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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1917
Page
6
Otto H Kahn, banker and philanthropist, asks why America fights and answers with a forceful denouncement of Prussianism. He argues the war is a battle for liberty against a barbarous doctrine and urges Germans and others to defend democratic ideals at whatever cost.
A Saturday Evening Post excerpt argues that union and allied powers will prevail in war, noting northern resolve and manpower, Civil War lessons, and present defection by copperheads aiding the Kaiser. The piece ends with a local ad for contracting cement and road work by J. H. Welsh.
Basin Wyoming council session of August 12 1917 adjourned for lack of a quorum. September meeting then convened with Mayor E J Sullivan and five councilmen approving minutes and authorizing sidewalk projects selling cemetery deeds and approving bills for materials and services.
O M Beck traveled from McCook Nebraska after learning a man was held on a confession claiming a drowning in Greybull Wyoming. The man was released as no proof tied him to Greybull or the incident. Beck advised the youngster to work and become a respected citizen rather than pursue further schemes.
J. H. Welsh showcased cement and road work specialization as a key local trade, highlighting expertise in concrete mixing and street construction methods.
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