Cheyenne State Leader Established 1867 Brief Notice
Brief item notes the Cheyenne State Leader newspaper established in 1867 with a terse 1 year reference. No further details available in readable text.
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1917
Page
12
Brief item notes the Cheyenne State Leader newspaper established in 1867 with a terse 1 year reference. No further details available in readable text.
The Industrial Commission of New York finds the so called labor shortage largely imaginary. War industries in the south need workers while upstate farms struggle to hire. The issue stems from maldistribution and shifts to fashion and luxury goods. It calls for intelligent public regulation of labor supply to avoid postwar shortages and maintain economic efficiency.
The article praises railroad leaders led by Daniel Willard of Baltimore and Ohio and figures like Morrison of the Southern Railway. It lauds national defense committees and joint management with the government, noting Washington coordination and substantial early results as patriotic and practical.
A wartime appeal urges cooperation to ease freight car shortages and prevent fuel and food famine. It notes cars sit idle on sidings, urges unloading efficiency, and compares U.S. effort to Germany. Public spirit and prompt action by shippers are demanded to win the war and avoid congestion.
A war era satire argues the sultan of Mesopotamia could spend vast sums on public works while planning a massive war bill. It notes the US tax surge, rail costs, and potential postwar reforms, questioning long term fiscal effects and the chance of ending international socialism through early peace talks.
National War Work and YMCA plan broad athletic programs in Pacific coast camps to engage ordinary soldiers. Director Grilley, from Portland YMCA, aims to teach fundamentals, not create stars, and to cooperate with army officers at Camp Kearney Camp Fremont and Camp Lewis to involve tens of thousands of men in sport for health and morale.
The speaker outlines a plan to place men in the same class for training with stars limited to their own level. Teams will form within companies, with leagues but shared play and no single star dominating. Volunteers and seasoned athletes will train recruits, focusing on recreation first then broader athletic activity.
Rev and Mrs John Giffen of Cairo Egypt arrived to visit their daughter Mrs F W Phifer. Giffen has 43 years of missionary work with United Presbyterians and runs a boys school with 300 pupils. They crossed war zones on the Mediterranean and Atlantic and survived submarine danger before reaching America safely. They plan a Pacific Asia return route.
August brings peak moth activity and a nationwide push by boy scouts and park departments to protect urban trees. Tips urge collecting and burning egg masses and cocoons, pruning shade and ornamental trees, and transplanting evergreens after August 16. The American Forestry Association and Homer D. House advise municipal care of state trees and better forester funding.
Canada aims to produce enough extra grain this year to feed one million people for a year. The land department reports expansion on 12 million acres, with American buyers cultivating idle western holdings. Projected yields at 54 bushels per acre could add four million more bushels, equating to 200 million loaves of bread.
Mrs. Eleanor Everest Freer, a prominent Chicago social figure, wrote "For the Freedom of All Nations" a war song praised by critics and soon to appear in concert programs and patriotic events. The piece honors Allied nations and reflects support for the World War I effort, with Freer also noted for extensive war relief work and philanthropy.
Chicago publisher Will Rossiter plans a large edition of a song aimed at supporting the National Surgical Dressings fund. The edition will be sold nationwide with all gross receipts donated to the fund.
Classified ads run by the Leader expand to every region, carrying a single article to broad statewide readership. The strategy aims to maximize visibility and reader engagement across multiple communities.
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