Appointment of Commission to Succeed Fuel Administrator
Washington reports the appointment of a new commission to replace the federal fuel administrator. The panel will include one mine worker one coal mine operator and a public representative with powers to adjust coal price and wage scales. The central competitive field operators plan a Cleveland meeting Wednesday to discuss the settlement as miners return to work.
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Washington
Harry A. Garfield
Wilson
Senate
Palmer
Garfield
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Cleveland
Congress seeks holiday respite from labor agenda
Washington December 15 Congress begins a drive to clean up pressing affairs and adjourn for a two week holiday recess. Victory hinges on the Cummins railroad bill and German treaty maneuvers in the Senate with night sessions planned to vote late in the week. Leaders foresee a hot fight over anti strike clauses while aiming to pass the McNary sugar relief bill and the foreign financing corporations bill before recess. Senate committees prepare to wind up pending business, including coal strike papers from hearings with former fuel administrator Garfield.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Harry A. Garfield
Gamble Addresses High School on Going Through Life
The Reverend George H. Gamble spoke to the high school and eighth grade on Tuesday morning about living with eyes open. He urged mental alertness, quick thinking, emergency action, and planning ahead, noting the talk will begin a series by local men this year.
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George H. Gamble
Gamble
Anderson Moves Office to New Shared Building
County Attorney Elwood Anderson relocates his law offices to the former telephone exchange building after a year and a half. He plans a spring move to a new corner location housing both his office and Gillette Land Company run with Bert Harrod, sharing a reception area and private offices.
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Elwood Anderson
Anderson
Gillette Land Company
Bert Harrod
Mr. Harrod
Mr. Anderson
Kendrick pledges support for former soldiers from American Legion
Senator John B. Kendrick told Sheridan Enterprise readers that Congress would heed reasonable recommendations from the American Legion on soldier benefits. He endorsed government insurance stability, urged land reclamation acts with soldier preferences, and warned against overvaluing bills aimed only at home popularity while affirming Congress honors the wishes of those who served.
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Congress
John B. Kendrick
American Legion
Gaza
Kendrick
Public Land Committee
Sheridan Enterprise
Gillette Students Sell Christmas Seals Achievement Highlighted
Campbell County high school and grades six through eight in Gillette sold about 8000 Christmas Seals in early December. The eighth grade led with 8040 stamps, Dorothy Doud 425, Grace Socney 400, and Wright 470 topped sales in the high school. The effort reflects community spirit and charity involvement.
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Campbell County High School
B. B. Perkins
Slam
Dorothy Doud
Grace Socney
Wright
Gillette
Red Cross
President stands pat on peace pact amid Senate stall
President Wilson declared he has no compromise in mind and will not move to dispose of the treaty, blaming Senate Republican leaders for delay. Democratic leaders say compromise efforts will continue, while Republicans insist the president must act first, with action likely deferred until after the holiday recess.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
White House
Hitchcock
Nebraska
White Horse
League of Nations
Knox
League
Lidge
Massachusetts
Borah
Idaho
Foreign Relations Committee
London
Winter Resort News Harold Stanley Opens Miami Dancing Club
Harold Stanley hosts a winter resort dancing club in Miami with a private studio for former pupils and new members. He plans a simple membership model and expands to Key West with B J Henderson directing a new studio. Miss Margaret Georgett from New York assists, aiming to promote healthful dancing in refined surroundings.
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Harold FE. Stanley
Miami
Stanley
Key West
B. J. Henderson
New York City
Mr. Stanley
Margaret Georgett
New York
Chu Chin Chow Company
Miss Georgett
G O P Fights Leasing Bill Delayed by Prolonged Filibuster
Washington December 18. The leasing bill remains delayed as Republicans postpone action into the next session. Senator La Follette seeks time to push amendments that may restrict land development to large interests, risking more delay and potential loss of Wyoming lands. A 1840 enumeration of U.S. mines and quarries is noted.
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Washington, D. C
Gifford Pinechot
Roosevelt
Senate
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Supreme Court upholds wartime prohibition act ruling
Unanimous Supreme Court decision sustains the wartime prohibition act as constitutional while allowing possible demobilization based end dates. Distillers Kentucky and New York cases denied private property claims, with further rulings pending on beer content. Industry implications include vast whiskey assets and potential shifts as demobilization proceeds.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Brandeis
Kentucky Distilleries & Warehouse Commpany
Louisville
Dryfoos, Blum & Co
New York
Eliot Root
Kentucky
Dellare
Souvenir Memorial Praises American Soldiers From France
A French memorial pamphlet honors American Expeditionary Forces for their 1918 1919 service in World War I. It recounts Cantigny Sedan and home life in France, and notes a distribution plan via Capt. Charles Nelson in Denver to every eligible soldier who did not yet receive one.
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Pfrench G
Germany
Whch
United States
France
America
Cantigny
Sedan
Chas. J. Nelson
Lawrence St
Denver
Colorado
Army
New York
Big cattle roundup starts in Wyoming
Casper Wyo Dec 13 one of the big west cattle saving roundups is to start Saturday weather permitting. Hundreds of cattle face starvation as heavy snowstorms have covered ranges with deep snow. The roundup aims to corral stray stock and drive them to the nearest railroad for feeding and safe storage pending owners. Proceeds from unclaimed stock go to Central Wyoming Stockgrowers Protective association.
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Casper
Wyo
Bigwest
Wyoming
Central Wyoming Stockgrowers’ Protective Association
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