Casper Man Nearly Died From Electric Shock
Casper lineman S Truman of Natrona Electric narrowly escaped death after contacting a high voltage line at the corner of David and Second streets. He was knocked unconscious, rescued by plant workers, treated with oxygen, and rushed to a private hospital where he showed encouraging signs of recovery.
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Casper
Jone
S. Truman
Natrona Electric Company
David and
Second Streets
Truman
Neeman
Tr Poster
Green River Becomes Utah Division Headquarters Point
Green River wins bid to host the Utah division headquarters after a critical telegram halted work on new employee housing and a rush to Omaha secured the town’s position. Local support and hon T S Taliaferro Jr. credited for success in the recent decision.
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Ocreen River
Green River
Utah Division
Ogden
Peanston
Omaha
T. S. Taliaferro, Jr
Utah
New Capital for Wyoming Oil Game
Casper June 20 The Wyoming oil industry is seeing influxes of new capital with the Deltox Wyoming Oil Company incorporating for 5 million dollars. Officers include KE Sleiger of Wisconsin and J Burchard of St Paul with I J Terry of Laramie as Wyoming agent. Lands total about 5500 acres across Powder River, Tea Pot Dome, and Hig Muddy fields. Two wells planned after leases secured.
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Casper
Wyoming
Deltox-Wyoming Oil Company
KE. H. Sleiger
Ldelox Grass Bug Company
Kenosha
Wis
John B. Burchard
Ll. W. Terry
R. §. Hutchinson
Charlie Sdewick
Burchard
Jovan EF. Burchard Land Company
St. Paul
Terry
Western Commission Company
Hutchinson
Dettos Iass Rug Company
Mrs. Sedewick
Sedgwick Construction Company
Motor Speedway Air Indianapolis
I. J. Terry
Laramie
M. D. Lewis
Wyoming Air
Treasury
Powder River Dome
Ol Mountain
Asper
Tea Pot Dome
Laramie Set to Host Major Glass Plant Project
CANAMIE reports plans for a large glass plant near Laramie with H ermstead of Lander as owner of the former Great Western Glass. An eastern capitalist funds the venture and will study local resources including sodium limestone and related materials. Investigations begin July 1 with building possible soon after if conditions prove favorable.
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Canamie
Lanie
Thousands in Gree Ley Fourth of July Military Parade
Five thousand men registered for military service will march in the large July 4 parade at Gree Ley. Uniformed civic and fraternal groups from the county will participate along with allied forces in native uniforms.
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Greeley
Destruction at Saloon in Laramie
police arrest Jack Raymond for wilful destruction of property after he allegedly threw rocks through plate glass windows of a Grand avenue saloon following an altercation with the bartender.
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Laramie
Jack Raymond
Raymond
Grand Avenue
Wyoming Summer School Registers 233 Students
By the end of the second day at the University of Wyoming summer session the total registration reached 233, below last year’s pace but regarded as strong given national troubles. Few men attend, yet students come from every Wyoming county and many other states, mostly teachers taking a vacation period.
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Laramiez
University of Wyoming
Wyoming
Big Ore Body Near Laramie
Prof A C Royle of the University of Wyoming sights a manganese deposit at Poverty Mining near Marshall and estimates at least 50 000 tons in sight, far above the mine manager Wissler’s 5 000 ton figure. The company buys stock, a motor truck to haul ore 35 miles to the railroad, delivering 15 tons per load, with strong eastward demand for manganese.
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Laramie
A. C. Royle
University of Wyoming
Marshall
Wissler
Boyle
Wyoming Montana grazing outlook hints at nationwide harvest boom
John Petrie, live stock agent of the Burlington, reports excellent grass in Wyoming and Montana, strong lamb and wool markets, and widespread prosperity across the west. He notes heavy corn growth in Nebraska, a large state acreage, and workers scarce for harvests as big crops ripen, per the Denver Stockman Record.
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John Petrie
Burlington
Southwest
Wyoming
Montana
Big Horn Basin
North Platte Country
Nebraska
West
Denver Stockman
Ranger R C Himes Missing In Wyoming Mountains
Weather conditions hasten snow melt as authorities plan a search for forest ranger R C Himes who vanished last November after reaching a measuring device for Rock Creek Conservation company. He was last seen starting toward the device and later at the station.
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Laramie
R. C. Himes
Himes
Rock Creek Conservation Company
Man Loses Foot After Accident at Local Mine
Herbert Baldwin, employed by the Kindt Sheep Company, was paid off and returned to town when he attempted to board a vehicle. He fell, and his foot was severely injured, leading to an emergency amputation. The incident occurred in Rawlins on a Monday.
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Rawlins
Herbert Baldwin
Kindt Sheep Company
Comary
Weather Improves Crops Across State This Week
EEE Week's weather generally favorable for crops aside from frost on Tuesday and Wednesday in parts of the southern tier and central counties. Potatoes beans fruit blossoms and tender vegetation suffered some damage in Fremont and Albany counties while snow melt and high tributary streams were reported in Bicheriden Albany and Fremont. Spring plowing and seeding nears completion and cattle and sheep conditions improve with the best ranges. The first alfalfa cutting may begin in Goshen county next week.
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Fremont
Albany
Bicheriden
Albbany
Goshen
Wyoming Behind on Liberty Loan Totals in District
Kansas City report shows Liberty loan bonds totals for the tenth district at 101,240,668 against a 100,000,000 allotment. State figures include Colorado 18,360,500 and 12,920,350 for Denver, Wyoming 28,004,850, New Mexico Northern 597,500, Pueblo 1,687,250.
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Kansas
City
Liberty Loan
Kansas City
Federal Reserve Bank District
Colorado
Denver
Pueblo
Wyoming
New Mexico
Many Shipments of Booze to Greeley
Weld county clerk reports a surge in liquor importation permits. Through June 15, 159 permits sold since June 1, with May total at 199. June 16 added 30 permits, and June 17 saw a new daily high of 32 permits.
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Greeley
Greelet
Colo
Weld County
Cheyenne
Kansas City
J. E. Snook
All cold storage plants in New York filled to capacity
June 20. A statement by Joseph Hartigan, New York weights and measures commissioner, says every cold storage plant in the city is full and retailers keep high prices despite ample food. He notes Britain has stopped buying, the public is living more economically, and storage space is tight, while wholesalers complain of high prices.
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New York
Joseph Hartigan
Weights and Measures
Recaptured Convict Returns with Escapee to Kansas
Rawlins June 20 Guard John Smith returned this week from Kansas with George Wilson the convict who escaped from the prison there The note says Wilson was trusty and the report ends abruptly with incomplete details
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Rawlins
John Smith
Kansas
George Wilson
Wilson
Greeley Raises 10000 on First Day for Red Cross Campaign
In Greeley Colorado Weld county reports about 10000 raised on day one of the state Red Cross drive totaling 46000. Ten committees met at Congregational church as progress reports from Fort Lupton Eaton Windsor Platteville Mead and other towns were read amid applause. Fort Lupton and Mead are well organized and show exceptional progress.
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Gresley
Cele
Weld County
Red Cross
Congregational Church
Fort Lupton
Eaton
Windsor
Piatteriffe
Mead
Cliles
Fort Dupten
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Ooomfs
M.arpafers
Wekatern Town
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Pullman Company
Book of Instruction
Pullman
Speth
Lincoln Highway
Jeade
Dildine
Court House
Krumbles
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