France Behind the Lines and at the Front
Paris March 21 In this feature a doctor identifies malnutrition in a fragile infant and prescribes milk and care. A Bordelaise mother fights the plan while nurses observe progress, noting lower mortality and improved weight and health among waifs aided by the state. The piece praises France’s effort to rear its children through medical and social support.
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France
Bordelaise
Jeanette
Hordelasse
Fire destroys Cheyenne roundhouse and shops
A major blaze at the Union Pacific roundhouse in Cheyenne leveled a locomotive repair complex including lathes and drills. Fire crews fought flames amid falling wires and exploding oil barrels. Officials planned a conference in Cheyenne with Denver and Omaha as to rebuilding plans while the fire was the most spectacular since 1916.
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Union Pacific Roundhouse
Colorado & Southern
Cheyenne
Denver
Omaha
Union Pacific
Par Fes
Papers for Sale At Leader Office
Olu papers offered at 25 cents per bundle with 100 papers in each bundle. Available at the Leader office.
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Olu
Leader Office
Cheyenne Eliminated After Two State Tourney Losses
Cheyenne high school was eliminated from the state basketball tournament in Laramie after losses to Rock Springs 45 to 36 and Powell 41 to 37 on the first day. The event drew record crowds as twelve teams competed with officials praised for fair, clean play.
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Cheyenne High School
Laramie
Rock Springs
Cheyenne
Powell
Bok Sog
Wresvess
Ray Eee
Teutons Launch Greatest Drive Across Front
Allied reports describe German efforts to divert French forces from Verdun and Rheims while probing American trenches in Lorraine and Toul. In France, American units joined a night raid east of Lunéville, penetrating German lines for about forty minutes in hand to hand fighting before withdrawing under German gas and artillery fire.
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Verdun
Rheims
Lorraine
Toul
Wershing
Berlin
France
Luneville
Road Commissioner Question on Paying for New Road
The Boston Transcript notes a motorist remark that fines from speeders would fund the proposed road, while questioning where the payment should be made.
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Boston Transcript
Two Firemen Accused in Cheyenne Child Abuse Case
Charlea Daniels a 14 year old in Cheyenne alleges two Colorado and Southern firemen tortured him at the round house three weeks ago. He says they stripped him greased him and rode him on a broomstick. The men fled and a search is underway for their return to face trial.
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Charlea Daniels
Clinton B. Daniels
Colorado
Southern Round House
Cheyenne
Sam Thompson
Roundhouse
Wilson Signing of Rail Control Bill
President Wilson signs a rail control bill to bring roads under federal administration. The law, enacted in emergencies, bases compensation on average net earnings over the three-year period ending June 20, 1917, totaling about 945 million dollars annually.
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Congress
Wilson
Many Men Enlist Here in Month
March enlistments at the local army recruiting station reach twenty six by the twentieth with recruits sent to various regiments bound for France. Hanna Wyoming contributes eight volunteers including Harry S Sherratt and Willa B Wright amid a public welcome as canvassing teams from Cheyenne plan to recruit beyond draft age and explain army branches.
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France
Hanna
Wyo
Harry S. Sherratt
Robert Milliken
Robert J. Wright
Willa B. Wright
John H. Cook
James W. Jones
Rosas Chase
Alex Greenwood
Uncle Sam
Cheyenne
Alleged HoldUp Suspect Believed Linked to Hermosa Incident
A Greek laborer named Mike Manin and an Austrian companion are suspected in the Hermosa grade worker holdup. Police say the men, described as Greek and Austrian, were involved in the alleged crime.
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Hermosa
Mike Manin
Robbery Suspect Held at Cheyenne Construction Camp
A laborer at a construction camp west of Cheyenne is under arrest in the city jail on suspicion of complicity in the robbery. Union Pacific special agent W. J. McClement is leading the investigation.
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Cheyenne
W. J. McClement
Union Pacific Railroad
Bookkeeper Charged with Embezzlement Appears in Court
M. V. Macfarlane, bookkeeper for nearly a year at Hammond Packing, pleaded not guilty before Judge W. C. Mentzer in district court. He remains jailed with no bond posted.
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M. V. Macfarlane
Hammond Packing Company
W. C. Mentzer
Macfarlane
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