Sugar Price Rise Tied to British Purchases and Refineries
Charles McKay shares a letter from a wholesale grocer detailing sugar price inflation. Clippings claim Britain bought vast granulated sugar for shipment to England, with refineries operating at full capacity to meet demand. Germany previously supplied England, but supply shifts force U S prices upward. The letter warns prices may rise further, risking export restrictions on foodstuffs.
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Charles McKay
New York
England
Germany
United States
Embargo Placed on Freight for Europe by U S S Agent
A Sunday message informs Embargo on receiving all freight bound for Europe via the Atlantic seaboard. It applies regardless of existing contracts with steamship lines, and all shipments must be handled on domestic bills of lading.
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McClement
Europe
Atlantic Seaboard
Uinta County Fair Set for September County Events
Uinta county and Bear River Valley Fair Association plans the third annual Uinta County Fair for September 9, 10, 11 and 12. Evanston, Utah, as a hub of Bear River Valley agriculture, expects large exhibitor turnout with improved facilities including a cement floor in the exhibition building and enhanced race events. Prof Held's Salt Lake Road show will headline.
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Uinta
Uinta County
Bear River Valley
Evanston
Cropa
Held
Salt Lake
Pigeon Returns After Lengthy Absence
Joe Haddenham of Kemmerer reports two pigeons kept captive near Mimouri have returned home after about two months. One bird escaped and was believed lost until a letter from Mineguart William confirmed its return. The surviving pigeon and its mate then traveled back toward Kemmerer, astonishing observers with the bird’s safe voyage.
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Joe Haddenham
Kemmerer
Mimouri
Seearch
Mineguart
Ulan
Mysterious Disappearance of Rail Master Husted in Kemmerer
C J Husted trainmaster of the Oregon Short Line vanished after leaving Kemmerer on August 3. Reports place him in East Lake City then Salt Lake City aboard a Union Pacific train with no word to officials. He had drawn money from a bank and his replacement by J B Davies of Pocatello is noted.
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C.J. Husted
Oregon
Union Pacific
Salt Lake City
Columbia
South America
Mexico
BO Fennons
Opening Bath House at Lava Hot Springs Event
A three day celebration begins tomorrow at Lava Hot Springs to mark the opening of the new bath house. The stately building will attract weeklong visitors and provide more space for recreation as plans for larger hotels unfold. Excursion rates start tomorrow with return options through Sunday. Daily programs include Amusement II events, swimming contests, bone races, and a large dance each evening.
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Lava Hot Springs
Lost Children Wander Off In Night Near Sablet Farm
Two young Wu Gane siblings aged seven and eight vanished from the flat south of Sablet last Thursday. A search by three autos from Frontier Sublet and Susie failed to find them until dawn when locals tracked them to the Hilate croek area about ten miles away, safely located near Uli Mat thewe maagh.
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Wu Gane
Sablet
Bone
Frontier
Sublet
Susie
Hilate Croek
Uli Matthewe Maagh
Wight
Engl
Robbery attempt outlined in Bear Lake pursuit
A car carrying P. I. Quealey and family was halted by two riders near Sage after nine pm. A gunshot punctured the road ahead as the riders pursued and fled. Bert Long and Montana Jack were arrested in Kemmerer on an attempted man slaughter charge, arraigned before Justice Craig, denied guilt, and remanded for trial on August 20 with $1,000 bonds each.
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Bear Lake
Sage
P. 1
Quealey
Quealy
Turner
Mr. Quealy
Malcoln
Kemmerer
Hansen
Bert Long
Jack Skirtlant
Montana
Jack
FR. Craig
Seach
Union Pacific oil official visits Kemmerer on tour
Frank A. Manley vice president and general manager travels from Union Pacific oil Co. to Kemmerer then Tacoma en route to Centralia Washington. He notes coal market stability, warns prolonged war could affect western smelters, expects postwar copper demand to renew activity. Cumberland mines halt awaiting machinery. Wyoming operations run ten mines at full capacity. Manley visits Dr. W. A. Hocker, his father-in-law.
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Frank A. Manley
Union Pacific Oil Co
Kemmerer
Centralia
Waah
Althe
West
Cumberland
Wyoming
Union Pacific Coal Company
Manley
W. A. Hocker
No. 6 Mine Reopens After Spring Closure
No. 6 mine of Kemmerer Coal Co. reopened last week and workers are being hired rapidly, with plans to raise the force to 14 men. All company mines are now active except No. 1, though coal is being hoisted through No. 3 from the old No. 1 workings. We have everything to fight the flies, Kemmerer face, vere and jets.
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Kemmerer Coal Co
Altho
Kemmerer
Vere & Jets
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Quealys
Kemmerer Savings Bank
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