Wyoming State News Highlights and Local Records
Wyoming state items report upcoming events such as Presbyterian Synod meetings and the Wyoming Teachers Association convention in Cheyenne, plus agricultural shows planned for Laramie and Gillette. Local notes cover new light plants in Greybull, school enrollment in Douglas, gold finds near Lander, fires in Pine Bluffs, wool sales near Converse county, and a convicts’ road project near Sheridan.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
Presbyterian Synod
Obtvaase
Wyoming Teachers’ Association
Cheyenne
Laramie
Greybull
Douglas
Lander
Burns Commercial Club
Douglas House
Converse County
Granger
Third
Main Streets
Pine Bluffs
Phil Howard
Carpenter
Casper
Jacksonville
Fla
Jewish Oil Company
Torrington
Allen
Weather Bureau
Sheridan
Denver
Rock Springs
William B. Dixon
Philadelphia
William Dixon
Wyoming
Rawlins
Crystal Springs
James Boatwright
Wyoming State Teachers’ Association
Goshen Oi & Gas Company
John Bunn
Meriden
Hebard
The
State University At
Wyoming Crop Report Shows Lower Yields Across Key Grains
October crop estimates for Wyoming project corn 582000 bushels vs 625000 last year, wheat 2860000 vs 3315000, oats 8750000 vs 9534000, potatoes 2230000 vs 2400000, hay 979000 tons vs 1210000. Prices: wheat 120 vs 81 cents, corn 90 vs 65, oats 52 vs 42, potatoes 94 vs 68 cents, hay 14.90 vs 7.30 per ton. Eggs 29 vs 29 cents per dozen.
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Union News Service
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Weather Bureau
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Murder suspect Walter Newell Thomas sought in California case
Circulars from Rawlins report Walter Newell Thomas, once a clerk at the local freight house in 1909, wanted in Roseville, California for murdering his brother in law and injuring his sister in law with a hammer. He was well liked in Rawlins by railroad workers and local youths.
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Rawlins
Walter Newell Thomas
Roseville
Cal
Thomas
Wyoming Women’s Clubs Convene With Hibbard Address
The thirteenth annual Wyoming Federation of Women's Clubs opened with a strong program at Sheridan. Dr Grace Raymond Hibard delivered the feature lecture titled Patriotism Thru a Knowledge of History urging studies of Wyoming’s early days and history.
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Wyoming
Paset
Sheridan
Wyoming Federation of Women’s Clubs
Grace Raymond Hibbard
Cutting Stone for Cathedral Towers
Laramie reports the power stone cutting plant has started on the cathedral towers project. Stone is dressed by machinery and sawed into shape as far as possible for final assembly.
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Laramie
Rawlins Fern May Found in Denver After Disappearance
Fern May Rawlins, 15, who vanished from her home, was located in Denver and became Mrs. Charles Huskie the day after she disappeared.
Glory Hole Mine Yields Rich Copper Vein
Sunrise iron mine "Glory Hole" produces a rich copper vein with two blasts uncovering $150,000 worth of ore. Owners shipped $215,000 worth of ore last month, signaling strong production and revenue for the operation.
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Cheyenne
Glory Hole
Sunrise
undersheriff babbitt convicted in cheyenne primary
Orrent, Babbitt was convicted of defacing ballots during the recent primary election in Cheyenne. The verdict marks a decisive outcome in a local electoral misconduct case affecting the undersheriff and election integrity proceedings.
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Cheyenne
Orrent
Babbitt
Riley Sentenced to Fifteen Years at Hard Labor Cheyenne
Edward Riley, aged eighteen, was sentenced by Judge W C Mentier in the District Court to a term of ten to fifteen years at hard labor in the penitentiary for murder. Riley pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the case of Theo dore Zurac, fainted at the verdict, and his three sisters in court became hysterical.
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Riley
Cheyenne
Edward Riley
Theodore Zurac
W. C. Mentier
District Court
Elk Herd Delays Lander to Burlington Passenger Train
A southbound Burlington passenger train near the Big Horn river was halted by a herd of about thirty elk crossing the canyon. Passengers and crew managed to frighten the animals away and the herd swam across the river, believed to be a herd and its offspring that escaped a Thermopolis state reservation.
