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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1917
Page
5
Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman, known anarchists, were found guilty of conspiracy to obstruct the selective draft law by a federal court jury. Judge Mayer imposed the maximum: two years in the federal penitentiary and a $10,000 fine on each defendant.
Cheyenne will host the Belgian war mission arriving July 18 at 11 15 am and departing at 2 50 pm. Mayor LaFontaine arranged the stop after telegrams to Hugh Gibson and Frank Polk, with troops from Fort Laramie on parade and city officials guiding the visitors through a planned tour of the post and city.
Reports from London July indicate Gen Chang Hsun resigns all offices in Peking and hands authority to Gen Wayne, with fighting between republicans and monarchists having ceased. A compromise to restore order and stabilize the republic is anticipated as monarchist forces retreat.
Prominent western film producers will shoot westward scenes in Cheyenne during Frontier with stars like Niel Hart and Harry Gant. Hart, famed for Universal western leads, rodeoed near Lusk and Cheyenne early in his career. Gant, once a Frontier rider, heads a Los Angeles Lincoln Company unit filming a parallel western piece. The parade, car decoration, and civic pride are emphasized with catalog guidance and prize incentives to draw large crowds for the event night.
Entertainment is a major concern as the letter writing campaign reports its biggest year yet. The committee notes growth from last year and the year before, while Cahill’s office still has stationery to distribute. Rooms are in demand and housing for thousands of visitors is being organized with a call to list available rooms promptly.
E. Welch of Burns was thrown from a car when a plank being moved to Carpenter ranch near Hillsdale struck the fence post and swung violently, tearing the top off the car. Welch lay unconscious, later reported resting and expected to recover. Ralph Wonster aided. J R Carpenter and Dr Johnston rushed from Cheyenne to help.
Final votes will be cast in the State Leader campaign with a private ballot box and disinterested judges counting the results. Winners of two cash prizes from the 60 000 extra vote period will be announced, with automobiles and other prizes highlighted as top awards. The drive ends at 10 PM Saturday. contestants are urged to speed up and finish as planned.
Authorities at the New York navy yard probe the sixth blaze in six weeks at the government station. The latest fire broke out on an ordnance dock last night and was put out after a half hour by workers.
Kingman Arizona July 9 Quiet was restored today in the copper mine strike situation after Industrial Workers of the World organizers were ordered out of town last night by Sheriff J N Cohenour.
Five men are dead and others injured or missing after two explosions rocked the Interstate Sanitation plant at 1255 East Third Street Cincinnati. Bodies were beyond identification and several families on upper floors may be trapped in the ruins.
James W. Gerard, former ambassador to Germany, resigns from the diplomatic service. His departure ends a notable ambassadorial tenure begun before World War I, with duties in Berlin handling Allied interests and U.S.-Germany relations. Officials debate whether a vacancy remains on the ambassadorial list.
Sergeants Victor Hl Moreau and Charles J Thinker have been stationed in Cheyenne for months with Captain Max Garber as inspector instructor for the U S Army. They have been notified of appointment as second lieutenants in the regular army after May 29 examinations. Moreau is the grandson of Mirehal Moreau, a field officer under Napoleon. Berninger served with the Thirteenth, Twelfth and Eighth Infantry and acted as arm master at the citizens training camp in Cheyenne last spring.
In San Francisco a murder trial defense cites a bomb thrown from a building top as the cause of a June explosion that killed ten. Witnesses testified that a clock attachment was in a chest near a street corner before a July parade. The state argues the device was hidden and timed for the parade.
London July 2 The entente alliances have agreed to hold a conference in Paris to consider questions of military and political interest related to the Balkan states and the present crisis.
Russian armies strike west and north of Brankslau near Halicz threatening Lemberg Galicia. They seize Jezuopol and four villages along the Lemberg Czernowicz railway, with prisoners and guns captured from Austro German forces. No decisive gains reported on other fronts.
London reports from Berlin on air raids hitting Emden home of Krupp plants. Two bomb holes found. six other bombs damaged a village killing one child and destroying houses. Also struck Hasenburg Nunkirchen Diedenhofen and Treves with deaths and a monastery set aflame.
Senator Penrose introduces a resolution in Washington calling for the Navy secretary to provide the Gleaves report on the submarine attack on the American expedition to France and to reveal personnel, assets, and regulations of the Bureau of Public Information amid criticism of its submarine attack stories.
Washington reports crop conditions with a surge in corn acreage up over four percent from last year and drought in the central states. Winter wheat shows improving growth with a gain of 29 million bushels while spring wheat weakens due to drought and cold. North Dakota and western states face unfavorable conditions with frost and dryness.
President Wilson issued a proclamation to draft state troops into the U S Army on August 5. The move frees militia to serve overseas while northern and eastern National Guard units are mobilized on July 18 and 25. The plan avoids delays by synchronizing regiments for European deployment.
The Austrian cabinet led by Baron von Revdler plans to resign, with a new ministry already in formation. The existing cabinet had only two weeks in office following the stormy six month tenure of the previous ministry headed by Clam Mattinig.
Fragmentary record notes changes in female and total employment in a metropolitan area plant. Mentions counts around seven thousand women and over one hundred thousand total employees, with a year over year decrease.
The Cheyenne chief of police notes differences in fare policy for transport to Frontier Park. He expects license fees and vehicle charges, with a $20 license for all cars, to manage crowd traffic during show days.
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