1889 Francis E. Warren was reappointed the Territorial Governor. Attribution: On This Day.
1890 A party of "disappointed" Washington emigrants settled on Horse Creek in Laramie County. Attribution: Wyoming State Historical Society.
1890 The House of Representatives passed the bill for Wyoming Statehood.
1908 The Trustees of the University of Wyoming fired the university's president.
1916 The Punitive Expedition: Casper Daily Press. March 27, 1916
1917 The Cheyenne State Leader for March 27, 1917: Wyoming National Guard Called Back into Service
After just a couple of weeks of civilian life, the Guard was called back into service. A Colorado unit that had never demobilized was being retained at Ft. D. A. Russell.
Things were back on.
Douglas residents were going to gather at the LaBonte, long a hot spot in Douglas, to give Company F a big send off.
I don't know if the LaBonte is open again or not, but its still there. It was open at least as late as the 1980s, and it might be now.
The Wyoming National Guard was in the throws of recovering troops it had only just discharged from active service.
And the Germans, it was reported, were going to sell the Belgians as slaves. All while Wilson was "dodging war".
The Medical detachment of the Wyoming National Guard was expecting orders to return to Ft. D. A. Russell, where they'd been only a couple of weeks ago, but they hadn't yet received them.
In other news, a big air force was being planned and the new Russian government was being reported as "very popular".
1919 March 27, 1919. The Arabia struck, Mary Pickford to visit Casper.
USS Arabia.
She'd been laid down in 1903 as a commercial fishing vessel. Submarine depredations caused the Navy to take her into service in August, 1918, but with that task complete, she was struck from the Navy's rolls and sold that following November.
Why put this obscure ship in here?
Well, this blog explores trends and changes. 1919 wasn't all that long ago, at least not the way historians think of time, and therefore it wasn't that long ago when commercial operations, and even the Navy, regarded sail as still a viable means of propulsion.
There was big local news.
Mary Pickford was coming to the Irish Theatre in Casper on Sunday.
Mary Pickford in 1916.
Pickford was a huge deal in 1919, and frankly she always would be. One of the really big early stars of early movies, the Toronto born actress was at that time as big of movie star as anyone could imagine.
Her life wasn't really a happy one. Married three times, she became a recluse in later years and would only receive Lilian Gish as a personal visitor. This week in 1919, however, she'd be Casper's visitor.
Casper was also declaring war on vice, the paper proclaimed. If it was, it wasn't very successful at it. It wasn't until after World War Two when the strong streak of vice running through Casper would be cleaned up, and the Sandbar district remained all the way into the 1970s.
1964 Earthquake occurred near Van Tassell.
2020 Governor, State Health Officer extend Statewide Public Health Orders through April 17
The announcement this afternoon:
Governor, State Health Officer extend Statewide Public Health Orders through April 17CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon and State Health Officer Dr. Alexia Harrist have extended the three existing statewide health orders through April 17 to slow community transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19) and protect lives.Current orders closing public places including schools, prohibiting gatherings of 10 people or more in a single room or confined space (including outdoors) and closing bars, restaurants, coffee shops and some personal services businesses will continue through April 17. Food establishments can continue to provide take out and delivery services.“I have extended these orders in consultation with Dr. Harrist,” Governor Gordon said. “Because we’ve seen cases identified in additional counties and growth in the case numbers, it’s clear how important it is for us to take sustained action. I understand the ongoing strain that these measures are having on businesses, workers and Wyoming communities. But it is imperative that our citizens respond to this public health crisis by staying home whenever possible and practicing proper social distancing when they must go out. This is how we can save lives and protect people’s health.”Dr. Harrist emphasized the extension of the current orders is necessary because it takes time for social distancing measures to effectively slow the spread of COVID-19 and to monitor the impacts of those measures on the outbreak in Wyoming.“The best tool we have to reduce the potential burden on our healthcare system and save lives is for all of us to limit our contact with other people as much as possible,” Dr. Harrist said. “Of course it is most important for people who are ill to stay home unless they need medical attention.”The Governor is in continuous communication with Wyoming Department of Health officials and is prepared to issue updated guidance– including further statewide orders– should conditions warrant.As of March 27, the Wyoming Department of Health is reporting 70 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in 13 Wyoming counties.
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