Wyoming Riflem en Make Good at National Shoot
Acting Adjutant General Pariker reports Wyoming marksmen holding their own at the Jacksonville rifle meet. First Lt Cyrus Gettys leads Wyoming, ranking fourth overall for the Leach cup with 101, near the leader's 104. Other Wyoming shooters include Leut Poirot Bishop Wade and Walker, among 332 entrants with 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 Weather Forecast Brightens With Warm Thursday
A forecast for Wyoming predicts fair skies on Thursday and Friday with rising temperatures in the extreme north on Thursday.
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Wyoming
Palmer’s dramatic rush to save family as Burns home burns
Claude F. Palmer, Burns resident and Democratic candidate for the lower house, faced a fierce blaze at his largely unfinished home during a snowstorm. With his wife and eight children inside and Burns line down, he sped from the Inter Ocean hotel to reach them, while Esther Palmer stayed with relatives in the city.
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Claude F. Palmer
Burns
Inter Ocean
Ida Graham
Esther Palmer
Burna
Palmer
Woman's Wilson Club in Cheyenne Plans Public Meeting
The Woman's Woodrow Wilson club of Cheyenne led by Mrs. Gibson Clark will hold a public meeting at the Parish House next Saturday afternoon. It is the first meeting since organization and expects strong attendance. Members urge all interested women to attend regardless of party. Joseph G. O’Mahoney, state leader, will address the group along with club officers. The session opens at 2:20.
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Woodrow Wilson Club
Cheyenne
Gibson Clark
Parsh House
Mia. Gibson Clark
Joseph GC. O'Mahoney
Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Societies
State of
Wyoming
Synod
Mra
G. L. Spring
H. W. Bradley
Ada M. Hilla
Westminster Calld
Livestock Boom at Omaha Stockyards Reported
E F Buckingham president of the Omaha Stockyards company said in Cheyenne that the yards never before received and shipped so many cattle as today marking unprecedented prosperity in the Omaha livestock business. He spoke during a visit en route to the Big Horn basin to see his daughter.
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Omaha
E. F E. Buckingham
Omaha Stockyards Company
Cheyenne
Big Horn Basin
Dry forecast shadowed by Wyoming Presbyterian Synod gathering
The Wyoming Synod at the First Presbyterian church drew 40 delegates amid bad weather. Revivals included devotions by Rev. H W Clark and reports on Christian education and spiritual matters. A key address by SLC superintendent L Crebs urged work toward prohibition. The event closes with a missionary play by the Ada M. Hillа chapter.
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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
Thomilson Plans Livestock Meet in Cheyenne Convention
T W Thomilson secretary of the American National Livestock association met Cheyenne Industrial club members to discuss the January 18 19 20 convention site options and delegate entertainment. Plans proceed as previously outlined with a visit to the Denver stock show before delegates return home.
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T. W. Thomilson
American National Livestock Association
Cheyenne
Industrial Club Committee
Denver
Industrial Club Forms Committees for Scenic Highway Project
A letter from H O Punshon confirms an industrial club committee will meet with Cheyenne and Laramele groups to scout a new scenic highway linking the two cities. Archie Allison heads Cheyenne, with Chaplin Riner and Ray Olds coordinating a field trip with autos half way between Larable and Cheyenne. A second committee led by Archie Affison includes Richardson Leppard and Frank Clerk to pursue a good roads amendment for the November legislature to access a $5,000,000 federal grant for Wyoming.
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R. M. Jamont
Industrial Club
H. O.punshon
Laramie
Larable
Cheyenne
Illinois Central Boosts Dividend to 6 Percent
Chicago Oct 18 Directors today decided to raise the annual dividend rate of Illinois Central from six to six percent. The move signals stronger earnings outlook and higher returns for shareholders across the system.
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Illinois Central
Chicago
Train Hold-Ups Kill 2 on Santa Fe
Bliss Okla Oct two people killed as two train hold ups on the Santa Fe line disrupted service and prompted police to search for suspects. Authorities reported the victims were passengers or railroad workers though identities were not released. The incidents occurred within a short span triggering a manhunt and increased patrols along the route.
