War News Roundup From Western Newspaper Union Brief
A weekly digest reports: Verdun bombardment and Harcourt hill loss by Germans, Villa surrounded near Columbus and troop movements in Mexico. Russia and allies push fronts in Galicia and Narocs region. Italy and France capture positions. fires and disasters across U S towns. Washington debates deficits and naval actions amid 1916 era conflicts.
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Union News Service
Belgium
Verdun
Harcourt
First
Aero Squadron
B. D. Foulois
Columbus
N. M
Villa
Mikhaliche
Jacobstadt
Lake Dreschats
Russia
Duar
Lake Narces
Mexico City
Luis Gutierrez
Orlomez
Villistas
Wyoming State News roundup of April to June events
A Wyoming statewide notes roundup lists annual meetings and reunions in Theormopolis and Cheyenne, a Cheyenne fire and several local incidents. It reports stock growers and Masons events, improvements in Douglas, Lander, and Sheridan, and prices for wool and livestock.
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Douglas
van Tassel
Maccabees
Cheyenne
Burlington
Moorcroft
Converse County Poultry Association
Converse County Court House
Sheridan
B. W. Powell
George B. Walker
Casper
Powell
Wheatland
Rawlings
Tom Duffie
Wyoming
Lander
Samuel Carson
Royal Arch Masons
Wyoming Stock Growers’ Association
Theormopolis
Sheep Bosses Fined in Scab Case in Buffalo
John Espanada and his foreman in Johnson County pleaded guilty to knowingly permitting scab disease in Espanda's flocks without notifying authorities. Espanda was fined 100 plus costs and the foreman 50 plus costs. State Board of Sheep Commissioners and U S Bureau of Animal Husbandry brought the charges.
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Western
Union News Service
Sheridan Wye
John Espanda
Johnson County
Parmelee
Buffalo
Espanda
Costes
State Board of Sheep Commissioners
United States Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Espanola
U S Opens Vast Acres to Entry in Homestead Reform
President expands public land access dramatically, opening 270000 acres to settlement while extending large tract provisions to 256000000 acres. In Wyoming the action targets 270000 acres, outlining new entry rights and eligibility.
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Wyoming
Wyoming Stock Brands Expire Soon After April 16
About 1500 to 1600 brands in Wyoming will expire on April 16 unless more applications arrive. Secretary Fred L. Thompson warns stockmen that notices have gone by registered mail, but responses remain limited despite 4000 letters sent.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Fred L. Thompson
State Board of Live Stock Commissioners
Labor President Assumes Duties in Wyoming Journal Change
Cheyenne Har ry Fox resigned as editor of the Wyoming Labor Journal and became president of the State Federation of Labor. James Buckley of Hanna succeeds him, having held the federation’s presidency for three terms.
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Cheyenne
Harry Fox
Wyoming Labor Journal
United Mine Workers of the
Wyoming
Weering State Federation of Labor
James Buckley
Hanna
State Federation of Labor
Flanders to Hang Friday in 1916 Murder Case
The State Supreme Court affirmed the Sheridan county district court ruling that Willard Flanders was sane at the time of the July 17, 1914 murders of his wife Alice Flanders and neighbor Bam Aultz. It set Friday June 16, 1916 as his execution date at the state penitentiary in Rawlins.
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Cheyenne
State Supreme Court
District Court of
Sheridan County
Willard Flanders
Alice Flanders
Bam
Officers Commissioned in Cheyenne Company H Afton
Governor Kendrick signed an executive order commissioning Jack Major as captain of Company H in Afton. Also named are Lynn Andrews as first lieutenant and Thomas Wells as second lieutenant in the National Guard unit.
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Cheyenne
John B. Kendrick
National Guard
Jack Major
Afton
Lynn Andrews
Thomas Wells
Leutenant
Martin Named to State Humane and Protection Boards
Cheyenne city commissioner of finances John A. Martin was appointed by Governor John B. Kendrick as a member of the State Humane Society and the State Board of Child and Animal Protection, to succeed the late Thomas A. Coesgriff.
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Cheyenne
John A. Martin
State Humane Society
State Board of Child and Animal Protection
Thos. A. Coesgriff
John B. Kendrick
Army recruiting station opens in Cheyenne after three years
The United States Army seeks new recruits in Cheyenne marking the first recruitment drive here in three years. A recruiting station has opened in the city under a resolution authorizing Army recruitment to full strength.
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Cheyenne
United States Army
Japanese Population in Hawaii Tops Ninety Thousand
A census style note reports that more than 90,000 Japanese residents have established homes in Hawaii, highlighting a significant immigrant community and its longtime presence in the territory.
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Hawaii
Castoria Bottle Promotes Safe Remedy for Infants
A vintage advertisement touts Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children with claims of its long use and a signature mark. The ad urges parents to ensure the product bears the Fletcher brand signature.
The Limit: Extravagant Habits Attract Notice
A local item reports on a man known for his extravagance. It notes he hired a plumber to repair his automobile, illustrating his costly preferences and public scrutiny.
Cuticura Trial Free Ointment Sample by Mail Ad
Advertisement promoting Cuticura for itching scalp and falling hair. Offers a free ointment sample by mail with a Book. Instructions say address postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
At the Ball A Witty Exchange on the Dance Floor
A playful scene shows a man praising the floor as fine while his partner retorts by joking that he should avoid dancing on her feet. The lighthearted exchange captures social nuance in a ballroom setting.
Jad Salts Advertised Kidney Flush Remedy
An old ad claims Jad Salts clears sluggish kidneys and heals backache and bladder disorders. It describes a four ounce daily dose with lemon grape acid lithia, promotes kidney cleansing and urges readers to start now for prevention. A local druggist is cited as endorsing Jad Salts.
No man with a poor memory has any business to become a liar
A succinct moral remark underscoring that poor memory incapacitates truth telling and cautions against dishonesty in behavior, implying memory reliability is essential to honesty.
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