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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1918
Page
4
The article outlines how U S railroad ticket prices climb on first vacation days, with per mile costs up by one cent and excursion rates about 20 percent higher than 1917. It argues rates would fall if government operation ends postwar and notes causes include higher raw materials costs and wages.
The writer argues for local vacations near home to reduce costs and boost health. He suggests farm stays as affordable options and notes rail costs push travelers to explore closer regions. He also mocks war profiteering taxes and political rivalries shaping travel attitudes.
Opinion piece endorses President Wilsons wartime tax plan drawing on income, war profits, and luxury taxes to fund the war. It argues tax measures can curb profiteering, urges nationwide support for fairness, and cites Liberty Loan and Red Cross mobilization as proof of public sacrifice.
Summer vacation begins as students receive report cards. Seniors graduate and the Lariat Annual goes to press. The high school reports bond funds placed with the board and lists many teachers and assignments for next year across multiple city and state addresses.
A Dublin dispatch reports a proclamation declaring Limerick and Tipperary as special military areas if unlawful gatherings continue. The action follows ongoing unrest and aims to curb assemblies in the counties.
Washington dispatch reports every horse and mule in the American expeditionary forces will wear a Bow type gas mask to resist gas attacks. Masks are produced at a factory at 5,000 per day and are shipping rapidly to France for frontline use.
Purported president A M Orr of Clarkeburg West Virginia and the Orr Goal Mining company faced a $5,000 fine in a federal court. They were indicted for charging bituminous coal above the price fixed by President Wilson. The government dropped the prosecution against the corporation.
A promotion claims this baking powder saves wheat and money, reduces the amount needed, and lowers baking material costs. It argues the product is economical, reliable, used by the Army and Navy, and urges housewives to buy a can to support the war effort.
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