Work Begins Today on New Cross Walks in Cheyenne
City Commissioner Joe Laughlin oversees Perry and Moulton as they start installing street and alley crossings and culverts across a large Cheyenne district from Thames to House and north to sidewalk ends. The project costs 21404.04 and is touted as a low price versus pre city government rates, with further reductions on foot paths and culverts. The work spans several weeks and aims to keep feet dry for merchants en route to the business district.
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Joe Laughlin
Perry and
Moulton
Cheyenne
Elty
Editor John Manker Drops Dead at Conference
Saratoga Springs N Y May 10 Rev John Manker of Athens Texas editor of the Methodist Advocate Journal collapsed and died while addressing the book committees at the Methodist Episcopal general conference.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
John Manker
Athens
Tex
Methodist Advocate Journal
Methodist Episcopal Gentral Church Conference
Carranza Understands U S Motives After Border Talks
Secretary Baker told President Wilson that Carranza now understands why Washington sent the punitive expedition after Villa. General Scott described the El Paso conference results and how American officers eased Obregon’s fears while pursuing bandit suppression without immediate troop withdrawal.
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Washington
Wison
Baker
Hough Scott
Aff
Horer
Carran
Villa
Scott
Cenretary Baker
Mont el Paso
Obregon
Mae
Mexico
Russian Advance Threatens Turkish Army in Mesopotamia
Petrograd reports Russian forces pushing south from the Urumiah region toward Mosul and Assyria on the Tigris. Two armies advance toward Mosul and Bagdad, with the Turkish Mesopotamian force estimated at six to seven divisions and facing imminent jeopardy.
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Mesopotamia
Petrograd
Urumiah
Mosul
Assyria
Tigris
Rivandovza
Bagdad
Euphrates
Jozrireh-Ibr- Omar
Durbar
Khanikin
Caplan Jury Discharges After 72 Hours Deadlock
Los Angeles May 16 The trial of David Caplan on murder charges linked to the destruction of the Los Angeles Times building ended with a hopelessly deadlocked jury after seventy two hours of deliberation. Jurors reported a seven to five division for conviction and acquittal. A new trial date was set for June 15 for motions to reset.
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Los Angeles
David Caplan
Los Angeles Times
Methodist union near as conference approves plan
BARATOGA SPRINGS May 16 The general conference voted nearly unanimously to adopt the unification report. The act moves toward the amalgamation of the Methodist Episcopal Church South and the Methodist Protestant Church, with a huge demonstration following.
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Baratoga Springs
American Methodist Church
General Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Methodist Protestant Church
Austrians advance and heavy fighting across fronts
The Austrians push toward the ItaHens and occupy trenches near Monfalcone and the Gulf of Trieste with 2000 taken prisoner. In Belgium and France artillery clashes intensify around Divrwad e St Georges Avecourt wood Hill 304 Le Mort Homme near Verdun. German raids west of Hill 304 are repelled. Russian trenches near Lake Bolje face counterattacks as forces clash in Galicia.
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Italien
Vochon
Monfalcount
Trieste
Belgium
France
Divwade
St. Georges
Avecourt Wood
le Mort Homme
Verdun
Dvinek
Vilna
Lake Bolje
Russans
Galicia
Teutons Ce
Cheyenne Youth Loses Left Arm in Smelter Belt
George Barlow 23 son of Mr and Mrs George Barlow of 1815 House Street Cheyenne suffered the loss of his left arm at Anaconda Montana Sunday in an accident at the Smelter of Anaconda Copper Mining Co. His arm was mangled and amputated after being caught in a conveyor belt. He was taken to a hospital and later rallied. His mother Mrs Barlow was not informed of full details until now.
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George Barlow
House Street
Anaconda
Mont
Harlow
Barlow
Kerry farmer disrupts Casement rebellion plans in Berlin
John McCarthy a Kerry county farmer disrupted months of planning for Roger Casement to lead a rebellion in Ireland. He testified at the How Street police court that he discovered a boat and tracks on Good Friday near Tralee prompting Irish constabulary to search coastlines and locate Casement in McKinnon's fort. He also claimed Casement gave false names and resisted arrest.
