United States Warehouse Act Overview From 1916 Law
The United States Warehouse Act, signed August 11 1916, creates negotiable warehouse receipts for cotton, grain, wool, tobacco and flaxseed to aid financing. It licenses warehousemen, bonds storage, requires detailed receipts, allows inspections, sets duties, and ensures non discrimination while enabling delivery on demand with proper lien settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Congress
Cure for hogs preying on chickens
A reader describes a folk remedy to stop hogs from eating chickens. Build a low eight inch board across pens and parallel boards six feet apart to block access. Hogs try to reach hens by slipping under and around, then retreat puzzled and quit the chase.
Milk weight logging with a spring scale chart
A terse note describes placing a spring scale conveniently to weigh milk and recording each weight on a prepared chart for tracking quantities.
Good Milking Stool Idea
A simple milking stool with one leg and a waist strap to secure the seat offers easy construction. It emphasizes sanitation, comfort, and convenience, suggesting a practical approach for efficient milking.
Calves Raised on Clean Milk and Shade Tree Note
A brief note on calf-rearing practices suggests using clean warm skim milk fed regularly. It also advises that shade trees should not be butchered to pruning, emphasizing preservation of shelter for livestock.
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Halse
Natrona County Fair opens as oil field yields first shipment
Western Newspaper Union reports Casper hosts Natrona County Fair opening race won in straight heats. First oil shipment from Big Muddy field sent to Casper. Gas flow of three million feet struck at Frannie by E J McMahon. Fire destroys Ritz ranch home near Wheatland. Midwest Oil Company expands with seven strings in Elk Basin. Wyoming court docket includes 53 cases for October term.
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Union News Service
Sabbath J
Natrona County
Casper
Big Muddy
Frannie
E. J. McMahon
Charles Brennan
Washington
Charles Ritz
Wheatland
Midwest
Elk Basin
Co Wany
State Supreme Court
T. A. Harris
Laramie
Laramie Oil and Development Company
Sheridan High
Hammond
Wyoming
Gus Holmes
Cody
Yellowstone Highway Association
Douglas
Pilot Butte
Riverton
Hall Oil Company
Enos
Penn-Wyoming Copper Company
Cheyenne
Edward W. Stone
Sheridan High School
Catfield
North Bench
Basin
Wyoming National Guard
Jacksonville
Fla
Camp Kendrick
General Land Office
Lost Soldier Field
Rawlins
Powder River
Salt Creek
United States
Sheridan Banks
Grass Creek
Hot Springs
Greybull Refining Company
Littlejohn
Baume
Frank 5. Smith
Dubois
Jose Hernandes
Theodore Valencia
Pablo Esteblo
Herpandes
Goshen County
Lester Short
Lakeview
Slayer Found Insane in Hetzler Murder Case
James H. Howell, charged with the murder of J. K. Hetzler, turnkey of Carbon County jail, was ruled insane in district court. If he recovers, he will stand trial. accomplices Thomas Brown and Joe Bush faced their own charges and sentences. Separately, 15 year old Virginia McCord and fiancé Joseph Thier were denied a marriage license due to age restrictions.
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Howell
Turnkey
Hetzler
Carbon County
Western Newspaper Union Nows Service
Rawlins
Wyo
James H. Howell
J. K. Hetzler
Thomas Brown
Joe Bush
Cheyenne
Virginia Gladys Matilda McCord
Joseph Thier
Wyoming
McCord Way
Colorado
Sunrise Mine Ships 315000 Copper
Sunrise Two giant blasts by Colorado Fuel and Iron in its open-pit mine released a copper pocket in the iron formation, yielding 150000 in copper ore. The mine has shipped 42 carloads to smelters at Butte, Montana, generating 6000 to 9000 per car and total shipments valued at 316000.
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Sunrise
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Butte
Mont
Black Mountain Fire Tightens Its Grip Near Sheridan
Reports from the rangers camp at the scene of the Black Mountain fire indicate control is slipping as winds threaten a fresh outbreak. Sparks fly more often, with new small fires found by guards while timber and ground dry toward the conditions of the initial big blaze.
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Big Horn Mountain
Sheridan
Black Mountain
Almast
Arrest Nineteen on Theft Charge in Cheyenne Raid
Nineteen persons including Mrs Billie Avery were arrested by guardsmen and police in Cheyenne and jailed on charges of stealing government property valued at 300 dollars. In the raid blankets and apparel valued at 200 dollars were recovered.
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Cheyenne
Billie Avery
Mexico
Pershing
Dog Guards Toddler as Horse Kicks Cause Death in Wyoming
In Wheatland Wyoming a dog alerted G F Harald to the insensible Alvin Harold two years old after a horse kicked him in a pasture. The child, found with his head crushed, had wandered away while playing as horses gathered nearby. The dog stood guard over the boy until his father discovered him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Wheatland
Alvin Harold
G. FP
Harald
Boy Sets Grass Afire Endangering Infant Nearby
A 6 year old boy on a ranch near Greybull started a grass fire while playing with matches. The blaze spread rapidly through rank prairie grass three miles from town and fatally trapped his infant brother who was nearby.
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Grase
Burne
Greybull
John L. Casey
Wyoming Guards Ordered to Border to Support Border War
Secretary of War Baker ordered National Guard units from Wyoming, Kansas, and Wisconsin to the Mexican border. Two Wyoming infantry battalions, a Kansas cavalry troop, and a Wisconsin cavalry troop were covered by the order.
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Wyoming
Washington
Baker
National Guard
Wyoming Infantry
Kansee
Wisconsin
Woman Recovers After Six Years Suffering Note
Columbus resident Mrs. J. Barlow credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after six years of female troubles and nervousness. She reports improved appetite, weight gain to 127 pounds, and renewed strength after ten days of use, urging others to rely on the remedy.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ra. J
Barlow
South 4Th St
Girl Scouts Rise With 828 Councils Across Nation
Outdoors Life notes the 10,000 Girl Scouts organized nationwide in 828 cities with state councils formed to guide activities. The movement shows broad regional establishment and structured leadership across communities.
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United States Warehouse Act
United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Wyoming State News
Oman
Lydia
Waren
Dean
Doan
John Brumley
Twelfth St
Greeley
Colo
Sue
Foster-H"lburn CO
Buffalo
Carter
Guiter
Cutter
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