Cheyenne to Build Frontier Apartment House for Fifty One
Archie Allison wins Cheyenne contract to erect a 51 apartment complex on Evans Street with a brick outer wall and metal supports. The $207,500 project features a three story, semi fireproof design, a long concrete driveway, a rear loading area, and potential twelve private garages.
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Cheyenne
Archie Allison
Frontier
Evans Street
Nineteenth
Nineteenth Street
Eighteenth
Evans
House
Allison
Cheyenne Apartments Company
What Women Do Wilson Rewards Her Capability
Mrs Glora Sears Taylor writer and publicist becomes one of three DC rent commission members by presidential appointment. The other new appointee is Mrs Helen Hamilton Gardiner to the U S civil service commission. Taylor previously led the women's division of the committee on public information and later worked for the department of labor while authoring a war work narrative.
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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
Peace Resolution Adopted in Upper House
In Washington on May 15 the senate passed by 43 to 38 a Republican substitute peace resolution ending the state of war with Germany and Austria-Hungary. The measure will be reconciled with the House version at a conference next week. the president is expected to veto.
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Washington
Senate
Germany
Austro- Hungary
House
White House
Knox
Mother of Cheyenne Man Dies in Boulder
Caroline Meyring, mother of Archer S. Meyring, died yesterday at her Boulder Colorado home. Meyring will travel to Boulder today. She had visited Cheyenne often and was known to residents there, who will be saddened by the loss.
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Boulder
Archer S. Meyring
Caroline Meyring
Colo
Cheyenne
Meyring
Arlington memorial dedication marred by civil war row
In Washington on May 15 a dispute erupted in the House over removing Confederate generals from the Arlington memorial amphitheatre roster. Representative Upshaw defended the roster against critics while protests and jeers occurred. The memorial, erected to all patriots who died for the nation, was formally dedicated at Arlington National Cemetery with veterans from three wars in attendance.
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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
Sleet Storm Knocks Out Cheyenne Wires and Rails
A severe sleet storm blocks Cheyenne communications and rails as poles and wires snap under heavy ice. Widespread outages force detours and limited railroad service. Two Pfliger search party members recount rough travel to reach the site and estimate the extended damage across many miles.
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Hamstreet
D. L. van Meter
Return From Trip To Western States
Mr and Mrs Adolph Braunschweig and daughter Rosalie have returned to Cheyenne after a visit to California and Arizona.
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Adolph Braunschweig
Rosalie
California
Arizona
Rege
Cheyenne
California girl claimed world tennis titles in 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 Home Of Mrs Kabis
Police believe an attempted high jack occurred at 608 East Eighteenth Street when a masked intruder rang the door and prowled the yard before fleeing as Mrs. Kabis turned on a yard light. Officers traced footprints by the cellar window and took a description.
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N. A. Kablis
East Eighteenth Street
Jones Charged Over Short in Brotherhood Funds
John A. Jones once an express robber and secretary of the Brotherhood of Railway Train Clerks is charged with stealing a small portion of the union funds. Officials reported a slight shortage found during a Friday night check after he pleaded guilty 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
At Hythe England May 15 the British government spokesman Lord Riddell said negotiations proceed but no decisions yet. French and British ministers adjourned at 8:30 pm with talks to resume tomorrow amid French proposals on German indemnity and payment schedules.
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Hythe
England
Associated Press
Lord Riddell
France
Soft Track Makes Race Impossible
The Mercury club cancels a planned ten mile auto race around Sloane's lake due to a soft, weather affected roadway. Cars were prepared but conditions prevent speed. officials hope to reschedule before Labor Day.
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Mercury Club
Sloane's Lake
Urgantiajor Confusion Clears Under Night Sky
The text describes a clear night at 1:30 AM when the sky revealed the Milky Way and the Big Dipper, despite prior fog and errors by authorities. It notes the stars remained intact and visible to all, including the sober, with the celestial scene returning as expected.
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Earth
Powers That Be
Emery’s Veteran Car Recovered After Theft Near Cheyenne
Ezra L. Emery's veteran car, linked to the Wyoming Good Roads association, was found four miles east of Cheyenne on Archer road, mired and abandoned. Sheriff B J Smalley organized a fast recovery, pulling it out and returning it to Cheyenne. No arrests reported yet as thieves reportedly tried to remove the vehicle but left it when stuck.
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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 police chief in San Mateo
Mrs. Elsa S. McGinn of San Mateo California has become the first American woman to serve as police chief head of the health department and custodian of the city jail. She was elected by the town trustees. McGinn leads the local Woman's club and headed the county's state council of defense. She managed 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
President Carranza flees to the mountains with loyal troops
May 15 dispatches place Carranza, the Mexican constitutional president, fleeing the capital with a small loyal force into the mountains between Mexico City and Vera Cruz. Reports note a fight near San Marcos lacking official confirmation and confirm Carranza's escape through revolutionary lines, refuting surrender rumors.
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Washington
Carranza
Mexico
Alvaro Obregon
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
San Marcos
Obregon
Congress Called to Elect Mexico's Interim President
May 15 report from Mexico City states Governor de la Huerta summoned the national congress to name an interim president. General Obregon and Gonzales attended. Iberia named to lead the liberal revolutionists. Obregon chosen as commander in the federal district, with pledges to accept any interim leader.
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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
Rescue Near Dale Creek Finds Two Survivors
A Cheyenne search party and Longmont police located two men near Dale Creek after Pflider’s abandoned car was found on the Lincoln Highway. One-armed man and a companion were pulled to safety as rescuers fought snowdrifts in the blizzard debris. Pflider is believed dead, with his car’s engine number and personal card recovered.
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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
Capture Report Says Diguez and Staff Imprisoned
A wireless dispatch from Guadalajara reported by Obregon headquarters signed by Colonel Islas Castro confirms General Manuel Diguez and his staff along with General Sebastian Allende have been imprisoned.
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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 in Puebla
Report from Laredo and Nogales claims President Carranza and an escort of 800 men were captured by General Sanchez's revolutionary forces in Puebla. The claim, not confirmed locally, comes from Generals Martinez of Chihuahua and Ignacio C. Ennis.
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EL Paso
Laredo
Tex
Nogales
Mexico
Carranza
Sanchez
Puebla
Martinez
Chihuahua
Ignacio CG. Ennis
Cordillo family trials planned in Laramie County court
Judge Mentzer denies John Cordillo’s motion for a new trial and orders Pete Cordillo and Newell to face separate trials in Laramie county. Trials likely to begin June 7 with sentencing for John Cordillo awaiting later determination amid appeals.
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Pete Cordillo
Newell
Laramie County
Mentzer
John Cordillo
Frank Jennings
Albany County
Titan 7
Pete
Cordillo
State Supreme Court
CG. A. Irwin
Irwin
George Patterson
Laramie
Patterson
Denver
John Gordillo
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