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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1920
Page
5
Entered as second class matter June 90 1905 at the Basin post office Basin Wyoming under the Act of March 3 1879 the law governing postal classifications is cited.
The Oficial Paper of Big Horn County announces its Basin town edition offers subscriptions at two per year in advance with advertising rates published for local businesses and residents seeking print exposure.
The Basin Wool Growers Association receives cordial welcome as the wool industry is praised as essential to national welfare. Townsfolk promote kitchen gardens to cut living costs by about 100 dollars per year, and wildcat oil activity is expected to expand with many leases filed for the coming summer in Basin country.
The local American Legion post met in Chamber of Commerce rooms last Wednesday with a well attended session. A committee was formed to seek club rooms and possible headquarters with the Chamber of Commerce. A committee will study soldier legislation before Congress and report next meeting. Possible boxing bouts between post members were discussed, with several bouts staged at the smoker. Sheriff Harry Holdrege of Hot County visited from Ther over Sunday.
A critical review condemns Woodrow Wilson for tariff shifts, trade disruption, and unemployment before WWI, his Panama Canal toll policy, expanded government spending, and pacifist stances. It denounces his handling of Mexico, support for socialist aims, interference in private enterprise, and suppression of public awareness, claiming a damaging, partisan legacy.
Fred Frisby reports on Casper state meeting of master plumbers with large attendance. Resolutions call for standardization and a sanitary code to avoid further ordinances. Delegates toured a refinery, 24 fell from a superstructure while inspecting a still but suffered no injuries. Next gathering set for Thermopolis in March.
Hardy of Holt County Nebraska visits town this week and plans to secure a farm here and move permanently to Basin.
Uncle Ted explains the flag’s meaning and the 1777 origin, then warns of Reds in Russia tearing down stars and stripes. He cites the Declaration of Independence, rights from the people, and Poindexter’s slogan No Red Without the White and Blue. Kids pledge to uphold liberty under law.
The Wyoming anti saloon league superintendent Rev W L Wade endorses Cody attorney Russell L Donley for federal prohibition director of Wyoming. Wade lauds Donley as an excellent, fair man and expected to arrive in Cheyenne to assume duties this week.
The new light plant for Burlington arrived last week and on Wednesday was moved to the town. Carl Wilson and Jack Friend will install it at once in the basement of the Burlington State Bank building to light the bank Schlaf's store and several other places in town.
The Amalgamated Textile Workers of America faced rumors of a 44 hour week and a 50 percent wage rise, but the strike never materialized. The move was led by a few radicals, reflecting a pattern seen in steel strikes, while most workers remained prudent and sought steady employment and fair wages.
In Washington on March 2, Senator Warren called the railroad bill the best possible under the circumstances though flawed. He praised private ownership and warned government operation has proven a costly but instructive failure. He argued capital must again trust railroad investments to boost national industrial growth and urged future modifications to fit evolving needs.
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