Memorial Day Morning Exercises Plan in Cheyenne
The program opens at nine in the Princess theater with Rev Huston in charge. A procession moves at ten to the soldiers monument cemetery for music, invocation, address by W B Mullens, and salutes by firing squads. Afternoon at the Catholic cemetery features convent school songs and Rev Hartman address. Great Britain has 7706 miles of coastline to defend.
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Cheyenne
Princess Theater
Todd
Army and Navy Union
Huston
St. Marks Episcopal Church
Ten O
W. BE
Mullen
Kopald
Convent School
Grand Army
James A. Hartman
Huns Capture 25 000 Prisoners in New Drive
German forces push a 40 mile front as battles rage along chalky plateaus and cavernous terrain near the Chemin des Dames. Allied troops withdraw under pressure but deny giving up key positions as casualties mount and French reserves are debated.
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Boissons
Teutons
Three to Go From Stock Growers Bank
Three Stock Growers bank employees exit to join the military. F. W. Grainger serves five years with the bank and has passed the navy examination. Edward W. Forrester, employed six months, goes to Denver for final medicals as he pursues sea service. W. L. McGuire, two months on the payroll, lists Cheyenne as home and expects to enter the army soon.
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Stock Growers Bank
F. W. Grainger
Edward W. Forrester
W. L. McGuire
Mr. McGuire
Cheyenne
Denver
FE. W. Grainger
Bank
Navy Éxaninationa
Lost bundle of clothes found by express messenger
A man misplaced a bundle of clothes and other articles during an express delivery. Finder urged to report to Leader of the Reward for return or reward.
Memorial Day Significance Deepens Across Nation and Allies
Memorial Day 1919 takes on new meaning as Americans honor khaki-clad fallen in France and the North Atlantic. President Wilson proclaims a day of public humiliation prayer and fasting, calling citizens to worship and pray for victory and lasting peace. Across capitals, tremulous ceremonies unfold near battlefields and cities, tying the home front to De Gaulle and Chemin des Dames memories.
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Washington
America
France
North Atlantic
Wilson
Congress of the
United States
Senate
House of Representatives
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
London
Paris
Gettynburg
Shiloh
Wilderness
Seleheprey
Chemin Des Dames
Thane
Perthes
German Baits Mexican Worker Then Attacks in Reno Hospital
Karl Schmidt, a German ranch worker, severely beat Pedro Dominguez after a staged friendly trip to Reno. Schmidt lured Dominguez to town with liquor, ahead of a planned tour of bars, and the confrontation ended with both men hospitalized.
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Reno
Karl Schmidt
Neight
Pedro Domingues
Schmidt
Dominguez
Reto
Domingues
Chinlat
Baseball scores from the American League games
Cleveland defeated Detroit 7 to 1 and Boston beat Washington 4 to 2 in the first games. Beston struck out Washington for a 3 nothing win in the second game. New York ran up 7 to 2 against Philadelphia in the first, then crushed them 12 to 2 in the second.
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Cleveland
Detroit
Boston
Washington
Beston
New York
Philadelphia
Baseball scorecard but with mixed results
Philadelphia defeats New York 5 to 2 while Boston wins 2 to 0 at Brooklyn. Boston also beats Brooklyn 3 to 0 in a second game. Other games, Chicago Cincinnati and Pittsburgh St Louis, postponed.
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Philadelphia
New York
Brooklyn
Boston
Chicago
Who Is Game for the Marines
The local marine corps recruiting station invites volunteers aged 8 to 45 who pass the examination. Fifteen men fill the current quota and are sent to Mare Island California for boot and feeder training. Marines serve ashore and afloat and gain travel opportunities. For information visit room 30 at First National Bank block.
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Marine Corps
Mare Island
Calif
First National Bank
Veterans enlistment drives persist across the nation
Civil war veterans, many around eighty, push to rejoin the armed forces. They endure rejections while continuing to campaign through recruiting offices, street corners, and pamphlets, maintaining hope the nation will call them back to service.
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Republic
War Department
Star Valahry Corrects Acreage In Lincoln County Farms
County Agent Karl Reed notes an error in The Leader stating 26,000 acres of cultivated land in Star Valley Lincoln County. The correct figure is 120,000 acres.
