Wyoming State News Highlights and Local Updates
April events include Wyoming Stock Growers Association meeting in Thermopolis and state conventions in Cheyenne and Casper. Reports cover fires at Erickson’s house, weather observer appointment at Basin, new Cheyenne bank incorporation, and state land openings near Carter. Also noted are stock contracts, railroad service for Cheyenne, university anniversary for Dr Grace Hebard, and local crime and people movements across Wyoming.
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Union News Bervica
Wyoming Btock Growers’ Association
Thermopolia
Cheyenne
Casper
Oor
Ceme
Laramie County
Urns
State land sales announced across Wyoming April to May
Commissioner Hopking announces April state and school land sales totaling about 30 500 acres. Key auctions occur at Kemmerer April 14 Sheridan April 22 and Douglas May 1 with 19 328 48 acres offered at Sheridan. Other sales include Wheatland April 18 and Torrington April 19. Land values range from 10 to 15 dollars per acre and the state expects about 400 000 dollars more permanent fund.
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Western
Union News Service
Cheyenne
Hopking
Kemmerer
Douglas
Sheridan
Wheatland
Torrington
North Platte
Fort Laramie
Sheridan County
Mining and Oil News Prices for Metals and Arizona Developments
Mining and oil news notes rising metal prices with spelt at 16.56 and lead at $1. Silver 60 per cent value listed. Jerome district sees revived mining activity with Three Medal Company developments. Grand Reef mine in Pima acquired by Tinker and Holden under bonded lease. Humboldt Consolidated Smelter to boost flotation capacity from 250 to 600 tons daily. Oatman Gold Ore Mining opens new ore body and ships to Gold Road mill.
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Western
Union News Service
Spelter
St. Oar
Commie
New York
Grand Reef
Pima
Tinker and Holden
Globe
Blue Bell
DeSoto
Humboldt
Oatman
Gold Road
Sixty Outlaws Slain in Villa Campaign Report
An early 20th century dispatch claims Pancho Villa captured Minaca and Guerro while slaughtering six or more Westerners and others. Victims include Americans Benjamin Snell A T Stell Lee Lindsley and Donald McGregor. two others Henry Acklin and Frank Woods later reported missing. The fatalities were confirmed by officials after mass killings near Guerrero. The dispatch notes Pershing reported six dozen dead.
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Union News Service
el Paso
Texas
Chihuahua
Juarez
Villa
Minaca
Chihuahua City
Benjamin Snell
A.T. Stell
Lee Lindsley
Herman Blankenburg
Donald McGregor
Bruce
McGregor
Denver
Henry Acklin
Frank Woods
J. H. Locke
Guerrero
San Isidro
Villas
Pershing
Funston
San Antonio
New Mining Firms Form as Tungsten Prices Rise
Articles of incorporation filed with the secretary of state by several mining concerns. Tungsten ore now commands 90 dollars per twenty pounds, boosting a revival in Lincoln county's White Oaks district. Carlisle in Grant county, long thought dead, reports 150 inhabitants and renewed prospects. its mine drained to 500 foot and ready to resume shipments. George H. Utter drives three shifts at the Jim Crow mine as Eclipse Mining drains its shaft and activity returns to the Mayflower district.
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White Oaks
Lincoln County
Carlisle
Grant County
Jim Crow
George H. Utter
Eclipse Mining Company
Mayflower District
Republicans to Have 142 Delegates in Wyoming Convention
The Republican state central committee sets one delegate for every 150 votes cast for Congressman Fr W Mondell in 1914. Wyoming counties listed: Albany 10 Big Horn 9 Campbell 3 Carbon 10 Converse 5 Cook 6 Fremont 7 Hot Springs 4 Johnson 6 Laramie 16 Lincoln 11 Natrona 6 Niobrara 4 Park 7 Platte 6 Sheridan 10 Sweetwater 7 Uinta 6 Washakie 2 Weston 5. Total delegates 142.
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Cheyenne
Republican State Central Committee
Fr. W Mondell
Albany
Big Horn
Campbell
Carbon
Converse
Cook
Fremont
Hot Springs
Johnson
Laramie
Lincoln
Natrona
Niobrara
Par
Platte
Sheridan
Sweetwater
Uinta
Washakie
Weston
New Oil Field Near Cody Opens in Wyoming
Wyoming and Denver men open a new oil field near Cody. Great Dome Company may operate three camps in Grass Creek. Five thousand acres filed in Fremont county near Lander. Ohio Oil offers producers one dollar a barrel in Thermopolis fields. Champion Oil strikes small flow near Greybull at 26 feet. Hall Oil reports strong flow on Pilot Butte dome north of Riverton. Midwest Refining and Northern Drilling sign a major two year contract to drill Elk Basin wells, value over 250000.
