26 Sep 1922
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Newspaper
Lander Evening Post
Location
Lander, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1922
Page
1
The Evening Post, an independent Republican paper, states it will support the Republican ticket but will print all major news first. It emphasizes serving Fremont County and readers over strict party politics, predicting large GOP victories while prioritizing telegraph news and general world events.
Reports from two of three engineering firms about the Lander water system are due in days. Engineer Carliste will bring data and a Prince Nixon team will present to the business men’s committee. A Weiland proposal for a new system already exists, with talks of a special municipal vote in November on the water issue.
Senator John B. Kendrick campaigning for reelection plans to bring a noted Washington woman speaker to Lander. Reports indicate the speaker may appear locally to address life saving issues and definitions for the race in the near future.
Residents of Dubois faced a quiet departure as people returned home after a gathering. Attendance showed more visitors from Dubois than residents of the town, with several groups leaving throughout the night.
The report notes A S Forsyth of Butte Montana visiting Lander on a Saturday. Mentions Lander and Casper roads, a junior high school geography exhibit, and plans to arrange displays for daily classroom studies.
Jackson California September 26 District Attorney T G Netrich questions the Argonaut mine fire that killed AZ workers on August 27. He issues a statement criticizing the mine board and cites testimony from union witnesses about inadequate fire fighting equipment.
Five workmen were injured and around forty others endangered when an air compressor in the Illinois Merchants Trust Bank Building exploded in Chicago early today. Windows shattered in nearby skyscrapers as the giant tank burst, initially believed to be a bomb but later ruled a mechanical blast.
Cheyenne reports detail campaign spending by candidates including Charles E B Whiter of Casper for the Republican nomination with 912,205.00 spent. Judge Winter's expense totals exceed those of Carey and Hay in the gubernatorial contest. Marshall B Reynolds of Kemmerer lists 515.01 in advertising. Robert S Rom of Kemmerer notes an 81.60 outlay for advertising and other items, excluding a 10 donation to the Democratic national committee. Most gubernatorial and congressional candidates submitted statements.
Legal notice in Premont County Wyoming Sixth Judicial District announces time and place to prove the will of Pitts Mile deceased. Johnnie Pitts applies for letters testamentary. interested parties may appear September 18, 1988, at 10:30 a.m. in the court room. Albert Tweed, Clerk of Court.
In Dubois justice court a six man jury found Frank Van Scoyk guilty of malicious mischief linked to pouring corn syrup into Oscar Stringer’s Buick. He received thirty days in jail and a fifty dollar fine, with the judge noting lack of proven malicious intent.
A dispatch from Washington reports that royalty incomes from oil leases rose in August. Government figures show total royalties reaching 674 thousand dollars, with 555 thousand paid to various entities in August, highlighting significant energy sector revenue.
Moscow warns England France Italy Greece Yugoslavia and Egypt against ignoring the interests of nations directly involved in the Dardanelles struggle. It calls for an immediate Near East conference and states Russia will not recognize any decision unless it is a party to the agreement.
The piece rejects party taunting in the soldier registration dispute and argues both Democratic and Republican newspapers inflate the issue. It criticizes senators missing votes and urges focusing on candidates’ qualifications rather than petty tactics.
About forty plates were served last night in the Noble Hotel Dining room to the Kiwanians their wives and other guests. Frederick Boothroyd composer and pianist played selections and offered his interpretation of the Lyndor valley tune. W B Mantin Pourt Wolf Stone gave addresses on the constitution of the United States as Constitution Week was observed during club meetings.
W Richards and family plan to travel from East Lake City to Washington and then to California. Malph Richards, longtime employee at Lander Cleaning Works, is replaced by Jd Hy Trewster of Kawa City who has eleven years as a cleaner.
The Lauder Wlenning works wine installs a new elcotelin dry room to serve patrons twenty four hours. The feature aims to please patrons and guardian weather observers. A theatre event titled The Methodinr Sunday menu el KO was planned but postponed for one week.
United States Senator Thomas B K Watson of Georgia died at his Washington home early today after a sudden illness. He was sixty and survived by a widow and two grandchildren. Watson had served briefly in the Senate and gained national attention for his oratory and strong anti foreign policy stances. His body will be sent to Thomson, Georgia for burial.
W. K. Postier of Omaha spoke at the Baptist Church last Sunday and delivered a profitable evangelistic address last evening. Mr Foxhive left for home this morning and expects to return to Lander in a few weeks. He resides two miles north of the city and is considering windier plans.
A fragmented note mentions Dupont and O Nehal amid crude terms and emotes. The text reads as a rough record of a gardening or crop item with unclear context and no clear event.
Realed bidy for extensions to Municipal Water System will be opened by the Town Council of Lander on Thursday Oct. 5 1922. Plans include about 400 feet of three inch galvanised water pipe on Engene street between Second and Third Streets. Copies from Town Clerk. Council may reject any bid. Mayor A T Maxwell Town Clerk John G Bien
A fragment notes a private sewing or dressmaking scheme claimed to occur in private homes near the depot at Vivmer Apartments. No clear date or full names beyond Myr O. Johnson are legible.
A garbled report praises Lewin as title holder and hints at a defense of a prize, though the text is distorted with misread words and foreign terms. It references names and places in a fragmented way, leaving the exact event unclear.
Des Moines reports twenty thousand Civil War veterans gather for the twenty seventh annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment. Veterans of the Iron Brigade Survivors of Shiloh war prisoners colored troops and other units join reunions and ceremonies highlighting memory of Civil War battles and deaths.
In New Jersey the Republican primary hinges on women voters. Senator Wyckod Pellinghuysen faces George LeStecord, a Newark lawyer, with women described as a decisive factor shaping the renomination battle.
Americans win the Dewar trophy defeating Britain in a world rifle team championship. Adminionn team competed at Gaum Pere Ohio while Beilabot in Menge England. Score details in the report show the US leading 74 to 0 in a tense match.
In a rapid strike wave seven mines in the Band Wing district spur activity as townspeople flock to Lake areas. The movement draws brokers and local offices to the scene amid a lively push for ore prospects and early California forays.
Dispatch from Los Mochis reports eighteen rebels killed in a federal pursuit near Puerta Choix in Shinloe. Names Gabret Valenmadin and Marslane Ceoina listed among the dead amid broader notes on Turkish and Anatolian tensions and recent political warnings.
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