Uncle Sam's Railway in Alaska Nears Completion
Veteran engineer William Edes heads a government commission building a 400 mile standard gauge railroad from Seward to Fairbanks. The line links coal copper and gold fields with Anchorage and Glacial streams affect progress. Half the road is built with grading advanced. project aims to open Alaska to private enterprise after the war.
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Hy Milton Donna En
Washington
Jan
Alaska
William ©. Edes
Tige Deal
Wilson
Viaska
Polivie
Newelle
Seward
Fairbanks
Alaska Northern Railroad
Kent
Walleye
Tangna
Mafanusky
Susitna
Cook Inlet
Worland High School offers commercial course for adults
A new commercial work class is organized at Worland High School. Ten people began the course last Monday, and more are expected as the program continues in spare time. Miss Sellers directs the class as commercial instructor.
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Worland
Wye
Miss Sellers
First Woman Machinists Union Formed in Lowell
Munitionettes in Lowell form the first women's union in the metal industry. The 2200 members, all women, join the International Association of Machinists as local No. 708. Led by Alice Shea, they inspect gauge sort and operate presses and shell machines at the U S Cartridge plant and insist on equal treatment with men.
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Stofi
Lowell
Mase
Jan
Munitionettes
Trouserad
eThie
International Association of Machinists
Alice Shea
Alleged Vampires Assault Victim In Casper Case
Casper resident Jerry Farrell says he met two women and a man on a Burlington train to celebrate in Glenrock. The group allegedly drugged him, took cash from two cashed checks totaling 116 dollars, and fled toward Casper. Converse County warrants will be sought locally.
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Casper, Wyo
Jerry Farrell
Casper
Sheriff's Office
Glenrock
Glencross
Farrell
Converse County
Belgium Holds Flooded Front As Germans Clash on Waterways
Belgian forces under Maj Osterrieth describe a waterlogged 25 mile front from Nieuport to Dixmude. Bridges, boats, and flooded terrain shape fighting while kitchens on the line feed 400 soldiers. Soldiers endure night shelling at bridges as both sides contend with ringed canals and concrete pill boxes.
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West Front
Cambrai
General Petain
Albert
Germany
Europe
Littl
Maj
L. Osterrieth
Belgium
Osterrieth
Asia Minor
Nieuport
North Sea
Dixmude
Calais
Make Your Own Cough Syrup and Save Money
An at home cough remedy costs about one fifth of store brands and acts quickly. The formula uses pine extract and simple ingredients to soothe throat and chest coughs, loosening mucus and easing irritation for relief.
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Croup
Wien
Alfalfa Hay Shipment Highlights Western Market
In Buffalo Wyoming 440 tons of cross ranch alfalfa hay, a carload ticketed to Union Stockyards Lincoln Nebraska, brought $14 per ton freight on board car. The hay is high quality and expected to fetch higher prices on arrival in Lincoln.
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Buffalo
Wyno
Union Stockyards
Lincoln Neb
British Perfect Method 10 Find Hidden U Boats
British experts use new microphone detectors and powerful bombs to locate and destroy German submarines. Microphones placed near a ship’s keel listen to propeller sounds to determine distance and direction. automatic steering helps attack before the foe realizes. Bombs are dropped precisely at the identified spot, capable of destroying a submarine 150 feet away.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Tidningen
Vocational School Building Planned for Lander
Plans for a new vocational school building were discussed by the district board. Construction will begin in early spring and finish in time for the September start of the school year.
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Lander
Wyo
Vocational District Board
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