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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1919
Page
4
The Cheyenne state leader publishes morning edition under Randolph Leigh editor and manager. The paper is printed at Carey Avenue and carries Associated Press news credits and republication rights for local and credited items.
An English ship owner reports American competition is not inevitable as long as U.S. navigation laws limit costs. He notes higher operating expenses due to mandates that officers and engineers be American and burdensome regulatory practices. He argues wartime costs distort ship prices and urges reform to give American ship owners a fair chance.
Statements from Bateman and district leaders describe unofficial talks as miners in the central competitive district strike for a 14 percent raise while the operator negotiates. Troops were sent to Manna from Ft. D. Aussell as Cheyenne reports some returns to work and schools and libraries brace for reopening.
Governor Carey will meet today in Denver with Governors McKelvie of Nebraska and Shoop of Colorado to map a plan to secure fuel administrators for the three states.
Continued reporting shows Sen Ashurst proposing to authorize use of U S forces on the border. House flare up hints at possible war as calls grow for breaking diplomatic negotiations and securing protections for Americans in Mexico. Jenkins is referenced as a target of demands.
A clerk from the Colorado office aiding Wyoming operations is transferred here as Wyoming records move to the new headquarters. Revenue stamps valued at fifty thousand dollars were transferred. Mechanical and duplicating equipment shipped from Washington arrives. furniture is rented or borrowed until desks chairs and cases are installed on the fourth floor of the City and County district headquarters.
Two Barton county miners will resume work at their former union scale plus one percent authorized by the federal government. The Trenton Maine miners also returned to work in a humane action amid ongoing controversy.
Captain J. Nelson in charge of recruiting for Colorado and Wyoming visited the city yesterday and distributed victory buttons to discharged soldiers who had just received them.
Continued notes describe Carlisle’s bullet wound in the right hand with infection risks from clothing fragments and crude dressings. Doctors deem extraction inadvisable now, planning later surgery near the wrist where the ball rests, while Carlisle endures pain during fugitive days. The report also mentions Johnny Dundee’s upcoming bout with Benny Leonard to prove his class.
Carlisle reports he fled the penitentiary after November 15 and rode trains to Laramie and Rock River Medicine Bow, claiming $74 taken, asserting self defense if confronted, and saying he did not reach for a gun when ordered to surrender. He was captured near Laramie Peak after crossing tracks and seeking help from old acquaintances.
The new American National Bank in Cheyenne features a surplus fund of 100 900 and a leadership team including H B Weston as active manager and E T Storey in finance. Founding directors include W E Fair, Filless Varaile, and others with Wyoming connections across law, banking, and stock enterprises. President Hay plans to reside in Rock Springs while spending substantial time in Cheyenne.
Six workers lost their lives in a coal mine explosion at the Bogle mine in Jacksonville, five miles west of Clinton. Three more were seriously injured as rescue teams worked to reach the affected area and determine the cause.
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