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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1917
Page
12
The Standard Chautauqua tent promises a typically American experience as advance men tout a strong program. Despite early ticket sales not setting records, organizers expect local interest to grow with the opening. Soldiers in uniform qualify for reduced tickets as public figures praise the event’s patriotic spirit and cultural value.
The Chattanqua circuits have fostered earnest patriotism among citizens through entertaining lectures and performances. Notable speakers are influential figures shaping national destiny and conveying the meaning of patriotism to audiences. The blend of entertainment with civic purpose offers wholesome diversion and deserves broad local support.
The piece portrays James K. Vardaman as a defiant figure in postwar politics. It links his stance against civil rights amendments and pro-German sentiments to vulnerability at home. It notes his later appeal to prohibition supporters as a path to regain influence in Washington.
The draft system outlines exemption categories for officers ministers students and aliens, with optional exceptions for dependents and key workers. Notification procedures, county boards, and medical fitness rules are detailed as counties plan lists and postings to determine who may be excused from service.
Cheyenne civic leaders urge residents to list available rooms for Frontier crowds as the expositions will be the largest yet. Union Pacific official W S Bassinger notes rising demand for lodging and step‑over privileges to ensure orderly housing for visitors during the celebration.
Washington July 5 Officials discuss increasing espionage regulation after submarine attack on the American forces. Government worries about hysteria and injustice to foreign born, with calls for tighter control of cables and possible censorship of outgoing mail. Salt Creek visitors N B Andrews and wife Cheyenne brief stay reported.
Local boards review exemption claims first. If rejected, the man may appeal to a district board. Wyoming has one district board per state. its decision is final and binding.
The article depicts U S Marines marching toward a transport bound for France. Colonel Charles A Doyen to lead the regiment at the front in France with Lieutenant Colonel Logan Feland as next in command.
Warren Kimball of Kimball Nebraska lies in Private hospital in serious condition. Henry Jose and George Richardson are jailed on assault with intent to kill possibly murder as Rose is accused of stabbing Flint above the abdomen with a pocket knife. Authorities note long running feud and say Rose may confess.
Government contractors and engineers rush materials for a new Army Y M C A building valued about 5000 dollars. The Cheyenne chapter raised 1600 dollars to aid construction. When finished it will provide Y M C A facilities for all post personnel with specialized staff. A near collision at Seventeenth and Central was narrowly avoided as street railway work crowded the intersection and two autos narrowly missed.
Three more men were released from the county jail yesterday. Wm. G. Harding, noted for fires, was sent five days for stealing fifty feet of garden hose. A. Alafaro, a Mexican, was freed for lack of evidence and left for Areola. W. L. Kyler was released after a 50 fine and costs for leaving a campfire that started a timber fire west of here.
At the War Department on July 6 the Wyoming total for regular army enlistments reached 484 against a state quota of 2990. The report notes Wyoming furnished 1 percent over quota and lists a small advertisement for a barber shop with no waiting.
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