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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1917
Page
12
The Industrial Club reports a strong 1916 record and calls for cooperative citizen effort to guide Cheyenne’s growth. It urges every resident and business figure to unite for constructive development and a coast to coast reputation.
The piece notes Bethlehem Steel advertised nationwide that after spending half a million on tests it cannot meet Navy shell standards. It reports a British bidder undercut Bethlehem and calls the company’s wartime profits a possible sign of inefficiency or gouging. The article questions American industry health after the war.
The passage argues that inefficiency made it possible for foreign items to underbid Bethlehem and warns that new corporations formed here may struggle to sustain their gains after peace. It calls for continued patriotism and good government to keep faith with Wig Business and the public.
A meeting of the newly formed Wyoming Good Roads Association urged the legislature to create a state highway commission to build a system of good roads with federal and state funds. The article notes Rep Warren of Fremont County and the state engineer have written on the issue and deserve careful consideration.
A clash over the name Salem pits the Oregon city against Salem, Massachusetts. The Massachusetts city refuses to change its historic name despite a push from the Oregon club, noting Massachusetts population and historic ties to Gallows Hill and witch trials.
The article notes Greece formally petitions the United States to protest the entente powers over its blockade, arguing Greece’s sorrows lack the Belgium spotlight. It also mentions King George’s pledge to keep fighting and references a Philadelphia North American remark about Lloyd George’s speech.
Fort Ules Tex January 24 The new army hospital train first used by the American army carried 909 patients from camps along the Mexican border to the general hospital at Hot Springs Ark The ten Pullman cars serve as wards operating rooms nurses quarters and commissary with capacity for 200 patients and housing for seven Army Nurse Corps women 15 male hospital corps nurses and Major H H Bailey in charge.
A quirky plea about a modern food inspector titled here as a tquisitor. The piece humorously asks where fancy bread has vanished and hints at a playful chase for culinary elegance in a city market.
All railway fares in Great Britain increased by 50 percent starting January 1, 1917, as reported in the Railway Age Gazette.
The warship Vineta roaming the south Atlantic has sunk ten to twenty British and French merchant ships. The Voltaire, sailing between England and New York, was reported due for December but is now sunk. The raider has caused multitudes of dollars in damage and eluded the British fleet.
A quirky exchange pits a first speed fiend against a second who argues even slow progress moves, arguing that breaking up a journey into chunks could eventually cover distance. The dialogue satirizes notions of velocity and effort.
Wyoming’s hackamore club plan for Boys and Girls clubs teaches rope weaving knotting and sales. Boys must make and sell at least five hackamores with minimal cost, earning profits and learning business skills. State leader Ivan Hobson attends a national conference in Ames Iowa to promote the plan.
War savings committee reveals letters from wives of MPs showing strict economies at home. Peers curb luxuries, cut staff, and reduce energy use while funding war efforts. Commons wives report minimal servants and altered routines as campaign to gain pledges of household thrift proceeds.
Earl Warren argues for a centralized efficient highway organization to cut waste in Wyoming roads. He contends current highway spending of 475000 annually is excessive and poorly managed, proposing a state board to reduce costs and double road results.
The legislature is urged to establish a state highway commission to unify road building, prescribe powers and duties, and adopt a standardized system. Advocates argue previous fragmented county efforts waste time and money, with Wyoming spending about 200 dollars per mile over eight years and only half going to permanent improvements.
Secretary Daniels awarded naval shell contracts to a British firm. He cited Bethlehem Steel head Charles M. Schwab Eugene G Grace William E Corey and Herbert Du Puy as leaders of the large U S steel makers whose prices for 14 inch and 16 inch shells were higher by 144 and 237 dollars respectively than the English bid. The contract was granted to the British firm.
The state engineer urges vesting authority in the highway commission to oversee road and bridge projects. Annual estimates and bids would foster competition and save at least 15 percent, illustrating how business principles justify a needed legislative change. The legislature must choose between 50 percent efficiency and a new system aiming for 90 percent efficiency.
Julius Chambers notes the absence of baths in European hotels and in historic places. He cites Hungary London New York and Madrid examples, recalling hotels with no bathtubs and reliance on buckets. He contrasts bathing with motor cars as modern necessities.
A fragmentary account mentions John J. Barleycorn and a prohibition era scene with a toboggan ride, alcohol intoxication, and a chilling moment as a champion figure faces another round. The text is garbled and lacks concrete details or outcomes.
The piece notes Republicans capitulating to Democrats on a constitutional prohibition amendment in Wyoming, the Webb Kin law upheld by the Supreme Court against shipping liquor into dry regions, and Congress advancing a dry District of Columbia. It argues prohibition gains support while some fear impacts on voters and politicians.
A historical piece notes that World War I broadened French women’s freedoms, reducing traditional conventions. It observes daughters of good families walking without chaperones, visiting hospitals, and engaging in charity work. It also highlights wartime bonds with soldiers as mademoiselles maintain ties with godsons and army friends.
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