Wyoming Day Held At Douglas
Wyoming Day was celebrated in Douglas with a Friday program including a feast for Miss Feith K. O Chirk state superintendent of public instruction and MH. la Eby head of the university of Wyoming training department. A senior and junior class banner greeted guests as demonstrations, a debate on woman suffrage and other programs were held in the gym. The day concluded with a campfire, reminiscences, and talks on frontier life. The North Platte Valley Historical Society was organized and a county school conference was held to aid rural teachers.
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Douglas
Feith K. O Chirk
Atreetion
Aid Ir MH
la Eby
Rurn
Umeresty of
Wyoming
Tihee
Lawrences Smith
Paul Datesman
Faye Tillard
Clay
Entors
Harvey L. Eby
Gpon
J. Erwin
W. E B. Kaplin
Michael Henry
Malcolm Campbell
George H. Cross
J. C. Shaw
Charles T. Snyder
Chaplin
Hill Nye
North Platte Valley Historical Society
Ford Says German Peace Proposal Deserves World Applause
Henry Ford, head of the Copenhagen peace conference, comments that Germany’s peace proposals should be applauded around the world. He argues no side can win the war and urges that the proposals be received well to end the suffering. The remarks emphasize urgency for peace in the war’s final phase.
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Detroit
Mich
Germany
Henry Ford
Copenhagen
von Pethmann-Hol
Musterole Quick Relief No Blister Ad
Musterole is a white ointment made with oil and does the work of an old plaster without blistering. Rub it on for relief. doctors and nurses use Musterole and recommend it to patients for sore throats bronchitis croup congestion lumbago and pains.
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Nou
Mary
Wool Growers Meet Set at Thermopolis
M Noleon president of the Wyoming Wool Growers Association announced the next annex meeting at Thermopolis on January 15th to 17th 1917. The gathering aims to connect with the national meeting in Chicago and enable attendance with reduced railroad rates and possible private cars from Omaha Denver and St Strong City.
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Thermopolis
M. Noleon
Wyoming Wool Growers Assoriation
Wyoming Wool Growers
Thermoapolis
Wilkson
National Organization
Cherennme
Commission Companies
Omaha
Denver
Posiitg Stong City
University Professor Knight to Wed in New York
Terrell Knight a geology professor at the University of Wyoming and curator of the museum is in the east to be married in New York to Miss Edwina Hall on December 23. The couple will return to Laramie after their wedding to resume university duties with George Abbot acting as best man. Knight is the son of Mrs Emma Howell Knight and the late Prof W C Knight long associated with ecology at the university.
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Laramie
Ter
Howard Knight
University of Wyoming
New York
Edwina Hall
Miss Hall
George Abbot
Boston Technological School
Knight
Dr. Knight
Emma Howell Koight
Profesor
W. C. Knight
Columbia
Casper Woodth Wins Athletic Honors
Pyron Dumm of Casper earned the football W by Ohio Wesleyan athletic authorities for his work on the varsity team this season. He also captains the track team and is described as a strong, durable guard or tackle who played through injury and plans to graduate after this season.
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Casper
Pyron Dumm
Ohio Wesleyan Univerity
Dumm
Ohio Wesleyan Transcript
Hospital St
Wyoming Wonders
Tiny
Umm
Hillsdale Pupils Present Entertainment At High School
Hillsdale high school students presented An Eye With Riley under faculty supervision drawing a record attendance. The basket social after the program netted over 100 dollars to help pay for a new piano. Superintendent R. R. Champion and aides Miss Reed and Miss Hollman receive praise for backing school improvements. A Washington's Birthday program is planned for February 22.
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Hillsdale
Riley
Hillsdale High School
Hoosier Pool
Hilledale
R. R. Champion
Miss Reed
Miss Hollman
Washington
Merritt Well Produces 500 Barrels Daily
Casper reports the Merritt company's deep well in the Big Muddy field is now yielding between five and six hundred barrels daily by tank measurement after being sunk deeper Sunday. The shallow Merritt well continues to flow steadily, producing about four to five hundred barrels daily by leak measurement, as interest in field development grows and rigs multiply in the area.
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Casper
Merritt Company
Ohio Company
State U Board Holds Meeting at University of Wyoming
The Wyoming board of trustees met in mid winter session with full attendance including President Hunsaker and Miss Edith Clark. Flora Krueger received a bachelor of arts degree after completing all requirements mainly during summer work. Plans for a new library and administration building were submitted and awarded to a local designer. The board sought attorney general guidance on oil land leases and royalty potential. The session focused on the university’s oil property management and lease renewals.
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Laramie
Dee
University of Wyoming
Huniway
Edith K. C. Clark
Cheyenne
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Flora Hh, Krueger
Rawlin
State Land Board
Board of Trustees
University
State Board
University Board of Trustees
F. B. Burke
Mary B. David
Douglas
CC. D. Spalding
F. 5. Burrage
Pioneer Killed in Explosion
Timothy Rochford, a veteran western Wyoming railroad worker and Ft Bridger resident, was killed by a dynamite blast at Libby Montana on December 4. He was born in 1863 and spent twenty five years in railroad work. He leaves wife Margaret and ten children. Funeral services were held in Fort Bridger with interment in the Fort Bridger cemetery.
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Lyman
Timothy Rochford
Wyoming
Ft. Bridger
Libby
Mont
Fort Bridger
LeRoy
Montana
Margaret Rochford
Mra. I. J. Clark
Fort Steele
Wyo
James Edward
Ted
Carrie
Katheryn
Mary
Nellie
Ira
Lucy Rochford
Fort Dridger
T. H. Roe
Youth Arrested for Liquor Theft in Suertown
SUERIDAN December 14 Albert John 27 and Alfred Agpdriseon 16 were jailed on liquor theft charges after being arrested last night. Officials say the pair conspired to steal a quantity of liquor from a local store.
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Sueridan
Albert John
Alfred Agpdriseon
Prohibition Sentiment Grows Across States
The piece notes rising nationwide support for prohibition, citing states from Nebraska to Montana and Utah, and highlights a 197 vote push in Congress for an amendment. It discusses party unity around the liquor issue, its impact on presidential campaigns, and recent dry votes in Maryland counties.
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United States
Kansas
Maine
North Dakota
Georgia
Oklahoma
Alabama
Mississippi
North Carolina
Tennessee
Congress
Central West
Philadelphia
The Movie Tells a Lesson in Love and Worth
A Fort Worth Star-Telegram note describes a silent film where two girls vie for the same man. One woman's finery contrasts with a plainer, honest girl from a poorer family. The ending shows the plain girl winning the hero as the father returns home.
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The
Fort Worth
Daughter
Beau
Hero
Fleeing Child Presses Father for Fur Purchase Aid
A report notes a child asks a father three times to lend money, saying with $5 now and $40 more later they would have enough to buy the desired furs, illustrating a tense moment of request.
The Ukelele. A mandolin with press agent foil.
A brief note in the Boston Transcript mocks the ukelele calling it a mandolin with a press agent, hinting at manufactured appeal and publicity surrounding the instrument.
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Boston Transcript
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