03 Dec 1919
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1919
Page
1
Proposals to spur 1 ton of coal through a 14 percent miner pay raise failed and federal agents consider arrests imminent. The injunction covers any act by miners or groups to halt production, with government attorneys interpreting worker strikes or worker collusion as violations. Officials expect action within 48 hours to curb interference with war coal output.
Subzero weather worsens coal scarcity as workers strike and mines cut output. Utilities warn nonessential power cuts, with Anaconda Copper closing mines and smelters in Montana. Officials and workers prepare to mobilize as shortages ripple through industries and households.
Vague text fragment appears to reference a government action awaiting effect and a wartime location. Details are unclear, with unreadable names and partial page notation.
American prohibition lecturer William E. Johnson known as Pussyfoot faced violent disruption in London on November 3. English students dragged him from stage and paraded him through the streets while some were drinking, causing injuries and necessitating medical care.
Jack Cohen and Mrs Cohen faced charges after an incident at the Bodner home on November 16. Judge C A Swainson found Cohen pushed Mrs Bodner but did not strike her, and ordered a $15 fine for disturbing the peace. Sam Bodner testified, detailing events as the Bodners moved from a rental house.
The Cheyenne schools shut down due to fuel shortages as the government fuel administration prioritizes allocation. Public schools and libraries suspend activities while awaiting supply resumption and guidance from officials.
Washington notes say the peace treaty remains in a pigeonhole after Wilson omits direct treaty reference in a congress message. Republican and Democratic leaders favor delaying ratification until major legislation and compromise advance. Some expect renewal of the request later if momentum shifts, with further delays possible on a concurrent peace resolution.
A proposed national prohibition amendment was introduced by Representative O Gonnell of New York in a resolution urging a referendum. The measure seeks public backing for the national prohibition initiative.
Washington December 2 The American peace delegation will leave Paris December 9 with Ambassador Wallace charged to close unsettled affairs. The Versailles treaty is expected to be formally put into effect by the ratifying powers by that time.
Washington reports the prosecution of alleged murderers of lieutenants Connelly and Waterhouse, American aviators whose bodies were found buried on the beach of Los Angeles Bay and later brought to the United States for burial, has begun at Esenanda, Lower California, according to the American embassy in Mexico City via the Mexican foreign office.
A Union Pacific train survivor says an outlaw wounded yesterday by a posse near Douglas. The posse captured him, bringing an end to his long career of crime as authorities advance the case.
The School District No 4 bond proposal for 180000 to finance new school buildings received strong support. Of 395 votes, 384 favored and 4 opposed with minimal organized opposition. Only a fraction of eligible voters participated.
In Paloenix Arin on December 2 Ferdinand Koessler a 60 year old hotel night clerk was shot four times by an unknown assailant in the lobby as guests heard an altercation. Night watchman J Chatham saw a man flee the scene after multiple shots, with no clear motive or robbery evidence emerging.
William L. Carlisle, famed outlaw linked to a Union Pacific No. 19 robbery, lies in a Wyoming hospital with chest and hand wounds after Sheriff Alonzo S. Roach trapped him in a miner cabin near Easter. Pursuit spanned twelve miles with eight men following a snow-marked trail across rugged terrain.
President Wilson in his message to Congress proposes a diversified postwar program to restore peace time business, revamp taxes, promote production, and reduce living costs. He calls for new revenue laws, improved rural conditions, and steps to balance labor and capital, while deferring stance on the peace treaty with Mexico.
The U S State Department waits for Mexico City to respond to a request for the release of Yankee Consul Jenine from a Puebla penitentiary. A sharp note was sent to the Mexican authorities and officials anticipate a decision by the Corrany administration amid delays in communication from Mexico City.
Kansas moves to break a coal mining strike with volunteer workers in Pittsburg field’s strip pits amid freezing weather. After 600 volunteers arrive, more workers are to be deployed to various districts where coal shortages are severe, with officials asserting a majority of shovel work by volunteers.
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