Teachers Extend Thanksgiving Sessions in Cheyenne Meeting
The Wyoming State Teachers Association held a large Cheyenne gathering with meals for visiting members. A multi session program featured addresses by J. E. Butterworth, Dr. Ernest Horn, Dr. W. A. Cook, and Chancellor Edward Elliott, plus a Thanksgiving dance invitees.
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Wyoming State Teachers’ Association
Cheyenne
Genevieve Cervantes
J. E. Butterworth
Wyoing University
Ernest Horn
University of Iowa
W. A. Cook
University of Colorado
Edward ©. Elliott
University of Montana
Elkhorn Sells Oil Holdings For $600,000
The Elkhorn company sold its holdings in the Big Muddy field to Midwest Oil Company for $600,000. Wyoming residents including Harry P. Mynds and Jeremiah Mahoney were involved, with a prior sale of a half interest for $50,000. Negotiations concluded this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhorn Company
Big Mody
Midwest Oil Company
Plain Hotel
Harry P. Mynds
Plains
Pat Sullivan
Jeremiah Mahoney
Wyoming
Big Muddy
Midwest
First Convict Who Escaped From Road Gang Caught
Deputy Warden Cap Brine returned from Colorado with Dillasenor, the first man to escape the road gang, who fled Converse county during the fledgling horror system era. After years on the run the Wyoming penitentiary traced him across the United States and Colorado officers finally released him Tuesday night. Cap Brine waited for him at the Colorado penitentiary release.
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Rawlins
Cap" Brine
Colorado
Dillasenor
Penitentiary
Converse County
Wyoming
United States
Denver
Marine Insurance Jumps on Submarine Activity
Maritime circles grow more anxious after the sinking of the American steamer Shemung and the British steamer City of Birmingham, sparking another surge in marine insurance rates in New York.
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New York
City of Birmingham
Cheyenne Industrial Club Reports Notable Year Progress
The Cheyenne Industrial Club shows strong year results led by Secretary R M Lamont and President Archie Allison. They launched a Credit Men's association, implemented an on file rating system, and attracted regional interest. A full-time secretary is proposed to expand impact and efficiency.
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Credit Men's Association
Cheyenne Industial Club
Archie Allison
R. M. Lamont
Mes
Alk
Laramie Commercial Pb
Reeche
Ry Lamont Haseen
Potter
Neb
Or- Polson of & Commercial Association
W. Leroy Larsen
Lamont
Ladus
Meri
ER. M. Lamont
Cheyenne
Industrial Club
Rumanians Cut To Pieces In Defiles Of Mountains
Transylvania tale of a dramatic World War I flank maneuver by German Alpine troops and Austro-Hungarian forces against Romanian defenses north of Hermannstadt. The piece notes rugged ascent, limited supply lines, and the Romanian army’s missed opportunity to defend the pass as German forces reached the heights above the Alt defile by dawn.
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Hermannstadt
Transylvania
Falkenhayn
Kronstadt
Alt
Vulcan
Transylvanian Alps
Theiss
Hermanstadt
Hne
Red Tower
Mecklenburg
Dus
Alt Defile
Falkenhayn Offensives Smash Romanian Retreat at Veres Torony
German forces trap Romanians on a narrow road in the Alt valley near Veres Torony. Alpine troops overlook the pass while engineers blow gaps in revetments cutting the retreat. A German machine gun platoon controls a stone bridge as Romanians suffer heavy losses in the ensuing rout. The report notes bodies and wreckage along the roadway.
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Alt Valley
Kronstadt
Veres Torony
Associated Press
Boleza
Alt
Wyoming Assessed Values and Taxes for 1916 Released
State Examiner I C Newlin reports Wyoming’s total 1916 assessed valuation at 227 759 194 95 and total tax for all purposes at 3 405 865 54 Gov Kendrick received the completed figures The largest tax share comes from Laramie County 40 851 211 with Sheridan 905 298 45 and Lincoln 247 982 02 Also listed are county valuations led by Laramie 24 476 957 53 Sweetwater 20 707 298 Sheridan 19 958 275 48 Carbon 431 741 Lincoln 415 604 612 51 Albany 15 500 029 Natrona 15 302 671 98 Platte County has the heaviest levy 14 7 mills while Carbon is lowest at 10 95 with Laramie close behind at 10 9 percent.
