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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1917
Page
5
The piece notes dog fanciers in England, especially the impoverished, fear the new dog tax and license hikes will ruin a business built up during the war. Women with small incomes invested in dogs worry revenue will vanish, kennels close, and wartime trade collapses amid sensational food-spending rumors.
A city official faced a tense confrontation from a visitor demanding orders to stop a late express through Elm Grove. The citizen attributed the 11:55 whistle incident to local mis management, citing a pastors sermon as causing a disturbance.
A quoted remark by Artem expresses that the ultimate consumer bears the worst burden in the chain of middlemen, highlighting a long-standing grievance about unequal bargaining power and price control in supply chains.
John D. Rockefeller Jr. long cherished a boyhood dream of scenery he loved near the gate at 4 view. He later became owner of about 30 acres and donated it to the city as a park valued at about 5 million dollars.
A partial excerpt discusses reactions to a performance or discussion where people feel free to engage regardless of their singing ability, highlighting tensions between audience participation and perceived skill. The text hints at broader social dynamics about voice and judgment in public settings.
A coded aside hints at a financier’s wit while memories fade and dialogue trails dullly. The fragment suggests a character noticing others, but details are sparse and unclear.
During heavy fighting along a seven and a half mile front north of the Aisne the French checked the crown prince’s German forces. French gains included recapturing trenches at several points and capturing three salient areas. East of Cerny the Petain attacks enlarged earlier gains, with French forces advancing on the Mense near Verdun and reclaiming ground lost in July. Russians and allies report staggered actions across Galicia and Lemberg area with German attempts repulsed. British airmen claim success against German aircraft and depots with sixteen German machines downed and eight British aircraft engaging air defenses.
Washington reports the Senate on July 7 approved a bone dry approach to alcohol during the war. The measure would seize stocks in bond and ban manufacture and deportation of distilled intoxicants, while beer and wine remain unaffected. Final rules hinge on conference action. estimates place bond stocks at 200 to 300 million gallons with annual consumption near 120 million gallons. Government costs for purchase could reach 800 million to 1 billion dollars, with federal revenue likely 200 to 400 million, dependent on withdrawals prior to law enactment.
Reports from Asia Minor describe severe turmoil as epidemics and starvation cripple Turkish forces. Army depletion stems from disrupted transport, disease, and famine, reflecting the empire’s strained military and civilian toll.
Ammon A. Hennaany and Harry If Townsley were convicted in Columbus Ohio of conspiracy to defeat the army conscription law and sentenced to seven years in federal prison at Atlanta. The case highlights anti draft activity during the era and marks a rare federal punishment for such acts.
Officials of Jean Coal Company announced that workers would pause operations after a four day strike. The move comes as a direct response to labor pressure and aims to resume full production at the Verona plant as negotiations continue.
President Wilson directs fair, uniform draft procedures for June registration, keeping exemptions narrowly tailored to merit. Local and district boards will decide claims, with appeals to district boards, and preparations to form focal boards and organize meetings to start the process promptly.
The document outlines exemptions for certain men including those in religious orders, ministers, and divinity students. It also covers married men with dependents, orphans, and sons of dependent widows, plus those in military or naval service, pilots, and merchant seamen. Other exemptions include moral deficiency and members of preexisting religious groups forbidding participation.
The document outlines draft exemptions and procedures for notifying designated persons, including officers, religious leaders, dependents, and aliens. It details how local and district boards decide exemptions within specific deadlines, the evidence required for dependents, and how employment in essential industries may affect exemptions. It notes that certificates of discharge may be temporary and revocable.
Government moves to control critical exports under a July proclamation by President Wilson. Policy prioritizes American needs, allied requirements, and neutral shipments while aiming to block central powers. Commodities under control include coal fuel oil kerosene meat wheat and foodstuffs, steel, iron, fertilizer, and explosives. A possible sixty day food embargo is discussed to ease shortages and inform allied and neutral needs. Shipping control extends to allied and neutral vessels to ensure essential wartime supplies reach mustering efforts.
London endured a heavy air raid on July 7 with a large formation of German planes. Explosives caused significant damage in the heart of the city, killing 37 people and wounding 141. German losses were four aircraft. The casualty figures are compared to the June 18 raid.
In Germany a potato shortage will halt new hiring of 10 PolAtons in Jonson Hamburg and several other cities next week until the potato supply resumes. The situation leaves workers awaiting arrival of fresh stock and clarifies that no positions will open until the harvest and distribution improve.
Fragmentary report describes a large force of several hundred men led by Preaidio Texia Wilandtaco Villa about fifty miles south of Ojinaga. Merchants in Ojinnge have moved assets toward Ho Grands in anticipation of an action and the town.
Fragmentary OCR notes reports Russians engaging in renewed frontline fighting. The text references ongoing hostilities and shifting battle lines, with no clear dates or locations available in the readable portion.
Tobias peeped through the window then proceeded to his desk. He applied a dennel bandage to Nie and moved to the door, asking Ste Knowal for help. The caller left, while Kowal muttered that such tricks are the fastest way to dismiss life insurance agents.
An old Cuticura advertisement extols soup and ointment for itching skins and related conditions with a free sample offer by mail. A street car anecdote then interrupts, recounting a boy refusing to alight, insisting on hearing the end of a story from his mother.
Marian and her mother engage in a playful morning routine centering on a game of making a monkey, with light teasing about who acts as the monkey. The exchange includes a humorous prompt to feed the narrator before proceeding with chores and a shift of roles between Marian and her mother as the scene unfolds.
A confused account depicts a young man disobeying orders, earning a holiday to see his family, where his father sternly questions the soldier’s choices. The father notes discipline and mockingly warns of harsher treatment if the son sins again, hinting at wartime duty and authority.
A garbled OCR fragment presents jumbled phrases and nonstandard spelling. The text resembles a poem or dialogue with stray words about variation, a neighbor, and a hopeful yet unclear scenario. No coherent events, names, dates, or places are discernible.
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