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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1918
Page
5
Danish violinist Skovenard with a $13,000 instrument and insured $50,000 left hand brings a company of opera stars to Cheyenne Presbyterian Church on Friday June 21. The event, praised as a world class concert, promises a varied program to please both popular and classical music fans.
Cheyenne and Wyoming men are urged to volunteer for railroad construction work in France as part of the war effort. A call seeks 50,000 additional workers, with five new raglota battalions and nineteen railway engineer units to operate alongside existing regiments.
In France the Director General of Military Railways Samuel Inconjw and the engineer corps oversee a surge in railroad labor. About 650000 Americans will be engaged in construction and operation, with railway materials totaling 160 million dollars spent, excluding engineer corps supplies. The drive expands from the first railway regiment as men are urgently needed to handle vast stores and increasing tank confrontations.
In MOBCOW Idaho on June 15 two girls who ran for positions on the University of Idaho athletic advisory board were defeated. The setback spurred local women to organize for a strong campaign when elections resume in a year. Coach Emundson opposed feminine representation and helped defeat the candidates.
Princess Maciste in The Warrior and Jack Gardner in Gift Of Gab headline a vaudeville and chautauqua day. Pantages Vaudeville presents Cheyenne Harry Carey in Thieves Gold while Songs of the Soldiers and Tales of the Trenches feature Tur ley Millar and Private Dad Little. M Bery Buckley offers The Shepherd of the Hills and Laddie or The Melting Pot. Pioneer Park hosts a 3 p.m. baseball game UTP versus Miledale.
A light comedy drama called Gift o Gab starring Jack Gardner at the Lyric features clever young college chaps and quick talk, delivering humor from start to finish. Gardner uses his talent for comedy with strong support enhancing the engaging and playful stage picture.
A narrative image suggests a developing romance with a love interest kept in suspense until the story’s dramatic climax, heightening anticipation and emotional tension for readers.
Maciste, star of The Warrior, moves onto the Princess screens for today and tomorrow. New York critics crown him athletic hero, with one claiming Maciste surpasses Fairbanks. The Italian star displays audacious feats and a winning smile in the film.
Al Nodan headlines a varied vaudeville bill at Pantages opening yesterday afternoon. He performs dances, songs, imitations and instrumental pieces with remarkable skill, supported by Frank Morrell and the Three Musical Maids. The show features a satire on newlyweds and a musical comedy Wedding Shelid with a blase Englishman and French general, plus strong acrobatics from Degnon and Burt.
War gardens at Dawson Yukon Territory are being tallied by the Yukos Order of Pioneers. The group of settlers aims to supply enough produce to meet legal demands and support local needs during wartime shortages.
In Prince Rupert B C on June 10 the Worth Pacific Ai Seal Gove near there describes a small comereia boat under construction on sorbherg water. The boat aims to be a compact gol engine lemach and its builders hope for demonstrations and further development.
In Gillette Wyoming residents demanded the departure of Black residents after the arrest of Will Jackson accused of attempted assault on a girl. A public notice urged colored workers to leave and threats of violence followed. Jackson was moved to Sheridan County Jail by Sheriff Tait amid demonstrations.
The page lists the date's normal and actual temperatures, with mean 72 degrees and 62 degree normal. It notes a 2 degree drop in the last 24 hours, 86 as the high and 58 as the low, wind at 24 mph from the west, and total precipitation 8.29 inches since January 1 versus 7.21 inches normal.
London report says Captain Bruce Bairnsfather the famous comic war artist has begun a series of drawings for The Stars and Stripes in Paris. The first two were sent to George Bye in England, with more in preparation. He plans three portraits as tribute to American troops in Lorraine and Picardy. Kipling, the notable A. E. F. author, is said to be willing to respond later.
A vintage advertisement extols Foley Kidney Pills for rheumatism kidney and bladder issues eye symptoms backache headache and nervousness. Testimonial from Frank F Wood Morral Maine says relief began after taking the pills and improved his condition and energy.
The Union Pacific baseball club of Cheyenne plays Hillsdale of Hillsdale Wyo at Pioneer Park Sunday at 3 p m The UP nine lost the first meeting in eleven innings 3 to 2 and plans a stronger lineup with two new players added They expect a strong crowd supported by the UP band and rooters Admission is 30 cents
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