Releases of Military Prisoners After Armistice
Official figures show about 10 000 prisoners released or freed by clemency and expiration of sentences since the armistice. Only around 6 000 remain in all military prisons, compared with 2 000 in confinement before the war. About 300 regular army prisoners were in military penitentiaries for felonies a grave offense. now only about 60 remain. The executive clemency board has reduced sentences by roughly 80 percent among the six thousand confined, with many cases still under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Department
Board of Executive Clemency
Mr Chaplin’s View on price fixing and government action
The Laramie Republican quotes Mr Chaplin arguing that labor demands for cutting living costs are unrealistic. He says supply and demand prevail as long as buyers pay. He suggests government should refrain from broad price fixing, citing wheat regulation as a limited exception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Costs and outcomes of the world war versus earlier conflicts
The piece compares U S war costs and per man expenditures in World War I and the Spanish American War. It notes 4 5 million Americans served in WWI, costs reached about 21 billion by June 1919, and contrasts lower death rates from disease with higher Civil War casualties, while mentioning insurance and family benefits for service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
United States
Germany
Private car tour by United States shipping board inquiry sub committee
The Frear sub committee on aircraft production and the touring shipping board inquiry group travel the Pacific coast in a luxurious private car. Republicans Walsh Kelly Foster Steele Connally lead the party with stenographers and railroad staff to collect evidence while others decline to join.
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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 and See Wyoming Thoroughly
The piece urges Wyoming residents to explore local beauty and recreation before traveling elsewhere. It highlights Yellowstone Park access, Pole Mountain, and compares Wyoming's outdoor appeal to New Brunswick fishing and Estes Park. It argues for promoting state resources and boosting Wyoming locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Park
Wyoming
New Brunswick
North America
Pole Mountain
Estes Park
America
Cost of Living Measures Advise Municipal Market Reforms
The city markets branch of the Bureau of Markets seeks to lower living costs by advising municipalities on permanent terminal plans reduced return hauls and sanitary market facilities. It notes such measures aim to stabilize future conditions and ease regulation by state and local laws, though not immediate emergency relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Bureau of Markets
Department of Agriculture
Dyes Chemist Dr Charles H Herty Sets European Mission
Dr Charles H Herty sails for Europe with Wilson approval to secure a six month dye supply for the United States. A noted chemist and former president of the American Chemical Society, he trained in Georgia Johns Hopkins and Zurich and taught at the University of Georgia before joining the Washington agricultural department and later the University of North Carolina.
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 Title Claims Byline Based on Names
An anonymous line asserts that many Persians who read and write call themselves Khan while those who visit Mecca use Hazzi and claim descent from the Prophet via Said Syed or Syed. The statement links self-designations to cultural and religious titles.
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Khan
Mecca
Hazzi
Sayed
Said
Syed
Ancient Cairo sycamore statue carved over six thousand years
A sycamore statue dating back more than six thousand years stands in the Gizeh Museum in Cairo. The wood is sound and natural in appearance, showcasing remarkable durability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gizeh Museum
Cairo
Newtons Apple Log and Burmese Bible Temple Texts
The Royal Astronomical Society holds a log claimed to be from Newtons apple tree inspiring the gravity law tale. In Burmah near Mandalay a cave temple project contains about 700 white marble slabs engraved with the entire Budhist scripture, eight million syllables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Royal Astronomical Society of Great Britain
Isaac Newton
Mandalay
Burmah
Stamps Found in Mailboxes Across United States
A rough estimate places about a quarter of a million loose stamps discovered annually in mailboxes nationwide. The figure highlights ongoing stamp losses and collecting patterns impacting postal handling and consumer awareness.
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United States
Odd Claims and Curiosities From Historical Amusements
Reports of inch high dwarf trees in Ching that root in a thimbleful of soil and a claim the Great Partie North Australia is the world’s largest coral reef. It notes a Russian belief about beards and souls, and oddly that London houses more Scotsmen, Irishmen, Jews, and Roman Catholics than other cities. It cites ancient real estate as the oldest investment security and Algeria producing the choicest corks from Whitt’s 2,500 acres of cork forests.
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Ching
Great Partie North Australia
London
Aberdeen
Dublin
Palestine
City
Algeria
Whitt
Property sales surge in ten days total near $87900, 000
Paul Bore leads rapid property sales with many transactions across blocks 477 495 and 478 plus East Eleventh Street and Russell Street. Purchases involve Casper Realty Towle Towle and others with prices from 1650 to 87400, totaling almost 879000 in ten days.
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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 advertisement offers a no cost trial for a freckle removing claim using Othine double strength. The pitch guarantees money back if freckles persist and suggests initial purchases from any druggist for an ounce or less.
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Freckle
Drunkenness and concealed weapons fines in police court
Jawn leads to fine Leroy Smith, a field clerk from Ft. Hassell, fined $26 by Police Judge C A Swainson for drunkenness. CG Wellas fined $50 for carrying concealed weapons. The report mentions an extraordinary relic from the Dreyfus era with numerous engravings and portraits, referencing a long period of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Smith
Ft. Hassell
C. A. Swainson
CG. Wellas
Miss of Dr Mrs Pamt Gatlin to New York Seminary
The fragment notes a Miss associated with Dr and Mrs Pamt Gatlin entering New York seminary to complete her education. It praises her as pretty and talented and regard her as a future belief of the younger set.
Government food orders arrive for Cheyenne residents
The first shipment of U S food stamps sold through the post office in Cheyenne is expected within a day or two. Orders up to about 200 will be filed. deliveries will go to buyers' homes once shipments arrive. Many delay purchase awaiting quality checks. clerks expect renewed activity if goods prove acceptable. Corned beef is scarce with slow uptake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cheyenne
OO Een Ee Post
New Midwest well revives confidence in East Lange field
Reports from Lange Greek field say a Midwest Refining Company well in section 28-96-64 flows by heads at about 1200 barrels per day with oil of superior quality. The success spurs more drilling on adjacent leases by Burke II, Cactus Petroleum, and Texas and Creek. The discovery notes a productive nose within the field while eastern sections remain largely dry and under study.
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 the ladies’ auxiliary and union members at the Army and Navy Union meeting held in the Odd Fellows hall after the business session. The gift honored his recent birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army and Navy Union
Odd Fellows’ Hall
John McDonald
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Union
Grn
Donzelmann
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Cheyenne, Wyoming
Harry B. Henderson
Niobrara County
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Shorman Co
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Yogan & Bryan
Liberty Bonds
Southern Cake & Meal Co
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Salvation Army
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Mickey
York
Chicago
Boston
B. Ewell
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