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Wyoming
I. C. Newlin
John B. Kendrick
Laramie
Sheridan
Lincoln
Sweetwater
Natrona
Carbon
Albany
Naytropa
Platte County
Carbon County
Rickenbacher Wins 110-Mile Auto Driving Championship
Eddie Rickenbacker captured the 110 mile race at Ascot speedway in Los Angeles as the final event of the Americas Motor Drivers Association program. Pullen finished second and Cooper third with a 46 35 second time.
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Los Angeles
Eddie Rickenbacker
Ascot Speedway
American Rules Declared in Dominican Republic by U S Captain
Captain H S Knapp commanding American naval forces in Dominican waters issues proclamation declaring a military rule to break the local government deadlock and assure U S treaty obligations to guarantee interest on the public debt and other obligations.
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H.S. Knapp
Dominican
Dominican Republic
United States
Colorado land eliminated from Routt National Forest
Presidential proclamation removes about 19 540 acres in Colorado from Routt National Forest. Located in Hahos Peak basin near Steamboat Springs, the block spans six to eight miles by four miles, with grassland and scattered woodland. One third already in private ownership. reports show limited value for grazing or cultivation.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of Agriculture
Forest Service
Routt National Forest
Colorado
Haho's Peak Basin
Eleiver Park
Bleamboat Springs
Teutons seize Campulung fort in Romania
German forces report the capture of Campulung Romania opening the road to the Toersburg pass. Captain Van Boercke and 1,300 men with 17 officers taken prisoner near Janesti castle. Russians suffer heavy losses in Moldavia and Carpathians while Bucharest seal moves amid war dispatches.
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Toersburge
van Boercke
Cuiransier
Janesti Castle
Hostle
Carpathians
Moldavia
Rurmania
Pitechti
Campulng
Schleswig-Holstein
Aschauer
Danule
Eulente
Monastir
Serbia
Berlin Papers Condemn Wilson On U-Boat Issue
Berlin newspapers echo Washington dispatches on the submarine controversy criticizing the American government's stance. They say Germany complies with Hague cruiser rules and reject viewing the U thirty five as a blockade or offensive against American harbors.
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Berlin
Wilson
Herlin
Washington
Germany
Rush for Oil to Casper Still is Continuing
Casper reports a housing crunch as contractors fill every job and rental space vanishes. Apartments Blackmore and the Rage are full with long waitlists, while newcomers flood the town each day. A coming boom predicts a housing and construction surge, with estimates of up to twenty thousand residents or more in the next year. An Oklahoma oilman foresees Casper becoming Wyoming’s Tulsa and state headquarters for oil workers.
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Casper
Blackmore
Rage
Cooper
Oklahoma
Caoper
Tulsa
Ancient Juarez in backwash of border battles
Reports from Juarez describe ongoing border warfare with cannons at the customs house, boxcar evacuations for camp followers, and hospitals filled with wounded. Survivors recount brutal scenes in Chihuahua City, coffins and stench, Carranza troops pressed until ammo ran out, prompting a city abandonment and refugee movement toward safety.
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Juarez
Customs House
Chihuahua City
Santa Rosa Hill
First Philippine Congress Sit Opens with 20000 in Manila
Nearly twenty thousand gathered in Plaza McKinley to witness the opening of the first wholly elected Philippine national legislature. Governor General Harrison delivered a brief address praising reform and outlining recommendations on tariffs, rail funding, permanent government salaries, and land laws to promote development.
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Manila
P. T
Plaza McKinley
Ayuntamiento
Philippines
Phi
Ecoremonies
Lrief
Senate
House of Representatives
Ote
Harrison
Ulure
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Elkhorn
HH. P. Wynds
4. Mahoney
BIG Dhal
Cheyenne Industrial Club
A. P
Red
Teutons Press
Laramie County
Rickenbacher
San Domingo
Teutons
Rumania
Bucharest
Teuton
Mackensen
London
Kumasian
Buchareet
Casper Still
First
Philippine Congress
Uncle Sam's Dominion
Hemisphere
Manila Kuthoud Company
Iusort
Renal
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