Releases of Military Prisoners After Armistice
Official figures show about 10 000 prisoners released by clemency and sentence expirations since the armistice. Only about 6 000 remain in military confinement, versus 2 000 in the regular army before the war. Roughly 300 were felons or grave offenses. current figures are about 60. The executive clemency board has cut sentences by about 80 percent and many cases are still considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Department
Board of Executive Clemency
Chaplin’s View on Price Fixing and Government Role
The letter argues against drastic wage cuts and price controls, asserting demand and supply set prices. It claims government should avoid extensive price fixing, suggesting limited help only by removing regulation on wheat and other commodities. The piece reflects a stance from the Laramie Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Costs and casualties of wars compare US engagements
The article compares World War I costs and per man expenditures to the Spanish American War and Civil War, noting 1917 1919 totals of about 21 billion dollars for WWI. It highlights lower death rates from disease in World War I and outlines benefits for soldiers and dependents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
United States
Germany
Republicans On 35 Day Pacific Northwest Tour
A private car de luxe ferrying the Frear and sub committees departs Washington for a 35 day tour of the Pacific Northwest. Republicans Walsh Kelly Foster Steele Connally join the rail entourage to collect and collate evidence on the United States shipping board and aircraft production while others stayed behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee
United States Shipping Board
Pacific Northwest
Frear
Pacific Coast
Shipping Board
Bas
Bs Spt
Pensylvania
Washington
Walsh
Massachusetts
Kelly
Hadley
Foster
Ohio
Mantacrota En
Steele
Pennsyteania
Connally
Texas
Maamberttis
Rom
Mr. Connally
Congress
Boost Wyoming First See Wyoming Thoroughly
A call to promote Wyoming’s natural beauty and recreational assets urges residents to explore local scenery such as Pole Mountain and Yellowstone gateway roads. It argues Wyoming offers more outdoor resources than other states and encourages boosting and seeing Wyoming first before traveling elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Park
Wyoming
New Brunswick
North America
Pole Mountain
Estes Park
America
Cost of living measures urged by city markets division
The division of city markets under the Bureau of Markets proposes permanent terminal plans, reduced return hauls, and sanitary market facilities to cut overhead and lower living costs. Officials say these advisory steps aim to stabilize future local conditions and aid regulation by state and municipal laws, not solve the current emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Bureau of Markets
Department of Agriculture
Dr Charles H Herty Sails for Europe to Secure Dyes
Dr Charles H Herty sails for Europe with President Wilsons approval to obtain a six month supply of dyes not yet manufactured in America. He is a renowned chemist and former president of the American Chemical Society and secretary of the War Trade Boards dye committee. He hails from Georgia and studied at the University of Georgia Johns Hopkins Ilm and Zurich later teaching at Georgia and Washington before becoming a chemistry professor at the University of North Carolina in 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Herty
Europe
Wilson
United States
America
American Chemical Society
Ad Committee
The
War Trade Board
Harty
South
Georgia
University of Georgia
Johns Hopkins University
Ilm
Zurich
Department of Agricultural
Washington
University of North Carolina
Persian Titles and Claims of Descent in Islamic Honorifics
The statement notes that many Persians who read and write call themselves Khan, those who have visited Mecca may use Hazzi, and some claim descent from the Prophet as Said, Syed, or Syed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khan
Mecca
Hazzi
Sayed
Said
Syed
Ancient sycamore statue from Cairo museum
Sycamore wood, noted for durability, makes a carved statue in the Gizeh Museum Cairo. The six thousand year old piece remains sound and natural in appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gizeh Museum
Cairo
Newtons Apple Log and Burmese Marble Bible Unearthed
The Royal Astronomical Society holds a wood log claimed from Newtons apple tree, linked to gravitation discovery. Nearby in Mandalay a massive marble slab Bible with the full Budhist text in over eight million syllables is described as a curious relic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Royal Astronomical Society of Great Britain
Isaac Newton
Mandalay
Burmah
Stamps Found in Mailboxes Across the United States
About a quarter of a million loose stamps are recovered annually from mailboxes nationwide, highlighting widespread stamp loss or disposal habits. This figure underscores opportunities for stamp collection and mail system efficiency improvements.
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United States
Odd Facts and Curious Claims from Ancient Texts
A medley of odd assertions notes dwarf trees in Ching that root in a thimble of soil and a claim that the Great Partie North Australia is the largest coral reef. It also mentions bearded Russians, London demographics, ancient real estate money, cork from Algeria and Whitt’s 2,500 acres of cork forests.
