War News Summary from Western Newspaper Union
A week of global clashes reports British, Spanish, and Norwegian ships sunk by mines or torpedoes. Turkish advances near Mesopotamia repelled. Verdun fighting shifts as Bethincourt evacuation proceeds. US contemplates note to Germany over Sussex attacks. Mexican and Chinese tensions rise. River and harbor bill passes. notable deaths and accidents noted along with Carranza reception in Mexico City.
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Verdun
Erzerum
Sannyant
Kut-el- Amara
United States
Germany
Sussex
St. Eloi
German War Office
Pil-helm-Ypres
Swenten
Ilzen
Galacia
Boutchache
Stripa
Wyoming State News and Coming Events Highlights
Reports from Wyoming list events and developments across counties including conventions in Cheyenne and Casper, new factories in Powell and Upton, road and rail improvements, and ground broken for Lovell sugar factory. Other items cover prosecutions, appointments, school funding, and cattle and oil industry news.
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Upton
Pine Bluffs
Albin
Lander Valley
Lovell
Jireh College
Manderson State Bank of
Manderson
Guy N. Bever
Torrington
Wyoming Crop Report Shows Livestock Losses Beneath Ten Year Averages
A Wyoming and U S crop and livestock summary from the April report by the bureau of crop estimates indicates condition levels for wheat rye and livestock losses from disease and exposure. Wheat in Wyoming 94 percent of normal with eight year average 96 percent. United States 78.3 percent with 87.3 percent average. Cattle losses and sheep losses are noted with figures for past year and ten year averages. hog losses similar.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
United States
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Weather Bureau
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Rye
Train Robber Arrested At Laramie
Walter Daley aged 21 is under arrest in connection with the Oregon Short Line train robbery near Roy Utah on March 25. Daley admits taking part with two accomplices Charles Sturges athletic trainer of Boston and Harry Young a Pacific coast prize fighter. Daley says Young covered the crew while Sturges robbed the passengers.
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Laramie
Walter Daley
Roy
Utah
Daley
Charles Sturges
Boston
Harry Young
Pacific Coast
Young
Sturges
Ten Feet Snow At Wind River Headwaters
Forest rangers report nearly ten feet of snow on the level at the Wind River headwaters near the Popo Agie. The Popo Agie source shows about 110 inches of accumulation, with ice blocks seven to eight feet thick indicating the river froze to its bottom.
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Wind River
Riverton
Sylvanite Ore Reported Near Encampment Mining District
I C Platt and H W Larkin brought in ore from the Beaver Creek country described as the only sylvanite found in the Encampment district. An army report from the School of Mines at Laramie says the ore runs about 80 dollars per ton.
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I. C. Platt
H.W. Larkin
Beaver Creek
Encampment
School of Mines
Laramie
Gusher Strikes Grass Creek Field In North Oil District
Thermopolle W and W Ford bring in first oil gusher of Grass Creek district north of here. This field had several notable discoveries none flowing previously. The new well is delivering about 600 barrels daily of high grade oil.
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Thermopolle
W. Ford
Grass Creek
Celebration planned for fortieth death anniversary of Gen Custer
Sheridan plans a large celebration at Aene field on June 25 to mark the fortieth anniversary of General Custer and the gallant command.
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Aene Field
Gen
Custer
Mississippi River Tideless Mention Gains Notice
The snippet notes the Mississippi as the only tideless river in the United States emptying into the ocean or Gulf of Mexico and mentions Red Cross Bay Blue, suggesting a grocer’s advertisement line about color or product names.
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United States
Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Red Cross
Grocer
Adv
Silly Maxims and Quips From an Old Column
A fragmentary comic snippet features remarks on marriage money and character. It includes a mock exchange about a man granting funds to his wife and a joking critique of a woman’s depth and behavior. The piece riffs on social stereotypes with light irony.
Unclear arrest charge emerges in magistrate scene
Fragmentary report shows a magistrate asking what the man is charged with while arrest proceedings proceed. The text reflects a tense courtroom moment with the crowd reacting to the event.
Why, of Course Why is her second husband so fastidious
A Washington woman confides that her second husband is fastidious, saying he hardly eats what she cooks. She recalls her first husband, who died, would eat anything she prepared. She asks a friend if she told her present husband about this.
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