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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1917
Page
10
Large numbers of residents spent the morning cleaning firearms in preparation for hunting. Harsell Here-Frank Hadeel, a Cheyenne visitor from Rawlings, was noted arriving yesterday.
Henry M. Hyde argues rail traffic must surge to avert a crisis as freight car shortages worsen nationwide. With Illinois Central losing 3000 box cars and Burlington 6500 fewer than owned, shippers face mounting delays amid wartime demand for military and civilian needs. The piece urges faster loading and unloading and warns idle cars harm national effort.
War era rail statement urges shippers and buyers to maximize freight car loads to fill cars to capacity. The average car holds 40 000 pounds, but today loads are about half that. If fully utilized, rail freight capacity could nearly double, addressing a national wartime demand for cars.
Grusoe, a young man from Platte River welfare, disappeared while walking from Huntley Montana toward two miles away for a flower purchase. He previously survived 22 days unconscious on an island by an electric light plant and was cared for by Undersheriff Walter Barber. He later wandered along a railroad track in Billings and was found in a demented state, treated at St. Ignatius hospital, then sent home with his brother. Physicians report a mental breakdown linked to failing health, with only a short time to live.
Efforts by the Toral sheriff's office to recover the car stolen from Ft. KE. Reynolds, county agricultural agent, paid off when the vehicle was found at Ault Colorado about thirty miles south of Cheyenne. It is the second Cheyenne theft located by the sheriff's office. The car was taken from the Congregational church front while Reynolds attended services.
Cheyenne faces a sharp cold snap with morning temperatures around five to ten degrees above. yesterday's high was 25 degrees below, marking the coldest so far this year. Forecasters warn a 20 degree drop overnight will bring frost and stiff winds, while overcast skies aided duck hunters.
Advertises Q ban hair products including tonic liquid shampoo and soap depilators. Claims to safely hide gray hair with a natural look and long lasting effect. Sold by A Ey Roedel and drug stores.
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