Mass action the threat to American institutions
The piece warns against direct action mass action and Bolshevik influence, urging Americans to resist One Big Union aims and defend Americanism, while criticizing government price controls on Pacific coast oil and praising the oil policy that boosted production in August. It questions the push to unionize police and public servants as a step toward a dictatorship inside government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socialist Labor Party
Boton
Army
Navy
Secretaries Speech Critics On War Fuel Claims
A government official challenges claims that the secretary boasted of commandeering four million barrels of fuel. The remark in speeches is framed as discouraging production rather than praising wartime effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary Daniels
Sugar production and demand by world and beet share
World sugar output for the current crop year is about 37 billion pounds with beets contributing roughly 25 percent, down from 50 percent in 1911 and 65 percent in 1900. Cane sugar remains unusually low and may form less than a fifth of total output due to central European conditions. A separate notice states Basin Wyoming marshal will auction an estray horse weighing 1500 pounds on October 14, 1919, to cover impounding charges.
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U 8
Europe
Cuba
Spain
Scoville Livery Barn
Basin
Wyoming
Who Pays the Freight in Big Farm Flip
A South Dakota 640 acre farm changed hands with $1,000 down and three months later sold for $50 an acre higher, netting $92,000 on a modest stake. The piece questions the value created for society and whether such land speculation benefits the public or merely profits the speculator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Wall Street
Keeping Eggs for Winter
Fresh eggs can be stored in water glass at about two cents per dozen. A solution of one gallon water glass to ten gallons boiled water preserves eggs for a year or more. Gather daily and immerse immediately. Store in earthenware containers, well covered, in a cool place to prevent moisture loss and air exposure.
Eggs and a Rex Theatre Show Highlight Local Events
The article notes selling fresh eggs now can save buyers 25 to 40 cents a dozen next winter with a two cent per dozen cost. It mentions eggs will be high priced again in cold weather. It also advertises a Rex Theatre show on Monday October 6th described as one of the city’s best productions.
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Rex Theatre
A Daughter of the Old South shown at Rex theatre
Dolores a Creole girl in the photoplay A Daughter of the Old South faces betrayal and a vow to poison a lover. The tale moves from attempted murder to romance as fate intervenes and Dolores finds true happiness and love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolores
Pauline Frederick
Paramount
Rex Theatre
Sherman rails at president’s peace conference expenses
Senator Sherman denounces the president and his delegation’s costs at the peace conference. He questions payroll secrecy, kin connections, and the expertise of advisers, arguing the emblematic gifts and the league of nations commitment place foreign interests above the United States. York Dispatch report.
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Washington
Sherman
Islinoi
Col. House
Paris
Fiat
Europe
Solomon
Croesus
Pactolus
Wilson
League of Nations
United States Senate
United States
York
Dispatch
Senator Wadsworth on treaty ratification debate
The article notes Senator Wadsworth saying the peace treaty ratification question is not bigger than the government and will be decided within governmental bounds despite strong public opinion. It reflects wartime era constitutional tensions and presidential stance on the League of Nations covenant.
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Wilson
United States
Wadsworth
Notice of Chattel Mortgage Foreclosure in Basin Wyoming
On March 6 1918 John A Mayer pledged property to Frank Riffil to secure 1200.00. The mortgage filed March 7 1919 in Big Horn County and later assigned to W J Jones. Default occurred, 1310.00 due. Sale at Basin courthouse October 11 1919 10:00 am. Property includes Napoleon the gray Percheron stallion number 118022 and a five year old black mare with brand.
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John A. Mayer
Frank Riffil
Big Horn County
Wyoming
W. J. Jones
Basin
Napoleon
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Pacific Coast
Government Oil Administration
Daniels
Hoosier
Denver
Basin Furniture Co
Prince Albert
P. A
J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
Brand
Belgium
George
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