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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1918
Page
4
A reflection on wartime taxes and exemptions urging citizens to support government funding of the war effort. The piece contrasts Congress tax relief with a call to duty, noting volunteers still join armed forces while many pay their share without complaint.
The piece contrasts volunteers and conscripts, urging every citizen to pay income taxes as a duty and privilege to support the war effort. It cites the Literary Digest appeal and frames liberty’s price as national sacrifice, while noting Lenine’s revolt and the broader push to make the world safe for democracy.
A call for Congress to speed up Wilsons railroad legislation and support McAdoo by ignoring politics. Railroads praised for patriotism while needing legislative backing to guarantee revenues and solidify government control during wartime. End with editorial quips linking distillers and French politics and German actions.
A paraphrased 1911 Reichstag address by Deputy von Heydebrand shows Germans defending their national rights amid Anglo German tensions. The speaker urges confronting foreign interference and warns of dangers to German unity and naval agitation, with strong applause from right and center.
A translated Reichstag transcript shows 1911 debates on naval build up and German aims in Europe. Speakers urge stronger defense against Britain and insist on Germany asserting power. References to dreadnoughts, Morocco, Congo, and imperial ambitions frame the discussion.
A long confession reveals the narrator's complex feelings for exes and current partners, reflecting on Alice, Dick, and their circle. She contemplates marriage, boredom, social roles, and the idea of a future book as she plans a short trip with plans for money from Harvey's father and a dinner with Jim and others.
Chicago Jan. 15 Nearly 3 000 000 will be refunded to passengers by Illinois railroads as a result of the United States supreme court decision upholding the 2 cent passenger fare law. This represents the excess fare collected since May 1 1917.
London reports based on sixty telegrams from Berlin that Count von Hertling the imperial chancellor is ill and will probably resign soon according to an exchange telegram dispatch.
Cody Wyoming January 15 four mountain lions were bagged by Don Stephenson a trapper for the biological survey in the past three weeks. The largest was killed near Blackwater after being sighted up a tree Stephenson fired when the bull dropped from the tree and the animal sprang at a dog and attacked him. He shot the lion ending its menace and called it an old tough animal that had likely destroyed more wild game than many hunters in several seasons.
In Newcastle, January 15, H C Murray a fireman from Billings was killed when a Burlington mine train diverged from control between this city and Cambria. Engineer H Michel suffered minor injuries and H R Thomas brake man sustained a compound fracture of the left leg as the train wrecked at a twenty foot embankment. The body, buried under wreckage, was recovered after 24 hours. The two injured were taken to Sheridan.
Fay Maywood, a detreating plant employee, was found crushed between an engine and a carload of ties this morning. Doctor Tonkin said the injuries are minor bruises on the thigh with no serious harm.
Misa Ruth Craig, 17, of Natoma, Kansas, admitted here she had frequent correspondence with the late Captain Whisler and that the note Whisler wrote before his death at Camp Funston was probably addressed to her.
A local item notes a bidding dispute between Hobbs and Huckfelt over a furniture deal near the Plains Hotel at e-5ef. The brief highlights terms and location in a small community notice style.
Cheyenne Business College plans to schedule a basketball contest with an outside team. Officials announce hopes to arrange a competitive game to showcase local talent and broaden sports outreach.
A partial verse discusses a girl avoiding housework and contemplating life, livelihood, and a sense of obligation. The text hints at themes of necessity and daily labor without a clear narrative or attribution.
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