Land gifts honor war veterans at Montecchio Baschi
In Umbra at Montecchio de Baschi two 1000 acre tracts are donated by Gentilini and Bastianelli through Prof Bartholomei and Publico Angelonia to Montecchio Agricultural University. The gift aims to reward brave soldiers and their families with better living conditions and to advance the district’s agriculture aided by a veterans fund. A separate notice seeks a ranch position for a middle aged widow who is a good cook.
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Perugia
Italy
Montecchcio de Baschi
Umbra
Giovanni Bartholomei
Publico Angelonia
Gentilini
Bastianelli
Agricultural University of
Preserving Sugar Certificates and Fresh Produce Sale
A local ad promotes preserving sugar certificates and supplies for canning and picnics. It lists watermelons on ice whole or cut, cantaloupes, plums, peaches, apricots, apples, bananas, and oranges. Also features lunch and picnic staples and a clearance on sandals and summer shoes with low prices.
Good lungs key to airman fitness in British service
London reports Maj. Martin Flack of the air ministry medical department says the crucial airman trait is strong lungs capable of high oxygen intake and long breath holds. He notes a flying temperament exists and stresses regular medical exams, disciplined training, diet, and mental distraction such as gardening to maintain pilots in peak condition.
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London
Martin Flack
Air Ministry
Jungs
Flack
Cologne Gazette Sketches Some Hun Leaders
The Cologne Gazette publishes brief biographical notices naming German generals recently put in command on the western front. General von Larisch returns to active service after retirement, General Wichura saw 1915 action and was noted again in April for an Oise-Aisne canal attack, General von Winckler, 62, led the Prussian guard division before the war, and General Ilse commanded a brigade at Cologne and later served as chief of staff of the Fourth army.
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Amsterdam
Cologne
von Larisch
Wichura
West Front
Oise-Aisne
von Winckler
Ilse
Various Cheyenne and Laramie Visitors Attend Business Affairs
Local mentions list numerous residents and visitors from Cheyenne Laramie Rawlins Manville Afton Keeline Chugwater and other towns engaged in business matters and short trips, with individuals such as C J Livermore Herbert Dover W D Cook BE Claussen Mrs Samuel Shinkey John Warner A Grace A D Kelley Fred Murphy W T Greenfield and others noted for seamless travel and engagements.
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C. J. Livermore
Laramie
Herbert Dover
W. D. Cook
BE. A. Claussen
Samuel Shinkey
John Warner
A. Grace
A. D. Kelley
Fred Murphy
Omaha
Cheyenne
W. T. Greenfield
Rawlins
George W. (. Luth
J. A. Davin
Manville
Yeaterday
Wm. A. Burke
Laramie Was Among the Out of Town Visitors Here Yeaterday, W. R. Galbraith
Keeline
J. & Robinson
Afton
C. C. Miller
Chugwater
C. Cy Miller
Visitors from across the state visit Cheyenne daily
Numerous residents and out of town visitors stop in Cheyenne for business and shopping. Frank Atkinson Horse Creek and I Siler Guernsey are among those noted as in the city, with others from Torrington Pine Bluffs Glenrock and Rock Springs. Rain reports come from the dry farm districts nearby.
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Cheyenne
Murry
Egbert
Cheyern
Franklin Nowers
Onlons
Colo
Whaley
Rock Springs
Ralph Duncan
Henry Melton
Torrington
Cheyeone
Frank Atkinson
Horse Creek
Siler
Guernsey
C. Downing
Lee Pierce
Ligh Sute
J. L. Adams
Glenrock
Havoc by Rebel Soldiers Ravages Hunan Province
North China News reports northern troops wreaked destruction across Hunan. Liling lies in ruins after fires and looting. Packing and Sacked premises including Asiatic Petroleum, Standard Oil, and Singers. Anti foreign sentiment grows among local staff and missions. Allies urged to press Peking and Canton for protest.
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Bhanghai
North China News
Hunan
Liling
Asiatic Petroleum Company
Standard Oil Company
Singers
NéWi
Peking
Canton
China
Garden grows vegetables for base hospital mess at Camp Lewis
At Camp Lewis Tacoma Wash a twenty acre garden supplies fresh vegetables to the base hospital mess. Thirty five to forty medical corps personnel farm the plots using hoes and hand tools aided by a horse team. The soil is rich and a larger crop is expected next year with peas beans beets radishes lettuce cabbage and other staples grown for patient meals.
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Camp Lewis
Tacoma
Wash
Greene Park
Army
California
English Women Given Limited Chance to Buy High Leather Shoes
English shoppers gain a brief window to purchase leather topped shoes over seven inches high for the first time in over a year. The army council relaxes the rule for two months from June 1, lifting the ban until July 31, after which high tops are barred again. Footwear outlets show little interest, noting the public prefers sensible styles and that fashion confines tall shoes to a small elite.