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Santa Fe
Man Missing Near Cheyenne Feared Drowned
August Schultz, a Plains Hotel bartender, vanished yesterday while hunting near the Griffin ranch eight miles from Cheyenne. A search of the lake area yielded no clues as teams from the sheriff’s office and volunteers combed the vicinity through the night and again at dawn. Schultz and his companions had driven to the Griffin place earlier that day and separated near a lake. his wife, distressed, had recently learned of the disappearance.
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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 the land question at Day Farm Congress
At El Paso Texas the International Dry Farming congress opens to discuss how much land the U S government should grant to farmers willing to farm in the semi arid belt. The article reviews the original 160 acre homestead entitlement and residence rules, noting changes as settlement pushed west beyond the rain belt.
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EL Faso
Tex
United States
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Rocky Mountains
Gladden shifts from GOP to Wilson in 1916 appeal
Dr Washington Gladden, lifelong Republican and noted clergyman, announces support for President Wilson's reelection. He recalls voting for Lincoln in 1860 and for every Republican president since, but cites the era of vilification around 1864 and 1916 as guiding his current stance.
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Columbus
Ohio
Abraham Lincoln
Washington Gladden
Wilson
Gladden
Lincoln
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Columbuse
Dr. Gladden
Wilson and Sharp discuss mail seizures in talks
President Wilson and Ambassador Sharp held a lengthy meeting in Long Branch New Jersey. Interference with American mails by Entente allies was the principal topic, discussed as Sharp traveled with Wilson to New York on his way to Chicago.
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Long Branch
N. J
Wilson
Sharp
France
New York
Chicago
Yale Aviator William Thaw Killed in Action in France
WELLIAM THAW former Yale student and aviation corps member with the American ambulance corps in the French army is reported killed in action. The notice from Yale senior 8.3 Walker gives no details. Thaw, cousin of Harry Thaw, was active in the French My'ng corps.
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New Twaven
Conn
William Thaw
Yale
Aviation Corps
Walker
de Lalla
Harry Thaw
My'ng Corps
Hanly Replies to Judge Hughes in Liquor Debate
J French Hanly, prohibition candidate, challenges Charles K. Hughes over his Omaha speech denying a "visible government" in New York. Hanly alleges an "invisible government" controlled Albany during Hughes's governorship and continues to influence state affairs.
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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
In London a Commons debate ends with a vote against Irish reform, as John Redmond denounces British policy in Ireland over recruiting and rebel prisoners. He argues the current system undermines allied aims and fuels unrest, but the government affirms its policies.
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Redmond
Britain
London
House of Commons
John Redmond
Troug
Ireland
Europe
Allie
Asquith
Earthquake and Storm Strike Southern States
An early century report notes a simultaneous earthquake and hurricane strike across Georgia Alabama and Tennessee with winds up to 115 mph. The quake caused chimneys to fall and minor building damage while the storm killed at least one person sank vessels and damaged ships along the Gulf coast.
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Atlanta
South
Gulf Coast
Georgia
Alabama
Gulf
Pensacola
Mobile
Montgomery
Hirmingham
World War Fronts Driven on Many Sectors Across Europe
Reports from Rome Paris Berlin and Athens describe ongoing battles with gains and setbacks. Bavarian forces reportedly seized prisoners and guns in Galicia while French troops advanced near the Somme and Salily. Greek provisional government under Venizelos calls Crete recruits to Saloniki to bolster resistance against Constantine.
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Petrograd
Carpathians
Somme
Salily
London
Trentino
Athens
United States
Venizelos
Saloniki
Crete
Saloniici
Republic
Greece
Constantine
Wilson Campaign Gains Steam in Nebraska Visit
President Wilson's Nebraska swing stirs awake political interest as crowds in Omaha applaud his statehood centennial event. The nonpartisan yet political talks spark cross party curiosity, with Republicans noting a strong Democratic drive and possible Hughes backlash in the state.
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Omana
Neb
Nebraska
Wilson
Omaha
Omala
Waslhees
America
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Hanly
Nessee
Vorile
Nexra
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