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Star Valahry
Karl Reed
Leader
Star Valley
Lincoln County
Harrington Gives Chambers and Webster to Cheyenne Schools
Mrs. John Harrington presented Cheyenne public schools with a full edition of Chambers Encyclopedia and a Webster's Unabridged Dictionary as a valuable gift this week.
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John Harrington
Cheyenne
Carpenter Church in Carpenter Wyoming Dedicated Sunday
The new Christian church at Carpenter Wyoming will be dedicated Sunday June 2. The dedication sermon will be preached at 11 a m by Rev F W Burtham of Cincinnati Ohio A cordial welcome is extended to all.
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Associated Press
Washington
Treasury Department
New Christian Church
Carpenter
Wyo
F. W. Burtham
Cincinnati
Weather and invention spark brief notice in Wyoming
Wyoming forecast calls for generally mild days with Thursday warmer and Friday cooler. A new alarm clock awakens deaf sleepers by jarring their beds, representing an innovative approach to alerting impaired individuals.
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Wyoming
Society Club and Church Events Highlight Memorial Day
The item notes Memorial Day observances with prayers on liberty and sacrifice. It covers social gatherings including five o'clock tea hosted by Mrs. Hugh Coffman for Miss Catherine Walsh on her upcoming wedding to Clarence Swainson. It also lists community movements, such as Cheyenne high school commencement and Red Cross volunteer efforts.
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Hugh Coffman
Aintor
Helen Keefe
Catherine Walsh
Clarence Swainson
Fort Russell Social Roundup and Visiting Officials
The post officers plan another dance at headquarters Friday evening with the 15th Cavalry band for the hop. Colonel Wetterburn of Fort Kevo Montana, a government horse buyer, visited Fort Russell Tuesday. Miss Donovan of Minneapolis, visiting her brother Captain Donovan, will soon return home. Mrs. Houghland wife of Captain Houghland hosted an informal bridge event yesterday with tea at five. Guests included Mrs. Edward Purell Mrs. McGrath Mrs. Buskirk and Mrs. Temple.
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Douglas A. Preston
Omaha
Ralph Robertson
Esther Hackman
Denver
Robertson
Carl Sheriff
Naomi Snyder
Palo Alto
Calif
Eightythird Regiment
Camp Fremont
M. C. Prey
California
Grace Kelley
John Harrington
Boulder
University of Colorado
Huth Harrington
R. B. Forsyth
Hot Springs
Idaho
Rather Carter
Forsyth
Walter B. Dunston
George ‘Hames
Creager
Clifford Humyfidh
Small Robert
Dex Moines
Iowa
Mtrummer
Fort Russell
Visiting List Artsy Couple Plans Chicago Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Kingeford of Ogden Wyoming are visiting Cheyenne with their daughter Mrs. Paul Bailey and her young daughter before leaving Saturday for Chicago to join Mr. Bailey. Friends regret their departure after years in music club and society circles.
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Kingeford
Ogden, Wiah
Cheyenne
Paul Bailey
Chicago
Bailey
Mrs. Bailey
Methodist Aid Society Meets at Church
Mrs BE Brace presided over the Methodis Aid Society meeting in the church parlors yesterday afternoon with about twenty in attendance. Routine business was completed and a donation was voted to the Methodist War Fund.
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Methodist Aid Society
BE. E. Brace
Methodis' Aid Society
Church Pa Lore
Methodist War Fund
Garretsons Buy Gorham Bungalow Home
Mr and Mrs B Garretson who stayed in RP Puller home last winter have purchased the Gorham bungalow. The Gorhams move with their son to Mrs Gorham's parents home, Mr and Mrs Johnnestrom.
Scandinavian Society Pledges Loyalty to Wyoming
Governor Houx received a letter from G. A. Holmes of Cody informing of the organization of the Park County Scandinavian society. The letter states the group's aim to be loyal patriotic citizens of Wyoming and the United States and to support any movement upholding the state's dignity and welfare.
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Houx
G. A. Holmes
Cody
Tutiwr
Park County
Holm
Oming
United States
State of
Wyoming
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