Railroads file suits in Chihuahua to block Adamson law
Four railroad companies UP, Oregon Short Line, Colorado & Southern and Burlington seek injunctions in US court here to restrain enforcement of the Adamson law. Pleadings outline constitutional challenges, wage-law nature, and scope. Lawyers Lacey, Hurke, Burdick represent plaintiffs. government to answer soon. cases may hinge on broader national rulings.
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United States
Union Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Colorado & Southern
Burlington
Lacey & Lacey
T. F. Hurke
C. W. Burdick
C. |.Gdon
Supreme Court
Wyoming
Bank deposits surge in Cheyenne four banks rise in two months
Cheyenne four banks show deposits increasing by over 2.35 million in two months. Total deposits reach 9.93 million, with Citizens Bank, First National, Stockgrowers, and Wyoming Trust posting sharp gains amid state wide prosperity and oil boom.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
First National
Wyoming Trust
Citizens Bank
Prosecution Closes in McDaniels Murder Case
In Missouri, the state halted its case against Prosecutor Oscar D McDaniels who is charged with murdering his wife. The defense will begin arguments next, with witnesses testifying that Mrs McDaniels suspected infidelity and hired a detective to spy on him.
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BT Joseph
State Today
Oscar D. McDaNiels
Osborne May Quit State Department
Assistant Secretary James E. Osborne met with President Wilson at the White House and officials announced he probably would resign soon, though Osborne later denied plans to leave government service.
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Washington
James FE
Osborne
White House
Wilson
Ohio Oil Company Buys Kinney Lease Interest
Kinney in Cokeville sells a half interest in his Big Muddy lease to the Ohio Oil Company in a deal likely over 100000 dollars. Kinney retains a representative as he continues drilling a fifth well after four productive wells. The Big Muddy lease spans 860 acres and initial testing began last May with multiple shallow wells proving oil.
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Joseph ©. Kinney
Cokeville
Ohio Oil Coppany
Kinney
Cheyenne
Ohio Company
Loalle A. Miller
Tace
Wade |Eet Weel
Tee Mir
Millar
Rancher Collin Splere Convicted of Second-Degree Murder
In Lander on November 23 a jury found Collin M. Splere guilty of second-degree murder after a trial where he claimed self-defense. The killing happened near South Pan as a dispute over open range usage escalated.
Weather forecast fragment for Wyoming regions
Fragmentary forecast for Wyoming mentions colder conditions in the south on Friday and Saturday, with warmer conditions on Sunday. The text is incomplete and lacks precise locations or temperatures.
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Wyoming
South
Gawrdey
Death of Lusk Merchant Harry C. Snyder
Harry C. Snyder, a Niobrara county leader and former state legislator, died in Lusk after a year of illness. He survived by his wife and three daughters and had lived in Lusk about twenty years. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at his residence.
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Lusk
Wyo
Harry C. Snyder
Niobrara County
Snyder
Democratic Party
Denver
Population of Japanese in four states rises by twelve thousand
San Francisco reports a census by the Japanese consul general showing an increase of 12 000 Japanese in California Nevada Utah and Colorado since 1910 bringing the total to about 60 000 in these four states.
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San Francisco
Cal
California
Nevada
Utah
Colorado
Justice Housman Performs Marriage Ceremony
Justice of the Peace Frank Housman performed the marriage ceremony for Leo Wolfe of Fort Laramie and Mies Faye Eda Howard of Frederick. The groom is a prosperous rancher of the district between the old and new Laramie forts.
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Justice of the Peace
Frank Housman
Leo (. Wolfe
Fort Laramie
Mies Faye Eda Howard
Frederick
New Laramie
Two killed in railroad wreck in Kansas City suburb
Two people died and several were injured in a collision between a San Francisco and an Inland railroad train near Kansas City. The wreck occurred this evening in a suburban area, with emergency crews responding to the scene.
