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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1918
Page
12
An editorial from the Literary Digest argues citizens should pay war taxes without complaint, viewing it as a duty during the draft era. It praises volunteers in the armed forces while urging others to support government efforts through taxation, and rejects exemptions as a moral misstep.
A literary digest closing call compares volunteers and draft resistors, urging Americans to pay income tax as a duty and privilege to support those who serve. The piece frames tax payment as essential for liberty and national defense amid global wartime concerns and critiques Lenine's Romanian revolt rhetoric.
The piece urges Congress to speed national rail control alignment with Wilson and McAdoo. It praises railroad cooperation for war effort and calls for legislative backing including revenue guarantees, warning against partisan bickering. It also attacks German propaganda and notes Hearst’s and Viereck’s weeklys as targets.
Deputy von Heydebrand speaks in the Reichstag on November 9 1911 warning that German fate depends on bold policy choices. The speech, praised by the crown prince, drew vigorous applause from the right and center amid liberal opposition that demanded a clear German answer to English questions about Morocco and naval contention.
A historic transcript shows 1911 Reichstag discussions where Pan German deputies demand naval arms and warn England, citing the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand as a trigger. Voices from Bruhn Bebel and Wiemer reflect clashing plans to arm Germany and deter England, in a tense prewar atmosphere.
In a long journal fragment, a woman reflects on possible marriages, romantic entanglements, and friendships among a circle including Alice, Dick, Pat, and Jim. She weighs past loves, boredom in marriage, and the lure of publishing a personal memoir titled Paula stories as conversations hint at future plans.
Chicago January 15 Nearly 3 million dollars will be refunded to passengers by Illinois railroads after the Supreme Court sustains the 2 cent passenger fare law. The refunds cover excess fares collected since May 1, 1917.
According to 60 Berlin telegrams, Count von Hertling the imperial chancellor is ill and likely to resign soon, per a telegram dispatch. The Associated Press cites exchange telegrams from Berlin reporting the probable resignation.
Cody Wyoming January fifteenth four mountain lions were bagged by Don Stephenson a trapper for the biological survey over the past three weeks. The largest was killed near Blackwater after being sighted up a tree. Stephenson shot the lion which fell and as one of the dogs leaped for it the feline attacked a dog before the hunter could intervene. He then blew the lion’s internal organ to finish it off leaving an old tough animal blamed for excessive wild game destruction.
In Newcastle on January 15 a Burlington mine train lost control on a steep grade and derailed near Cambria. Fireman H. C. Murray of Billings died under wreckage after 24 hours. brakeman H. R. Thomas suffered a compound leg fracture and engineer H. Michel had minor injuries. Both injured men were taken to Sheridan.
A Gillette man, Fay Maywood, faced a fast call from the detrating plant after being crushed between an engine and a tied car. Dr Tonkin later said the injury was not serious, with bruises on the thigh as the extent.
Misa Ruth Craig a 17 year old Natoma resident admitted today to Ottawa reporters that she had frequent correspondence with the late Captain Whisler. She also said the note Whisler wrote before his death at Camp Funston was probably addressed to her.
Local listing notes a furniture sale or deal labeled as square deal in Hobbs opposite the Plains Hotel, with unclear specifics and e-5ef code.
Cheyenne Business College plans to schedule a basketball game against an external team. Officials invite interest from nearby clubs and colleges to arrange a competitive matchup at a neutral or campus venue.
Fragmentary dialect lines describe a speaker musing on a girl who dislikes housework and the inevitability of earning a living. The passage uses dialect expressions and references to necessity as a driving force.
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