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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1917
Page
16
Mobile bandits raided henhouses and garages in Hudson Wyoming before daylight this morning escaping with 190 chickens a quiver of beef and a chest of tools. The total haul is valued around 190 dollars. About 50 chickens were taken from the mayor's properties.
Hensley and neighbor J A Hume report a burglary in which thieves took a large quantity of beer and cleaned out tools and juice supplies from the Hensley garage. An automobile engine audible at about 3 o clock this morning was the sole sign of the intruders.
Cheyenne enforces two lightless nights per week under fuel administrator orders. Hotels and business signs go dark, including the Plains Hotel roof beacon. Police report no rise in crime and residents respond cooperatively as officials notify the public.
London dispatch outlines British Zionist push led by M. Sokolow and supporter Balfour to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine. It notes pope meeting, Jewish state backing, and a democratic, proportional representation government with a single tax economy.
Major E Requin of the French general staff in Washington extols military democracy where officers know every man under them. He cites officer to soldier relations and letters from officers to families as a key practice, illustrating France’s unity and sacrifice during three years of war.
The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Mentz of Douglas arrived in Cheyenne last night accompanied by C. W. Hirsig, a brother-in-law of Mrs. Mentz. Funeral services have not yet been completed but will be held Saturday afternoon.
A. G. Schwartz, recently removed then reinstated, traveled from Cheyenne to Wheatland to probe charges by Dr. F. Weber and Sheriff A. Road. He claims Phiter and Schwartz weaponize politics to block his Wheatland postmaster appointment. A Wheatland official confirmed a probe and noted Schwartz as a loyal local businessman amid the dispute.
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