Wyoming Rifles Hold Own in National Shoot at Jacksonville
Acting Adjutant General Parik er reports from Jacksonville that Wyoming marksmen are performing well at the national rifle shoot. First Lieutenant Cyrus M. Gettys leads Wyoming with a 101, close to leader W. H. Richards at 104, as four Wyoming men place in the top ranks among 332 entrants and 124 cash prizes awarded.
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Cheyenne
Pariker
Jacksonville
Florida
Wyoming
Cyrus M. Gettys
Company H
Camp Kendrick
W. H. Richards
Quinnipiac Rifle Club
Gettys
Leon H. Poirot
Company F
Lawrence B. Bishop
Compa F
James A. Wade
Company A
Ford W. Walker
Polrat
Wyoming Forecast Fair and Warmer North Thursday
A weather forecast for Wyoming calls for fair skies on Thursday and Friday with warmer temperatures in the extreme north on Thursday.
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Wyoming
Palmer Home Fire Threatens Family As He Races To Help
Claude F. Palmer, Burns candidate for the lower house, faced a fire at his nearly completed home last night. He rushed from the Inter Ocean hotel with his daughter Esther to reach Burns, fearing for his wife and eight children left in the burning house as a snowstorm hindered contact and the Burns line failed.
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Claude F. Palmer
Burns
Inter Ocean
Ida Graham
Esther Palmer
Burna
Palmer
Woman's Wilson Club to Organize Meeting in Cheyenne
The Woman's Woodrow Wilson club of Cheyenne led by Mrs. Gibson Clark plans a public gathering at the Parish House next Saturday afternoon. They expect a large turnout for the first meeting since formation and urge all interested women to attend regardless of party. Joseph G. O'Mahoney will address the group alongside the president and other members. The meeting starts at 2 20 PM.
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Woodrow Wilson Club
Cheyenne
Gibson Clark
Parsh House
Mia. Gibson Clark
Joseph GC. O'Mahoney
Livestock Boom Report From Omaha Stockyards
E F Buckingham, president of the Omaha Stockyards company, said Omaha’s stockyards have never seen so many cattle received and shipped. He spoke in Cheyenne on a trip to visit his daughter in the Big Horn basin and attributed the surge to strong market demand.
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Omaha
E. F E. Buckingham
Omaha Stockyards Company
Cheyenne
Big Horn Basin
Drying Wyoming Synod Sees Hope for Prohibition
The Wyoming Synod at First Presbyterian church hears delegates discuss Christian education and a major address by L Creb of the Anti Halden league predicting a dry era within years. Women’s societies plan joint sessions with devotional services and a closing missionary play titled Tired of Mission.
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Synod of Wyoming
First Presbyterian Church
H. W. Clark
K. Irwin
W. B. Bradley
Wyoming
L. Creb
SLC
Antihalden League
John Dixom
Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Societies
State of
Synod
Mra
G. L. Spring
H. W. Bradley
Ada M. Hilla
Westminster Calld
Thomilson Here to Arrange for Livestock Meet
T. W. Thomilson, secretary of the American National Livestock association, met Cheyenne Industrial club members to discuss the January 18 19 20 convention. They weighed site options, planned delegate hospitality, and prepared to advance plans laid at prior meetings. The convention will precede the Denver stock show, giving delegates a chance to visit Colorado displays.
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T. W. Thomilson
American National Livestock Association
Cheyenne
Industrial Club Committee
Denver
Industrial Club Sets Roads Committees for Scenic Highway
A letter from H O Punshon to R M Jamont sets up two committees to scout a scenic highway linking Cheyenne and Laramie. Archie Allison leads Cheyenne, with C W Riner Ray Olds and W E B Chaplin arranging a mid route trip and data gathering. A second committee led by Archie Affison will push good roads amendment for the November legislature to share Wyoming’s portion of a $5 million federal grant.
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R. M. Jamont
Industrial Club
H. O.punshon
Laramie
Larable
Cheyenne
Illinois Central Raises Dividend to 6 Per Cent
Illinois Central directors announce a rise in the annual dividend rate from 6 to 6 percent, boosting stock returns for shareholders. The decision was made at today’s board meeting in Chicago.
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Illinois Central
Chicago
Train Hold Ups Kill 2 on Santa Fe
Bliss Oklahoma October 18 two men were killed during two separate hold ups on the Santa Fe line. Police investigated the incidents and searched for suspects while witnesses described the robberies.
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Santa Fe
Missing Cheyenne man feared drowned near Griffin ranch
August Schultz missing since 10 am while hunting near the Griffin ranch eight miles from Cheyenne. A search failed to locate him by midnight and another party planned to resume in the morning. Schultz and companions had just moved to Cheyenne from elsewhere.
