Duniway Resigns Wyoming State University Presidency
The resignation of Dr Clyde A Duniway ends five years as head of the Wyoming state university. He joins Colorado College as his new field. Highlights include a new extension department begun under his leadership and planned help for household food preservation through extension experts.
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Wyoming
Colorado
Clyde A. Duniway
State University
Colorado College
Duniway
Duni
Duniway’s Wyoming Era Noted For Growth And Honor
The article highlights Dr. Duniway’s impact at the University of Wyoming with enrollment growth from 318 to 699, larger freshman classes in 1916 and 1912, and graduates rising in 1917 versus 1914. It credits new buildings Hoyt Hall and Agricultural Hall, increased endowments, stronger state support, and student credit recognition elsewhere. It also lists Duniway’s credentials from Cornell Harvard and honorary degrees, plus prior presidencies at Montana and Stanford, ending with his move to a private highly endowed western college seen as a top institution.
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Duniway
Laramie School
Duniwass
Hoyt
Agricultural
University of Wyoming
Duniway Fe
National Educational Association
National Association of State Universities
Cornell University
Harvard
Colorado University
Denver University
Wyoming
Montana University
Leland Stanford University
Dr. Duniway
West
Coloradoa College
Trpe
Cheyenne Chautauqua Promises Education and Entertainment
Saturday afternoon in Cheyenne the annual Chautauqua launches with speakers Jessie M. Shaw former treasury secretary and Morris G Hindus expert on Russian affairs. The program also features the White Hussars Ross Crane and other performers. Retail Merchants Exchange sells tickets at local stores as Cheyenne residents are urged to attend.
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Cheyenne
Jessie M. Shaw
Iowa
Morris G. Hindus
United States
White Hussars
Ross Crane
Retail Merchants Exchange
Moorcroft Man Injured by Bullet Wound in Face
Jack Wolfe, brought to Moorcroft from the countryside, sustained a facial bullet wound from a .22 revolver. The round grazed the right cheek, passed over the palate, and lodged behind the jaw. He believes he did not fire the shot. authorities call it an accident and he was hospitalized in Sheridan. John Dickinson survived a lightning strike at his Cabin Creek ranch while tending a fence. He was unconscious for about two hours but recovered with arm burns and no lasting injuries.
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Moorcrcroft
Jack Wolfe
Sheridan
John Dickinson
Cabin Creek
Cheyenne Woman Granted Patent for Cooking Device
Official list of letters patent issued by the United States Patent Office in Washington for June, 1817, to Wyoming inhabitants includes Cheyenne resident O Larson for a cooking device and other inventors such as Myrtie M Bebb of Carpenter, Neb., and Robert L Bower of Mullens for a folding board and biscuit suite, with attorneys Turges & Sturges of Omaha.
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Omaha
United States Patent Office of Washington
Wyoming
Gturges & Sturges
Bee Bidg
Nebraska
Larson
Cheyenne
Cook
Myrtie M. Bebb
Robert L. Bower
Mullens
Herbert Mourel
Germania
Fire Destroys Big Warehouse in Rock Springs
Fire swept through the Stockgrowers warehouse in Rock Springs about nine o clock destroying the building and its contents. The cause is believed to be a spark from a switch engine. no insurance coverage existed. The J P Mc Dermott Co warehouse nearby suffered flour damage with losses estimated in the thousands.
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Rock Springs
Tha Oae
J. P. McDermott Company
Backward Spring Halts Tourists in Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone Park reports steady tourism after June 20 despite odd trend prompts. Booking indicators point to strong activity later in the season while military patrols arrive as four U.S. cavalry troops reach the park on June 26 to begin patrols.
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Yellowstone Park
United States Cavalry
Park
Will Select Men for Army in Washington
Washington July 4. Selection of men for the national war army will be in Washington. Mary Baker let this be known today, although the exact nature of the selection process will remain a secret until the local and district exemption boards have completed their cousin ideation.
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Washington, D. C
Mary Baker
Kodak fiends nabbed as spies near Green River bridge
Green River July 4 two local kodakers were halted while attempting to photograph the railroad bridge west of town. Private Crosby and Guard F J Lenhart questioned the men and explained their actions. The incident warns kodakers to be cautious about filming sensitive sites.
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Green River
Crosby
F. J. Lenhart
Record Price Set for Fremont County Wool
Fremont County wool market sees 1917 crop contracted at 56 cents by Frank Brower to Silberman Brothers the district high. Casper broker Mr Bennett represents the firm while a clip near 60,000 pounds is expected and the Yellowstone Sheep Co sells its own clip for 50 cents to Silberman Brothers.
