Sheridan Milling Company suit vs Burlington and Hines proceeds
The Donie Milling Company of Sheridan sues the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad and Walker Hines for 185000 in damages from a July fire at Sheridan. Testimony so far supports that sparks from Burlington locomotive No 44 may have started the blaze. Estimated trial duration is about a week with 16 witnesses examined.
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Sheridan
Donie Milling Company of
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company
Walker D.hines
C. Watt Brandon
Denio Company
Federal
Railroads
Burlington
KR. E.mcnally
Matson and Kennedy
Cheyenne
Goodard and Clark
Billings
G. A. Kutcher
William A. Riner
Brandon
Moon
Denio
No. 44
D. B. Jacobson
Harry Ford
Ford
Ndenio
Jacobson
legislative appropriation bill passed after rider objections
The $104,000,000 appropriation bill for legislative executive and judicial needs was passed unanimously by the house after a re-draft by the appropriations committee to remove veto objections. President Wilson had vetoed last week over a rider aiming to supervise government printing. The bill moves to the senate.
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Washington
House
Appropriations Committee
Wilson
Congress
Joint Congressional Committee On
Senate
Publishers form league to save newsprint amid price crisis
Washington May 17 Representatives of more than 100 newspapers organized the United States Publishers News Print Conservation League to seek mutual protection during newsprint shortages and price hikes. Many papers warn they may suspend unless relief comes, with editors predicting a future of reduced runs and ghosted weeks.
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Washington
United States Publishers’ News Print Conservation League
Colonel Mann Originator of Pullman Dies
Morristown New Jersey May 47 William Dalton Mann editor of Town Topics founder of the Smart Set magazine died at 81 from influenza complications He was Civil War veteran and survived by his widow and a daughter Funeral services set for Wednesday Mann invented the bowdler or boather car in 1874 which led to the Pullman sleeping car He later expanded into Europe founding Campeigne Internationale des Wagons Lits which operates sleeping and dining cars on continental railways
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Morristown
N. J
William D’alton Mann
Town Topics
Smart Set
Colonel Mann
America
Europe
Campeigne Internationale Des Wagons-Lits
Immigration bill likely to remain unchanged in current session
Washington May 17. Chairman Johnson of the house immigration committee announced there will be no attempt to enact legislation suspending immigration for a period of years during this session of Congress.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
House Immigration Committee
Lodge's Epirus Declaration Adopted by Senate
Senator Lodge's resolution declaring Senate opinion that Northern Epirus Corytza twelve Aegean islands and west coast of Asia Minor should be awarded to Greece was adopted today by the Senate without discussion.
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Lodge
Epirus
Senate
Washington
Corytza
Aegean Sea
Asia Minor
Greece
Mullen Chosen to Lead Memorial Hospital Campaign
W. B. Mullen was named chairman of the Memorial Hospital drive in Laramie County. The Cheyenne Red Cross leader will organize committees and volunteers to personally solicit every family in the county for funds to construct the new hospital. Committees will be formed in Pine Bluffs Burns Hillsdale and other towns as the campaign moves forward.
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W. B. Mullen
Memorial Hospital
Laramie County
Mullen
Cheyenne
The
American Red Cross
Pine Bluffs
Burns
Hillsdale
Phelan Plan Proposes U S Oil Abroad Agency
Senator Phelan introduces a resolution to create a U S oil abroad corporation modeled on the shipping board. The nine member board would be president appointed, stock limited to Americans, with the government retaining a right to take part of the oil for its use. The plan cites Britain (60 percent of world oil potentials) as a comparison in foreign resource development policy.
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Washington
The
United States Oil Corporation
Shipping Board
United States
Phelan
California
Great Britain
England
Senate
Wilson
State Department
Age of Eggs in Cold Storage Bill Passed by Senate
Washington May 17 The cold storage bill requiring date of entry of goods into cold storage to be marked on sale and limiting storage to 12 months was passed today by the senate without division. It now goes to conference. The measure limits the total storage period to 12 months.
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Washington
Senate
Employers Say Rail Men Do Need Increase
The Chicago wage board heard from rail carrier representatives led by EB W Whiter who argued wage increases are needed to offset high living costs. He warned that total employer demands, near 25 percent, would absorb revenue from higher freight rates and push carriers to seek more rate hikes.
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Chicago
United States Wage Board
Washington
Eb.w. Whiter
Whiter
Labor Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Boats to Return to Lake Minnehaha Next Sunday
Verne Franson purchased boats formerly owned by Hanna brothers and run as a confession at Lake Minnehaha. They will appear on the lake next Sunday if weather permits after painting now. Mayor Taylor fielded calls about boat operation, clarifying the city does not run them.
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Verne Franson
Hanna Brothers
Lake
Minnehaha
Taylor
Forty Piece Band Organized in Cheyenne
A city band of forty musicians was organized Sunday in Cheyenne. It will be directed by Lieutenant Jacobs and George Harrison. The group has offered its services to the American Legion for Memorial Day observances.
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Jacobs
George ©. Harrison
American Legion
Former Vice President Levi P Morton Dies at 95
Levi P Morton, former vice president and former New York governor, died in Allerslie New York on his 96th birthday after a Sunday night death.
