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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1918
Page
2
Eight veteran conductors in the Colorado division of Union Pacific have been removed from service amid an audit by spotters seeking to uncover cash fare misdeeds. The investigation also involves other conductors, with several expected to appeal the actions.
A Canal Zone report recounts a strange incident in which 143 people were said to be involved in a sensational story told to a Pose resident about a handsome woman. Officials welcomed the tale as they investigated the otherwise quiet vigil.
The refrigeration car supply in the Greeley district shows improvement this week. Union Pacific reports an average of 35 cars for potato loading, with 16 in distribution to Weld County terminals and Kansas City Elsworth Denver lines. Dealers warn against demoralizing the market as cars become available.
Evans Colorado March 1 Frank Nicol 26 was arrested by Marine Service agents for giving out mis information about the United States army and for discouraging volunteering He was taken to the county jail at Greeley and will be sent to Denver for examination Nicol had been previously examined at Greeley and rejected as unfit he allegedly said it is all a lie about the boys dying of disease at army camps and that officers hit them He claimed volunteers are fools to join the draft
Rev Franklin Moore of the Second Presbyterian Church vows prosecution over a planned raffle of Cassie the Red Cross calf in Larimer County. The Fort Collins Ministerial Association had discussed but decided not to intervene. Cassie, donated by Hart Cave Fort Collins stockman, has reportedly raised about 600 dollars from prior auction and related sales.
Paris readers follow a humorous yet grave view of American soldiers in France. Citizens exchange tall tales of a doomed British force and a starving American detachment, while a steady insistence on duty frames civilian support, morale, and suppression of rumor as military discipline.
The report lauds Irish soldiers in the British Army noting their battlefield prowess. It highlights the Royal Irish Fusiliers nicknamed Fag an Ballagh and recalls Private Michael O Leary earning the Victoria Cross for single handed combat. It mentions Mac Mahon praising Irish Guards in an offensive at Somme where they faced heavy fire and a tank crushed The Quadrilateral.
Casper authorities warn peddlers must obtain licenses or face swift action. Chief Wolf arrested the first offender, fined $50 and sentenced to ten days. A second violator, S Hemond, was caught at the Midwest Hotel with unlicensed goods and pleaded guilty, receiving a fine. The ordinance requires annual licensure and imposes heavy penalties for violations.
A reader from Norfolk Virginia describes lifelong fatigue back stiffness and eye puffiness. After taking Foley Kidney Pills he reports feeling almost a young man again and urges others to try the product as sold everywhere.
A Boston Transcript item notes a beginner Latin class question asking the meaning of alter ego. The pupil replies it means the other I and adds a joking example with the phrase He winked his alter ego.
Casper reports the death of R. J. Mitchell, formerly a blacksmith with Ohio Oil, found in a room above the Poodle Dog. Through police telegrams to Matt Mitchell of Lincoln, Neb., the deceased's brother, the body was held as Matt travels to Casper.
Cheyenne high school plans a debate on March 29 with teams preparing to face off. The debate topic is not announced yet.
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