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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1918
Page
8
The Atlas theater, under new management, shows two crowd drawing pictures in the past two days On Trial and Alimony featuring William S Hart who is praised as a leading screen figure. Hart will later appear at the Athi theater in The Cold Deck his latest work.
Edmond Mound Ronselret a 15 a week telephone operator posing as Count Edmond Rousellet di Castiliot was indicted under the Espionage Act for attempting a 50 million dollar loan from J P Morgan & Co. He faces arraignment in New York on Thursday for alleged secret agent activity and for using a government permit to visit overseas ships near the harbor.
In Fort Collins Colorado on February 18 the university team defeated Axg Cow by 25 points in a basketball game. The contest showcased strong offensive execution and solid defense from both sides.
The Mountain States Telephone and Towson requests rate hikes for Casper. They seek a $1 rise for individual business lines and 360 cents more for party lines, aiming at $5 per month for single lines and $4 for party lines. Present were Brown and Titus. Acting Governor Houx presided as the commission member. Public support in Casper is reported among submembers, while state officials hold a meeting in Douglas to hear the Douian Light Company rate petition.
A February 21 program at Cheyenne High School gym raises funds to support students joining the junior Red Cross. The event features a short play The Daughter of de Regiment, music, and a service flag honoring forty or more former students in active service, including a golden star for Fred Bond. Parents of listed service members are invited to attend.
Three men held at the police station in Piri Sheridan Wyoming after being picked up by officers for failure to register. J R Owens a Welshman about age years. John McTeague a Trishman gave four ages none of which matched. Augtti Kuotsutainen a 26 year old Finn. All express willingness to join the army now. None have naturalization papers.
El Paso Texas February 18 a tea room in the business district opens requiring a 25 cent war stamp for admittance. The stamp must be bought at the room which is run by a committee of women and has already raised a large sum from war and thrift stamp sales as part of the local thrift stamp campaign.
Paris February reports Charlee Rum bert, a senator from the Mouse and ofa ko Panty ral, charged in connection with an alleged incident cited in connection with M. Wun lert's pagar.
A brisk cold front moves in with fresh northerly winds. Temperatures slid from 40 above at 9 30 a m to 8 above by 5 30 p m as the day remained unusually chilly.
The Wyoming Republican State Central Committee met at the Plains Hotel at 10 AM. Pat Sullivan announced plans for more frequent meetings and a united front for the next campaign. Frank Hadsell and T. Hlake Kennedy served as officers as delegates from almost every county attended the session.
PF. R. Montgomery arrives in Cheyenne to help payers file income tax returns. The filing deadline is extended to April 1. Married individuals with net income of 2000 pounds or more and single persons with net income of 1000 dollars must file, at the federal building room 28.
United States marshal cites German aliens voting in Cheyenne elections. Daniel F. Hudgen says exact count of alien registrants will be known in days. He notes Washington directed that names of registrants be kept confidential.
King Antiochus issues a proclamation through Commander C J Fidler announcing a meeting of the Maccabees to enroll 100 new members by organizer Hernastein. The event at Knights of Columbus is set for Saturday night February 25 with Sir Knight Hilek in charge of the feast.
Three Mexicans Frank Gonzales Joe Martinez and Augustino Florez were sentenced by Justice of the Peace Edwards to thirty days in county jail and fines of 20 dollars each for stealing 146 pounds of copper from Union Pacific yards.
At Camp Lewis the Liberty theater with 2500 seats draws hundreds nightly as soldiers attend two performances after mess. The venue, built under the commission on training camp activities, features a 22 piece soldier orchestra and a program mix of classical music and moving pictures, relieving men from informal entertainment.
Cliff Leamore Linch seeks custody of his five year old daughter from Faith H Harden. Oregon divorce awarded custody to the mother who later remarried in Casper, Wyoming. Natrona county judge affirmed, Linch appeals. case taken under advisement.
Viscount Kikujiso Ishii has been appointed ambassador for Japan to the United States and will soon arrive in Washington. He succeeds Ambassador Sato, who moves to Tokio's unassigned diplomatic roll. Ishii previously headed the imperial mission that thanked President Wilson and the United States for entering World War I as a co ally of the Entente.
Snow and much colder tonight and Tuesday with a cold wave. Fresh northerly winds this afternoon and tonight. Snow for southern Wyoming, colder in the southeast, rising temperatures in the far north portion. Shippers warned to protect 6 hour shipments against extreme lows. Temperature 27 degrees, highest 46 earlier. no rain or snow in last 4 hours.
Acting Governor Frank L. Hioux issued a proclamation at the request of Fred W. Johnson, Sweetwater County prosecutor, offering a $500 reward for arrest and conviction of each person implicated in the Wade Hamilton lynching at Rock Springs on December 11, 1917. Three men reportedly took the prisoner from jail and lynched him.
The Cheyenne column lists public notaries appointed H L Levesque and John F Harkin, various visitors from Lander Laramie Worland Rock Springs Glenrock Thermopolis and Casper, a Ford repair ad, rentals, and notices of births marriages and real estate items amid miscellaneous local business notes.
Bankruptcy proceedings against the estate of Henry Sweet, once a Cheyenne resident, are scheduled for a formal hearing in Salt Lake City on March 18. The court earlier ruled Sweet must surrender certain properties and rights, and he now seeks a full discharge of all debts owed by the estate.
A severe earthquake struck Amoy China on February 18 damaging many buildings and scoring others. No fatalities reported as of the initial assessments by local authorities.
Fry nil Aid Union schedules a duet gathering at Mrs H M Hansen's home located at 612 H Jort on the 19th 20th and 21st of the month.
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