Oil Shale From Fossil Field May Be Basis Of Great Industry
Treasurer Tanner defends tax collection actions amid Republican criticism. He asserts law lacks provision for advertising or selling personal property for unpaid taxes, says delinquent taxes were collected at cost to the delinquent, and notes prior trips to recover back taxes. The piece hints at political context and upcoming publication continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican
Tanner
Delingu
Tayron
Republican Party
Almot
Tayson
Local men report close call in Echo Canyon crash
Harry Hollingsworth and Thomas Freebury, longtime Kemmerer residents connected with the metrograph factory, left Kemmerer for Salt Lake in a Nash travel car. A tire blowout sent the auto down an embankment near Echo Canyon, Freebury pinned and unconscious, Hollingsworth burned but freeing his companion. Both men recovered. they had just recently left the local plant.
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Harry
Hollingsworth
Thomas Freebury
Kemmerer
Salt Lake
Nash
Echo Canyon
Mr. Freebury
Mr. Hollingsworth
Freebury
Alt Lake
Etrograg Fenbany
Examiner closes task with unclear county official note
Fragmentary OCR text shows an examiner closing a task and mentions county officials, a Tuesday date, and a sense of incomplete information. The message is garbled, with stray phrases about a public matter and conditions, but no clear names, places, or outcomes are discernible.
Move Into Town Rderno Mewes Mie Alvin Anderson and
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Alvin Anderson and others in a town move story with unclear details, lacking concrete events, dates, or locations.
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Rderno Mewes
Mie
Alvin Anderson
Hare
Candidate for Representative Who Will Stand the Acid Test
A profile of W. M. Shelby, a Frontier, Wyoming Democrat backed as a rural and labor ally. The piece contrasts Tennessee lineage with Western grit, arguing Shelby understands ranchers, miners, and business, and will go to Cheyenne to press needs and protests.
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Tennessee
W. M. Shelby
Washington
Bill
Frontier
G. QO. BP
Cheyenne
Deep test to be made in Big Piney area
Two reliable sources report the Associated will drill a test well in Big Piney to a depth of about 4000 feet. The operation, a subsidiary of The Giant, will use standard deep oil methods to assess whether shallow or deep sand formations yield oil enough to justify a pipeline and sale prospects.
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Big Piney
Teaching Boys to Make Useful Things at School Shop
A new manual training shop opens on the hill where students learn by doing. Prof Robertson directs freshmen to design and build a bench and a table with shelf, emphasizing self reliance and practical skill. The director hails from Emporia and hints at broader local ties.
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Willie
Prof. Robertson
William Allen
White
Walt Mason
Emporia
Boydam
Controversy Over Estate Settled
Settlement of the claim of Mrs. Mary F Hinith widow of Amos W Smith was made recently though papers are not filed yet in the Clerk of Court office. Settlement reportedly totals about 425000 and was approved by Judge Argold after hearings attended by H R Christie greening te estate angel i ReNrHmeN Tiny fone of Mrs. Smith.
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Mary F. Hinith
Amos W. Smith
H.R. Christie Greening Te
Angel i
Renrhmen Tiny
Smith
Argold
Money Abroad and Local Wages Stir Kemmerer Bankers
A leading Kemmerer banker notes a $500,000 payroll in the area and asks how a town of 1600 sustains high wages while most workers save little. He cites miners earning up to $18 daily and firemen $275 to $350 monthly, then questions why surplus money is sent abroad to Europe and how to mobilize domestic investment for productive use. The piece highlights the broad economic question of directing wealth toward national gains.
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Kemmerer
Italy
Austria
United States
Connecticut
Europe
America
Iery
Ls Brother
Warduyy
Walean
Paris
London
County's First Boy in Kemmerer County
G Harmison, born in Kemmerer County, now 64, recalls early days and visits Montana to see sisters after thirty-eight years. He describes Associated and mine operations with bunk houses, dining, electric lights, two 40 horsepower boilers, lumber, machinery, and ongoing construction. He notes changes and contrasts with prior times.
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Montana
G. Harmison
Associated
Ile Clanes
Ford Restores Prewar Prices and No Wage Cuts
Detroit sept 21 Henry Ford announced the Ford Motor company will revert to prewar pricing with reductions from 14 percent on motor trucks to 31 percent on small cars. He said there will be no wage reductions at Ford plants and urged end to war profits and greed to restore prosperity and progress.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
Ford
Oakley resort shooting suspect pleads not guilty
An Idaho man jailed after an early morning incident at the Oakley resort confessed little beyond confusion. Sheriff and deputies noted a six shooter and a polearm in the scene as he pleaded not guilty to assault with a deadly weapon, held in $600 bond for trial next Saturday. He appeared orderly, described as decent, with uncertain memory of the events at Egypt’s house of pleasure.
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Oakley
Egypt
Chris Christensen
Billy Conroy
Kemmerer
Glasgow
Idaho
Shipping Many Sheep at Kemmerer Yards Prompts Debate
The Kemmerer yards load numerous sheep cars with Janis Jamieson and Clarence Linden sending six and two cars respectively. Salmos, Fennner, and George Watts ton ship many cars amid a diverse crew, while foreign workers dominate and contribute to higher output. A local speaker argues for taxing money sent abroad to limit repatriation and protect native fortunes, urging immigration for opportunity and national growth.
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Kemmerer
Ray
Janis Jamieson
Denver
Clarence Linden
Salmos
Fenner
George Watts
Fossil shale tests spur Denver oil demo in 1900s era
A Kemmerer driven plan for shale oil testing accelerates as Col George F. Cooke urges shipments for demonstration during the Oil Congress starting September 28 in Denver. Reports note 2100 acres of Fossil shale with laboratory yields surpassing DeBeque estimates, though tests so far are on surface rock.
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James P. Rosenberg
Oil Congress
George F. Cooke
Shale
Kemmerer
Denver
Rail Road Branches to Receive Major Improvements
National funds will spur rehabilitation on Kemmerer area lines with new bridges and heavier rails. A Cumberland branch crew rebuilt five of nine bridges after decades of patchwork, while a larger crew is due from Pocatello. Northerly sections will gain ninety pound steel to replace worn seventy pound rails as traffic increases. Quealy branch bridge work continues with possible heavier steel pending gang plans.
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Kemmerer
Cumberland
Pocatello
Ray
Nortiun
Quealy
Mondell to Speak Here Next Monday
The Republican County Central committee notifies that Congressman Mondell will address Cokeville on Friday September 24 and will speak at Afton on Saturday. An evening talk at the Lyceum will be followed by a free public dance at the net hall.
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Republican County
Lincoln County
Cokeville
Afton
Lyceum
Net
Averyous
Mrs Ivan Dunes Goes to Colorado Event
Fragmentary OCR reads as Mrs Ivan traveling to Colorado with unclear context. Mentions Virginia and Florenew unclear. No clear date or organization. Summarization limited by disjointed source content.
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Ivan Dunes Anit Tittle
Ter
Virginia
Cepa
Florenew
Colorado
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