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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1917
Page
9
A Cheyenne coroner's jury censures city and county officials for lax fire protection and the Inter Ocean hotel owners for neglect of permanent escapes. It finds gross negligence by hotel managers for delaying warnings as six people died in the December 17 blaze.
The inquest found that Francis White, Donald White and Guy White died by suffocation and burning in room 27 of the Inter Ocean hotel Cheyenne Wyoming during a fire of unknown origin that began about 10 PM on December 17 1916 and was discovered the next day.
Cheyenne city officials plan to wait on state action before enacting a fire protection ordinance. Attorney General D A Preston proposes a statewide bill mandating fire escapes and adequate exits, with local action only if legislature stalls. Mayoral remarks pledge to pursue strong protections if state law lags, while salary requests for police and firemen face uncertain approval.
State Game Warden Nate P. Wilson reports a remarkable rise in Wyoming wildlife and a successful year in hunting licenses with 12 380 issued. He notes improved law enforcement cooperation, strong resident and non resident hunting interest, and ideal conditions for fishing and hunting, while warning that elk populations grow more problematic each year.
Col. E. M. House arrives in Washington for a conference with President Wilson as dispatches outline the entente reply. Officials refuse to discuss changes, saying no further move is planned. Pessimism grows among Teutonic and entente circles as Wilson may issue another communication. House is regarded as the best informed on Europe in the United States.
The Senate resumed debate on endorsing the president's peace note. Senator Lodge attacked the German ambassador Count Von Bernstorff for his public statement backing the note. The session continued with fierce exchanges and procedural moves.
President Wilson holds all keys to Mexico policy as American and Mexican commissioners report deadlock. Officials expect new conferences with Carranza and a possible troop withdrawal plan for General Pershing. Military leaders warn that lingering forces could boost Villa as recruitment continues.
Dispatch from Budapest quotes Count Julius Andrasse claiming the Teuton allies demand that the Entente renounce all conquest plans. The Frankfurter Zeitung lists terms: Entente must give up expansion, Russia must abandon ambitions in Constantinople and the Balkans, Alsace Lorraine for France, Britain to grant Germany freedom of seas. Germany questions US neutrality and entry timing.
County Commissioners withheld confirmation of Sam OD Scheutz as deputy county clerk. He remained on duty while Richard Grace became second deputy and Jennie McCafferty was hired as a clerk. No formal action or motion denying consent was recorded.
The twenty first Colorado legislature session opened at noon with Boon Best of Kiowa chosen speaker and W H Adams of Conejos elected president pro tem. Senator William J Candlish of Leadville bolted the Republican caucus and joined Democrats. No bills were introduced and Denver seats contest remains unresolved as both houses adjourn until tomorrow.
In Cleveland on January 3 Frances Gary, 16, drove a car that struck Mrs George A Taylor of Cambridge Springs and her sister Jennie W Homer of Cleveland. Mrs Taylor had both legs crushed and one had to be amputated while Mrs Homer suffered a fractured skull.
Complete program announced for the National Live Stock association annual meeting in Cheyenne January 18. Prominent attendees include D. F. Houston and Walter L. Fisher. Events include a banquet at Plains hotel, ranch tour to Hereford herd, ladies reception at 821 East Seventeenth, governor’s mansion reception, a dance at the Elks home, and a men’s smoker at the Elks.
The forecast notes cloudy skies for Wyoming on Thursday with a chill in the southeast. Friday brings unsettled and colder conditions, and a shift to cooler air across the north as the system progresses.
Washington January reports the Senate public lands committee failed to reach a compromise with the Navy department on legislation affecting Navy oil lands No. 2 in California. Senator Pittman said bills approved by Congress would be pursued despite navy objections as western senators criticized the department’s stance amid oil land claimant relief talks.
Berlin papers report Prince Friedrich zu Fuerstenberg killed in action on the Romanian front. Born April 27, 1898 at Donauschingen, he was the third son of Prince Maximilian Egon and a scion of one of Germanys foremost noble houses.
Mrs W. Charles, widow of a former magistrate of Palo Alto killed at a railroad crossing weeks ago, was appointed successor to her husband as the California women magistrate in San Jose on June 3.
In Chihuahua City officials report General Murgia pushing south with Villa’s forces retreating. Murgia orders trains to move to the capital and insists men must win or die. Torreon, Laredo, and Gomez Palacio reportedly in Carranza hands.
A foreign refugee recounts Villa fole towers driving a spike through the U S shield at the Parral cone silate looting during the raid. He describes Villa rode through Parral in an automobile and a systematic canvass to take supplies for the Villa army while troops were kept from looting.
New York officials arrest Juan T Burns consul general for the de facto Mexican government. Five Mexicans including Burns are charged in three indictments with shipping arms to Mexico and evading customs during the Wilson embargo of 1915. A package marked Building material on the steamer Kaperanza led to discovery of ammunition. Burns protested innocence and was released on a $10,000 bond.
Teutons seize Matchin and Jijila on the Danube opposite Brăila as their advance widens from Transylvania. The transfer of troops continues northward and eastward while Romanian and Russian resistors retreat near the center. Verdun and Belgium activity noted. submarine threat discussed. ships sunk reported.
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