Injured Doctor and Family in Pine Bluff Auto Crash
Dr P B Kelly of Oklahoma City and his wife suffered severe injuries when their car overturned near Pine Bluff on the Lincoln Highway. Two children were uninjured, while the couple received aid from Marshal of Pine Bluffs before transfer to Cheyenne.
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P. B. Kelly
Oklahoma City
Pine Piaffe
Cheyenne
Pine Biaffe
Lincoln Highway
Fine Bluff
Marshal
Pine Bluffs
Scottish Women's Hospital Cares for U S Wounded
Fifty American soldiers are being cared for at the Abbaye de Royaumont by the Scottish Women's hospital. A message to Kathleen Barks reports two convoys of American wounded arrived at Royaumont.
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Abbaye de Royaumont
Hopital
Royaumont
Doc
Hospital Grief Turns Baby’s Shrapnel Tale Into Duty
A baby operated on after shelling becomes a focal point as the hospital adapts around its care. Miss Burke recalls the child’s awakening and the chorus as four fathers respond to its call of "Papa" each morning.
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Tors
Miss Burke
Pledges Due for Red Cross Drive Prompt Payments Sought
The Red Cross drive shows a large pledged total with many installments unpaid. Jobe D. Clark now handles the financial end and urges immediate payments toward the June and July installments to sustain Wyoming's record of full pledges. City Commissioner B T Storey previously oversaw collections until his departure.
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Red Cross
Jobe D. Clark
Wyoming
Clark
B. T. Storey
Rock Springs Men Enlist in Engineering Corps
J. E. Hodge and John Wilson of Rock Springs enlisted at the focal army recruiting station. Both were above draft age and joined the engineering corps in a recent wartime push.
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J. E. Hodge
Rock Springs
John Wilson
Focal Army
Engineering
City News In Brief and Local Notices
The itemized column covers coal ads, a painting firm, chiropody services, and medical draft news. Provost Marshal Olds orders doctors with diplomas in Class to report for limited duty at Fort Logan. Hotels report scarce help and appeal to jail inmates for release to work. A stolen Rock River auto may head this way, and Mrs. Della McNeil seeks information about her son D McNeil riding an Indian motorcycle and possibly in the region.
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Ray K. Olds
Washington
Fort Logan
Colorado
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Della McNeil
Richmond
California
D. McNeil
Frontier Days Recap and Local Briefs From Town
A compact front page summary notes rare minor incidents with no major crimes reported this week, plus a street car collision with minor damage. Police court fines for vagrancy and drunkenness are listed, along with local weather, a music note at races, Scottish bagpipe entertainment and Red Cross collection. Two marriage licenses are recorded, and a Fordson tractor demonstration is announced for the FrogMar show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bel Cros
McMillas
Red Cross
Weather Report from July 23 1918 Department of Weather Bureau
The report shows temperature 78 at 1am and 80 at 12:10pm with a low of 54 at 6:49am. Relative humidity 37 percent, wind from the south up to 16 mph, clear skies, and precipitation since January totaling 13.05 inches with 6.27 inches in the last 24 hours.
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U. 8
Department of Weather Bureau
Little News Notes From Fighting Men
Mrs Doyle of 400 Fast 20th street has word from her son Harry who left for Fort Leavenworth after completing a radio telegraphy course at Western Union Telegraph Company under Manager Hill.
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Doyle
Fast 20Th Street
Hhr
Harry
Fort Leavenworth
HiIl
Western Union Telegraph Company
Minor army height and weight relaxations and roll call
Local exemptions boards announce lower minimums for service with height cut from 62 to 60 inches and weight from 120 to 110 pounds. A contingent from Laramie county may depart tonight as the first roll call at 6 p m exhausts Class A. Col Short of Fort Ruewell plans a Wednesday half holiday for soldiers hoping for improved morale.
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West
Laramie County
Focal Board
Sheriff's Office
Clyde Hammer Enlists in U S Army at Denver Station
Clyde Hammer of the Divide district has enlisted in the engineering corps of the United States Army at the Denver recruiting station.
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Clyde Hammer
Divide
Engineering Corps
United States Army
Denver
Wyoming Soldier Named in War Department Wounded List
Cor corporal Wal Rymil of Lusk has secured a 0 day furlough spent thrtytiming on the Texas border with the 16th Cavalry. Ernest Bloomer of Rock Springs is listed among the severely wounded in the war department release. twenty three killed, three died of wounds, five died of disease, five from other causes, and sixty seven severely wounded. Wyoming’s only name in the list. Word comes of ert McDonald, son of Mrs. Chas Met, arriving in France. He belongs to Company A, 157th Infantry. Two more captains have arrived at Fort Russell and will be assigned to commands at once.
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Wal Rymil
Lusk
Texas
16Th Cavalry
Ernest Bloomer
Rock Springs
War Department
Eixty
Tha
Wyoming
Ert McDonald
Chas
France
157Th Infantry
Fort Russell
In Loving Memory of Mrs. Jennie West
The West family expresses heartfelt thanks to friends for support after the death of wife and sister Mrs. Jennie West. Special gratitude to Mrs. John Carroll for caring for the orphaned children and to railroad workers who sent flowers and aided in this time of grief. E. H. West and Sister-in-law
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Jennie West
John Carroll
E. H. West
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Citizens National Bank
Cottish Woman's Hospital
U. S
SER
Brandegee
Kincaid
Stetson
Frontier
Frontier Boots
Ben
Everwear
Munsingwear
City News
Cabli & Molliday
Capital Coal Compant
Sherman
Messenger
tAgier
Capitol Ave
Rock River
Evpress
E. W. Groventhal
Plaina
Pioneer Avenue
Swainson
Cheyanne
F. D Knacb
Sidney
Ned
Helen Judah
Lewis Ludres
San Francisco
Grace E. Peters
New York
Perdson
Weather Report
Col. Short
Fort Ruewell
Europe
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