Midwinter meeting planned and fires disrupt Wyoming towns
From Cheyenne to Wheatland and beyond, Wyoming headlines report a midwinter Scottish Rite Masons meeting in Cheyenne, a county farm bureau forming in Cheyenne, fires destroying Kemmerer water shed and Basin Alfalfa mill, oil drills and field troubles, and police salaries rising as workers face tight times. Notable incidents include deaths and crimes in Shoshoni and Clark, a miner in Casper's lysol incident, and a guard killed near Camp Milla.
Leeper Casper Wins Sheridan Mayoral Victory in Wyoming
Casper Democrat John F. Leeper is elected mayor with a substantial lead over George Nelson and Michael Edgett on a Greater Casper platform, while Camplin wins Sheridan mayoralty by a large majority over Thomas T. Tynan. Cheyenne elects Edward W. Stone as mayor, Storey and Nimmo as city commissioners. R N LaFontaine and Enos Laughlin retire. Commissioner finances John A. Martin defeated. Storey to finances and Nimmo to streets. Official returns list mayor Stone 1212 votes. Storey 867. Nimmo 858. Martin 686. Thomas 401.
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Cheyenne
Edward W. Stone
Edward T. Storey
David Nimmo
Storey
Nimmo
W. 8. Thomas
John A. Martin
R.N. LaFontains
Enos Laughlin
Stone
Martin
Thomas
October State Fees Reach Record Near Yearly High
State secretary office reports October fees total 23814.15 dollars, nearly tying the previous yearly record. New corporate filings contributed 23407.15 dollars with the Midwest Refining Company paying 6005 dollars as its capitalization rose from 20 million to 50 million. Remaining receipts came from law books and minor sources.
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Cheyenne
Midwest Refining Company
Wyoming Ranchers Urged to Guard Livestock Health
State Veterinarian D A W French appeals to ranchmen and cattle owners to cooperate with the state in preventing disease spread. He cites earlier acts of Wyoming veterinarians as army deputies and warns of the risk of scabies spreading among livestock statewide.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
National Army
D. A. W. French
Engineers Prepare for Union Pacific Line Bid
Torrington Six engineers have been in Goshen Hole seeking the best level and preparing estimates for bid ders on the proposed Union Pacific line to be run from Mitchell Nebraska.
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Torrington
Goshen Hole
Mitchell
Nebr
Boy Burned When Lamp Exploded in Manderson
A young boy suffered severe burns after a lamp exploded in a Manderson kitchen. The blast knocked a bedroom door shut, blocking the exit and trapping him temporarily before help arrived. Local guardians will monitor his recovery and safety precautions are being reviewed.
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Manderson
Blydenburgh Sworn In as Justice of Wyoming Supreme Court
Cheyenne Rawlins resident Cheyenne Charles Blydenburgh was sworn in as associate justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court following Governor Houx appointment to replace the late Richard H. Scott. Chief Justice Porter administered the oath before attorneys and prominent Cheyenne and Laramie county figures.
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Cheyenne
Charles E. Blydenburgh
Rawlins
Frank L. Houx
Richard H. Scott
Supreme Court
Charles N. Porter
Laramie County
Miners Win 45 Cent Coal Increase in Wyoming Deal
An all night conference produced an agreement between Wyoming coal operators and the state miners association. Effective immediately coal at the mines rises 45 cents per ton and 4 65 cents derived will go to the miners.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Engineer Fined for Killing Moose Out of Season
Kemmerer W C Winston a railroad engineer was found guilty of killing a moose out of season and fined 100 dollars plus costs in the local court.
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Kemmerer
W. C. Winston
Rawling
Goffin Comes to Life After Death Pronouncement
Max B H, of Marshall, to Omaha resident, reportedly shipped eight corpses on a freight train for six miles after an auto crash near Deming New Mexico. Pronounced dead, he reportedly revived twenty hours later with a Red Cross nurse nearby United States war experience noted.
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Goffin
Hulett
Red Cross
Max BH
Marshall
Deming
N. M
Omaha
Nebr
Harry Ketter
Vielm
Thanksgiving Proclamation by President Wilson for Nov 29
President Wilson declares Thanksgiving on November 29 amid war sorrow to thank God for blessings beyond peace and prosperity. He urges unity, service, and a new national spirit, calling Americans to cease work, gather in homes and worship, and seek divine guidance for liberty and peace.
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Union News Service
Washington
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
God
No More Passports From Russia Petrograd
Russian residents in Petrograd are told no further passports will be issued to those wishing to depart the country, halting exit documentation as the regime tightens controls.
