Highway plans announced for eight state counties
State highway commission approved concrete projects totaling 8000 of 200000 for nine counties including Sweetwater Albany Laramie Platte Niobrara Converse Park Mot Springs Fremont. Bridges will also be built in Turamic Albany with bids soon. Attendees included Robert Carey M R Johnson Joe Kinney and V E Levison.
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Albany County
Laramie
North Park
Cheyenne
LaGrange
Platte County
Wheatland
Niobrara
Lusk
Converse
Douglas
Spring Hill
Park County
Cody
Mot Springs
Fremont County
Rawlins
Lander
Turamic County
Denver
Lincoln Highway
Healer
Robert Carey
M. R Johnson
Joe Kinney
Gua Holm’s
Ss. T. Williame
V. E. Levison
Draft-Selected Men Cannot Volunteer for Arm of Service
An order from the militia bureau dictates that men selected in the draft cannot enlist voluntarily after being drawn. Wyoming guardsmen must join before draft selections, likely within two weeks, if they wish to serve in the Wyoming regiment.
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Militia Bureau
U. S. Army
Wyoming National Guard
Wyoming
Wyoming Regiment
Cheyenne Weather Report for 24 Hours to June 12 1917
The Weather Bureau reports Cheyenne Wyoming for the 24 hours ending 6 PM June 12 1917. Temperature ranged from a high 62 to a low 38 with a 7 degree drop in the last day. Precipitation totaled .07 inches. year to date 8.32 inches vs 7.00 normal. wind up to 28 mph from the north. Forecast calls for a slowly rising temperature through Wednesday and likely Thursday.
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UC. S. Department of Agriculture
Cheyenne
Wyoming
King Constantine Abdicates Throne After Balkan Wars
The article recounts King Constantine’s abdication amid Greek turmoil over Crete and neutrality in World War I. It notes his role in the Balkan War’s capture of Saloniki, popular adulation in Greece and America, and later attempts to restore Hellenic grandeur while Greece weighed joining the Allies.
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Tle
George
Crete
Turkey
Greece
Military League
Saloniki
Constantinople
Constatine
Cnstantine
Venizelos
Board May Rescind Action Of Duniway
At a Wyoming university executive board meeting on June 12 the proposal to open valuable offices to the highest bidder was delayed and could be rescinded. President Duniway's order faced action by the board as discussions continued.
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BOARD
Duniway
Laramie
Umiverality
Red Cross Drive Plans Laid Across State
State wide Red Cross fundraising drive outlined with organizers for Thermopolis Worland Gebo Gillette Moorcroft Upton Sundance Newcastle Burns Hillsdale Pine Bluffs Carpenter Lingle Guernsey Sunrise Chugwater Rock Glen Van Tassell Cody Meeteetse Powell Basin Lowell Saratoga Encampment Medicine Bow and more. Coordinators mapped town by town with speakers and host committees to mobilize communities.
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W. C. Deming
Thermopolis
Worland
Gebo
A. K. Lee
Fred Holdredge
C. W. Erwin
George B. McClellan
C. A. Barnard
W. B. Ross
Gillette
Moorcroft
Upton
Sundance
Newcastle
H. M. Shields
D. R. Shackleford
E. P. Coyle
J. E. Ford
J. L. Baird
E B. Brace
J. Ross Carpenter
Burns
Hillsdale
Pine Bluffs
Carpenter
Isabel M. Wilson
Howell Jones
D. A. Preston
W. C. Irvine
Cody
Meeleetse
Powell
Basin
Lowell
C. J. Parks
N. J. McNchir
A. C. Sinclair
Bertha N Hamilton
M. H. Smith
J. M. Snyder
R. P. Fuller
Saratoga
Medicine Row
F. B. Burke
J. D. Paulson
E. H. Parkinson
J. Blackhall
G. Horne
F. Richards
W. F. Shields
King Constantine Abandons Greek Throne in Abdication
In Athens on June 12 1920 King Constantine I abdicated in favor of his son Alexander after pressure from France Britain and Russia the three protecting powers. Premier Zalmis acknowledged the powers aims to restore Greece under a constitutional unity but said the decision rested with the king after cabinet meetings. The prime minister conveyed the king’s reply to Jonnart the French high commissioner and premier.
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Athens
London Moraine Post
Greece
Dardanelles
Paris
Constantine I
France
Great
Britain
Russia
Alexander
Zalmis
Jonnart
Great Britain
King nominates Prince Alexander as successor to throne
Royal message informs Excellency of Greece that King has decided to leave and designates Prince Alexander as heir. Zalmis notes. on Monday night 2000 reservists formed a palace cordon while Mavromichaelis and a delegation met Constantine. The army pledged devotion to the cause. the king urged calm. Demonstrators failed to spark trouble. no disorders reported.
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Greece
Alexander
Zalmis
Mavromichaelis
Constantine
Youth in the Senate Grows as Young Senators Rise
The article notes a younger Senate with several members under 40 at election and highlights figures such as Ashurst Sheppard Walcott Beckham Hardwick Trammell Wadsworth Borah and Kenyon as leading youthful voices shaping proceedings. It emphasizes the shift toward a younger, more energetic chamber.
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Senate
Ashurst
Arizona
Sheppard
Texas
Walcott
Delaware
Luke Lea
Tennessee
Beckham
Kentucky
Hardwick
Georgia
Trammell
Florida
Wadsworth
New York
Borah
Kenyon
Cash Prizes and Extra Votes Puts Enthusiasm in Race
A local appeal offers $150 in prizes and 60 000 extra votes to boost subscriptions. First prize $100 in gold, second prize $50 in gold, plus extra voting ballots for payments received by June 20. Campaign runs June 11 to June 30 with June 30 final deadline at 10 pm.
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K. C. Hall
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Red Cross
State Highway Commission
State House
Montana
el Paso
Tex
W. F. Levison
T. J. Ebrhart
Colorado
Casper
Sheridan
United States
Sweetwater County
Rock Springs
Eden Valley
Hart Schaffner
Shepherd & Klett
West 17Th
L. H. Daingerfield
Constance
Robert Cecil
Wyoming Trust
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Fort Collins
Dildine
Studebaker
Court House
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