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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1919
Page
4
The Basin Republican lists mail handling notes indicating second class matter status as of June 30 1905 at Basin Wyoming under the 1879 act. The item notes postal classification and archival specifics for the publication.
A fragment reports advertising rates and discusses a heinous crime with a thirteen year old victim. It criticizes a woman in a car with knowledge of the act and questions local justice. Also mentions a soldier, a stolen homestead, and questions about Battle Park near Greybull.
Subscription rate set at 2 dollars per year in advance by the owner and publisher P. P. Anderson.
Basin officials release official notice in Big Horn County paper detailing municipal actions, deadlines, and required filings. The notice lists town seal, clerk contact, and enforcement dates for upcoming governance measures.
A Greybull Standard column criticized Basin for a reported harsh note against Basin’s team calling them despised. Greybull residents defend clean sport and distance themselves from the piece. The editor Harris is urged to hire a steadier sports reporter during his absence. A Casper incident involved a justice of the peace refusing to hold a woman for district court trial.
Washington reports the government will end control of telegraph and telephone properties at midnight tomorrow. Postmaster General Burleson issued orders for return to private owners under a congressional resolution signed by President Wilson. He praised general cooperation and criticized the Postal Telegraph company while declining to name it.
Wyoming mines produced 7 ounces of gold, 253 ounces of silver, and 764324 pounds of copper in 1918. The Sunrise mine near Hartville has had intermittent silver copper ore shipments in 1919. A mill now treats dump ores from the Ferris Haggerty mines at Encampment. The Rambler copper platinum mine at Holmes has been idle in 1919.
Lowell H. Howell son of a former Basin preacher was arrested on complaint of W. B. Gould charged with stealing $10, a Colt revolver and an army uniform from Alvah Gould. He had a preliminary hearing before Justice Bonwell and was bound over to district court in $500 bonds, unable to pay, committed to jail.
In anticipation of a yet unratified treaty the president and Col. House pick a Geneva site and secretariat officers for the league and consider appointing Barney Baruch to the reparations commission. The piece mocks the administration's haste before Senate approval.
Washington July 29. Public interest centers on the forthcoming reply by the railroad administration to the Newberry resolution which seeks a report on passes for transportation and for sleeping and dining car privileges. The issue probes possible abuses once warned by Congress.
Reports say the Mexican situation worsens daily as details emerge of the Tampico murder of an American citizen and an attack on a party of American soldiers in uniform. The incidents heighten concerns over regional stability and the safety of U.S. personnel.
Auctioneers announce all classes of stock and farm sales with fifteen years of experience in the Big Horn Basin. They promise reasonable commissions and operate from Greybull Wyoming.
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