Three-Quarters of Million Men Drawn for National Army Service
The June 11 1917 1918 national lottery selected 74 608 young men born between June 5 1917 and June 5 1918 to determine their sequence for army service. War Secretary Baker drew the first capsule in a Senate building ceremony with government officials present. The initial numbers listed include 2463 and 44 as the first affected registrants in Laramie County Wyoming, with many Cheyenne residents named among those drawn.
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Washington
United States
Daker
Senate
Witn
Laramie County
Wyoming
George Oliver
Cheyenne
Gore Oliver
Malin John Bogensberger
Guy C. Johnson
Egbert
Chiba Balto
Cherenge Ori
Over the Top Fight on Front and Home Front Energy
An article urges readers to bolster iron levels with a tonic to restore blood tone and energy for both soldiers and civilians. It touts a product named Tron-tic developed with Dr. Pierce at the Tuvald Hotel institute in Buffalo New York and claims it fights fatigue in work and home life.
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Pierce
Tuvalids’ Hotel Institute
Baifelo
N.Y
Comforts Carried by Hiking Sammies
At Camp Kearny near San Diego California soldiers of the 115th ammunition train march to a Meld maneuvers site by the lake at Cuyamaca. The camp shows ample clothing blankets and light from Mares while a band plays and a canteen supplies candy and tobacco amid hot meal prep and loafing cooks awaiting 3 am duties.
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Camp Kearny
San Diego
Cal
Cuyamaca Lake
Supply trains on march amid drills and camp life
San Diego June 27. Army maneuvers stress supply discipline as quartermaster trucks shuttle from stores to distant camps. At Oceanside the 144th field artillery unit received loads while services were busy, then regimental officers organized on the road to Je Beach, weighing rations and noting allocations for sugar and prunes.
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Camp Kearny
San Diego
Cal
144Th Fold Artillery
California Riselion
Oceanside
Ube Beach
Mechanical Training In San Diego Army Station
Mechanic trainees at the Yoruseth division undergoes a training program in blacksmiting plumbing palating cane and repair to gain working knowledge of all crafts likely needed in service. The personnel are divided into groups for successive instruction with broader army applications emphasized.
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Kearny
San Diego
Cal
Mechanica
Yoruseth
Machinery and Labor Saving War Advice for Farmers
Federal official H A Lyon Wyoming farm labor director urges use of labor saving machinery and tractors to boost food production for the war effort. He promotes sulky and gang plows buck rakes and modern haying outfits to substitute for hired help and says every producer should plan to increase acreage and organize family labor for wartime needs.
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H. A. Lyon
Wyoming
Lyon
France
Jay-Hawka
Jenkins
Partnneralia
Fromty
Kaiser seeks name change to ditch German sound
Sergeant J H Kaiser, stationed in Cheyenne, says his German sounding name hinders marine corps recruiting. He plans to file for a legal name change hoping to be called an American name like Smith or Jones, despite having no German ancestry. He believes locals avoid associating with him due to the name.
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Lacre
Marine Corps
Cheyenne
J. H. Kaiser
Smith, Jones, Brown
Kaiser
Male Birth Rate Now on Increase
Readers claim signs and old adages align with a rise in male births. The six month period shows over 80 percent of human births male, mirrored by livestock producing more male calves, lambs, and pigs.
USE PAPER BOXES FOR SOLDIER MAIL RESTRICTIONS
Post Office officials urge the public to ship soldiers’ packages in heavy paper boxes cloth or corrugated cardboard instead of wooden crates to cut weight prevent damage and avoid sharp corners that tear light sides. Overseas parcels should not exceed seven pounds and many troops are bound for France or already en route.
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Miierale
Postoffice Department
France
Human Fly to Climb Bank Front Saturday Night in Cheyenne
Sergeant J H Kaiser of the U S marine recruiting station says jack Williams the human fly will arrive tonight or tomorrow and will climb the Citizens National bank building at 8 o clock Saturday with only hands and feet. Proceeds from the climb will aid the local recruiting office and advertise the marine service in Cheyenne and surrounding towns. News outlets compare the stunt to Williams Daniela and Fisher tower climbs and promise a thrilling exhibition.
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J. H. Kaiser
U. S. Marine
Tere
Jack Williams
Cheyenne
Citizens National Bank
Kaisers
Denver
Golde Cole
Papera
Aciga
Williama
Daniela & Fisher
Jacks
Boys Arrested for Offense in Coal Gulch Burglaries
Tracy Morgan and Ed LeMoine were arrested Wednesday on a complaint by D H Uiggine of breaking into his Coal Gulch residence and stealing about 20 in groceries and dry goods. They were bound over to the district court on 250 bonds after pleading not guilty, denying the door was forced.
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Tracy Morgan
Ed LeMoine
D. H. Uiggine
Coal Gulch
Bureh
District Court
Tidy
Hygins
Sivorge W. Warren
Rawlins
Shority
Hugaphray
Bavarian Chops Pall Prospcts Grow Work
Bavaria faces extreme harvest prospects amid drought and population concerns. Reports from Munich's Tagblatt note strains in agriculture and governance while distractions arise from regional unrest and economic pressures. Local visits mention Mr and Mrs David Nismo in Sherer as they journey and quote diet changes during travel.
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Mrs. David
Nismo
Sherer
Wyoming Thrift Stamp Drive Aims to Exceed Quota
Cheyenne joins a statewide effort to raise 3 million dollars in Thrift stamps with a public mass meeting at the high school gym. Citizens will hear reports from solicitors, enjoy Cheyenne Municipal band music, and pledge at a booth if not yet contacted.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
United Sitates
Ton. W. C. Irvine
Houx
Paralytic Stroke on Train Fatal for Woman in Transit
Mrs. Rachael Morgan, 62, traveling by train from Oregon to Henrietta Oklahoma, suffered four paralytic strokes and died after being removed at Rock Springs. The body was shipped to Henrietta. She is survived by her husband and two daughters. one daughter arrived from Henrietta to accompany the remains.
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Khock Springs
Wye
Oregon
Henrietta
Okla
Rachael Morgan
Rock Springs
Hénrietta
Oklahoma
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