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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1917
Page
9
Washington reports that the Senate backed nationwide prohibition on distilled beverages for the war. The bill would seize bonded stocks and bar manufacture and import, while leaving new industries undisturbed. The House may clash in conference over the final form.
Cheyenne finance commissioner John A. Martin publicly opposes a $70,000 bond to fund a downtown storm sewer. He argues the railroad sewer suffices, unions up to $18,090 for a western short sewer, and that the city should not bear all costs while property owners who profit pay for branches. He warns bonds will fetch low rates and strain city credit in current market. He urges voters to defeat the special election next Tuesday.
A local speaker argues against a bonding proposal urging residents to vote no. He warns the city may need a costly sanitary sewer trunk line in five years and cautions against jeopardizing bonding powers by storm sewers. He calls fellow citizens to register negative votes at the polls Tuesday.
San Francisco reports say Heuan Tung is marked for death by republicans as forces clash with monarchy troops retreating under pursuit. Sun Fo arrives in the city to join efforts to preserve democracy while railway links between Peking and Tien Tsun are cut by Chang Hsun’s royalist forces.
Warmer conditions prevail with generally fair skies in Wyoming on Sunday and Monday. Temperatures show little change, with light winds and no significant precipitation expected across the state.
The State Leader's circulation drive offers 21 free prizes and closes at 10 PM Saturday July 14. Candidates are urged to work hard to maximize votes, with top prizes described as valuable and costly. Persistence and proper effort could place any contender among the winners.
The women’s division of the National Defense Council led by Mrs. D M Carley abandons combining registration with the July 10 or the city election. Cheyenne polls will open 9:00 a.m. to 7:40 p.m. with at least two registrars per precinct. A special committee under Mrs Archie Allison and Mrs O M Robertson coordinates volunteer car help for voters.
Chicago July 7 Directors of the Chicago National League baseball club refused permission for the Second American Conference for Democracy and Terms of Peace to hold its meeting tomorrow at the Cubs Park. West sessions opened amid strong criticism of the war and President Wilson prompting the directors to act. Pacifists said the gathering would be moved to another amusement venue in the city.
Mines in the district report most large mines produce over half their capacity daily, except Shattuck which has stayed closed since the strike last week by the Metal Mine Workers branch of the I W W. Jerome locals reject a strike vote on joining IWW's Jerome copper district action. William Sluywood, head of IWW Industrial Workers, to assist in the effort, per strike committee notice.
Denver July 7 A strike of miners in the Leadville district is certain unless mine operators are willing to enter conference or take action to prevent it said Charles H Moyer president of the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers tonight.
United States District Attorney John W. Preston outlined a German and Hindu driven plot to foment revolution in India and support German war aims before World War I. Indictments cover a Hindu revolution network of 105 men, many under foreign jurisdiction, with finance and logistics tied to Berlin and the India Committee.
Federal Judge Landis sentences 118 I W W slackers to 365 days in the Bridewell. The men march to work under semi military uniforms and perform hard labor at the house of correction, while jeers from inmates echo in the yards.
Federal reports describe a planned operation to spark a revolution in India to draw British troops from Europe. The evidence implicates German and pro-German agents, including Ernest Dokunna and Hindu students at Columbia, with ties to Bey Chakrabetev and Berlin officials.
In Chicago on July 7 members of the socialist party approved by a large margin a war aims statement drafted by the majority committee on war and militarism. The executive committee announced the vote 1400 to 2752 in favor of the proclamation.
Washington reports a proposal for a fifty day embargo on all food shipments to foreign countries to allow a U S survey of supplies and setting terms with foreign governments. The Cheyenne Indians will not play today, as announced late last night.
London reports a morning air raid by Teuton forces on the business district between 5 and 6 o clock. Casualty tallies and property loss are unclear from the fragmentary official roll, with higher damage claimed than earlier raids but numbers not verifiable.
In Laramie at Ivinson Hospital the patient McGill is listed in very critical condition. The bulletin notes severe injury and limited prognosis with medical staff closely monitoring vital signs and potential treatment options.
The readable fragments describe acts of violence, executions, and political turmoil around Karak and Germain in a wartime setting. Mentions of an engineer, bayonets, and a Tolman killing appear amid chaotic OCR text.
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