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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1917
Page
12
A 25 year old Lander man Gene Franklin Doane died serving in the navy after enlisting May 10. His funeral in Lander last Friday honored Wyoming’s first WWI sacrifice with his casket draped in stars and stripes. Doane served at Mare Island and San Diego before his death.
The community, led by Mayor W. BE. Harden, declared a remembrance holiday with town services suspended from 2 until the hour of the services. Citizens from the countryside joined Lower in a solemn procession and funeral tribute. The event rededicated Fremont County and Wyoming in honor of a Western hero, Franklin Doane, celebrated for his service and sacrifice.
Wyoming youths begin training at American Lake to join the Soldiers of Freedom. President Wilson leads the draft procession in Washington as the first 6 percent of the nation’s mobilization starts, contrasting democracy with German militarism and envisioning future aid to liberated Germans.
Colonel Manuel Coronado announces Cuba will raise a 25 aviator unit to join Allied air forces in France with training at Pensacola. About 33 Cuban youths volunteers seek aviation training funded by themselves. The Escadrille will be organized with support from the Aero Club of America as talks continue with U S Navy on preliminary training.
In Madrid the fourth report notes mutinies aboard several Portuguese warships. Arrests have been made in connection with the disturbances and investigations continue.
Help wanted at Ladies' Toxgery for hat makers and apprentice girls. Apply immediately at the shop.
Montreal dispatch reports a failed plot to kill Lord Athelstan when his house was dynamited. Elie Lalumiere, among eleven arrested, removed cartridges from revolvers, thwarting the ambush. Police say plots hint at a German-affiliated mastermind. Lord Athelstan publishes the Montreal Star and supports conscription.
Vancouver records an epidemic of twins with thirty pairs born in sixty days and forty eight hours passing without another pair. About sixty five percent of the newborns are boys as the wartime manpower shortage increases twin births.
A poem by J. O. L Stone calls Wyoming cowboys bankers shepherds and neighbors to rally for the nation. It honors men who leave homes to answer the war call and foresees uncertain returns and losses as they strive to close the Kaiser and defend their land.
Berlin reacts with great joy to news of Riga’s capture by German forces as newspapers print leading articles praising the victory as proof of Germany’s invincibility. The Berlin response is driven by wartime propaganda and national pride.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Pierce Pleas Ant Pellets made from aloe May apple and jalap as a liver tonic. It touts regular hydration and exercise to reduce uric acid, claims longevity through alkaline blood, and suggests Anuric medicine to flush kidneys. It references price and druggist availability.
United States Commissioner of Education Dr. P P Claxton appeals to club women nationwide to support maintaining full school efficiency amid war time conditions. He warns of juvenile delinquency risks and stresses that ongoing school standards, attendance, and proper after school work are essential for future citizenship and national welfare.
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