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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1917
Page
2
In a Washington report, a German canard claims Tumulty is imprisoned as a German spy after a wave of wartime rumors. The article notes widespread false stories about German agents, censoring details and spreading fear while officials consider measures.
In Riverton Wyoming on December 4 a grain oat stack owned by JD Carmichael and associates burned at a ranch north of town. Firefighters failed to save it and authorities suspect arson due to a water-soaked base. Loss runs to several hundred bushels.
Rock Springs Wye Dee reports sufficient coal cars received to keep mines busy. With demand high from every point, mines must stay on regular work as fast as cars can be furnished. Mines operated Thanksgiving Day to meet coal needs.
ROCK SPRINGS Wyo Der 4 The people faced heavy delays at the town street crossing as twenty five trains pass daily in each direction. The Union Pacific has doubled freight and troop movements and strained passenger service while war demands persist, creating unusual congestion that residents must endure.
The article highlights Carmel Myers, a Bluebird star, tracing her start to her Jewish father an authority on ancient Chaldean Babylonian civilizations. She impressed D. W. Griffith for Civilization and pursued acting despite a mermaid dream.
The court revealed Florence Smythe as co respondent in the Theodore Roberts divorce case amid requests for higher alimony. Roberta Roberts alleges Roberts earns £1000 weekly while the husband disputes this, and the judge will rule after review. Frank Deshon, famed opera leader, to star in Beloved Jim a Christmas story in various cities.
LISGLE Wye Dec 4 A petition has been forwarded to the reclamation service in Washington asking relief for the Single Water Users Association. The group owns 17 000 acres under the North Platte canal and colonization project and seeks to avoid annual maintenance charges on government constructed laterals not yielding local benefits.
Actress Alice Brady secures a New Jersey studio nearby and spends off hours hunting furnishings from kitchen items to Oriental rugs in a Central Park overlooking apartment. She remains unmarried.
The petitioners claim a legal right to maintain their own facilities and seek recognition from reclamation service officials. They expect substantial yearly savings for local water users and future years. The outcome will be watched with concern as authorities consider the petition.
Jack O Brien's Thanksgiving turkey turned the tables as he aimed to behead it with an ax. The bird dodged the blow, wounding the handler's left hand instead and causing a physician visit and a period of convalescence.
Mrs Mary E Bellamy of Laramie named to carry Wyoming greetings to the National Woman s Suffrage Association session in Washington. She plans to tour the south afterward to promote suffrage and she previously served Albany County in the state legislature. Funds for her trip were raised by voluntary donations prompted by Carrie Chapman Catt.
A letter from James McCrery of Berrien Center Michigan describes two years of kidney and bladder trouble with backache rheumatic pains and swollen muscles. He reports Foley Kidney Pills relieved his symptoms and notes that many similar letters arrive from across the country. Sold everywhere.
Carl Vrooman assistant secretary of agriculture reports a record ninety bushels of oats per acre on one of his farms in Til Nolans.
Thermopolis Wyoming December 4 An American flag was flown over the Dutch Flat schoolhouse despite district director objections. Florence Ashcraft of Lander a school teacher caused the flag to be raised and rumors say it was torn down after an earlier protest.
Harry Heasler a Riverton Hotel porter was arrested in Riverdon Wyoming last Friday by Sheriff Devine for selling ok Indians. He had been suspected for some time and ignored warnings to stop. He was taken to Lander Saturday and placed in county jail awaiting trial.
Two Irishmen long at odds meet and decide to reconcile. They walk to a public house to drink together and, after a pause, reveal they both fear resuming their past hostility. The scene ends with a tense question about starting anew.
Report states Cecelia P Bass age two and a half or two years old has been admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania as possibly the world’s youngest woman lawyer. The unusual claim notes local officials and the unusual case draws attention.
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