Pershing Receives Congressional Thanks For WWI Service
General John J. Pershing is honored in a joint session as Congress expresses sincere welcome and praise for the American Expeditionary Forces. Senate leaders and House members praise his leadership and the soldiers who fought in France.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
House
John J. Pershing
Congress
France
Americana
Pershing
Capitol
Senator Cumming
Gillette
General Pershing
Senator Cummins
Senate of the
United States
America
England
Hyattville Happenings News Briefs From Hyatttville
Bid Nelson leaves Wednesday for Billings to take a course at the Polytechnic. Mrs. H F Putlitts and Miss Venda Putlits visit from Fairmont Nebraska. John Arnott starts as game warden and hunts lawbreakers. Jim Berry and wife visit friends and fish in the canyon. A dance by Wm Rannells brings a pleasant time for Hyattville folks. Cattle leave mountains as feed is scarce and alfalfa fields show green with cattle. A manderson dance is planned for Saturday night and Hyattville hopes for strong representation.
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Bid Nelson
Billings
Polytechnic
H. F. Putlitts
Venda Putlits
Fairmont
Neb
L. G. van Slyke
Fannie Wouglander
T. F. Nelson
John Arnott
Jim Berry
Hyattville
Jim
Nick Carstensen
Wm. Rannells
Manderson
Tying Up Oil Production in California Lands
Public funds are consumed by lengthy litigation over nearly 500 million dollars of oil lands in California. Courts have ruled lands obtained by individuals and companies for mineral oil production, but the case is being appealed. Officials’ fees and federal attorneys sustain the process while oil supplies falter.
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California
Call for warrants in Big Horn County
Big Horn county warrants including No. 5219 are called for payment. Interest ceases after Sept. 6, 1919. Masie V. Rhodes, County Treasurer.
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Big Horn County
Masie V. Rhodes
Dick and the ball in life lessons from a muddy field
A boy named Dick, not his real name, dives for a baseball into a muddy puddle and emerges with the ball, mud-splashed but holding firm. The piece uses his extra effort as a metaphor for seizing opportunities in life despite difficulties.
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Inna Field
Such A Little Pirate shines in screen world and Rex show
Miss Lila Lee rises to fame with a stunning year and the film Such a Little Pirate slated for screening at the Rex theatre this Saturday. Fred House teams with Pat Leavitt at the Central barbershop for a noted local gathering. A chattel mortgage foreclose notice from Basin Wyoming declares sale of Napoleon the gray Percheron stallion and a black mare at public auction on October 11, 1919, due to default on a $1200 note.
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Lila Lee
Rex Theatre
John A. Mayer
Frank Riffil
Big Horne County
Wyoming
W. J. Jones
W. J Jones
Court House
Basin
Big Horn County
Napoleon
Why Did We Fight Who Fought War Entry Arguments
President Wilson addressed an audience in Billings Montana on September 11 1919 asking why the United States fought in World War I He argued America was not directly attacked and not immediately in danger He earlier told Congress on April 2 1917 that American ships had been sunk and a declaration of war was warranted
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Wilson
Billings, Mont
America
Congress of the
United States
Congress
Eugene Field
Pesident
Wilson's wartime stance questioned by 1919 remarks
The piece cites debates over U S entry into World War I, contrasting 1917 war advocacy with a 1919 claim that America was not directly attacked. It recalls sinking of ships and loss of American lives, and ridicules President Wilson for statements to the public. A quoted line from Eugene Field is included to sharpen the critique.
Wilson take the American people to be when he talks like that
A brief line from Havey’s Weekly questions how Wilson is viewed by the public when he speaks in a charged manner. The note suggests skepticism about the president's rhetoric and its impact on American voters.
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Wilson
Havey’s Weekly
By-Products of High Wages and Labor Saving Devices
An editorial notes that rising wage demands spur labor saving machinery in railways presses and homes. It cites streetcar workers seeking safety cars, presses adopting self feeding devices, and widespread household electric appliances replacing labor. It adds that sales volumes surge nationwide. Barber specialist Pat Leavitt runs Central barber shop.
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Pat Leavitt
Brand
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Belgium
George
Riba
Lincoln Land Co
Ivy H. P. Maron
Greybull
Rachel Olson
Ralph Robertson
Lovell
Percy W. Metz
C. W. Raymond
Josephine A. Watson
Riley Barnett
David Rinker
Ben E. Allen
George Allen
Walter O. Manny
Alice Bianchi
U. S
Harlan J. Thompson
Henry Padmore
Moccasin State Bank of
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Cora E
John F. Webber
Rebecca B. Nadler
Mecklem
B. Parkins
F. R. Cutler
E. R. Bailey
Louis Johnson
A. W. Smith
R. V. Davis
Wilbur Stites
Charles H. Drumm
Cityview
Sherex
Sheridan Brewing Co
Sheridan, Wyoming
Central Barber Shop
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