Basin Republican notice of second class mailing
Basin Republican announces its status as a second class matter at the Basin Wyoming post office dated June 20 1905 under the 1879 act.
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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1917
Page
4
Basin Republican announces its status as a second class matter at the Basin Wyoming post office dated June 20 1905 under the 1879 act.
W C Deming editor of the Wyoming Tribune announces his bid for the U S Senate seat held by Mondell. He is a Cheyenne journalist with strong Wyoming connections and a radical proponent of local needs. The piece notes his statewide popularity and readiness to serve.
British dispatch from France recounts German barbarities in occupied towns. Civilians were stripped, males deported to farm camps, women taken for assault and service. A 35 year old man hid in a cellar with his wife feeding him, narrowly avoiding capture as Germans searched houses daily. He emerged with his wife after British relief.
The note urges prompt payment of minor charges this week, explaining that while each item is small for you, the total will be a significant sum for us.
Milwaukee police report 12 suspects held for questioning after 10 killed at central station bomb. Captain John Sullivan cites ongoing case work and a ringleader described as an outsider linked to an Italian organization tied to the Bay View riot. Chicago detectives continue joint investigation.
The nearby town Manderson sees bank deposits exceed one hundred thousand dollars, boosting local pride. Basin area farms and ditches surround the town and a two month surge follows Loren Gray quitting Basin State Bank to become cashier, with strong methods cited.
A collage of World War era items including a Russian Jew winning 142000 votes for New York mayor, New Jersey bus grocery stores, Clyde Line service cuts to Charleston, hotel meal price hikes for pets, a brutal assault in New York, huge potato railcar moves, a graft-indicted San Francisco ex-mayor seeking 1919 candidacy, and wartime shortages. Also notes print paper limits in France, Belgian relief needs, Hoover’s kiss in New York, school drills for future officers, explosives penalties, impostor scams, a Pittsburg street named for Private Enright, a peace prayer chain letter as German intrigue, and agricultural gains in California.
F. M. Booth of Greybull visited town Monday. The piece criticizes the administration for drift and watchful waiting as Germany attacked Belgium and allied nations. It notes eight months of warfare with no war declaration and cites Austria Turkey and Bulgaria as still at peace with the U.S. while atrocities occur.
Drilling continues at Maud Tillard property with improved water supply and heavy oil shows. Aladdin Oil Co reports bent casing straightened and a thirty minute heavy oil flow. projected output around seventy barrels per day. Glenhurst and Tisdale firms report oil in Shannon sand and Big Muddy field. Ohio Oil Co trucks support Sherard dome deliveries as Basin field grows.
A local note reports Miss Gladys Gebhart leaving for a week through Montana with relatives. Residents like Lou Blakesley Harve Perkins Jr and Earl Botts are seen in Basin for business and Thanksgiving visits. Paris reports a grand inter allied conference with delegates from fourteen nations including France Britain the United States and Italy and notes possible full participation by the American mission.
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