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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1915
Page
16
The piece argues a six month military school benefits young men aged 17 to 22, suggesting full pay during service and use of Fort Joe Maines or Fort D. A. Russell for the training facility. It questions maintaining a standing army and promotes training to improve civil life readiness.
President Wilson addresses a diverse immigrant crowd warning against heated war debates while Europe remains at odds. He supports diplomatic moves with Germany and signals decisive U S aid to Mexico, offering food and shelter rather to bolster humanitarian ties with the southern republic.
A wartime call argues for a government backed ship-purchase bill to break the shipping trust dominated by American and foreign capital. It warns that prior filibusters failed to pass relief, risking embargo through high freight rates and loss of inter ocean trade, urging Congress to act to restore U S shipping dominance.
A public discussion argues for a trained citizen soldiery and a submarine guard for ports. It notes the navy is sufficient if kept efficient and mentions Senator Albert Cummins preparing a bill to create a western military training school to train officers and privates and retire them as reserves.
The piece mocks wool market optimism in Wyoming citing a World War I era tariff debate. It ridicules the idea of a $10,000,000 wool crop and jokes that sheep were doomed by free wool policies, urging readers to ask Senator Francis E. Warren for proof.
Henry Clews reports improving general conditions in trade and finance. Confidence spreads, crops are late but abundant grain and cotton are expected, railroads will need large maintenance spending, and steel demand rises with better orders and war munition activity.
Watt hell Goldemoster, son and religious adviser of Queen Wilhelmina, visits Washington after Berlin talks with German officials. He says a peace party exists in Great Britain and Germany and neutrals must press for peace. He fears Helland might enter the war but hopes mediation could succeed.
Raphel's Geods Purnishings firm in this city purchased the clean and new stock of the Hub Clothing company for 50 cents on the dollar. The Hub stock, formerly owned by Frank Urban who died in an auto accident six weeks ago, will be moved to Rapheel's store for sacrifice sale of this class of goods.
City commissioners met in regular session and discussed a counter petition against establishing a sewer on Twenty fourth and Twenty fifth streets between OWell and Dillon streets. After a lengthy discussion they decided to drop the sewer for the time being, planning to revisit later in the summer.
Wyamles publishes The State Leader as a want ad medium. The notice structure signals classified listings and public notices.
Talks propose a combined automobile and motorcycle meet at Frontier park the day before Frontier Days opening July 21 22 23 24. Tracks at Frontier park offer fast half mile and one mile courses though the four mile loop is in poor shape. consent of the Frontier committee is needed to use the park for racing before the 1915 show.
Fred Schultz was arrested by Officer Rodin after he and two companions J W Honey and M F Schwartz used a counterfeit check at a second hand store. The trio fled after the clerk notified police and were caught entering a bar on West Lincoln Way. They confessed the note and other items in their possession were worthless.
T Blake Kennedy, who had been very low in health on the coast, was reported last night to be slightly improved.
The Baptist Brotherhood will hold its annual election in the first Baptist church on Tuesday evening June 8. All members are urged to attend.
London report says Austro German troops advance 18 miles east of Przemysl toward Lemberg and reach near the Russian border. German Baltic operations noted with Windau crossing. Petrograd cites heavy fighting northeast of Libau and near Mostzick. Western fronts see hard fighting north of Arran. Italy joins allied financial circle and France reports gains southeast of Webutterte with prisoners and machine guns taken.
The Industrial club met Monday to discuss Frontier Days preparations. Topics included rail fare discounts, street booths, lunch stands, a carnival show, and a wary stance on punch boards. Irwin Wild West offered a night show but without animal bucking or roping. support grew for a clean, hometown focused spectacle.
Residents gathered for a frontier night event amid debate about whether the community should embrace more outdoor amusements. Some attendees voiced support for open-air entertainment while others preferred quieter, indoor activities.
W. K. Kellogg, famed breakfast food maker, is in Cheyenne en route to San Francisco by auto over the Lincoln Memorial Highway. He drove a Franklin air cooled car. poor Platte valley roads led him to ship the car to Cheyenne while he and his chauffeur came on ahead awaiting its arrival. He expects the car to arrive this morning and will resume overland travel today.
President B K Bushee of Kimball in the Western Nebraska and Lincoln Highway Association designates next Monday June 14 to meet the committee for a conference on Lincoln Highway difficulties. If approved by the Denver camp, leaders from the different towns will be notified.
A party driving a Lacornobie car from Denver attempted to reach the Lincoln Highway via the South Valley Denver Highway yesterday afternoon. The routes were said to be practically impassable due to the recent heavy rains.
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