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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
4
Alfie comments on a drastic fuel restriction order raising fears of mass unemployment as 16 060 000 workers lose five days of work. The piece warns of possible breadlines, urban unrest, and I W W aggression amid government wartime output pressures.
The piece reports wide protests from the Midwest and East against a fuel restriction order. It notes Senate opposition seeking a five day postponement for review, Garfield's decree, and mixed press reaction. It compares wartime production urgency with political fault lines and cites Bolshevik vilification of Wilson.
Secretary Baker appoints Goethals to head transportation and storage for the war department. The move follows centralization of functions and is praised as efficient for war business. Critics warn about postwar concerns as war pessimists grow anxious about future responsibilities.
Ed Rivenberg formerly a bookkeeper and accountant for Mieman Brothers in Cheyenne died in a Denver sanitarium after Christmas illness. He had resigned due to health in November and was moved from the Whitcomb ranch to Denver. The Wyoming Consistory member will be cremated with a Scottish Rite funeral at the Masonic temple in Cheyenne.
A man identified as Ro Meliapald, reported to be an inmate from the state penitentiary at KMawline, is jailed for stealing a case of whisky from Davis Mercantile in this town. Felix Warez, suspected of knowing the whisky’s location, is also detained pending investigation.
Article asserts kidneys do not cause backache and relief comes from St Jacobs Liniment. It urges rubbing the solution on the painful area to ease backache, sciatica, lumbago, rheumatism, strains, and similar ailments. The ad touts a trial bottle and emphasizes quick, harmless soothing effect.
All holders of permits to appropriate water whose time to convert to beneficial use expired before February 21 1917 must submit proof to the Division Superintendent by February 21 1919. Failure to do so forfeits the right. State Engineer JAS B Trie issued the notice from Cheyenne Wyoming on January 16 1918.
State officials rule out hold at Frontier park for the Willard bout due to pricefight law. Promoters seek permission from the war department for Fort D. A. Russell likely in the riding hall. The fight would fall under federal control if staged on military property. News arrives as Harvey Woodruff of the Chicago Tribune seeks bank references to back a $100,000 Willard offer.
S McMurray a renowned railroad attorney and former Denver mayor died at his Denver home on Wednesday. He helped secure right-of-way for the Colorado and Southern along Carey and Capitol avenues in Cheyenne business district. Funeral services set in Denver with J A Kirkpatrick to attend.
W A Davis bound over to district court under $1000 bond for forging the name of W F Thompson on a check presented at a local bank January 2. He awaits trial at the next term of court.
Clarence R. Ritchie, a carpenter with the Union Pacific living at 420 East Seventeenth Street, Cheyenne, died at home after a three month illness. He had lived in Cheyenne six years, coming from Emporium, Pennsylvania. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. He was a member of the C. M. B. A.
An advert touts Laxative Bromo Quinine as safe for all systems with no nervousness or head ringing. It claims a single product exists and features BEW and GROVE'S signatures on the box. State leader classified ads promise results.
Clear conditions with a normal temperature around 25 degrees. Actual mean temperature 18 degrees, down 1 degree from yesterday. High 25 degrees at 3 pm, low 14 degrees at 7 am. NW wind up to 38 mph at 10:40 am. Precipitation since January 1 totals 0.19 inches, with trace snow melted in the last 24 hours.
State administrator T C Diers announces a porkless day each Saturday to boost pork exports. Following the American National Livestock association plan, residents are urged to skip ham bacon eggs pork chops and sausage on Saturdays. The notice adds to meatless Tuesday restrictions with no pork products allowed.
T M Howell state organizer for the order of Moose was in the city yesterday. Advertisements offer taxi and touring car services with phone numbers. Indian Motorcycles listed with prices and a shop at 110 W 17th Cheyenne Wyoming calls for motorcycles and side cars.
Leo Villa, said to be Pancho Villa’s cousin, and Jose Martinez were formally charged with murder by Prosecuting Attorney Sam Thompson. They are accused in the Christmas night killing of Alfredo Igtrado. Martinez was bound over.
Dr L P Desmond has returned to Cheyenne and will establish here, despite earlier reports that he planned to move away. The article notes his return but provides no further details on his activities or plans.
The ad warns Americans to guard against kidney trouble from rich foods and uric acid buildup. It promotes Jad Salts as a grape and lemon juice lithia tonic to flush kidneys, relieve bladder issues, and improve health, claiming safety and affordable home use.
In Buffalo Wyoming He has taken an office in room 20 in the Carey block for the present and states that he will remain here permanently.
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