09 Dec 1913
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1913
Page
1
Utility crews clear pathways with Warren Livestock snow plow to restore access for residents and deliveries. Sleds and horse drawn teams aid groceries, milk, and coal amid heavy drifted snow while police inspect sidewalks for required clearing.
Details from the secretary of the senate report show numerous items charged to the contingent fund since last March through the end of the fiscal year. The list includes health and grooming items, lodging, meals for senators, travel aids, stable supplies, and office needs.
President Wilson commented on the recent indictment of United Mine Workers officers at Pueblo Colorado as a response to critics who say the sundry civil bill shields labor unions from Sherman and trust laws. He noted the federal grand jury initiated the case and that the fund for special counsel does not alter DOJ process.
Mrs. John Hays Hammond urged a national study of eugenics to cut infant mortality. She said many white coffins result from parental defects and urged women to seek healthy mates, promote reproduction laws, and educate youth on inheritance and infant welfare.
The storm that moved from the Great Lakes to New England brings shifting gales on the lakes and Atlantic coast, with rains in the Atlantic states and snow in the Ohio valley and lake region. Frost is forecast tonight in far southern and northern Florida, with storm warnings along the Atlantic coast from Eastport to Hatteras.
Cheyenne High faces Rawlins in the season lidlifter at the gym next Friday. Coach Jones plans tryouts after the first game as several prospects including Hart Lelie Vavra Fitz and Lee return from last year with three veterans Clowery Marka Snow.
Washington observers report Democratic leaders promising passage of the currency bill before Christmas with a final vote possible before the Senate adjourns next Saturday. Congress expected to recess December 20 to January 5 as debate advances and mood clears.
Grand Junction Colo Dec 8 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen has announced it will erect a 25 000 home here at once.
After a three day blizzard delivering 26 inches of snow Cheyenne rail lines began returning to near normal schedules. Union Pacific and Cheyenne Northern trains resumed timetabled arrivals and departures though some lines remained blocked by snow. A Denver train faced delays due to wrecked freight in Granite Canon while streetcars slowly resumed service to the fort with loops not yet in use.
In Emporia Kansas Mrs Alpheus Moslander gave birth to the twenty first child in the family. The Moslanders of this city announced the arrival as a notable milestone in their household history.
War department extends relief for flood victims in south central Texas after Bliss reports 14 000 in the bottoms 4 000 rescued and 10 000 remaining. About 150 dead with many Negro farmhands among the victims and calls for 20 000 rations and 10 000 trinkets to Bryan.
Ottawa reports sixty six explorers with Vilhjalmur Stefansson cut off from the party when the Karluk drifted from the shore on September 24 and disappeared. All aboard are believed safe though separated from the main expedition.
Desperate rout of Huerta’s federal troops in northern Mexico forces a march of soldiers families and civilians 18 miles through desert toward Presidio and Juarez. General Mercado and Orozco lead the retreat with Villa occupying Chihuahua City.
President Wilson received a group of women suffragists led by Dr. Anna Howard Shaw in Washington. They urged Congress to create a joint committee on woman suffrage, but he declined to send a special message, saying he supports the idea though he cannot urge party commitments he does not share.
Cheyenne State Leader offers a mail subscription for one year at three dollars, half off the regular zero-dollar rate. The promo runs until the end of the year with a mailed coupon and payment of three dollars to secure delivery across Wyoming.
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