Industrial Draft Call Issued for Various Trades
Provost Marshal Rey Ko Olde announces an industrial draft call to fill June reporting for Fort Benjamin Harrison Indianapolis and other posts. Calls include 15 railroad brakemen lampmen and conductors to Fort Benjamin Harrison and 180 stock raisers to Camp Leo Petersburg VA with other trades listed.
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Rey Ko Olde
Wyoming
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Ind
Jy Enah County
Indy
Engineering
Wrightstown
N. J
Veterinary Corps
Camp Leo
Petersburg
Quartermaster's Corps
Joseph Jolmaton
Jacksonville
Pia
Ty Thomas
Jura Lourde
Raspy Transcription Notes Riley Nabbed in Cheyenne Bootleg Plot
A man named Riley was jailed in Cheyenne after posing as a middleman between a local liquor dealer and a felon. The incident involved bootlegging scheme details and a police response during the investigation.
Four Bottles Beer Transaction Noted in Quiet Case
A minor beer exchange was reported to police headquarters after two parties failed to keep the secrecy required by local rites. An observer named Howte reported the incident, and the town noted a slight increase in loan repayments during the fall period.
Civilian Head of Ordnance Work Sought in Washington
In Washington on May 4 officials press for appointing a civilian head of the ordnance department. Secretary Baker leads investigations into ordnance changes while General Williams directs the department with Wheeler abroad. Production worries span guns and rifles and aviation components, and Baker admits uncertainty over machine gun status. Reorganization and probe become the era’s watchwords amid restricted war work details.
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Karl Groat
United Press
Washington
Ordnance Department
Baker
Williams
Wheeler
Europe
IWW Incident in Cheyenne Sparks Police Detention
In Cheyenne a local IWW member identified as Haley caused a police response after a confrontation about leaving town. He carried IWW credentials showing current dues and branch 1994 affiliation, having been shipped from Omaha to Buford Wyoming, but no charges were filed and he was escorted out of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Haley
Cheyenne
Haley
Good Landing
Jia
1. W. W., Agricultural Department
Omah
Buford
Wyo
Twenty-five track men train daily under coach Hawes
Twenty five high school track men practice daily at the park under coach Clarence Hawes. They prepare for an upcoming interclass meet four weeks from Saturday with gold and silver medals and banners as prizes.
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High Wheol
Clarence
Hawes
Fk al Dence
Inter
Congress Cannot Change Pacific Coast Gow Mie
Fragmentary text shows a political or meeting note with references to Congress and Pacific Coast area. Names and exact actions are unclear, but the snippet implies a claim that Congress cannot change something related to the Pacific coast region.
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Congress
Pacific Coast
Daylight Law Challenge Sparks School Time Debate
The piece mocks a conservative judge Jessie who withholds milk and resists war news. California high schools appeal to state commissioner W C Wood to move school time back to earlier cow related hours as authorities weigh the request amid the daylight saving controversy.
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Jessie
California
W. C. Wood
Old Rosale
Salvation Army Captain Visits Cheyenne on War Duty
Capt. G. Cook of the Salvation Army from Trinidad Colorado speaks in Cheyenne at Sixteenth Street and Carey Avenue tonight. He heads to Canada to enlist in the Canadian Infantry and go to France. His lecture outlines Salvation Army aid for soldiers in the trenches and draws a large crowd.
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G. Cook
Salvation Army
Trinidad
Colo
Cheyenne
Sixteenth Street
Carey Avenue
Canada
France
Kidney Trouble Silent Threat Warns Insurance Seekers
Many men and women are sick and don't know it. Some never discover they have kidney trouble until they apply for life insurance. The kidneys filter waste from the blood. when weakened, back ache, pain, rheumatism, languidness, and swollen joints appear. W B Moss of Ogden Arkansas reports Foley Kidney Pills relieved three years of kidney trouble. Sold everywhere.
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W. B. Moss
Ogden, Ark
Governor Urges Wyoming Support for Red Cross Fund Drive
The document shows Governor Frank L. Hows calling Wyoming residents to donate to the American Red Cross. He urges prompt and generous gifts from individuals and organizations, urging a May 20, 1918 kickoff and a statewide campaign to fund the wartime relief effort. The proclamation cites civic, religious, and municipal groups as participants and names Cynthia Ta eB and PRANK L. Mteng as officials.
