Wilson Signs 640 Acre Stocking Law
President Wilson signed the 640 acre stocking raising homestead bill on December 23, 1916, affecting Wyoming Colorado Montana New Mexico Idaho Utah Nevada and Arizona. The act aims to boost land values by 10 to 15 percent and sets rules prioritizing grazing land and non timber lands not suitable for irrigation. Upon filing an application with affidavits the tract is withdrawn from disposition while the Interior Department reviews.
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Wilson
Wyoming
Colorado
Montana
New Mexico
Idaho
Utah
Nevada
Arizona
Department of the Interior
Local men meet in sparring exhibition at Marbleton
In Marbleton on Monday afternoon Joe Stanton and Wesley Vickrey staged a ten round boxing exhibition. The fast bout ended in the third round when Vickrey was down and Stanton delivered a decisive blow. A three round preliminary featured Burton and Rufus Brammer, who showed promise for the future. The Examiner associate editor and Charles P. Budd joined in briefly after the main event.
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Marbleton
Joe Stanton
Wesley Vickrey
Vickrey
Joe
Burton
Rufus Brahmer
The
Examiner
Charles P. Budd
Willow Creek Winter Activities and Local Moves
Snow piles two feet at the saw mill as Lozier and Coats work in a coal mine amid rock and ice. Kay struggles to keep coal flowing for demand while three men assist. Thomas and son haul lumber to Pinedale for Jones Son & Co. Allen family moves to Pinedale for winter. Coats acquire Workman place below Lozier ranch. Meyers visits Thomas. Jenking hauls lumber to build a bridge at the ford on Green River. A shorter road improves travel from Green River and Daniel.
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Mr. Kay
Mr. Jenking
New York
Ford
Green River
Daniel
Cora
Weekly church announcements for Marbleton and area
The week of January 7, 1917 schedule lists Sunday school at 10 a.m. Morning Prayer at 11 a.m. Evening services at 7 45 p.m. Marbleton services include Sunday school at 2 30 p.m. Preaching at 3 30 p.m. Rev. Geo F Wenrich is the pastor.
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Marbleton
Geo. F. Wenrich
Feast of Epiphany Services at St John the Baptist
The Church of St John the Baptist lists a full Epiphany weekend schedule. Sunday morning features Morning Prayer at 9 30, Sunday School at 10, Sung Holy Eucharist at 11, and Evensong at 3. Weekday activities include Junior Instruction Monday at 4 and Ladies Guild Thursday, with Friday Litary and Senior Instruction.
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Ladies Guild
Why He Fell From Grace
Kansas City Star recounts John Cottonwood a temperance seeker who after a ten day hard labor sentence confesses to falling off the wagon. He explains he planned to pass a liquor shop near a poolroom then witnessed a Washington visit by President Taft and fainted amid the crowd before waking in the bar.
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John Cottonwood
Cottonwood
John
First National Bank
Washington
William H. Taft
Father
Kansas City Star
Bangs Defends American Humor In New Memoir
John Kendrick Bangs argues humor remains rich in the United States in From Pillar to Post. He cites writers Wallace Irwin Montague Glass Edna Ferber and Alice Hogan Rice as proof the nation sustains sharp wit and thoughtful humor. He also contends women prove capable of sentimental humor that cheers without inebriation and praises Oliver Herford as a unique wit.
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John Kendrick Bangs
Dooley
Ace
Irving Cobb
Bert Leston Taylor
Mr. Bangs
Wallace Irwin
Montague
Glass
Edna Ferber
Alice Hogan Rice
Oliver Herford
Record Load of Logs Hauls Massive Timber by Sleigh
A team of six horses hauled a monster load of 200 twelve foot logs totaling about 250 tons fifteen miles from a Beltram county Minnesota lumber camp to Pine Island. The logs, once sawed, yielded over 50 000 feet of lumber after shipping on nine freight cars to the nearby saw mill. The crew completed the run in just over eight hours, aided by winter sleigh transport whose runners prevent ground sinking.
