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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1917
Page
14
Madrid strikers from railroad workers to masons printers and carpenters quit work starting Friday night and spreading to general walkout this morning. Some say the strike will last 24 hours. Shops remain open and population shows indifference.
The Wheatland town council plans to install a compressor and air lift system at the pumping plant to lift water from wells without pump rods. The new setup promises economical operation, steady standpipe supply, and reduced maintenance. A plan to install meters at each residence will charge owners only for the water used, curbing waste.
Judge G. H. Cabanais in San Francisco today schedules an upcoming day for a home trial ban in the preparedness day murder cases. The exact date of the trial and the defendant to be tried will be announced later.
Washington reports renewed tips of hidden German wireless stations for supply bases on the Gulf of Mexico coast may prompt American warships to search southern waters. New confirmation of wireless stations on Lobos Inland and the Campeche coast is noted, with a careful inquiry for possible German raiders or supply craft.
In Big Stone Gap Virginia on August 14 the U S governor carries a case against two men named W V Mewey and John Walter Phipps in federal court. They are alleged ringleaders of a plot to organize 500 mountain men for revolution against the country. Justice department agents guard the court as hill folk gather for the trial amid fears of a jail or rescue attempt.
County clerk reports five marriage licenses issued in two days. Names include Fred A. Porter of Norwood Massachusetts and Marion Kyto ma of Port Arthur Canada, plus others from Olesby Illinois La Junta Colorado Denver and Omaha. Officials say marriages proceed regardless of draft.
A late legislation relieves mining claim owners drafted into US military service from annual labor requirements. The resolution waives nonperformance forfeiture protections for claims or portions owned by officers or enlisted men serving in World War I, extending relief until six months after muster-out. Owners must file notice before the end of the assessment year to retain holdings under this act.
Rome August 1. Nicholas Lenine, noted German provocateur in Petrograd and organizer of anti-Russian unrest, has reached Switzerland via Germany. He disappeared from Petrograd as loyal government forces sought his arrest on treason charges after the revolution era exile in Switzerland.
Des Moines reports Governor Harding after a state canvass and defense council meeting pledged no winter coal price hikes for Iowans. He noted miners can sell at about 1.05 per ton and accused operators of excessive profit, urging producers to ease prices and avoid consumer burden.
New York August 14 John Hernard Manning the aged millionaire who jilted Honora May O Brien would not pay 225000 in damages after all A Brooklyn Supreme Court justice reduced the verdict to 125000 saying it was grossly excessive Miss OBrien must accept the cut within ten days or a new trial will be ordered
In Rome on Aug 14 M Row and the Russian Council delegate report a revolutionary mood in Germany but doubt its success. They say Russian military weakness aids German Imperialism and note the Reichstag peace vote followed a Russian push. German morale still tightens as the central powers face precarious outlooks.
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