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Ching
Great Partie North Australia
Algeria
Whitt
Property Transfers Rapidly In Ten Days
A flurry of real estate deals totaled about 879000 in ten days. Buyers include Casper Realty and Towle with multiple lots and residences on East Ninth, East Eleventh, Russell, and East Twentieth streets, with prices ranging from 250 to 3500. Notable buyers/sellers include Paul Bore, E V Towle, Casper Realty, and H H Smith.
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Sacs
Seulley
Victor Investment Company
Towle
Casper Realty Company
J. Dovlan
James Alway
A. D. Kelley
Mrs. Lyons
Fast Fifteenth Street
Paul H. Moore
Grover C. Gorsuch
B. M. Bruce
A. Ellinoy
Bent
C. A. Poelacher
Harry Pfalsgraf
East Ninth Street
R. L. Hendrix
East Eleventh
Russell Street
Mrs. Miesee
Thirty-third Street
Casper Fleally Company
Delmer Jones
EV. Towle
C. GC
Autt
F. ¥. Towle
George W. Masking
East Eleventh Street
Pebricad and
Russell
CG. GC
Auth
Pebrican
Morwell
H. F. Gaulke
Nevis
Dillon Street
Charles N. Crain
John Welton
Alexander Street
East 18Th Street
H. Smith
Jake Reid
A. Weaver
Fast Ninth Street
van Lennon
C. J. Herron
Casper Really Company
C. W. McDuffy
Tena Gutoh
John Revell
Freckle Face Remedy Promises Free Trial
An old penny press advert promises a free trial of an Othine double strength remedy to remove freckles. The ad claims a clear complexion with few applications and a money back guarantee if no improvement. Require an ounce from any druggist and ask for double strength Othine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freckle
Local court fines for drunkenness and concealed weapon carry
A listed field clerk Leroy Smith of Ft Hassell paid 26 in police court for drunkenness while CG Wellas faced a 50 fine for carrying a concealed weapon. The article recalls the Dreyfus case with a French suspect whose body bore many igatras and portraits, implying a sensational comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Smith
Ft. Hassell
C. A. Swainson
CG. Wellas
Dreyfus
Inaks
Miss Pamt Gatlin to Enter New York Seminary
Fragmentary notice mentions Gatlin, Dr and Mrs Pamt, and Washington, noting she will attend a New York seminary to complete her education. It describes her as pretty and talented and part of the younger set.
Government food tubs to arrive later this week
The first shipment of United States food sold to local users through the post office in Cheyenne is expected to arrive within a day or two. Orders up to about 200 will be filled initially, with deliveries to purchasers’ residences once shipments arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cheyenne
OO Een Ee Post
Midwest well revives confidence in East Lange field
Reports from the Lange Greek field say a Midwest Refining Company well in section 28-96-64 is flowing about 1,200 barrels per day with higher quality oil. The success prompts other firms to drill on nearby Burke and Cactus leases as Texas and Creek companies prepare expansions. The new find confirms oil-bearing pockets within a long nose of the field, while the eastern end remains dry and the Cloverly formation the next tested target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Midwest
East Lange
Lange Greek
Midwest Refining Company
Burkell Company
Fie Me
Midwest Refining
Creck Companies
Ia Bein
Wyoming
Lance Creek
General Donzelman Receives Ivory Gavel at Union Meeting
General Donzelman was presented with an ivory gavel mounted in gold by Mrs. John McDonald and the ladies auxiliary at the Army and Navy Union meeting in the Odd Fellows hall. The gift honored his recent birthday as commander of the garrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army and Navy Union
Odd Fellows’ Hall
John McDonald
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Union
Grn
Donzelmann
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ISI Inc
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Busine
Carey Avenus
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I. O
MR. Chaplin
London
Aberdeen
Dublin
Palestine
City
Paul Bore
Jawn
Mary Gatlin
There Trust & Savings Bank
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Harry B. Henderson
Niobrara County
Donzelman
Shorman Co
John Donnellan
New York
Plains
Yogan & Bryan
Liberty Bonds
Southern Cake & Meal Co
Dallas, Texas
Wyoming State Fair
Douglas, Wyoming
Carey
Starg Game Warden
Eldiare
Salvation Army
Vale
Mickey
York
Chicago
Boston
B. Ewell
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