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London
John McCarthy
Kerry
Berlin
Roger Casement
All Ireland
Casement
Daniel Bailey
McCarthy
Secret Service
Sir Roger
Tralee
Meurthy
Irish Constabulary
Slerne
McKinnon
Hughes Beating T. R. in Vermont
Justice Hughes held a lead about two to one over Theodore Roosevelt in Vermont's Republican presidential primary with incomplete returns reported. Former Secretary Root and Governor McCall of Massachusetts split the remaining votes as polls closed.
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Montpalire
Justice Hughes
United States Supreme Court
Theodore Homevelt
Root
McCall
Massachusetts
Democrats Push U S Shipping Bill
The administration shipping bill was taken up in the House under a special rule with Friday vote and debate. Democrats defend the measure as expedited and vital, proposing a shipping board with regulatory power and funding of 60 million dollars to build up the American merchant marine.
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Washington
Interstate Merce Commission
Undefined fragment hints at store room job and relocation
Fragmentary text notes a person employed in a Union Pacific store room who left for Apaconda in early February and mentions ongoing work and fate, but details are unclear and identities are not specified.
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Union Pacific
Apaconda
Emelior Sinew
Judge Hynes Advocates Eight Hour Day for Railroad Workers
Judge W F Hynes of Denver spoke to Cheyenne's Industrial Club on railroad wages, arguing for an eight hour day without raising rail costs. He described worker overwork and explained why terminals would not need removal under proposed changes, noting historical pay for long days and detailing cites from the Nasscent discussion.
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Hynes
R.R
Industrial Club
Juden W. FP. Hynes
Denver
Judge Hynes
Cheyenne
Ipsos
Wilson Voices Peace Drive and Global Role
President Wilson released a confidential review of his three years in the White House. He said America seeks peace because it loves peace but must act in world affairs, warning that false foreign reporting can spark trouble with nations. He reflected on newspaper influence and the burden of leadership.
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Washington
Wilton
White House
National Press Club
America
United States
Wilson
Suffragists Rope in 50 Congressmen
Envoys of the Congressional union for woman suffrage conclude a thirty eight day tour with a plea to fifty representatives and senators in the capitol rotunda. Suffragists, flanked by ropes and a line of women, march up the steps followed by cheers and yellow ribboned girls as speeches unfold.
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Washington
Congressional Union For Woman Suffrage
Adossa Euffranlee
Raiders Attack Queen's Train Amid Air Raid Confusion
A fragmented report describes Austrian air raids near Moyiley targeting a train carrying Queen Helena and several children. The attack failed and casualties were avoided, with local authorities noting the event as an aborted assault.
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Lom
Moyiley
Helena
Bomertvetdl
Tenement Fire Claims Jantton Victim In San Francisco
A four story tenement burned killing Joe Mioremad a janitor and injuring several residents as police rescued a bedridden woman and others escaping through stairways. The fire also prompted a late May report from New York noting Mrs Neillie Palmer's will funding a bird fountain over her grave.
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San Francisco
Joe Mioremad
Manuel Gonsales
Hiness
New York
Mra Neillie Palmer
Westinghouse Strike Ends After Plant Walkout
Pittsburgh reports the Westinghouse strike ending as union officials say nearly all workers returned to work after a disruption that began April 22 and involved about 20,000 employees. The AFL cites low participation among unorganized workers and a move to discontinue the strike.
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Piprshurgh
Westinghouse
American Federation of Labor
Emigration of European Art Treasures to the United States
Berlin reports that after the war a general emigration of European art treasures will be placed in the United States. The center of the trade may have already shifted to America with major dealers in Paris London and Florence moving to New York. European museums and collectors may struggle to compete with American capital and collectors in the future.
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Berlin
von Bode
Angaid
United States
America
Dewlere
Varle
London
Florence
New
Yor
National Manufacturers Back Broad War Rail Plan
The National Association of Manufacturers endorsed a broad patriotic plan for military and national defense readiness. Resolutions urged Congress to fix the railroad regulation system to promote investment in open regions not currently served by lines.
British Orders in Council Cut U. S. Commerce
May 16 report shows British Orders in Council reducing American exports as war effects rise. Data indicate U S shipments dropped significantly while wartime trade shifts favor Entente partners and wartime needs. Estimates note billions in lost exports and varied impacts across major trade partners.
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Council
U. S
Washington
Beatricbone
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