Liberty Loan Oversubscribed in Cheyenne and Fort Russell
Liberty day subscriptions push the drive toward its goal with Cheyenne and Laramie County reporting oversubscriptions of at least 150000, while Fort Russell investors exceed their share. Army allotments were halted. civilian sales continue as banks stay open late.
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Cheyenne
Laramie County
Liberty
Vicinity
Fort Russell
Union Pacific Railroad
W. E B. Chaplin
Plains Hotel
Union Pacific
J. C. Waterman
Army
Federal Reserve Bank
New York City
Coal Miners’ Union
Hanna
Carbon County
Trades and Labor Assembly
Houx
R. N. la Fontaine
Wilson
Coal Shortage Predicted by Cheyenne Dealers
Cheyenne coal dealers warn of an imminent shortage due to the division of districts. The forecast states the supply may tighten as districts are split and distribution shifts occur.
Pershing Buys Liberty Bonds in Cheyenne Banks
General John J. Pershing subscribed to two Liberty bonds at $50 each through Cheyenne banks, one for himself and one for his son Warren. Colonel Waterman was the first Cheyenne resident to purchase the second loan, with bonds delivered through a local bank.
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J. J. Pershing
France
Cheyenne
Plains Hotel
General Pershing
Warren Pershing
Gol. J
Rowers’ National Bank
Colonel Waterman
Sinking of Santa Elena Steamer Reports 24 Lost
Buenos Aires reports 24 lives lost as the American steamer Santa Elena torpedoed near Merry, with captain and one sailor as survivors. The ship, a 4115 ton Hamburg South American line steel steamer, was seized by the United States earlier in the war. An additional note states a Japanese steamer rammed and sank the lumber ship Katalidlis offshore, with the cook missing.
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Buenos Aires
Spain
la Nacion
Merry
Lia Navion
United States
Hamburg
Atlantic
Kataldlis
Bolshevik plot to seize government sparks Petrograd tension
Figureheads of the central council of soldiers and workers plan possible civil conflict as they demand power, condemn Kerensky, and seek immediate peace. They form a revolutionary staff to defend Petrograd while urging armistice and passivity from Germany. General Petain’s troops gain ground northeast of Soissons as French and British forces push in Flanders amid heavy weather.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Central Council of Soldiers’ and
Workmen’s Deputies
Veechornee Vromya
Gailers
Workmen's
Peto
Leon Croteky
Kerensky
Council of Soldiers and Workmen
Petain
Soissons
Torsain
Flanders
Ypres
Houthoulst Forest
Italien War Office
Relief Seen From Sugar Shortage Across United States
Officials of the food administration report relief for the sugar shortage. About 150 carloads of Hawaiian sugar cane are en route east, and two million tons of sugar beets from Utah are starting to move to mills and then eastward in a few days. A price rise is blamed on retail dealers. In Philadelphia the candy industry faces cuts as sugar supply is restricted. manufacturers may be licensed and production reduced.
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Cheyenne
United States Fuel Administration
Hanna
Rock Springs
Idaho
Utah
Wyoming
Washington, D
Food Adinistration
Philadelphia
George M. Rolph
Federal Food Administration
George H. Karl
American Refiners’ Committee
Kendrick on Way to War Zone to Study Conditions
Senator John B Kendrick and Senator Kenyon of Iowa departed for Europe to study war conditions firsthand. The voyage was announced in a Sheridan Enterprise letter dated October 21 1917 from New York City stating the trip aims to learn more about convictions likely to influence future legislation and aid in informed decision making.
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John B. Kendrick
Snator Kenyon
Iowa
Europe
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Sheridan Enterprise
New York
N. Y
Sheridan
Aggies defeat Wyoming 57 to 0 in Logan
Utah Aggies overpower University of Wyoming 57 to 0 in Logan. Forward passes and long runs drive the scoring as four regulars are out. Cowboys fail to score in final quarter, fumble on the 10-yard line ends their hopes.
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Logan
Utah
Uth Aggies
University of Wyoming
Aggies
Cowboys
Subscriptions to Wherry Law Reach New York Total
New York on October 24 reports subscriptions to the Wherry law totaling 625 million dollars, up 120 million from prior figures. The current total is 8,000,000 above the district minimum set by the War Department.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Liberty Day
Liberty Loan
New York
Federa Reavere Dinirler
Wreneury Department
U S Ready to Resist Attack by Aerial Fleet
Washington officials say warnings of a possible air attack from Germany are not causing alarm. Precautions are being taken and Liberty aircraft motors are chosen for American production, despite reports of superior foreign motors.
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U.S
Washington, D. C
Lyman B. Powell
Hobart College
United States
England
Navy Department
Navy
Aircraft Board
German Chancellor Quits Post After Stormy Career
London reports the German imperial chancellor George Michaelis has handed his portfolio to Emperor William. Valenting, chief of the emperor's civil cabinet, advised the emperor on internal polities during the Balkans crisis. The conservatives warned they would oppose von Buelow if the emperor pressed ahead with his options.
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Associated Press
London
George Michaelis
William
Amsterdam
Wireless Press
Rudolf von Valention
Balkana
Valenting
Valentina
de Michaelis
von Buelow
Socialiste
Michaelis
Beng
Aor
Cilleta
Resolvetag
von Dielow
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Jack A. Bristol
Pershing
Ture
Hanna Toal
Cable
Lam Ao el All
Utah Mills
Kendrick
America
Count von Buelow
Kaiser
Berlin
Copenhage
Pinsperor William
Herlin
Mereda
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