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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1921
Page
3
Osborn Ohio, a 1000 resident village, must relocate as the Great Miami watershed plan creates dry reservoirs during floods. Homes, schools, churches, mills and all structures in the flood storage areas are to be moved to higher ground to protect future flood waters after the Dayton flood of 1915.
Detectives say Gerald Clair of Denver told them he acted for an employer in two store robberies, receiving twenty dollars total for the heists. Meanwhile Osborn plans to move its entire town a mile and a half. a removal company will transport buildings to a new site while residents may reclaim their homes afterward under a court-sanctioned plan.
Saved U.S. ten million sives era. Munitions TNT and plerte aeld are now used in road building and for distribution among farmers. Major Connolly is shown burning modified TNT. If this were dynamite, the major and photographer would be counted among those missing.
New York City leads the United States as the greatest white potato consuming center. USDA figures show an average of 10,208 cars unloaded annually, with Chicago and Philadelphia next in line. Potatoes chiefly arrive from upstate New York and Maine, with New Jersey also contributing a notable share.
A new Sam Browne belt for army officers with two straps over the shoulders has been designed by the quartermaster general and approved by General Pershing. The War Department describes the belt as having two straps removable pivotal slides first aid pouch canteen double magazine pocket and saber attachment, differing from prior models.
Mrs Catt tells of a New England village that refused a bridge then spent much on a hearse and stables for a pauper burial. She notes men, though generally more emotional, have exceptions, illustrating her theory of gender emotion.
Fireflies sealed in a glass vial with a three-hook harness and swivel lure black bass. William P. Osborne of the New York State College of Forestry reports the insects’ scintillations entice the fish to bite hook line and sinker, using a modified pill bottle apparatus.
Vienna remains a vibrant music hub despite inflation and scarce money. Concert halls run from dawn to late night with up to five concerts daily. Venues sell out, drawing native talent and international artists including Sweden and a remarkable seventeen year old Chilean pianist.
A Morobe letter reports 18 years of Evangelical Lutheran mission work in New Guinea. Cannibal danger faded as natives renounce witchcraft and heathen practices. About 8,000 islanders have been received into the Christian church through Zahn’s early labors.
Ecuador and Nicaragua establish aerial mail service with 40 planes operating from Shanghai to Peking. The service carries passengers parcels and postal matter delivering letters to Old Cathay. Stamps feature a pictured airplane beside the Great Wall.
A Mother Oriole explains to her son how his plumage will change as he grows and praises their family’s love of the orchard and country life. She describes nest design, cousin Hooded Orioles, and the Oriole role in eating insects to aid people. The moral emphasizes work and doing worthwhile tasks beyond appearance.
A brief q&a evokes a scout’s concern about jumping from a height with a parachute. The dialogue hints at youth interest in parachute use and safety considerations during outdoor activities.
San Francisco based Southern Pacific official G W Luce announced a sharp reduction in eastbound air freight rates from California to Wyoming. The about 80 cent per hundred pounds cut aims to level competition with eastern exporters and spur Wyoming shipments within the current month.
Hydro aircraft operating along the lake front are classified as motorboats in a Chicago ruling by J A Colvin deputy collector of customs. They must carry lights on front and rear a whistle a fog horn life preservers for each passenger and crew member fire extinguishers and require each pilot to be a licensed motor boat operator.
Gardens of Blue and Gold in Pasadena California reports that every household will be asked in spring 1924 to plant gardens in blue and gold flowers. The Pasadena golden jubilee committee, formed to organize the 1924 celebration, selected blue and gold as official colors for the event.
City patrolmen may not ride to from stations in their own cars under an order by Police Captain Thomas Carroll. They may ride in others vehicles but individual driving is restricted to save parking space..
Charles F. Haight scattered his father's ashes from an 8,000 foot flight over Long Island Sound. An American flag bearing the ashes was unfolded in flight as the ceremony was observed by the widow and two other children from the ground.
Albert Yelk was executed at the Dillon penitentiary for the murder of Sheriff C K Wyman on April 21 1920 at Monida near the Idaho line. Two hundred persons witnessed the execution.
Washington reports over 11.25 billion daily newspaper copies printed annually in the United States with 82,785,937 copies per day across 2,433 dailies. Sunday papers reach 19,020,834 copies weekly, boosting total weekly and daily circulation to 11,270,550,010 and the year’s periodicals to 15,475,145,102 copies, reflecting multi-year gains.
A negro gunman who killed Noah Erick a white farmer near Chapin in Lexington County was lynched by a posse of 10 men near Chapin.
Capt. W P B Dartnell, former Royal Navy officer and chief engineer in the Royal Air Force, claims a steam propulsion system for airships that would operate across all tubes and be practical, surpassing ordinary internal combustion engines.
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