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Lincoln
Campbell
Washakie Scien Ieee
Wyoming
Frank L. Hows
American Red Cross
State of
Cynthia Ta
Taft backs health drive of security league
Former president Taft approves the National Security League and its physical reserve program led by Walter Camp in New Haven. He urges national adoption of ten minute daily exercises to strengthen the body as a defense asset during wartime and for all ages.
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New Haven
Conn
America
William H. Taft
National Security League
Walter Camp
Taft
Ths
League
Security League
Mr .Camp
Committee On Physical Reserve
Comm
Mr. Camp
Uke
National Lawn Tennis Association
Tennis Players of America
Security League Movement
Hitchcock Gets Chairmanship of Foreign Relations Panel
United Press reports Senator Miltercock of Nebraska was chosen as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee by the Democratic Steering Committee to replace the late Senator Stone. His elevation faced opposition over wartime positions, but seniority prevailed. The committee also filled Stone’s vacancy on the Finance Panel with Senator Lewis of Illinois, and added Senator Robinson of Arkansas to Foreign Relations and Senator Hoke Smith to Military Affairs.
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United Press
Washington
Miltercock
Nebraska
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Democratic Steering Committee
Stone
Hitchcock
America
Republiccans
Hitchcock Weer
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lewis
Illinoia
Robinson
Arkansas
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Revolt lead by Karl reshapes Hungarian influence in Europe
The article describes Karl leading a revolt against Bohemians Slovaks and Poles, with Hungarians wary of German dominance. It envisions a federation where Hungary becomes senior among Slav states and considers German Austria joining on equal terms or remaining separate. It also hints at Romanian Transylvania and Italian Trentino implications and a possible reunion of Jugoslav peoples within a federated northern Slav bloc.
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Hungary
Thake
Jarhmey
Smalier Slav
Bohemia
Morgvia
Gazela
Croatia
Hosnia
Herzegovina
United States
Gierman Austria
Austria
Transylvania
Itriad
Trentino
Submarine encounter noted by Cheyenne letter writer
Paul Clark of Cheyenne, with A Company Thirtieth U.S. Infantry, describes a running fight with three submarines in English waters. He recalls smoke, lights out, and a view of submarine sinks, then notes port arrival and impressions of green countryside and French rail travel.
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Cheyenne
Pershing
T. F. Clark
Newport
Paul Clark
England
O. K
Von Bernstorff Code Deciphered By U S Government
The Von Bernstorff code used by the German foreign office to contact Count Johann von Bernstorff during sabotage operations in the United States has been deciphered and turned over to the federal government by Attorney General Merton E. Lewis. The code reveals secret remittances and aliases for German agents, with details on bonds and shipments processed through neutral countries.
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Albany
von Bernstorff
Germain Foreign Office
Johann von Bernstorff
WU States
Merton E. Lewis
Hugo Schmidt
New York City
Sydney Pickford
Bol Pasha
St. Regis
Bgyrd
Richard Houston
von Papen
Thomas Hoggsop
William Foxley
Germany
Canadax
Yadkin
Norfolk
Aves
Alfred J. Becker
Schmidt
Attorneral
Hugester-Deutsche Bank
Mary
German Foreign
Cerman
Cheyenne Cins in Men's Attire Reported by Casper Police
Two individuals masquerading as men were found riding a train into Casper. They were detained by Patrolman Jim Galling ton and held for further information. Names given included Hi Liston and Josephine Harlan, claiming Cheyenne as their origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Casper
Reaksance
Jim Gallington
Hi Andh Liston
Joraphine Harlan
Eid
Ailiinge
Stig
Informa
Aanerrens
No More Saturday School Sessions Announced
After next Saturday no more school sessions will be held on that day due to sufficient makeup time. Pupils had given up Easter vacation to attend Saturday sessions for several months to cover lost time.
Marriage License Recorded in County Clerk Office
A marriage license was filed today in the county clerk office by John Nathan Medhowkin and Myrtle Shon, residents of California. The registration confirms their nuptial status and official recording in the local records.
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John Nathan
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En Webater
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Kinney
Midway
Midwest
National Pet
Mis Northwest Ow
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Wo Voldien
I.W.W
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Health Crusade OF Security
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Pirat
Frange
Senate
Karl
Journ Msnaughton
Thole Kidson
Aedady Airedale
Med Cross
London
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M. Oy
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