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Levi P. Morton
Allerslie
N. Y
United States
New York State
Armed men stop proceedings in Arkansas court
Armed men entered the Oak-Hatsock district court and forced the two resignations of commissioners mid session. They presented written reasons to the attending attorneys, who signed and the men withdrew. Judge Wheatley adjourned the court and left the city, with road improvement advocates present.
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Arkansas
Oak-Hatsock
Eatlay
Wheatley
Exchanges Face End of Business Over Soldier Relief Tax
Representatives from New York and Chicago exchanges plan to urge House Ways and Means members against taxes in the soldier relief bill. Democrats will meet with Republicans to discuss the impact while brokers warn of near shutdowns. The bill would raise taxes on goods grains and stock transactions potentially by 1000 percent. Export grain shipments could incur about 4600 dollars per shipload.
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Washington
New York
Chicago
House
Ways and Means Committee
Henry T. Watney
New York Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Pennsylvania party primary voting today in Philadelphia
May 17 Pennsylvania voters prepare for party primaries with 76 delegates chosen per party. Republican delegates selected. Edward R Wood is the sole presidential preference candidate. Democratic side lists Attorney General Palmer with McAdoo as a urged write-in option.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
aAll
Pennysylvania
Edward R. Wood
Palmer
William G. McAdoo
Missouri River Flood Swamps North Omaha Homes
Fifty families were rescued by police and firefighters in boats as a levee broke on the Missouri River flooding North Omaha. The river stood stationary by afternoon and was expected to begin falling tonight.
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North
Omaha
Express Company Seeks 10 to 25 Percent Rate Hike
A hearing before Interstate Commerce Commission examiner S. H. Barcley examined a petition by American Railway Express to raise rates 10 to 25 percent. Charles A. Lutz cited a 96 percent cost rise since 1944 and the data was opened for contesting organizations until June 28.
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New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
American Railway Express Company
S. H. Barcley
Charles A. Lutz
Yankee Graves to Be Decorated in France
The Knights of Columbus announced that Edward L. Hearn of New York has arranged to decorate American soldiers' graves in France on Memorial Day. French schoolchildren will place flowers at some graves and memorial masses will be held in areas of the former battle zone.
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France
New York
Knights of Columbus
Edward L. Hearn
Desire Daniels accuses Sims on Prussianizing navy motive
Secretary Daniels told the Senate Naval Committee that Admiral Sims aimed to Prussianize the Navy and criticizes civilian control. He cited testimony by officers seeking to remove civilian oversight and make the secretary a rubber stamp, and warned against a German model general staff.
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Washington
Navy Department
Daniels
Sims
Senate Naval Investigating Committee
Secretary of
Welles
Long
Meyer
Darling
Cheyenne Awaits First Commercial Plane Arrival
Reed Hollister reports the Curtiss Oriole ordered by Southern Wyoming Aircraft is due in Denver next week and will reach Cheyenne within ten days. Hollister, president, has wired for a pilot to fly the ship from Denver to Cheyenne. Mrs Hollister enjoyed the flight already.
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Cheyenne
Reed Hollister
Denver
Southern Wyoming Aircraft Corporation
Hollister
Curtiiss-Humphreys
The
Aircraft Corporation
Cadet Tournament Set With Wall Scaling And Drills
The annual high school cadet tourney is this Saturday featuring wall scaling elimination drill and platoon calisthenics. Gold medals go to wall-scaling and elimination drill winners, silver cups to best drilled squad and platoon. Adjutant-general McCoy reviews. Captain Daley of Laramie sought as judge. post-tourney dance possible.
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McCoy
Daley
Laramie
Delinquent Tax List Shows Meredith Among Debtors
Secretary of Agriculture on the delinquent tax list for Laramie county shows E. T. Meredith, a presidential candidate and Iowa newspaper owner, with unpaid taxes totaling 36 dollars. The list, published yesterday, warns all properties will be sold for taxes on June 16 if unpaid.
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Secretary OF Agriculture
E. T. Meredith
Laramie County
Meredith
Iowa
Colorado Democratic Delegates Chosen at Large and District
Four delegates at large and eight district delegates to the Democratic national convention were elected at the Colorado state convention in Denver. The convention did not discuss instructing delegates. Resolutions praised the Wilson administration and denounced the Republican party.
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Colorado
Denver
Wilson
House Not in Hurry 10 Act on Resolution
The peace resolution from the senate was presented to the house and laid on the table. The foreign affairs committee will confer with senate leaders to find a plan for house acceptance without a conference. Chairman Porter said meetings with some leaders would be possible only by Wednesday or Thursday.
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Washington
Senate
House
Foreign Affairs Committee
Porter
Pennsylvania
Martial law proclaimed as army rushed to London Derry
A large force of troops arrived in London Derry on Monday. The dispatch says the disturbed areas are cordoned and crowds cannot assemble. Magistrates have decided to proclaim a state of martial law. In Dublin Sir John Taylor resumes duties after reports of his pending resignation.
