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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1917
Page
1
In a border town locals believe Willista troops fled into the mountains as U S forces became active. The report notes evacuation patterns and heightened security along the frontier. Local officials have not released detailed figures or timelines.
The Senate passes a new cloture amendment with only three dissenters. The move limits lengthy debate and speeds up action on legislative business. The vote tallies and specific procedural details are not given in the readable text.
The Senate voted 76 to 3 to curb filibusters by granting two thirds of members power to block obstruction. Norris defends the willful twelve while Cummins dissents on the arms neutrality bill amid rapid action and looming deadlines.
The Midwest Refining company shows a surplus of 6,368,186.67 as of last January 1, with dividends totaling 1,646,880 paid to shareholders. The company holds a 92 percent share in Greybull Refining and values investments, including Merritt Di corporation, to bolster crude oil reserves.
Over 400 signatures have been secured on a petition seeking a vote to change Cheyenne's government from the mayor commission form to the old council form. C E B McGarvey leads the movement and says petitions will continue circulating with many more signers expected this week.
Garcia Mupoz civil governor warns U S marines to protect property. Helknap of American naval forces will land five hundred marines immediately. Colonel Betancourt prepares to attack Santiago. Pahwa mill reportedly destroyed.
London dispatch reports nationalist MPs issued a manifesto to the Irish race abroad urging all means to push the British government to address Ireland in line with European principles. The appeal especially targets America for support in this effort.
John Donnan, a miner at the Oakley mine, was killed by a rock fall yesterday afternoon. He suffered a severed artery and multiple injuries. death occurred within twenty minutes. Survived by his wife and a seven year old daughter living in Oakley.
Reported plan to seize troopers overcoats and burn them stirs worry in Cheyenne. Officers deny the claim, noting coats are equipment not clothing. Company commanders may allow men to keep coats if they promise to return them to the commander in charge.
Count Ferdinand Zeppelin died near Berlin at age 70 after a long life shaping buoyant craft. He built the world’s first practical dirigible balloon and, in his 74th year, navigated his twentieth air ship to mark his birth anniversary. Emperor William named him the greatest German of the twentieth century.
City engineer KB W Glafcke reports storm sewer project totals 53605 with 66 inch trunk line 30 inch auxiliary laterals and manholes. He cites historic rainfall data from Aug 23 1915 showing a 1.60 inch storm and 40 percent runoff for about 150 acres inside Warren Avenue area.
George W. Guthrie, ambassador to Japan, died in Tokyo from apoplexy. Paul Wheeler, first secretary, will act as chargé d affaires until a new ambassador is appointed. Guthrie, a Pennsylvanian lawyer, long active in Democratic politics and an early Wilson appointee, served as a U S diplomat.
The administration outlines a drainage scheme west to Fifteenth Street and north to the creek, with a trunk line capacity of 147 cubic feet per second and an auxiliary 30 inch line carrying floodwater toward Warren and Capitol avenues. Six nineteenth street laterals, each 24 inches, would feed into the 6 foot trunk, totaling about 120 cubic feet per second to prevent flooding in the business district during heavy rain.
Juarez reporting that Silvestre Quevedo, a Villa commander, confessed responsibility for the Corner ranch raid near Huc.ia New Mexico. He said he captured three men and dragged them across the border and was threatened by Salazar for his act. General Murguia established a Guadalupe base while scouting rebel forces near San Martin and San Juan ranches.
Washington report states Secretary of State Lansing and Attorney General Gregory advised President Wilson he may arm merchant ships against German submarine attacks. The advisers frame the legal authority and note Senate debates. no decision on immediate action or a special session of Congress was announced.
Two planes departed from Camp Stewart to cross the border in a mission against Villa forces near the San Martin ranch, 17 miles south of Fort Hancock, after Captain Dodd and Brown previously reconnoitered toward the San Juan mines. At Laredo, 30 Carranzistas near Torreon were killed by rival Carrancistas amid shouts of Viva Villa, in a misidentification incident during the firefight.
The Steiger Terra Cat Pottery plant in South San Francisco was destroyed by fire early today. Officials report incendiary cause and estimate damage at $200,000, with insurance coverage expected.
New York march 8 officials say documents confiscated in a government raid allege payments by a German agent to Chakraberty and Mekuilliun to fund an India revolution. The papers tied the scheme to a conspiracy reported to the grand jury, with evidence from the Igel offices on Wall Street.
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