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Kansas City
San Francisco
Hock Inland
Teutons Gain Wheat Lands as War Advances Reach Wallachia
Teutonic allies seize eleven square kilometers of wheat land in Wallachia and cut communications with Romanian forces west of Craiova. Berlin reports Russian reinforcements in eastern Transylvania and Bulgarian resistance. Italians advance with mixed outcomes. Romanian moves in the Jiul valley retreat to old positions. actions along the Danube include barges destroyed near Corabia.
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Wallachia
Devlin
von Falkenhayn
Craiova
Berlin
Transylvania
Lake Preaba
Petrograd
Maria
Sofia
Monastir
Lake Dehrida
Lake Presba
Cerna
Paoralovo
Bucharest
Jiul Valley
Rumanian War Office
Alt Valley
Labor Will Fight to Uttermost for Eight-Hour Law
President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor spoke at the Baltimore convention arguing labor must push the eight hour law and test its constitutionality. He warned opponents that labor will strike if pushed to defend gains against managers and the government.
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Baltimore
Mil
Hughes
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Agreement on Adamson Law Gains Momentum Across Capitals
Washington reports Attorney General Gregory and railroad counsel nearing a Supreme Court path for the Adamson law challenge. Both sides withhold details but indicate progress toward a hearing. Kansas City notes a deadlock over a test case choice as Santa Fe injunction pauses awaiting a harmonized procedure.
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Washington, D. C
Gregory
Supreme Court
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Hook
Say Women Must Vote to Check High Cost of Living
Resolutions adopted at the closing section of the New York state woman suffrage party declare that women cannot arrest the high cost of living without the vote. They vow a vigorous stateside campaign next year for national ballot rights. A resolution calls equal pay for working women and a congratulatory message greets Miss Jeannette Rankin elected to Congress from Montana.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
Woman Suffrage Party
Jeannette Rankin
Congress
Montana
Bets Paid Off In Mayor Maghes Race Fallout
New York November 23. The last stakeholders who held out to the May for Charles E. Maghes to concede Wilson’s re election paid off bets today. Estimated about 2 000 000 in bets will be paid off by tonight.
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New York
Campaign to Relieve Car Shortage Faces Railroads
Washington November 23 The American Railway association new conference committee on car efficiency started a drive to relieve the coal car shortage by ordering railroads to return coal cars loaded or empty to owners immediately. Officials say the move could dispatch enough cars to the interior to ease the threatened coal famine and similar steps may follow to relieve other car classes. The most urgent need is for coal cars.
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Washington, D. C
Conference Committee On
American Railway Association Today
Cominyon
Austrians Take Allegiance Oath
A Vienna dispatch reports that the garrisons and troops across the monarchy have sworn allegiance to the Kaiser. The oath marks a formal pledge by military districts to the imperial command.
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Lonton
Kanpwner Chourtes
Villa Driven From Chihuahua City After Seven Hour Battle
Francisco Villa withdrew his surviving forces from Chihuahua City at 6 p.m. after a seven hour fight defending against General Trevino. Trevino was slightly wounded directing the defense. Carranza troops pursue Villa southward as Murguia arrives toward Chihuahua City with about 7,000 troops.
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EL Paso
Texas
Francisco Villa
Chihuahua City
Trevino
Carranza
Ozuna
Villa
Carranea
Villa Planns
Murgula
Torreon
EL Pasq
Francisco Murguia
Carraven
Mapula
Mexican Central
Torraon
Andres Garcia
Carranim
Murguia
Murgui
Juares
Mexican Conferees Seek Access to Confer With Carranza
Mexican members of the Mexican American Joint Commission ask for a two week recess to present Americans’ border proposals to General Carranza. US and Mexican delegates debate border patrol control and pursuit rules across the line while aiming to withdraw troops when conditions allow.
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Gen
Carranza
Atlantic City
N. J
Tosmorrow
United States
Tts
Border Patrol
Ag Aetergest
Commission
Mexico
Las Bern
Am Americ
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