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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1918
Page
16
The county reports progress on a new pest house being erected at the poor farm site west of the city. Walls are up and completion is expected after weather moderates to prepare for epidemics and provide a contagious ward. Existing Cheyenne hospitals lack facilities for diphtheria fevers and smallpox, so patients will be sent to the pest house.
The Red Star benefit concert, set for Thursday night, is postponed because Lingile Millard fell ill. Mina Millard is also treated for a nervous collapse, prompting concert organizers led by Chow to reschedule to a later date.
Readable lines mention a pair of black geese or animals weighing about 1100 each and a reward for a binder. Also notes a four room rental with an address and care leader. An easy payment plan is advertised for liberty bond subscribers in a Citizens National Bank ad.
City hall announces bids for a new rest house at the cemetery rear, extending from the vault with a shared roof. The stone building will have two rooms for men and women, brick backing, plus a bathroom and sewer connections for the adjacent cemetery house.
A $70,000,000 nitrate plant under construction aims to output thirty tons daily via the air nitrogen fixation process and will run coke and dolomite inputs as materials. It will generate its own coke and power, employ thousands during build and expand to a permanent 500 staff, with production expected by August.
Purman analyzes the Washington club at spring training noting pitching strength led by Walter Johnson and Ed Ainsmith while warning that weak batting could keep Washington in the second division. Dumont and Craft are key to mound work, with Levan Lavan and Mamie filling in infield spots.
Developments and great power projects promise to bolster United States security through reliable munitions supply, fertilizer production, and agricultural gains. Ammonium nitrate, nitrogen fertilizers, and fuel efficiency drive industrial growth, chemical power expands in key districts, and steel and cotton sectors gain stimulus across states.
The report lists temperature 45 F at 6 am and 41 F mean for the day, with a high of 88 F at 3 pm and a low of 24 F at 2:40 am. Winds NW to W reach 40 mph, precipitation 0.0 inches in 24 hours, total since January 4.40 inches.
The Citizens National Bank urges readers to buy a Liberty loan bond and notes the ad is available today.
Pater learns from Newport studio owner T. F. Clark that his son Paul A. Clark in the army sent no personal message home. The card simply says It have wr ved safely overseas and notes cards are given to the men to inform families of their safe arrival.
The notice reports ongoing city wide street improvements with Pioneer avenue being scraped and graded and other streets planned to be brought to condition as work progresses. Officials at the city hall confirm the project advances and payment terms for contractors.
Federal order tightens control on sugar and flour sales. No sugar to new manufacturers started since Jan 1 1918 without approval. Licensed dealers barred from supplying fresh hens ends April 19. Signed by Theodore Piers Federal Food Administrator.
Paris April 17 the French war office reported successful raids at Butte-du-Meanil Tahure and Flirey with American artillery nearby Active mutual shelling occurred on the Somme and Oise fronts Along the Meuse six miles north of Verdun an enemy assault was repelled
U P employees in Wyoming purchase bonds totaling $202,000, with 41 percent party based and about 200 separate bonds issued. The Wyoming division leads in subscriptions, outpacing other divisions, though totals for other regions are not yet known.
We sincerely thank friends and neighbors for kind deeds and sympathy during the illness and death of our loved one. Special thanks to the Woodmen of Me World and to Mrs J W Griffin and Pawley for their assistance and memory.
The Industrial club added Devine Grain Company Louis Lipson R W Bellrose Lane Joan McWlyan H L Davis and C E Davis as new members. A letter from the army ordnance chief urged skilled draftsmen and inspectors and asked that the letter and salary details be posted on the club bulletin board. the club will assist though such trained men are scarce in Cheyenne.
A vintage praise of a wife’s influence on her husband’s success. The text urges all women to seek health through a tonic, promoting Lordin Birchhe Vegetable Compound as a three generation remedy for headaches backache and the blues.
Residents report a group of auto riders roaming the lake area late at night firing about twenty shots. Police say no injuries or gunfire reports were received, but property damage from bullets was noted in the section of town.
The British labor commission, after two months touring the United States, departs for England. Walter A. Appleton, spokesman for British labor leaders, states that American labor is loyal to the core and supports President Wilko in prosecuting the war.
April 17 report from the front notes heavy fighting south of Boramné near Hangagden Seise Meret 21. Varanch forces defend a Berserk position between Neyon and Amieam as Allied units push to retake the line.
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