Wyoming refinery blast injures workers at Midweat plant
A Wyoming Iron Works refinery explosion at the Midweat facility near Casper injured several workers and killed two men Sam Poence and Patrick Ivor. The blast occurred during a repair shift and is blamed on an electrical spark. Injured workers Mike Carey Tom Kirkmyer and Solomon Titperron were hospitalized with severe burns and shock. Local officials and doctors struggled to treat the victims and determine the cause.
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Taster
Sam Poence
Patrick Ivor
Mike Carey
Tom Kirkmyer
Solomon Titperron
Ron
Eayplay
Wyoming Iron Works Company
Casper
Mideweet
Sol Npperson
Kirkmyer
Carey
Pitteburg
Lathrop
Pryor
Anderson
Kirkmoor
Cunningham
Spencer
North Beach Street
Oviatt reports high costs and strong demand in Montana markets
Sheridan dairy expert J. Oviatt says costs in Sheridan cannot match the high prices in Butte Great Falls and other Montana towns. He reports booming business in the copper region and a large unfilled demand for dairy and other products there if the surplus is matched. Prices are elevated and employment in the copper industry remains strong across the state.
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Sheridan
Butte
Great Falle
Montana
J. Oviatt
Oviatt
Horse choked to death after tied to pole near track
Lyman, Dec. 21. A horse owned by L P Christen son choked itself to death when tied to a telephone pole at Carter near the track as a train pulled in Monday afternoon. It had been driven by A Jenks.
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Lyman
Carter
L. PD. Christensen
A. Jenks
Hself
Dairymen Plan Educational Meeting in Laramie
About 300 ranchmen and dairymen from Albany county are invited to a two to three day conference in Laramie in early March 1917. The event aims to bring experts like F J Kraege from Wisconsin and UW professors Horton and Bowman to address dairy opportunities and profitable operations in the Laramie valley. The sessions will focus on education rather than policy or action.
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Laramia
Albany County
Laramie
University of Wyoming
Chamber of Commerce
F. J. Kraege
Dames Manufacture Company of Wisconsin
Er. F Horton
A. F E. Bowman
The
Universty of Wyoming
Wisconsin
Laramie Valley
University of Wyoming Offers Free Immigrant Classes in Government and History
In Laramie on December 21 the University donates a room for English and United States history classes aimed at immigrants seeking naturalization or improving government knowledge. Classes will be free and open to men and women over public school age, with scheduling based on applicants. The Young Men's Christian Association volunteers aid, and Judge Tidball and Paul Lee Ellerbe coordinate admittance for those meeting requirements.
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Laramie
University of Wyoming
United States
W. J. Tidball
District Court
Paul Lee Ellerbe
Dr. Hebard
Aniversity
Young Men's Christian Association of the University Ban
Tidimi
Bilerbe
Machinery for Gas Plant At Sheridan
The final shipment of machinery for the Sheridan gas plant arrived in railroad yards. Building completed, over nine miles of main laid. gas delivery expected by March. John T. Bacon, president, arrives. expert crew to install after new year. Company plans fourteen miles of main, with five more in spring. Kool coal tested as gas fuel with superior results in Lead, South Dakota. By products from coal will be utilized for oils pitch and nitrate fertilizer.
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Blleridan
Sheridanins Company
John T. Bacon
Sheridan
Meeks
New York City
Aolumn
Bacon
Lead
South Dakota
Colorado
Laramie Gains New Telephone Building Project
Laramie will receive a new telephone building after disclosure by Punshon secretary of the Laramie Chamber of Commerce. The Intermountain Telephone and Telegraph Company plans the project with location and budget details published for public knowledge following a business leaders trip to Denver to discuss the venture.
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Laramie
Punshon
Denver
Telephone Company
Laramie Chamber Plans Fireproof Office Building 1917
The Chamber of Commerce urges liberal expenditures in Laramie for 1917 with a promise that the city will receive a fair share of funds from the Inter Mountain Telephone and Telegraph. Plans include a fireproof building to house offices and equipment for the growing local branch.
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Laramie
Chamber of Commerce
Intermountain Telephone and Telegraphone
Sheridan Masons elect officers for lodge year
Sheridan Lodge No. A. F. & A. M. held its annual election Saturday naming Warden J. H. Ladd Junior Warden J. D. Thorn Treasurer J. W. Margareidge and the appointive officers will be announced at installation next Friday night.
New Variety Store Planned for Casper Area
Casper, Dex 21, Earle DB Holmes of Olean NY has agreed to buy the Tyler variety store in the Odd Fellows building and will open a modern variety store after the first of the year. The plan includes converting the space to a new format for Casper shoppers and adding a broader stock.
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Casper
Dex
Earle DB Holmes
Olean
New York
Tyler Riety
Odd Fellows
Buing
Verdun Defenses and Fortifications Highlight Battle Progress
The article reviews military moves around Verdun, noting Fort Douaumont and Fort Wallon, and says French forces recaptured Douaumont and Vaux, advancing on Pepper Hill and targets near the Meuse while Berlin peace talks unfold. It mentions Gen Nivelle pursuing a personal peace strategy amid ongoing battles.
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Fort Douaumont
Fort Wallx
Verdun
Doueaumont
Vaux
Pepper Hill
Verdun and the Great War Pivot in 1915
The piece views Verdun as the war’s hinge, noting the 1914 German flail through France and the February 1915 assault that gathered hundreds of thousands to seize Verdun. It argues the town’s capture would have shaped peace terms and references Bucharest as a later German peace bid.
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Hends
Meuse
Forges
Lamogneux
Berlin
New York
Verdun
France
Germany
Bucharest
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