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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1919
Page
5
Highest temperature yesterday reached 90 degrees at 2 40 p m. in Cheyenne, after a 93 degree maximum the day before, the highest in nine years. The low was 60 at 5 40 a m, and winds from the south reached 19 mph. Normal July 10 temperature is 67 degrees.
A damaged clipping announces a substantial reward of 31000 dollars from Southington Remedy Co. and Raksas City for an unspecified case. Readers urged to provide information leading to a resolution.
Cheyenne weather bureau reports Wednesday July 9 was Yellowstone Park’s hottest day on record with a maximum temperature of 90 degrees. The notice notes heat extremes affecting park visitors and conditions.
The fire department rushed to multiple small fires yesterday afternoon. Truck No. 1 cooled between runs after a blaze on Central avenue viaduct at 1 40. An hour later a spark set the J L Murray Transfer barn roof on Thames street burning a small hole. Shortly after, a box car fire at Union Pacific yards was extinguished by yard workers before the truck arrived.
G G Morrison of Divide reports a theft by 16 year old George Rice who took Morrison saddle horse chaps saddle and clothes. A chase by car driven by B F Brown reached the Diamond cattle company ranch thirty miles north of Laramie where Rice rested before surrendering to two pursuers. He was jailed in Cheyenne and Morrison hopes the boy learns from the experience.
Generally fair and continuing warm conditions expected. Friday and likely Saturday show mild temperatures with light winds and low chance of rain.
Police urge enforcement of traffic lights rules as motorists are reminded of the ordinance requiring two white front lamps and a red rear lamp on autos, with limits on glare. Motorcycles need one white and one red light after nightfall, with lights burning when stationary. A statute bans use of spotlights except in emergencies, and officers report spotlight use on Capitol Avenue and speeding on corners.
Summary of yesterday’s National League scores shows all games postponed due to rain with scattered partial box notes. Teams listed include Philadelphia, Chicago, St Louis, Boston, Cleveland, New York, Detroit, and Washington along with batters and pitchers named in abbreviated form. The record notes multiple batteries and lineups across the delayed schedule.
President Wilson accepts Edward N. Hurley resignation as Shipping Board chairman effective August 4. John Barton Payne of Chicago, general counsel of the railroad administration, is expected to succeed Hurley and assume a leading role on the board.
Passersby saw two men narrate the incident near Fifteenth and Carey as Jerry O Keefe and John Kilker fled in an express wagon. A fire truck frightened their horses causing the wagon to crash toward the square. the wagon tongue struck the granite fountain cap, knocking it into the street and injuring Kilker.
The United States Department of Labor reports a call for about three thousand harvest hands in Kansas Nebraska and the Dakotas. The office plans to send about twenty men daily but cannot meet the vast demand. Kimball Nebraska received word that at least twenty five men a day will be sent there for three weeks with wages ranging from 90 to 70 cents per hour.
Captain Frank G. Clark has returned to this country from France and is at Camp Lee Virginia. He has been in the transport corps since December 1917, and served with the 41st division abroad. He will be home in a few days.
A state leader describes the escape of a rider and his horse from a serious wreck. Both horses suffered scratches and bruises while the harnesses were nearly ruined. The incident is framed as a miracle and possibly luck linked to a National Humane Association gift.
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