Wyoming State News Highlights Population and Projects
Western Newspaper Union reports diverse Wyoming items: fairs planned in multiple counties, new light plant for Glenrock, cleanup drives in Thermopolis, taxi service in Casper, street lighting in Green River, potential mine closures, wheat acreage plans, labor day events, a new hotel in Casper, wage increases for Casper teachers, an oil well near Laramie, and several civic and military updates including bank charters, public office appointments, extraditions, and the dedication of a Y M C A building.
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Casper
Green River
Coalmont
Wyoming
Granger
Laramie
Out West
West Salt Creek
Tingle
B. B. Brooks
Claude Burns
Gillette
Frank L. Houx
Big Horn County
Lewis B. Horton
Cheyenne
Queartermaster’s Department of the Army
Odd Fellows and Masons
Glenrock
American Lake
Washington
Cody
Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias
Grand Temple of Pythian Sisters
A. N. French
LC. Newlin
Asa S. Mercer
Big Horn Basin
L. A. Webb
Buffalo
W. K. Weaver
Third Wyoming Infantry
Houx
Maj. Anderson
Open Shoshone Lands Tracts Near Frannie Open to Homestead
About 12 000 acres of land on Wyoming's Shoshone project will be opened to homestead entry Sept. 20. The tract lies south of Frannie toward Mantau and Denver and is bisected by Burlington-Billings main line and a Frannie Lovell branch. Nearly a quarter is irrigated and crop ready. Land suited to wheat oats corn alfalfa sugar beets potatoes and hardy vegetables. Future homesteaders should inspect the project before filing at Powell with maps and entry forms. Construction charge 77 per acre for best land. 6 percent down at filing. First payment due at filing.
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Western
Union News Service
Powell
Wyo
Wyoming
Washington
Frannie
Mantau
Denver
Burlington-Billings
Lovell
Reclamation Service
Powell, Wyo
United States
Finding Drowned Body Clears Mystery Greybull
The two month disappearance of a seven and a half year old boy was resolved when O. M. Beck, a section foreman, identified the body found in driftwood on the Big Horn river downstream from the fall site.
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Greybull
O. M. Beck
Big Horn River
Oil price advance announced by Ohio Oil Company
Douglas reports an immediate advance of 20 cents a barrel raising Elk Basin and Grass Creek oils to 1.70. The Salt Creek and Big Muddy market quotes will adjust accordingly. In Casper, Roy Sherman shot a revolver to frighten his wife, then paid a small fine and surrendered his paycheck to her.
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Douglas
Elk Basin
Grass Creek
Ohio Oil Company
Salt Creek
Big Muddy
Elk
Casper
Roy Sherman
Body of Man Found on Track Near Fremont County Line
A man found on the Burlington tracks near the Fremont county line has been identified only by a chance remark from a stranger who said the man was John McDonald of Denver with two children. The victim appeared to have been run over and dragged by a train.
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Thermopolis
John McDonald
Denver
Burlington Tracks
Fremont County
Two Smothered in Jalil Fire in Green River
Fort Dodge Iowa man Frank Earl Ryan 26 and James Johnson 65 said to be from Canada died in a city jail fire in Green River. Fire believed caused by smoking in bed. jail destroyed.
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Green River
Frank Earl Ryan
Fort Dodge
Iowa
James Johnson
Canada
Two Killed By Cars In Separate Train Incidents
Laramie foreman Rock River Rock River area, L E Willard, was crushed when eight cars rolled over his body after he fell beneath a train. Earlier an unidentified man fell from a train near Bolaon tunnel west of Rock River and was cut in two.
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Laramie
Lee Willard
Rock River
Bolaon Tunnel
Assault on Train Passenger Leaps From Speeding Car
Walter Morgan of Denver assaulted several passengers on westbound Union Pacific No. 17 near Hallville Wyoming after drinking heavily. He broke a window and leaped from the speeding train, rolling down a steep embankment and sustaining injuries requiring hospital treatment. He was en route to Byanston, Wyoming.
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Rock Springs
Walter Morgan
Denver
Union Pacific
Hallville
Wyo
Byanston
Western mining and oil news highlights and ore dealings
Mining and metal market notes from New York outline prices for lead silver and tungsten concentrates. Arizona and Colorado gold outputs are cited for 1916 along with extensive activity at Jerome and Telluride. Flotation tests at Tomboy mill, tramway plans for Smuggler, and a court ruling in the Minerals Separation case are reported amid regional drilling and smelter disruptions.
