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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1917
Page
5
Mrs. I. S. Childs of Rawlins was injured when a train lurched while she rode home with her son's body from Denver. She had been bedridden since the incident and could not attend the funeral in Laramie, Wyoming.
The Bureau of Child Hygiene rejects over a thousand working papers yearly in New York City. Nurses escort the unfit to clinics and hospitals, correct minor defects, and tackle chronic cases with social aid. One sixteen year old with heart trouble was offered a scholarship and a city supervised camp placement to prepare for productive work.
Geneva reports a Berlin dispatch quoting the Deutsche Tages Zeitung. Pan-German rhetoric declares Germany aims for lasting peace through victory and fulfillment of the epoch of iron, urging a rule over all nations as a divine destiny.
Paris, Dec 21. French torpedo boats captured the commander and 21 crew of the German submarine that sank the French cruiser Chateau Renault in the Mediterranean. The U boat fired two torpedoes, then submerged. French destroyers sank it with shell fire. Survivors were rescued from the water.
Milwaukee Wis December 21 Five minutes after Edwin Kaiser enlisted in the navy Stonewall Jackson also joined as a mess attendant for the Jackies.
Government agents have quietly searched oil fields near Glenrock Wyoming and arrested about six men for avoiding military duty. Some youths in Glenrock and nearby are suspected of misrepresenting their ages and may face arrest if found ineligible. United States Commissioner Hoy M Lockeour is investigating ages to determine eligibility for registration and enforcement.
Actual mean temperature 37 degrees on the date with 28 degrees and 49 degrees as notable highs. Highest wind 40 mph from the west at 11 56 am. Total precipitation since January 1 is 14.07 inches, with normal 19.61 inches.
Cheyenne Red Cross reports more than 200 boxes received from Denver and Colorado points to supply every soldier at Fort Russell with a Christmas box. Boxes circulated through Fort Logan and Denver headquarters with distribution led by John J. Melnerney. A committee including Dr. H R Millard and P L Corbin assists. Distribution planned for Christmas Eve at the M C A hut on the fort.
In Cheyenne a committee of women arranges Christmas decorations for an upcoming event. The article notes Hobbs and Huckfelt offering a square deal in furniture opposite the Plains Hotel.
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