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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1916
Page
15
The army at the border witnessed mourners following Captain Boyd a falcon expedition leader as his hearse traveled to the grave. Comrades paid tribute with solemn processions reflecting the loss and impact of his death on the unit and broader forces.
Yesterday marked the first pay day at Camp Kendrick for mobilized national guard members, totaling about 5000 from Adecle Sam for service up to July 1. Privates received fifty cents per day. state additions to come next Monday, with no further allowances after July 1 as long as active service continues.
The Mexico Northwestern train carrying forage and supplies to Casas Grandes merchants for General Pershing's army was halted at Juarez last night by General Gonzales' order and was released today after intervention by General Jacinto Treviño at Chihuahua.
In Los Angeles on July 14 W. Fettes and his brother Peter were shot and seriously wounded by two armed men who entered their grocery store as they prepared to close for the night. The bandits escaped.
Senator Works of California told the Senate the Japanese problem could only be solved by keeping the Pacific Ocean between peoples of the two nations. He argued essential racial differences prevent social tolerance and urged a statute to prevent immigration of all nonwhite peoples to avoid race amalgamation.
BRIDGEHAMPTON N Y July 14 Charles E F Hughes will start his campaign with a Detroit speech on August 7 He will then visit Chicago and St Paul or Minneapolis before a cross country trip toward the Pacific coast He plans no speeches on the transit but will return in time to enter Maine before the September elections Further itinerary details remain unsettled with two weeks in the Rocky mountains contemplated
Three prisoners escaped from Fort Morgan Colorado late Thursday night in a stolen Ford. The gang led by C. Br. Bleele, 40, with two youths aged 19 and 22, headed toward Brush and Cheyenne after breaking out and seizing a five passenger car. An urgent police alert was issued for Chief Embery to intercept them.
After an hour long battle at Fort Fisher near the stockyards Night Sergeant McFarland led a successful assault gaining entrance. Defenders retreated and four captives were taken along with numerous dead solicitors. Prisoners Mia Pisher and her daughters Annie and Elsio were jailed. a wounded man was sent to Camp Kengr. Charges of disturbance will be filed today.
Chicago dispatch reports progress in negotiations with Mexico as issues persist. The article notes eight individuals rejected by a medical examiner are being held at a hospital, identified as members of the Eighth Missouri, with uncertainty over who will pay. A separate brief mentions several people slightly injured in an incident dated July 4 in Chicago.
Washington July 14 report outlines Peronne as a historic railway center with a famed defiant past. It notes the town’s siege by Germans in WWI and earlier legends of La Pucelle, its fortifications razed a decade earlier, and its location ninety four miles by rail north of Paris and thirty five miles east of Amiens, near Fricourt where British forces began their July offensive.
Denver officials express gratification after the Good Roads Bill T6117 is signed. It allocates 1,000,000 per year for ten years for national road construction and 5,000,000 first year plus escalating sums over five years for state cooperative roads totaling 75,000,000. District Forester Riley says surveys are under way and construction can start in South Dakota with necessary cooperation. surveys begin soon.
New York reports the Anti-Saloon League plans a world wide temperance congress aligned with postwar peace talks. William H. Anderson says delegates from civilized nations may attend, aiming to outlaw Demon Rum while negotiators handle borders and indemnities. The effort follows Indianapolis action to authorize the congress.
James Robert Stroud, sentenced to death for killing a Fort Leavenworth guard, petitions for clemency. The Kansas record of no hangings hangs in the balance as his appeal faces mercy.
John Charles Thenpeon Jr., news editor of the Wyoming Tribune, suffered injuries from bees while attempting a task near his father's home. The event left him with a badly swollen arm and prompted medical attention.
Officials urge immediate action to complete the work so the recule can be made available without delay.
Sixty five cats freed during a city clean-up clash fought officers in New York. The animals scratched several policemen before being subdued.
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