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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1917
Page
8
The Cheyenne measles outbreak is believed to be subsiding after weeks of spread. Dr. O K Snyder notes many cases were light, quarantine challenges remain, and cooperation from the public and schools is aiding detection and containment.
Thomas Gibson the safety first man arrives in Cheyenne, set to establish headquarters and file a year end report on accidents. He reportedly brings a budget of inside information on safety methods and their impact over the past year.
Billy Fiske of St. Paul outpointed Charlie Weinert of Newark in ten rounds during a boxing bout in New York on January 12. The fight featured two prominent heavyweights in a fast paced ten round affair.
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. Grove's signature on each box. 26c. EBW.
Wyoming anti saloon leader hails the Supreme Court decision upholding the Webb Kenyon liquor shipment ban as a major victory for prohibition forces. The ruling sustains West Virginia’s private use ban and confirms enforcement against shipments from wet to dry states.
W. C. Deming, editor of the Wyoming Tribune, declined to serve as secretary-treasurer of the Young Men's Literary Club. Judge ER N. Matson was elected to fill the position for the term, at a meeting last night.
American minister to Romania, Serbia and Bulgaria, Charlies J Vopricka, will quit Bucharest and go to Jassy, seat of the Romanian government. Germany demanded his removal citing pro ally sentiment and unneutral actions. He remains in Jessy pending a State Department investigation.
Weather bureau warnings defined a double cold snap in Cheyenne with a 48 degree 24 hour drop from Thursday to Friday toping forecasts. Temperature fell to minus 10 at night and only warmed to near 60 on Thursday. Stockmen prepared for protection and railroads kept light tonnage to meet schedules.
The University high school Preps defeated Cheyenne high 25 to 23 after an extra period. Final at 25 23 with a 22 22 tie at the end of regulation. Wyoming standout Harry Craig refereed the first half, Coach Cochrane led the second.
The Cheyenne Business College advanced commercial law students sat an exam on Friday January 4 after an address by Attorney D J Howells and prizes were awarded Wednesday of this week Miss Faustine Thompson Cheyenne and Palmer Johnson Basin tied for first with all points correct each receiving The Private Secretary A two way tie for second between Mrs Alberta McGuire and Miss Alege Tyson earned honorable mention with one error each
Enclosed car and good service offered with a tax service window from 10 a m to 12 o clock or midnight. Contact phone 609 for price details and licensing information.
President C A Duniway notes the army reorganization requires reserve officers training in institutions with 100 cadets or more and compulsory military instruction for all able bodied male students aged 16. Cadets receive uniforms, subsistence, and summer camp training, with graduates earning commissions and possible future call to service.
Chicago January 12 Threats by David Fultz president of the baseball players fraternity to strike six or seven hundred players before the season were answered by Ban Johnson president of the American league He vowed to expel Fultz and crush the fraternity and said every American league player must sign a contract before spring training Johnson said the league is through with Fultz
Eleanor Klinger, a New York fashion model, plans to wed Ora One, a hat designer. The couple, both artistically inclined, will wear all black for the ceremony, with the groom even obtaining black apparel to suit the theme. The text notes their temperamental nature and mourning style.
The American National Livestock Association meeting in Cheyenne next week will include a telegram from David F. Houston promising to attend and hold hearings on national forests administration and grazing fees. The event draws many leading livestock men and is expected to attract a large, diverse crowd with presidents of western associations likely to attend with multiple delegates.
A telegram to Governor John B. Kendrick states an expert will attend a convocation in Cheyenne arriving with Brand on the eighteenth at p.m. The message was received last night from Secretary Houston.
A fragment suggests a health note about headaches, chest symptoms, and possible pneumonia like illness. No clear event, date, or entities are identifiable to anchor a fuller summary.
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