Rushes to Repair Light Plant After Fire
Caspar Wyoming fast tracks reconstruction of the Natrona County Electric plant after a fire. Workers replace gaskets and lay new pipes to restore steam and power. A temporary cover seals the site as heating, gas oil, and heated vapor supply are prepared. The Northwestern Railroad provides diesel fuel while repairs continue.
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Caspar
Jun
Natrona County Electric Company
Elape
Coem
Northwestern Railroa
Turbine at 1000 kW capacity to power Casper soon
Pat Sullivan of the Nationa tounty Electric company says a sidun turbite of 1000 ki Mowatts, damaged but not severely, can be restored quickly. He thanks Casper citizens, shops, railroads, and Wyoming Electric for swift aid as efforts aim to restore electrical energy by week’s end or early next week.
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General Electric Company
Casper
Pat Sullivan
Nationa Tounty Electric Company
Nikl Wate Ilone
Wyoming Eklectric Company
Driver Harr in Train Crossing Crash near Casper
William Sample was injured when the Kiswel Kar truck hit a train at a railroad crossing sixteen miles north of Casper. Sample could not see the oncoming train and was pulled from wreckage by companion Jack McKenzie, while a second truck’s driver escaped unharmed.
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Casper
Wrc
William Sample
Sample
Jack McKenzie
Overcoat Thieves Langish in Thermopolis Jail
Five men including Eddie Carey Ed Morarty Frank Welch Ed Grumman and Frank Barry are jailed in Thermopolis Wyoming awaiting district court on charges tied to a series of coat thefts. Five coats were recovered as investigators traced stolen items being moved to and sold around town.
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Thermopolis
Wyo
Sheriffs Office
Eddie Carey
Ed Morarty
Frank Welch
Ed Grumman
Frank Barry
Advertisements Promise Restoratives for Failing Appetites
London reports show many English papers carry patent medicine ads claiming to restore failing appetites despite food controller demands to eat less and rising food costs. These advertisements appear across papers as public concern over nutrition and scarcity continues.
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London
Buffalo Trims Sheridan in Fast Basketball Game
Buffalo high leveled last fall’s football defeat by beating Sheridan 26 to 1 in a fast game at Linden avenue school gym. Butler starred for Buffalo with steady scoring as Buffalo outplayed Sheridan in all phases on a crowded floor. Edelman subbed late for Williams.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Buffalo High
H. S
Linden Avenue
Buffalo
Butler
Kay
Smith
Williams
Luce
Leary
Edelman
MacFarlane
Husted
Timer
Marshall
Hawkes
Sopris
Battle Is Waged on Russian Thistles
Burns Wyoming January report notes county commissioners ready to work the road north of town but thistle piles along fences hinder operations. Farmers urged to remove and burn thistles, especially along the west road into town and across the country, as a strong wind could blow them and fence material away.
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Burns
Wyo
Report on Rheumatism Remedies and Dietary Advice
Public health note urges sufferers to avoid damp ground and cold, keep feet dry, and drink water. It recommends four ounces of Jad Salts daily for a week to flush uric acid, claiming kidney stimulation and relief, plus drinking a grape and lemon juice solution.
German Officer Markwitz Re-Arrested in Johnstown
Joseph Markwitz 40, a former German officer, was rearrested in Johnstown after initial Weld County jail release. He claims service for Germany before coming to the United States on the Bergenafjord and settling in Colorado. Local residents expect further arrests as authorities investigate clandestine German activity.
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T.ong Cole
Joseph Charles Markwitz
Kaiser’s Army
Piamd
Germany
Migiamars
Prasznicz
Russia
Markwith
Denmark
Bergenafjord
Henry Ford
Markwitg
Colorado
Denver
Weld County
Teurwald
Longmont
Johnstown
Colo
Joseph Markwitz
Harry Mathewson
Johntown
Markwits
United States
Four Girls Stricken By Suspected Poison Plot
In Greeley Colorado last night four churchgoers at the Church of God chapel suffered convulsions after a lunch prior to a meeting led by Rev. John L. Crowe. Police and doctors investigated food samples including candy and milk from a local lunch room while the girls, Anna Turner Beulah Alexander Eva Walden and Elizabeth Willows, recovered soon after. The congregation demanded a full inquiry into the illness.