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Russia
Petrograd
British Day of Prayer Marked for January Six
King names Sunday January six as special day of prayer and thanksgiving in all churches across his dominions. He says the world wide struggle for right and liberty enters a difficult final phase and urges full devotion to prayer for victory. Three killed and fifteen injured in a Gar collision near Kent Ohio. Germany calls up last reserves, reexamining previously rejected men for immediate training as western front final push looms before American aid arrives.
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London
Kent
Ohio
Germany
Central News
Zurich
Central
America
Snakes as a national asset in American forestry
An Ameri can Forestry Magazine essay argues snakes are a national asset worth millions. Snakes reduce rodents, boosting grain supply and human prosperity. It notes many fear snakes, details a few snake clubs, and calls for friendly study of serpents as beneficial to farmers and ecosystems.
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American Forestry Magazine
Death Clock at Hampton Court Stops After Centuries
A correspondent reports the Hampton Court astronomical clock, built in 1540 for Henry VIII by a German, has stopped after many years of operation. The clock night and day tracks month day sun moon phases and high water at London Bridge. A legend links its stoppage to deaths of residents, with several cited examples in recent times.
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England
Hampton Court Palace
Henry VIII
London Bridge
Anne of Denmark
James I
Hampton Court
Scheme to Capture German Soldiers Without Firearms
A New York correspondent for the Pittsburgh Dispatch recounts a wartime idea to trap German soldiers by laying fly paper on the ground between opposing trenches under cover of darkness. He claims soldiers would become stuck as they advance, allowing capture without firing a shot.
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Department of the East
New York
Pittsburgh Dispatch
War Department
Zoo Monkeys Diet Amid War Cost of Living
The article notes American zoos still feed bananas for breakfast while the London zoo faces shortages. Less rare animals are not replaced when they die and bananas have vanished from the menu. Horse flesh becomes a affordable meat substitute. hay, wheat, and oats are scarce, with grain and other grains redirected to other needs.
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American Zoological Parks
London Zoo
Britain
Duel Fatalities on the Field of Honor Echo 1801 04
A fragment recounts the famed duel era with Alexander Hamilton and his son Philip dying in duels. Hamilton fell to Aaron Burr at Weehawken New Jersey on November 28 1801 and died July 11 1804. Both Hamilton and Philip were young New York City lawyers involved in a theater quarrel and a subsequent on scene challenge.
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Alexander Hamilton
Philip
Aaron Burr
George L. Backer
Backer
New York City
Hamilton
Racker
Mamilton
Weehawken
N. J
Regular Bird Graded by Family Over Willie’s Talent
A family dialogue mockingly questions Willie’s aptitude, with Ma defending Willie while Pa teases him as chicken hearted and pigeon-toed, reflecting a humorous exchange about naval or military prep. The line hints at expectations and self-doubt within a domestic scene.
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Willie
New Mexico Votes Day in Western Press Abroad
New York returns show John F. Hylan elected mayor by about a two to one margin over Mitchel with a Democratic sweep of city offices. Socialist gains are noted. nationwide results include prohibition and suffrage outcomes, with an early Harlem Negro assembly and alderman election indicating historic firsts.
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Mitchel
Hill
New York
John F. Hylan
John Purroy Mitchel
Morris Hillquit
Wm. B. Bennett
Charles L. Craig
Board of Aldermen
Alfred B. Smith
Manhattan
F. L. Dowling
Bronx
Henry Bruckner
Brooklyn
A. BE
Riegelmann
Queens
Maurice BE. Connolly
Richmond
C. B. van Name
Ohio
New Mexico
New Jersey
Empire State
Harlem
New York State Assembly
New York City
Single Tax Defeated in Pueblo City Election
Early returns from Pueblo Colorado show two amendments limiting city government changes defeated by about two to one. A separate measure to raise salaries for city employees passed. Mike Studinski and James Levern elected city commissioners by strong majorities.
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Pueblo
Colo
Farly
Mike Studinski
James Levern
Leeper Elected Mayor of Casper Wyoming in 1926 election
John F. Leeper won Casper Wyoming mayoral race by 279 votes over the nearest challenger. He tallied 71 more votes than the combined totals of rivals George Nelson and Michael Edgett. Most Leeper slate councilmen also secured election.
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Leeper
Casper
Wyo
John F. Leeper
George Nelson
Michael Edgett
Western Troops Reach Camp Pike Arkansas
Nearly 2000 Middle West soldiers forming the Eighty seventh division, National Army, arrived at Camp Pike Little Rock Arkansas. The first trains from Camp Funston Kansas brought men from Kansas Colorado New Mexico Nevada Missouri and Nebraska assigned to the 162nd Field Artillery Brigade.
