Basin town newspaper details and pricing
Editor P. FP. Anderson and Osborn publish the Basin town newspaper withOsborn as editor and Anderson as news manager. Subscription is two dollars per year in advance.
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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1917
Page
4
Editor P. FP. Anderson and Osborn publish the Basin town newspaper withOsborn as editor and Anderson as news manager. Subscription is two dollars per year in advance.
The piece lauds the governor appointed committee for handling questionnaires and notes appreciation for non committee workers. It comments on Judge Mete’s time outside Basin and suggests another attorney might have been chosen. It predicts Rustler’s upcoming editorial and calls for a corrected meeting date apology while praising the meeting’s success.
Military actions continue on multiple fronts with heavy fighting in some theaters and Italian counterattacks near Col del None. In Sacramento, thirty men were arrested over an alleged dynamite plot tied to the governor's mansion and IWW members, with evidence suggesting plans to target the Pacific Gas and Electric power house.
The Red Cross war council reports six months of activity since appointment by the president. It details war fund collections, overseas and U.S. appropriations, hospital units organized for the army and navy, sanitary and camp services, disaster relief, and efforts of women volunteers. The report notes $88,000,000 raised, with rapid needs abroad and ongoing efforts to mobilize American support and resources.
The American Red Cross work in Europe centers in France under Major Grayson and M. P. Murphy. Headquarters are in Paris with a staff of 64 in France, 347 paid by the Red Cross and the rest volunteers or funded privately. The program includes canteens, rest houses, hospitals, medical support for American and allied forces, and medical research funded to aid war relief efforts.
Brig. Gen. A. E. Bradley notes Red Cross support for French refugees at Evian. Motor ambulances transport the sick and feeble while three detachments of children’s specialists aid babies and expectant mothers. centers provide orphan and child care and daily medical rounds reach nearby villages.
Mrs Tho Wo Blyde chaired the Red Cross seal sale in Gia county. Volunteers including Jemnie Wardlaw and others raised over $50 for local relief efforts despite unclear text in the report.
Dr Mark H. Smith reports Mrs C R Heisler is improving well after surgery at Nasin hospital last Sunday morning. She expects to leave hospital and return home next week if no complications arise.
Oil activity in the Warm Springs and Hidden Dome fields shows variable progress. About 75 barrels were reported at Warm Springs near Thermopolis, with several new outfits planning season drilling. Companies including Ohio Oil Co and Hoye Oil are advancing, while supply trucks from Moore and Johnson move daily despite weather. Local promoters and oilmen watch Basin closely for a potential twelve month development boom.
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