War News Roundup From The Past Week
Western Newspaper Union provides condensed reports on WWI battles and diplomacy. British ships and Turkish, German, and Russian actions span Mesopotamia Verdun and Galicia. US notes to Germany over Sussex. Mexican and Chinese tensions. battles near St Eloi and Ypres. notable deaths and political shifts.
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Bethincourt
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
A roundup of Wyoming items reports conventions at Cheyenne and Casper dates, new plants in Powell and Upton, road improvements from Pine Bluffs to Albin, and settlers in Lander Valley. Ground broken for Lovell sugar factory. Jireh College has its best year. tungsten ore found near Encampment. Manderson bank incorporated. guards on U P trains. Lusk July 4 6 celebration. Midwest refinery enlargements at Casper.
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Powell
Upton
Pine Bluffs
Albin
Lander Valley
Lovell
Jireh College
Manderson State Bank of
Manderson
Guy N. Bever
Torrington
Wyoming crop report shows lower livestock losses vs ten-year mean
A Wyoming and United States April crop and livestock summary from the U S Department of Agriculture reports condition figures for wheat rye hogs cattle sheep horses and mules. It lists April 1 conditions for wheat at 94 percent of normal and 96 percent ten-year average US figures 78.3 percent 87.3 percent for April 1. Losses from disease and exposure are given for each species with ten-year averages and recent year values.
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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 Utah Case Details
Walter Daley, 21, was arrested in Laramie on charges tied to the Oregon Short Line train holdup near Roy Utah on March 25. Daley reportedly confessed to being one of three men, naming Charles Sturges a Boston athletic trainer and Harry Young a Pacific coast prize fighter as his associates. Daley allegedly stood guard while Young covered crew and Sturges robbed passengers.
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Laramie
Walter Daley
Roy
Utah
Daley
Charles Sturges
Boston
Harry Young
Pacific Coast
Young
Sturges
Snow Depth Reaches Ten Feet in Wind River Headwaters
Forest rangers report near ten feet of snow on the Wind River headwaters at the Popo Agie source with average accumulations around 110 inches. Ice thickness along the Wind River ranges seven to eight feet, suggesting the river froze to its bottom in places.
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Wind River
Riverton
Sylvanite Ore Claim Reported Near Encampment
I C Platt and H W Larkin returned from Beaver Creek with a sylvanite specimen said to be the only find in Encampment mining district. An assay from the School of Mines at Laramie indicates ore runs about 80 dollars per ton.
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I. C. Platt
H.W. Larkin
Beaver Creek
Encampment
School of Mines
Laramie
First oil gusher found in Grass Creek field
Thermopolle W. and W. Ford report the Grass Creek district north of here has its first oil gusher. The well flows about 600 barrels daily of high grade oil, following prior discoveries in the area that were non gushing. The development marks a major milestone in local oil activity.
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Thermopolle
W. Ford
Grass Creek
Celebration planned at Aene Field for Custer anniversary
Plans announce a June 25 celebration at Aene Field to mark the fortieth anniversary of General Custer's death and honor his gallant command. The event highlights include a community gathering and tribute to the fallen soldiers.
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Sheridan Ee Sheridan
Aene Field
Gen
Custer
Mississippi River tideless and gulf bound headliner note
The fragment notes the Mississippi as the only tideless river in the United States flowing into the ocean or Gulf of Mexico and mentions Red Cross Bay Blue as superior and farther reaching than liquid blue from grocer, with an advertisement remark.
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Mississippi
United States
Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Red Cross
Grocer
Adv
Misunderstood quotes spark lighthearted chatter
A breezy page features snippets of opinionated lines about marriage money manners and social banter. Witty quips reference a grasping husband a sharp tongue and a dig at a man who “goes beyond his depth” in courting trouble.
Mystery of ares arrest prompts magistrate question
A magistrate questioned what charges the man faces as the arrest drew unanimous reactions. Details are unclear in the fragment, but the scene centers on the magistrate seeking the specific allegations and the crowd's reaction to the arrest.
Why I married a fastidious husband story
A Washington woman shares with a friend why her second husband is so finicky about food. She recalls her first husband, now deceased, who ate everything she cooked. She asks if she told her current husband about it.
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