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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1917
Page
8
A pocketbook belonging to G. D. Rouner of Riverside Cal is in the hands of the chief of police. It was picked up on the street by a stranger who turned it over to the chief. The owner can recover it by identifying the contents.
Police headquarters hold a collection described as valuable books and papers owned by a well-to-do individual or group. The items are reportedly of high significance to the energy or "ener" group, with possession indicating their status.
New York July 26 The second consignment of M C A secretaries who will work among American soldiers and sailors to European camps will leave this country soon, the M C A war board announced tonight.
A surreal fragment describes a noisy jumble with alien sounds and clanging images. The text blends unusual terms and invented phrasing to evoke a chaotic auditory scene.
Nine homes have been entered since Frontier Week with the Yeager home at 1814 House Street robbed through a window before daylight. Fred Warren’s home on East Seventeenth Street was hit next, described burglar is a small man carrying a double celled lantern and blue steel gun. He enters through windows, steals watches cash rings and pennies, and warned a resident to stay quiet. Police pursue a professional burglar as residents hope for an early arrest.
Official copies of the master draft lottery lists have been mailed to county boards in the state. Provost Marshal Roy Olds distributed two copies to each board to be sent by separate trains, enabling boards to localize their lists and begin assembling quotas. Names must be posted and notification sent before a man is legally drafted. until then they may enlist elsewhere.
The Dildine Garage narrated the evolution of transport in Fridays parade with Studebaker displays. Army wagon rigs led by Fort Russell officers gave way to a 1909 landau, a 1907 EMF Studebaker, and two modern Six touring cars driven by Anita King and Geo Morse. Frontier week benefitted from two Studebaker trucks loaned by Dildine as well.
Farmers in Carpenter anticipate a successful two day fair on September 14 and 15 with many preparing grain exhibits. Rye harvest is underway while winter wheat nears harvest, and the southeast region reports abundant winter wheat and good crops overall. Local farmers contribute to the government's preparedness program.
Partly cloudy with likely showers and cooler conditions. Cheyenne and nearby areas forecast similar Saturday outlook with cooler temperatures and unsettled weather across the state.
U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau Cheyenne Wyoming logs a 24 hour period ending 6:00 PM July 27 1917. Conditions show 62 degree temperature 81 percent humidity clear skies with normal readings. highest 86 at 1:45 PM lowest 0 at 3:00 AM. Precipitation none last 24 hours total since January 1 seven and a half inches. Meteorologist L H Daingerfield signs off.
Chicago railroads announce an embargo on livestock and perishable freight to and from Chicago as 2500 switchmen of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen threaten a strike starting tomorrow morning.
New York reports two Japanese freight steamships sunk by German U boats in the Atlantic on July 20. The Kagosima Maru of 4546 tons gross and the Shigan Maru of 2827 tons gross were confirmed by cable advices received by marine underwriters.
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