Wyoming State News Highlights Fortnight Dated Items
Lyman merchants form a Chamber of Commerce and Fremont county expands at Riverton. Cheyenne health and sheep industry figures cited with low death rate and leading wool production. A 640 acre homestead law leads to crowded land offices. A gas explosion near Lovell, a measles outbreak, and a nitroglycerin wagon blast are reported. Rank boosts for Casper and legal cases in Kemmerer, plus judiciary shifts and extensive county agent activity across Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union News Service
Lyman Merchants
Chamber of Commerce
Douvglas
Fremont County
Riverton
Wyoming Bar Association
Cheyenne
George R. Branghurst
Lovell
Wilson
Roundup
Mont
Casper
Wm. F. Cody
Clair Harold Chambers
Deming
N. M
Cowley
Douglas
Snyder
Prohibition Measure Signed by Kinirick amid Senate Ceremony
Governor Kendrick signed a 1918 prohibition measure with legislators and officials present. The Senate concurred in House amendments to the Gardner bill, authorizing submission. Senate committees were announced with named chairs and members across Judiciary Finance Education Public Buildings Lands and other panels. Joseph Kare of Gillette was elected Senate doorkeeper.
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Kendrick
Union
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Senate
Gardner
John B. Kendrick
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Anti-Saloon League
Stephen H. Sibley
H. J. Chassell
5. Skovgard
Jacob Berner
Theo. C. Diers
W. W. Daiey
Archie Allison
John Hinkley
Peter Kool
Nels A. Pearson
James W. Chrisman
L C. Jefferis
Robert H. Hall
Chas
G. Kendall
Education and Public Libraries
W. W. Holliday
Thospe S. Skovgard
Daniel W
Public Buildings and Institutions
Thomas G. Powers
W. W. Daley
Jane Berner
James ©. Mayes
L. . Jefer
Public Lands, Irrigation and Agriculture
S. Sheveard
Clarence Gardner
D. Banenca
Daniel W. Gill
Stockfeatenans and Stock Laws
K. C. Jefferies
James W Curr
J. O'Connor
Ganges
Nela A. Pearson
James E. Mayes
Java
W. Riner
Chas, Myers
G Kendall
R. G. McGrew
Stephen H.aibiey
P. J. O'Con
Gee
Roses
H. J.assell
Chas. A. Myers
H. D. Edmonds
James B. Mayes
I. C. Jefferia
W. H. Holliday
Geo, Young
S. Skovgard
M. N. Baldwin
Public
Powers
Nelu
A. Pearson
P. J. O'Connor
Char
W. Ann Joseph Kare
rGlilette
Mystery Shrouds Cause of Dual Death
A court report details Judge W L Walls announcing estates losses and a residue of nearly 65000 after settling Col Cody s affairs. It notes Cody s losses between 140000 and 200000 in the past two years and mentions an earlier disagreement over a visit to Minnesota with his wife. Charles Miller 25 killed his wife 19 then shot himself, motive remains a mystery.
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American National Live Stock Association
Cheyenne
Charles Miller
Lander
al Asay
Lovell
Asay
Minnesota
Lillian Miller
Statue to Honor Buffalo Bill in Cody Wyoming
City council moves to erect a life size bronze statue of Col. William F. Cody known as Buffalo Bill. plan places the sculpture on Sheridan avenue and Second Street in front of the Irma hotel, modeled after a famous painting of Cody on his white horse Charley. estimated cost is 25000 dollars and a committee will finalize plans.
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Charley
Sheridan Avenue
Second Street
Irma Hotel
Col. Cody
Irma
Col, Cody
Death Toll Rises From Prussian Plant Explosion
London reports a death toll between fifty and sixty from Friday night’s explosion at a Prussian factory. Ten hospitals logged twenty one deaths and 112 patients treated, with 265 more injured. The blast devastated the works and nearby factories, with Zeppelins-like destruction in the suburb and a large flour mill engulfed.
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London
Lloyd's Weekly
Press Association
Woolwich Arsena
Thames
Arsenal
Spandau
Prussia
Berlin
Reuters
Amsterdam
German Raider Sunk Off Para by British Cruiser
Reports from Para Sunday say the German commerce raider Vinela, which had disrupted Allied shipping in the south Atlantic and off the Brazilian coast, was sunk by the British cruiser Glasgow about 130 miles off Para. The raider had captured 24 allied ships, sinking 12, during its raiding via South Atlantic waters.
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Pernambuco
South Atlantic
Glasgow
Para
Althe
Germans Take Nanest City in Romania on the Sereth
German troops report the seizure of Nanest, a Romanian town on the Sereth, with an official notice announcing the capture.
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Berlian
Nanest
Rumania
Sereth
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Promoted by Druggists
Advertisements claim high curative value for Dr Kilmer Swamp Root. Druggists Hoyt Powelson and others declare it the best selling kidney medicine and urge customers to try it. Slogans tout its popularity across states with testimonials and dates in 1916.
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Hoyt & Powelson
J. Ki. Powelson
Swamp Root Sample Offer and Kidney Booklet
An advertisement promotes a sample bottle of Swamp Root from Dr. Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York with a booklet on kidneys and bladder. It urges mentioning this paper and notes regular fifty cent and one dollar bottles at drug stores. The text also tangentially discusses land profits and farming ethos.
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Bend
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
United States
Pimply skin solution ad with Cuticura products
Easy remedy promises removal of pimples and blackheads using Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap with hot water. Free sample by mail with a booklet and postcard to Boston. Also a humorous exchange shows a patient telephonist and a sharp reply from an operator.
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Dept. L
Boston
California Syrup of Figs Ad Promises Safe Laxative
An old advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children and adults. It urges mothers to use a teaspoonful for coated tongues and constipation and says a 60 cent bottle includes dosing directions for all ages.
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California
Make Each Day Profitable by Changed Daily Resolve
A Charles Kingsley inspired exhortation urges daily progress by returning with a vow to leave each night having helped at least one person. It frames life as one-day-at-a-time practice focused on thoughtfulness, kindness, and closer ties with loved ones.
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Charles Kingsley
Anon
Quick family ties spark curiosity in New York tale
A dame shares news of a new baby with her daughter Marjorie. The girl asks if the relation was arranged quickly, as the aunt is now the baby's aunt, the father the uncle, and Marjorie the cousin. The remark from the New York American reflects playful wordplay.
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Marjorie
Mamma
New York American
Quip About Surrendering the Smoking Habit
A humorous exchange about giving up smoking. The man says he has surrendered the habit and explains the wife won the argument, joking that the victor owns the spells.
With the Fingers Says Corns Lift Out Without Pain
A Cincinnati authority promotes Freezone as a painless corn remover. Apply a few drops to corns and lift them off with the fingers. The product dries instantly, causes no irritation, and is available at drug stores or via wholesalers.
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Corns
Cincinnati
Monrovia Not Ugly City in a Bleak Shadow
A columnist recalls Monrovia once praised as a hopeful Liberian project. The piece describes remaining poverty and decay amid tropical flora, noting former slaves and colonization efforts facing harsh jungle dangers and unrest, with a somber verdict on Monrovia’s condition.
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Monrovia
Liberia
Globe-trotter seeks widespread attention through travels
A globe-trotter notes that it is common to travel widely, predicting that performing a notable action anywhere will draw the attention of many detectives who will trail him across borders and home fronts.
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