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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1917
Page
16
The Cheyenne area reported light snowfall and a vivid aurora borealis display in August. Officials note the northern lights affected Western Union wire lines and disrupted telegram traffic between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., forcing operators to revert to Morse code. Telephone traffic remained largely unaffected.
Dr. W. R. Guthrie, guest lecturer, arrives tomorrow to discuss Causes of the World War and Americas Part In It at the library auditorium. He is a College of the City of New York international law lecturer, and will speak in an engaging, scholarly manner for Cheyenne audiences.
Coinciding with circus arrival, Cheyenne police report five men jailed for drunkenness, one for disturbance, and one slacker taken for army service. Most arrests before 6 pm. Police court did not sit as judge and chief of police attended the circus, with several awaiting trial after two quiet days.
Frontier park opens August 18 with entries pouring in for all stakes including a $600 opening handicap over six furlongs. Officials say the program will run six to eight races daily, featuring top sprinters, a fast mile track, and a lineup of leading jockeys promising nineteen days of top level racing in the west.
The Hagenbeck-Wallace circus entertained Cheyenne with American flags and Uncle Sam pageantry, showing strong wild animal acts and a sturdy setup. Audiences filled both performances as the show departed late at night for Fort Collins. Ringling Brothers arrive next, intensifying Colorado's northern city scene tomorrow.
Mrs. Bailey fled the area after telling federal authorities a tale about her husband Glen Bailey owner of the Dyer hotel and trips to Colorado with another woman. The claim led to Bailey's arrest for bootlegging and detention at the county jail. federal agents lack the evidence Mrs. Bailey carried and cannot pursue the case. Bailey was later held at the jail. He claimed no knowledge of any offense.
President Wilson signed a bill increasing the Interstate Commerce Commission from seven to nine members. One vacancy exists, allowing the president three appointments in the near future.
Meet at the Central fire station tomorrow morning at 9 30 to attend the funeral of our late member Brother Lewis Cook Chief Hoyt notes the arrangements in a brief notice for the department members.
Members of Wyoming Consistory Acacia lodge and Cheyenne lodge are urged to attend the funeral of our late Brother Lewis D. Cook at the Masonic temple Friday August 10th 1917 at 10 oclock a m. Henry G Watson master of Kadosh secretary Blcott Lord Chas Anby Ww M Masonc notice confirms attendance details.
The vacant house at 1500 O'Neil Street suffered its fourth fire in five weeks with the roof ablaze yesterday. An absent owner, last known to be fighting on the Austrian front, left no caretaker and the building is now a worthless shell. The fire chief believes hoboes started three blazes, while the latest may be locomotive sparks. City officials plan to demolish the structure as insurance money remains awaiting the owner.
Kansas City Missouri reports street car strike halts service across lines in Kansas City and Kansas City Kansas. About 450 of 500 Kansas City Hallways company shop and barn employees joined sympathetic strike with conductors and motormen. No violence reported as trucks and cars carry traffic.
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