Wyoming News Notes and Incidents Snapshots
A scattered Wyoming summary highlights a proposed $70,000 theater project funded by residents, a Casper IRS office setup for corporate excess profits returns February 14 to March 1, and war-era casualty lists. Other items include fire damage at a Lusk restaurant, early chamber efforts at Casper, a Laramie newspaper sale, tax actions on rents, Worland bond defeat for utilities, and tragedy from a GreyBull gas line explosion harming Mrs. Jones and two children.
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Thurgins Wos
Om Howse
Chilengo
United State Burea
Casper
Court House
Thermopolis
J. G. Oliver
Wo! Lusk
Oliver
Chamber of Commerce
Dubois
Dualox
Musper
Pelle
Ole Ledger
Bae
David N. Jones
Greybull
Arma
Beck
Schleswig plebiscite favoring Denmark shocks Berlin officials
In Schleswig the North Schleswig plebiscite produced Danish majorities in 184 of 190 districts with an overall 20 763 for Denmark and 12 756 for Germany. Berlin officials watched results all night as marches and beacon fires marked the vote amid tense demonstrations at Apenrade.
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Union News Service
Berlin
Schleswig
Apenrade
Denmark
Copenhagen
Germany
Hharbor
Columbia Sporting Goods Dealer Fined for Turkey Gift
H. B. McMaster of Columbia was convicted in a magistrate court for violating South Carolina game laws by sending a wild turkey to President Wilson. McMaster pleaded guilty to shipping the bird out of state and was fined ten dollars.
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Colhmbia, &. C
H. B. McMaster
Columbia
Wilson
McMasters
South Carolina
McMaster
Italy Extends Import Embargo On U S Goods
Italy bans imports from the United States including sugar canned meats condensed milk butter and cheese as part of actions to curb the exchange situation. The restrictions cut American exports to Italy by about 20 percent.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Italy
Armenians Report Mass Killings in Asia Minor
The Armenian national delegation says Constantinople sent word that during Nationalist attacks on Marash and Alviah in Asia Minor, about 2,000 Armenian civilians were murdered in cold blood.
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London
Constantinople
Marash
Alviah
Asia Minor
Resignation Accepted in Wilson Cabinet Fallout
Robert Lansing ends his term as secretary of state after President Wilson accuses him of assuming presidential authority by calling cabinet meetings during the president's illness. Lansing defends the meetings as necessary for public interests and reflects on strained relations over Mexico policy and the Paris peace conference. Wilson accepts the resignation after discussions of executive power and loyalty.
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Washington
Robert Lansng
Wilson
Lansing
Republic
Tansing
Paris
Mexico
Plan Radio Phone Exchange Between Chicago and New York
Wireless telephone service for commercial use will link Chicago and New York after a successful cable conversation. Robert F. Gowen in New York, inventor of the radio telephone, spoke for thirty minutes with I. G. Mathews in Chicago.
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Chicago
New York
Robert Ff. Gowen
G. Mathews
Poland Reclaims Baltic Seacoast After 148 Years
Polish troops stood on their homeland shores at the Baltic Sea and dipped the national colors to mark Poland’s reclaiming of the coast. General Haller led the move from Putaig, celebrating the republic’s seacoast return since 1772. The Diet marked its first birthday in parallel.
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Poland
Warsaw
Baltic
Putaig
Haller
Minchief
Diet
Wife and husband admit beating boy to death at Sugar Camp
Alban Blomski a six year old found dead weeks ago at the Blomski farmerhouse Sugar Camp. Mrs Stanley Hlowaki and her husband are held for trial after coroners verdict that beatings and neglect caused the death. The confession cites a heavy poker used by the couple and cited by District Attorney A. J. Onel.
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Ithtielioder
Stanley Hlowaki
Alban Blomski
Blomski
Sugar Camp
A. J. Onel
Blomekl
Farmers say no inherent right to strike endangers food supply
Memorial by National Grange American Farm Bureau Cotton States Board and State Farmers Union Presidents asserts organized labor has no inherent right to strike. It argues a railroad or transport strike would threaten city food and clothing supplies and urges Congress to reject the concept as economically and morally unsound.
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Washington
Congress
National Grange
American Farm Bureau Federation
Cotton States’ Board
Association of State Farmers’ Union
United States
Tabor Diamond Stolen in Seattle Jewelry Heist
A chapter in Isabella diamond history ends up in crime as the Tabor diamond once owned by the late Senator H A W Tabor and bought by Mrs Joseph Danz of Seattle last May for 15000 is stolen along with other jewelry valued at 20000 when robbers strike as she nears her home gate. Tornadoes south of Meigs Georgia destroy eight houses and timber. Mrs J Edwards injured. A swath 200 yards wide damages J Hendersons plantation near Ovilla.
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Macon
Meigs
Discover New Gold Mines Berlin
Moscow newspaper reports two new gold fields found since the Soviet recovery of the Urals. One lies about thirty miles north of Ekaterinburg’s northernmost mine. Soviet engineers say available machinery could raise gold output by a large percent within two years. German engineer Herr Reiche confirms the report.
