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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1919
Page
8
The column warns amateurs about hyped oil schemes like a fictional Wyoming oil field pitched by a salesman. It cautions that real oil ventures require risk and research, stressing that genuine deposits cost money to find and can still fail, while overhyped claims mislead investors. It ends by urging prudence and keeping a level head.
Mayo MeeWhimney of Douglas representing Wyoming on the national committee of the Episcopal Church has received notice from Rev. Fr. Robert W. Patton of an important meeting of the national committee in New York City on Wednesday, September 40. The conference will be the only meeting before the church’s general convention, with a comprehensive program extension of the campaign at home and abroad to be presented.
Sheridan receives 46 tons T N T for road work. Riverton starts $50 000 apartment project while Manville plans a $200 000 hotel. Burns Lumber builds coal sheds. Cheyenne begins Harvester building and a large crude production gain is reported for July. Several towns report road, bridge, oil, and water projects with multiple new wells and contracts.
The report lists multiple battery pairings for two games with team rosters including Maysaye Ruel Johnson Pielnich Agnew and others, noting first and second games against Philadelphia and Brooklyn. It records run totals and fielding achievements across the sequences with no clear final winners specified.
Charles Stuart, youngest son of mind r, has arrived in the city after returning from France. The report notes his homeward journey and brief mention of his family ties.
A group of prominent oil executives led by President Teagal of Standard Oil New Jersey President Donnell of Ohio Oil and President H M Blackmer of Midwest Refining will reach Cheyenne today en route to inspect the development there Later they plan visits to central Wyoming oil fields The Industrial club will invite the party to spend two hours in Cherokee of the Pure White Lead Sherman Co
In Casper Wyoming on August 28 a pocket razor strop from France saved Camden Streffner’s wife when he was struck by a German bullet at Fismes. The strap in his breast pocket deflected the shot to cause a superficial wound, sparing the life of the soldier’s son.
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