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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1917
Page
6
Madrid workers led by railroad employees started a general strike at dawn with masons printers carpenters and other trades stopping work Reports say some violent incidents occurred but no fatalities are confirmed Shops remained open and public reaction appeared mixed Some strikers predicted a 24 hour duration and sympathy for the retiroade movement was noted.
Wheatland council plans to install a compressor and air lift at the pumping plant to raise water from wells without using pump rods. The system promises economical operation with fewer moving parts and a full stand pipe, and a plan to meter water at each residence to charge only for what is used.
In San Francisco Judge G H Cabanais schedules a trial day for a defendant in the preparedness day murder cases. The defendant’s name and the next trial date were not clearly announced in the passage. Local officials noted the case involves the murder of a person linked to the preparedness day incidents.
New reports of hidden German wireless stations on the Mexican gulf coast may prompt American warships to search southern waters. Confirmation of wireless stations near Lobos Inland and Campeche coast prompts scrutiny for German raiders or supply craft.
In Big Stone Gap Virginia on August 14 a federal court begins trial of Old Man W. V. Mewey and John Walter Phipps, alleged leaders of a plan to organize mountain men for revolt. Justice agents guard the courthouse after prior threats as locals gather and await proceedings.
Five marriage licenses were issued in two days at the county clerk’s office. Recipients include Fred A. Porter of Norwood Massachusetts and Marion Kyto ma of Port Arthur Canada. Also licensed were L. H. Hartman and Beatrice Louise Ball of Olesby Illinois Conception Sanchez and Jdubigen Sandolol of La Junta Ernest M. Beott of Suffolk and Mabel R. Hopkins of Omaha George C. Knoor of Denver and He ep J. Lintges of Denver. The land office business is not seen as a draft-avoidance measure as marriages continue regardless of draft concerns.
A late regulation relieves mining claim owners who enter military service from performing annual labor requirements during enlistment in World War I. Owners must file notice before the end of the assessment year to hold the claim under this resolution, waiving forfeiture during service and six months after muster out.
Rome Aug. 1 Lenin chief German provocateur in Petrograd and instigator of recent Russian upheaval has reached Switzerland by way of Germany according to reports. Lenin vanished from Petrograd as loyal government forces sought his arrest for treason and his location had been unknown for weeks. Before the revolution he was a political exile in Switzerland. With German aid he and pro German agents reached Russia to start separate peace propaganda.
Des Moines reports Governor Harding, after a state canvass of the coal situation, said Iowa will not be held up by coal dealers this winter. He met with the state council of defense to discuss fair prices, noting miners dig coal for about $1.05 per ton while consumers pay far more.
John Hernard Manning the aged millionaire who sued to sue Honora May O'Brien in a heart balm case sees the verdict reduced from 225000 to 125000 as excessive. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Cropsey orders acceptance within ten days or a new trial.
In Rome on August 14 M Row, the Russian Council of Soldiers and Workmen's delegates representative to Italy, says in a council report that Germany faces a revolutionary movement whose success seems unlikely. He notes Russian military weakness aids German Imperialism and that a Russian offensive shifted morale, leaving central powers’ situation precarious.
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