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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1916
Page
6
Washington reports that British restrictions on coal at foreign ports threaten wider American shipping interests. Officials cite international comity and say Britain can allow coal only for British or allied ships, a policy tied to the German submarine campaign reducing England’s coal supply.
Savannah December 5 under heavy guard Frank Cummings a member of the Industrial Workers of the World goes on trial for the murder of an unidentified man. His friends threaten to storm the jail and release him.
In New York on December 5 a court confirms Gameol P Treker as beneficiary under a will of his uncle. Earlier his mother had bequeathed him valuable property, the News records, as a long delayed assignment follows the disappearance of the relative twenty four years ago.
Germany sent a preliminary reply to the United States about the sinking of the British steamer Arabia. The German commander says the attacked vessel was an armed transport. The State Department declined to comment beyond noting it had nothing new.
A short classified note from 203 Farmers Exchange in Denver invites owners to describe unsold farm property in need of buyers. The ad seeks 7000 prior offers and encourages contact for sale details.
The appointment of Sir David Beatty to command Britain's grand fleet draws American interest because Lady Beatty is American. She is Hihel Field, daughter of the late Marshall Field of Chicago. Married in 1900, Beatty is 45, the youngest to lead Britain's main fleet.
The speech urges swift congressional action on eight hour day enforcement, railway regulation, and the Interstate Commerce Commission. It requests new powers for public inquiry into disputes, wartime control of rail assets, and expanded commission capacity, while backing immediate measures on free labor combinations, Puerto Rico governance, and election spending reform. It emphasizes prompt passage to prevent industrial disruption and to advance export growth and industrial education.
The piece warns heavy meat intake irritates kidneys causing backache and other symptoms. It recommends four ounces of Rad Salts daily with lemon acid from grapes to cleanse sluggish kidneys, reduce urine acidity, and prevent bladder weakness. Benefits described as inexpensive and safe, with a fizzy water drink format.
The speaker expresses gratitude for cooperation with the Sixty-fourth Congress and praises the constructive policies enacted. He notes it may be his last address to the body and congratulates colleagues on a record of notable and distinctive public service.
The Wyoming state board of live stock commissioners will meet December 14 15 and 16 in Secretary F L Thompson's office at the capitol to discuss annual stock issues. On the conference’s final day the board will invite members of state live stock associations to discuss stock laws dangers and shipping matters.
New York December 5 The American Railway association announced a plan to provide rapid relief for railroads by borrowing box cars from other regions to the south and west. Western lines were instructed to discourage sending freight to the Atlantic coast and New England that cannot be unloaded on arrival.
Fen F. Swisher, specializing optometrist and optician, is listed at 216 West 17th Street. This notice includes a street address and a date code 6-1918.
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