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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1916
Page
1
Curtis L. Hinkle says Wyoming will leave Cheyenne for Chicago June 4 to attend the Republican National Convention. Delegates aim to choose a candidate to beat Wilson and to revisit old 1912 sites, with no pre-meeting in Cheyenne before departure.
The text describes a cautious approach to the upcoming convention with no oilineup until boarding a train. Delegates from Cody, Park, Natrona, Sweetwater and Lincoln counties discuss uncertainty, possible splits, and the influence of Roosevelt supporters while awaiting ground confirmation.
Washington May 23 The Carranza government plans vigorous pursuit of Chihuahua bandits as American forces in Mexico stay quiet General Obregon orders thirty thousand troops to guard the Big Bend border in Texas following the second punitive expedition withdrawal Sibley Langhorne expedition not withdrawn due to orders but lost hot trail Texas guardsmen total 116 with less than three percent absent a defense by Representative Slayden on the guard's summons
Berlin May 25 The semi official North German Gazette declared that adequate nourishment of the German population is fully assured and not to be endangered by the enemy blockade no matter how scrupulous or how long the war lasts.
President Wilson backs a wartime defense bill to mobilize industrial resources for national needs. The proposal creates a seven member cabinet advisory commission and a seven member survey team to assess industry concentration and mobilization of resources across the country.
Baron Moetamann, a Riga district landowner, arrived in Stockholm penniless after expulsion from Russia. The czarist army officer is ousted and his estates confiscated because two of his daughters married German and Austrian officers.
May 23 Chicago report by the committee of fifteen cites police collusion with vice as the source of social evils. Names J St organ and Miss Jane Addams appear in the evidence now with the district attorney. The document labels the issue a delusion and a snare and notes a surge in dance halls and cabarets as traps for the unwary.
Fragmentary report describes German counterattacks after a British offensive and describes trench battles near Fort Ty Ud and positions along the southern Tyrol front. Italy marks a year since entering the war as Austrians push back toward Rovereto and the Sugana valley, with limited retreat by Italian forces.
Rienzi C. Dickens was convicted of second degree murder for killing his father William H. Dickens, a Longmont banker, on November 30, 1915. The verdict provoked a dramatic scene as Dickens’s wife collapsed in tears and hysteria, with onlookers praying and officers aiding her.
New York May 23 The thirteenth biennial convention of the General Federation of Woman's Clubs of America opens with three thousand delegates and ten thousand visitors present. An overlong list of donts cited as a factor in limiting attendance warns delegates against hotel choices health advice seeking strange places and hurried outings amid metropolitan perils.
Chicago May reports William J. Bryan may be nominated by the Prohibition party for president if he consents. Recent statements quote Bryan saying he has nearly found a path beyond parties that fail to endorse national prohibition. The convention is set for June 19 to 22.
New York May 20 Dr Arthur Warren Waite to testify as prosecutors present a chain of evidence linking him to the murder of his wealthy father in law Other witnesses include his wife her brother Percy Peck and Mrs Margaret Hort on plus the mysterious K Adame The case features doctors and an undertaker whose testimony forms part of the corroborating chain test results show preserved organs of the victim Waite appears pale and unnerved during proceedings
Washington May 23. The administration seeks a Senate review of the refuel confimication reform proposal led by federal commission and tied to a broader policy package. Details remain unclear as officials press for action amid ongoing negotiations.
An enthusiastic Cheyenne gathering at the industrial club honored Ro Mabey C Naylor and others from Salt Lake City as they explained government training camps for civilians. Attendees from the National Guard and Fort D. H. Ireland joined business leaders to endorse national defense readiness.
President Archie Allison appointed a committee to greet delegates and arrange entertainment during the National Council of Women Voters convention in Cheyenne during Frontier Week. Wallace Bond chairs with R. N. Grace and Marcy Taylor on the panel.
In Minneapolis the Northern Baptist convention held a sharp discussion on divorce. A motion rejected ministers officiating at marriages of the divorced, while a permanent peace program and support for labor rights were endorsed. Prominent remarks raised concerns about church influence on personal life and broader social issues.
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