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Griffin Ranch
Cheyenne
August Schultz
Warren Avenue
Plaina Hotel
Sheriff's Office
Hector Marti
Rob Alexander
Schultz
The
Griffin Oace
Downie i
Ajaxpried
Mardl
Lon Davis
Charles
the Plains Hotel
6Chulte
Debating Land Question At Day Farm Congress
At El Paso Texas the International Dry Farming congress opens with a debate on how much land the government should grant to settlers willing to farm in the semi arid belt under the homestead act. The piece traces historic limits of 160 acres and the evolution of settlement beyond the rainfall line as new land questions emerge.
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EL Faso
Tex
United States
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Rocky Mountains
Gladden backs Wilson for reelection amid vilification
Dr. Washington Gladden former Republican leader turns toward President Wilson for reelection. He recalls voting for Lincoln in 1860 and 1864 but cites Republican vilification as pushing him to endorse Wilson. He notes Wilson’s moderation and democracy in wartime and reflects on past campaigns and bipartisan scrutiny. He mentions 1864 parallels and questions opponents’ arguments.
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Columbus
Ohio
Abraham Lincoln
Washington Gladden
Wilson
Gladden
Lincoln
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Columbuse
Dr. Gladden
Wilson Confers With Sharp on Mail Seizures
President Wilson and Ambassador Sharp held an extended conference in Long Branch New Jersey about interference with American mails by Entente allies. Sharp rode with the president to New York as he continued his trip to Chicago.
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Long Branch
N. J
Wilson
Sharp
France
New York
Chicago
Yale Student William Thaw Killed in Action in France
William Thaw former Yale student and member of the aviation corps of the American forces in France was killed in action. The report from Yale senior classmate 8. S. Walker confirms the loss. Thaw was a cousin of Harry Thaw and had been a leading member of the French ambulance corps.
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New Twaven
Conn
William Thaw
Yale
Aviation Corps
Walker
de Lalla
Harry Thaw
My'ng Corps
Hanly Attacks Hughes Over Invisible Government Claim
J French Hanly, prohibition candidate, rebutted Charles K Hughes, asserting that liquor interests run New York and that Hughes refused to challenge them. Hanly accused Hughes of failing to confront an alleged invisible government in Albany during and after Hughes' governorship.
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South Bend
Ind
Merl
Charles K. Hughes
Omaha
New York
J. French Hanly
Aswell Hughes
Hoe
Hughes
Albany
Hanley
Redmond Accuses Britain of Bad Faith Toward Irish People
Irish nationalist leader John Redmond charges that Britain’s system of government in Ireland conflicts with Allied aims and fuels unrest. He attacks recruitment and rebel prisoner treatment, but the Commons declines to support his motion as Prime Minister Asquith and others defend current policies.
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Redmond
Britain
London
House of Commons
John Redmond
Troug
Ireland
Europe
Allie
Asquith
Earthquake and Storm Ravage Southern States
A simultaneous earthquake and hurricane strike the South with Georgia Alabama and Tennessee feeling tremors and wind gusts up to 115 mph. Chimneys toppled and buildings emptied in Montgomery and Birmingham while ships sank near Pensacola and a NEw Orleans area storm killed one woman and damaged structures.
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Atlanta
South
Gulf Coast
Georgia
Alabama
Gulf
Pensacola
Mobile
Montgomery
Hirmingham
World War Fronts Advance and Reprisals Reported
Rumanians halt Teutonic advance along the Romanian border as Berlin Vienna report ongoing fighting in Galicia. Bavarians seize Ruslan position, take prisoners and guns. Petrograd notes Austro German defeat in the Carpathians. French gain ground near the Somme and Salily trenches. Italians claim Trentino breakthrough. Athens warns of tension after French marines land. Venizelos regime calls Crete recruits to Saloniiki to form republic forces.
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Bucharest
Berlin
Vienna
Galicia
Petrograd
Carpathians
Somme
Salily
London
Trentino
Athens
United States
President Wilson Gains Strength in Nebraska Campaign
President Wilson, visiting Omaha for statehood celebration, sparked a political awakening in Nebraska. He enraptured both Democrats and Republicans with nonpartisan yet pointed remarks on peace and national policy, signaling a strong campaign drive that unsettles Republican fortifications ahead of the national race.
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Omana
Neb
Nebraska
Wilson
Omaha
Omala
Waslhees
America
Woodrow Wilwa
Lie
McKinley
Campatente
Wilso
Bowser
Hughes
Tobe
Virdeo
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Woman’s Wilson Club
Presbyterian Synod
F. L. Crabbe
State
Anti-Saloon League
Bliss, Okla
Fear Man
DAY Farm Congress
el Paso
G.C.P. Venom
Hanly
Nessee
Vorile
Nexra
Teutons
Greece
U. S
Venizelos
Saloniki
Crete
Saloniici
Republic
Constantine
Nebraska Bank and File
Ford
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