Big Goose River dam powers Sheridan mill on Dow Street
Sheridan Manufacturing Company completed a dam on Big Goose River enabling most-year power for its Dow Street mill. When waters are low the mill runs on a new electric motor. flash boards manage flow during high water. Nine concrete piers support a cement floor and flash boards. openings total 90 feet allowing adjustable water power.
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Sheridan
Fement
Mioneer Park
Sheridan Manufacturing Company
Big Goose
Dow Street
Etveeml Works
Drowth
Eati
Wyoming Ranks Fifth in Low Cost Education
A pamphlet issued by the foundation of education ranks Wyoming fifth among the 48 states for low cost public education. The study notes Wyoming’s student enrollment figures and references the overall cost per pupil and differences in expenditures across states.
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Valen Athoo
Childrencot School
Ame Galie
Whates Frank
Wyoming
Ry Foundation
Fire Alarm Ends New Year Dance in Rawlins Restaurant Blaze
Rawlins fire department members were at a New Year’s Eve ball when a loud alarm sent them to a blaze at Dutelon’s on Front Street. The restaurant interior burned out and the saloon next door lost roof and fixtures before flames were controlled.
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Rawlins
Jan
Rawline Fire Department
Dutelon
Front Street
Prisoner Strangles Self in Wyoming Penitentiary
Charles K. Jordan who was serving a five year term for horse stealing at Lander prison strangled himself on New Year’s Day after a sore throat and illness. He had recently begun his sentence of about two months prior.
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Rawlins
Charles K. Jordan
Lander
Jordan
Wyoming Legislature Set to Open Sensational Session
The Wyoming State Legislature convenes January 14 2018 amid tight majorities in both houses and major cases planned. The Leader offers ten bargain days for a daily state paper with daily Capitol reports and fully prepaid subscriptions.
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Wyoming
Capitol
Leader Mail
Daily Leader
Sheridan Miner Heads UP Safety Bureau
Thomas Gideon resigns after six years as president of IMstrict 22 United Mine Workers of America to become safety expert for Union Pacific Coal Company. He will oversee 14 mines from Cheyenne to Kemmerer, inspect mines, recommend safety changes, head a new safety bureau, based in Rock Springs, while residing in Sheridan. He previously led in Montana Washington and Wyoming and joined UMWA in 1901.
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Gibson
Safety Department
Union Pacific
Coal Company
Safety Bureau
Rock Springs
Sheridan
Wyoming
Livingston
Mont
Montana
Washington
United Mine Workers of America
Western Federation of Minera
Irrigation Report Highlights U.S. Farm Water Use
The Census Bureau reports 158,713 farms irrigated wholly or partly totaling 14,708.48 acres, about 7.9 percent of improved farm area in states practicing irrigation excluding rice. California leads irrigated farms, followed by Colorado, with San Diego expo plans seen as a major irrigation showcase. Col. D Collier, expo president, hails the display as a landmark in irrigation utility. Historical notes trace irrigation to Bible lands and early New Mexico Arizona and Mexico, with ancient ditches still evident.
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Census Bureau
United States
California
Colorado
Col
Collier
New Mexico
Arizona
Mexico
America
San Diego
Palm Demonstration at San Diego Expo Promises Agricultural Insight
Meade Farms and Orchards will be prominent exhibits at the San Diego exposition opening four 1915 in San Diego Val. The fair will feature irrigation and dry farming displays by the agriculture department. A ten acre bearing oranges and lemons grove tops Southern California exhibits, illustrating the challenges of citrus culture and progress in the industry.
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San Offa
San Diego
Val
Department of Agriculture
California
Old Love Song Brings Lone Rancher Back to Beloved
On his birthday Dick recalls a past quarrel with Miotee and longs for Eloise. A piano record of the song Forgotten by soprano Eloine Remey triggers a journey from a ranch to Denver and San Francisco. The reunion happens when Eloine explains she sang for him and refused opera fame to stay connected to their memories.
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Miotee
Cat
Eloles
Eloise
Sbe
Flosse
Mile
Eloine Remey
America
San Francisco
Cloise
Phonograph Company
Milkweed as a edible weed becomes a cultivated food staple
The document describes milkweed as a common weed with large leaves and milky juice. It notes its abundance in pastures and hedgerows and claims it can be cultivated as a nutritious, tasty vegetable similar to spinach, rich in natural salts.
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Mra
M. P. Tteskell
Seven Brigadier Generals Set for 1914 Retirements
New York January 2 Seven U S army brigadiers will retire from active duty under the age limit in 1914 Woodrow Wilson will name successors to six of them The long serving James Allen chief signal corps reaches sixty four next February among the likely replacements are Walter S Schuyler Frederick A Smith Edgar Z Steever Ralph W Hoyt William T Russell and William H Bixby Major Reber noted aviation expert tops among potential Allen successors with Colonel George P Scriven Lieutenant Colonel William A Glassford and Major Samuel Raber named in discussion
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New York
United States Army
Woodrow Wilson
Provident
Iet
James Allen
Signal Corps
Taft
Allen
Army
Wilson
Walter S. Schuyler
Department of California
Frederick A. Smith
Department of the Missouri
Edgar Z. Steever
Department of Texas
Ralph W. Hoyt
Department of the Lakes
William T. Russell
Corps of Engineers
William H
San Antonio
General Allen
War Department
George P. Scriven
William A. Glassford
Samuel Raber
Scriven
Reber
Nelson A. Miles
Roosevelt Critiques War Policy at Massachusetts Meeting
Theodora Roosevelt, at a Military Historical Society conference in Massachusetts, harshly criticizes Spanish war era officials and current military leaders for red tape and excessive arbitration. He argues preparedness is essential, stating nations must avoid tempting fate by maintaining strong armed forces. He urges arbitration only after agreements are made and supports resolving the Panama tolls dispute through diplomatic means.
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Theodora Roosevelt
Massachusetts
War Department
Army
Navy
Roosevelt
United States
Great Britain
Panama Canal
Opponents Seek Amendment to Detached Service Clause
New York January 2 opponents of the detached service clause in the recent army appropriation bill seek an amendment to exempt battalion and regimental staff officers from its operation. The move targets officers relaxed to their companies, arguing the change would revive favoritism and disrupt the army’s unit cohesion. A few general staff positions are kept open as a haven for favorites, while mileage appropriations could face new cuts due to transfers. The effort faces congressional pressure from military committee members.
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New York
Congress
Agricultural Labor and Shifting Farm Workforce Trends
The Secretary of Agriculture reports farm labor is a diminishing element due to industrial growth. Census data show 83.1 percent of workers in 1820 were in agriculture, falling to 36.3 percent by 1900, while the number of those gainfully employed in agriculture rose from 2,068 to 1,249,654.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Washington pardon case forces resignation plea
United States Attorney E. E. Wagner of Mitchell South Dakota resigned after an application to President Taft for a pardon for Charles I Hyde of Pierre. Hyde had been sentenced to imprisonment for one year and four months for alleged fraudulent use of the mails in connection with town lots. Wagner was ordered to Washington but chose to resign.
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Washington
United States
E. E., Wagner
Mitchell
Wickershas
Taft
Charles I
Hyde
Pierre
Wagner
State Leader Ad Promotion in Wyoming
The State Leader urges readers to try the publication and subscribe to Wyoming's Want Ad medium, highlighting subscription benefits and ongoing promotional message.
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Wyoming
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