War News From Many Fronts Shifts as Powers Engage
Western Newspaper Union reports on wartime events across Europe and beyond. Siam declares war on Germany and Austria as British U boats inflict losses, Russian fronts fracture under pressure, and German advances sweep Galicia while Ukrainian and Polish theaters see heavy fighting and shifting control. In Washington and London, policy battles unfold over food, finance, and mobilization. Domestic notices include divorce suits in Kansas City, Denver bank branch planning, and a San Francisco murder case acquittal. Government reports highlight food and war spending, while global events span Chilean ministry changes, Irish talks, and Italian conscription shifts amid a broad, war-torn panorama.
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Siam
Germany
Austria
South Carpathians
Tarnopol
Kerensky
Coalition
Flanders
Lys
Halles
Podhaytee
Galicia
Stanislau
Buczacz
Tlumacz
Ottynia
Delatyn
Czernowice
Russia
Wyoming State News and Coming Events Brief
A roundup of Wyoming happenings lists fairs, schoolhouse construction, depot work, road and railroad projects, and oil developments. Notable items include a new $30,000 schoolhouse at Lovell, Green River depot progress, Douglas Building and Loan, Lusk library plans, and state-wide crop and mining updates.
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Green River
Hilladale
Douglas
Carpenter
Lusk
Carnegie
Wyoming
Greybull
Cheyenne
Sheridan
Laramie
Russell
Silver Lake
Frontier Days Show Fifty Years of Pioneer Pride
Frontier Days in Cheyenne marks the fiftieth anniversary celebration with old timer guests at Frontier Park and a Wild West program amid rain and mud. Fifteen thousand spectators watched cowboys and cowgirls perform as the city honors its birth fifty years ago and its frontier heritage.
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Plains City
Western
Union News Barvice
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Frontier Park
Wool price record set at Sundance sale
Ed Wilkerson of a ranch east of Sundance achieved a new wool price record by receiving 67 cents per fleece for his entire wool clip. The high bid showcase reflects strong wool demand and marks a notable market milestone for the region.
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Sundance
Ed Wilkerson
Lander Seeks Thirty Farm Hands For Immediate Work
Cheyenne state labor commissioner Edward P. Taylor received an emergency call from P. C. Spencer of Lander seeking thirty farm hands. Wages offered range from $3 to $5 per day.
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Lander
Cheyenne
Edward P. Taylor
P. C. Spencer
Ladies to Equip Hospital at Rock Springs
The Red Cross Chapter of Rock Springs plans a forty five bed base hospital for the front and has begun preparing articles for the beds and surgeons. Muffins and linens are being bought totaling about 1000 dollars and will be cut into needed articles upon receipt, with more supplies to follow if required.
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Rock Springs
Red Cross Chapter
Lander Sugar Beet Crop Promising in Section
Report from Lander indicates the sugar beet crop in this section is in good condition with strong prospects for success and substantial profits for growers as harvest nears.
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Lander
Many Ladies Register at Evanston in County Totals
Registration tallies from the county show 637 women so far. Among them 327 signed Hoover cards, 167 on state council cards, and 43 on special cards.
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Evanston
Floyd Irwin Dies. Cheyenne Funeral Held For Showman Cowboy
A somber gathering in Cheyenne at Floyd Irwin’s home followed his death. Relatives and many mourners including cowboys and Bronx Indians from Plane Ridge Agency attended to pay tribute to the famed showman and champion cowboy amid the town’s Frontier Week gloom and entertainment preparations.
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Floyd Irwin
Cheyenne
Frontier Week
Cow
Plane Ridge Agency
Rules Issued On Military Exemption Inquiries
Washington reports thousands of registrants seek exemption details prompting the provost marshal general to issue strict rules. Individuals must ask local boards, locals forward unresolved questions to the state governor, and no opinions on unfiled cases will be given. Gen Crowder urges seeking district board relief, especially for industrial exemptions. Trenton notice states men married before draft will not serve if wives depend on them.
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Union News Service
Washington
Gen. Crowder
Trenton
N. J
National Army
Russia Flee Czernowitz as Romanian Offensive Advances
Vienna reports say Russians evacuate Czernowitz and Jassy as Romanians seize ten villages in a fresh offensive. The war office says Austro German forces advanced twelve kilometers from the old front, took ten villages, 450 prisoners, and captured guns and matériel while the enemy retreated in disorder. London notes little infantry fighting on the western front except in Flanders and Champagne where British and French actions occur.
