American Dependence Society Warning Echoes War Time Fear
A wartime alert urges vigilance toward Germans and Austrians in the United States amid suspected espionage. Citizens are told to watch for disloyal acts and report to police or the local justice department office. The message stresses energy and caution to protect families from enemy propaganda and danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Depense Society
United States
Berlin
Police Department
Department of Jue'tic
American resolve grows as U boat raids aid war effort
The piece argues German submarine attacks on the American coast strengthen U S determination to fight overseas. It claims German claims of victory fail to sway the nation, instead galvanizing support to expand forces, protect shipping, and push the war to the Rhine. It asserts sunk ships and shells near ports will stir even greater resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
America
Rhine
Potsdam
Reac
Food Ration Plea: Save Ounces for Soldiers
A war era plea urges families to cut fats flour and sugar from daily meals to support troops. It explains how a four person household saving weekly ounces could fund bread and sugar for soldiers, stressing collective sacrifice over individual indulgence and urging thrift stamps as part of national effort.
Which Judge Is Right About Kissing in Marriage
A Western judge convicts a man of disorderly conduct for kissing his wife without consent. He argues a wife has a right to refuse. In contrast Judge Graham of San Francisco says a husband may kiss his wife at will, even if she objects, and even poems on the ruling. The piece notes no clear stance, as the authors admit their own marriage. It also shifts to wartime duties and patriotism, urging action over talk as Americans support the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
San Francisco
Margie
Mollie
Chad
Hook
Mother Trent
Mrs. Tromt
Donna Tenney
Will
Government Gets Wool Strike Ends at Cadoman Pens
Casper Wyoming June 11 an incipient strike by shearers at the Cadoman pens was quelled by Sheriff Hugh L Patton who warned that striking would disrupt war work and warned that wool already commandeered by the United States. Nine men quit while fifty who remained continued work on the old scale with Cadoman shearers paid 15 to 17 cents per sheep while strikers demanded 20 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper
Wyo
Bishop Pens
Cadoma
Hugh L. Patton
Cadomm
United States
Near Riots During Street Celebration Over A Flag Incident
Reports describe two near riots in a street celebration honoring registered men. Fred Goodell is named in a fight scene where a man was struck after a derogatory remark about the American flag. A police officer intervened. Goodell was jailed and fined. A man apologized later claiming a missing child caused the commotion and the crowd dispersed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Goodell
Goodell
Mayor Upholds Daugherty Resignation Battle in Casper
Casper Wyo June 10 city council backs Mayor Leeper in forcing clerk Anna Daugherty from office after a special meeting. C M Bryan named city clerk pending appeal while Daugherty refuses to surrender office books amid ongoing dispute over alleged grounds for dismissal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper
Wye
Anna ©. Daugherty
John F. Leoper
Cty Council
Paugherty
C. M. Bryan
Daugherty
Leeper
Bryan
Council Plans Removal If Mrs Daugherty Bows To Order
The text notes an action against Mrs Daugherty for an unwarranted attack on Frank J. Wolf chief of police while performing duties. It states that removal would be pursued if she does not comply with council decisions directing her to obey.
Old Youkon Miner and Oil Man Dead
The body of Charles K. McDonald 653 died here several days ago and is to be moved to Ottawa Canada. He represented a Canadian syndicate leasing thousands of Wyoming acres and later worked on Canadian railroad contracts. His estate settlement involves rival contracts with the Canadian government valued at a quarter of a billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper
Wyo
Charles KE. McDonald
Ottawa
Canada
McDonald
James J. Hill
Great Northorp
Yukon Territory
Dawson
Inter
Sliver City
Newaard
Slaton
Box Car Thief Troubles Hit Cast Division Railroad Security
Secret service officers on the cast division report ongoing trouble with box car thieves causing disruption to rail operations and security concerns across the network. Local officials vow intensified patrols and coordinated investigations to curb the thefts and safeguard cargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secret Service
Girls Laboring in Car Section in Cheyenne
Two young women, Pearl Moore and Sylvia Porter, around 19 and 20, labor in the streetcar track area near the capitol, performing track work with a crew of Mexican laborers. They prefer outdoor, well paid work over indoor confinement and report higher earnings and independence from traditional domestic roles. This marks a first in Cheyenne as women take up section work during labor shortages caused by the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaid Pearl Moore
O'Neil Street
Capitol Building
Pete
Syl
Via Porter
Moore
Estreet Railway Company
Fort
Miss Moore
Porter
USA
Cheyenne
River Search For Lost Child In Wyoming
Authorities urge Tongue river residents along a 100 mile stretch from Monarch to Carneyville to help locate Stanley Puts a three year old who disappeared after being swept away in the stream tracks led to the riverbank where a strap was found the river has been dragged for miles and officials fear the child was carried downstream like the Balving Beonesyk girl lost a year earlier whose body was found far down river.
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Monarch
Wyo
Tongue River
Stanley Puts
Carneyvilla
Ike
Balving Beonesyk
Floods Damage Railroad Bridge on Wind River
High water washed over the Wind River advancing the Chicago & North Western bridge east of bare, closing service. Repairs planned with three weeks anticipated. Hudson and Lat her districts will lack train service until then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wye
Wind River
Chicago & Northwestern
Bare
Hudson
Fragmented reflections on fate and family burdens
A narrator and Mollie discuss fate, guilt, and the burden of past sins across a troubled family. The narrator contemplates Mollie’s bravery, the desire for simple happiness, and the limits of endurance as they plan to escape Mother Trent.
Pipeline construction advances in Riverton Wyoming
Ready to begin trenching, two heavy machines have arrived to dig the line from Pitot Butte field to the railroad. Right of way secured, large pipe shipments inbound, work expected to start within days and the line to be delivering within three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pepe Linr
Riverton
Wyo
Uinols Pipe Fine Company
Pitot Butte
Abe Martin’s Wit Sparks Quiet Patience
A humorous vignette shows Abe Martin noting how some folks keep silent and offer little, while a woman’s confident shrug at a patio scene hints at deeper calm and shared restraint.
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Atlantic
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Gartier
Food Administration
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Sheridan
L. C. Booth
Home Defense Society
Tasper's
Remc Quiz
Everett True
Everett
Thrift Stamp
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