Wartime era Wyoming items span fires, oil and thieves
A March 10 wire package reports a ceremonial Shriners session in Cooper, a Lander town hall and fire station planned, and notarial commissions granted to William B. Wagner and N P Lee. Wheatland’s brick church burned. coal found near Dubois. over 50 more students enroll at State University in Lander. A D McIntyre killed while hunting near Bishop. liquor shipments to Colorado. John Bower arrested for blackmail. U S Infantry to Fort Russell on Feb 26–27. Head Drilling Company buys oil lease near Cheyenne. Yellowstone falls and ice bridge 100 feet high. Willard Stagg jailed for robbery. Hurst Oil Co incorporated at Basin. county assessor resignations and appointment. two Wyoming teens disappear from Cheyenne. Midwest Sulphur works near Cody. state horses rise to 180000. Albany county lands sold near Laramie. game warden plans mounts for Cheyenne and D C. pursuit of a bandit to Denver. Moose seen near Sheridan Creek and Dubois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lander
William B. Wagner
Egbert
Lathern
Wheatland
Dubois
N. P. Lee
Afton
Secretary of State
State University At
A. D. McIntyre
Worland
Bishop
Wyoming
Colorado
John Bower
Casper
Bower
M. N. Castle
Twenty-fourth United States Infantry
Presidio
San Francisco
Fort D. A. Russell
Head Drilling Company
Cheyenne
Great Falls
Yellowstone River
Yellowstone Park
Willard Stagg
Burlington
Hurst Oil Company of
Basin
Big Horn County
Cassius Carlton
Margaret McGinley
James McGinley
Celia Walsh
Thomas 8. Walsh
Union Pacific
Albany County
Court House
Legise Miller
State Land Office
Laramie
Meld Ranch
James May
Parrett Ranch
Warlis Live Stock Company
Meldrum Fails to Appear as Bench Warrant Issued
A bench warrant is issued for former Baggs murder suspect Bob Meldrum who did not appear for his scheduled February trial in Wyoming. Bondsmen had until 1 pm to produce him. bond forfeiture of 20000 dollars followed. Sheriffs across nearby states were asked to detain Meldrum if found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baggs
Union News Service
Rawlins
Robert
Bob) Meldrum
Chick” Bowen
Wyo
District Court
E. C. Raymond
Neigh
Wyoming
Meldrum
Bowen
Supreme Court
Tidball
Mentzer
Cheyenne
Raymond
Western states show growth in latest census estimates
Census estimates place the United States population around 101,208,315 on July 1 with steady rise since 1910. Western states including Wyoming reach 179,559 by next July and 176,853 as of January 1, with Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah listed alongside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Census Bureau
Washington
United States
Oklahoma
Nevada
North Dakota
New Mexico
Colorado
Arizona
Utah
Bureau
Dart the corn proof shoe swindler arrested after Park County escape
Casper reports the con man Dart dubbed corn proof shoe salesman was seized by Sheriff Pat ton of Natrona County on telegraphic alert from Sheriff Hoopes of Park County. He had fleeced Casperites last summer by selling guaranteed cures he never delivered and had previously served four months for similar fraud. He fled to Cody with the train halted. He is said to have taken another man's overcoat during the escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper
R. C. Dart
Patton
Natrona County
Burlington
E. 8
Hoopes
Park County
Cody
Dart
Wyoming offers $500 reward for lone bandit
The state through Secretary of State Frank L. Houx acting governor offers $500 for the arrest and conviction of the lone bandit who held up Union Pacific train No. 18 near Rock Springs. This increases the total reward to $1,500 with Union Pacific previously offering $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Caturst
Cheyenne
Washington
Union Pacific
Secret Service
Aspenville
Wyoming
Routt County
Colo
Oregon
Rock Springs
Denver
Frank L. Houx
J. B. Kendrick
Fall Causes Death of Champion Rider in Cheyenne
Henry Webb of Wheatland, winner of the rough riding championship at Cheyenne Frontier Days in 2013, died at his Wheatland home from injuries after a horse slipped on its toe and fell on him. Webb succumbed to concussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Henry Webb
