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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1919
Page
13
Cheyenne residents learned yesterday was warmer than the day before with a maximum of 90 degrees at 2 40 p m and a low of 60 degrees at 5 40 a m The normal July 10 temperature is 67 degrees The 19 mph south wind at 2 54 p m marked the strongest gust of the day The preceding day reached a 93 degree high, the highest in nine years.
Local notice advertises a reward of 31000 in Ames for an unspecified case. It references Southington Remedy Co. and a contact point for responders. The brief reads as a public appeal with limited details and unclear context.
The Cheyenne weather bureau reports Wednesday July 9 was the hottest day ever recorded in Yellowstone Park with a maximum of 90 degrees. Local observers noted the heat as exceptional for the park’s climate.
Firefighters rushed to multiple small blazes yesterday afternoon. A 1:40 PM fire on the Central avenue viaduct was quickly extinguished. Around 2:40 PM the J L Murray Transfer barn at 1720 Thames street suffered a roof fire and was doused after a small hole burned. A box car blaze at Union Pacific yards was contained by yard personnel before Truck No. 1 arrived.
G E Rice a 16 year old from Divide steals Mr Morrison's saddle horse chaps and clothes after being left in charge. He rides north through rough country until pursued by Morrison and B F Brown in a Ford. They trail the thief to the Diamond cattle company's ranch thirty miles north of Laramie where Rice rests a day. He surrenders in Cheyenne and is jailed. Morrison recovers his property and declines charges if the boy learns from the experience.
General forecast calls for continued warm, fair conditions with dry weather into Friday and likely Saturday. No significant changes expected as high temperatures persist across the area.
Police urge focus on traffic ordinance provisions to curb violations. Officers note motorists are using spotlights on Capitol avenue and speeding on corners, with vehicles lacking proper white and red lighting as required after nightfall.
Yesterday’s National League games were all postponed due to rain. Scores and lineups show batteries listed for each team, with details on pitchers and catchers across multiple matchups.
President Wilson accepts Edward N. Hurley’s resignation as Shipping Board chairman effective August 4. John Barton Payne of Chicago, general counsel of the railroad administration, is expected to succeed him and join the board.
Passersby learned a wagon driven by Jerry O'Keefe and John Kilker frightened by a fire truck caused their team to bolt down Pioneer to Fifteenth. The wagon struck the granite fountain cap, knocking it into the street and injuring Kilker as he clung to the wagon.
The U S Department of Labor call seeks about three thousand harvest hands to work in Kansas Nebraska and the Dakotas. The office has sent twenty men daily but cannot meet the total demand. Kimball reports the office will ship at least twenty five men daily there for three weeks with wages ranging from 90 to 70 cents per hour in parts of Nebraska and surrounding states.
Captain Frank G. Clark has returned to Camp Lee Virginia from France after serving since December 1917 in the transport corps with the 41st Division. He is expected home in a few days.
The report notes a serious horse collision with damaged harnesses and bruised mounts. A miracle is cited as neither horse nor rider was killed, possibly linked to a fountain gift from the National Humane Alliance, used as a factor in a potential amendment debate.
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