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Little Rock
Ark
Middle West
National Army
Camp Pike
Camp Funston
Kan
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Nevada
Missouri
Nebraska
Field Artillery Brigade
Alabama
Piembera
Western Mining and Oil News Prices for Metals
Prices for metals across cities report values for silver copper and various alloys. Silver at 89 per cent, copper casting at 23.17 dollars per unit, tungsten concentrates at 60 per cent around 20 to 22.50 dollars per unit, with other ore fractions listed for crude ores and 10 to 25 per cent ranges.
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Lern
Union News Service
New York
Laad
East St. Louis
Boulder
Cripple Creek District Output for October 190X
Cripple Creek district reports 98 297 tons produced in October with an average value of 10.44 per ton, yielding total gross bullion of 1 026 933 70. Mills’ output includes Golden Cycle Colorado Springs 26 000 tons valued 620 000 00 Portland Colorado Springs 10 682 234 920 40 Portland Victor 18 610 37 778 30 Rex M and M Ironclad lease 1 600 2 660 00 Smelters Denver and Pueblo 2 766 162 625 08 total 298 297 tons 1 026 933 70.
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Cripple Creek
Golden Cycle
Colorado Springs
Portland
Colorado Spring
Portian
ONCO
Keystone mill work in Chloride yields rich ore
Arizona report notes the Keystone mill at Chloride continues to produce high grade concentrate. Arrangements were made at Chloride by the Schuylkill for an immediate shipment of 500 tons to the Needles mill. Two shifts of miners work at the Washington Arizona mill and the mine, with Manager H. M. Crowther displaying rich ore from a winze on the Prince George mine by the Arizona Butte Company.
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Chloride
Schuylkill
Needles
Washington-Arizona
H. M. Crowther
Prince George
Arizona Butte Company
Colorado Mines and Settlement Moves in Boulder and Silverton
The Up-to-Date mine in Boulder county gains a four-metal settlement. Richard Hughes, owner of Becky Sharp and Federal mines in Russell Gulch, will begin unwater operations immediately. Eureka sees new worker housing by Sunnyside Mining and Milling Company, while Highland Mary mine near Silverton under J H Slattery lease remains a steady producer.
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Boulder County
Richard Hughes
Becky Sharp
Federal
Russell Gulch
Eureka
Sunnyside Mining and Milling Company
Highland Mary
Silverton
J. H. Slattery
Montana Mines Operating At Seventies Percent Capacity
Montana and Butte area mines Elmora and Davis Daly are cited at 70 to 72 percent capacity while North Butte employs 600 workers on development and repair. The firm hoists about 350 tons of ore daily. Fuel Administrator Garfield announces coal price changes with higher prepared-site prices from Arkansas and Montana and first price scale for Michigan mine output. Anaconda Copper reports third week October production at 75 percent of normal, exceeding 20 million pounds per month.
Mining activity and losses in New Mexico report
In New Mexico a double compartment shaft is to be sunk on the No 2 shaft of the Philadelphia mine in Hanover. Mogellan District bullion output for the first half of October totals about 33 000 ounces. value about one third gold and two thirds silver. At Jumbo Mining in Cook’s Peak crosscuts advance at 260 and 200 foot levels into No 2 vein. An Alamogordo area oil well yields about 1.5 barrels per hour and may rise if pumped. A fire of undetermined origin destroyed the Bocorro mining and milling company complex at Mogollon, 90 miles NW of Silver City, including concentrator and shaft house.
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Albert Johnson
Shoshoni
Basin Alfalfa Milling Company
Manderson
Jess Bailey
Casper
Douglas Gun Club
Fair Grounds
Douglas
Wheatland
Carl Bergman
Saratoga
Boulder
Colo
Lovell
Shoshoni River
Harter
Union Pacific
North Platte
Nebr
Medicine Bow
Wyo
Sweetwater County
Green River
William Smith
Clark
Cody
Thermopolis
Croaby
Hanover
Philadelphia
Mogellan
Jumbo Mining Company
Cook's Peak District
Alamogordo
Bocorro Mining and Milling Company
Mogollon Gold and Silver Camp
Silver City
Wyoming wells resume drilling and oil finds reported
Douglas Wy company resumes deep well drilling in Brewning basin. Sage Creek Petroleum on Winkleman dome twenty miles north of Lander hits crevice oil at about 400 feet. Glenhart Wyoming expands by acquiring more territory beside its Big Muddy holdings ready to penetrate oil sands.
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Ohio Oil Company
Polson Spider
Casper
Idaho-Wyoming Oil Company
Isaac Scotts
Arvada
Sheridan
Douglas-Wyoming Ol Company
Brewning
Sage Creek Petroleum
Winkleman Dome
Lander
Glenhart Wyoming
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