Senator Kendrick Addresses Basin Audience on War Front
Senator John B. Kendrick, back from France, spoke to a packed Rex theater in Basin about front conditions and the Allied fight, urging total American effort. He described shipping perils, submarine threats, and the need to divert vessels to support the armies, and praised American industry, hospitals, and workers aiding the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basin
John B. Kendrick
France
Rex Theater
Worland
Kathleen Neil
Lois Coons
H. H. Hime
T. E. Keefer
R. B. West
Atlantic Ocean
America
Europe
Britain
United States
Sveting
Jad Ras
Hogland
List Of Deserters In Big Horn County
Local board furnishes a long roster of deserters with names and hometowns across Wyoming and nearby states including Greybull Lovell Deaver Basin Manderson Himes and Billings. The list appears continued on page five.
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Big Horn County
Michael Anderson
Greybull
Wyo
George Chin Ahu
Claude T. Bryan
Orin Junction
Emil C. Bond
Manderson
Whitney L. Burdan
Ygnacia Castillo
Lovell
Ernest Cotter
Deaver
Wallace B. Chaney
Joseph Crawley
Man
John A. Ellicott
Stanton L. Herritt
Claude E. Horner
Hosie M. Ingram
William Jankin
Himes
Warner W. James
Basin
Michael J. Joyce
Richard W. Kinner
Nansui Kanehisa
Glendive
Mont
Duffie Lewis
Roy Robert Leatherman
Oscar la Bounty
Henry Krin
Kane
George E. Lewis
Byron
Leo T. Laffey
Heclur McDonald
Adolph J. Mares
Everett M. Morgan
McKinney
Charles
Michael Met
Brandon Reed
Marceline Rice
Hart Reed
Cowley
Famous Winstrels to Appear at Rex Theatre Show
A one hundred per cent Red Cross deposit minstrel show by home talent at the Rex Theatre next Monday night February 4 features Al G Fields Geo Primrose A L Wilson Arthur Deming and The Great Schaffer plus Boots the farce. The cast includes Mr Johnson Razor Jim Edwin Booth and Adeline Patti among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Theatre
al G. Fields
Geo. Primrose
A. L. Wilson
Arthur Deming
Patrick O. Larry the Great Schaffer
Sammie Brown
Mullers
Alma Glock
Boots
Mr. Johnson
Razor Jim
Edwin Booth
Adeline Patti
Canary
Mills Plages Rig On The Ground
Oil men agree shallow wells pay better dividends than deep wells due to cost. Mills, a top driller, visits Duluth to discuss Basin Wyoming Oil Co plans. They secure 480 acres near Basin, near Liberty Oil and Hoye refiners, with weather allowing a rig soon.
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Pennsylvania
H. 8. Mills
Duluth
Minn
L. G. Goldberg
Basin Wyoming Oil Co
Mills
Casper
Big Muddy
Liberty Oil and Gas Co
Hoye Oil and Refining Co
Greybull
Marking Foreign Parcels for American Expeditionary Forces
Postmaster A W Coons requests explanation of new rules for packing to soldiers abroad. Parcels must not exceed seven pounds and may skip wooden boxes unless contents risk damage. Wrap for easy inspection and address to John Smith Co X-Inf American Expeditionary Forces. Rate is 12 cents per pound or fraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Coons
John Smith
Post Office Relocation Plans Move Forward With Library Alignment
W D Lovell reports the post office relocation is approved with new drawings showing its site beside the Library. Mr Tevil to bid on buff colored brick to match the library and post office. Construction to begin when weather allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Lovell
Tveil
Supper at Fraternity Hall Dining Room Proves Successful
A Wednesday supper at Fraternity hall dining room fed about 140 people despite freezing weather. The Wheedo girls organized the event and report attendees were pleased and felt they received good value for their money.
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Fraternity Hall
Aliens to Register at Local Post Offices
The government will require all aliens to register starting next Monday in their town post offices. The rule is compulsory to census non citizens for government protection and to locate them readily. The notice promises a friendly implementation and urges careful reading on the next page.
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Republican
Hyattville Dance night for Red Cross fundraiser
Hyattville plans a novelty dance and entertainment on Saturday February 6 to raise funds for the Red Cross. Dr L G Van Slyke notes the event has been advertised for weeks. Each attending lady brings a necktie and bow of matching material, and men will buy ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Hyattville
Wyo
Miss Anderson
L. G. van Slyke
Mothers and Friends Monthly Meeting Postponed Absence Noted
The mothers and friends of the enlisted men will hold their regular meeting Saturday afternoon at the library. Mrs Martin McGrath cannot attend due to plans for a wide trip to cantonments and possibly France. A very interesting program is planned despite her absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin McGrath
Ecantonments
France
McGrath
Houx Implicated In Pro German Attack In Wyoming
Citizens of Platte county Wyoming and Gov. Frank L. Houx are entangled in affidavits charging A. G. Schwarz with pro German sympathies and pressuring the Platte county exemption board to grant unwarranted military exemptions. They say Houx retained Schwarz to secure the German American vote and seek federal action to oust Schwarz. A secret service agent heads to Wyoming as complaints mount and the matter continues on page four.
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Platte County
Wyoming
Frank L. Houx
A. G. Schwarz
Platte
Schwarz
United States
Houx
Wheatland
Wyo
Washington
Secret Service
Wyom
Thrift Stamp Dance Draws $462 at Rex Theatre
After a speech at the Rex theatre the Chamber of Commerce held a Novelty Thrift Stamp dance. Proceeds from the event bought thrift stamps for dancers. The committee reports a magnificent sum of 462 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Theatre
Chamber of Commerce
Moscow War Chronicle From November 1917 Revolt
A diarist describes surviving a revolution and civil war in Moscow from November 1917. He recalls gunfire, casualties, and evading threats while detailing Kerensky’s shaky position, Bolshevik advances, and the seizure of the Kremlin. a prelude to further dramatic events.
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Senator Kendrick
Kendrick
England
Great Britain
RED Cross Minstrels
Minnesota
Great Schaffer
al. G. Fields
Helen Anderson
Basin Schools
Kearney
Neb
Basin Republican
Hugh Gould
Helen M. Anderson
Inf
Post Office
Mothers and Friends
Boies Hart
Simon Skovgard
Moscow
Simon
Kerensky
Bolsheviks
Milukoff
Korniloff
Petrograd
Kremlin
Lubianky Square
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