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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1917
Page
4
A fire damaged editorial and business property at 1812 Carey Ave. Fire crews battled flames, limiting spread to adjacent businesses as investigators assessed cause and extent of damage. No injuries reported. Local officials opened inquiries and cautioned residents about possible smoke exposure in the area.
The legislature avoids a clash on liquor by scrapping the contentious provision and letting the people decide the issue via a constitutional amendment. Governor Kendrick’s push yields party harmony as Republicans avert a split while drys gain a direct referendum and wets await the court outcome.
The article recalls how critics praised Wilson for keeping the United States out of Europe’s war but now condemn him for proposing a framework for peace. It notes supporters and opponents in the Peace League and questions how his call for guidance changes public stance.
The piece argues over whether the U S should join an international league to enforce peace, noting critics fear sovereignty loss and impacts on war industry. It contends a proper league would protect humanity, strengthen the Monroe Doctrine, and the president will pursue world peace through such a framework.
The piece treats a Philadelphia girl’s murder as a Parisian inspired crime of passion. It compares sensational American crime to Zola novels, noting jealousy, wealth, and social circles. The Atlantic City case ends with the suspect’s suicide nearby, presenting a stark moral drama.
The trademark examiner denied the lime stone brand as descriptive and deceptive for a cathartic medicine. The appeal questioned if a word with a defined meaning can be used as a suggestive part of a phrase in another connection. The decision stood.
The British admiralty reports the transport Ivernia sunk in the Mediterranean by a submarine with about 120 soldiers and 33 crew lost. Former Cunard liner, once under the government's Quaard service, last sailed to New York in August 1914. movements as a troop carrier remain known only to military authorities.
A preliminary US Geological Survey estimate by John N Northrop shows 92 5 million barrels of crude oil produced and marketed in 1916, up 11 million barrels or 4 percent from 1915, with additional several million barrels stored temporarily in Kansas and Oklahoma.
1916 saw rising crude prices and widespread drilling spurred by higher wall prices and increased refinery demand. Mid-Continent and Rocky Mountain fields offset declines in older regions, with key activity in Butler and Allen counties Kansas, Carter county Oklahoma, and Converse Park and Natrona counties Wyoming. Notable developments included new pay zones near Bartlesville and Cushing Oklahoma, Augusta Eldorado districts in Kansas, and Wyoming refinery and pipeline expansions boosting output.
In a Valley style chorus the piece recalls Pat Guilivan and the legislature, noting his absence in the Senate and House as plans for progressive bills advance. Natrona County looms with expectation of a Pat returning, while old names and motifs surface amid humor and local political context.
The document lists members of the Senate and House of the Fourteenth State Legislature convened and organized yesterday. It notes terms beginning January 1917 for some and January 1915 for others.
A commentator urges imitation of Buenos Aires exempting the year's finest new structure from taxes and awarding a medal to the architect, praising such a policy as a model for planners.
A London Chronicle column recalls a Scottish MP joking with a supporter as he exits a local post office. The MP quips about buying war savings certificates, the reply denying thrift in favor of filling a fountain pen. The exchange highlights wartime thrift humor.
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