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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1917
Page
6
The Wyoming brand office reports about 15 000 people in the stock business, with new brand applications arriving at ten to twelve daily. About 16 000 brands are on record though many owners have not recorded old marks. The board plans a new brand book, initially ordering 1 000 copies and adding 500 more, priced at one dollar.
The mayor’s office announces a strict measles quarantine. Every person except the family breadwinner must stay in their home for ten days, with no in or out by neighbors or children until doctors release them. Violators face fines up to one hundred dollars.
A 1916 report on livestock inspection notes mixed views on the law’s operation. It includes criticisms of stray reporting delays, three recommendations for consolidation of livestock bodies, and compensation for officials. The board reports a December 31 1976 balance of 76 309 04 with the state treasurer and 2 595 75 in Cheyenne totaling 19 234 74.
Prominent distilleries in Prooria paid a tax total of 1 041 5134.14 on alcohol and liquors manufactured in 1916, about 5.9 million more than 1915. Distillers consumed over 14 million bushels of grain to produce whisky and alcohol in that year.
Dr. Carroe Nation, chief quarantine officer of the Carranza government, died in Laredo of heart disease during a visit to San Antonio Texas authorities reported today.
Mrs William Stewart McCrea aged 47, who prayed to be called after her husband died two weeks earlier, died today in Louisville. She had shown no prior illness.
The Daily News says Wilson’s stance reflects lessons from thirty months of conflict and suggests the Entente allies could not have responded differently after the Russian emperor’s remarks.
Guatemala City on January 1 reports the American gold dollar now buys about 40 pesos, up from 18 before the war, with occasional quotes of zero. The sharp rise in exchange rates disrupts local business and prompts concern over monetary stability.
London report states John Lauder son of the Scotch comedian Harry Lauder has been killed at the front. The loss comes amid ongoing wartime dispatches from January.
Despondent by loneliness and lack of friends in the city Katherine Kennerly 18 attempted suicide by swallowing bichloride of mercury at 6 AM. She was taken to a local hospital where doctors say she will recover.
Mrs Minnie Eddy nicknamed the Queen of the Bandits, tied to at least three gangs, was arrested with Richard Kennedy and two others after a drug store heist on East Eighth Street. Police say she planned jobs and kept shares, while she lamented her husband’s absence and asserted women’s rights.
The new year opens with the inaugurat ion of county officers elected in November. Changes occur in sheriff and clerk offices along with treasurer. Johe B. Sloan and Ross Snyder join the board of county commissioners along with Pat Hayes and Mrs. Ida Graham assuming key posts. New oath times set around 10 this morning.
The Italian steamship Legano was wrecked in fog near Queenstown Cork harbor and is reported sunk. The crew were rescued except for the captain and one seaman who were drowned. two sailors died.
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