Frontier apartment house to rise in Cheyenne plans
Cheyenne residents learn Archie Allison wins the contract to build the Frontier apartment house at 50 rental units plus a janitor’s suite. The project costs about 207 500 dollars, under the 225 000 dollar cap, with three stories and a brick outer shell.
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Cheyenne
Archie Allison
Frontier
Evans Street
Nineteenth
Nineteenth Street
Eighteenth
Evans
House
Allison
Cheyenne Apartments Company
Women Appointed to Washington Posts Highlight Taylor's Rise
Mrs Glora Sears Taylor writer and publicist is named one of three District of Columbia rent commission members. The post involves significant congressional authority. Earlier she led the women’s division of the committee on public information and worked with the department of labor. She is now writing a story on women’s war work.
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Glora Sears Taylor
Wilson
District of Columbia Rent Commission
Congress
Helen Hamilton Gardiner
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Taylor
Committee On Public Information
Department of Labor
Senate adopts peace resolution ending war with Germany
In Washington on May 15 the Senate approved a Republican substitute peace resolution ending the state of war with Germany and Austro-Hungary by a 43 to 38 vote. A conference with the House will adjust differences next week, though a presidential veto is widely anticipated. The outcome follows Democratic forecasts of a five-vote edge for the Knox substitute.
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Washington
Senate
Germany
Austro- Hungary
House
White House
Knox
Mother of Cheyenne Man Dies in Boulder
Mrs. Caroline Meyring, mother of Archer S. Meyring, died yesterday at her Boulder Colorado home. Word reached Cheyenne today prompting Mr. Meyring to travel to Boulder. She hade frequent Cheyenne visits and was well known to many residents who mourn her loss.
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Archer S. Meyring
Caroline Meyring
Boulder
Colo
Cheyenne
Meyring
Dedication at Arlington Marred by Civil War Feud
A formal dedication of Arlington memorial amphitheatre is marred briefly by a clash over removing Confederate generals from the roster of fame. Representative Upshaw defends the tribute while Republicans and Democrats spar. the ceremony proceeds as veterans from three wars attend.
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Arlington
Washington
House
Representative Upshaw
Georgia
al- Inetan
Blanton
Texas
Upshaw
Arlington Memorial Amphitheatre
Arlington National Cemetery
Grand Army of the Republic
Ice encrusted wires halt Cheyenne line operations
Sleet and sheath ice snapped poles and grounded lines cutting Cheyenne communications and rail service west of the city. Officials warned repairs would take time as crews faced heavy conditions on Sherman Hill and along routes to Dale Creek Hermosa and Fort Collins. Hamstreet and Van Meter described the arduous detour-filled journey to reach the Pfliger search site.
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Cheyenne
Sherman Hill
Buford
Hamstreet
D. L. van Meter
Pfliger
Dale Creek
Hermosa
Diamond Peak
Fort Collins
Livermore
Owl Canon
Ham
Return From Trip To Western States
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Braunschweig and daughter Rosalie returned to Cheyenne last night after visits in California and Arizona.
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Adolph Braunschweig
Rosalie
California
Arizona
Rege
Cheyenne
California Girl Wins Tennis World Titles Across Four Lands
Miss Ryan, a California girl, is credited with the women's tennis title in Russia Germany Spain and Switzerland and is part holder of the women's doubles championship of the world. She is now in England to compete in the Arden games there.
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Miss Ryan
California
Russia
Germany
Spain
Switzerland
England
High Jacker Foiled At Kabis Home In Nighttime Break In
Mrs. Kabis at 608 East Eighteenth street turned on yard light to reveal a would be intruder as he rang the doorbell and prowled the back area. He fled when the light came on, leaving tracks around the house and cellar window. She gave a description to police.
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N. A. Kablis
East Eighteenth Street
Jones Charged With Shortage in Clerks Funds
John A. Jones, secretary of the Brotherhood of Railway Train Clerks, is charged with stealing a small portion of the union funds. Officials found a slight shortage after checking his accounts on Friday night following his guilty plea in U S district court.
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John A. Jones
United States District Court
Brotherhood of Railway
Germany's Debt Controversy at Conference in England
At Hythe England May 15 the British government spokesman Lord Riddell said negotiations were satisfactory with no firm decisions yet. the French and British ministers adjourned the talks to resume tomorrow as they weigh proposals on German indemnity and interim payments amid disagreement over provisional terms.
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Hythe
England
Associated Press
Lord Riddell
France
Soft Track Makes Race Impossible
The ten mile automobile race around Sloane's lake is postponed due to bad weather. Cars were prepared at Mercury club's speedway but unsafe road conditions prevent any speed. Race may be rescheduled before Labor Day if weather improves.
