Ex-Service Men Farm Wyoming’s Vast Homesteads
State Immigration Commissioner Charles S. Hill reports that 95 percent of Wyoming’s 3 678 535 acres filed for homesteads from July 1919 to July 1920 were by World War I veterans. He notes 18 809 151 acres remained unclaimed on July 1 1920 and lists filings by district offices including Douglas, Buffalo, Cheyenne, Evanston, Lander and Newcastle.
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Wyoming
Charles S. Hill
American Legion
Congress
Iowa
Mississippi
Dakotas
West
U. S
Wireless telephony tests to span Atlantic
In St Johns Newfoundland this week William Marconi and associates begin wireless telephony experiments aimed at transmitting signals across the Atlantic before the voyage of the liner Victorian. The tests seek half Atlantic transmission and communication between aircraft and ships, with the Victorian equipped for the venture.
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ST. Johns
N. F
Mid-Atlantic
William Marconi
Poldhu
Cornish
Marconi
London
Melba
Europe
Madrid
Rome
Paris
Berlin
Stockhold
Atlantic
Ship talks via telephone with Newfoundland land stations
The passage describes a plan where a vessel would maintain communication with a British station and Newfoundland during its voyage. Instead of relying on expert wireless operators or telegraph equipment, any land station could contact anyone aboard the ship by telephone.
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Newfoundland
Weather Report for Cheyenne July 29
Weather report for twenty four hours ending 6 p m lists temperatures at 6 a m noon and 6 p m 59 81 and 79 degrees with mean 70 degrees for date. Highest 83 at 12 15 p m and lowest 56 at 56 a m. Precipitation total since January 1 is 10.15 inches with last twenty four hours 0.02 inches. Relative humidity and wind data provided with direction NW SH SH and velocity 4 4 4. Normal temperature for date 68 degrees.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Highway Report Weather Bureau Office July 29
Road conditions update from Cheyenne report roads good to excellent. Greeley fair conditions. Fort Collins roads excellent except rough in Weld county flats. Caution near Pole Creek Yellowstone. Fresh grading around Chugwater. Rough stretch west of Moneta. Hanna area shows improvement to the west.
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Weather Bureau
Cheyenne
Greeley
Fort Collins
Weld
Pole Creek
Yellowstone
Moneta
Hanna West
Brothers Reunite After Twenty Years at Denver Stock Yards
P T Dolan of Chicago and Charles Dolan of Dixon Wyoming, brothers long separated, meet in Denver. They tour the stock yards as Charles explains Denver’s vast cattle trade and growth. P T hints at plans to ship grass cattle next month through the Snake River pool.
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P. T. Dolan
Livestock Commission Company
Chicago
Charles Dolan
Dixon
Wyo
Denver
P. T
Charles
Colorado
Snake River Pool
Mr. Dolan
Mystery cleared on Cox middle name in Ohio governor
Columbus dispatch reports Governor James M. Cox’s baptismal name is James Monroe Stokes Cox. Secretary Charles Be. Morris announced the finding after years of speculation that the initials M stood for Monroe, not Middleton, despite the governor signing as James M. Cox.
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Columbus
James M. Cox
James Monroe Stokes Cox
Charles BE. Morris
James Middleton Cox
Middleton
Middletown
Tire Rim Collision Injures Two Men In Wyoming
In Cokeville Wyoming A A Covey is hospitalized in Salt Lake with a jaw fracture and other injuries after a spare tire rim struck him as he attached it to a car. A. J Noblitt, assisting, suffered injuries as well. Both men were unconscious for several minutes.
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Cokeville
Wyo
A. A. Covey
Salt Lake Hospital
J. D. Noblitt
Noblitt
Body of Harry Rollman Recovered After Gran ite Springs Drowning
The body of 25 year old Harry F. Rollman was recovered from Granite Springs reservoir, Cheyenne's water source, about 11 am Thursday by a city party with grappling hooks. Rollman and his younger brother went swimming after fishing. Rollman could not swim and disappeared despite using a log for buoyancy. The brother notified family, a telegram travel delay occurred, and a funeral party brought the body to the Warly-Bricker Bros. mortuary. Coroner W H Edwards to hold an inquest. Rollman, a pioneer rancher’s son, had been working in Cheyenne. his wife died in January.
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Harry F. Rollman
Grante Springs
Cheyenne
Rollman
Harry
Rollman Ranch
Buford
Warly-Bricker Bros
W. H. Edwards
Clyde Warly
Former Wyomingite slain en route to Lander visit
A. D. Lane of Lander, Wyoming, departs for Omaha to arrange burial for his son William Lane 48, of Milwaukee Wisconsin, killed by a train while traveling to Lander to visit his father. Details of the accident have not been received. Lane was raised in Lander and leaves a widow and two young sons.
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Lander
Wyo
A. D. Lane
Omaha
William Lane
Milwaukee
Wis
Lane
Public Service Commission Sets Hearing on Rail Rates
The Wyoming Public Service Commission announces a hearing on proposed interstate railroad rate increases. The session will be held at the capitol building in Cheyenne on August 16. All interested parties are invited to attend. Mr and Mrs Theodore Peterson of Douglas arrived in Cheyenne yesterday.
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Wyoming Public Service Commission
Wyoming
Commission
Capitol Building
Cheyenne
Theodore Peterson
Douglas
City
Frontier Days visitors and locals in town
A mix of residents and visitors arrive for Frontier Days. Notables include J A Kirkpatrick of Cheyenne real estate, J A Delfelder from Riverton, and W G Sitter from Laramie. Trumpets of activity feature church spielers, a painting ad, and welcomes from Douglas, Thermopolis, Torrington, and Denver.
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Frontier Days
Zemo Antiseptic Liquid Promises Quick Skin Relief
An advertisement touts Zemo antiseptic liquid as a universal remedy for itching, irritation, eczema, and blemishes. It claims rapid results, non staining, and safe use on tender skin, with pricing at 35 cents for standard and a dollar for extra large bottles from The E. W. Rose Co. Cleveland.
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E. W. Rose Co
Cleveland
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BAYS
Hill
Tally Wireless
Hevo
Great Britain
Weather Report
Monroe Stokes” Is Cox’s Middle Name
Granite Springs
Brother
Public Service Commission
Randolph Leigh
Sheridan
J. A. Delfelder
Riverton
Mrs. J. Y. Stock
Gasper
J. A. Kirkpatrick
Carey Ave
W. G. Sitter
Laramie
Donald Ashton
Geo. Cook
Mrs. M. B. Sears and
Harry B. Holdredge
Thermopolis
W. C. Irvine
Ross, Wyo
Hudson
W. 16Th
O. C. Taylor
Torrington
Lucien Quinby
Bear Creek
C. L. Rhinesmith
Casper
Harry A. Hunter
Big Creek
Carbon County
W. W. Dumm
W. V. Knox
Daisy Smith
Ohio
HR Ign
Doubleday’s
Forbes’ Pharmacy
Capitol Avenue
Kodak
Kingham Tire and Repair GO
West Seventeenth Street
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Hirsh-Wickwire Company
Schloss Bros. CO. Clothing
V. Price & CO
Tailors
George W. Daiber
Carey
Cheyenne, Wyo
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