Wyoming War Efforts Highlight Frontier State Notes
The roundup lists Red Cross Week activities, Frontier Days plans, Liberty loan efforts, and military deployments. Reports include 550 conscripts registered, six nurses’ diplomas, new county medical society in Albany, and various local incidents from Rock Springs to Thermopolis.
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Riverton
Casper
Rock Springs
Red Cross
Carl Leister
Worland
Cheyenne
Kemmerer Masons
Lander
Liberty Loan
Wyoming
Fort Russell
Kemmerer
Cody Memorial Fund
St. John’s Hospital
Thermopolis
Douglas
U. S
C. D. Clark
Washington
Albany
Laramie
Raymond Hale
Fred Metchen
W. Stackhouse
Lowell
William Hints
Osceola
Iowa
France
Wyoming Men Register Surpasses Expected in Statewide Sweep
Wyoming reports a sharp registration surge under the compulsory service act with 25 000 men likely registered in 695 precincts far above the 18 200 projected. Complete totals await remoteness of precincts though the trend shows a large turnout across the state.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Mining and Oil News Highlights From Western Districts
Cripple Creek May output totals 80 863 tons with value 1 074 945 dollars and a 13 30 per ton average. Copper and silver gains noted. new plants planned and mines resumed in Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming as labor and oil shale interests shift activity. several companies file incorporations and drilling continues in Santa Fe Glenrock and Apache districts.
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Cripple Creek
Portland Gold Mining Company
Palace Lode Mining Company
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Department of the Interior
Ouray
Gold Belt
Silverton
Estate debtor freed after Jenkins hanging ruling
Judge Tidball held that the Jenkins estate need not pay the $1 000 and costs after J War ren Jenkins was executed for his wife s murder, noting the action abated when he was hanged. The decision followed a demurrer by the estate s executor. Slaver s Victim Pleads to Marry Him. Edna Bement asks to wed James Hesson, the white slavery convict, but U S Attorney Rigdon says the marriage will be barred until after his sentence.
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Cheyenne
J. Warren Jenkins
Tidball
Jenkins
United States
James Hesson
Edna Bement
Salida
Rigdon
Hesson
Lander Pastor Seeks Chaplaincy in Wyoming Guard
Rev. Lewis D. Smith of the Episcopal Church at Lander has applied for reappointment as chaplain of the Wyoming National Guard. If not chosen, he would likely join the ambulance corps unit from Sewanee College. Smith is a veteran local pastor seeking wartime service.
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Lander
Rich vein of silver and gold ore found at Green River
C E Jury, in charge of the Green River Mining Company property at Empire Colorado, reports a rich vein of high grade ore with assays of 276 ounces of silver and three ounces of gold per ton, valuing the ore at roughly 270 to 300 dollars per ton.
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Black Hawk
Carson Trail
Lake City
Mary Murphy
St. Elmo
Mountain Top
Ouray
Summit Copper Mining and Milling Company
Redmountain
Caley
Jerry Johnson
Cripple Creek
J. C. Simmons
Bear Creek
Brook Station
Green River
C. E. Jury
Green River Mining Company
Empire, Colo
University of Wyoming seeks oil land bids in Big Muddy field
The executive committee of the board of trustees directed the secretary to advertise for bids offering the highest percentages of royalties for five year oil and BAI leases on several parcels in the Big Muddy field in township 33 range 76.
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Quintet Oil Company
Glenrock
Big Muddy
Houx
Baker
John Martinee
Union Paviflo
Cheyenne
Hailstones Devastate Glenrock Area
Huge hail stones about one and a half inches struck Glenrock and surrounding areas causing extensive damage to livestock, windows, and crops. Residents reported violent storms with significant destruction across town and farms nearby.
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Glenrock
Fenex well near Glenrock delivers over two thousand barrels
After deeper drilling, the Fenex well near Glenrock came in stronger than ever, producing more than two thousand barrels of oil. The surprise strength signals a productive extension and potential for further gains in the field.
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Glenrock
Tramps Freed After Registering to the Draft in Cheyenne
More than twenty vagrants arrested by Cheyenne police were released after registering for the army draft. A separate report from Hudson describes three men in masks forming a so called vigilance committee forcing claim jumpers to abandon a camp. In Casper a taxi driver, Jack Crilly, was killed when his car overturned.
