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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1915
Page
14
Readers see sharp criticism of The Tribune for alleged sensationalism and war department jabs. The Leader hints at shifting focus to Fort Ruswell topics while deriding the paper’s complacent tone and prompting a public discussion.
A Wyreming division dispatch cites record rail movements with 68 trains daily between Cheyenne and Laramie and Laramie and Rawlins, 50 freight and 18 passenger, plus over 100 crew movements per day. The piece contrasts optimistic national trends with disbelief under a Democratic president and Congress.
The article surveys Senator La Follette's Seamen's Law, noting life boat and life raft requirements for ocean going vessels and Great Lakes ships, with varying percentages by season and location. It criticizes ship owner influence in reducing standards and cites the Fastland disaster as motivation for stricter rules, then cites rising interest in commercial Spanish at New York University reflecting broader educational shifts.
Sacramento reports accuse a group called the J. W. W. of torching four fires on the Big Hope ranch amid threats to pumping plant operators. Damages are estimated at $100,000 as officials allege the attacks stem from fallout over life sentences for rioter links to the Nop Pield riots in 1913.
Calumet Baking Powder Company signs a nationwide advertising contract with a leading publication. The company promises purity wholesomeness and economy in its campaign. A popular character artist will appear in ads to educate housewives on achieving best baking results.
The United States filed suit against Jebs J. Casper of Kansas City and Jobin Coffey of Fort Smith to recover fines imposed yesterday. Casper's bond was 35000 dollars and Coffey's was 1000. A security company furnished Casper's bond as authorities prepared to move him to Leavenworth tonight.
Correspondent notes rising unemployment risk in Germany after the war as hundreds of thousands of returning bread earners enter the labor market. Leaders use higher wages to bolster union treasuries while advocating furloughs of discharged soldiers to ease the coming displacement and hardship.
The advert promises fresh vegetables delivered daily from growers to Cheyenne customers. It highlights superior service and delivery to any part of the city, with contact numbers 278 and B74 for orders.
The article notes Berlin and other large German cities will face a surplus of job seekers early in the war period. Government official Mr Koorsten claims the state will ease unemployment with hundreds of millions of marks for support, potentially extending furloughs or pay to solve the crisis.
Copper has figured very largely in war news with world production near 1914 levels while Germany increased output by about 20 percent and Austria by a similar margin. Since early 1915 the American consul general in London notes a continuing shift in supply dynamics.
The article notes a general rise in production due to heavy demand from belligerent countries, pushing standard copper prices from 322.92 to 962.55 per ton. It cites Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce figures for US copper exports to August 21, totaling 9,566,192 tons worth 1,742,650, with France taking over two thirds and the Netherlands about one seventh.
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