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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1918
Page
14
The article notes a shift in theater behavior with daylight saving time. Exhibitors fear lower evening attendance as daylight lasts longer, delaying dark enough for shows. Open air venues and southern states may bear the heaviest impact due to later darkness in midsummer.
Nice ripe Louisiana strawberries advertised as tempting, offered at the bargain rate of 10 cents per dozen or basket, promising a cheap treat for shoppers.
Cheyenne theater managers fear the daylight saving scheme will push sunsets later and shorten shows. They warn audiences may be charged more as reels per program could rise or films be trimmed to fit new hours.
Benjamin H. Mitchell, a restaurant cook, was acquitted by a district court jury yesterday for the August killing of Charles Tobin, a waiter at LeBarron’s. The defense argued the quarrel sparked the fatal blow from a hurled plate.
A local club ledger lists donors and members including William M. Mullen Mrs Ida M Hans Margaret Burdick Thomas Hunter Charlies KB Lane Hilliard 5 Ridgely William C Kinkead W Burdick Claude Western Life ins Cn M N. The document references two $1000 sums associated with the W.S.S. Club and an Honor Roll designation.
Cheyenne items include Governor Houx addressing a Carpenter High School meeting, US Attorney Rigdon visiting California, and Attorney General Douglas A Preston departing to Denver. Local ads note bike sales, old papers, taxi service, harness repairs, and arrivals from Hanna Wauneta and Diamond. Several brief personnel notes mention residents visiting or staying briefly in Cheyenne.
Cheyenne and vicinity Wyoming fair with continued moderate temperatures. Temperature 46 at 6 AM, 28 humidity 65, northeast wind. Clear skies. normal temperatures for the date with a high around 50 and a low near 27. Precipitation totals show 0.01 inch rain and 0.1 inch snow melt.
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