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London
Petrograd
Korniloff
Aisne
Paris Military Critica
Jassy
Rumania
War Office
Flanders
Champagne
la Basse
Allied Conference Ends With War Continuation Pledge
Paris reports the allied powers unanimously affirm they will not lay down arms until their objectives are achieved to prevent a return of aggression and to hold the central empire responsible. Ministers of affected departments will meet in London to draft executive measures.
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Paris
Balkan Peninsula
London
Earthquake Felt In Argentina and Execution in Grant County
An Argentina tremor unsettled the country while in Grant County a man named Pedro Montes was hanged at sunrise for the 1916 murder of Refugia Villanueva. He allegedly shot her as she begged for life after she refused marriage. Montes surrendered to the sheriff after the shooting.
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Bilver City
N. Me
Pedro Montes
Grant County
Refugia Villanueva
Montes
Mining and Copper Output in Arizona Notes
Mohave county bears rich molybdenum deposits while Ajo miners largely joined the Workmen's Liberty League. Ray reports 21,813,772 pounds of copper produced in Q1 with $3,476,579 revenue. Bisbee LW.W. strike wanes as more workers return. Yavapai mines yield about 13 million pounds of copper in June valued around $4 million at 30 cents per pound.
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Mohave County
Ajo
Workmen's Liberty League
Ray
Lw.w
Bisbee
Yavapai County
Colorado Mines Show Gains in Silver Lead and Copper
Colorado reports increased mining output with activity at the Victor mine in Leadville and developments in Rico, Silverton, Telluride, and Lake City. Manganese ore capacity grows in Pueblo, while Granite Gold pays a first dividend since 1912. Argo Reduction gains control of Jackson mill in Idaho Springs.
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Colorado
Victor
Bullcliff
Leadville
Pueblo
Rice Station
Wyoming
Cheyenne County
Colo
Silverton
Kittemac Company
Rico
Dover
Boulder
W. H. Akers
Fred Kunz
Empire Mine
Lake City
Hinsdale County
Golden Fleece
Granite Gold Mining Company
Montrose
San Miguel
Idaho Springs
Mining activity highlights and labor tension across New Mexico fields
The Oaks company at Mogollon stalled a hoist on the Central shaft while first level drift continues in Maud. Mines in Mogollon push daily mill runs and active development. Miners at Gallup end their strike, moving to a tent city on company property as operations resume. Mogollon district output last week reached 2,500 tons. Producers & Refiners Corporation, a $20 million investor group from Colorado, Oklahoma and Wyoming, has acquired several San Juan leases for extensive prospecting. In six months, 49 domestic mining firms filed incorporation papers, totaling $94,123,333 in capital, with 16 firms at $1 million plus. Wyoming reports show vast truck traffic between Casper and Ball Creek camps. Oil discovery in Bates Park well raises activity in Bates Hole district, at a depth of 607 feet.
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West Salt Creek
Fort D. A. Russell
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Council of National Defense
Casper
Traders Oil Company
Utah
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Green River
Hugh Millard
State Board of Sheep Commissioners
Midwest Refining Company
Hall Oil Company
Pilot Butte
Burlington Railroad
Bonneyville
Burlington
Summitt
Orm Road
Glencross
Grass Creek
Casper Houses
J. A. Riner
Douglas
Merritt Corporation
Sec
Big Muddy
Merritt Deep
Floyd Irwin
Frontier Park
Wyoming Board
Clyde Y. Beard
John W. May
Martin KR. Johnston
James Morgan
William J. Bimpeon
Universal Exploration Company
Three Dye Ol Company
O L and D Ol) Company
Oaks Company
Mogollon
Gallup
Producers & Refiners Corporation
Colorado
Oklahoma
San Juan County
W. Goff Black
State Corporation Commission
Ball Creek
Bates Park Oll Company
Bates Hole
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University of Oregon
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Twenty Second Regiment of Engineers
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Rosa McKay
Cochise County
Chicago Garment Manufacturers’ Association
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Francisco Villa
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Dick Jones
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