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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
8
Local meteorologist J C Alter outlines a three-flag method to read daily and nightly forecasts. The system uses top center and bottom flags to indicate temperature trends and should be read from top to bottom for accurate predictions.
Two Chinamen from Rock Springs Gee Wing and Lee Hen Sing face trial in the U S court on charges of unlawful entry with deportation proceedings begun by U S Attorney L Rigdon. Allegations claim they were smuggled into the country. A third Chinanu nn Lee Chun Vuong, accused of false papers, will be tried later this week with counsel F W Johnson of Rock Springs.
County Prosecutor F. W. Johnson of Sweetwater County outlined harsh European conditions based on letters from Rock Springs. A French miner’s letter smuggled from France describes severe suffering, while another miner, conscripted on arrival, highlights the war’s reach. Many European mine workers seek US citizenship to escape the front lines, and Rock Springs families send substantial funds home to aid relatives, underscoring wartime hardship.
The body of James Kid Willoughby, famed Wyoming cowboy, who died Monday in Los Angeles, will reach this city next Wednesday per a message to Charlen Hires from Harry Gaunt of Universal City Film. Funerals to be held in Los Angeles before shipment. local arrangements pending. Union Pacific stationmaster William Seanan called Kid Willoughby “giltedged” and one of the greatest riders this country ever saw.
About a year after Archie Allison won a $76,000 contract to build a hospital in Alliance Nebraska for the Franciscan Sisters, he returned tonight for the dedicatory ceremonies to be led by Bishop Duffy with Kareney services.
State records show total state votes at 54,080, with a 9,203 increase from 1914. Farm loan amendment led by 6,745 and good roads by 6,690. each needed two thirds of total votes for adoption. Farm loan: 41,798 for 3,861 against. Good roads: 43,643 for 2,987 against.
The carpenters union of this city forwards a resolution to President Wilson Senator Warren and Congressman Mondell asking for a national embargo on all U S food exports. They cite rising living costs and domestic shortages, urging immediate action to prevent suffering among the poor. The document was sent by Fred Larson with a note of visiting Denver travelers including William Ackermann and others.
A 1905 fragment describes a baby with a red itchy rash and crusts spreading, linked to a medical remedy advertisement. It mentions Mrs J K Hall of 245 Parroll Ave Butte Montana and a mail offer for free samples of a Cure product.
The biennial report of the Wyoming Board of Dental Examiners shows 104 dentists licensed in Wyoming, with 17 practicing in nearby states. Over two years 20 new licenses were issued, exams were held for two classes, and a single board recommendation urged legislative support for convict supervision during exams. The board's financials show receipts of 9054.0 and expenditures of 704,239, leaving a December 1916 balance of 249.62.
The annual state livestock board meeting opens today and will run three days. Secretary Fred L. Thompson says the final day invites stockmen to discuss laws affecting the industry. Members are J. L. Jordan Cheyenne Tom Bell Lusk and W. B. Haye Buffalo with no fees.
Robert Warwick delivers a strong performance as Dorville in The Stolen Voice at Atlas. The plot follows Dorville losing his singing voice, be neglected by a rich love interest, and a loyal poor girl who both work at a motion picture studio where Dorville becomes a star, culminating in a happy marriage.
Welsh miners protest wage loss from screening process that discards small coal. They note pay for 17 tons from 20 due to small coal, while prices for discarded coal have surged from nine to about eighteen shillings per ton. Operators counter with wage increase offer after bargaining talks.
Miners demand a 10 percent cut while creditors note wage basis tied to coal prices and argue owners are taking half a crown per ton plus profits from small coal sales. Owners cite rising mining costs and unprofitable mines, with wartime profits highlighted. Public sentiment favors ending capital labor strife amid national war effort.
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