05 Sep 1917
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1917
Page
1
Reports from Geneva Petrograd and Copenhagen describe large forces massing near borders. Analysts warn the Riga operation and Petrograd approach open new fronts as German and Russian actions unfold with high strategic stakes.
Richard Spaty found a threshing machine burned near Burns on a Friday night. Bloodhounds traced a suspect’s heel marks sixty five hours old to Frank Lavelleur’s home, leading to Lavelleur’s arrest by Sheriff Pat Hayes and Deputy Edschoel. The case hinges on whether Lavelleur set the fire and if rivals in the threshing business were involved.
Four of five sailors from the American tank steamer AMPANA and Captain Albert Oliver are held in Brandenburg prison camp, Prussia, after their ship was captured and sunk by a German submarine on August 6. Seaman William Miller’s fate was still unconfirmed.
George Bates is named fire chief replacing T A McCleave who has been chief since Ed P Taylor’s resignation. Mayor LaFontaine demoted McCleave to firefighter stating it is for the good of the department. Bates had earlier become captain after Welsh’s removal, with further promotions anticipated as records are reviewed.
The notice lists official overnight entries for racing events with purses of 200 dollars and 100 dollars. It specifies age groups from yearlings upward and mentions entrants such as Wood Be Frisky and Delaney Pad Proape among others.
Chicago's city council voted 42 to 6 to praise Gov. Frank Lowden for blocking a meeting of the People's Council for Democracy and Peace Terms in Illinois. The session was guarded by 25 police as factions clashed over the mayor's opposition and plans to remove Mayor Thompson emerged among civic groups.
The Senate backed several antiwar tax amendments today, defeating Hollis on a 57 to 17 vote and Labollette 50 to 18. The proposed 0 percent flat rate failed 52 to 18, effectively ending the effort to replace the graduated excess profits tax with a flat rate.
Thirty nine Wyoming men, the first 5 percent increment of the national draft, depart today for American Lake Washington via multiple routes. Counts by county list Cheyenne and Laramie sending five men, with others from Gillette Rawlins Douglas Torrington Buffalo Kemmerer Casper Lusk Sheridan Green River Worland and Newcastle.
Associated Press dispatches from Rome report famine pressing Trieste with severe shortages of oil potatoes and bread. Observers cite Austrians Germans and Bulgarians as seizing harvests this year. Serbian conditions worsen per Belgrade bureau.
A prosecutor joins the Mooney appeal case as the defense seeks reversal of a death sentence. The proceedings address the contested charges and the state’s argument in the push for the high court’s review.
A race story highlights Skinny B’s continued success with mentions of runners like Lucia Peed and Mace Woieziten. The piece notes the crowd’s reaction, pole positions, and race-day events including notable performances and the overall outcome, reflecting a lively local sports page tone.
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