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Cody
Grace Hebard
State University At
Laramie
W. F. Cody
Ponca City
Okla
Big Horn
Wyoming
Yellowstone Valley
Sullivan
Kendrick
Lamoreaux Addition
Lander
Steven Tobin
Byron
Nate P. Wilson
Missouri
Thermopolis
Newlin
Twenty-fourth
United States Infantry
Fort
D. A. Russell
Thos. A. Consgriff
Wyomig
Colorado
J. B Bell
Fred Hirelg
Cheyenne
Warren Livestock Company
Hilledale
Golden Prairie
John Delaploole
Hudson
Denver
Great Dome Company
Grass Creek
Fremont
Ohio Oil Company
Champion Oil Company
Greybull
Hall Oil Company
Pilot Butte Dome
Riverton
Rocky Mountain
Midwest Refining Company
Northern Drilling Company
Elk Basin
Holland Galls War Council in The Hague News
The Hague hosts an extraordinary Dutch Ministers of State council while reports say Holland readies military steps. Copenhagen says England may suspend Section 19 of the London Declaration amid talk of a wider Entente decision at the Paris conference.
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London
the Hague
Reuter
Hague
Holland
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
England
Germany
Insurance Paid to Child in Joliet Case
The Slovenian Catholic Union of Joliet paid Ivar 8. Jones administrator of Julia Cirej estate one thousand dollars for a policy carried by the deceased. Intended for Matt Cirej, he disqualified himself after killing his wife in jealousy. The funds go to Julia Cirej’s five year old daughter as beneficiary. The husband awaits execution in state penitentiary.
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Kemmerer
Colorado mining boom fuels demand and tungsten excitement
J Clarence Hersey ships steady tonnage of carbonate of soda from the Lillian property at Leadville while the American Metals Producing Company in Black Hawk processes sluice mine output. Lead sells briskly to Pacific coast ports at 8 per 100 pounds for export to Russia via Japan, reaching a high of 7.86 per 100 pounds. State officials warn tungsten prospects spark mining interest, drawing many to the mountains. though few new tungsten deposits are found, many gold, silver, lead and copper deposits are located.
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J. Clarence Hersey
Lillian
Leadville
American Metals Producing Company
Black Hawk
Gilpin County
Pacific Coast Porta
Russia
Japan
Colorado
Hearing of Hilton Murder Case in Cheyenne
The trial of Robert Hilton for the murder of Wilbur Gatlin of Denver was scheduled for Monday. He faces first degree murder charges and may plead natification. It is uncertain whether Mrs. Hilton will testify for the defense or the state.
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Hilton
Cheyenne
Robert Hilton
Wilbur Gatlin
Denver
Gatlin
Halt Execution Delayed for Murder Convicts in Wyoming
Kemmerer T. Obama and Matt Cirej, both convicted of first degree murder last May, have stay of execution at the State Penitentiary in Rawlins until May while petitions for new trials are considered by the Wyoming State Supreme Court.
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Kemmerer T. Obama
Matt Cirej
Rawlins
Wyoming State Supreme Court
Germans Close In On Verdun After Morning Offensive
German forces pressed their northeast and northwest approaches to Verdun gaining ground in Calllette wood and clearing trenches near Dead Man's Hill as French positions near Vaux were evacuated. In Britain a Zeppelin air raid on Saturday night caused multiple casualties with 16 killed and about 100 injured. The two-night raid yielded 59 killed and 166 wounded, marking a heavier toll than prior aerial attacks this year, highlighted by the damaged Zeppelin L165 drifting into the Thames estuary.
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London
Verdun
Teutons
Calllette Wood
Dead Man's Hill
Wrench
Vaux
England
Fife
Thames Estuary
Elderly Women Endorsing Pinkham's Compound
A Durand Wisconsin resident and a Blackstone Massachusetts woman report relief from menopausal symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ads warn middle aged women of symptoms like hot flashes headaches and suffocation and promote the remedy as a safe option.
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Durand
Wis
Many Ringway
Massachusetts
Blackstone
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pierre Cournoyer
Box 239
Masa
Next Step: Inventors Hinted To Tackle Rain Clarity
A witty remark asks what comes after rain making. The reply suggests the next goal would be clearing the rain.
Seven Year Old Hero Fires Blanket to Save Sister
Archie Burkett, seven, threw a carpet over his sister Laura, fourteen, when flames erupted from her clothes. The quick action likely saved her life, though injuries were not serious. The Pittsuburgh Gazette notes the boy followed his mother’s fire safety instruction.
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Lad
Archie Burkett
Laura
Pittsburgh Gazette
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