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Wyoming
United States Department of Agriculture
Adjutant General's Office
Frank L. Houx
James More
Cheyenne
Wyo
Hudson
Campa
Government Draw
Casper
Jack Crilly
Registration totals exceed ten million as draft plan moves forward
Official returns from states show high counts with total registration likely over 10,000,000. The War Department details second draft step by lot selection and local boards to examine exemptions, with nation-wide tabulations to take a week or ten days and no blanket exemptions allowed.
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War Dept. State
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Dist. of
Columbia
Florida
Gencats Oe
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missour
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
War Department
District of Columbia
Census Bureau
Brumbaugh
Tornado Hits Perry Oklahoma Demolishes 50 Buildings
A Thursday tornado leveled about fifty buildings in Perry Oklahoma business district injuring several people who are expected to recover. Damage is estimated at 150000 and the fifth Oklahoma twister in a week. Taft urges wartime resolve at Iowa State College graduation. He warns Germany will resist and millions may be needed.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Pfiftty
Perry
Oklahoma
Taft
Ames
Iowa
United States
Kaiser
William Howard Taft
Iowa State College
War Aguinet Kaiseriaimd
Germany
Red Cross War Council Heads To Strengthen Relief Effort
President Wilson creates a Red Cross war council led by Henry P. Davison to broaden and reinforce Red Cross activities for the war effort. Davison says the council will aid battlefield relief and bolster Allied manpower while addressing urgent needs in reconquered France and other war fronts. Davison notes Europe’s hardship and the dire state of French villages and resources.
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American National Red Cross
Wilson
Red Cross War Council
Henry P. Davison
J. P. Morgan & Co
the Red Cross
Davison
Red Cross
France
Europe
Count Hertling in Berlin Delivers Quiet Yet Firm Message
Bavarian premier Count George von Hertling, aged 73, travels from Munich to Berlin with a pivotal political card. The two kings on it symbolize Austria’s young ruler seeking rapid peace and Bavaria’s indulgent king advocating terms that spare Bavaria from Junker dominance. Hertling remains calm, awaiting the storm and pondering his next move.
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Vienna
Munich
Berlin
George von Hertling
Bavaria
Hertling
Gardner Resigns Congress to Join Army Service
Massachusetts Representative Augustus P Gardner resigns from Congress to enter active duty as a reserve officer. He serves as colonel in the Officers' Reserve corps and will report to Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood at Charleston. Other senators and representatives plan to enlist in the navy for the war, serving during Congress recess.
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Augustus P. Gardner
Massachusetts
Congress
Army
Gardner
Ways and Means
Officers’ Reserve Corps
Adjutant General's Department
Leonard Wood
Charleston
US. C
Judge Advocate General
Navy
Naval Service
Food Pirates Decried by Government Leader and Businessmen
Secretary of Agriculture Vrooman denounces food gamblers and economic parasites amid wartime strains. Chicago wheat king Joseph Lester also condemns commodity speculation, urging harsh penalties. He warns against profiteering while praising wartime patriotism shown by American business leaders and their commitment to support the federal effort.
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Carl Vrooman
Joseph Lester
Wheat King
Chicago
Vrooman
America
Crisin
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Natrona County
James Nicholson
George Montgomery
Wheatland
Fort Houston
Texas
Foreign Service
Engineering Corps
U. S. Army
Colonel Cody
Buffalo Bill
Lookout Mountain
Golden
Colo
Masons
Ralph R. Read
Buffalo
Luke Voorhees
Henry G. Watson
Charles C. Carlisle
William A. Riner
Richard R. Repath
Wallace C. Bond
K.C.C. H
Mining and Oil News
St. Louis
Boulder
Arizona
Cobrita
Salome
Carmelita
Wenden
Conejo Copper Company
Rinconda Copper Company
Tularosa
Otero County
Lincoln County
Water Caton
Mexico
J. A. Winram
Apache District
Puirview
Black Range
Sierra County
Toltec Oil Company
Santa Fé
Torrance
Chaves
Roswell
Young Old Company
Northwestern
Glenrock Debeque Ol & Gas Company
Jin
Bethmann-Hollweg
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