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Mercury Club
Sloane's Lake
Big Dipper Stays Bright After Fog Lifts
Crowds witness a clear sky at 1:30 this morning as the Milky Way remains visible and the Big Dipper appears intact. The previous weeks of fog and uncertainty fade with a restored stellar view watched by many, including the sober.
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Earth
Powers That Be
Emery's Veteran Car Rescued After Theft Attempt Near Cheyenne
Ezra L. Emery's vintage auto, secretary of the Wyoming Good Roads association, was recovered near Cheyenne after thieves attempted to pull it from a mire on Archer road. Sheriff B. J. Smalley organized a rescue, pulling the car four miles east of Cheyenne and returning it to the city. No arrests reported.
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Ezra L. Emery
B. J. Smalley
Cheyenne
Archer Road
Mr. Emery
Wyoming Good Roads Association
Smalley
Sheriff Smalley
First American Woman Named San Mateo Police Chief
Mrs. Elsa S. McGinn of San Mateo California becomes the first American woman to hold the posts of police chief health department head and city jail custodian. Elected by the town trustees she also leads the local Woman's club and served as county chairman for the state's defense council during the war and oversaw Liberty loan drives in the county.
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Elsa S. McGinn
San Mateo
Cal
Town Trustees
McGinn
Woman's Club
State Council of Defense
San Mateo County
Carranza Flees to Mountains with Loyal Remnant
May 15 dispatches report Carranza, the constitutional president of Mexico, fleeing the capital with a small band of loyal troops into the mountains between Mexico City and Vera Cruz. Reports from Vera Cruz say he escaped revolutionary lines, quashing earlier surrender rumors amid fighting near San Marcos.
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Mexico
Washington
Carranza
Alvaro Obregon
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
San Marcos
Obregon Named Commander and Mexico City Moves Toward Interim President
In Mexico City on May 15 the liberal revolutionists selected General Obregon as commander and called congress to name an interim president. De la Huerta summoned the national assembly, while Iberia was chosen to lead. Carranza reportedly fled toward the mountains with a small escort as Obregon offered safe conduct for surrender.
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Congress
Mexico
Obregon
Mexico City
de la Huerta
National Congress
National Palace
Liberal Revolutionary Movement
General Obregon
Gonzales
Iberia
Liberal Revolutionists
Federal District
Man Believed Dead Sparks Rescue Of Two In Snowbound Search
A Cheyenne led party sought W W Pflcher near Dale Creek after his car was found abandoned in a snowbank during the April blizzard. They rescued two other men trapped by the storm, while Pflcher is believed dead. Officers and companions followed the car’s engine number and found the two survivors while continuing the search for Pflcher.
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Cheyenne
Dale Creek
W. W. Pflcher
Longmont
Colo
Lincoln Highway
Pflider
Laramie
Wyo
Galloway
KE. J. Smalley
S. E B. Hamstreet
Buck Mercantile Company
D. L. van Meter
Hamstreet
Carl Pflider
Lusk
Pilcder
General Manuel Diguez Captured in Mexico
Wireless dispatch from Guadalajara confirms General Manuel Diguez and his staff along with General Sebastian Allende have been imprisoned. The alert, issued by Obregon headquarters and signed by Colonel Islas Castro, was released after reports from Laredo Junction and Dallas.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Laredo Junction
Dallas
Texas
Manuel Diguez
Guadalajara
Obregon
Islas Castro
Diguez
Sebastian Allende
Carranza and escort reportedly captured by revolutionaries
Reports from Laredo and Nogales claim President Carranza and an escort of 800 men were captured by General Sanchez forces in Puebla. Revolutionary leaders Generals Martinez and Ignacio C. Ennis say the capture is unconfirmed.
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EL Paso
Laredo
Tex
Nogales
Mexico
Carranza
Sanchez
Puebla
Martinez
Chihuahua
Ignacio CG. Ennis
Cordillo Brothers to Face Separate Trials in Laramie County
The court denied John Cordillo’s motion for a new trial in Albany county. Pete Cordillo and Newell will be tried in Judge Mentzer's court in Laramie county with June 7 eyed as a probable start date. John Cordillo and his wife attended the hearing as counsel pursued an appeal to the state supreme court.
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Pete Cordillo
Newell
Laramie County
John Cordillo
Frank Jennings
Albany County
Mentzer
Titan 7
Pete
Cordillo
State Supreme Court
CG. A. Irwin
Irwin
George Patterson
Laramie
Patterson
Denver
John Gordillo
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Qbregon
Clara Sears Taylor
Madden
Illinois
Elizabeth Montague Ryan
KABIS
Jones
Urganiajor
EZ Emery
Mire
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