Old-Timer Urges Cheyenne Semicentennial Pageant
Letter from William E Hawks urges Cheyenne to celebrate the semicentennial of its founding in 1867. He recalls the first house on Moldy Street and events surrounding the arrival of the Union Pacific train on November 13 1867, and proposes a frontier days reunion and a city pageant with university involvement.
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Cheyenne
Lamont
Industrial Club
W. & Hawke
Bennington
J. R
Whitehead
Moldy Street
Sidney Dillon
General Canement
Ohio
William E. Hawks
Wyoming
State University
Billiard Expert Defeats Boy In Close Seventeenth Street Match
J Mills a billiard and pool expert defeated McMium Trial Set The third trial pocket billiards by 75 to 74 before the largest crowd at Pioneer Billiard hall on Seventeenth Street Mills then entertained with a display of fancy shots to the astonishment of spectators. Floor finishing The Sherman Co tf
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Pioneer Billiard Hall
Seventeenth Street
J. Mills
McMium
Mills
Complete Fund Raised for Country Club House
The Coun try club reports pledges totaling 2500 dollars for the new club building. Construction on the lob hone will start soon with a target ready date mid summer. A caretaker couple will be employed and luncheons or small dinners planned. The 160 acre tract offers boating fishing tennis and golf for members in Cheyenne.
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W. C Kinkead
Cheyenne
Old Cheyenne bonds received by Martin
City Finance Commissioner Martin yesterday received 117000 dollars worth of old Cheyenne bonds, part of city obligations refunded. EB H Rolling and Sons of Denver handle the exchange as old bonds remain in circulation for years. Bonds are widely scattered. Travelers Insurance Co of Hartford has invested 400000 dollars in Waterworks extension bonds.
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Martin
Cheyenne
EB. H. Rolling and Sons of
Denver
Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn
Building Addition to Cheyenne Laundry
A new addition costing about $2000 is being installed at Cheyenne Steam laundry. The pressing plant will be enlarged and improved in the addition. The new apparatus includes an electric bleaching machine to bleach all kinds of articles.
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Cheyenne Steam Laundry
Army Captain Is Granted Divorce in Texas Case
The Anderson County district court granted a final divorce decree to Captain J. T. Robinson of Palestine from Rebecca H. Robinson now of Cincinnati on grounds of infidelity. Witnesses testified Mrs. Robinson was seen in Detroit in 1913 with co respondent Oden Rafferty formerly of Oxnard Cal. They claimed to be uncle and niece and lived together in Los Angeles from 1914 to 1915. Robinson, a captain in the medical corps, was unaware of the conduct until December 1915 and is here on leave from VA.
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Palestine
Tex
District Court of
Anderson County
J. T. Robinson
Rebecca H. Robinson
Cincinnati
Westminster
Southwest Lake Avenue
Los Angeles
Robinson
United States
Kitchener Blamed for Dublin Revolt
London May 18. Augustine Birrell former chief secretary of Ireland says Lord Kitchener refused to send more troops to Ireland because he had no troops to spare. Birrell defends himself against charges of laxness blamed for the Dublin outbreak.
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London
Augustine Birrell
Ireland
Lord Kitchener
Home Forces
Dublin
Birrell
Showalter Seeks Bass Order Reversal for City Lakes
J J Showalter urges revocation of a fisheries order halting black bass shipments to Cheyenne. He has written to Wyoming lawmakers and received a supportive reply from Senator Warren. The fisheries commissioner will investigate, noting the local lakes are not harmed by bass.
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J. J. Showalter
Cheyenne
Showalter
Wyoming
Warren
May Drop Criminal Charge Against Klinger
The article discusses possible decisions on criminal charges against Klinger after an accident. Mrs. Leffler and Mrs. Oakley, injured in the incident, remain hospitalized with serious injuries. Legal experts note that civil damages may proceed if no criminal trial occurs, while defenses argue over fault and warning signals.
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Oakley
St. John’s Hospital
Klinger
Mann Delays Shipping Bill In Senate Adjournment
Republican Leader Mann stalled progress on the administration shipping bill by insisting on the formal reading of the engrossed bill. With the bill not yet engrossed, leaders adjourned as the final vote could not proceed.
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Washington
Mann
Mann Ii
Hughes Leading in Oregon Vote
Scattered returns show Oregon Republican voters favor Justice Hughes for president in early results, leading Cummins and Barton. London reports a committee meeting plans relief for Shackleton marooned in the Antarctic, outlining departure routes from London to the Weddell Sea via Argentina and the Falklands.
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Hughes
Oregon
Portland
Ore
Justice Hughes
Cummins
Lowe
Barton
Hire
London
Ernest Shackleton
Antarctic
The
Royal Georgraphical
Weddelsea
Es Aires
Falkland
Letters Terrify Young Men's Literary Club in 1916
A chaotic telegram bunch from May 19 1916 reports ambassadors resignations political pressure and war talk at the Young Men's Literary Club. W B Ross exposes a plot as members debate US stance toward Germany amid sensational fear and rhetoric.
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Young Men’s Literary Club
Club Meeting Presents Poised Debate and Social Tea
The discussion centered on two views about a work, one arguing it surpassed Eugene Field and the other defending Field’s merit. Jack Clark hosted as members argued spiritedly then shared light roistering laughter. The club adjourned to a social with sandwiches coffee and cake served by male members.
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Jack Clark
Eugene Field
Taft Urges Ministers to Preach on League of Nations
In Philadelphia at Independence Hall last June a platform for an international court and league of nations pledged to mobilize joint economic and military forces was proposed. Ministers in Cheyenne were sent letters by Taft and others with an open letter on the moral challenge of the war. Frontier Days in Cheyenne will be held July 26 27 28 and 29.
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Philadelphia
Independence Hall
International Court
League of Nations
Cheyenne
Senate
Henry W. Balnton
Harold Forde
A. Huston
Nathaniel 8. Thomas
Mr. Taft
America
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