Clothing Scarce and Barrels In Order for War Supply
Wool shortages force manufacturers to limit civilian and military cloth. Government revises wool supply to under 400 million pounds including 1918 clip. Each trade group faces strict quotas and licensing with storage charges raising prices to April 1 1918 levels. Shipping bottlenecks persist at Wyoming points as rail crews assist loading.
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Commission
National Wool Warehouse Company
Chicago and Heaton Line
Wyoming
Union Pacific
Wamsutter
Weather Forecast for Cheyenne Vicinity and Wyoming
Increasing cloudiness tonight with rain expected Wednesday. Much cooler conditions and fresh shifting winds follow. In western and central portions tonight, rain arrives late. cooler Wednesday spreads to the extreme west. Shippers forecast warns of cold air masses and temperature ranges affecting shipments.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Weather summary for date with temperatures and wind
Normal temperature 60 degrees. Actual 42 degrees. Warmed 6 degrees in 24 hours. Highest 65 at 1 pm on the 14th, lowest 29 at 4:50 am on the 13th. Wind max 24 mph at 4:10 am on the 11th. Precipitation since Jan 1 total 41 inches, normal 4.78 inches. Precip last 24 hours none. GEO W PITMAN.
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Oldy Piddy
Geo
W. Pitman
Indians Planting Gardens in War Effort Says Parker
G. B. Parker, superintendent of the Five Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma, reports to the national war garden commission that nearly all Indians are planting good gardens. He says farming this year will be better than ever and Indians are preparing for extensive canning and preserving of vegetables that cannot be used as they ripen.
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Los Patriotic
Amethyst Gem Found in Minas Geraes Displayed in Rio
A 215 pound amethyst unearthed in Mar de Hespanha Minas Geraes state is shown in Rio de Janeiro. A patriotic Brazilian proposes using the stone as a cartpin setting for the Kaiser. Authorities note it is claimed as the largest amethyst ever found.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Mar de Hespanha
Minas Geraes
Supreme Court Takes Up Babbitt Case In Wyoming
The Wyoming Supreme Court heard Orin C. Babbitt’s appeal from a Laramie County district court judgment. Babbitt, a 1916 Republican sheriff candidate, faced election irregularities after ballots were altered to favor him. Deputy Clerk Snook confessed and was sentenced. Babbitt appealed with Hugo Donzelman for the defense and Sam Thompson for the state. The court reserved decision. The article also notes a shift in local politics and a cemetery allotment project turning graves into garden plots as part of a broader civic program.
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Orin C. Babbitt
State Supreme Court
District Court
Laramie County
Babbitt
Ashley Gleason
Snook
Sullivan of 8. P. News Union Pacific Storekeeper
John J. Sullivan, formerly with the Southern Pacific in Nevada, now heads the store department of the Union Pacific in Cheyenne. The previous storekeeper W. F. Wilmoth has moved to Omaha for a better position, leaving six weeks prior. a temporary manager from Omaha ran the department in the interim.
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John J. Sullivan
Southern Pacific
Nevada
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
W. F P. Wilmoth
Omaha
Meeting of the 100 Percent American Society Called
The 100 Percent American Society invites members to a court house gathering on Wednesday evening May 15 at eight o clock. Members are requested to be in attendance.
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American Society
Court House
Plow Up Cemetery To Raise War Gardens In McKeesport
War garden campaign in McKeesport Pennsylvania plows up a local cemetery to create space for Liberty lettuce and watermelons. Residents filled all vacant lots and golf courses, leaving the graveyard as the only possible area to plant this summer.
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United Press
Mckeeesport
Muay
McKeesport
Board of Education Meets at State House
The state board of education held a meeting yesterday in the office of J. C. Creager at the state house. Members present included Rev. S. A Huston Cheyenne, Edith K. Clark, D. B. Atkinson, P. J. Quealy, S. Conant Parks, RK. (), May, and Mrs. Metz were absent. Mrs. Metz delayed travel to Cheyenne to see her son at Camp Lewis. In the afternoon the board convened as the state board for vocational education.
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State Board of Education
J. C. Creager
State House
A. Huston
Cheyenne
Edith K. C. Clark
D. B. Atkinson
Jireh College
P. J. Quealy
Kemmerer
Church Circle Meeting and St. Mark's Fellowship Supper
The P B of the W C T VU meets at headquarters for the regular session. The Girls' Friendly Society of St. Mark's gathers at the Parish house at 7:99 for a fellowship supper. St. Mark's parish plans a fellowship supper Thursday evening as part of the church centennial celebration in Cheyenne.
