Lander Hotel under construction and Wyoming notes
Work has started on Lander's new hotel. The state notes many items including crimes, mining updates, oil activity, livestock shipments, and a fatality in Douglas. Other items mention Greybull burglaries, a Pennsylvanian death in Worland, and agricultural awards at the Douglas State Fair.
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Lander
George Brian
Douglas
Worland
Moorcroft
Pine Bluffs
Greybull
Casper
Harry Cook
Chas, L. Becker
Wyoming
Aaron Wiggin
Thermopolis
Wyoming Methodist pastors assigned at Buffalo conference
Bishop F J McConnell of Denver presided over the Wyoming Methodist Episcopal Conference in Buffalo. The third annual session announced pastor assignments across Sheridan, Cheyenne, and other districts with notable growth. The Sheridan district reports over 100 percent benevolence rise and more than 20 percent membership statewide. next conference slated for Torrington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
F. J. McConnell
Denver
Union News Service
Sheridan
Wyoming Methodist. Episcopal Conference
Buffalo
D. E. Kendall
C. J. Mekkleson
Big Horn
A. F. Glover
Basin
R. M. Jones
Casper
J. J. Gilblin
Cody
Frank W. Bretnall
Huatville
Tensleep
R. O. Gaither
Newcastle
G. B. Pennell
Garland
Powell
Mark M. J. Fields
Ira W. Kingsley
Sheridan Circuit
L. A. Norman
Sudance
C. O. Jennings
Thermopolis
G. ©. Hopkins
Torrington
Frank Coats
Upton
H. B. Hicks
Rozet
H. A. Toland
Worland
R. R. Kletzing
Clearmont
Buffalo Circuit
Cheyenne
W. T. Dun
Db.e. Brace
Carpenter
A. W. Hall
Douglas
Edwin Bowling
Egbert
J. M. Sutton
Evanston
Hudson and Riverton
Kemmerer
E. F. Clower
Lander
H. E. Shepard
Laramie
C. A. Wright
Manville
C. C. King
Pinebluffs
Mr. Mcfarlain
Rawlins
J. M. Bennington
Rock
Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria Cases in Cheyenne
City health officers report four scarlet fever cases in Cheyenne at 214 East 24th 1617 Evans 623 West 20th and 1722 Central Ave plus diphtheria at 902 Thames 814 Capitol are Fort Russell has 25 scarlet fever and 67 diphtheria cases to date 29 new cases among both diseases at the fort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Coble
East 24Th
Jurden Home
Evans
Rosenberg
Weat 20Th
Bennett
Central Ave
Merna
Thames
Fuller
Capitol
Fort Russell
Fort
Rock Springs Prisoner Dies by Suicide in Jail
A 31 year old man, who gave the name Branches and claimed Malad City Idaho residence, swallowed strychnine concealed in his clothing shortly after being jailed on a charge of issuing fraudulent checks totaling 85 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Springs
Self
Branches
Malad City
Idaho
Arrest of Ex-Rabbi on Liquor Charge in Cheyenne
Lazarus Lehrer former rabbi of Mount Sinai synagogue, Wyoming’s largest Jewish church, was jailed on counts of selling liquor without a license and distributing liquor while saloons were closed during draft departures for American Lake Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Lazarus Lehrer
Mount Sinai Synagogue
Wyoming
American Lake
Wash
Uncle Leaves Cody Woman 20 000
Mrs. Kid Wilson learned from Boston where her great uncle died on September 4 that his will leaves her twenty thousand dollars. The bequest was reported as part of the deceased relative's estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cody
Kid Wilson
Boston
Mass
Weaving Wounds: Weaver Wounded in Lens Charge
Lieutenant John R. Weaver son of Wyoming Adjutant General W. K. Weaver was wounded for the fourth time in France. The Canadian army report says he lost more than half a leg after a shell hit during a charge in Lens three weeks ago. Five of the general's five sons are or have been in active service in World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
John R. Weaver
W. K. Weaver
Wyoming National Guard
Canadian War Office
Ottawa
Ontario
Canada
Weaver
Lens
France
Baptists Conclude Wyoming State Convention in Douglas
The three day annual Baptist convention in Douglas Wyoming concluded with a successful close. Freight Smashes into Fruit Train in Sheridan. Extra No 4103 east nd train collided with a fruit train at Arvada, demolishing the caboose and telescoping ten cars. No one was in the caboose. damage estimated at $5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptists
Douglas
the Baptists of Wyoming
Sheridan
Arvada
Caboose
Lovell Purchases Knisely Ranch for $65,000
The Great Western Sugar Company buys the Kinsley ranch of about 1,000 acres for cash. The property sits six miles east of Lovell and is titled to Lovell. The deal amount is $65,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knisely Ranch Selle
Lovell
Great Western Sugar Company
Kinsley
Mining and Oil News Buoyant Returns Across Western Mines
The report outlines rising metal prices and revived mining in Prescott and Colorado districts. It notes King and Ajax Copper Companies merging, record August gold output in Oatman, new molybdenum finds near Climax, tungsten ventures at J. G. Blaine and Esmeralda, and tungsten and ferro-tungsten plans at Boulder Tungsten. Oil and gas drilling looms near Fort Morgan, with other leads from Leadville and Park county developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Chapparral
Prescott
King
Ajax
Cochise County
Oatman
E. E. van Epps
Platte
Boulder Tungsten
Climax
J. G. Blaine
Esmeralda
Timber Line Town
Alma
Breckenridge
Farncomb Hill Gold Dredging Company
Boulder County
Park County
Lane
Colorado
Morgan County Oil & Gas Company
Fort Morgan
J. D. Sennate
Shelby
Mount Loveland
Leadville
Penrose
Porter
Fairview
Little Melvin
Michigan Mountain
Girpin County
Robert McCrackin
Rich mineral finds and output surge in Mogollon district
