Gerwars Escape Guards 10 Have Sociable Drink
In San Francisco on October 16 officials investigated two German internees Capt C Brauch and Engineer Lorenzo Law who fled Angel Island camp and were found returning by lifeboat at the immigration station dock. They said loneliness prompted the jaunt to drink with friends. inspectors probe the incident.
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San Francisco
Angel Teland
C. Brauch
Lorenzo Law
Revenue
Branch
Lou
Local notices and business items from Stanton area
Mrs. McMahon is critically ill at home on East Sixteenth Street. Burns-J. W. Bozorth handles ranch dealings in Cheyenne. The city jail steps near completion as brick work proceeds. Stanton Transfer Co moves office to 216 West 19th. No arrests last night. A high school football game is set for Pioneer Park tonight.
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McMahon
Owen T. McMahon
East Sixteenth Street
Burns
J. W. Bozorth
Cheyenne
Burma
West 17Th
West 19Th
Stanton Transfer Co
Pioneer Park
Fort D. A. Russell Team Mentioned in Newspaper Snippet
The brief notice references Elven and a Fort D. A. Russell team and an aquere deal in furniture near the Plains Hotel. It also notes W. H. Hays of Laramie named notary public by Acting Gov. Frank L. Houx, and reports six negroes drafted from Laramie County with orders to entrain on October 27.
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The
Sherman Co
Gee Hobbs
Auckfeldt
Plains Hotel
W. H. Hays
Laramie
Frank L. Houx
Laramie County
Hawaii Faces Fuel Shortage Threatening Sugar Industry
Honolulu reports a serious fuel shortage in Hawaii. Oil is the main fuel, and limited tankers threaten oil imports, risking sugar plants and other industries. Hoover and Secretary Houston are studying the crisis with shipping officials.
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Associated Prenal
Honolulu
T. H
Get
Hawaii
Herbert €. Hoover
Congress
Kalaniamadle
Hoover
Hawaiian Islands
Houston
Kalanianaole
Washington
Public Sale Announced At Lt. Trent Ranch Amid Local Notices
A public sale is set for October 19 at the Lt. Trent ranch four miles south of Campstool, featuring 28 horses 97 cattle and one half section of land with free lunch at 11 30. Cheyenne reports army troops from Fort Russell returning from American Lake in about a week. Nearby notices include a vacant house wanted by a responsible party, Delta Tau Delta news about John Volk, Liberty bonds at Stockgrowers Bank, Blake Miller leaving Cheyenne for Oklahoma, Ben Nash serving as bailiff, R L Bailey visiting from New York, patrol battery issues, Pete Staten’s return, Jack Elliott in Chalk Bluffs business.
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Trent
Campstool
Lip
Weather Report for Cheyenne Wyoming October 16 1917
The Weather Bureau reports for Cheyenne for 24 hours ending 6 PM October 16 1917. Clear conditions with a high of 66 degrees at 2 15 PM and a low of 35 degrees at 6 45 AM the day’s mean temperature 50 degrees. Precipitation since January 1 totals 12.47 inches with a trace of rain in the last 24 hours.
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U. 8
Department of Weather Bureau
Cheyenne
Wyo
Notaries Appointed by Governor
Ralph Rose of Kemmerer and M. V. Dolezal of Newcastle were appointed notaries by the governor yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Rose
Kemmerer
M. V. Dolezal
Newcastle
German Baptist Pastor Urges Liberty Bond Campaign
In Fresno California on October 16 the First German Baptist church began a liberty loan drive. Pastor Rev. F. I. Reichle preached in German urging every member to invest in the bonds.
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Fresno
Cal
First German Baptist Church
F. I. Reichle
Senator Irvine of Ross Visits Post Office
Senator W. C. Irvine of Ross visited the Post yesterday, meeting staff and discussing local concerns with officials.
Preston on Trip
Attorney General Douglas A. Preston departed yesterday for a state western tour to discuss law enforcement and public safety initiatives with regional officials.
Missouri Town Burning Two Are Reported Dead
Jefferson City Mo Oct 16 Westphalia a town of 400 people twenty miles east of here is on fire most of the business buildings have been destroyed Unconfirmed reports say two men are dead and several injured telephone connections are severed Chemical apparatus is being sent from here
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Jefferson City
Westphalia
Here
Three Die as Engine Boiler Explodes Near Castle Rock
At Orsa station near Castle Rock Colorado a boiler explosion on Santa Fe freight locomotive No 895 killed three crewmen Gustave Klank F Root J Milnes and injured two others Richard Bell and J J Herteeck. The blast disrupted trains and prompted an official inquest and a state utilities commission probe.
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Denver
Santa Fe
Orsa
Castle Rock
Gustave Klank
Umatilla Street
Denev
F. Root
New Western
Denevr
J. Milnes
Bryant Street
Richard Bell
Walsenburg
J. J. Herteeck
Dobrin
Cattle Rock
Frank Smiley
State Public Utilities Commission
Cigarette Prices to Jump Soon in November
Tobacco dealers predict a price increase in November as brands now two for a quarter move to fifteen cents each. The rise follows higher tobacco taxes and costly raw materials amid war-related shortages, with pipe tobacco and makin’s not yet announced for any hike.
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Gerwars
U. S
Sherman
Fort D. A. Russell
Ucuk James Otavior
Turing
Islands
Georgia
Camp Mills
N. J
James C. Taylor
France
Keby R. Knight
Bainbridge
Irs
James
Taylors
American Lake
Fort Russell
C. H
Volk
John Volk
University
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Stockgrowers Bank
Nash
Ben Nash
New York
R. L. Bailey
Staten Hack
Pete Staten
City
Elliott
Jack Elliott
Chalk Bluffs Ranch
Weather Report
K. H. Daingerfield
California Fruit & Ice Co
Jack Goldberg
Missouri
Oran
Oren
Palmer Lake
Papleston Creches
Hank
Liberty Loan Committee
Uncle Sam
W. E. Chaplin
Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power Company
Capitol Ave
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