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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1919
Page
9
Casper Wyoming August 7 a flood from Bates Creek swept away a tent containing a litter of pups. Max Froner risked his life diving into the rising water to rescue the dogs and reach shore above a cliff. The flood damaged ranch property but caused no fatalities.
Cheyenne faces an emergency as ice supply nears exhaustion. Parlors may suspend serving ice cream and use dishes only, with the ice cream wagon ending August 1 unless new ice is found. The Capital Coal Co. warns the summer could last without ice, forcing cautious adaptation.
President Wilson told Director General Hines he is authorized to consider railway shop employees wage demands on their merits. He said the strike blocks action and urged workers to return to duty while urging unions to resume authority and end the stalemate.
Cheyenne prepares to greet a caravan of motor vehicles from Pine Bluffs. General ONeil and Governor Carey lead the welcome party with staff aides, while 4618 Cavalry and Wis cavalry units escort the convoy into town. A reception at the Capitol building follows a brief program, featuring the Goodyear Rubber band and a talk on good roads by Dr. Johnson at the city park.
Albert King of the Belgians born April 8 1876 aged forty will visit the United States with Queen Elizabeth and their children Prince Leopold Charles and Suzie-Jose. He succeeded Leopold I was crowned April 17 1909 and served bravely during the war with Germany.
In Pueblo four residents obtained licenses yesterday afternoon with Herbert Sickinger and William Gardiner acting as witnesses for each other. Miss Etta May Fall and Miss Beulah Rogers would marry Gardiner and Sickinger, respectively. A second license went to Albert Davis of Chicago and Prinnie Be’le Hardesty of Fowler. Judges W. H. Edwards officiated the double ceremony last night.
A well dressed unknown man, traveling the Yellowstone highway in a car, held up Wheatland hospital and stole morphine worth 100 dollars. He asked to see the physician, then entered the drug room while a nurse carried the message, and fled headed south. Police could not intercept the vehicle.
In Austin on August 7 Governor William P. Hobby vetoed a provision for teaching German in the University of Texas, saying the move is not in line with pure Americanism. The action was part of the educational appropriations bill debates in the Texas legislature.
New York on August 7 a strike called by the Actors Equity association followed the Producers Protective Association rejection of an ultimatum demanding immediate action on actors working conditions. The move threatens many Broadway shows as negotiations continue.
President Wilson finishes the cost of living message and plans to deliver it tomorrow at 4 pm. House quorum risks arise as members threaten to block the session with parliamentary maneuvers. Leaders scramble to summon absentees for a joint session and the speech outlines measures to ease prices and related labor and production issues.
Sergeant M. J. Ober reenlists in the United States Marine Corps for the eighth time, marking over thirty one years of active service. He has served in every port in the third, with time in the Philippines and China, and is now stationed in Washington in the office of Secretary of the Navy Daniels.
An immense American fleet, described as the greatest in the Pacific, arrives off Coronado Beach with Admiral Hodman and Secretary Daniels aboard the Montana. The ships pass in review amid 19 gun salutes as officials and many locals greet the arrival and celebrate a dream long pursued.
A Vienna dispatch via Copenhagen reports the United States has issued an ultimatum to Rumania demanding withdrawal of harsh armistice terms imposed on Hungary or risk halting food shipments to Rumania.
The battleship Rhode Island, flagship of squadron 1, suffers a broken propeller shaft about 679 miles west of Balboa while en route to San Diego to join the fleet. The North Garlow tows the crippled ship. No casualties are reported as repairs are arranged. ship lies in need of parts and a tow to Balboa.
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