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Greeley, Cole
Church of God Chapel
John L. Crowe
City Hall
Seventh Street
Ninth Avenue
Anna Turner
Beulah Alexander
Eva Walden
Elizabeth Willows
Local Workman Struck by Locomotive in Harper Area
J BR Barton of the Harper construction crew was struck near the track and suffered a broken right arm and other bruises. He was transported to Hanna and admitted to the hospital for treatment yesterday afternoon.
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Laramie, Wyo
J. BR. Barton
Harper
Hanna
Chelmsford dairy school cuts cheese and butter classes
London Jan 9 note that CHEABSE CLASSES STOPPED to save about 1000 gallons of milk a month used in experiments at a dairy school at Chelmsford. The cheese and butter making classes have been discontinued due to this change.
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London
Chelmsford
London Barbers Shift Ethnic Makeup in War Time
London notes a transition as wartime pressures alter the city’s barber and hairdressing scene. German proprietors have largely disappeared, replaced by Dutch workers and other groups amid the upheaval and shortages echoing through the London County Council committees.
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London
London County Council
Keekline Children Sell Popcorn for Red Cross
Grace McCumber aged 5 and Frank McCumber aged 10 from Keeline sold popcorn in town on Saturday. They sold 20 sacks at five cents each, raising one dollar and offering the money to the Red Cross with a note stating their ages and names.
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Grace
Frank McCumber
Keeline
Red Cross
Sudden Calls in London Prompt Quiet Basement Refuge
A London resident answers a violent doorbell during an air raid and directs the caller to the basement. The visitor seeks shelter from shrapnel and bombs, while the resident remains polite and calm.
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London
Wrestler McLeod Arrested on Fraud Charge in Casper
Casper Wyoming January 9 George McLeod a well known wrestler was taken into custody by sheriff s deputies on the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses The complainant is P N Nicholason McLeod advertised for left money at White House cafe and collected 60 in twenty dollar bills McLeod will be tried in Judge Tubb s court this afternoon
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Wyoming
Casper
Wyo
George McLeod
P WN
Nicholason
McLeod
White House
Tubb
Bandit Steals $4000 from Cotton Plant Bank
A lone masked bandit entered the Bank of Cotton Plant Arkansas tied the cashier A McCarter in the vault and fled with 4000. A posse is believed to have the bandit surrounded in the cane brakes.
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Gotton Plant
Ark
Bank of Cotton
A. McCarter
Darlington Opens Fund in Memory of Brig Gen Roland Bradford
Darlington honors Brigadier General Roland Bradford VC by opening a memorial fund. Bradford rose to high rank at 25, and the move commemorates his service.
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London
Roland Bradford
Darlington
Disease scare prompts drastic action at Lyon ranch
Jackson Hole growers fear rabies after a mare at Paul Lyon’s ranch showed symptoms. Deputy Robison and Roy Molong killed the mare burned the body and imposed a stock quarantine. They found coyotes nearby and warned of a potential spread to elk herds if not contained.
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Jackson's Hole
Harry Robison
Roy Molongall
Teton
Paul Lyon
Jackson Hole
Woman pleads silence through queue cold in court
In a Willesden police court a woman whispered she cannot talk due to a queue cold when asked if guilty or not guilty. The judge showed sympathy as the exchange drew attention to her illness and her request for silence.
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London
Willesden
Jam remedy advertised by mail for constipation relief
An advertisement promotes a gentle natural remedy for constipation calling it an excellent jam remedy. It offers trial bottles and instructs readers to write to Dr Reeves at 456 W St Monticello Illinois for a sample.
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Ree Oapee
Monticello
Tlinois
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