Wyoming Fair Schedule and Local News Digest
The itemized Nebraska and Wyoming notices list fairs and race meetings from Sept. 11 to Sept. 29 across Wheatland, Douglas, Carpenter, Burris, Rawlins, Afton and Cheyenne. It notes new mills and packing houses, a storm damage near Mette, Riverton’s birthday, an oil refinery at Glenrock, a suicide near Jelm, plus civic notes on post office moves, YMCAs dedication, and Labor Day programs.
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Union News Service
Mely
Steva t—Pourth
Scottleah Rite Masons
Cheyenne
Riverton
Glenrock
D. P. Stowell
Jelm
K. P. Grand Lodge
Torrington
Sheridan County
Theodore C. Dires
Sheridan
Wyoming
Wyoming Oil Output Projected at 12 to 14 Million Barrels in 1917
A Wyoming oil authority estimates state production will reach 12,000,000 to 14,000,000 barrels in 1917. Run to refineries totals 39,000 barrels daily with 21,800 barrels shut in. Salt Creek and Elk Basin show large volumes and new wells at Big Muddy boost near-term output. Predictions push potential daily yield to 100,000 barrels by year’s end.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
Casper
Wyo
Wyoming
Salt Creek
Elk Basin
Greybull
Grass Creek
Chatham
Big Muddy
Lander
Pilot Butte
Thermopolis
Mining and Oil News Highlights From Western Mines
New discoveries and production shifts shape the mining scene across Arizona Colorado and New Mexico. Key notes include a petroleum seep near Jerome Upper Verde, Swanson mine at Parker shipping ore, Wandering Jew mine near Alte rising in lead output, Abe Lincoln mine in Wickenburg yielding 35 percent ore, and Buckeye Lake City district trials with rich values. Production dips at Anaconda Copper and rising activity at Jamestown Lake City Denver area camps spark a broad boom in silver lead and manganese, with mills expanding and new leases fueling oil excitement in Glenrio and Mogollon districts.
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Jerome
Telluride
Oatman
Upper Verde
Swanson
Parker
Tyndall
Alte
Wickenburg
Jamestown
Boulder
Lake City
Do. J. Walter
Ward
Texas
Wiley Group
White Water
Lake Arthur
Dexter
Empire Oil and Gas Company
Glenrio
Quay County
Mogollon
Socorro
Wyoming Men Receive Army Commissions at San Francisco Camp
Fifteen Wyoming men in training at the reserve officers training camp at the Presidio in San Francisco were awarded commissions. Captains C. M. June and J. A. Hill. First Lieutenants Edmund Silverbrand and M. B. Cortell. Second Lieutenants G. V. Medici de Solenni, Guy Hobgood, R. R. Bacon, Harry J. Craig, W. F. Davis, M. V. Spicer, Rudolph L. Bismay, C. F. Arnold, J. T. Peterson, W. G. Metz, E. L. Knight. all from various Wyoming towns.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
Presidio
San Francisco
C. M. June
Wyoming Infantry
J. A. Hill
Laramie
Edmund Silverbrand
M. EB. Cortell
G. V. Medici de Solenni
Guy Hobgood
Lander
R. R. Bacon
Wyoming National Guard
Harry J. Craig
W. F. Davis
M. V. Spicer
Rudolph L. Bhsmay
Douglas
C. F. Arnold
J. T. Peterson
W. G. Metz
Sheridan
E. L. Knight
U S. Will Not See Trench Action Says Canadian Soldier
Sergt E Langford of The Little Black Devils from Canada visits Casper en route to Quebec after trying Thermopolis for relief from German gas. He says the United States will not engage in trench warfare to a marked extent but will be a vital factor in ending the war.
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U. 8
United States
Germany
Sergt. E. Langford
Little Black Devils” Regiment
Canada
Casper
Quebec
Thermopolis
France
Casper Cash Shortage Scandal Unveiled by Admit
A. L. Cook, ex agent of Adams Express in Casper, confessed the recent office holdup was a canard to cover a $900 shortage in his accounts. He is jailed on $500 bond for embezzlement while investigators pursue the case.
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Casper
Adams Express Company
A. L. Cook
Cook
Burlington Valuation Increased for Main Line to Frannie
The State Board of Equalization raised the Burlington rail road main line valuation from Orin Junction to Frannie by 7500000 dollars for 300 miles of track. Wyoming’s 1917 wool clip is forecast at 29 to 30 million pounds with ranchers averaging 50 cents a pound. Max Allen Glassburn aged 13 was found dead near Hulett from accidental rifle discharge while grouse hunting.
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Burlington
Cheyenne
Burlington Railroad
Orin Junction
Frannie
State Board of Equalization
Thermopolis
Wyoming
H. R. Millard
Wyoming State Board of Sheep Commissioners
Lad
Hulett
Max Allen Glassburn
Here
Fire Destroys Coal Cars in Train Yard Blaze
A fire destroyed four coal filled box cars on the storage track in the yards here. The blaze appeared to have started inside the cars and consumed Rawlins Ten box cars in total.