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London
England
Army Council
America
Topa
Frontier Riders Advance for Cheyenne Frontier Days
Dolly Mullins of Pendleton Oregon leads early entries in the Frontier Days championship events at Cheyenne July 24 27 with trials on the Frontier park track. Other entrants include Haddock Christensen McCormick Tipton Coates Hint Wilde Clark Hartwell Hart Murrah among riders and ropers from Montana Wyoming New Mexico Oregon California and Colorado.
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Dally
Frontier Park
Dolly Mullins
Pendleton
Ore
the Park
Miss Mulling
Cheyenne
Jim Haddock
Missoula
Mont
Campbell Christensen
Glenda
Wyo
Harry McCormick
Wheatland
John Murrah
Monument
N. M
Exportation of Art Treasures Blocked By the Huns
London reports a wealthy businessman offered to fund an air plane for a Church of England bishop to reach remote parts of his diocese. The British Society for the Propagation of the Gospel acknowledges the offer, noting it cannot accept now but expects similar gifts may be accepted in the future to expand bishop activities.
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London
Church of England
British Society For the Propagation of the Gospel
Explosive From Table Scraps Promoted For War Use
Philadelphia readers are urged by the Food Administration to separate kitchen and table refuse to aid wartime production. One ton of garbage can yield glycerine for 14 shells and fatty acids for soup, with other materials essential to munitions.
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Philadelphia
Food Administration
Cities Waste Estimated Nitro Glycerin Emission
A fragment notes cities not utilizing garbage emit about four and a half million pounds of nitroglycerin annually, roughly five hundred thousand dollars in value.
Beaver as Food Supplier Grows in Ontario
Beaver, Canada’s national animal and chief fur resource, is now processed as food with 600 shipped from Algonquin Provincial Park to Toronto abattoir. Meat sold for 17 to 18 cents a pound as beavers proliferate, becoming a nuisance in parts of the country and prompting an extended open season to aid trappers and farmers.
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Canada
Dominion
Algonquin Provincial Park
Ontario
Toronto Civic
First Review of Women’s Army Held in England
Aldershot England July 12 The first review of a women’s army ever held here featured Queen Mary as colonel in chief inspecting over a thousand women from fifteen units Each unit included cooks waitresses mail makers carpenters bakers machinists tailors and other workers They performed drill with neatness and precision A squad of Americans helped keep the ground clear.
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Aldershot
Eng
Queen Mary
Women's Auxiliary Army Corps
Government officials plan summer fish handling program in Alaska
Alaska officials announce two experienced instructors will travel to southwestern Alaska to teach fisheries methods. The program, coordinated by the Department of the Interior, aims to improve fish handling and increase catch quality. Governor Thomas Riggs Jr. reports the arrangement.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Department of the Interior
Heer
Thomas Riggs, Jr
FUEL Anthracite Field in Alberta Declared a Certainty
W. O. Saunders of Calgary states Alberta holds a certain anthracite coal field that will become productive as labor permits. A Calgary High River railroad spur, approved by the Alberta legislature, will tap the field. The coal is described as a strong black assortment, transitioning from bituminous to anthracite, valuable for domestic use.
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Alberta
W. O. Saunders
Calgary
Wit
High River
Wyoming Weekly Industrial Review
Wyoming weekly industrial note summarizes earnings at $800,000 yearly for a Refiners Company. It reports drilling activity near Manville Ohio and Lusk field developments. Thermopolis pipe connections advance. utility rate increases cited to cover rising costs. Casper-Mountain and Gulf companies plan wells to tie to pipelines in oil fields. operations in Kemmerer Fossil area noted.
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Cheyenne
Lusk Ofl Feild
Manville
Ohio Oil Company
Luskveld
Kirby Creek
Canper
Idaho
Wyoming Oil Company
Thornton-lUpten
Casper—Mountain
Gulf Company
Energy drive boosts Wyoming oil and industry notes
Field activity at Douglne-Reliance and Casper development push oil capacity. Monarch-Salt Creek Oil Company reports 700 foot well at 1000 barrels daily. Lander Big Sand districts face bridge delays. Prairie Oil and Gas advances Jack Rabbit line. Sugar prices stay low. unions, rail upgrades, and government war measures cited.
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Douglne
Reliance
Shannon
Casper
Plain Company
Caspera Industrial Development
Mammoth Forge and Machine Shops
Monarch
Salt Creek
Casperman
Midwest Refining Company
Cheyenne
Union Pacific
Irredentists to Have Warm Welcome to Italy
Rome July 12. Irredentists from Italian provinces long under Austrian rule prepare to greet compatriots who deserted the Austrian army and fled to Russia. Liberated recently through U S mediation, they are in New York ready to sail for Italy to rejoin the front. Painting The Sherman Paint u
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Rome
Austria
Russia
United States
New York
Italy
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Hammond
Swift
Qudahy
Ab East Tah Street
Avators
Cologne Gazette
North China
Frontier Riders
Plains Hotel
Wyoming
Charles W. Hirsig
Wyoming Weekly Industrial Review
Sherman
Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power Co
Capitol Aven
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