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Tera Newspaper Union News Service
New York
C. Eee
St. Louis
Mining reports show August metals and gallup prospect
The mills yielded 2,500 pounds of gold and silver for the first half of August. New Mexico 1916 output was 4,092,800 in gold and 1,138,000 in silver. A mining camp near Gallup is being opened, Catalpa property is being explored, Oaks company reports 15 to 30 ore at Maud 8 in Mogollon with rising shipments. Anderson farm well in Luna county progresses, drillers have started again and reached 700 feet. Toltec Oil and Gas drill advances to 400 feet with potential for faster progress due to favorable formation.
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Montana
Reynolds & Sypher
Wyoming
Butte
Anaconda
Washoe
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
New Mexico
Gallup
Catalpa
Oaks Company
Mogollon
Anderson
Luna County
Toltec Oil and Gas Company
Wyoming Oil Company expands holdings in Big Muddy field
Blackfoot Oil Company holding 440 acres in the Big Muddy field plans to spud a new well on the southeast quarter of Section 432-717. Alfred Steele of Car Manua Ol and Refining Company says the holdings have grown with new leases, including 160 acres on the Tisdale dome adjoining the Rispin well land.
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Wyoming
Wyoming- Blackfoot Oil Company
Big Muddy
Alfred Steele
Car Manua Ol and Refining Company
Tisdale Dome
Friend of the Fire Horse in Detroit Retires After 27 Years
Martin Cooney, longtime superintendent of horses for Detroit Fire Department, bought every horse in service, tended them through illness, and euthanized many. He kept no furloughs, tended to winter warmth and foot care, and supported retiring horses to farms. Now the rise of autos ends horse use, and Cooney reflects on the animals’ loyalty and humane retirements.
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Martin Cooney
Fire Department
Detroit
Mich
Cooney
Mr. Cooney
How They Shoot In China Battle For Peking Report
The Salt Lake Herald-Republican notes a siege near the Forbidden City where Chang Hsun’s ill-starred forces faced a much larger republican attack. Casualties were small given the heavy engagement, with ten killed and thirty wounded among combatants and higher tolls among bystanders.
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China
Peking
Chang Hsun
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
Forbidden City
Sam
Master of Proportions in Brooklyn Sunday School
A mission church in Brooklyn hosts a Sunday school lesson on Moses and the Burning Bush. An eager teacher asks ten to twelve year old boys questions as they respond with rapid, confident answers. One student correctly notes the bush burned yet did not burn down, delighting the class.
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Brooklyn
Moses
Harry
Yessum
The Boon of a Short Memory in Battle Weather
A Canadian corporal writes on road conditions in trench warfare. Relief marches tire troops as mud and fatigue build, yet memory fades quickly after baths, shaves, and clean kit. Short-term discomforts fade as the mind forgets harsh minutes and moves on.
Romanones Featured as Top Spaniard in Turbulent Politics
Count Romanones emerges as the most powerful figure in Spanish politics, in his early fifties and a veteran of seven governments. The compact, strong leader is praised for handling political crises and is predicted to return to power by his allies. The king once described his bold, combative nature in a legendary quote comparing Canalejas, Dato, and Romanones.
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Romanones
Spain
Canalejas
Dato
Pioneer aviator Henry H. Arnold among top airmen
Maj. Henry H. Arnold rank among foremost aviators alongside Foulois and Milling. He learned at Wright Brothers school in 1911, helped open the first army flying school at College Park, and, with Milling, developed aerial targeting at Fort Riley. He survived a near ground crash and won the Mackay trophy for reconnaissance work before aiding wartime air fleet plans in Washington.
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Henry H. Arnold
Foulois
Milling
America
Wright Brothers School
Dayton
First
Army
College Park
Fort Riley
Arnold
United States
Germany
Washington
George O. Squier
Navy's Highest Medical Officer Explains Navy Health System
Medical Director William G Braisted describes Navy health safeguards including shipboard medical specialists, a highly trained Hospital Corps, and 20 shore hospitals. He emphasizes readiness to protect personnel and his trust in the care provided to sailors, including the health of his own son.
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New York Herald
William G. Braisted
Navy
Navy Hospital Corps
Moe
Aggressiveness and originality taught at Fort Myer camp
Lieut Col Charles W Fenton at Fort Myer VA trains officers to think for themselves and prize ideas. He says the war is a near deadlock and will be won by ideas carried by the private soldier. He emphasizes sympathy for enlisted men and the need for disciplined, innovative leaders.
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Charles W. Fenton
Fort Myer
Fenton
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Jerome
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