Standard Oil’s Wyoming Expansion and Midwest Refining Ties
Wro Sept 24 The Standard Oil company moves into Wyoming oil by acquiring Midwest Refining via a voting trust held by three trustees. The Midwest group controls Merritt oil and several fields, while Illinois Pine Line builds pipes to connect fields and storage near Casper. Despite wide reach, Standard Oil does not own all U S refining.
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Merritt Oil Corporation
United States
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Wyoming
Council to Decide on Sidewalk Job
City commissioners will meet next Wednesday to decide on a cement sidewalk from B Street in Park Addition to Pioneer Avenue Cheyenne. The plan extends along Handall Avenue to Pioneer and to Churchill School, creating a continuous sidewalk from the military reservation to the downtown district. The frontier committee also requests one more hydrant for irrigation in Frontier Park and offers to pay for the piping if needed.
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Park Addition
Pioneer Avenue
Cheyenue
Handall Avenue
Churchill School
Military Reservation
H Street
Frontier Committee
Frontier Park
Sailor Shot Dead by Mob at Recruiting Speech
In New York a navy chief boatswain named Harry Gunn was killed by a mob during a recruiting speech at Brookfield. Gunn, wearing civilian clothes, faced a shouted pro army rush triggering the fatal attack by an overzealous crowd.
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Navy
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Brookfield Matering
Army
Quota 0 Draft Army to Be Sent Oct 3
Orders for the mobilization of the next 40 percent of the national army were received by adjutant general W. K. Weaver and sent to county clerks and local board chairmen. Forty-two more men from Cheyenne area will join the draft, following a rousing farewell for the previous contingent bound for American Lake. Mayor LaFontaine hopes for a similar ovation. Local boards say they have more than enough men to fill quotas, but gathering the full force will take time.
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W. K. Weaver
Cheyenne
American Lake
R. N. LaFontaine
War Gardens in Danger as Frost Looms Overnight
Weather official N. H. Daingerfield warned of an imminent freeze after a 57 degree reading at the local weather bureau. He cautioned that clear skies and cooling could push temperatures to freezing, endangering crops of war gardens.
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N. H. Daingerfield
Weather Bureau
Soldier Locks Up Warden and Flees
Private Daniel McGraff of the Seventy sixth Coast Artillery at Sandy Hook seized a revolver from the warden's desk and forced the warden into his cell. He escaped after exchanging shots with Deputy Warden Smith, who fired but missed. McGraff fled across nearby fields in a wild west style escape.
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Seventy-sixth Coast Artillery
Sandy Hook
Smith
McGraff
Man vanishes after alleging hotel robbery
A Union Pacific brakeman told Cheyenne police he was robbed of 85 at the Dyer hotel and later disappeared. His wife and three children sought help locating him after he left the station.
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Colorado
Cheyenne
Union Pacific
Missing man Joe eludes search as family stays at depot
Police failed to locate the man Sunday night after a town search. His wife and babies spent the night in the Union Pacific depot while investigators learn he has not reported for work for two days. His whereabouts remain unknown.
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Joe
Union Pacific
Union Pacific to pave platform at depot in concrete brick
Material has arrived for paving the Union Pacific depot platform. Concrete and brick pavement will extend from Warren avenue park to the depot, covering the area between the west bound main line and park fence, surrounding the depot building.
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Union Pacific
Plana
Warren Avenue
Capitol Avenue
National League Scores and Results Summary
In the National League Philly beat Pittsburg 2 0 Brooklyn defeated Chicago 4 2 Boston won 2 2 Cincinnati 12 innings New York defeated St Louis 2 0 In the American League Detroit crushed Washington 8 3 Cleveland edged Philadelphia 5 4 Chicago shut out Boston 3 0.
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Chicago
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Washington
Cleveland
Cheyenne panel to name city election candidates Wednesday
The committee of seven led by Dr. G. P. Johnston will report on candidates for Cheyenne city offices at a mass meeting in the high school gym Wednesday night. Reports say John A. Martin and Enos Laughlin may seek new offices but no confirmations exist. Nomination petitions are ready but none filed as the panel prepares to select three contenders for each post.
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Cheyenne
Committee of Seven
G. P. Johnston
John A. Martin
Enos Laughlin
Harvard
J. J. Showalter
Ross John Formerly of Cheyenne Dies in Billings
Friends in Cheyenne report the death Saturday evening September 22 in Billings Montana of Ross John formerly of Cheyenne and an employee of the Cheyenne Steam Laundry. Cause and complications from scarlet fever noted. He was ill from Tuesday until Saturday night. His wife Georgia Clark formerly of Cheyenne a clerk in Myers Dry Goods Store is mentioned.
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Cheyenne
Billings
Mont
Rross John
Cheyenne Steam Laundry
Johns
Georgia Clark
Myers’ Dry Goods
Mitchel's Majority Cut In New York Primaries
In New York the mayoral race saw Mitchel's unofficial Republican lead shrink from 595 to 322 votes this afternoon after last week's primaries.
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Mitchel
New York
Beer Seller Held After Sunday Tip Leads Police
A customer reported a Sixteenth and Thames street restaurant for selling beer on Sunday. Louis Affenbach, the proprietor, was arrested with three barrels of beer bottle bottles and a jug of whisky seized. He posted $100 bond and faces a police court trial.
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Sixteenth
Thames
Louis Affenbach
Affenbach
New Soldiers Insurance MLCP For Consideration
Washington September 24 new insurance section for the administration soldiers and sailors civil rights bill would guarantee one year against lapse or forfeiture of policies. The provision was agreed at a conference of war department officials and insurance company representatives and sent to House and Senate committees for further action.
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Administration
Soldiers’ and Sailors
War Department
House
Senate
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