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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1918
Page
2
A 1918 chronicling of rural France under war, contrasting intact fields with desolation, closed barns, and the impact of occupation. It notes German prisoners, altered farm life, and the eerie calm of a once bustling Percheron horse farm amid wartime siege.
In Wheatland Wyoming Mrs Webb er announces plans for balcony addition stage rebuilding ventilating system new lights and seating expansion to 600 seats. The project aims to upgrade capacity and comfort for the public with complete new stage scenery and serves as the growing demand for the Ir is exclusive film supply and continuous top class service.
Sheriff McMinn arrested Finn John BE Emmonen at Frontier in Kemmerer charging evasion of the draft. He claimed farm work in the east during the draft and refused to register. A passport shows New York arrival in 1943 with conflicting birth dates. authorities in Cheyenne notified. He had cashed his month's paycheck and planned to head to Montana.
Laramie Wyoming April 4 the board of education voted unanimously to discontinue teaching German in the high school and other larger city schools following a nationwide trend. The motion carried after discussion at the regular meeting.
Mrs Tobiah Berey a 60 year old woman was found dead from accidental asphyxiation in her Omaha home at 410 Indiana Avenue. Police said she had been dead several hours and was discovered by neighbor Mrs Sam Rosenbaum who broke in. A gas jet on a kitchen range was reported turned on.
George W. K. Poavar sued Casper Wyoming police chief F. J. Wolf for 200 damages claiming water poured into his Ford radiator during cold weather damaged the car. The jury verdict in Judge W. B. Tubbs court awarded Poavar judgment.
United Press reports from Berne on April 4 that a Dresden newspaper claims a continued advance has been made, but mountains of dead have been left behind. The dispatch notes the grim toll of the war as troops push forward.
The War Trade Board announced that one hundred thousand tons of Swedish shipping will be chartered to the United States under a temporary trade agreement already completed. The move was disclosed in Washington by United Press.
False claims circulated by Pan-Germans describe a decorative calendar titled Great German Towns of the World. The list includes New York Chicago Philadelphia Milwaukee Cincinnati Buffalo Cleveland and Baltimore, presented to neutral countries as if these U S cities were German in origin.
Plans approved by Architect Baefresen of Cheyenne for Wheitland hospital call for a major rear expansion adding 22 rooms with new operating suite dining room sun parlor and maternity department. A concrete wall will line the ditch bank forming part of the new foundation and an open central court will provide light and air. The project estimates cost at 10,000 and aims to relieve overcrowding by creating space for emergency admissions and routine care.
A major late winter storm sweeps central Wyoming after a 1 degree drop, bringing 12 inches of snow and substantial moisture. Train service remains normal as roads in oil districts may worsen briefly. ranchers and sheepmen welcome the moisture for irrigation and stock needs.
Judge Winter will not preside at the spring term in Douglas Wyoming as the city opens court. Natrona county faces one of its heaviest criminal dockets requiring more than three weeks. Judge Raymond of Newcastle will substitute and assign attorneys for the cases as jurors are ordered to appear at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
On April 8 at Douglas Wyoming the high school held a service day presented by Mr Harry Devine for the school board. The impromptu program featured patriotic songs and cadet corps drills. George Bed and Wilmith spoke for the school. Thirty three alumni and teachers who entered the service were thanked.
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Purman analyzes Boston's 1918 shift from airtight fielding to heavier hitting. Ed Barrow reshapes the lineup with McInnis Strunk and Schang to boost offense while juggling two first basemen and a veteran second baseman Byers. Key pitchers include Mays Bush and Carl Mays as backbones. outfield harmony with Hoop er Strunk and Schang in flux. If the infield holds and offense delivers, Boston eyes a top-three finish. failure could push them out of the first division.
News from Bagdad reports the destruction by Turks of the Oriental library gathered by Carmelite fathers. The collection contained over 20,000 volumes on Mesopotamia, mainly French and English with Italian and German works, plus rare items and 1764 Arabic manuscripts, mostly unprinted and unique.
Lovell Wyoming April 8 The Larabee Carbon plant is rapidly rising with a large crew as ground work completes. The plant, north of the railroad tracks near the sugar factory, will cover about five acres and include a new office building serving as company HQ. The project is spurred by the Gas and Electric company and will use natural gas to produce carbon black, attracting further industry to Lovell.
Figures show 282243 dogs in New York and 2051 dogs reported killed that year. It appears 279202 of the dogs did not get a sheep.
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