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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1917
Page
16
Workers in Berne Zurich and Pasel walked off yesterday in a holiday strike protesting high living costs and tolls. The action spreads across Swike cities as labor groups press for wage relief and policy changes.
Normal temperature around 64 degrees with a high near 70. Record shows 28 mph winds from the west at 8 09 am. Precipitation since January 1 totals 11.90 inches with 24 hour rainfall noted.
Professor Archer B. Hulbert of Marietta College opened a seven part series for the men at Fort Dr. A. Russell with The European War talk. Sessions will be held in the post YMCA building and cover topics from Servia and the Balkans to President Wilson’s War Message. A history class may form if sufficient interest develops.
Representatives of over fifty shipping associations with 1,500,000 members organized the national federation of shippers in Chicago. The federation aims to resist carriers efforts to obtain a 15 percent rise in freight rates.
An earthquake of moderate intensity about 5000 miles distant was recorded today by the seismograph at St Ignatius College in Cleveland.
Salt Lake City August 31 The state livestock commission issued a proclamation ordering vaccination of all cattle to guard against blackleg a disease costing Utah stockgrowers about 300 000 yearly The commission notes the vaccine is preventive and says other Western states will issue similar proclamations as part of national conservation policy.
Dr A W French announces distribution of blackleg filtrate to stock growers at prices: ten doses for 2 dollars, 560 doses for 8 dollars, and 100 doses for 15 dollars. The filtrate supposedly contains no blackleg germ and cannot cause disease when cattle are vaccinated.
Revolutionary pacifist activities draw government action as Rev. Paul Krusius of Monroe county is jailed in Columbus and sent to an internment camp after Steubenville arrest. Rev. Benjamin Parkinson of New Waterford is held awaiting U S secret service inquiry for suspected mental instability. E. D. Morel, head of the Union of Democratic Control, is arrested in London amid accusations of pro Germanism.
Washington reports Hoover, food administrator, says only a 16 ounce loaf may cost 10 or 12 cents and that a cheaper loaf is unlikely. He urges bakers, retailers and consumers to cut waste to standardize loaf size. New York notes the grain corporation will buy and distribute the wheat crop starting September 4.
The Reichstag main committee heard a call for reform and abolition of political censorship. Dr. Karl Heine warned that if the government does not respond within four weeks, the majority will act. Heine and Matthias Erzberger also criticized Emperor William's speeches for countering official policy. The report notes a Wilson price of 32.20 a bushel for No. 1 northern corn at Chicago.
Adelbert Baker, Cheyenne field division chief, received from Commissioner Clay Tallman in Washington a ruling on homestead claims. Applications read by enlisted men remain valid if made before a qualified officer within the county or land district, but residence must be established within six months after allowance and maintained. The July 28, 1417 act protects claims started before enlistment.
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