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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1919
Page
16
Billy Sunday, famed evangelist, toured Cheyenne delivering four speeches for the Victory Liberty Loan. He urged strong support, praised the soldiers, and attacked pacifist voices while demanding Americans fund the war effort with loans and jobs for veterans.
Berlin reports Bremen under siege with a ban on newspapers pamphlets and placards. Private phones and telegraphs are restricted letters censored and street curfews set from 8 pm to 6 am. Roads theaters cinemas schools closed and a city cordon around the area is in place.
A state of siege has been proclaimed in Hamburg and the suburbs of Allena and Wibek, according to advices from Hamburg. Some captions have reported orders to imprison fighters, and authorities are taking actions amid martial law in the port city area.
In a wartime council speech the president outlines a new world order based on national self determination and a League of Nations. He argues peace with Germany rests on defined principles and urges applying these to Austria Hungary and Balkan states, noting Fiume should belong to Croatia rather than Italy.
Local critics in Cheyenne dispute Major Fraser charges accusing the army of exaggeration and misquotation. Mayor Stone requests named saloons involved in alleged liquor violations while Fraser offers no specifics. Albert Hearst and Pred L. Babcock defend or criticize media coverage of the controversy.
Washington reports the U S trade balance for the fiscal year will surpass three billion dollars this month as exports rise. For March shipments reach 101,197,255 with European demand for cotton minerals and raw materials. Exports of manufactures decline about 222,000,000 due to European embargoes while imports show little year over year growth.
Helena Montana April 23 A Medford Massachusetts resident sought information on the silver figure of Justice from the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. Guarded at the exhibition it traveled to Helena and vanished with a wooden substitute later used secretly in attempts to recover the original statue.
In Cheyenne the Rotary club adopted resolutions urging thorough investigation into government charges. The motions call for citizens to form a committee to uncover facts, with Major Fraser criticizing and prompting debate among members Johnston Blake and Fahey.
England reports a new seaweed application bound with treated waste minerals to form concrete bricks and a binding wood for making many houses. The blocks are described as inexpensive and suitable for construction in the Hiwel Valley area.
The article describes doors, window frames, and mantels made from new concrete. Homes will be built in sections bolted together with a large single pane glass sliding into a slot. Edges are folded over to grip the glass, easing maintenance and avoiding glaziers. Concrete dwellings are said to be warm and waterproof.
Wyoming voters in a Tuesday special election approved a 2 800 000 state highway bond issue by a large margin. Early county returns show Goshen Sheridan Laramie and Lincoln counties backing the bonds at roughly five to one or better, with only a single vote against in Goshen. The canvassing board will finalize results as remaining precinct data arrive.
W Glass an American worker for British American Tobacco was assaulted by a Japanese soldier at Pamienching near Mukden Manchuria. He was arrested and held at a Japanese police station then briefly freed before being rearrested and taken to military headquarters. He appeared before officers but left the town after the incident, which occurred in the South Manchurian Railway Zone.
Amorphous Mexican troop trains carry soldiers and families in cramped stock cars and top improvised tents. Horses ride in separate cars while officers’ routes and armored gear clutter the convoy amid harsh, improvised conditions.
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