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Rawlins
All But Two Claim Exemption in Lincoln County Draft
Eighteen men were drafted in Lincoln County and sixteen filed exemptions. The two seeking exemption are Diomalos Strathokarou and Roy A. Niebolin, both from Sublet.
Wells Drilling Underway in Little Buffalo Basin Area
Three wells are being drilled simultaneously in Little Buffalo Basin by the Ohio Midwest and the Producers. The Standard Exploration Company spudded a well in the Lusk field for the Swiglhell Company of Casper. Seventy five wells in the Torchblight field, nearly all producing, are reported by a Cheyenne old man who recently visited the area.
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Little Buffalo Basin
Ohio
Midwest
Standard Exploration Company
Lusk
Swiglhell Company
Casper
Headgear gone wrong ends boy’s agonizing crawl
A boy’s earthenware crock helmet slips, trapping his head and prompting a crowd to seek a surgeon. A motorman breaks the crack with a streetcar controller, ending the ordeal. The piece uses the incident to urge smashing imaginary cracks in worry and adopting simple, direct solutions.
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Christian Herald
Soap Attacks in Bathroom Provide Comic Domestic Dilemma
A lighthearted column from the Illinois State Register imagines a cake of soap turning mischievous in the bathroom. The soap evades capture, mocks the pursuer, and defies restraint until a long stick or blunt instrument is used, after which another bar is bought.
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Illinois State Register
Light a Fire Without Matches for Marines at Port Royal
Marines at Port Royal train to light fires without matches using primitive methods. They revive flint and steel and the wooden friction trick, employing a hollow bamboo with dry moss to create flame by rubbing a stick like a bow. The technique equips sea soldiers to start fires instantly in damp conditions and may be adapted for use in France.
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United States
Port Royal
8. C
Tropics
France
Siberia’s Vast Wealth Poised to Make It Richest Nation
The article extols Siberia as destined to become the wealthiest country due to its vast, diversified resources. It cites prewar flour output of 1 to 1.9 million tons annually, thriving grazing with leather and butter exports, almost inexhaustible forests supplying furs, and immense mineral wealth awaiting prospecting, including large oil deposits.
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Siberia
Iberia
Edward Carson Calls Russia Revolution a Turning Point
Sir Edward H. Carson, British war cabinet member, states amid AP remarks that Russia’s revolution and U.S. entry into the war bolster the Entente. He warns the old Russian regime sought a separate peace harming the alliance, while Britain vows to press on until victory.
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Russia
America
Sir Edward H. Carson
Associated Press
Edward
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Red Cross Names Gibson War Chief To Lead Efforts
Harvey D. Gibson, president of a major New York bank, is tapped as general manager of the American Red Cross. He will head about 1,800 chapters and oversee wartime relief, home front programs, and administration, doing the work without pay as his contribution to the war effort.
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New York
American Red Cross
Harvey
D. Gibson
Red Cross
Legion of Mercy
United States
Gibson
Liberty National Bank of New York
Kennedy Jones Helps Britain Rally for Food Economy and Victory Loan
A renowned editor and publisher, Kennedy Jones is hired by the British government to educate the public on food economy and submarine threat. His successful British Victory loan campaign is cited as a model for wartime publicity and mass mobilization.
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Kennedy Jones
Great Britain
America
England
Lord Northcliffe
Northcliffe Press
Brig. Gen Joseph E Kuhn Leads Army War College
Brig. Gen Joseph E Kuhn, president of the Army War College, is an active instructor and linguist with wartime experience as an observer in the Russo Japanese and World War I era. He served as military attach in Berlin and was promoted from colonel to brigadier general to head the War College. It gathers data from observers and secret service to plan campaigns and create military maps. Born in Kansas June 14 1864, Kuhn entered the Military Academy in 1881 and was commissioned as second lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers June 14 1885. He rose to major of volunteers during the Spanish American War.
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Joseph E. Kuhn
Berlin
War College
War Department
The
Kubo
Kansas
Military Academy
Corps of Engineers
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Wyoming State News
Sunrise
Masonic Temple
American Oil Company
Lane Dome
Arminto
Wm. King
Rawhide Butte
Gillette
Hecla-Wyoming Oil Company
Tom Molicone
Mo‘torman
Sunrise Mines
Trades Assembly of
Geo. Papas
Boston-Wyoming
Republic Petroleum Company
Tea Pot Home
West Salt Creek
W. K. Weaver
Third Wyoming Infantry
Houx
Fort D. A. Russell
Merritt
Fort
D. A. Russell
Fort McDowell
Big Horn Country
James B. True
Grace Raymond Hoebard
University of Wyoming
Herbert ¢. Hoover
Hal Oil Company
Mining and Oil News
St. Louis
Arizona
Colorado
Oronogo
Bouthbend
Gold Hill
Breckenridge
Mount Lincoln
Russia Leasing Company
Buckeye
A. G. Milner
Little Giant Group of Mines
Lawson
Georgetown
White Raven
Boulder County
Montana
Anaconda Copper Company
Butte-Detroit
New Mexico
Boston Hill
Santa Fé
Pinos Altos
Pacific No. 2
el Paso Mining Company
JIN
Army War College
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