Draft Exemption Rules and Local Board Procedure
Government guidance on draft exemptions outlines local and district boards jurisdiction, required forms, timelines, and evidence rules. It explains how to determine your board, how red ink serial numbers dictate call order, and the steps to file exemption or discharge claims including proof and appeals procedures.
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Washington
War Department
United States
Federal Judicial District
Lot
District of Columbia
Germany
United
Noedom
Mariser
Anld
Cobra
District Board of Ap
Industrial Board
Aas
Wyoming Frontier News Highlights and Local Projects
Wyoming state items from July events report Cheyenne’s frontier days preparation and new infrastructure. Plans include a two story depot in Denver style, a $90,000 Casper business block, and courthouse improvements in Cheyenne. Oil gains and wool markets are noted alongside road equipment for Albany county and a new playground in Douglas.
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Albany County
Casper
War on field mice harms Australian wheat harvest
The 1916 17 wheat season in Australia yields record crops but European field mice have surged in New South Wales Victoria and South Australia causing extensive damage. Stacks are guarded by noose proof fences with kerosene tins to deter mice while carbon bisulfide fumes and other methods are tried. In one station nearly 10000 mice were captured in one night.
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Australia
New South Wales
Victoria
South Australia
Wyoming quota set for draft amid voluntary enlistments
Wyoming’s first selective draft calls for 810 men from 21 counties to meet a national quota of 687,000. The report notes Wyoming contributed more volunteers relative to population, resulting in a smaller proportional draft.
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Union News Service
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Campbell
Johnson
Laramie
Union
Gold Conspirators Given Two Years in Leavenworth
In Cheyenne six men and Antonio Cuaz were convicted of conspiracy to defraud the government in an interstate stolen gold scheme. Judge John A. Riner sentenced all to two years in Leavenworth, with concurrent terms. Daniels, High faced two counts. others were convicted of using the mails to defraud.
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Cheyenne
Leavenworth
Kan
John A. Riner
Antonio Cuaz
Daniel McLeod
Charles Daniels
William High
Cripple Creek
Frank Cochrane
Victor
Dennis F. Sullivan
Geo. J. Weber
Forest Fires Threaten Ranch Homes Near Cheyenne
A forest fire starting at Camp Creek Granger station, 68 miles south of Laramie on the Colorado Wyoming line, has gone out of control. About 230 men from Laramie and nearby towns fight flames burning over a mile and a quarter front, threatening small mountain ranches and sweeping toward Colorado timber lands, scorching over two square miles.
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Cheyenne
Camp Creek Granger Station
Laramie
Colorado-Wyoming
Colorado
Bound Over on Blackmail Charge in Mann Act Case
Pearl Mobley was bound over to the District Court after a preliminary hearing on a blackmail charge. She allegedly threatened L. Chisholm with prosecution under the Mann act for failure to provide a quitclaim deed to a diamond, a car, and 2600 dollars in cash. Bond set at 500 dollars. trial slated for the fall term.
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Casper
Pearl Mobley
L. Chisholm
Lad Killed In Canal Cave-In Near Sheridan
Harvey Hammond, son of John Hammond a well known Big Goose rancher, was instantly killed when an irrigation canal caved in during work on his father’s ranch near Sheridan.
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Lad
Sheridan
Harvey Hammond
John Hammond
Big Goose
State Guard Ready to Act in Wyoming War Mobilization
Following President Wilson's proclamation Wyoming National Guard is mobilized and under arms. More than 1,200 men in twelve companies prepare to form the Wyoming Independent regiment as the Aug draft nears. Recruiting officers expect the unit to be ready before August 8.
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Cheyenne
Wilson
Wyoming National Guard
United States
Wyoming
Miners Seek Wage Increase Across Wyoming Coal
In Cheyenne Steps, committees of fifteen men including three from each of the three UMW sub districts and other District 22 officers met at Labor Hall to arrange a meeting with Wyoming operators to discuss raising wages for every man employed in the coal fields.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
United Mine Workers
Labor Hall
Fortune and sorrow mark Greybull oilman's day
J T Hurst, a Greybull pioneer, learned of a major Wyoming oil strike on his Big Muddy land shortly after his wife died in Denver. The event highlights a dramatic moment as he had previously bid 104000 for a Hig Muddy field half section at a University of Wyoming auction.
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Cheyenne
J. T. Hurst
Greybull
Wyoming
Big Muddy
Mining and Oil Prices Reported in Market Summary
The bulletin lists spot prices for metals and ores from New York to Boulder. Lead 11c, bar silver 800, copper casting 28.874 dollars per unit, spelter 8.8744, tungsten concentrates 60 percent at 17.00, crude ores 60 percent 15.00, 25 percent 9.40, 10 percent 8.70, and 10.00 for t.
Arizona Mining News From Weaver to Black Hawk
Reports indicate a big ore strike at the Weaver mine in the Weaver district with five-foot-thick ore. Across Arizona and neighboring states, mining activity continues with shaft sinking at Green Monster Jerome and Black Giant in Salome, ore shipments to Deming, and new oil excitement in the Arkansas Valley. Progress includes zinc savings at Black Hawk, high-grade molybdenite in Gunnison county, tungsten at Boulder Falls, and two gold dredging outfits active while new companies file incorporation and plans to resume shipments.
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Weaver
Oatman
Arizona
Copper Basin
Parker
Dorothy May
Jerome
Black Giant
Salome
Benson
Deming
N. M
Ed Cajon
Chaffee County
J. W. Ady
Cripple Creek
Lottie
Cottonwood
Excelsior
Frisco
la Junta
Arkansas Valley
American Metals Producing Company
Black Hawk
Hetherington
Gunnison County
Good Friday
Boulder Falls
Boulder County
Tonopah Placers Company
French Gulch Dredging Company
Primos Mining Company of
Pennsylvania
Camp Boericke
Empire
Mogollon
Oaks Company
Maude
Burrel
New Mexico
Robert L. Lunsford
Toltec Oil Company
Chaves
State Corporation Commission
Fidelity Copper Company
Silver City
Duncan Mining and Milling Company
Steeple Rock
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Wyoming State News
Dui
Douglas
Ors
Afton
Denver
Dwyer
T. Lamb
Riga
Red Butte
Lander
Green River
J. H. Bradfield
Wyoming Sportsmen's Association
Daughters of the American Revolution
J. A. Bankson
Western Exploration Company
Holé
Wind River Petroleum Company
Guy Hutchinson
A. J. Hutchinson
Pine Bluffs
E. Stevens
Grover
Colo
Ohio Oil Company
Powder River
Homesteader's Oil Company
Weat
Casper Moose Lodge
Pittsburg
Sam Glorioso
Sabatino Gat
Big Horn County
Glorioso
Ciass
Fort
D. A. Ruwsell
Frontier Committee
Homesteaders’ Ol
Mining and Oil News
Gilpin
Clear Creek County
Acacia Gold Mining Company
South Burns
Bull Hill
Big Five Gold Mining and Milling Company
Torchlight Field
Buffalo Basin
Ik Basin
Grass Creek
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