Cheyenne Residents Eye Tungsten Prospect Near Grover
Taylor and Durbin, Cheyenne investors, consider forming a stock company to develop a tungsten vein on Taylors Grover ranch amid reports of high grade finds nearby. Breckenridge Mining Co of Colorado leases neighboring land for $75,000 to mine tungsten as prospectors converge on the area. Local residents including Anna and Martha James and doctors Devine Sweatt and others plan to visit to assess the site.
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P. Taylor
Cheyenne Fuel & Light Com
Cheyenne
Taylor
Grover, Cole
Floyd L. Durbin
Grover
Breckinridge Mining Company of Colorado
Durbin
Taylor Ranch
Lr. Taylor
Anna
Martha James
Percy
Onte Eon Smith
George F. Duncan Dies at 27 in Omaha Hospital
George F. Duncan, 27, died this morning at 9 in St Johns hospital from pneumonia after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife and his father, who came from Omaha. The body will be shipped to Omaha by Vivid Early for burial, probably May.
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George F. Duncan
Johos Hospital
Omaha
Omahm
Progressives Announce 1708 Delegates for National Convention
Chicago reports that the progressive convention headquarters expect 1708 delegates and alternates at the national convention to be held June 7 in the Auditorium Theatre. The tally excludes delegates from Montana North and South Dakota and Alaska.
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Chicago
Progressive Convention
Auditorium Theatre
Awa
South Dakota
Auto racer Limberg killed in Sheepshead Bay crash
In a 150 mile Metropolitan Trophy race at Sheepshead Bay Limberg and his mechanician Pallotti died when their car crashed into a guard rail at over 100 mph. Limberg’s wife in the grandstand witnessed the tragedy as Eddie Rickenbacker won the event in 3 hours 3 minutes 1 second with Jules Devigne and Ira Vail following.
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New York
Arl Limberg
R. Pallotti
Sheepshead Bay
Limberg
Eddie Rickenbacher
Jules Devigne
Ira Vail
John Morton dies at Douglas after apoplexy stroke
John Morton, 65, president of the First National Bank of Douglas and a prominent Wyoming businessman, died after an apoplexy stroke in Douglas. A self made sheepman, Morton had recently visited Cheyenne and Denver before his death, which occurred about 11 a m as he prepared to travel to Casper with his wife.
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Cheyenne
Douglas
John Morton
First National Bank of
Morton
Casper
Denver
United States
Burton
Ohio
Wyoming
Ilinois
Rawling
Page
German Offensives Fail at Verdun and Somme Fronts
Reports say German attacks near Verdun and at Somme and Maricourt were repulsed. French and British lines held with limited gains claimed on northwest of Meg Berlin. Eastern front activity and a failed East Africa assault are noted amid ongoing war pressures.
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Verdun
Giftane
Preach
Caoh
Gerhols
Fort Dowamont
Paris
Berlin
Dead Mane’ Hill
Riga-Dvinek
Petrograd
von Hindenburg
Noor
German East Africa
London
Somme
Maricourt
Armenia
Langhorne Halts Pursuit of Bandits to Await Col Sibley With More Men
Marathon Texas May 1 Major Langhorne halted his dash after Mexican bandits fifty miles south of the border awaiting Col Frederick W Sibley and three troops of the Fourteenth Infantry. Five hundred bandits reported farther south Col Sibley asked General Funston for more troops. La Redo? Texas May 13 Burning of a school house near Laeyendecker twenty miles northwest followed a raid on Ambrose Johnson farm farmers brace for raids as horsemen were driven off across the border.
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Marathon
Tex
Boquillas
Langhorne
Frederick W. Sibley
Fourteenth Infantry
Ttme
Sibley
Funston
Major Langhorne
Col
A. C. Macomb
Fourteenth Cavalry
Laredo
Laeyendecker
Here
Ambrose
Asquith's Ireland trip could shift policy plans
Dublin dispatch notes Asquith's visit to Ireland focused on talks with military and civil authorities. A proposed Irish executive council appears to win praise from General Maxwell and Dublin troops, while a Dublin crowd seeks lenient treatment for rebels deported to England. A proclamation to the Irish people may follow.
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Asquith
Ireland
Dublin
Government of
Maxwell
London
Sinn
Convicts on Honor to Play for Charity in Columbus
Convicts from Ohio Penitentiary will play an amateur local team at the city park next Thursday without guards. It is believed to be the first game by inmates outside prison walls. A 30 member prison band will perform before the game and receipts go to charity. Pitcher Paul Helfner and catcher Percy Hanely are named participants.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Penitentiary
American Association
Paul Helfner
Boudupport
Percy Hanely
Hamilton i
Thousands March in Big Preparedness Parade
New York held the greatest civic parade in the country with an estimated 160000 marchers over twelve hours. Participants included diverse groups such as street sweepers and state supreme court justices, while Major General Wood hailed the turnout as a new national spirit and Thomas A. Edison joined as a marcher.