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P. B
Girls’ Friendly Society of
St. Mark's
St. Mark's Parish
Cheyenne
Guild Anniversary Tea at Parish House
The Guild of St. Mark's will entertain Friday afternoon at the Parish house to mark the fiftieth anniversary of its organization once known as the Mite Society. The event will recall the days of long ago with song and story and musical numbers, followed by tea.
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Guild of St. Mark's
Rough Handle Him Paris Jiu Jitsu Advice for Soldiers
In Paris on May 14 a Japanese figure, M. Yamagashi, urges Germans be whipped and urges U S troops to learn jiu jitsu. He claims two years of training and practice for every regular soldier and suggests a short intensive course could help in camps before facing the Germans.
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Paris
Sammie
Frita
M. Yamagashi
M. Yamagualares
American Lady Matches Shakespearean Fervor at Stratford Op Avon
An American woman visiting Stratford upon Avon displayed strong Shakespearian passion on the platform near the railway station. She mused aloud about the Immortal bard’s departures from that very platform whenever he traveled to town.
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Stratfordop-Avon
Treasury Secretary McAdoo Dies Not Responding To Treatment
United Press reports in Washington on May 14 that Secretary McAdoo is ill at home with tonsillitis and worsening after a Liberty loan campaign effort. He remains unable to respond promptly, a setback amid medical treatment as he recovers from his illness. A benefit dance is planned at the Parish House.
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McAdo
United Press
Washington
Belgian Regiment to Parade in Cheyenne May 22
A regiment of about four hundred Belgian soldiers will stop in Cheyenne from 2 to 6 p m on May 22. The Indus trial club plans a monster parade and demonstration in their honor. The unit travels from San Francisco to an Atlantic port with a War Department escort and a Belgian, French, and Ingfish delegation. C B Irwin will lead the parade.
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Cheyenne
Industrial Club
Sanrancisco
Atlantic
U. S. War Department
C. B. Irwin
Musical Entertainment By Cheyenne Pupils
The music department of Cheyenne public schools presents a Wednesday afternoon program at the high school gym under director James Flanagan. About 600 pupils perform songs folk dances and games. Invitations limited to adult patrons due to space. children are not invited.
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Cheyenne Public Schools
Jmes Flanagan
Jewels Missing From Bingham Estate Valued At 900000
Lexington May 14 A hearing on the Bingham estate reported by John W. Stiles indicates the estate is worth 120 to 150 million with 200 thousand dollars in jewels missing. Stiles declined to identify informants and a rumored 990 thousand dollar sight jewel is unaccounted for. The judge will consider a rule to compel disclosure of source information.
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Lexington
Robert Worth Bingham
Bingham
Henry M. Fagler
John W. Stiles
G. W. Harding
Stiles
LoulavHle Trust Company
Sire
Prangler
Stilea
Dog in the Wrong Church at Cardiff Mall
A Sunday incident at a Welsh chapel involves a dog wandering in and lingering near the porch. A worshipper exclaims about the animal as she notices the chapel plate, then calls for the dog to be removed, reflecting sectarian tensions in the piece.
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Cardiff Western Mall
Dog
Mary
Chetco Copper Mining Company Incorporated in Wyoming
Notice of incorporation states the Chetco Copper Mining Company was formed in Cheyenne Wyoming on May 14. It has capital stock of 1 400 000 shares at 1 each, aims to mine and reduce ores, and will operate in Curry and Josephine counties Oregon for fifty years under a board including Lucile Johnson Kansas City John B Thompson Kansas City MO C W Duller Kansas City MO Ora... Hatfield Kansas James A. 4 The age son of the sas re tet Cia Shaenas.
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Chetco Copper Mining Company
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Lucile Johnson
Kanaae City
John B. Thompson
Kanuas City
C. W. Duller
Kansas
The Hun Hellhounds and a Nation’s Fear of Tyranny
A wartime study warns Americans against autocracy by recounting executions sparked by a single circulated proclamation. It traces how one copy spread through Moscow-like networks and condemned many from a stenographer to a schoolboy, with witnesses noting brutal German tactics and the need to resist such tyranny in the United States.
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Germany
United States
America
Seret Service
Berty
Fom
Austria
Aurelia ‘Kolik
Aurelia
Alo
Vladimar Kolik
Orem
Kolik
Imeelf
Prom
Belgium
Poley Kidney Pills Helped Ogden Man Recover
After years of fatigue and kidney trouble, an Ogden Arkansas man found relief with Poley Kidney Pills. The ad claims toxins in blood affect health and that the pills restore function, easing back pain, rheumatism, and swollen joints.
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Ogden, Ark
Bere
Bela Sunday Cables 18 Powt to Lloyd George
Billy Bundey sends message to Lloyd George, British prime minister, expressing continued American confidence in England. The note urges steadfastness as World War II context figures into early 20th century tensions.
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Bela
Lloyd
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