Wheatland
Webb
Watchman Held for Murder
Rawlina J Bach a railroad watchman was arrested for murder after a shooting incident involving a Mexican man who allegedly drew a weapon. Bach claims the Mexican had earlier held up another watchman named C Justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawlina
J. Bach
Bach
C. Justice
Germans Raid English Coasts as Church Sings Te Deum
Four German sea planes raided southeast England during church hours. Casualties include two men and a boy killed and one marine wounded with significant material damage. A bomb near Walmer shattered church windows as the congregation sang Te Deum. Ignatius T Lincoln, a German spy, to be turned over to British agents for removal to England. Lincoln, a former British MP, was rearrested in New York after escaping custody in 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Walmer
Washington
Department of Justice
Ignatius T. Lincoln
New York
Lincoln
Broadway
Ignatius T.T. Lincoln
U.S
Appam Seizure in Hampton Roads Under Prize Laws
In Hampton Roads British owners seek return of the liner Appam seized under prize laws after a German crew acted as prize, with federal libel and two U S marshal guards left in charge. London reports Russian gains in Turkish Armenia and Kamerun conquest while continuing push near Erzerum. Chinese waters see the American ship China halted by a British cruiser and 38 Germans removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Armenia
Constantinople
Mesopotamia
Kamerun
Equatorial Africa
Turkey
Mouche
Erzerum
Wilde
U. S
Shanghai
China
San Francisco
Senate Battle to Strengthen Water Power Provisions in Shielda Bill
Conservation champions in the Senate push amendments to expand private capital development of water power in navigable streams. Proposals include annual charges to the federal government, free leases to municipal and domestic users, and long term leases up to fifty years for power not exceeding twenty five horsepower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Heasting
Democrat
la Follette
Kenyon
Norris
Cummins
Husting
Immigrants tout Canadian farming prospects in 1916 letters
Letters from Effingham and South Dakota residents describe successful homesteads in Saskatchewan and Alberta. They report large yields of wheat oats and barley, modern improvements, and thriving schools as they pursue mixed farming in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lohmann
Effingham
Lohmann
Canada
Willmont
Sask
Jacob Goetz
Piapot
Golden Prairie
South
Moatel
Alberta
I. H. Hooker
I. I. Lee
Peter Brandon
R. Marandi
I. McReynolds
Beek to Solve Big Problem by Two English Scientists
Two English scientists, experimenting, aim to produce electricity directly from coal without steam engine or dynamo, challenging traditional power generation methods. They seek a breakthrough that could transform energy production and industrial power supplies.
Paterson Policeman Hargreaves Inherits 125000
Adv Albert Hargreaves a Paterson New Jersey policeman has fallen heir to one hundred twenty five thousand dollars in a distant relative’s will. The story notes the unexpected fortune and its possible impact on his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Hargreaves
Paterson, N. J
Bluffers Wife Quip Sparks Lighthearted Exchange
A brief quip about bluffers and their spouses circulates, noting many bluffers claim a wife cannot be bluffing. The line plays on poker bravado and domestic banter in a humorous civic page item.
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Wyoming State News
Myrtle Bhriners
Cooper
Sheridan Creek Forest
Rawlins Court
Bandit
English
Sities
Ahlat
Trebizond
Hold
Germany
N.Y
Western Newspaper
Appam
Bie
Ole Christoferson
Robert Mathews
D. Dunbar
Ingaald Hoppy
Louis Kragt
W. J. Pate
W. Roeniche
J. ©. McKingon
Swinehart
Albert Hanson
Elmer Hamm
John Larson
John Hecklin
Wm. Hecklin
Ballsbury
KEEP
Dean
Lsuen CO
Buffalo
M. Y
Geneva Moeser
St. Clair County
Missuri
Asl
Henderson
Pope Motorcycles
Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Company
Ietz
Tay Davis
Es Low
Mexico
Beadington
Oviepado
ENTO
I Eeley Institute
NO. 1918
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