High School Exercises Tonight At Public School Gym
Tonight the public school gym hosts the high school diploma exercises. The event opens at 7:15 p.m. with diplomas presented by William Shorey and Ira B. Hee. A large program includes poems, solos, a commencement address, and a valedictory. Family mats reserved. public admitted after 8:25 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Shorey
Ira B. Hee
Ruth Weaver
Eleanor Viola Allen
Nellie Emberg
Oliver Curry
Dorothy Fisher
Alva Myers
Susan St
A. &. Jewns
Lucille Ridgely
Ira B. Fee
William Storey
Board of Education
John J. Shingter
Louise G. Trl Appointed to War Dept Clerkship
Louise G. Riel of Laramie Wyoming gains a clerkship in the War Department in Washington DC May 28. Camp Lewis Tacoma Washington reports plans for a 200 foot flag pole, likely the world’s largest, donated by a shipbuilding firm in honor of an officer’s son. The pole, built in three sections, requires another 100 foot mast to raise and faces an estimated erection cost of 1800 dollars with a mid June installation target.
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Washington,d. C
Louise G. Riel
Laramie
Wyo
War Department
Camp Lewis
Tacoma
Wash
Tacoma Nowe Ledger
Proclamation Declares English as Official Language in Iowa
A proclaimed order by Governor W J Barding states the official language of the United States and Iowa is English. It asserts freedom of speech but limits the right to use languages other than English in certain contexts. The document references constitutional guarantees and urges adherence to English language use in public matters.
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Iowa
W. J. Barding
Hoax Yeesterday
Haribana
United States
Reunion
Prohibition on Foreign Language Use During War Urged
Governor Harding issues a wartime proclamation enforcing English as the sole medium of public instruction and communication. It bans public conversation in other languages and requires English in public addresses, while directing non English speakers to conduct worship at home.
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Engliah
Citheons
Harding
Alls Well as Pershing's Men Speak at Mason Temple
Corporal Guy Smith and Private John Faderuch address a Ma sonic Temple audience at 8 20 pm describing two months in France with cheer and grit They note French welcome despite scarce sugar and food and detail bread rations and trench fatigue allowance They describe the American sector near the Vosges foothills resembling Wyoming and Nebraska in terrain while the front line area remains distant from the latest drive.
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Hell
Guy Smith
John Faderuch
Masonic Temple
France
Corporal Smith
Smith
Vosges
Alps
Wyoming
Nebraska
Labor Conference Held in Cheyenne on Farm Labor
Interstate labor conference met in Cheyenne Tuesday under M. O. Evans to regulate farm labor between Wyoming and neighboring states. H A Lyon noted Wyoming has more idle men, plans an organization to manage farm help with county agent oversight and free employment bureaus in county seats and large towns.
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Cheyenne
M. O. Evans
Weatery State
Betwen
Wyoming
Commonwealth
H. A. Lyon
Laramie
Dave Thomas
Denver
Colorado
L. Woodes
Nebraska
Holland
Lyon
Lyod
Laramie And Cheyenne Couples Get Licenses
Licenses issued yesterday by County Clerk Ida Graham to four couples from Laramie and Cheyenne. Edward Michael Henry and Ruth Barrere of Laramie, John Milward and Mabel McNealey of Laramie, Harley M. Chase of Kort Russell, and Jeasie B. Thompson of Cheyenne.
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Laramie
Cheyenne
Ida Graham
Edward Michael Henry
Ruth Barrere
John Milward
Mabel McNealey
Harley M. Chase
Kort Russell
Jeasie B. Thompson
Contractors Are a Temporary Order
Midwest Refining company and the France Wyoming Petroleum company moved into the Oil Exchange building in Casper after Court Commissioner M P Wheeler issued a temporary restraining order preventing Gagnon Co contractors from interfering with occupancy. The petition alleges the contractors delayed occupancy to pressure a compromise with owners over a $100 daily forfeit from Feb 1 1918 due to unfinished work.
