Thirteenth Annual Wyoming State Fair Promises Big Show
Indications point to the thirteenth Wyoming state fair to be held September 11 and 15 with record entries across crops livestock and exhibits. Fremont and Big Horn counties lead fruit displays while Natrona and Goshen Platte counties showcase agricultural and oil exhibits.
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Douglas
Wyoming
Anson Higby
Goshen
Platte
Natrona County
Saline
Mich
M. G. Scudder
Central City
Neb
The Illinois Experiment in State Government Consolidation
The article notes Illinois merged 126 separate state boards into nine departments on July 1, making it the first state to consolidate its government. It compares models in New Jersey and Kansas and argues that government costs are high and persistently driven by political patronage across levels from federal to local.
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Illinois
New Jersey
Kansas
Imports Rise as Trade Statistics Highlight Fiscal Year Growth
Washington reports the year ending June 30 shows a substantial rise in import trade compared with 1913 under protection. Imports reached about 1.815 billion dollars in 1913 and around 2.236 billion in the just closed year, with duties and revenue changes noted. The average duty declined to about 17.7 percent in 1913 and roughly half the prior level in 1917, as the free list expands from 54 percent to 70 percent.
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Washington
Foral Treasury
Bottling Juices for Jelly Making
Guide on sterilizing unsugared fruit juice, bottling while hot, and sealing to preserve jelly. Process includes squeezing juice, heating, scalding bottles, and boiling bath 40 minutes with cork under water. Also notes testing jelling quality and adding sugar for sterilized juice jelly.
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A&s
President Should Have War Cabinet
Chicago Tribune argues President Wilson must form an effective wartime cabinet headed by top commanders. It singles out Josephus Daniels as unfit for navy secretary and calls for swift, nonpartisan selection of capable leaders to direct the coming mobilization and sacrifice.
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Wilson
America
Admiralty
Lord Kitchener
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Daniels
Congress
Chicago Tribune
The Kaiser’s Last Prayer Poem in Wartime Parody
A wartime verse attacks Edison and submarines with the Kaiser figure as speaker. It mocks German ambition while claiming to seek partnership with Uncle Sam, ending with a threat of Zeppelin warfare if refused. The poem uses exaggerated pretensions and comic misspellings to lampoon tech and power.
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Kaiser
France
Italy
Johnnie Bull
Uncle Sam
Europe
Edison
Earth
Heaven
Trolley Accident Near Niagara Falls Leaves Dozens Missing
A Gorge route trolley with about sixty passengers jumped the track and fell into the Niagara river near the cantilever bridge on the American side. By 6 o clock police reported forty five missing and several severely hurt in hospitals.
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Niagara Falla
Niagara River
Secret Societies Schedules For Local Lodges
Temple Lodge No. 20 meets every second and fourth Wednesday. Eastern Star meets in Fraternity Hall on every second and fourth Monday. Basin Lodge No. 25 meets every Tuesday evening. Basin Encampment No. 15 meets second and fourth Friday. Eliza Rebekah Lodge No. 26 meets first and third Friday. Basin Camp No. 5586 IW A second and fourth Thursday.
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A. M
The
Order of Eastern Star
Fraternity Hall
Eliza Rebekah Lodge
Basin Camp
Basin Daily Passenger Trains Time Table
Time of departure for Basin passenger trains listed: No 29 northbound at 1 12 p m and No 30 southbound at 1 12 p m.
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Basin
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