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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
12
McAdoo declares support for government ownership of railroads for five years as an experiment. He says testing under normal conditions is needed, arguing cost would be low since rails are already government managed during wartime. He cautions of possible failure but sees potential for national economic improvement.
Senator Hoke Smith introduces a sweeping education measure in the senate proposing a $100,090,000 annual federal aid program matched by states. It aims to eradicate illiteracy, Americanize foreigners, equalize rural schooling, fund health and recreation, improve teacher prep, and establish a Department of Education with a cabinet secretary to administer federal educational work.
The piece explains that adoption provisions are not in the bill and previews forthcoming articles. Tomorrow’s installment will discuss literacy and the bill’s Wyoming application, detailing the facts behind the bill and its social welfare aims.
The Department of Commerce urges investing American capital in Latin America to develop mineral and forest resources, agriculture and stock raising, and public utilities. The aim is to secure a fair share of South American trade for U S manufacturers and exporters. It notes postwar shifts toward broader investment beyond meat packing and minerals.
The text recalls Miss Havemeyer of New York who nearly became Duchess of Grafton in 1914 but refused at the altar. It contrasts the American social dream with the Earl of Bunton’s accession after his father’s death and notes later royal marriages including the Earl of Euston to Lady Borthwick and the financial strains on the Euston estate.
Gaia Calen Bedolo describes Lille after German evacuation, noting 2000 Italian prisoners forced to 12 hour shifts under cannon fire on canal defenses. Many died from hunger and illness, and some were treated as slaves with brutal punishments. Two escaped prisoners were helped by an Italian engineer long settled in Lille.
Casper Wyo December 11 Chief of Police Frank J Wolf has posted bond for the next district court term on a felonious assault charge. He allegedly drew a gun during a dispute over a published story claiming he suffered a loss of about $2,000 from adulterated grain waste affecting his hogs.
The chief claims Wolf held only a small stake in the hogs that died from powdered glass while Gehres, the chief loser, faced losses. After Wolf threatened Gehres with a gun, Gehres allegedly obtained a shotgun but family members prevented a shootout and urged legal action.
A rural reader from Hardy Ned reports recovery from lumbago using Foley Kidney Pills. The piece frames kidney weakness with tiredness and back or side pains, urging women to notice kidney issues and seek relief. The note attributes the product to feeling better and cites a few other scattered names and roles.
COKEVILLE Wyoming December 11 Cause of death given as trampling by a freight train after a sheep herder R 8 Hamilton of American Falls Idaho refused to pay fare and attempted to ride a moving train He had $150 in bank and cash on him when he slipped and was mangled by the wheels
Noted burseryman Maxwell Clark, famed in Wyoming circles, arrived in the city en route to Denver for a forthcoming commission.
Colorado customers flood Cheyenne mail order liquor houses with orders as they await Governor Gunter of Colorado to sign a bone dry act adopted by voters November 6. Once signed, shipments into Colorado will be barred including those ordered before signing but not yet delivered. The governor is expected to sign the act today.
Wyoming coal operators and miners meet in Cheyenne to draft a new state mining code to replace existing laws. They plan to present an agreed framework to the legislature, which convenes January 14, with hope of enacting the code without further division.
Joe Arbaska of Monarch Wyoming and Paul Kukrecka Sheridan are arrested on perjury charges after waitress Anna Kozma accuses them of swearing she was of legal age to wed. Kozma says she was not of legal age and intends to press the charges. She disputes Arbaska's claim and calls the marriage license action insulting.
City pages note Cahill and Holliday proprietors advertise coal and auto services from Capital Coal to Plains Auto, with repairs, tires, tires vulcanizing, baggage handling, and battery service. A land sale notice and entries involve W. Benner and Goshen hole land opening. The state land board meets with Martin Cahill and George Young, amid staffing changes in the governor’s office and Union Mine Workers leadership.
The state livestock commissioners who has seen JM for the last ten days is improving. Flags on the state capitol were at half mast yesterday in respect to Lieutenant Commander Frank H Weaver who died at sea last Saturday night.
Cheyenne Industrial club members push for Cheyenne to be named an air mail station as the spring service set to start. The route may run south via Denver and Kansas City or could follow the Union Pacific rail line over the mountains. City supporters press in national capital while keeping details private.
Governor Frank L. Hour departs for Washington to meet Interior Secretary Franklin K. Lane about colonization of returned soldiers on irrigated Wyoming lands. Two projects Oregon Basin and Wyoming Central seek federal reclamation to reclaim about 360 000 acres in Park and Fremont counties with construction likely starting soon.
AP report describes 7400 sailors, marines and aviators arriving in New York Harbor aboard six transports. Many rushed to hospitals or camps for demobilization. among them a mix of fighters and support staff, including Red Cross workers and chaplains. Captain Hazebrook of Washington led a dramatic recovery, mounting a nonvisible injury to rejoin the St Mihiel action before sailing.
Four days after hospitalization one veteran recalls a brutal warning from a chief surgeon. He survived and credits the joke that kept him alive. Returning troops display trophies and recount fearless deeds, drawing pride from comrades.
Louis F. Duval longtime Cheyenne resident died of pneumonia at St John’s hospital on Friday evening December 6 after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at St Mary’s cathedral Monday morning December 5 and he was buried in Mt Olivette cemetery. He belonged to the Durant Fire Company Mactabea and the Boilermakers and Machinists unions and was employed by the Colorado and Southern railroad at the time of death. He is survived by two brothers and two sisters.
Lorenzo, a resident of this city, died Tuesday December 10 from Spanish influenza. His mother and brother arrived from Burlington Kansas yesterday and will accompany the body to his home where interment will take place this afternoon.
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