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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1916
Page
8
Wyoming schools fund and train cadet corps to mimic the Swiss military system. Cheyenne leads with a voluntary program now backed by the state, with uniforms, drills, target practice, and a two week camp at Polé Mountain. Cadets number sixty three at Cheyenne high and about sixty percent statewide.
Wyoming women may train as nurses through the American Red Cross Society. A special course covers patient care, bed making, baths, first aid, sanitation, and hygiene. Non professionals may join, with the Red Cross sending information and arranging proctors.
Superintendent and authorities back the Wyoming approach to high school cadet training as a citizen drill. Cadet leaders and sponsors praise health, scholarship, and morals gains, while opponents worry about militia ties. Union labor watches, noting no pushback so far as Cheyenne High School reports improved student interests and standards.
A proclamation declares the nursing reserve of the army and the navy ready for service in case of war. The document outlines mobilization procedures and eligibility for women volunteers to join wartime medical efforts.
Captain Glen Cook of Cheyenne High School cadets received a telegram from Senator Warren announcing his appointment as first alternate for entrance to the United States Military Academy. The competitive exam is set for March 21 at Port Logan Colorado with the appointment arranged through Lieut. B. Steever. Cook has long led the school’s athletic and social activities and helped organize the Cheyenne high school center tia squad and basketball teams.
An unknown robber roughed two clerks, Warner Smith and Theodore Jensen, at the Germantown general store cafe. He forced them along the railroad, then killed Smith during an attempted escape.
A proposed program would place 320000 boys aged school years into regular military cadet work alongside academics. The plan envisions cadets across states similar to seven Wyoming high schools and cites national high school figures from 1914 15 with cadet non mandatory and compulsory scenarios.
Reports describe German forces breaking into Hivitteh from Uae Wenches with gains up to 600 yards. An official statement claims most defenders were killed and a capture occurred. German troops occupy the F mine region in Artois and shell nearby roads including Lilie and Vib BurAlen northeast of Selmona.
Former U S Senator Misha Root, serving as temporary chairman, attacked President Wilson and the Democratic administration over European war and Mexican disturbances policies and domestic tariff matters during the New York State Republican convention in Assembly.
Fire at the Anaconda mine in Butte Montana claims nine confirmed dead with twelve reported missing and no hope of recovering more victims. The blaze continues to burn as authorities work to control the danger.
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