Strikes Prompt Expanded Federal Troop Deployment
Orders to quadruple federal cavalry forces reach the Colorado coal strike zones as the Eleventh regiment from Fort Oglethorpe and two troops from Fort Robinson are sent to restore order. Governor Ammons and Major Holbrook press for reinforcements while plans to disarm strikers face opposition from United Mine Workers attorney Horace Hawkins.
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Washington
Colorado
War Department
Fort Oglethorpe
Fort Robinson
Neb
James Lockett
Ammons
Garrison
White House
Wilson
Denver
Holbrook
Trinidad
United States
Secretary of War
Fremont County
Walsenburg
Smith
United States Army
Canon City
Horace N. Hawkins
United Mine Workers
Edward Keating
Hearse to Trail Rockefeller as Protests Grow in New York
May Day demonstrations by Socialists and anti-Rockefeller groups swarm New York. Police form wedges to clear Union Square after 10 000 marchers clash and injure several. Upton Sinclair and Marie Gans drive further protests with planned hearse followings once Sinclair is freed from jail.
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New York
Union Square
John DD. Rockefeller, Jr
Colorado
West Fifty-fourth Street
Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Broadway
Upton Sinclair
Marie Gans
Sinclair
Siberia Safe After Uneventful Nagasaki Manila Voyage
The Pacific steamer Siberia arrived in Manila at 11 today with her captain reporting an uneventful voyage from Nagasaki. A prior report claimed the ship sank with all on board, but those rumors are unconfirmed.
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Manila
Nagasaki
Cheyenne Observes Suffrage Day with Elks Home Program
Cheyenne marks National Suffrage Day with a program at the Elks Home featuring speeches by Rev S A Huston on Wisconsin suffrage, Mrs E H Knight on militant suffrage, Mrs F N Shiek on Colorado suffrage, Governor Carey on Wyoming origins, and President C A Duniway on his topic. Musical numbers, a chorus of schoolgirls, and a closing dramatic piece accompany the event. The gathering supports full citizenship rights for women and urges Congress to remove barriers to full franchise.
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Cheyenne
Elks Home
Elke
Union
America
A. Huston
Wisconsin
E. H. Knight
F. N. Shiek
United States
Congress of the
Wyoming
Three Inches of Rain Flood Town and Reservoirs
Three inches of rainfall in the hills flooded Granite Springs and Crow Creek, alarming caretaker Eugene Clouser and city engineer R. D. Goodrich. Water pours over dam crests, driftwood fills reservoirs, and cellars flood as tracks and roads suffer under soft conditions and delayed ore traffic.
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Granite Springs Reservoir
Eugene Clouser
R. D. Goodrich
Goodrich
Crow
Willotson Ranch
Granite Springs
Seventeenth
Texas Ranger Offer Sparks Cash for Mexican Rancher
In San Antonio on May 1 Captain J. J. Sanders of Company B Texas Rangers countered a report from Laredo indicating Mexicana offered 600 head of cattle for a Texas ranger’s head on Mexican soil. He stated he would pay $500 in cash for the Mexican responsible.
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San Antonio
Texas
Laredo
Texas Ranger
J. J. Sanders
Texas Rangers
Qandera
Children Dedicate South Side Playground Purchased by Effort
The South Side Beneficial club of over 60 members dedicated a new playground yesterday at 4 pm despite threatening weather. Mayor LaPontaine and others spoke as the flag was raised and the band failed to appear due to rain. The site is bounded by Seventh and Eighth streets and House and Evangrects, purchased from J. H. Whitney and Sofia Fyaun estates. A $200 final payment remains, with plans to raise funds at Coor's Hall to complete equipment and enter the property to the city upon full payment.
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South Side Beneficial Club
America
R. L. LaPontaine
Wilfrid O'Leary
O. (. Sehweiring
W. A. Riner
J. H. Whitney
Wheatland
Sofia Fyaun
Denver
Coor'a Hall
Ed. Mackay
Club Megabere
House Gives Tea Set to Eleanor Wilson
A silver tea service with two matching candelabra is given by the House of Representatives for Miss Eleanor Wilson, the president’s youngest daughter. Her May 7 wedding to Secretary McAdoo will be at the White House. The gift, chosen by a committee led by Representative Mann of Illinois, will be engraved and sent to the White House this week.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Eleanor Wilson
McAdoo
White House
House
Representative Mann
Illinois
Cavalry Troops Send for Mounts to Canon City
In obedience to war department orders Troops EB and H Twelfth Cavalry shipped 111 horses yesterday afternoon. A six stock car, three box cars and one passenger coach train carried enlisted men who stayed to care for the mounts and will join their units at Canon City. The special train travelled via Union Pacific to Denver and then Colorado & Southern.
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War Department
Twelfth Cavalry
Canon City
Fleven
Union Pacific
Denver
Colorado & Southern
Mediators Press Toward Mexican Peace and Suspended Hostilities
News from Washington on May 1 reports easing tension as South American mediators push for a halt in fighting between Carranza and Huerta. Dr Edward Ryan of the American Red Cross, captured at Zacatecas, was spared death and handed to the Brazilian legation. Saltillo's federal defenders reportedly evacuated toward San Luis Potosi.
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Washington
South America
Carranza
Huerta
Ryan
Zacatecas
Hyan
Argentine
Brasil
Chile
Bryan Ang
Riano
Mexico
Edward Ryan
American Red Cross
Maus
Wea
Blanquet
Legation
EL Paso
Saltlillo
Coahuila
San Luis Potosi
Ten Million Dollar Shrine Band to Visit Cheyenne Today
California Mystic Shriners tour stops in Cheyenne this afternoon en route to Atlanta. Islam Temple San Francisco 110 strong arrives 1 20 p m leaves 2 p m. Malaihah Temple Los Angeles 127 strong in 31 cars arrives 6 45 pm remains 15 minutes. Band valued at 10 000 000 by experts, with bass drummer valued at 2 600 000. Former Oakland San Diego temples join San Francisco and Los Angeles in a four section train.
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Imperial Corncil
Atlanta
Cheyenne
Shriner's Club of
Borie
Denver
Islam Temple of
San Franciago
Malaikah Temple of
Los Anselva
Rawlins
Larauile
al Malaikah Temple of
Los Angeles
Los Angles Shrine
Dun
Bradstreet
Chleken
Jie
California
San Francisco
Bam Diego
Oakland
Mt. Louis
Chicago
New York
Washington
Richmond
Iuperia Council
San Frantico
San Diego
San Franecinco
Kansas City
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Siberia
Villa
Torreon
Bent Streets
Sunrise
Burlington
Platte River
Gome
Eleanor
Saltillo
Shriners
City
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