Wyoming Committee Named to Base Fund Roosevelt Memorial
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial drive gathers Wyoming leaders for a nationwide fundraising effort October 20 to 27 seeking ten million dollars. Gov. Robert D. Carey chairs the Wyoming committee with members from Cheyenne Sheridan Casper Lander Pitchfork and others. a regional Salt Lake City conference August 15 will include National committee leadership.
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Wyoming
Roosevelt
William Boyce Thompson
New York City
Roosevelt Memorial Association
Pitchfork
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington, D. C
Oyster Bay
Sagamore Hill
Utah
Utah Hotel
Salt Lake City
Wm. H. Taft
Chas
E. Hughes
Henry Cabot Lodge
Jno
Mitchell
A. T. Hert
Hiram W. Johnson
T. King
Wm. Boyce Thompson
Wm. Loeb, Jr
Albert H. Wiggin
Harry M Blair
Hazel H. Plate
Jos
W. Alsop
R. Livingston Beekman
Homesteaders Claim 13 Million Acres In Wyoming
Figures from State Immigration Commissioner Hill show vacant land in Wyoming shrinking from 35,390,270 acres on July 1, 1909 to 22,387,686 on July 1, 1919. The loss, 18,002,584 acres, mostly went to homesteaders with a small portion withdrawn for oil and coal. By July 1, 1918 total vacant land stood at 25,484,193, indicating 3,040,507 acres grabbed in the past year. Chautauqua Week is August 28 to September 2.
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Hill
Patriotic Lecture Opens Chautauqua Week
The government endorses the Chautauqua platform as a key wartime information channel. Wood Briggs, noted lecturer and Captain of the Texas Na Har Guard, is among the government accredited speakers. His lecture Playing the Game delivers a stirring patriotic appeal on opening night.
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Capt
Wood Briggs
Texas National Guard
Chautauqua
The
Texas Na
Har
Waahii
Briggs
Chautauqqua
Next President Named by Women in 1920 Vote
Washington August 8 The next president of the United States will be elected by the women of the country. Mrs George Bass chairman of the Democratic National Committee women’s committee told President Wilson at the White House that no man opposing the League of Nations can expect the women’s presidential vote. She said women voted for peace after the war and support for the League of Nations and the cost of living are the top issues.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
George Bass
White House
Bass
Democratic National Committee
League of Nations
West
Homer S. Cummings
War tax cuts eyed for western fruit juice and candy
The house votes to sharply reduce the war tax on fruit juice and to eliminate the ten percent tax on soda water and ice cream. It also weighs removing the five percent excise tax on candy amid western growth in fruit and sugar beet industries. Congress is expected to act soon. Chastaska Week runs August 25 to September 2.
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West
House
Congress
Mondell bill favorable to farm homes for soldiers
Washington reports the house committee on public lands has favorably reported the Mondell bill providing farm homes for soldiers nationwide. It would create farms via reclamation projects, sell to servicemen at cost, loan up to 1200 dollars to start, and use community centers with modern farm machinery. The plan aims to help veterans reestablish economically and includes job for ex-sailors in land improvement.
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Washington
House Committee On Public Lands
United States
Tee Ther
Congress
Iife
E Mondell
Wabstans Tial Baaia
Notice of Final Settlement of Estate
The State of Wyoming Lincoln County court notice names Paul Silek estate administrator Louis Gerbitz has filed Final Account and Petition for Distribution in the Lincoln County Clerk's office for examination by creditors and interested persons in the Third Judicial District.
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Louis Ghabitz
Pasbi Paul Silek
State of
Wyoming
County of Lincoln
District Court
Third Judicial District
Paul Silek
Aptes Louis Gerbitz
County of
Lincoln
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Mrs. Blanche
Kemmerer Market
Mutual Livestock Commission Company
Omatia, Nebraska
the Auto Parts Company
Kemmerer, Wyoming
Columbia Battery
Rayfield
Tom
Kentucky
Good Old Velvet
Joe
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