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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1917
Page
11
Washington reports the new war revenue measure would raise about 1.8 billion dollars for wartime expenses. It lowers personal exemptions to 1000 dollars for single filers and 2000 for married couples and adds surcharges across income brackets, inheritance, and business profits.
Summary of taxed items under the war revenue bill including stock exchanges transactions per $100, drafts checks notes, life and casualty premiums, deeds, passenger and steamship tickets, freight, fuel, light heat and telephone charges, musical instruments, talking machines, rail or water services, and toll messages with varying percentage rates and thresholds.
Hull House, one of America's first settlements, began in Chicago in September 1848. It offered lectures, discussions, crafts, arts, a music school, theater, clubs, a cafe, a day nursery, and more, led by Jane Addams who hailed from Cedarville Ohio.
In Transylvania many salt mines echo voices. The Marosalvar mines produce vast salt, while the Tordo gallery named Joseph Gallery reverberates with a single repeated echo heard once more.
Western Newspaper Union reports Coming Events list the Wyoming State Fair in Douglas from September 11 through 14. Organizers invite residents and visitors to enjoy exhibits contests and local entertainment at the fairgrounds.
May crop bulletin from the Wyoming and United States Department of Agriculture notes rye forecast at 189000 bushels for Wyoming, vs 155000 last year. Winter wheat state and national figures given. spring plowing and planting progress, old crops, and commodity prices listed alongside county and local notes on oil, gas, and public works.
In Rock Springs two prominent western Wyoming figures died from exposure after a car overturned and pinned them for fifteen hours. Walter B. Dunton an attorney and son in law of Chief Justice C N Power of the Wyoming Supreme Court, and Dan Crawford of Rock Springs were found unable to move as night cooled and help arrived.
A Jupiter gas well in the Powder Junction dome erupted into a fierce blaze two weeks ago after a cigarette or cigar was negligently near escaping gas. The well, capable of 4,100,000 cubic feet per day, became a roaring furnace in seconds.
The State Board of Equalization decides Wyoming oil producers must pay taxes on a valuation of 84 cents per barrel for 2016, up from 60 cents in the previous year. The move reflects broader increases in production value and cost considerations for old and new producers.
A religious calculation uses Revelations to estimate heaven's size. It cites 12 000 furlongs per side making 1 500 miles, cube for volume, then allocates space for angels and streets. With 1 000 000 000 humans and possible inhabitants on 100 worlds, it concludes about five 20 by 20 by 10 foot rooms per soul.
A Florida landowner builds a two story frame house on the Miami river with a double roof and wide two story screened porches to maximize summer comfort. The air space between the roofs reduces sun heat while trade winds cool the house. The design mirrors Java and Ceylon styles and is claimed as the first of its kind in the United States and Florida.
Large quantities of anthracite coal exist in pockets along the Busquehoanna Schuylkill and Lehigh rivers in Pennsylvania. Independent dredging operations have mined the coal for sale to consumers, claiming high quality superior to tunnel coal. Dredging cost averages 12 cents per ton with consumer prices as low as 1.35 dollars per ton.
Polly questions why she quarrels with her guardian while Molly defends keeping people from assuming she must marry him. The judge presides over the scene.
In a sharp exchange a speaker remarks that a woman’s behavior toward the newly appointed minister, a man over six feet tall, reflects poorly on her. The comment targets a woman identified as First Girl and implies propriety concerns within the congregation.
The text presents a playful exchange about marriage and apologies, featuring remarks on social expectations and personal feelings. It reflects informal speech and a facetious tone, implying negotiations over behavior after marriage.
New York lead at 10 cents, bar silver 74.5 cents, copper casting 25.37 per cent. St Louis quotes spelter at 8.78 dollars. Boulder lists tungeten concentrates 60 per cent at 17.00 per unit crude ores 60 per cent 16.00 and 25 per cent 9.40, 12.00 and 10 per cent 4.70 per unit.
Arizona mines report April copper production near 60 million pounds. Chino Valley well in Jerome district shows ore, Diamond Joe mine in Cedar district reports a large strike, Abe Lincoln mine in Hassayampa ships regularly, and Patagonia excited by Pinal mine strike. White Tail Deer at Copper Queen yields over fifty tons daily. Cobrita in Mineral Valley set on high grade sulfide ore with strong gold values. Glory Hole at Salome shows widening vein. Silver Plume mines perform well. Central Colorado mine near shipping in Clear Creek. Little May near Yellow Pine shows fine silver ore. West Boulder builds tungsten refining plant. Cripple Creek district totals 114,598 tons at $14.55 per ton with $940,598 bullion value. United Gold Mines leasers ship ~2,000 tons in March. Wasatch Mining employs over 100, plan to reach 250. Isabella Mines shipped 1,272 tons in March at about $15.85 per ton. Pikes Peak Platinum holdings near Manitou show promising assays with 11.8 oz platinum, 29.8 oz iridium and 0.7 oz gold per ton. platinum five times gold value.
The Tyrone El Paso Copper company is incorporated for 1,500,000 dollars with headquarters in Tyrone. It holds 23 claims totaling 400 acres west of Oak Grove in the Burro mountains and plans shaft sinking and drilling to assess mineral reserves after ore shipments to the Deming Smelter. The Santa Fe Gold and Copper company employs 350 at its San Pedro mines and smelter, reviving southwest ore output.
The Longear Petroleum company drills near Newcastle while Midwest plans another well in Buffalo Basin. Producers Oll company operates 4 livery wells on Bec 5-33-76 in the Shan non sand of the Big Muddy field. Oil drilling will occur in Wyoming at 100 or more localities this year per the outlook.
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