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London
Londonderry
Daily Mail
Barracks Destroyed In Irish and English Incidents
In Dublin on May 17 two police barracks were destroyed at Limerick and one in Devonshire. A fourth barrack in Leath was damaged in the same period.
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Dublin
Limerick
Devonshire
Leath
Omaha Chamber of Commerce to Visit Cheyenne
The Omaha Chamber of Commerce will visit Cheyenne with a ten car special train arriving May 26. A reception is planned though details are not fixed. Mayor Taylor said the visitors may blow their siren upon arrival if steam permits.
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Omaha Chambler of Commerce
Cheyenne
Taylor
Chamber of Commerce
Omaha
Chamber
North Burns Telephone Company Organized in Burns County
Articles of incorporation for the North Burns Telephone company were filed with the county clerk. The firm will operate north of Burns with no capital stock as the project is not for private profit. Directors for the first year are Philip Weber, Herman Loetcher and J Bundy. The company plans to build a line from Burns into the Golden Prairie farming country soon.
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North Burns Telephone Company
Burns
Philip Weber
Herman Loetcher
J. Bundy
Golden Prairie
Wild man at Sloan's lake shows signs of recovery
Charles Schannell known as the wild man and former resident of a valve box at Sloan's lake is improving under supervision. Officials expect he may regain mental balance enough for release though he remains convinced he has much wood to chop. He boasted he is as good as ever when questioned about his condition.
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Charles
Schannell
Smalley
Davis
Sloan's Lake
Carranza's Train Surrounded by Rebels in Mexico
A Mexico City bulletin says Carranza and companions escaped from Apizaco but were surrounded again by General Reyes Marquez who has orders to capture them. Reports also note liberal forces occupying Monterey Victoria and Zacatecas, with Carranza fleeing toward the hills near Jalapa as troops close in.
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Mexico City
Associated Press
Pablo Gonzales
Farmers Oppose Nolan Land Tax in National Referendum
The American Farm Bureau Federation reports 246 097 against and 2 477 for the Nolan land tax bill from 340 counties across 15 states. Farmers fear tenancy will worsen, rents rise, and food output fall if enacted.
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Chicago
Congress
American Farm Bureau Federation
J. W. Coverdale
Coverdale
Federation
Goverdale
Beloved Cheater at Atlas with Lew Gody
Lew Gody stars in The Beloved Cheater at the Atlas today and tomorrow a Robertson-Gale production. A tangling romance centers on a hero who pursues a fiancee, with no miraculous reform and a surprising close. Also shows an amusing Hall Room Boys short.
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Lew Gody
Atlas
Robertson-Gale
Twenty Four Hours No Arrest Reported At Police Station
A day passed with no arrests from Friday midnight to Saturday midnight. The police chief reports two inmates in jail: a serving female prisoner and a Mexican man fined but unable to pay, serving the fine in jail.
Food costs rise in Britain as war anxieties grow
London May 17 The cost of food up to May 4 had risen to 146 percent above the pre war level and may climb further says C A McCurdy minister of food in an official statement tonight He notes Finland’s prices are lower than France Italy and Sweden and says U S prices are not much higher than Britain’s.
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OLD John's
London
Associated Press
C. A. McCurdy
Fnnland
France
Italy
Sweden
United States
Rebel chief Palaez joins Obregonista movement in Mexico
Manuel Palaez, rebel chieftain in the Tampico oil region, told the Excel sior of Mexico City that he has aligned with the Obregonista faction. The report states that his own revolutionary movement is ended.
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Obregon
Laredo
Tex
Manuel Palaez
Tampico
The
Excelsior
Mexico City
Palaez
Pension Bill Through Senate Sets Retirement Ages
Washington May 17 The pension bill advances, establishing a general retirement age of 70 for all federal employees, 65 for mechanics and artisans, 62 for railway postal clerks and mail carriers. Pensions up to 720 dollars yearly come from a government fund and payroll assessments.
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Washington
Senate
Rapid Progress Made In Smoothing Cheyenne Streets
Street work began smoothly in Cheyenne as Capitol avenue became a northward boulevard by afternoon. A Caterpillar tractor loaned for a two week demonstration aided grading on Carey avenue while crews repair culverts on Twenty-eighth street.
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Cheyenne
Capitol Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Carey Avenue
Pigeons Lose Old Home When Steeple Is Demolished
A large flock of ownerless pigeons lose their nesting site on the Congregational church steeple as the tower is torn down. The birds, settled on the roof and nests in the steeple for years, react with agitation to the wreckage and disruption.
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Congregational Church
Dry goods and clothing dealers cut prices across cities
Several San Francisco stores announce 20 to 30 percent reductions on merchandise in a broad price cut. Omaha department store chains follow with 20 to 30 percent off, including a large men’s clothing house. George Brandeis notes market drop. pages indicate continued price changes.
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San Francisco
George Brandeis
Carnival arrives too late to open in Cheyenne
The carnival under American Legion auspices failed to open last night as it arrived too late to unload. It was standing on Burlington flatcars and will be set up today if weather allows, as part of American Legion week events.
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Cheyenne
Burlington
American Legion
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