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Casper, Wyo
Midwest Refining Company
France-Wyoming Petroleum Com
Oil Exchange
M. P. Wheeler
Gagnon & Co
Brother Held as Hostage Released in Wyoming
A. M. Underwood, jailed as a hostage for brother Oriol BE Underwood, is freed after Orin E. Underwood is captured in Akron Ohio. Orin E. Underwood faces a federal draft charge and the case involves failed contract payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper, Wyo
A. M. Underwood
Oriol BE. Underwood
Orin E. Underwood
Akron
River ton Garage Sold for About 27000 Involved Deal
Riverton Wyoming May 29 A sale of the Riverton garage and lot valued at 25000 plus its complete equipment totals about 27000. The property transfers from N F Shipton and Roy A Fairbanks to 8 R Roberts of Sterling Colorado. Roy A Fairbanks supervised the repair shop. Roberts and his brother F H Roberts hold regional business interests. The buyers express confidence in Riverton’s future.
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Riverton
Wyo
8. R. Roberts
Sterling, Colo
Faibanke and
Shipton
Roy A. Pairbanks
N. F P. Shipton
Roy A. Fairbanks
Mr. Roberts
Great Western Sugar Company
F. H Roberte
Pope Aghe Light & Power Co
Despondent Woman Dies After Drug Overdose in Thermopolis
Helen Delle Seanett, recently arrived in Thermopolis Wyoming, died May 19 from a self-administered overdose of carbenic weld and other drugs. She had been divorced from her husband in Miles City, Montana earlier this year and reportedly suffered despondency over the separation. Dr W B Dowleona attended but the findings indicate suicide.
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Thermopolis
Wyo
Helen Delle Seanett
Miles City
Mong
W. BR. Downleona
Funeral Arrangements for Omaha Relative Held Tuesday
A funeral was held Tuesday for a woman whose brother traveled from Omaha to arrange services at the family home. The attending physician certified the cause of death and there was no suspicion of foul play, so an inquest was not deemed necessary.
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Omaha
Four Thousand Aliens Naturalized at Camp Lewis
About 4000 aliens enrolled in the national army at Camp Lewis will be naturalized around June 1 in what officials call the most extensive naturalization effort in U S history. Special courts and interpreters will handle examinations while oath ceremonies occur with the wild west division and allied societies in attendance.
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Camp Lewis
Tacoma
Wash
National Army
United States
Wild West Division
War Department
Washington
Wireless messages of German origin picked up at sea
Honolulu May 29. The Manoa reported receiving wireless messages of German origin in the Pacific. Earlier the Manoa's operator caught a message relayed from the Pacific coast claiming Amiens fell to the Germans and the British suffered a terrible daughter. Last week a crippled government vessel was returning to port when the Manoa picked up another message saying an agent carrying 1009 Chinese coolies had torpedoed and sunk.
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Honolulu
T. EL
Pacific
Matuen Navigation Company
Sleamar
Manoa
Amiens
Manpa
Os Menage
Louisiana Governor Praises State Unity in Draft Registration Parity
Governor Ruffin G Pleasant of Louisiana lauds the state during the legislative session noting Louisiana matched Wyoming in the draft registration rate for the national army. He emphasizes unity, patriotism, and wartime efficiency, calling Louisiana a leading state in war work and selectment certified to the army.
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Ruffin G. Pleasant
Louisiana
Wyomin
Pleasant
Wyoming
Governor Pleasant
Fis
Coritas
Death From Tiny Wound Claims 10 Year Old Harold Crosby
In Thermopolis Wyoming on May 29 a minor foot wound that once seemed slight caused tetanus and the death of Harold Crosby ten years old son of James Crosby Owl Creek ranch man. The wound happened ten days earlier and remained almost invisible before lethal infection took hold.
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Thermopolis
Wyo
Harold Crosby
James Crosby
Owl Creek
Falls Down Stairs in Casper Claims Life of Local Resident
Casper Wyoming May 29 Frank Jameson aged 62 longtime resident died instantly after slipping on a stair at a rooming house. He suffered a dislocation of the neck and was found at the bottom of the stairs. He held minor judicial positions in the community. A widow and one son survive.
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Casper
Wyo
Frank Jameson
Spreckels Mansion Donated to Red Cross in War Effort
The Claus Spreckels mansion in San Francisco, valued at about a half million dollars, is turned over to the Red Cross for the war period. The three story brown stone, with 25 rooms and 15 000 square feet, will serve as main workrooms and clearinghouse for the San Francisco chapter and its 220 auxiliaries. The owners will maintain the property and grounds.
