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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1917
Page
8
The speaker urges rapid wartime legislation to regulate exports, streamline appropriations through a single committee, and coordinate transportation. He stresses the moral basis of the war, opposing central powers, and calls for united effort to win the conflict with high principle and national honor.
Mike Ro hao a well known ranchman near Kane, Wyoming, killed himself at his home after days of heavy drinking. His wife, frightened by his terror, locked herself in the bunk house Saturday night and waited for morning. She found him in a rear room with a .45 revolver near his body.
The war tax hikes cigarette prices effective December 1 raise popular brands from 10 cents to 15 cents per pack. Dealers say the rise may continue, signaling higher costs ahead, with Sherman cited as prophetic.
Ray K. Olds was appointed captain of infantry in the national army and assigned to Governor Houx's selective service staff as assistant. He will oversee administration of the draft act in Wyoming under the governor. Olds has served as state provost marshal since last June and held offices including county treasurer and state representative. Dr Fred Wood Phifer of Wheatland was named a lieutenant in the corps and joined the governor’s staff in the medical division.
A wartime verse urges men to join the service, warning that avoiding the draft traps a person in a life of shame. It contrasts civilian payroll duties with military honor, claiming lasting regret if one refuses the call.
The article lauds Helen Holmes as a premier motion picture star of adventure dramas and top one stepper on the Pacific coast. It surveys her varied feats on screen from dangerous stunts to dancing finesse, noting her ballet origins and love of the outdoors shaping a famed film career.
Jack Broderick and Rubbel utve gathered unusual ore samples from a shaft about twenty one feet deep in Buffalo basin. The pieces show varied colors and textures from potash like crystals to ink and talcum like powders and a possible oil origin. Samples were sent to assayers for analysis.
Montgomery resident James Edwards writes that Foley's Honey and Tar cured his family’s coughs and colds. The testimonial claims the remedy clears air passages removes phlegm heals inflamed membranes soothes chest and eases difficult breathing. Sold everywhere.
Laramie County reports only five men rejected after examination by Dr. Conway at Camp Tewnls American Lake. County Clerk Ida R. Graham says total examined exceeded quota and praises the county’s showing, noting two cases left for medical reasons and one doubtful case resolved by another physician.
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