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Rock Springs
Frank Brower
Silberman Brothers
Bennett
Casper
Kinch Kinney
Yellowstone Sheep Co
Julia Farlow
Arapahoe
Yellowstone Company
Alleged Horsethief Caught Near Jackson
Jackson Wyoming July 4 a tele phone tip led Deputy Sheriff H R Robinson to a horse and saddle theft report from the Ernest Hill place at Alta. John Rose was seen in Jackson Tuesday night and moved northward Wednesday. Hoybison located him by telephone and left with a team for Moran likely to apprehend him before night.
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Jackson
Wyo
H. R. Robinson
John Rose
Ernest Hill
Alta
Mr. Robison
Rose
Mr. Hoybison
Moran
Cheyenne Fourth Celebrations and Local News Notes
Cheyenne residents enjoyed a peaceful Fourth of July with clear weather and picnics while reflecting on liberty and world events. The column lists residents and families traveling to Pine Bluff, Dugald Whitaker ranch visits, recent marriages, a missing bride trunk, and plans of local notable figures. It also mentions a National Service School for Women linked to the Navy League and a pamphlet from Mrs. Kendrick.
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Wer
William H. Newmeyer
Casper
the Plains
Denver
Cheyenne
National Service School trains women for defense duties in 1916
The Navy League Women’s Section organized the National Service School in 1916 to train American women for war times and national disasters. The first session opened in Chevy Chase Maryland with President Wilson attending. thousands trained nationwide at sites including San Francisco, Lake Geneva and Narragansett Pier. Courses cover first aid, home care, hygiene, dietetics and military drill while no firearms instruction is given. Tuition includes meals and housing at twenty day sessions with uniform requirements.
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Woman's Section
Navy League
Chevy Chase
Maryland
Wilson
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
American Red Cross
San Francisco
Presidio
Lake Geneva
Wis
Narranganset Pier
Rhode Island
National Service School
Denver
Loretta Heights
Firet
Washington
Red Cross
United States
I. N.S
National Services School, Inc
Twentieth Street
N. W
Washington, D.C
Kendrick
Middle Fe
Ein
Wool From Six Sheep Worth 38.75 Dollars
Afton July 4 Arthur Roberta bought this week from one of the Nield boys his 1917 wool crop paying about 60 cents per pound. Nield has six sheep in his hand but Roberta wrote a check for 38.75 dollars to buy the wool. Each sheep yielded just under thirteen pounds.
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AFTON
Arthur Roberta
Nield
Robers
Capitol District Briefs and Personal Notes
Denver visitors from H J Mallen and John McCutchen were in Cheyenne on business yesterday. J O Olson of Rock Springs spent the day in Cheyenne. A new sulfur bath cabinet was installed at Benty Parlors. Bill’s Shop advertises Seven Barbers with no waiting. A San Francisco party including J W Young and G Walton registered at the Plains hotel.
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Denver
H. J. Mallen
John McCutchen
City
Rock Springs
J. O. Olson
Cheyenne
Capitol Ave
Frisco
San Francisco
J. W. Young
G. Walton
G. H. Hawkins
D. Hawkins
Plains Hotel
Remarkable Wool Production From Linwood Section
ROCK SPRINGS July 4 Mr R W Wellington a wool grading expert from Boston now in Rock Springs inspected Keith Smith's year clip He noted a sample from a thoroughbred Cottswold ram measured eighteen and one fourth inches long The clip averaged better than nine pounds of wool per animal with less than one percent short or clothing wool He attributed the long fine wool to spring rains and predicted Smith's clip would top the market this year.
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Rock Springs
R. W. Wellington
Boston
Keith Smith
Wellington
Mr. Smith
Painted Ladies Gain Short Grace From Laramie Order
City council, in a special executive session, reportedly granted temporary leeway to the red light district during the Round-Up celebration. Police will not enforce the usual closing order for the first two days, keeping the district open as in the past.
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Laramie
Red Light
New Band Organizing in Moorcroft Wyoming Town
Moorcroft residents form a plan to organize a town band with several signifying intent to join and procure instruments. Promoter Earl Demerest, a experienced musician, invites interested persons to the barber shop to join and help build a successful locally driven group.
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Wyoming
Moorcroft
Earl Demerest
Demerest
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promised Relief
A reader recounts using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for what she calls a life crisis affecting her nerves and health. She claims doctors offered no help and credits the remedy with restoring strength, easing headaches dizziness and other menopause related symptoms.
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B. J. McCarthy
Virginia
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Des Moines
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Granite Springs
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