Highway plans announced for eight thousand dollars
State highway commission outlined definite expenditure of 8000 dollars within a 200000 dollar program. Surveys start in nine counties, with construction on 44 to 48 mile routes from Sweetwater to Park counties. A proposed Montana to Texas military highway discussed, linking cross continental routes and passing through Cheyenne, Casper, Sheridan.
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State Highway Commission
State House
Montana
el Paso
Tex
W. F. Levison
Denver
T. J. Ebrhart
Colorado
Cheyenne
Casper
Sheridan
United States
Draft rule bars voluntary enlistment after selection
An army order to Wyoming militia officers states men drafted cannot enlist voluntarily after their names are drawn. Recruits must choose arms before draft selections, expected within about two weeks, to join the Wyoming regiment.
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Militia Bureau
U. S. Army
Wyoming National Guard
Wyoming
Wyoming Regiment
Cheyenne Wyoming Weather Report June 12 1917
Local Weather Report for Cheyenne Wyoming for 24 hours ending 6 p m June 12 1917 shows actual mean temperature 60 degrees two degrees below normal 61. Highest 62 occurred at 1 15 p m lowest 38 at 6 30 p m with wind from the north 28 mph. Precipitation since January 1 total 8.32 inches versus normal 7.00 inches. Rain last 24 hours 0.07 inches. Forecast calls for fall Wednesday and likely Thursday with slowly rising temperatures. L H Daingerfield.
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UC. S. Department of Agriculture
Cheyenne
Wyoming
King Constantine Abdicates and Balkan War Prominence
The article recalls King Constantine’s abdication amid Greek public strife and his later Balkan War leadership that helped capture Saloniki. It notes Greek factions, Crete’s annexation, exile plans, and the royal family’s fluctuating power during World War I era.
College board may rescind Duniway order
Laramie June 12 executives of the state university board considered canceling President Duniway's decision to auction off valuable office space. The action was not finalized and remained under discussion tonight.
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BOARD
Duniway
Laramie
Umiverality
Red Cross Drive Plans Outlined Across Wyoming
Statewide Red Cross campaign organizers announce a large drive with speakers visiting Thermopolis Worland Gebo Gillette Moorcroft Upton Sundance Newcastle Burns Hillsdale Pine Bluffs Carpenter Lingle Guernsey Sunrise Chugwater Glenrock Manville Lusk Van Tassell Cody Meeteetse Powell Basin Lowell Saratoga Encampment Medicine Bow Ard more. Coordinators and town hosts named for each stop with dates and duties.
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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 Abdicates Greek Throne After Powers Demand
In Athens the ruler relinquishes the throne to his son Alexander after pressure from France Britain and Russia and talks with Jonnart. Premier Zalmis notes the powers aim to unite Greece under a constitution and that the king must decide after council meetings.
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Athens
London Moraine Post
Greece
Dardanelles
Paris
Constantine I
France
Great
Britain
Russia
Alexander
Zalmis
Jonnart
Great Britain
Greece Names Prince Alexander Heir to the Throne
The king informs your excellency of his desire to appoint Prince Alexander as successor. Zalmis notes the nomination while 2000 reservists guard the palace. A delegation led by Mavromichaelis meets Constantine who urges calm as agitators fail to spark disorder.
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Greece
Alexander
Zalmis
Mavromichaelis
Constantine
Youthful Senators Reflect On A New Era Of The Senate
The article notes a younger senate with several members under 40 at election. It cites Ashurst, Sheppard, Walcott, Luke Lea, Beckham, Hardwick, Trammell, Wadsworth, Borah, and Kenyon as examples of a shrinking age profile and growing youth influence in legislative leadership.
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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
Campaign offers $150 in special prizes with a June 11 to June 30 window. Top fundraisers win $100 and $50 in gold, plus a chance at an automobile. Sixty thousand extra votes offered for $25 subscriptions by June 20, with escalating votes per dollar and a final separate voting ballot mailed after the offer ends.
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Red Cross
Sweetwater County
Rock Springs
Eden Valley
Albany County
North Park
LaGrange
Platte County
Wheatland
Niobrara
Lusk
Converse
Douglas
Spring Hill
Park County
Mot Springs
Fremont County
Rawlins
Lander
Turamic County
Lincoln Highway
Healer
Robert Carey
M. R Johnson
Joe Kinney
Gua Holm’s
Ss. T. Williame
V. E. Levison
Hart Schaffner
Shepherd & Klett
West 17Th
L. H. Daingerfield
Constance
Tle
George
Crete
Turkey
Military League
Saloniki
Constantinople
Constatine
Cnstantine
Venizelos
Robert Cecil
Wyoming Trust
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Fort Collins
Dildine
Studebaker
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