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Beltram County
Minnesota
Pine Island
Red Dye Shortage Sparks Color Crisis in War Effort
The St Louis Star laments dwindling red dye for flags and uniforms after a year and a half of war. The writer questions reliance on beet juice and the broader American capability to supply colorants, noting persistent dye shortages amid national effort.
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Pony
St. Louis
Weevil Remedy Reported From Birmingham
A Birmingham planter reports success with a cotton plant emitting a strong safetida odor that repels insects. The plant was developed by sprinkling several generations with wax vormica, aiming to starve boll weevils of food and solve the pest problem.
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Birmingham
Ala
Censoring the Censor at School Discussion
In a school yard exchange Kittle recalls a moment with a girl named Morton and her sister, questioning whether Morton’s tongue is tied. The mother replies that she is not, and the conversation pivots on a mispronounced phrase.
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Kittle
Morton
Pandon
Worry Called a Sin and Disease by Bishop Woodcock
The sermon argues worry is both a sin and disease, worse than any drug, harming health and life. It urges turning to divine help, casting cares upward, and focusing on proper faith to overcome daily anxieties.
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Charles E. Woodcock
Minneapolis Journal
Woodcock
Desert Land Claims Notice at Big Piney Wyoming
Consolidated notice lists James R. Gooden and Daisy S. Gooden of Bronx Wyoming with Desert Land Entries totaling 03671 03672 and 03668. Final Proof hearings before Royal A. Young U S Land Commissioner set for February 10 1917 in Big Piney Wyoming. Witnesses include Joseph Huston Harry Payne Hugh T Bell and Daisy S Gooden.
Women’s clubs rise in Yucatan under governor’s liberties
In Yucatan under Governor Alvarado civil and political liberties, a Merida congress of women with over 700 delegates discussed educational social and religious progress. A movement to open new schools in remote areas and organize local clubs for uplift is launched.
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Yucatan
Alvarado
Merida
Mexico
Europe
United States
Modern Short Story and the Magazine Formula
A critical look at how American magazines publish contributor recipes and demand a standardized method for crafting fiction. The piece argues the short story has become a commercialized exact science, contrasting modern formulaic methods with past writers like Maupassant Poe and Hawthorne.
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America
Maupassant
Poe
Hawthorne
Matter of Course: La Follette on Divorce Evil
Fola La Follette argued at a New York suffrage lunchroom that divorce has become a presumed evil and a matter of course. A lawyer asked a young woman witness if she was womarried and she replied, No Ialo has even been married yet, highlighting playful courtship humor amid the debate.
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Fola la Follette
New York
Ialo
Notice of Final Proof and Three Year Proof by Wyoming entries
December 23 1916 notice states Della A McDonald of Big Piney Wyoming has filed intention to make Final Proof for Desert Land Entry Serial No 03896 in sections 38 4 33 30 N and R, before Royal A Young Feb 8 1917. Guy Calvin Decker of Big Piney Wyoming with Homestead Entry No 08784 seeks three year proof before Royal A Young Mar 3 1917. Witnesses named Donald Thomas Smith and Della A McDonald all of Big Piney Wyoming. 2816617 ALEX NISBET Register.
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Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
Evanston
Wyoming
Della A. McDonald
Big Piney
Range
Sixth Principal Meridian
Royal A. Young
U.S
Thomas D. O'Neil
William H. McDonald
Thomas Smith
Guy C. Decker
Guy Calvin Decker
Rangelll West
U. S
Alex Nisbet
Register
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Willow Creek
C. L. Thomas
William
Pinedale
Jones Son & Co
Ino. Allen
Coats
Earl Workman
Lozier Ranch
Thomas and Son
Hore
Congregational Church
Church OF ST. John the Baptist
Bill
Grace
Taft
Minister Strong
James R. Gooden
Bronx
Lincoln County
Joseph Huston
Harry Payne
Hugh T. Bell
Daisy S. Gooden
Township
North Range
West Sixth Principal
West Sixth Principal Meridian
Big Piney Laundry
Steve Baldwin
Piney Hotel
E. L. Hallinan
Kemmerer
Rudolph Swartz
Rock Springs National Bank
United States Postal Savings Depository No
Rome
the House OF Courtesy
Omaha
Rome Miller
Beckstead
Bell Company
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