Uncle Sam's Own Alaska Rail Line Half Finished
Veteran engineer William Edes leads a government commission building a 400 mile Alaska railroad from Seward to Fairbanks. The project aims to unlock coal copper and gold fields, spur private enterprise, and connect Cook Inlet to inland resources with a standard gauge line. Half the road is built with grading advanced, weather and glacial streams complicating work.
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Hy Milton Donna En
Washington
Jan
Alaska
William ©. Edes
Tige Deal
Wilson
Viaska
Polivie
Newelle
Seward
Fairbanks
Alaska Northern Railroad
Kern Creek
Anchorageon Cook Inlet
Matanueka Junction
Kent
Walleye
Tangna
Mafanusky
Susitna
Cook Inlet
Worland High School Opens Evening Commercial Course
A new commercial course is organized at Worland High School. Ten residents began last Monday and more are expected as the program offers study in various business methods during spare time. Miss Sellers directs the class as commercial instructor.
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Worland
Wye
Miss Sellers
First Women Machinists Union Formed in Lowell
Munitionettes in Lowell compose the first women’s union in the metal trade. About 2200 workers join the International Association of Machinists as local No. 708. Led by Mrs. Alice Shea, they inspect gauges sort shells and operate presses, proving women can do men’s work as war ends.
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Stofi
Lowell
Mase
Jan
Munitionettes
Trouserad
eThie
International Association of Machinists
Alice Shea
Hellam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Mokham
Lydia E. Pinkha
E. R. Crumbxa
R. No
Mich
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Evnse Heim
R.no
Lowell, Mich
Alleged Vampires Assault Victim In Casper Area
Casper resident Jerry Farrell reports being robbed of over $100 after meeting two women and a man who lured him with celebration talk. He was on a Burlington train to Glenrock, only realizing his mistake after disembarking at Glencross. Farrell says the trio fled toward Casper on the night train. warrants may be sworn in Converse County.
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Casper, Wyo
Jerry Farrell
Casper
Sheriff's Office
Glenrock
Glencross
Farrell
Converse County
Belgium's Flooded Front Holds Line Against German advance
Belgian troops under Maj Osterrieth fight along a twenty five mile waterlogged front from Nieuport to Dixmude. Bridges and boats carry troops and guns while kitchens on the line feed 400 soldiers. morale, organization, and officer–enlisted bonds sustain King Albert's men amid shellfire and memories of home.
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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 article promotes home made cough syrup costing about one-fifth of store preparations. It describes ingredients, preparation steps, and notes rapid relief for coughs, throat and chest cold symptoms, with a promise of effectiveness and ongoing use.
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Croup
Wien
Hay Shipped From Cross Ranch Boosts Local Farm Value
Alfalf a hay from the Cross Ranch near Buffalo Wyoming reached Union Stockyards in Lincoln Nebraska after auction, selling at 14 dollars per ton fob Buffalo. The 440 tons of straight alfalfa are described as first quality and expected to fetch higher prices after arrival in Lincoln.
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Buffalo
Wyno
Union Stockyards
Lincoln Neb
British Perfect Method 10 Finds Hidden U Boats
Stockholm dispatch notes two British anti submarine advances using submerged microphones and powerful underwater bombs. Detectors measure distance and direction from propeller sounds to guide ships and drop bombs with accuracy. Engineers claim bombs can destroy a submarine 150 feet from detonation point.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Tidningen
Vocational School Building Planned for Lander District
Lander Wyoming January 15 plans for a new vocational school building were discussed at a district board meeting. Construction will begin early spring and be finished in time for the September school term.
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Lander
Wyo
Vocational District Board
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