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Wyoming
Lander
Burlington
Big Morn
Thermopolis
All Unclear War Casualties Report
A terse line reports Allied losses at two million men. The note emphasizes only casualties without additional context or details on battles or dates.
King Plans 10 Lead German Invasion Of Romania
London reports British and French divisions totaling over a million men largely annihilated at Somme. Russian losses from June to October near one million. Romania retreats under Austro German pressure in northeast Transylvania while counterattacks push Romanians to gain ground in Oltug and Jiul valleys. King Ferdinand to lead troops in Carpathians as Austro Germans retake Smotrec. British gain small trench advances near Stokhod and Thiepval area. French take 1100 German prisoners in Ablaincourt Belloy sector.
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Berlin
Somme
London
Transylvania
Orsova
Bucharest
Kaliman Mountains
Oltug
Jiul
Szurduk Pass
Ferdinand
Carpathians
Smotrec
Volhynia
Petrograd
Korytniza
Stokhod
Stuff
Schwa
Thiepval
France
Gueudecourt
Genermont
Ablaincourt-Belloy
Divorce Canon Rejected by Episcopal Convention
In St Louis the house of deputies of the General Convention rejected a proposal to add a canon forbidding clergy to solemnize marriages for persons divorced from living spouses. After six hours of debate the committee report, created three years ago by bishops clergy and lay members, was set aside for at least three years for further consideration.
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St. Louis
House of Deputies
General Convention
Protestant Episcopal Church
Allies Claim Right to Seize Malta Mail Intercept Policy
In a latest reply to American protests the allied governments assert the right to intercept and search all genuine mail on neutral ships on the high seas or in allied ports. They promise to remedy faults in censorship and deny that legal jurisdiction has been gained by diverting neutral ships.
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Malta
Washington
Five Year Old Drowns In Hart Residence Ash Pit
Longmont reports the five year old daughter of Robert Marl died from burns after falling into an ash pit at the rear of the Hart residence. The accident details and exact time are not fully clear in the fragment.
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Longmont
Robert Marl
Burns
Abe
Hart
Berlin Population Declines in Fiscal Year 1916
Berlin reports population drop to 1,790,82 from 1,860,484 in 1915 as fiscal year ends in July 1916. The decrease reflects a shift in urban demographics within the German capital.
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Berlin
Eminent Doctors Warn Public on Combating Deadly Diseases
Chicago Journal urges continued medical publicity on diphtheria puerperal sepsis typhoid and tuberculosis. It notes diphtheria is preventable and the antitoxin is effective when given early while stressing sanitation and housing conditions as core to wiping out major killers among children and adults.
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Chicago Journal
Couldn't Be Natural Town Topica Quote
A clipped remark mocks a man’s character, calling him untrustworthy and unable to swim properly, suggesting he would resort to anything to gain advantage. The speaker dismisses the subject as a flawed, underhanded type in a casual town column.
Not a Qualification
A Milwaukee Journal quote condemns tax evasion as disqualifying for fame. The remark targets men who dodge taxes, arguing such conduct disqualifies aspirants to public recognition.
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Milwaukee Journal
No Speculator banker quote highlights trust in finance
A famous banker is quoted saying he has never learned to read a stock ticker. The remark sparks commentary on trust in financiers and the appeal of following highly respected figures with hard earned money.
Don’t Neglect Kidneys Kidney Remedy Ad Claim
Public notice-style ad urges readers to use Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root for kidney and bladder troubles. Promises dramatic relief and urges sending ten cents for a sample bottle, noting the product is a prescription from private practice and to mention the paper.
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Whooldel
Aremar
Dr. Kilmer
Dr. & Co
Binghamton
Wt Y
Ady
Just the Man for Her in a Restless World
A Boston Evening Transcript line hints at a comic portrait of Neurasthenia Hobbs and her composer husband, noting her restlessness and excitability while praising her spouse as a brave figure. The quote frames a domestic, anecdotal dynamic within a literary tone.
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Neurasthenia Hobbs
Boston Evening Transcript
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Prank B. Roach
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