Dam at Guernsey Aim to Secure 800000 for Irrigation
Wyoming dispatch reports Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska seeks an $800,000 federal appropriation this session to build a dam at Guernsey for irrigation and potential power. The Reclamation Service letter endorses feasibility for water storage and power development, with construction hoped for as funds become available. Engineer William Thomas calls the Guernsey site an excellent power location given cost and power output.
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Quernsey
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Guernsey
Reclamation Service
Capernaey
A. F P. Davis
Goshen Park
Davis
William Thomas
Burlington
Kinsey Sells 7000 Ewes at Record Price in Billings
Joseph Kinney arrived in Billings with 7000 ewes from Kin Coloradoville Wyoming sold to locals at about 12 dollars per head. The 1 year and older flock was praised by local sheepmen as an exceptionally good band.
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Joseph Kinney
Billings
Cokeville
Wyo
Hwlings Goortte
Fire Breaks Out At Warren Construction Yard
A fire at 1 20 Saturday morning damaged the Warren Construction company temporary quarters near Chicago Northwestern roundhedge. A large mixing vat used for city paving burned fiercely, consuming paving implements and injuring a steam roller. Total damage estimated at 500 dollars.
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Casper
Warren Construction Company
Chicago & Northwestern
Train Misses Man in Tunnel
GUERNSEY Der 27 Several laborers shipped in with a rail work gang carried liquor on the way from Wendover they intoxicated and one man strayed into a tunnel and fell beside the track. An engineer later spotted the body and a round house crew found him alive though dazed asking why he was wakened. The wheel fringe indent showed his shoe caught on a rail as the train passed.
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Guernsey
Der
Wendover
Toxien
Ao Tittle
Roundhouse
Rawlins Urges Fire Escapes After Cheyenne Hotel Disaster
Rawlins Fire Chief Tom Keld warns Rawlins hotels and rooming houses lack adequate fire escapes. He cites the Inter Ocean hotel catastrophe in Cheyenne as a warning, noting current occupancy could trigger a severe loss of life in a fire.
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Rawlins
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Tom Keld
Inter Ocean
Freight train kills cattle on Guernsey Bridgeport line
A freight train on the Guernsey Bridgeport line struck a herd of cattle in the valley killing about thirty head. Engineer Mr Starman could not see the cattle in time to stop the train which was moving at a good speed. No other damage reported.
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Guernsey
Guernsey- Bridgeport
Starman
Sheepmen to Meet at Thermopolis for Wyoming Wool Growers
Thermopolis prepares for the Wyoming Wool Growers association convention January 15 to 17 with a large sheepmen delegation. J M Wilson notes invites to speakers from the South Omaha Live Stock Exchange and American National Livestock Association, plus Mrs. C A Kleman of Chicago. Railroads offer one and one third fare. Committees appointed for finance program and entertainment report about $1,200 donated.
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Thermopolis
Wyoming Wool Growers Association
Harrie Woods
Myl Hosea Hants
C. A. Kleman
Chicago
United States
Wyoming
C. 5. Sellars
H. P. Rothwell
Jas. Dickie
R. M. Marquis
W. A. Woodrow
C. E. Blonde
Walter Swanson
P. M. Flavin
Harbour humor in a Michigan Gargoyle gag
A local cartoon caption features Harbour asking Waterman if he has been exercising and Waterman boasting of dancing with dumb belles at a mutes' event. An ad line promotes Granite or Marble monuments by R. McCafferty with phone 513J.
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Michigan Gargoyle
Waterman
R. McCafferty
Oil Refinery Rumors Stir Greybull Basin Dreams
In Greybull Wy the local paper notes rising belief a new oil refinery will be built in the Big Horn basin as independent and Oklahoma firms eye Wyoming fields. The Greybul Standard says production from older fields declines while demand for gasoline and kerosene grows.
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Greybull
Big Horn
Greybul
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Texas
Big Morn
Spring Brings Big Prospects for Local Land and Fuel
The speaker touts abundant land and cheap fuel as key advantages over Greybull and predicts a strong spring with significant events to come in the area. The claim emphasizes ready resources and favorable conditions for growth and development.
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Greybull
Sheepman to Lose Foot From Frost In Blizzard
Casper December 27 Fred C Over a sheep herder at west of town is at the Private hospital suffering with a badly frozen foot. A portion of the foot may be amputated as mortification has set in. He was out all night with his flock during a snow storm ten days ago and only learned the injury when striking his foot with an axe after returning to his wagon.
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Casper
Fred
Over
Guffering
Jie
Cheap amusements cost more as habit warning
Swisher's Optical Service promotes better value at 215 W. 17th St offering affordable eyewear options. The Jacksonvillle Times-Union notes the risk of cheap amusements fostering costly habits and urges smarter choices.
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Theacksonville Times-Union
Swisher
W. 17Th St
Shoshoni Men Plan Drilling for Oil
Riverton dispatch reports J. D. Woodruff, known as the Father of Shoshoni, says drilling for oil will start within days about fifteen miles north of Shoshoni. Geologists offer mixed opinions on bedrock versus shallow sand prospects. a local group plans experimental drilling and may organize later.
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Riverton
J. O’ Woodruff
Shoshoni
Shochon
Woodruff
Wyoming
D. Woodruff
Adlace
Chugwater to Rebuild After Devastating Fire
Chugwater residents vow to rebuild the destroyed town portion after a recent blaze. The editorial predicts debris removal at the Banks hotel site soon and a modern brick building will rise, with other structures following as the town plans continued growth.
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Chugwater
Wyo
Chugwater Record
Banks Hotel
Woolgrowers Offer Reward for Horse Thief
The Carbon County Woolgrowers association posts a 250 reward for the arrest and conviction of Tom Taylor accused of stealing three horses from Chas Vivian at Walcott on Thanksgiving day. Taylor has been traced to eastern parts of the state and is expected to be captured soon. He previously served a term in the penitentiary and moved to Walcott after his release.
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Wwoolgouwers
Rawlins
Carbon County Woolgrowers Association
Tom Taylor
Chas. Vivian
Walcott
Taylor
Be Ia
Tomo Quindi Claims Novel Cure For Cold
A fragment mentions a product labeled Tomo Quindi and references a claimed new remedy for the common cold. Specifics about the claimant, company, or efficacy are unclear in the readable text.
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Caleon
Shore
Fremut
Aa. K. Lee
Guy J. Gay
A P. Frantz
H. B. Holdrege
Warren Scovel
Lin I. Noble
L. J. Dubie
Finance and Entertainment Committee
Geo. W. Daiber
New Victor Records
Gluck
Homer
Ark
Tentmech
Hempel
Laudley
Victor
John McCormack
Victor Dealer's
Victor Talking Machine Co
Camden, N. J
AM Victor
Victor Records
Victrola
Financiers
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