This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1919
Page
4
A Basin Wyoming publication notes it is entered as second class matter on June 30, 1005 at Basin post office under the 1579 Act of Congress, reflecting archival filing.
P. P. Anderson, owner and publisher, announces subscription at 2 dollars per year in advance for the official paper of Big Horn County and the Town of Basin.
A Basin movement seeks a town church uniting Presbyterian Episcopal and Baptist congregations. A committee will survey sentiment this week to judge public support and possibly build a denominationally neutral church. Also reported are Caspar raid proceeds, German peace treaty rejection, and harsh view of Germany’s role in the war.
Henry Clews notes that government ownership is at its low ebb since inception. He cites costly experience and deteriorating railroad and telegraph service as lessons in socialistic theories, arguing losses have prevented greater consequences from nationalizing key utilities. Source: Topeka State Journal.
Republican senators in conference named a full slate of nominees for senate offices and left committee assignments to a committees panel led by Senator Lodge. Cummins was chosen president pro tempore, Lodge floor leader, Curtis whip, and Wadsworth conference secretary. Penrose and Warren fights loom on committee chairs.
West readers rely on lumbering and metal mining as major job sources. Postwar readjustment has been costly, but construction work now is urged to sustain payrolls and stabilize business until world markets return to normal.
Dr Eadward Ewing Pratt former chief of the U S bureau of foreign and dominion commerce and now VP of Overseas Products challenged U S policy in a Y W C A talk urging a clear trade program. He faulted Washington for hindering trade through price fixing and inconsistent shipping policy while urging firm long term policy by the shipping board.
Louise Glaum stars in The Goddess of Lost Lake. The film showcases mountain scenery shot 5500 to 7000 feet above sea level in the San Bernardino range. A 26 member company with 8 horses traveled by auto and buckboard to reach the locations for these impressive sequences.
In Cheyenne on May 14 Senator Jane E. Warren and her son Fredrik Warren donated 25 000 toward the new Laramie county hospital completing 100 000 needed. The remainder 76 000 will come from bond sales. The naming right goes to the donor under a recent legislative act, and the hospital will be the France Warren Pershing hospital honoring Mrs. John J. Pershing.
D. B. McCalman was named state superintendent of highways to oversee the $6.8 million three year road program. Z. E. Levison remains state highway engineer with C. E. Hofshine as chief clerk and auditor. The appointees were chosen by the state highway commission and sworn in yesterday.
The piece argues that free discussion and honest criticism improved the new League of Nations covenant. It notes patience from administration followers and broad agreement across parties that criticism helped achieve a better product, citing the New York Herald.
The Army Air Service invites workers in fabric, metal, tools, carpentry, machinist, coppersmith, vulcanizing, photographers, draftsmen and chauffeurs to join. It offers a mechanical instruction program, paid learning, and potential promotions up to commissioned ranks after flight training. Noncommissioned officers constitute many leaders in squads of about 150.
A Raleigh editor notes that when George V offered knighthood to Joe Daniels he asked to hold the honor in abeyance. The piece cites constitutional limits on titles of nobility and suggests Daniels could have pointed King George to Article I Section 9 about congressional consent. Hyattville residents were in town yesterday.
Warrant payments are called for Big Horn county up to No 5034 with interest ceasing February 15 1919. Manderson State Bank Manderson Wyoming reports funds assets and liabilities as of May 12 1919 led by cashier L O Gray.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.