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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1917
Page
1
President Wilson announced price controls on mine coal after months of investigation by the federation trade commission. The plan divides production districts and fixes price levels. options include a price around $9 per ton with federal jurisdiction over distribution and pricing mechanisms.
Ten men denied exemption by the Laramie county exemption board will be called to federal service at next September’s first call. Names listed include John B. Gale Cheyenne William Breither Jane Wyo Eddie Bennetsen Grand Island Neb Clarence E Kaser Egbert Wyo Dwight FE Curtis Divide Wyo and John W DeLong Carpenter Wyo. Sixteen exemptions granted to date include Emmett E Ward Carpenter Wyo John C Ward Cheyenne Ira W Bullock Carpenter Wyo William Jacobson Jane Wyo Harry E Legk Diamond Wyo Frank S Cooney Pine Bluffs Wyo Lyle E Tysor Cheyenne Robert W Divine Indian Hill Wyo L F Burkely Cheyenne Harry R Eisenby Cheyenne Henry Lloyd Cheyenne Gerald I Dick Egbert Wyo Fred E Wirtek Albin Wyo and Guy Mason Farris Cheyenne. Fourteen others who failed to register were notified they would be called but must pass a physical exam. they include Mark Butler Cheyenne and Patrick OShea Lynn Mass. They will appear for examination next Monday and may receive serial numbers for those failing the test.
Six Fort LD soldiers rode into Greeley for a band concert and caused a ruckus. Police report one trooper was held by authorities as a hostage to quiet the group, promising return if conduct improved. the rest departed the city that night without further incidents.
Charles Tobin, a waiter at Le Barron cafe on Seventeenth Street, lies fatally injured at St. John's hospital from a blow with a heavy plate by B. H. Mitchell, a cook at the restaurant. Mitchell remains jailed as Tobin’s condition worsens and authorities investigate the assault.
German airmen bombed multiple positions behind the French line in a night raid. In a related action, German shelling hit a camp employing German prisoners, several of whom were reportedly killed by their own countrymen.
In Berlin the Reichstag main committee reports party lines split over the pope Benedict XV note. Chancellor Michaelis says the note was issued spontaneously and will be answered only after close Reichstag consideration. The conservatives and liberals show reservation while socialists approve the papal appeal.
Omaha Aug 21 Union Pacific officials deny reports that all excess fare trains on the Chicago to Pacific coast line will be abandoned. Changes affect local Nebraska service with No 15 Colorado Express and No 3 California Mail consolidated to North Platte then split, preserving coast routes and saving engines and crews for freight use.
The interstate commerce commission schedules October 5 to begin testimony in Utah independent coal operators suit against 52 railroads for no radiations of freight rates to the Midwest and Pacific coast. Damages totaling $540,000 are sought against the Denver and Rio Grande Western Pacific Union Pacific system and Salt Lake route for alleged car distribution discrimination.
Canadian forces push toward Lens with about two thousand yards of front captured west and northwest of Lens as heavy combat continues. German counterattacks are repulsed, while Verdun area reports indicate gains on the Meuse left bank and near Regneville and Samoyneaux with fortifications linking to Hill 344.
Washington agencies announce a U S five stock directive to mobilize volunteer men to boost meat production. The plan, led by the Department of Service, aims to increase the nation’s meat output by directing resources from large western producing districts to central and southern states where feed is scarce.
At the presidential palace President Menocal signed a decree transferring four seized German steamships Bavaria Olivan Adelheid and Constantia to the United States government. Their aggregate tonnage runs about 20 000. William E Gonzales the U S minister to Cuba said the United States would pay Cuba absolutely nothing for the ships.
A race form summary notes a rare day for long shots at Frontier Park with only one favorite finishing ahead. Investors who backed all starters or placed $2 bets would have seen mixed results, ending with a net gain only in speculative scenarios.
Official overnight entries list shows multiple claiming races and handicaps for the day at Cheyenne with purses ranging from 200 to 900. Names like Nadine H and Smiling Anise appear among entries, with notes on distance one mile or five furlongs and conditions adjusted for upward claiming classifications.
Disputed reports describe violent rioting in Barcelona and neighboring towns starting Monday. Gunfire and shelling path the streets as authorities deploy artillery and forces quell unrest, with casualties and widespread disturbances across Catalonia and beyond.
A government plan outlines a nationwide pantry survey to assess stores and household food stocks. Sampling will cover eighteen principal cities with data collected for August and reported to the food administration.
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