War News Roundup Showcases Global Fronts And Domestic Turmoil
A compiled digest reports Allied promises to include Belgium in peace talks, Verdun gains by German forces, Villa’s siege near Columbus, and Russian offensives across Narces and Galicia. Also noted are French channel losses, oil-field fires, weather shifts, and broader wartime political moves in Britain, Ireland, and the Americas alongside sports and local incidents.
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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
Argonne Forest
Vidsy
Vilna
Dvinsk
Berlin
Cordevole
Sussez
English Channel
Annual Wyoming events and local incidents list
Western Newspaper Union News Service reports a packed Wyoming events calendar with the annual Stock Growers meeting in Thermopolis, Cheyenne railroad and damageless incidents, plus local notices. Highlights include Scottish Rite reunion in Cheyenne, Frontier celebration in Cheyenne, and plans for a Douglas warehouse.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
Sheep Had Scabies Case In Buffalo District Court
John Espanada and his foreman pleaded guilty to allowing scabies in Espanada’s flocks without notifying authorities. Judge Parmelee fined Espanada $100 and costs and the foreman $50. The case, brought by the State Board of Sheep Commissioners and the U.S. Bureau of Animal Husbandry, held that failure to report infected sheep violates state law.
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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 270000 Acres to Entry in West
Government expands homestead access increasing public land available. In Wyoming 270000 acres opened for entry under revised policy, widening entitlements and regional impact noted.
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U. S
Stock Brands Set to Expire in Wyoming After April 16
Cheyenne reports 1,500 to 1,600 stock brands will lapse when the April 16 deadline passes for re-recording brands in Wyoming. Secretary Fred L. Thompson says applications have not matched past levels. about 4,000 stockmen received registered notices about the expiration.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Fred L. Thompson
State Board of Live Stock Commissioners
Labor Leader Takes Reins In Wyoming Labor Journal
Labor President assumes duties as editor of the Wyoming Labor Journal, organ of the United Mine Workers Wyoming district, after Harry Fox resigns. Fox becomes president of the State Federation of Labor, to which he was recently elected. James Buckley of Hanna succeeds him as editor and longtime federation president for three terms.
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Deming
N. M
Howard P. Burns
Thirteenth Cavalry
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Congress
War Department
Juan T. Burns
New York
Canuto Reyes
Bnd
Anesty
Gen. Trevino
National Stockyarda
Hast St. Louis
Windsor
Colo
Gen. Pershing
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Philippines
St. Joseph
William J. Stone
James A. Reed
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
W. W. Graves
Butler
J. T. Johnston
St Louis
W. H. Phelps
Carthage
8. M. Stephens
St. Louis
James Cowgill
Kansas City
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
The State Supreme Court affirmed the Sheridan county District Court verdict that Willard Flanders was sane for the July 17, 1914 murders of his wife Alice Flanders and neighbor Bam Aultz and set Friday June 16, 1916 for execution 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 by Executive Order in Cheyenne
Governor John B. Kendrick as commander in chief of the National Guard issued an executive order commissioning Jack Major as captain of the new Company H at Afton. Also named were Lynn Andrews as first lieutenant and Thomas Wells as second lieutenant.
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Cheyenne
John B. Kendrick
National Guard
Jack Major
Afton
Lynn Andrews
Thomas Wells
Leutenant
Martin Named To State Humane Society Board
Cheyenne city commissioner of finances John A. Martin was appointed a member of the State Humane Society and the State Board of Child and Animal Protection to succeed the late Thos A Coesgriff. The appointment was made by Governor John B Kendrick.
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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 Long Gap
Cheyenne resumes army recruiting for the first time in three years as a recruiting station reopens following a resolution authorizing full strength enlistment.
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Cheyenne
United States Army
Japanese in Hawaii numbered over ninety thousand
A census style tally shows more than 90,000 Japanese residents living in Hawaii, reflecting a significant immigrant community. The figure highlights long standing ties between Hawaii and Japan and indicates a sizable cultural presence in the islands.
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Hawaii
Castorla Bottle Warning in Ad Toasts Safety Claim
An advertized bottle of CASTORLA proclaims it is a safe remedy for infants and children. The copy urges parents to seek Fletcher's Castorla with the signature and indicates years of use, highlighting trust and brand familiarity in a period-style health claim.
The Limit and His Extravagant Auto Repair
A gossip item notes that a very extravagant man hired a plumber to repair his automobile. The anecdote highlights his lavish spending and odd choice of service for a vehicle.
Trial Free Cuticura Goup and Ointment Advertisement
Advertisement offers free trial of Cuticura Soap and Ointment for itching scalp. Free sample by mail with book. Address postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
At the Ball He Complains Then Her Feet Bare the Cost
A humorous exchange on a dance floor as a man praises the floor while his partner retorts that her feet bear the cost of his steps. The brief vignette captures social dance etiquette and playful banter.
Flush kidneys with Jad Salts for back pain relief
An advertisement urges using Jad Salts to cleanse sluggish kidneys and ease back ache. It claims the grape and lemon juice lithia mix neutralizes urine acids, prevents bladder disorders, and maintains kidney activity. A local druggist endorses Jad Salts for kidney trouble prevention.
No Man With a Poor Memory Abets Dishonesty
A concise moral remark warns that a faulty memory undermines credibility and fosters deceit, suggesting self discipline and honesty as safeguards against falsehood.
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Modoc
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Oklahoma
Paris
Tex
Mary Strong
Nebraska
Omaha
Carranza
Laredo
Marian
Ind
Menry @ales
Cody
Wyo
Prancisco Villa
Chihuahua
Jibaw Leen
Washington
Senatoa
Lewis
Tachun
Yang-Tse-Kiang
Feng-Tu-Halen
Radoslavoff
Bulgaria
Rome
Charles Wyndham
Mary Moore
London
Liberal National Convention
Alfredo Zayas
Carlos Mendieta
Binn Fein
Tullamore
Kings County
Ireland
Dominion Line
Lloyd's
Dublin
Great Britain
George Paish
Financial Authority
Royal Statistical Society
Susanna Houghton
Juarez
Columbus, N. M
el Paso
Douglas, Ariz
P. Bilias Callés
Sonora
Hariquez
Namiquipa
Sporting News
Charles H. Brady
Keystone No. 1
Toledo
Ohio
Forest Duffy
Frank Bishop
Denver
Crested Butte
Maryland
House of Delegates
Annapolis
Oaklawn
Hot Springs
Ark
Roy Gourley
Wyoming State News
Douglas
van Tassel
Maccabees
Burlington
Moorcroft
Converse County Poultry Association
Converse County Court House
Sheridan
B. W. Powell
George B. Walker
Casper
Powell
Wheatland
Rawlings
Tom Duffie
Lander
Samuel Carson
Royal Arch Masons
Wyoming Stock Growers’ Association
Theormopolis
Byron Canning Company of
Byron
George Bucho
Rock Springs
Pueblo
Wyon
J. B Greenough
Lusk
James Bogie
Laramie
France
Scote Grays
George Williams
Carpenter
Converse County Educational Association
Douglas High School
Kemmeser
L. B. Vivien
Rowling
Knights Templar of
Robert I. Turner of
Rawling
Yellowstone
Yellowstone Station
Flockmaster
John Espanada
Coste
Stats Board
Labor
Flanders
Martin
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