Prospecting near Buchanan and Carey vil e uncovers vast ore wealth underground. Mid month clean up at Mogol lon mills yields one and a half tons of gold and silver, not counting concentrates sent to smelter. Superior Coal Company plans to boost output from 60 to about 600 tons daily after acquiring Yankee Fuel holdings. A new strike at 1100 foot level of Socorro Mining and Milling shows deep, widening ore body with feet-wide drift incursions and ore valued around $20 per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan
Careyvile
Superior Coal Company
Yankee Fuel Company
Socorro
Wyoming oil field activity drives optimism in Manville region
Reports show Kinney No. 9 Big Muddy producing about 1 000 barrels daily. The Out Woeat well in Section 28 4 70 West Ball Creek reached 400 feet. Drills in the Big Muddy near preparation to enter valuable formations with sixty days expected to bring more excitement, as operators anticipate further gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Converse County
Tyndall- Wyoming
Goverment Draw
Lander
Granger
Lac Boyd
Duluth
Minn
Gebo
Wyoming
Merritt Company
Big Muddy
Southwest Oil Company
Newcastle
Pyramid Oil and Refining Company
la Barge
Hatfield
Washakie County
Out West Company
West Salt Creek
Lincoln Highway
Laramie
Carbon County
Lowell
Atchison
Midwest Refining Water
Wall Creek
Shannon Sands
Manville
Kinney No. 9
Warfare to be different in future armies and air power
A futurist forecast argues air planes will revolutionize warfare reducing trench fighting. Infantry will be few yet heavily armed with machine guns. Air power will move armies rapidly, render trench lines obsolete, and shift military power from numbers to technical leadership and strategic invention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
H. Siderbotham
Atlantic
A Novel Dinner Bell From Camp Life
A camp cook unaware of distant activity used a pan and knife to call his party. A member improvised a bells-like device called a klepalo from an oak plank to signal from a tree branch. The sound carried two miles under normal weather.
The Zodiac and its Origins in Ancient Astronomy
Early astronomers in ancient Sumeria split the sky into twelve zodiacal signs based on the sun’s apparent yearly path. They named them for imagined shapes, from Aries the ram to Taurus the bull, forming the zodiac whose name comes from zoon. Later beliefs linked body parts to constellations though no sensible person holds such superstitions today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aries
Scarecrows Replaced by Tailors’ Models on Long Island Sound
The Buffalo Express notes improvements from women running farms replacing thresher crews with tailors’ model scarecrows on Long Island Sound. It argues well dressed men attract interest, while idle workers in old clothes seem out of place amid farm tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island Sound
Crown
Buffalo Express
Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes as Food Concealment
Dialogue notes a poet’s line as an early example of food conservation. The exchange plays on savoring minimal resources and turning literature into a commentary on scarcity.
The Practical Girl Whips Banter at He You
The exchange features a playful quip about prettiness as a woman asks how many pretty girls the man has. The dialogue centers on flirtatious teasing and the cheeky response about counting other attractive individuals.
The Rise of General Luigi Cadorna in World War I
A portrait of Gen. Luigi Cadorna chief of staff of the Italian army noted for steady leadership toward Trieste. The Boston Evening Transcript sketches his calm confidence devotion to Italy and understated humor as sources of his growing fame and soldierly respect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luigi Cadorna
Trieste
Boston Evening Transcript
Amy A. Bernardy
Italy
Liberty Bond Drive Boosted by Mrs Gibbs McAdoo
Mrs. William Gibbs McAdoo, wife of the secretary of the treasury and President Wilson’s daughter, reportedly raised about 10 million dollars for Liberty Bond sales by appealing to women. Her stepson William G McAdoo Jr enlisted as a seaman, while Miss Margaret Wilson, the president’s eldest daughter, sang in concerts for the Red Cross and various charities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gibbs McAdoo
William G. McAdoo, Jr
Margaret Wilson
Red Cross
Butter and Egg Adviser Named by Hoover
Mr. George E. Haskell of Chicago has been appointed by the government to act as the butter and egg adviser to Mr. Herbert C. Hoover, food administrator. The move signals a high-priority effort to stabilize dairy and poultry supply and likely shift from eggless recipes to richer products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Haskell
Chicago
Herbert C. Hoover
Haskell
United Dairymen and Poultry Dealers
McClellan Appointed Major in Army Ordnance
Gen George B McClellan Jr former New York mayor and Princeton professor now major in the army ordnance department to supervise embarkation of ammunition at New York port. He trained at Frankford arsenal alongside Captain Colton and Princeton students, joining war effort despite age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. McClellan
New York City
Princeton
Frankford Arsenal
Philadelphia
Ordnance Department
Army
New York
Colton
Regular Army
McClellan
Gloucester
General Crozier
Ordnance
George McClellan
Cald
Wilson
Maj
Princeton University
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Dwyer
Escottish Rite Masons
Platte County
Glenda Oil, Gas and Petroleum Company
Robert Hammonds
Ethel Hammonds
John Clark
Justice of the
W. H. Edwards
Deacon” Jones
Sheridan County
Douglas State Fair
Feneral
Richard H. Beott
The
State Supreme Court
Masonice Temple
M.E
Mining and Oil News
Western
Luvad
Arizona
Globe
Kokomo
New Mexico
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