State Controls of Big Corporations Employed Over 5000
Annual report of Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph shows 551 joint offices and 222,572 subscribers. In 1915 the system handled over 1.08 million exchange messages daily, employing 4,921 people and paying 3 million dollars in wages. Public utility commissions in Idaho and Montana introduced. Arizona and New Mexico had prior commissions.
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Field
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company
Seven Mountain States
Mountain States
Idaho
Montana
Arizona
New Mexico
Mountain States Telephone Company
New Regulations Warn on Packaged Purchases by Mail
Out of town shoppers send suitcases home by parcel post but locking the suitcase seals it as a letter. It then must travel at first class rates of 2 cents per ounce or fraction, causing trouble for postal authorities.
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Parcel Post
Rumors Grow of Casper Steel Plant by Colorado Fuel and Iron
The Sheridan Post reports heightened speculation that Colorado Fuel and Iron may build a steel plant in Casper, stating experts have fully investigated the plan and a decision is near. Also notes visitors E P Johnson and Jittleson from Cortex Owl Co field leaving for camp, and Mrs N E Brooks recovering from la grippe.
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Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Casper
Sheridan Post
E. P. Johnson
Jittleson
Cortex Owl Co
Waltman
N. E. Brooks
North Durbin Street
Wyoming Death Toll 1008 in 1913 Report
Dr Wyman’s report for 1913 lists pneumonia as the deadliest disease with 115 deaths and heart disease with 104, together accounting for about one fifth of Wyoming’s deaths. The tally excludes 76 stillbirths and records 1,008 total deaths across various ailments and causes.
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Wyoming
Wyman
State Board of Health
Rocky Mountain
Wyoming State Banks Barred from Federal Reserve Membership
Wyoming state banks cannot join federal reserve associations under the new currency law, per Attorney General Preston. The ruling rests on Section 4088, Compiled Statutes, 1910, and aligns with expectations that state banks would need national-banking law conformity to join, which many would avoid. The motive to join would be limited by modest returns from the new federal reserve banks.
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Wyoming
Federal Reserve Associations
Preston
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Association
Federal Reserve
Colorado businessmen back Rocky region finance drive
Private stock subscription lists circulate among Colorado business men and regional banks to fund the new institution Sheridan Post. If enough stock is subscribed, a federally favored location in MeOing city is secured, removing obstacles to the project.
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Rocky Region
Colorado
Sheridan Post
Jigger Shop Change of Ownership Notice
Announcement states Mr Frank J Sturgeon’s interest in the Jigger Shop is sold and all bills due are payable to VK Stanley. No change in the shop’s motto of courteous treatment and excellent service. Signed VEB Stacey for business.
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Frank J. Sturgeon
Stanley & Sturgeon
VK. Stanley
Busines
V. EB. Stacey
Ranch For Sale Near Casper Wyoming
Improved 160 acres twenty miles west of Casper adjacent to good free range priced at 8 per acre. Interested buyers contact J. L. Blarey Bucknum Wyoming.
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Casper
Baled Alfalfa Hay Offered From Wyoming
Advertisement lists well baled alfalfa hay at 12 per ton f o b cars in Casper Wyoming. J Ashby Howell of Worland Wyoming invites letters or telegraphs for orders.
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F. O. B. Cars
Casper
Wyo
J. Ashby Howell
Worland
Bon Ton Cafe Special Sunday Dinner Ad
Phone the ice man and visit Bon Ton Cafe for a special Sunday dinner. Ad mentions groceries hardware and storage services, with references to local properties Nelsons Addition and Casper Townsite Co. Includes altered phone numbers and promotional lines for prizes and discounts.
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Bon Ton Cafe 2Ic
Casper Townsite Company Advertises Growth and Services
The Casper Steam Laundry promotes thorough fast work and offers phone contact 143. Residence lots on splendid terms and homes can be built along Casper's rapid growth pathway. Casper Townsite Company lists phone Black 197.
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Casper Steam Laundry
Casper
Casper Townsite Company
Phone Black
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Mountain States Telephone and Telegraphee Advocates Co
The
Ice Man
Black
Nelson
R.G. Tapot
Casper Townsite Co
Gresley
Casren Munc. Co
G. E. Davis
Jigger Shop
Onilvuoor
Ing Buoim
BON Ton Cafe
Tom Tuck
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