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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1917
Page
9
President Wilson announced price controls on coal and mine prices affecting distributors and retailers. The measure follows a months long investigation by the trade commission and covers 29 districts with uniform pricing across the nation. Government and industry officials anticipate enforcement details and a future official order outlining penalties and compliance timing.
Ten of twenty two exemption applicants in Laramie county were denied exemption and will enter federal service at the first September call. Names include Gale Cheyenne Breither Jane Bennetsen Grand Island and others from Egbert Divide Cheyenne and nearby areas. A second group of sixteen exemptions is listed with hometowns and occupations. Continuation noted on page six.
Six soldiers from Fort LD A Russell arrived in Greeley last Friday and caused disturbance. One soldier was held by police as a hostage to ensure the others behaved. the group reportedly departed after an evening band concert with no lasting trouble.
Charles Tobin, a waiter at Le Barron cafe on Seventeenth Street, lies near death at St John’s Hospital from a head wound inflicted by B H Mitchell, a cafe cook. Mitchell is jailed awaiting Tobin’s outcome as doctors report a crushed skull and poor prospects for recovery. The assault occurred Monday noon with no motive given.
German airmen hit the French front in a night raid described by the war office. Amid the bombardment a camp housing German prisoners was shelled, resulting in several fatalities among the captive troops.
In Berlin the Reichstag main committee reports division over Pope Benedict XVs peace note. Conservatives and liberal groups are reserved while Socialists openly approve. Chancellor Michaelis says the note was issued spontaneously, not by the central powers, and will be answered after careful Reichstag review.
Omaha August 21 Union Pacific officials deny reports that excess fare trains on the Chicago to Pacific coast line will be abandoned. Changes target local Nebraska service with possible Kansas adjustments, consolidating No 15 Colorado Express and No 3 California Mall to North Platte for local runs, freeing engines and crews for freight use.
The interstate commerce commission will begin testimony on October 5 in a case by independent Utah coal operators against 52 western railroads for no reduction of freight rates to the Midwest and Pacific coast. They seek $540,000 in damages against the Denver & Rio Grande Western, Western Pacific, Union Pacific system, and the Balt Lake Route for alleged discrimination in car distribution.
Canadian forces seized about two thousand yards of German positions west and northwest of Lens in an early morning drive amid heavy fighting. The British say the front remains a cauldron as Germans launch counterattacks and recede. In Paris reports Verdun fighting continues with gains on the Meuse left bank and Regneville and Samoyneaux areas secured by French troops.
Washington agency reports creation of a U S five stock committee to boost meat production through a national plan. The panel will involve volunteers from the federal industry and coordinate distribution from large western producers to central and southern states to reduce waste and increase supplies.
At the presidential palace President Menocal signed a decree gifting to the United States government four German steamships Bavaria Olivan Adelheid and Constantia seized as prizes of war by Cuba. The ships totalling about 20000 tons were handed over with United States minister William E. Gonzales stating the United States would pay Cuba nothing.
Race article notes a long shot day at Frontier Park with a mix of winners and near misses. It details a hypothetical $2 investment turning into significant returns if all bets hit, while one favorite led the field in late stages.
Official overnight entries show multiple races including a Fourth Rack claiming with purses around 200 and other stakes listed. Names appear with various horses and jockeys, entries numbered and described in a vintage meeting record from the track at Cheyenne.
Reports from Barcelona and surrounding towns describe violent unrest starting Monday with shootings and shelling. Casualties include killed and wounded as authorities deploy artillery. rioters contend with security forces in multiple districts across Catalonia.
A widespread government survey planned to inspect pantry stores and food stocks. The program will sample eighteen principal cities to assess adequacy and availability, with findings to inform food administration actions.
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