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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1919
Page
10
A westbound Manitou street car crowded with passengers ran into an open switch and jumped the track. It plowed 100 feet through the roadway before stopping near the state building. One of 75 passengers was seriously injured, Mrs. J. C. Demfon of Manitow, who suffered a broken back.
Judge A N Matson state chairman announces men and women named as county chairmen to organize committees and meet quotas for the Salvation Army home service drive set for September 10. State goal is 897400 with listed county quotas and chairmen including Albany De Markley and Laramie Storey among many.
Special to The Leader: An agreement on the Leasing bill was reached today by the Senate committee and public inade. The measure aligns with the conference report defeated by the filibuster earlier. An amendment proposes five years at competitive bidding with staged appropriations and other changes, while voting divisions and details are noted.
The article reports on U S Senate discussions over the Monroe Doctrine provisions and Article 10. It notes Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska denying involvement in negotiations and Lodge denying assent to reservations. The foreign relations committee plans to begin consideration of amendments the next day amid pressure for quick action.
The article discusses how the Labrador current shapes winters across Newfoundland and the Maritime provinces, New England and Europe, and how the Belle Isle dam could alter this. It notes the Gulf Stream warms coastal regions and Canada, with Alberta’s milder winters as a contrast, and mentions ongoing food control amendments and potential penalties under the act as Congress considers them.
The passage mulls future bouts among boxers including McGoerty Beckett Carpentier and Dempsey. It weighs who would challenge Carpentier and whether Moilie or Alan could face him, noting doubts about London financing a match with two Americans.
A garbled sequence of year, amount, and currency entries across several entities including Hay, Guta, Chem, and Barley with figures such as 1944 840 000 and 1918 1 245 000. The data appears as mixed-era monetary notations and codes, indicating a ledger-like excerpt rather than a cohesive story.
A Chicago report notes butter prices drop from 56 to 52 cents per pound while wholesale poultry price declines from $4 to 28 cents per pound. Federal state and municipal officials step up efforts to ease living costs. A shipment of beets arrives in Chicago, with several communities reporting price changes and a limited poultry supply.
The fragment suggests a court case involving profiteering and food price manipulation. Names and full details are missing, but mention of a trial, charges, and possible guilty finding indicate a legal proceeding concerning price fixing.
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