Wyoming oil field on Green River proves valuable
The LaBarge anticline in western Wyoming draws attention as J B Barlane of New York Oil Co reports early drilling shows gas pressure and evidence of high grade paraffin oils. A 12 000 acre holding near Offal station plans a 4 000 to 5 000 foot rig with expectation to reach 2 000 feet before summer as new Wyoming oil fields develop.
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Salt Lake City
LaBarge
Upper Green River
Wyoming
J. B. Bartane
New York Oil Company
Salt Lake
A. G. Birritt
Barlane
Bariane
Oklahoma
Bar- Jane
Reward of 250 for Capture of Saban
Basin Wyoming January report states a $250 reward has been ordered for the capture of George Saban following his sensational escape from Basin prison. Warden Felix Alston notes authorities plan to pursue the man and bring him in.
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Saban
Basin, Wyo
Felix Alston
State Penitentiary
George Saban
Basin
Free Advice to Sick Women from Lydia E Pinkham Co
Sufferers of female illnesses are urged to write to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co private correspondence department in Lynn Massachusetts. Letters are read and answered by women in strict confidence and not published without consent. The service is free and offered by mail only.
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Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Nothia
Oman
Two Thousand Barrel Well Shown at Kaycee Site
Sheridan reports that the Wyoming Crude Oil company struck a Howey flow near Kaycee Salt Creek Cleide, now producing about 2000 barrels daily. Local interest runs through Roy Tarrant director and president and Judge W S Mets, with Halley Sackett Heald Mets and others holding stock. The well began last spring and has yielded small amounts before deeper drilling revealed the large oil volume.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Wyoming Ride of Company
Salt Creek Clelde
Kaycree
Roy Tarrant
W. 8
Mets
Dr. Halley
Col. Sackett
L. F. Heald
WS. Mets
Wyoming Crice Ol Company
Buffalo
Boy Scouts Honor Former Troop Member in Sheridan
Funeral services for Sterling Mets, son of Judge and Mrs. W S Mets, were held at his West Loucks Street home with Troop I of St Peters Church attending. Dean Cross led a brief sermon and prayer. The body lay in a room filled with flowers, a tribute in the city. Scouts escorted the casket to Mt Hope cemetery with eight troop members as pallbearers.
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Mt. Hope Cemetery
Bondholders to Take Control of Basin Project in Wyoming
Bondholders of the Wyoming Land and Irrigation Company sue to foreclose and transfer ownership, asserting they can push the project to completion. The action, described as friendly, will lead to a sale of the company property and is expected to spur reservoir construction and land settlement.
Industry. Thank God every morning you are something to which must be done
The note reads like a fragmented meditation on labor and purpose, contrasting daily duties with idle moments and emphasizing a sense of duty in work. It hints at perseverance and the grind of routine tasks without naming people, places, or organizations.
George Washington Early Military Command at Nineteen
A historical note records George Washington taking command of a large territory as a teenager, becoming a military leader at age nineteen and shaping early American expansion.
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George Washington
University of Wyoming Assay Service Details and Charges
The mining department explains how to forward ore samples for analysis by blow pipe, noting charges, required sender details, and shipment methods. It outlines that results are composition-only, free if postage is paid, and emphasizes providing name and postoffice for prompt reports. The office closes in July and August.
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Pat
Mike
Wyoming
Albert C. Boyle, Jr
University of Wyoming
Laramie
Kindred Jobs in the Phillies Record Ad
A humorous exchange appears in the Philadelphia Record where a magnate asks an aspiring baseball CIO about sacrificing friends, and the applicant replies he once was a weather man, implying a quirky job transition.
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Ciopire
Philadelphia Record
Railroad Men Unite For Eight Hour Day Stand
The Laramie Republican reports a historic western railway brotherhood effort uniting engineers, firemen, trainmen and conductors to press an eight hour day and overtime after delays. Leaders Stone and Carter are said to favor withdrawal of demands and joint action, signaling a major labor shift in the railroads west of Chicago.
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Laramie Republican
West
Chicago
Western Association of Railway Managers
Four Brotherhoods
Stone
Engineers
Carter
Mondell Proposes Lease Bill for Wyoming Oil Lands
Representative Mondell introduces a bill to lease oil and gas lands in Wyoming aiming to unlock vast withdrawn areas. It sets licenses at three years and leases up to 30 years with royalties and tiered payments, requires bonds, and dedicates 75 percent of revenue to state projects while noting surface-entry restrictions.
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Washington
Wyoming
Mondell
United States
Ufe
Lesseen
Army
Many
Revenue Cutter Service
White Sox Seek April Visit to Green River
A note from Green River to the Laramie Republican says the White Sox have two open dates and want to play there around April first. Green River has long hosted strong boat ball teams and fans are excited at the prospect of facing Chicago.
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White Sox
Green River
Laramie
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Carey Ave
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