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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1917
Page
4
A prairie fire at lunch hour in Cheyenne challenged four firemen and Chief Taylor due to hydrant scarcity. Sparks from passing locomotives ignited dry groans in stock yards and a gale carried flames toward buildings. Firemen improvised with city sprinkling carts, halting the blaze before damage occurred.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday by the county clerk to FL. Sheets and Father Lyon, and to Joseph A. Banks and Lerora P. Mektoy, all of Cheyenne.
Private H Chambers of Cheyenne Wyoming infantry on federal duty died of pneumonia at the border. He was born Oct 4 1898 in Grinnell Iowa and left a mother and four brothers. The body to arrive Wednesday. funeral Thursday in Wyn de Farly’s care.
A jury convicts Frederton, a former Floston broker, of murdering his wife with a verdict of guilty and a recommendation for capital punishment. The trial is noted as one of the East’s most sensational in years.
Weather report from J Cecil Alter notes a 70 mile hour wind between 1 and 2 pm in January the strongest since 1871. The wind persisted for thirty minutes reaching 39 miles in that hour and 69 miles in the hour with totals from 6 am to 2 pm at 64 miles per hour average. He warns such winds would cause great damage to life and buildings.
The Republican caucus selected numerous officers for the Senate and House. Names include J. W. Todd president of the Senate and W. K. Jones speaker of the House, with numerous clerks, messengers, pages, doorkeepers, and stenographers from counties such as Johnson, Laramie, Goshen, Albany, Natrona, and others.
The American Red Cross mobile first aid car visits Cheyenne and stays through Sunday. The vehicle will park east of the Union Pacific park and is open to the public. Lectures by J. Greeve of Washington, D.C. are set for 10 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, with doctors, nurses, teachers, and police and fire department members among attendees.
Cheyenne firemen and policemen will receive a $5 a month raise, down from their requested $10. Current pay is $80 a month. new rate becomes $85. New hires will be $75 for six months, $50 for six months, then $85. Mayor LaFontaine cited city finances but supported the compromise.
Patrolman Gus Clancey on his beat yesterday foiled a wind driven hazard near the Inter Ocean hotel. He dodged debris, alerted Chief Emberg, and officers roped off Sixteenth Street to safeguard traffic as the wind subsided.
Phil Virgets of New Orleans stops former featherweight champion Abe Attel in the fourth round of a scheduled ten round bout in New Orleans. Both fighters weighed 126 pounds.
Fire department records from Cheyenne in 1916 show 213 alarms at headquarters the highest total in the department history with 161 by phone 32 Gamewell box alarms and 20 verbal calls Causes listed include sparks from locomotives hot ashes burning rubbish faulty flues and unknown factors among others with smaller counts for cigarettes boys with matches prairie fires and electrical issues indicating a wide range of fire origins in that year
Chief Ed Taylor reports on a major emergency night December 17 18 1916 detailing casualties property loss and response. He praises volunteers water system police mayor and engineers while urging stronger building and electrical codes and underground wiring.
Fragmentary note observes headaches among many women and cites doctors and unknown remedies. The text mentions a doctor unsure about the cause and references other cases and press issues, but details are incomplete.
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