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San Francisco
Claus Sprecklen
Red Cross
Ite
Decorations Removed From Capitol Platform after Event
Decorations used for a five hundred person banquet were taken down from the capitol building yesterday after the event. The platform and ornate pieces were dismantled by staff and placed in storage.
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Capitol Building
100 Percent American Society Tale Noted
Fragmentary OCR mentions members of a 100 Per Cent group within an American society. The text appears to describe membership or identity but lacks clear events or outcomes to establish a full news item.
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Socuety
Tame Noth
Memorial Day Parade Decoration Meeting at Masonic Temple
American florists are invited to assemble on Cam i avenue in front of the Masonic temple at 9 30 am May 20 for the Memorial Day parade. A public meeting follows at 8 20 pm with talks by two of General Pershing’s men, under the Council of National Defense.
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Cami Avebant
Masonic Temple
Couneil of
National Defense
General Pershing
Casper Chief Sued for Damages Over Car Seizure
George W. K. Posvar filed suit in Casper Wyoming against Police Chief Wolf seeking 50005 dollars in damages for removing his automobile from the street and holding it for over two months without proper attention. The suit alleges multiple damages equal to several times the car’s value.
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Casper
Wyo
George W. K. Posvar
Wolf
Inter State Liquor Shipment Guilty Settlement
Ide Harata a Japanese citizen was found guilty by a jury in the United States district court for attempting an inter state shipment of liquor Judge John A Ri ner ordered a $1 000 fine which Harata paid before his release He was arrested by Deputy Marshal Hudson after a large liquor stock was found in a railroad yard about a month earlier and he had demanded a jury trial.
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Ide Harata
United States District Court
John A. Riner
Harata
Garde
Hudson
Marshal Hudson Arrests Slacker at Pine Bluffs
Deputy U S Marshal Hudson captured Ray Waldo in Pine Bluffs yesterday. Waldo, a transient, lacked a draft registration card and is accused of dodging the draft. Nebraska man Geo Bomke of Harrison was in town yesterday.
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Marshal Hudson Asrests
Pine Bluffs
U. S
Marshal Hudson
Ray Waldo
Waldo
Nebraska
Geo, Bomke
Harrison, Net
Notice of Hearing on Mountain States Toll Changes
Notice before the Public Service Commission of Wyoming for Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company to adjust toll rates and service connection charges. Hearing set in Cheyenne at 10:00 A M on Friday May 14 1918 before a Commissioner. Dated Cheyenne May 25 1918 HM A Ployd Secretary Public Service Commission of Wyoming.
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Public Service Commission
Wyoming
Mountain States Telephone &Telegraph Company
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Commission
Capitol
Cheyenne
Public Service Commission of
State of
Cheyene
HM. A. Ployd
Publics Commission of the Wyoming
Wn Sas Eka
Mayor Stone Proclaims Memorial Day Observance
Mayor Stone announces May 30 as Memorial Day with a religious service at 9 at the Princesa theatre and a cemetery procession at 10 with addresses by Rev Father Hart and W. E. Mallen. President Wilson urges nationwide observance and a pause from usual work.
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Wilson
United States
New Princesa Theatre
Father Hart
W. E. Mallen
W. E. Stone
Schoels Takes Patrick To Penitentiary
Sheriff Ed Schoels returned from Rawlins with W. L. Patrick who was sentenced to one year to fourteen months in the penitentiary for breaking a bakery lock at Pine Bluffs. Patrick faced an unproven charge of adulterating bread with ground glass.
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Ed Schoels
Rawlins
W. 11
Patrick
Pine Bluffs
Meridian visitor from Meridan in town yesterday
From Meridan F EF Jones a business visitor was in town yesterday.
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Meridan
F. EF. Jones
Noted Rawlins Attorney Visits City
Attorney from Rawlins named Andrew MecMicken, a prominent southern Wyoming lawyer, was in the city yesterday, drawing attention of local legal circles.
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Rawlins
Andrew MecMicken
Wyoming
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Louise G. Trl
WAR Dept
Pershing
Chee
No Man's Land
Division of Pictures
Committee On Public Information
Washington, D. C
Claus Spreckles
Stone Proglaims
Schoels
Olsen’s Grocery
Evans Streets
The
Crown Rubber Company
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