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New York
State Supreme Court
Wood
Thomas A. Edison
Naval Advisory Board
Shafford Wild Seeks New Trial in Federal Case
Reuben H. Shafford, convicted of a statutory offense in federal court last week, plans to file a motion for a new trial with attorney W. H. Rosa on Monday and Tuesday. If denied, he will likely appeal to a higher court to challenge the verdict.
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Reuben H. Shafford
W. H. Rosa
Fish dying by thousands in Horse Creek waters
Reports from Cheyenne say thousands of fish are dying daily in Horse Creek due to water being shut off for three to four miles below a nearby structure. Ranchers describe fish left high and dry as the creek runs dry.
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Horse Creek
Cheyenne
Arcy Place
Church Opposes Favor to Labor Preference
The Methodist Episcopal general conference voted 4 to 0 against favoring organized labor in employment. The meeting in Bakatoga Spring discussed controversy over employment preferences and labor relations.
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Bakatoga Spring
General Conference of
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Nuiers
Lake
Americans and Carranza Coopera te More Amid Talks
Indications from Washington show the Scott Obregon talks ended in a de facto agreement and closer U S cooperation with Carranza forces. No formal treaty was drawn up, though a gentlemen’s agreement guided the campaign against bandits. Pershing and Patton report shifts in lines and patrols as diplomacy continues.
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Washington
War Department
Carranza
General Scott
Obregon
Mexico
Scott
Alent Parral
Coahuila
Chihuahua
Hig Ben
Pershing
Punston
Hal Droction
Columbus
Marathon
Tex
Langing
Filsen Arredondo
Cabranza
Washington T
United States House and Senate Agree on 206000 Man Standing Army
Washington May 13 Congress conferees reached a compromise on the army bill authorizing a standing army of 206,000 with emergency expansion to 256,000 backed by a federalized national guard of 425,000. The package includes a $20 million government nitrate plant and vocational military training for volunteers, with detailed regimental and staff allocations and a strengthened general staff.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Airaem
Troops Train Through Wyoming to Border Duty
One battalion of the Fourteenth Infantry, CSA, moved by Union Pacific through Wyoming yesterday en route to the Mexican border. The unit rode two trains, a fourteen-car and a twelve-car train, after leaving Fort Lawton, Washington, and will be stationed at Douglas, Arizona.
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Fourteenth Infantry
Wyoming
Union Pacific
Fort Lawton
Wash
Douglas
Arte
Cadet Marksmen Show Rifle Range Improvement
The Cheyenne cadet corps held their second rifle shoot of the year at the militia target range. Scores improved notably over the results from four weeks ago. Another shoot is planned for an afternoon this week after school hours.
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Cheyenne Cadet Corps
Militia
Judge Hynds to Speak on Wages Controversy
Judge Hynds of Theaver will address the Industrial club Tuesday night about the wage controversy. The meeting aims to present both sides after Hollard Dunn spoke for the railroads weeks earlier, inviting Chemwennmethy residents to form a fair judgment on the issue.
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Hynds of
Theaver
Hollard Dunn
Chemwennmethy
Business Men's Camp in Utah At Fort Douglas
A Utah camp for businessmen to train militarily will run at Fort Douglas from August 21 to September 16. A committee will visit Cheyenne to drum up interest with a public meeting hoped for. related camps at Monterey California and American Lake Washington are also noted.
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Fort Douglas
Utis
Lamont
Industrial Club
Cheyenne
Ward
Monterey
Cal
American Lake
Wash
Utah
Roéal
Aise
War Department
Income Tax to Pay for Increased Army Preparedness
Washington May 12 Congress considers using income, inheritance, and war profits taxes to finance the expanded army and defense program. Chairman Kitchin said preparations will move forward with plans reviewed by President Wilson. Details of the plan remain unclear as the Ways and Means Committee prepares to begin work.
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Washington
Kitchin
McAdoo
Wilson
Lobeeve
Lynete
Beter
Gyeeoline
Emai Olor
Buchin
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Carl Limberg
Sheepshead
Malancourt
Fruitlees
Col. Sibley
Shafppord Wild Ask
House Creek
Church
U.S
U. 9. 10
Coast Artillery
Signal Corps
C.H. S
Hynds
Business Men's
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