Wyoming state news highlights and local developments
Wyoming roundup reports a range of events from Cheyenne Frontier Days preparations and Lander business growth to fires, drownings, marriages, and notable deaths. It notes Red Cross funds raised, road and infrastructure work, school text standardization efforts, oil and gas discoveries near Douglas, and public land sales.
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Asion News Servis
Trapshooters’ Association
Oneton Wary “le
Pythias Carait Thermopolis
Cheyenne
Douglas
Draft Regulations To Be Ready July 1 For War Call
Provost Marshal General Crowder announced in Washington that Wyoming and Kentucky registration returns push the national total to 9,449,938. Regulations will be published July 1, two months before the first call to colors, with Wyoming’s county by county registration details following.
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Union News Service
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Kentucky
Crowder
Washington
Mining and Oil Activity Surges Across Arizona Regions
Reports show bold mining expansion from Bowie oil claims to Navajo mine near Vicksburg and Jerome strike fallout in Yavapai. Firms plan a $50,000 smelter in Rosemont while Harold Pierce and Col. A F Peake acquire the Bigson mine, forming Gibson Consolidated Copper Company.
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Bowie
Navajo
Vicksburg
Yavapai County
Jerome
Mines Metal Extraction Company
Rosemont
Harold Pierce
Col. A. F. Peake
Bigson
Miami
Gibson Consolidated Copper Company
Arizona
Geological Survey
Cuaz Pleads Guilty in High Grading Conspiracy Case
Cuaz, alleged leader of a gold high grading ring, pleads guilty in federal court with deferred sentence. He becomes principal witness against eleven co defendants while four cases are dismissed. He admits three counts including conspiracy to defraud and mail fraud.
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Cuaz
Cheyenne
Antone Cuaz
United States District Court
Colorado
San Francisco
Former Postmaster Bound Over for Grand Jury Appearance
A. N. Hasenkamp the former Laramie postmaster who was removed by a deputy marshal and handed to the Post Office Inspector, posted a $1,000 bond for his appearance at the Cheyenne grand jury session beginning the first Tuesday in November.
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N. Hasenkamp
Laramie
United States Grand Jury
Will Morgan
Casper
A. N. Hasenkamp
United States
Frank Sharon
G. A. Shoemaker
Cheyenne
Drowning Victims Searched For Near Day Ranch
Searchers continue day and night along the Platte near Saratoga for the bodies of County Commissioner Robert A. Day his son George 12 and nephew Garland Gross 19 who drowned at the Day ranch ten miles above Saratoga but no trace has been found.
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Platte County
Wheatland
Tom Chrisman
Sweetwater
Rawlins
Shoshone
Wyoming Game and Protective Association
Saratoga
Platte
Robert A. Day
George Day
Garland Gross
Day Ranch
Adams Family Buried Within Four Weeks
Mrs. Eugene Adams dies, marking the third and final death in the Adams family within a month in Riverton.
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Riverton
Eugene Adams
Adams
Young Killed After Fall From Running Board
John Young, 19, fell from the running board of his uncle’s automobile and was run over, sustaining injuries from which he died.
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Lovell
John Young
Man Rescued After Being Trapped Under Car
Phillip Buddenick was pulled alive from the Ham Fork river six hours after his car plunged through a bridge and sank. He had been pinned beneath the vehicle, while his companion Roy Rosenberg escaped and flagged down a passing motorist.
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Kemmerer
Phillip Buddenick
Hamafork
Roy Rosenberg
Wyoming Red Cross Drive Raises $210000 in State Totals
Reports to state headquarters show Wyoming communities contributing to the Red Cross drive with Sheridan at 35000 Casper 25000 Cheyenne 20000 Rock Springs 10000 Kemmerer 14000 and Medicine Bow near three dollars per capita aiding the campaign in Laramie and beyond.
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Cowley
Ohio Old Company
United Petroleum Company
Hams Fork Creek
Kemmerer
Frontier
Union Pacific
Salt Lake City
Utah
Green River
Laramie
Wyoming General Hospital
Rock Springs
Superior
Red Cross
Sheridan
Casper
Cheyenne
Medicine Bow
Girl Dragged Into Fly Wheel On Farm Mishap
A girl aged é-year old daughter of W H Stanger Jr was dragged into a fly wheel on a gasoline engine after her dress became entangled. She suffered facial and bodily bruises before the engine was stopped.
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Hillsdale
W. H. Stanger, Jr
Body of Rock Creek gauger found in river near last hearing
The body of BR C Himes a steam gauger for Rock Creek Conservation Company near Rock River was found in the river close to the Dec 14 radio call from Deep Creek station. He wore snowshoes and was last heard of near Deep Creek. Jim Ebwalt from Castle Rock ranch is suffering tick fever but is expected to recover.
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Laramie
BR. C. Himes
Rock Creek Conservation Company
Rock River
Deep Creek
Tli
Cody
Jim Ebwalt
Castle Rock
Oil firms report drilling progress in Wyoming and Canpar dividend
In the Brewning basin field Wyoming the Big Bear Oil Company reports its initial well reaching over 600 feet. The Blackmore Oil Company a Canpar concern declares a dividend of 20 percent cash and 100 percent stock to stockholders of record on July 4.
