New Good Roads Day to Aid Douglas Orin Junction Link
Douglas Wyoming laborers urged to join Governor Carey led Good Roads Day on September 27 1913. The project covers a two mile county road from Douglas to Orin Junction with a four horse power grader and at least ten teams. Volunteers gather at Orin end and meet halfway to discuss work plans and supply needs.
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Carey
Orin
Douglas
J. M. Wilson
J. C. Shaw
K. F P. Hart
H. A. Gillespie
Noylen
Burlington
Northwestern
Orin Junction
Basin daily paper debuts during county fair
The Basin Republican prints a daily edition for one week during the Big Horn county fair, replacing its usual weekly issue. The note hints at light social observations and early humor about courtship and parental expectations.
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Basin District
The
Basin Republican
Big Worn
West Celebrates Prosperity at National Western Stock Show
The region’s farmers and stockmen celebrate record crops and irrigation gains, urging 50 000 new settlers to Colorado Wyoming and New Mexico. They plan a grand 1914 celebration at the Denver stock show to advertise the West as a rich land of meat and opportunity.
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Rocky Mountain
Yeur
Colorado
Wyoming
New Mexico
West
Denver
Burglary Interrupted by Homeowner Reading Door Note
A burglar is caught mid crime when the homeowner returns to read a note on the door stating the resident will be away until Sunday. The scene highlights a tense encounter and the intruder’s abrupt interruption.
A Difference In Opinion
A man who stayed in the town is shown the area by a former resident who recalls the town’s past value. The ex-visitor jokes that he could have bought the town cheaply, and the host replies that it would not have been worth it.
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Detroit Free Press
Endorsement of Sex Hygiene in Public Schools
The National Federation of Settlements in Pittsburg endorses teaching sex hygiene in public schools under restrictions and qualified instructors. Jane Addams led a memorial for Canon Samuel A. Barnett. Mary McDowell was elected federation president, Vladimir Simkhovitch vice president, and Robert Woods re elected secretary treasurer. Conferences will be biennial with Memphis next year. A delegate noted overlap among relief groups and a Buffalo family that received five Thanksgiving dinners last year.
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Pittsburg
National Federation of Settlements In Conference
Lillian Home
Here
Jane Addams
Chicago
Samuel A. Barnett
Westminster Abbey
London
Toynbee Hall
National Conference of Charities
Memphis
Tenn
No Gold Found in Baffin's Land Ex Explorer Reports
Captain Joseph E. Bernier, returning from Baffin's Land, stated there is no gold there. He blamed a government report by the Arctic's second mate for misrepresenting findings. He described local hardships and navigability, noting salmon rivers, five month warm season, two months hot, and sparse vegetation with good health climate.
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Neptune
Leland
Hudson Straits
Bernier
Train 18 Wreck Near New Orleans Injures Engineer
A logging train was struck from behind by passenger Train 20 bound for Houston 26 miles north of New Orleans near Pecan Grove at 8 50 tonight. Engineer Boule sustained serious injuries. No passengers were hurt. The report ends with garbled lines mentioning Sherman, Georgia.
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Orleans
Pennsylvania Railroad Moves to Dispose of Coal Interests
The Pennsylvania Railroad plans to divest its antiracite mining properties to relieve coal ties with its system. Officials state no buyers named yet as the firm weighs selling coal interests, with justice department backing the move to promote competition.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
President & Rea
Cambria Steel Company
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Maryland Steel Company
Washington
Department of Justice
McReynolds
Pennsyyvania
Uring
Reading
Lackawanna
Erie
Lehigh Valley
Trapped Robbers Hissed Down at Paris Vaudeville Show
In Paris, jewel thief trap strategist M. Quadratstein faced a hostile audience after recounting the capture of five men linked to the $626,000 pearl necklace theft. He declared his innocence before leaving as crowd unrest grew.
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Paris
M. Quadratstein
London
Quadraistein
Right and Left Handed Plants Reported by Cambridge Society
K J Compton reports to the Cambridge Philosophical Society that some plants show handedness. Eight varieties of two rowed barley twist leftward 88 percent, millet and care show no excess left handed growth, corn shows no clear tendency. No Living Testimonial evidence. A quip at the penitentiary ends with a remark about bigamy.
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Cambridge
England
Mitchel Accepts Independence League Endorsement for Mayor
John Purroy Mitchel, fusion candidate for mayor in New York, accepts the Independence League endorsement after naming Robert Adamson as campaign manager. Mitchel cites changes in fusion rules allowing acceptance of other nominations and recalls the league’s opposition to Tamman Mall se and predatory interests.
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New York
John Purroy Mitchel
Fusion
Independence League
Robert Adamson
Gaynor
Mitchel
League
William A. Prendergast
George McAneny
Alderman
Adamson
Meyer Kline
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Optometry
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Baffin’s Land
Coviat
Cloelneadl
Euquirer
Wrigley
John Mitchel
Abel
Sherman Co
the ‘Sherman Co
Louis Globe- Democrat
Maud
Wes
Beatrix
Jade
ST. James Importing Company
New York City
Logan
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