Auto Crash Injures Oklahoma Doctor and Wife Near Pine Bluff
Dr P B Kelly of Oklahoma City and his wife suffered serious injuries when a private car overturned near Pine Bluff while traveling Lincoln Highway from Cheyenne. Three children in the vehicle were uninjured apart from a shake, while the couple received care from Dr Marshal of Pine Bluffs before transport 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 Fifty American Wounded
Fifty wounded American soldiers are being cared for at the Abbaye de Royaumont by the Scottish Women's Hospital. The update to Kathleen Barks, special delegate to America, confirms two convoys arrived with American wounded.
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Abbaye de Royaumont
Hopital
Royaumont
Doc
Hospital Dominated by Baby After Shrapnel Surgery
A hospital story recounts surgeons operating on a baby and removing shrapnel from its back. The child now exerts control, with nurse Miss Burke noting the infant’s call of “Papa” brings four fathers to answer. The scene underscores the unusual influence of a single patient over staff and routines.
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Tors
Miss Burke
Pledges to Red Cross Past DuePrompt Payment Sought
The Red Cross drive reports about 44 000 pledged from a 26 000 quota with many payments outstanding. Jobe D Clark now handles the financial end after B T Storey left wartime duties and urges immediate payment to sustain Wyoming's record of paying all pledges.
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Red Cross
Jobe D. Clark
Wyoming
Clark
B. T. Storey
Rock Springs men enlist in engineering corps at focal station
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.
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J. E. Hodge
Rock Springs
John Wilson
Focal Army
Engineering
Local Briefs Include Draft Call and Missing Car
Provost Marshal orders medical men with diplomas in Class to report for limited service at Fort Logan. Hotels report help scarce as jail inmates may be released to work. Authorities track a stolen car headed this way from Rock River. Mrs. Della McNeil seeks information on her son D McNeil riding an Indian motorcycle and possibly in the area.
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Ray K. Olds
Washington
Fort Logan
Colorado
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Rock River
Della McNeil
Richmond
California
D. McNeil
Local city notes mix of arrests and light incidents
City police and sheriff records show few serious crimes this week mainly drunkenness and vagrancy. A street car crash with minor damage occurred at 26th and Pioneer. Police court fined five vagrants twenty dollars and five days jail, and four others for drunks and disturbance. Rain returns but limited. races feature vocal music. Scottish tourists raised funds for Red Cross. Two marriage licenses issued, and Fordson tractor demonstration anticipated at park.
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Swainson
Weather Bureau Report July 23 1918
U S Weather Bureau reports at 1am and 6pm the day’s conditions with 78 and 37 degree readings. The high was 80 and the low 54, wind from the south at 16 mph, precipitation total 13.05 inches since January 1.
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U. 8
Department of Weather Bureau
Little News Notes From Fighting Men
Mrs. Doyle of 400 Fast 20th Street has learned her son Harry enlisted for Fort Leavenworth after completing a radio telegraphy course under Manager Hill at Western Union.
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Doyle
Fast 20Th Street
Hhr
Harry
Fort Leavenworth
HiIl
Western Union Telegraph Company
Exemption Board Reclassifies Men For Overseas Duty
Local boards in the west announce that smaller men will be used in the army. Height minimum drops from 62 to 60 inches and weight from 120 to 110 pounds. A contingent of men from Laramie county may depart tonight. First roll call at 6 p.m. at the sheriff's office. Fort Ruewell's Col. Short plans a Wednesday half holiday for soldiers.
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West
Laramie County
Focal Board
Sheriff's Office
Col. Short
Fort Ruewell
Hammer Enlists in U S Army Engineering Corps
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 List
Corpral Wal Rymil of Lusk in the 16th cavalry has a 0 day furlough. Ernest Bloomer of Rock Springs is listed as severely wounded. The war department shows twenty three killed, three died of wounds, five died of disease, five died of other causes and sixty seven severely wounded. Mrs Chas Met reports her son arriving in France with 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
Acknowledgments for Mrs. Jennie West’s Death
The West family expresses heartfelt thanks for support after the death of wife and sister Mrs. Jennie West. They especially thank Mrs. John Carroll for caring for the orphaned children and the railroad men who sent flowers and assistance. E. H. West and sister in law
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Jennie West
John Carroll
E. H. West
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Capitol Ave
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