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Upton
John W. Dixon
Douglas Wyoming Oil Company
Brewning
Douglas
Pomeroy Basin
Ite
Brewning Basin
Big Bear Oil Company
Big Muddy
Blackmore Oll Company
Record of Woo
Motor Culture schools train injured soldiers to farm again near Troyes
In Chapelle-Saint-Luc France a Motor Culture school opens teaching maimed soldiers to drive motor plows repair parts and operate tractors. Similar programs at Ondes Bordeaux Grenoble Grignon and Noisy le Grand retrain veterans to return to farming or new crafts such as basketmaking locksmithing tinsmithing and blacksmithing.
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Chapelle-Saint-Luc
Troyes
France
Ondes
Bordeaux
Grenoble
Grignon
Noisy le Grand
Champagne
Modest and Good Humored Officers' Training Camp Talk
Two OT corps officers at Plattsburg discuss service branches with humor. A gunner jokes about artillery and being shot by a friend, while the other muses on saving his battalion and risks to heads in combat. The exchange reflects light banter amid military duties.
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Socorro
W. H. Seaman
Empire Smelting and Refining Co
Deming
Silver City
Mogollon Mines
Oaks Company
Mogollons
Custom Mill
Trilby Group
Mogollon
Officers’ Training Corps
Plattsburg
Officers’ Training Camp Association
New York Times
May Give Language to World
Language in America evolves from many tongues spoken by immigrants. The text argues that a universal or common tongue could emerge from the vast U S population and strong commercial future. It notes Europe’s reception of American speech may be favorable if distinctive and useful for clear expression.
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America
Europe
England
Charitable Mason Left $10,000 Trust for Indigent Masons
Santa Ana pioneer G F Townsend died leaving a memorial fund of 10000 dollars to earn interest for thirty years. At the end the trustees would buy land and build a home for indigent Masons and other lodge members. Probate estate listed at 100000 dollars.
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G. F. Townsend
Santa Ana
Masonic Lodge
Los Angeles Times
Hubby’s Comment Sparks Feud Over Marriage Comment
The exchange quotes a husband claiming a man swore at him and another remark about bravery tied to marriage. The dialogue hints at marital tension and public confrontation.
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Hubby
John
Onion Trust Uncovered by Government Inquiry
Citizens discuss a government inquiry into alleged onion market manipulation. A bystander questions the effort and wonders how authorities obtained crucial evidence.
Sims Elevated to Vice Admiral for War Navy Service
Rear Admiral William S. Sims receives promotion to vice admiral for his work arranging joint naval action with Britain and France and commanding destroyers in European waters. His career includes Paris naval attaché duties, purchasing ships, and modernizing gunnery during the early 1900s.
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London
United States
Great Britain
France
William S. Sims
O Navy
Dewitt Coffman
Atlantic
Sims
Admiral Sims
Paris
Navy
Europe
Asiatic
Kentucky
Navy Department
Office of Naval Practice
Latin America Seen as Ally by Pan American Union Official
John Barrett of the Pan American Union told a Baltimore open air mass meeting that the western hemisphere is likely to join the United States in the war within a year. He cited pro American sentiment in Latin America and forces pushing neutral states toward an alliance, despite some neutrality.
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Churches of Baltimore
John Barrett
Pan- American Union
Western Hemisphere
All America
United States
Latin America
Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Commanding Marine Regiment In France Under Pershing
Col. Charles A. Doyen heads 2 600 Marines in France as part of Pershing's division. A veteran of Philippine campaigns and Caribbean operations, Doyen is a noted disciplinarian and expert in machine gun warfare. The force near him includes 250 men per company, with veteran troops and specialized grenade and trench mortar units.
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Charles Augustus Doyen
France
John J. Pershing
Philippine
West Indies
Marine Regiment
Pershing
Doyen
Washington, D. C
Marine Barracks
New Hampshire
United States Naval Academy
Admiral Sims
Sims
Swatara
Marine Corps
Vera Cruz
Northcliffe's Power and Purpose in British Policy
Alfred Harmsworth, Lord Northcliffe, is described as the most influential Englishman after Lloyd George, with vast newspaper holdings and a forceful stance against blundering. The piece notes his rise from reporter to media titan and his purely commercial visit to the United States, lacking diplomatic authority.
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Lloyd George
Baron Northcliffe
Island of
Thanet
Great Britain
Alfred Harmeworth
Lord Northcliffe
Alfred Harmsworth
United Bites
Anc
Arthur J. Balfour
United States
Lord North Tide
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Thermopolis
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Denver
Wyoming Bankers’ Association
Wheatland Creamery
Melvin Hardesty
Sams Creek
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Ray K. Olds
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Estksdcasovien
Mining and Oil News
Totern Newspaper Union News Service
New York
Bt. Louis
San Luis
Silverton
Zang Group
Gladstone
Mineral Park Milling and Reduction Company
Boulder County
Park County
Hockhocking
Silver Plume
Wasatch-Colorado Mining Company
Weatcliffe
Rice
New Year
Newman Hill
Cripple Creek
Telluride Station
Gilpin
Rollinsville
Boulder Line
Standard Chemical Company
San Miguel
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