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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1916
Page
8
Washington July 10 administration omnibus revenue bill clearing a tariff commission and new taxes to incomes inheritances and war profits passed the House 240 to 140. Amendments cut banker tax and set tobacco tax. tariff commission salaries cut to 7500.
Wil iam Hamlin aged about 30 died yesterday at St. John's hospital from tuberculosis after leaving Rawlins for New York. He lacked funds and strength and, after reaching Cheyenne, sought help at the county hospital before collapsing. He had two brothers in Brooklyn and left little else known about his connections.
Marle Newston-Daugherty and Tom Daugherty, aged 1% and 2 respectively, eloped from Denver and wed in Littleton. Located in Cheyenne by P Neweston, they had $6 and no jobs. The brother plans to press charges or seek annulment over alleged false age on the license.
The text mentions addresses found in a pocket notebook with unclear relation to those listed. The body was placed in the care of Coroner Clyde Early.
The piece urges avoiding meat in summer to prevent liver and kidney strain and intestinal irritation. It endorses a diet of fruit cereals and green vegetables, with biscuits and milk or cream or fresh fruit as nourishing meals, highlighting good digestion and strength for work and noting Niagara Falls, New York as a source.
The Union Pacific station in Cheyenne sees daily shipments as the West surrenders its horses for Allied use. Cars full of horses are sent westward, with days like yesterday showing as many as twenty five cars shipped through the yard.
Nebraskans score six runs in the second inning on a string of hits errors and walks, then hold on for a 6 to 1 win over the Indians at North Platte. Indians tally once in the sixth but otherwise fail to threaten.
A fifteen year old youth named Richard Broderick of Company PD Sheridan enlisted as eighteen and served with Wyoming state guards. His father traced him to Cheyenne and arranged his discharge by military authorities in Chicago. The boy had hoped to go to war but was returned home.
On July 1 1916 James Barker, residence unknown, filed in the Cheyenne Laramie district court a petition for divorce and child custody alleging desertion and non support. He must answer by September 2 1916 or default will be entered. Clerk T J Fisher serves the district court and attorney 4AM M Thompson for plaintiff with listed dates.
A fragment discusses various forms of headache and purported remedies. It references medicines and tablets said to relieve pain and mentions Aloe and other unnamed substances. The text shows garbled spelling and incomplete sentences about treatments and personal experiences.
The Kiltiés banked a big program at the Chautauqua tent with leader Mr Neylan praised as one of Cheyenne’s finest musicians. Tenor J Coates Lockhart received a large hand and was recalled repeatedly. Today is Shut-in Folks day with free afternoon admission for the sick elderly or those unable to pay. The program features The Sidles Orchestra and Bess Gearhart Morrison with free or reduced charges for special groups. Evening events include Hess Gearhart Morrison and The Sidles grand concert with admission 60 and 16 cents.
mH C Satermann is in Cheyenne to collect material for a Lincoln Highway book. Tomorrow President Joy of the Lincoln Highway association and Packard Automobile Co will arrive from the south to decide on funding a desert road stretch, likely west of Cheyenne.
Police suspect National Guard Private Tanner fled with a stolen motorcycle owned by N D Folkrod after a camp chase at Camp Kendrick. If Tanner fails to report within ten days he faces desertion charges. The bike, valued at about $525, was stolen Sunday night from Seventeenth Street.
The article reports a German submarine, the Deutschland, crossing the Atlantic and preparing for regular transatlantic voyages. Captain Paul Koenig announces plans for future missions, with guards on deck and barbed wire surrounding the submarine to deter boarding.
A captain explains a patrol threat and the need to deceive rumors of the submarine’s approach. Officials say return across the Atlantic is uncertain, with no advance notice given, as the vessel seeks a favorable opportunity to slip past enemy patrols near the capes.
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