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Berlin
Urals
Moscow
Ekaterinburg
Boviet
Russia
Herr Reiche
German Army 900000 Strong Faces Airpower and Policing Forces
Paris reports the German army remains about 900000 with 100000 policing troops, plus tanks machine guns and airplanes. In the Rhine neutral zone policing forces number 15000. Noske is said to be under general staff control and able to meet treaty obligations if required. London notes allied council readiness to press extradition demands and plans for financial experts to discuss international exchange stabilization. San Francisco reports stuntwoman Mrs Ethel Broadwick 80 died after a parachute failed during an aeroplane demonstration, her husband Charles Broadwick witnessing the tragedy.
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Paris
Committee of Foreign Affairs
Niessel
Germany
Rhine
Noske
London
Allied Supreme Council
Holland
San Francisco
Califf
Ethel Broadwick
Polish miner Nisburny killed in Upper Silesia by German troops
Warsaw reports the killing of miner Nisburny, a Polish patriot, by German soldiers as they left the plebiscite area. His funeral became a Polish national demonstration and the press cites political motives for the murder. Washington announces John Barton Payne of Illinois named secretary of the interior to succeed Franklin K Lane, taking office March 1.
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Warsaw
Scanowice
Nisdurny
Upper Silesia
Nisburny
Polish Press Association
Washington
John Barton Payne
Illinois
Wilson
Interior
Franklin K. Lane
Payne
United States Shipping Board
Mr. Payne
Lane
Shipping Board
New Drive on Dvina Front Reported by London
Military observers in London cite bolshevik pursuit of Denikin remnants into the Crimea the expected red attack on the North Russian front in the Dvina sector and the completion of Letish operations against the reds as the week’s salient Russian developments reported to the War Office.
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London
Denikine
Crimean
Dvina
Russia
War Office
Secretary seeks funds for forts and arsenals overhaul
Secretary Haker asks Congress to appropriate 124000 for a tractor repair shop at Fort Sill Oklahoma 100000 for a road between indiantown arsenal and spi certown New Jersey and 122000 for new magazines at Fort Mills Philippine Islands.
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Washington
Haker
Congress
Fort Sill
Okla
Iedicatinny Arsenal
Spicertown
N. J
Fort Mills
Philippine Islands
Redfield Elected Trade Head in New American Chamber
William Redfield former secretary of commerce was elected president of the American Russian Chamber of Commerce. The announcement was made here at dinner.
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Redfield
New York
William ©. Redfield
Americcan-Russian Chamber of Commerce
Shantung Question Referred to League of Nations
Washington reports the Chinese government insists on League of Nations settlement for Shantung. It states China will not consent to direct negotiations and Japan will help decide the future of former German concessions in Shantung with negotiations already sought from Beijing.
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Washington
Shantung
League of Nations
Japan
Iaet
Peking
Market quotations reflect Colorado metal prices
Colorado market quotations show silver at 1.93 dollars per ounce copper at 18 18e per pound lead at 8.00 spelter at 8.88 dollars tungsten at 6.50 to 12.00 per unit
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Colorado
Eastern live stock price report from Chicago market
Live stock prices show hogs with top $15.25 and heavy packing sows around $18.00 to $19.60. Cattle offer varied by grade with heavies near $16.00 and cows around $6.50 to $11.25. Lambs and sheep range from about $6.50 to $21.00, with ewes up to $13.78 and veal calves noted in market figures.
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Chalea
Denver
Springs
Hutter
Colo
South Parton
Aes Enninnee
Che Jong
Chicago
Reeder
Chicago Produce Price Snapshot and Grain Details
Chicago market notes list butter creamery prices and firsts at various marks. It shows potatoes including Northern whites and Western Russets with per cent price ranges, and items like timothy seed and clover hay priced per unit, along with lard and hog product figures.
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Wyoming
Coon
Union
Grevybutt Ie
Dorner Relident
Kayeer
Mastten Moriiwon
Los Angeles
Miniree Zanlite
Zautte Wie
Uh Venrs
Ald
Jila Veboman
Wae
Hook River
Rock River
Laramieepublican
Rank Sumner Burrage Wd Associates
Laramie Republican Company
Wiliame
Chaplin
James Mattison
Eric W. Spafford
Nctton
Jefson
France
State Secretacy
Harry Pusher
American Legion
Pfreneh
Lestie A. Miller
Internal Revenue
Wyombe
Worland
Joseph Garst
TP. Davis
Douglas
Prague
Posebone Vystraha Ketasum
Czecho-Slovakia
Turkey
Robert Lansing
Velo Newspaper Union News Service
Plan Radio
Son
Farmers’ Organizations
Grange
HMNS
Supreme Council
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Hans
Western Newspaper
Ec Sc Uo
Cook Grote
Cale
Blye
Hanley
Timothy Seed
Clover Head
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