France Behind the Lines and at the Front in War’s Quiet Toll
Paris scenes describe a French farm after years of war showing empty barns once filled with Percheron horses now gone, with German prisoners kept in courtyards, deserted milking stalls, and fields returning to a muted green under the shadow of conflict.
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Paris
Cleannem
Florleon
Vallenciénnes
Earering
Europe
Gierman
Germany
Acros
Picture House Greatly Enlarged in Wheatland Wyoming
Mrs. Webster announces plans by an architect to enlarge the Iria theater by adding a balcony and a new stage with upgraded lighting and ventilating system. The project aims to raise seating to about 600, with complete stage scenery and improved comfort for patrons as demand grows.
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Wheatland
Wyo
Irix
Alleged Draft Evader Arrested in Wyoming
Sheriff McMinn arrested Finn John B. Emmonen at Frontier Kemerer Wyoming charging evasion of the draft. He claimed farm work east of the draft date and refused to register. A passport listed New York arrival in 1943 and a passport date altered to hide birth year. Case reported to federal authorities in Cheyenne as he was about to depart for Montana after cashing his pay.
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Kemmerer
Wyo
McMinn
Finn
John BE. Emmonen
Frontier
New York
Cheyenne
Montana
German Dropped in Laramie Schools
Laramie Wyoming April 4 The board of education voted unanimously to discontinue teaching German at the high school and in most large cities German instruction has already ended. The action came at a regular meeting discussing the subject.
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Laramie
Wyo
Sof
Board of Education
Wyoming Woman Dead in Omaha
Mrs. Tobiah Berey a 60 year old Wyoming woman was found dead from accidental suffocation in her Omaha home at 410 Indiana Avenue. Police Surgeon Nigro said the body had been dead several hours. Mrs Rosenbaum living nearby broke in and found the lifeless body with a gas jet left on a kitchen range.
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Douglas
Wyo
Mra
Tobiah Bercy
George
Louis D. Bercy
Omaha
Messra Hercy
Tobiah Berea
Indiana Avenue
Nigro
Sam Rosenbaum
Poavar Wins Case Against Casper Police Chief
George W. K. Poavar filed a $200 damages suit against Casper Chief of Police F. J. Wolf. A jury in Judge W. B. Tubbs court awarded Poavar judgment after he testified the chief damaged his Ford by pouring water into the radiator during cold weather.
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Casper
Wyo
George W. K. Poavar
F. J. Wolf
W. B. Tubbs
Posvar
Mountains of Dead: 1% Price of Huns' Advance
A Dresden newspaper reports a continued and substantial Allied advance in World War II terms while stating mountains of dead have been left behind. The Bernese dispatch by United Press notes the grim balance of gains and casualties as the war progresses.
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United Press
Berne
Switzerland
Dresden
Swedish Shipping to be Chartered by U S Under Trade Pact
One hundred thousand tons of Swedish shipping are to be chartered to the United States under a temporary trade agreement already completed, disclosed by the War Trade Board in Washington. The arrangement appears part of ongoing wartime shipping controls and exchange.
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United Press
Washington
United States
War Tradler Board
Calendar Purports German Cities In American Maps
A Pan German calendar titled The Wan German Alliance lists so called great German towns abroad. It includes New York Chicago Philadelphia Milwaukee Cincinnati Buffalo Cleveland and Baltimore among others, with claims of German influence in U S cities.
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New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Louwis
Milwaukee
Oinclonadi
Buffalo
Cheveland
Baltimore
Wheitland Hospital to Undergo Extensive Enlargement
Architect Baefresen of Cheyenne plans a major Wheitland hospital expansion. Phifer has secured land south and west of the current building for a rear addition including an operating suite, maternity department, dining room, sun parlor, and new wards. Cost is estimated at 10 million dollars and will add 22 rooms while maintaining light through an open central court.
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Phifer
Baefresen
Cheyenne
Wheitland
iimmedi+ Dre
Necessary
King
Storm Dumps Heavy Snow Across Central Wyoming
A major late winter storm hits central Wyoming with 12 inches of snow on the level and record moisture total. Rail service remains open despite calm winds while oil-field roads may worsen briefly. Ranchers and sheepmen welcome the moisture for irrigation and stock supply.
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Casper
Wyo
Wyoming
Too Much Court for One Judge Too Much Court for One Judge
Judge Winter will not preside at the spring term of court opening tomorrow in Douglas Wyoming. Natrona county faces a heavy criminal docket believed to take over three weeks to finish. Judge Raymond of Newcastle will substitute and assign attorneys for the cases as the docket begins after outrelization applications. Jurors have been ordered to report at 9 o'clock tomorrow.
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Douglas
Wyo
Winter
Natrona County
Raymond
Newcastle
High School Honors Service Day Presented in Douglas
On April 8 Douglas High School observed a Service Day with a patriotic program. Harry Devine spoke for the school board while cadet corps performed exhibition drills and songs. Acknowledgments were given by George Bed and Williams. Thirty three students and teachers are listed as having entered the service.
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High School
GTS
Douglas
Wyo
Harry Devine
Bed
George
Santen Oldies News and Editorial Space
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Santen era items and editorial notes. It reads like a clipped newspaper snippet referencing news and opinion sections without clear events or names to anchor a full summary.
Red Sox rely on hitting as infield reshapes for 1918
Purman analyzes Boston's shift from airtight defense to a heavier hitting lineup. He notes Barrow's management and trades to add McInnis Strunk and Schang, the pitching staff led by Mays and Bush, and the outfield reshuffle. If the infield holds and offense delivers, Boston could place high. else they risk missing the first division.
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Red Sox
McInnis
Strunk
Schang
Boston
Marty Frazee
Ed Barrow
Barrow
Mc- Innis
Bush
Athletics
Carl Mays
Wykoff
McCabe
James
Harry Hooper
Amos Strunk
Whiteman
Jones
Willie Schang
Whitman
Toronto
Sam Agnew
Mayer
Hot Springs
Bagdad Library Burned by Turks
News from Bagdad reports the destruction of the Oriental library gathered there by Carmelite fathers. The fire consumed over 20,000 volumes mainly in French and English with some Italian and German works, including rare 1764 Arabic manuscripts. Most items had not been printed elsewhere.
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London
Bagdad
Mesopotamia
Carbon plant near Lovell advances in April progress
Lovell Wyoming April 8 The Larabee Carbon plant is rising north of the railroad tracks near the sugar factory. Manager Palmer says construction is rapid now that ground work is done. When finished it will cover about five acres with a new office building already nearing occupancy. The plant will use natural gas to produce carbon black, attracting new industry to Lovell with cheap fuel.
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Lovell
Wyo
Palmer
Larabee
Lowell
Witt
Gas & Electric Company
Pudat
Dogs and Sheep Reported in New York City
Figures show 282,243 dogs in New York with 2,051 dogs killed that year. It appears 279,202 of the dogs didn’t get a sheep.
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New York
Boston
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Joe Busch
Joe Bush
Ernie Shore
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National Service Corporation
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