroads to implement higher freight rates on coal and coke as part of a general rate increase. The new charges range from five to ten cents per ton for coal and ten to sixty five cents per ton for coke, with hearings and applications filed in advance of the general advance.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western
Railrog
United States Must Be Firm for Democracy
United States must intervene if it serves its destiny, but without hysteria. The piece notes President Wilson’s calm stance, growing public readiness in the East and West, women training for war efforts, and colleges shifting from sports to military prep, with pacifist meetings noted.
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Washington, D. C
American Congress
America
Yellow Journals
McKinley
Prescient
Wilson
United States
East
War Department
Wyoming
Uv. Ss
Woman's Section
Navy League
Naval Reserve
Atlantic States
New York
German Chancellor Hollweg Defends War Policy in Reichstag
In Berlin Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg defends Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare stance arguing no war intent against the United States. In Washington plans discuss army expansion and universal training amid calls to mobilize over 700,000 troops, with Baker and Chamberlain shaping budget and legislation for wartime measures.
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Washington
Berlin
Germany
Bkethman-Hollweg
Reichstag
America
United States
Hollweg
Feed Shortage Ties Wyoming Utah Idaho Stock To Starvation
Acute feed shortage and rail blockades hit stockmen in western Wyoming and parts of Utah and Idaho. Hay and grain prices soar with cattle sheep and horses priced up to 40 dollars per ton in towns. Opal reports 44 dollars. Stock from Walcott to Bitter Creek starve as Union Pacific rails fail to deliver feed. appeals for relief prompt plans to check shipments and assess shortages.
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Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Opal
Union Pacific Railroad
William Daley
Carbon
W. M. Jeffers
Omaha
Daley
Jeffers
OS Toup
Walcott
Bitter Creek
Crunks
Kansas
Denver Pointe
Denver
Nebraska
Seveo
Kanwar
Oklahoma
Dah
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