State Labor Men Meet in Casper
Casper hosts the eighth annual meeting of the State Federation of Labor. Delegates from Wyoming and regional visitors attend at Odd Fellows hall with International and Colorado representation. The Casper Trades Assembly and local Chamber of Commerce coordinated events and hospitality as President Fox and Secretary Sandberg arrived to organize activities.
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Casper
Blate Federation of Labor
Odd Fellows Hall
Colorado Federation
Aew
John Tt.laween
Colorado Mine Workers’ Prganteation
Wyoming Labor
Lawson
Donaghue
Montana Federation
Grant Hamilton
American Federation of Labor
American Labor
Hamilton
Owo
B. B. Brooks
Brooks
Women's Club of
Wyomng
Chamber of Commerce
Casper Trades Assembly
Davis
Federation
Labor Union
Hoata
Fox
Sandberg
Stockholders and delegates finalize hands before convention
Stockholders of the Wyoming Labor Journal Publishing company and delegates of the State Peveraze Crafta longue met Monday to finish work ahead of the convention proper.
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Wyoming Labor Journal Publishing Company
Peveraze Crafta Longue
Long Distance Slander Charge In Wheatland
Mrs. Bell Reardon of Guernsey was arrested on a warrant by Mrs. Schaefer of Guernsey for slander. The witness said Reardon called from Cheyenne on a long distance line making slanderous remarks. She pled not guilty but later admitted the conversation and was fined $5 by Judge Kinch.
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Wheatland
Bell Reardon
Guernsey
Mra. Schaefer
Alsa
Alander
Ing
Mra. Reardon
Cheyenne
Reardon
Kinch
Sheep Move Onto Government Reserve In Afton
Government officials began counting sheep slated for the forest reserve as 16 500 head are allotted for the season. Roads to feeding grounds include Auburn Stewart McLaughlin Dip at Smiths Fork and Commissary Trail. Funding delays due to the Mexican situation have delayed improvements, with July allotment allowed and workers laid off until funding passes.
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AFTON
Forest Service
Auburn
Stewart
McLaughlin
Smiths Fork
Tralin
Inam Saya
Warden and convict gang move to Ranchester road work
Sheridan July 11 Felix Alston warden at the state penitentiary arrived at Ranchester Sunday night with the convict gang for work on the Dayton Mountain road. Work will begin at once and probably continue for months.
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Sheridan
Felix Alston
State Penitentiary
Ranchester
Dayton Mountain Road
William H Harrison Visits in Big Horns
Sheridan reports William H. Harrison grandson of Benjamin Harrison visits the Burgess cabin in the Big Horn mountains. He resides in Omaha and travels with Company L Bhunders of that city on a modest outdoor outing high in the mountains.
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William H. Harrison
Improvements at University Expand Campus Work
During the summer period, campus improvements will continue with new sidewalks from the south and front, a connector from Thornbure and Tenth to the A T O house, links between old and new dormitories, and new roadways on Tenth and Twelfth streets. New lawns will be planted near the horn building and the agricultural hall. A tunnel heating system will connect Horttall to the central heating plant for efficient warmth. Prominent lecturers from Nevada, Utah, and other universities join the summer program, including W A McKeeter and Prof R E Burton, with talks by Dr William Guthrie, Dr E George Payne, and Prof B F H Bode.
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Daramer
Thornbure
Tenth Atreat
Hoyt Hall
Elenee Hall
Horttall
Fompin
Wrom'ng
Nevada
Utah
W. A McKeeter
Provense
Wansaa
Bission
Monument Erected for Early Pioneer Women in South Pass
Captain FH G Nickerson returned from the South Pass with a monument honoring Narcissa Prentice Whitman and Elizabeth Tart Sapulding, the first white women to traverse South Pass toward Oregon. He built a substantial base for the Old Trails monument near Kara Meeker’s earlier marker. Snow lingered on the divide as Frontier Days dates loom.
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Kara Meeker
Nickerson
Forest Fire Burns for Several Days In Big Horn Section
A forest fire has burned in the Big Kiora area between Prune Creek and Little Tongue River, four miles northwest of Black Mountain, since Thursday night. Lightning started it and crews work to combat the flames though communication to the nearest town is limited. Dry conditions and sustained winds have heightened the danger as rangers maintain patrol to prevent further fires.
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Sheridan
Big Kiora
Prune Creek
Little Tongue River
Black Mountain
Theaeons
Forest Rangers
Forestry Service
Re Open Old Copper Mine Near Corbv ille
A brief note from July reports the plan to reopen the old copper mine near Corbv ille in the Valley of Salt Lake. Details on company, dates, and production goals were scant in the fragment.
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Sea Corbville
Coberidle
Walley of
Salt Lake
Deal Reached for Griggs Copper Mine Start
This week a deal for the Griggs copper mine was set with a mining engineer named Gud. Ore work began with teams and men timing the road to ready hauling. Ore has been towed to paying quantities and Salt Lake haul possible if profits justify, potentially opening nearby mines and a new industry at Cokeville.
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Griggs
Gud
Cari Witews H
Salt Lake
Cokeville
Oil Strikes In Wyoming Drill Near Thornt on
Moorcroft reports say Wyoming Fuel Oil Co drilled between Kara and Thorston and struck oil at about seven to eight hundred feet. Company partners decline to reveal reserves while the driller, Liane Wiss, is sent to Deaver to file a report.
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Moorcropt
Moorcroft
Wyoming Fuel Oil Co
Kara
Thorston
Afl
Driliee
Deaver
Wyoming fuel oil strike triggers boom near Kara and Thorton
The article notes a high quality strike and expected summer activity as companies plan drilling near Kara and Thorton. Leases have been taken on most deeded land within miles of the well, spurring rapid development by Wy oming Fuel Oil Co. and others planning in the vicinity.
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Kara and
Thorton
Wyoming Fuel Oil Co
U P Coal Adopts New Telephone Ordering System
Rock Springs reports Union Pacific Coal company inaugu rated a telephone based ordering system for all orders. The long distance line will link Rock Springs Cheyenne and camps at Superior Reliance and Rock Springs with simultaneous talks to all camps each afternoon.
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Rock Springs
Union Pacific Coal Company
Cheyenne
Cittyj
Superior
Reliance
Bock Springs
Trial of Low System Proves Satisfactory
A low system underwent a Wednesday afternoon trial and proved satisfactory in every way, with expectations it will reduce daytime calls and improve efficiency.
Porce of Halt: A Columbia Professor and the Absentminded Boy
A Harper's Magazine excerpt recalls a Columbia professor startled by a new arrival in his study. The absent minded scholar is interrupted when a Burge announces the birth of a son, prompting a puzzled reaction and a terse, humorous exchange.
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Harper's Magazine
Columbia
Burge
Wale
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Privhation
Vesterday
Mark Graves
Pioneer
Daiber
Hirsh-Wickwire. Co. and
Schloss Bros. Co
George W. Daiber
Carey
Cheyenne, Wyo
Harry Lauder
Harry
Bonnie Maggie Tamson
Maggie
Victor
Lauder
Victor Talking Machine Co
Camden, N. J
New
Victor Records
Victrola
Big Horn Section
Thornton
U. P. Coal, Company
Porce
Chichester
Deans
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