Outlaw Horse Poem Returns as Elections Loom
Poem tied to kd McCarty’s famed outlaw horse travels from Kalispe Mort to Wyoming after failed rides by local roundup crews. County and state officials begin itemized expense filings ahead of the primary canvass, with official vote tallies to follow. Cheyenne hosts speakers for Burns-Arcble Alliance boosters. police report stock-ownership penalties. city hall project eyed in Sidney. local notables take weekend trips and a Denver hospital operation for a Cheyenne resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarty
Wyoming
Kalispe, Mort
Meat Takes An Other Jump
A fragment urges a meatless diet for summer health and cost savings. It recommends Shredded Wheat Biscuits with berries and milk as a complete meal, noting steam processed whole wheat is the meat substitute. Product claims say it is made at Niagara Falls, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Railroad Strike Crisis Continues as Talks Resume
Presidents and union leaders press for arbitration over the eight hour day amid growing public pressure. Messages and telegrams urge Wilson to settle the dispute, while officials warn of no compromise and seek assurances that any cost increases are offset by higher revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Hickey Named U P Secretary for Two Roads
George L. Hickey deputy to the vice president and general manager of the Oregon Short Line has been named assistant secretary of both Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line. This marks the first time an assistant secretary for both roads is based in Salt Lake City. Hickey, notified by Union Pacific president B S Calvin, said he will determine the scope of his duties. The Oregon Short Line holds much of UP stock and bonds, with Utah men dominating its directors, and previously owned Southern Pacific stock before the UP-Southern Pacific merger.
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Salt Lake City
George L. Hickey
Oregon Short Line
Union Pacific
Both Roads
New York
Hickey
Calvin
Oregon
Union Leaders Who May Yet Call Strike
A. B. Garretson president of the Brotherhood of Conductors said in Washington that the situation is unchanged. No complete railroad proposal has been tendered and the workers remain with the same position as when the president's plans were accepted, deviating only as necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Garretson
The
Brotherhood of Conductors
Washington
Hughes Attacks Wilson at Republican Meeting
The report covers Hughes challenging Wilson on tariff and Mexican policy during a Republican meet in front of the grandstand. Senator Clark and State Chairman Pat Sullivan led the event, with Clark presiding as chairman.
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Wilson
Couster
Pat Sullivan
Republican Party
United States
Clarence D. Clark
Government Making Great Progress
Government efforts on reclamation have expanded since 1913, irrigating nearly a million arid acres and yielding crops worth over twenty million dollars annually. The United States Reclamation Service reports major dams completed in 1916, including Arrowrock on the Boise River and Elephant Butte on the Rio Grande, with Arrowrock rising 660 feet and spanning 1075 feet across the crest.
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Utah
Wyoming
United States Reclamation Service
Arrowrock
Boise River
Idaho
Elephant Butte
Rio Grande
New Mexico
Wilsons irrigation push fuels vast canal project gains
An 1916 program expands the Rio Grande canal system from Bolsa to El Paso, with the Were the Whitephant Putte dam creating a 2 698 800 acre foot reservoir. The plan covers about 560606 acres near Bolsa and vastly boosts annual agricultural output, justifying the reclamation policy and Wilsons approach as lands become productive for generations.
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Boies
Bolsa
New Mexico
el Paso
Texas
Sam
Wilson
Rawlins Residents Attend Citizen's Training Camp at Fort Douglas
Mrs Alice Bennett of Rawlins reports the death of her brother James W Fowler a prominent Deadwood South Dakota attorney. Interment arrangements followed News notes reference local firms Swisters Optical Service and area businesses in Rawlins.
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Roy Logan
W. F. Daley
W Cc. Callaham
R. Peterson
Rawlins
Fort Douglas
Salt Lake City
Alice Bennett
James W. Fowler
Deadwood
South Dakota
Prospects Brighten for Seventh Carbon County Fair
The Carbon county fair plans advance with an organizing committee of D. & Richmond Ira B. Casteel George W. Sisson and J. A. Schoonjans reporting strong financial support and exhibitor enthusiasm. Other items note a 75 cent sale at Yyete Suits and local obituaries and changes in local leadership including Rev C A Stawlay leaving Kemmerer for Felt Idaho to oversee public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. & Richmond
Ira B. Casteel
George W. Sisson
J. A. Schoonjans
Sundance School to Start Week of September Fourth
The 1914-17 Sundance School term opens the week of September 4 with a expected large attendance. Newcastle public schools begin 1916 1917 year on September 4 with high enrollment anticipated and a banner year foretold.
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Sundance
Newcastle Public Schools
Local Marriages and Business Deals From Douglas Area
Harry Devine, a young attorney from Douglas, will wed Miss Wallace, once a nurse in Douglas, on Tuesday. A Saturday deal saw Oscar D. Wolf gain a half interest in the Wigwam confectionery and stationery shop at Casper, Florida, to be jointly run with J. A. Ferguson, founder of the popular store three years ago.
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Harry Devine
Douglas
Miss Wallace
Oscar D. Wolf
Topeka
Kan
Caasper
Flo
J. A. Ferguson
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Natrona County
Telbune
W. HM. J. Howey
Riverton
Burns
Arcble Allikoo
Industrial Club
W. @. Deming
Tribune
A. D. Kelley
Werchant
Cheyenne
Nolan
Peterson
Charles Evans Hughes
Jin McLaughlin
Sidney
William Dubois
Neb
Dubois
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Ed Justice
Rae Justice
Scottsbluff
Icturn
Denver
F. F. Coselin
Mise Rae Justice
Misa Marton O'Neill
Mrs
Barney O'Neill
Central Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Wedneday
Hig
William
C. F. A. Conner
John B. Kendrick
Arivotin
John Spencer
Jack Burns
Henry Magon
Beard
Arizona
Spencer Ja
Magen
Kemmerer
A. D. Hoxhine
Mra. F. Canada
Cheyenne Yosterday
S. W. ST. Clair Union
Ube
17Th
Carey
Logan
J. A. Kirkpatrick Insurance and Real Estate
Carey Ave
Ory
Davis Block
Agmex
Opera
Warren
J.M. Carey
Brooy Avenue
Phene Aay
Holden
New Willard Hotel
Committee of Eight
Brotherhood
J. L. DeFore
Northern Pacific
W. G. Lee
Trainmen's Union
Whitefield
Mont
National Conference Committee of Managers
Whiteftah
U.P
Waiee Bab
Aarretson
Hughes
Ste
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Apital Coal Company
Ahill & Holliday
Propriteora
Swisher
W. 17Th St. Weer
Betty Howe
James Morrison
Vitagraph
Oran
Tomonilow
Frances Neta
Thomas Stevenson
Glencoe
Heath
the Sherman
Jack Gordon
Peter Gordon
Pocatello
Sherman Co
C. A. Stawlay
Kommerer
Felt
McCafferty
Mack Paco
A. O. Shepard
Wichita
Kansas
Rock Springs
Sahermad Co
J. M. Cassidy General Contractor
Tce
17Th St
Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power Co
Capitol Ave
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