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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1917
Page
4
The writer condemns leniency for a gang deemed treasonous, arguing for strong confinement of anarchists like Emma Goldman and even harsher handling of conspirators. He advocates harsh penalties and work program style detention as a deterrent remedy for treasonous acts.
In Murdo South Dakota an attempt to burn a Chicago Milwaukee St Paul freight train was made early today by alleged I W W members traveling in an empty freight car. Two suspects were arrested and jailed as officials investigate the incident along with earlier Milwaukee Road depot arson near Scotland Junction. In Washington state sheriff and national guard members arrested men found in box cars in Pasco for vagrancy.
The article describes local I W W upheaval with mass deportations from Jerome Arizona to California and similar actions in Dtebee and Colubs New Mexico. It notes Washington state home guards guarding passes, questions the legality and efficacy of relocations, and urges federal DOJ involvement amid suspected German spy links to I W W unrest.
A Christian Science Monitor commentary praising President Carranza for steering Mexico toward neutrality amid World War I. It credits his government with unity and stability, warns against German influence, and argues lasting prosperity depends on cooperation with the United States.
An opinion piece argues that free Russia and democratic United States will win the war. It claims Germany can be defeated only by these two democracies and notes U boat threats, ship losses, and Britain’s need for ships. It emphasizes unity of free nations to secure a democratic peace.
Washington July 13 an embargo effective immediately blocks export shipments of coal coke feed grain flour and meal fodder meat fats fuel oils kerosene gasoline pig iron steel bullets ship plates scrap iron and steel ferromanganese fertilizers arms ammunition and explosives unless a bill of lading bears a federal license number issued by the export council in Washington The embargo is ordered by the American Railway association commission on car service and applies to shipments named in President Wilsons export proclamation.
Wyoming state labor commissioner Edward P. Taylor reports more men seek harvest work than there are jobs. Farmers have not supplied harvest needs, with Big Piney district asking near 700 extra laborers and Platte county about 300. Federal help hinges on timely farmer reports to estimate demand.
Thos R Russell Colorado middleweight title claimant and sergeant in the Colorado National Guards aims to stage a ring match in Pueblo on Saturday July 21 His Pueblo manager Illatry Pross will arrive to arrange the bout Russell has fought many local opponents and recently drew with Kid Max before his militia company departs for training quarters in Cheyenne to secure one more bout
Baseball results list multiple NL games with Philadelphia Chicago Boston Detroit St Louis and New York competing. Batteries include Demaree Lihoefer Killifer Reily Wagner Horstman Gonza les Reulbach Tragresser Leonard Agnew Stanage and Schalk. Weather delayed or postponed games noted. Also report on San Francisco snow shed construction cost about 1 million dollars under W R Armstrong Union Pacific maintenance. Snow details from Rock River and Elk mountain wind effects in Wyoming.
The Union Pacific railroad uses concrete lumber, called Unit built construction, to build snow sheds at Rock River and other Wyoming sites. Slabs sized 3 by 6 feet or 3 by 15 feet are prepared with reinforced rims and attached to a lumber-like framework.
Butte Mont July 13 Northwestern baseball league will suspend on Sunday and be replaced by a league with teams from Great Falls Billings Butte and Spokane Tacoma club will move to Billings under information received today.
Copenhagen July 13 The British lead allies consent to talks with Russia to revise Entente war aims. England, France and Italy are negotiating the method for discussions with Russia on this question as part of ongoing allied diplomacy.
Mexico and the United States announced a treaty to repatriate Americans who crossed the border to avoid military enrollment. The agreement aims to return U.S. nationals from Mexico back to the United States.
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