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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
3
An item listing notes a Hudson seal muff priced at 55 dollars and a related offer 29.50 with a 0.50 discount as part of a miscellaneous merchandise sale. The fragment references a natural fox and missus size details in a retail catalog.
Publisher Elizabeth Vaughan Winchest er reports Governor Frank L. Houx will depart for Annapolis Maryland to attend a governors convention. The item notes other local movements including N S Thomas returning from Boise for a bishop funeral and brief health updates on Eunice Hastie and Otto Hiraig amid the Leaders office mention.
The Red Cross operates sewing and knitting work rooms in the Capitol basement. The north room, once the Wyoming state treasury, now serves as the headquarters. The rooms are open each afternoon except Sundays.
Miss Barrymore recalls meeting a curious amateur playwright in her early career during a New York Empire Theatre premiere. She notes the date September 24, 1805 and describes a mysterious front-seat observer with a black mustache who captivated her during the show.
Andrew Tardieu, high commissioner for Franco American affairs, cables Secretary Baker from Paris offering to place French educational resources at the disposal of American soldiers in the army of occupation. Troops delayed in returning home due to transportation delays, with an opportunity to learn French and special courses for college graduates.
Denver reports the Colorado and Wyoming railroad workers have settled their strike. The general office of the Colorado Fuel and Iron subsidiary announced the men will return to work tomorrow morning, ending the stoppage that affected the lines.
Washington officials urge vigilance as influenza lingers this winter. Surgeon General Rupert Blue cites pneumonia and bronchitis as leading dangers and urges fresh air, proper clothing, and covering coughs to curb spread and save lives.
In Condon NS on December 9, residents adapt to occupation life. Burgomaster bans street gatherings after 6 PM and requires civilians indoors by 11 PM. Shops overflow with Christmas and New Year gifts while junk dealers haul away worn German uniforms. Some clothing will be dyed for civilian use. others become rags.
At the American Health Association meeting in Chicago on December 11, physicians debated women apparel. Dr. Jeanette Throckmorton of Chariton Iowa urged more clothing for health and public decency, blaming women for daughters wearing lavallieres to ward off pneumonia. Dr. Efe L Lowdell of Chicago opposed the view, endorsing fewer clothes for moral and hygienic reasons.
Six crew members died and many were injured when coal dust exploded aboard the armored cruiser Brooklyn at Yokohama Japan last Monday The Navy said the ship was undamaged and a special inquiry will investigate the incident The Brooklyn previously served as flagship of Admiral Schley and has been stationed at Vladivostok after American forces landed there.
Washington December 11. President Wilson directs General March to authorize officers and men who served outside the front lines to wear silver chevrons equivalent to their six months of service. The move honors those who supported the war effort from the supply and support system, affirming their equal contribution to victory.
London reports a nurse Andrea died after working in the influenza pneumonia ward. She fell ill Saturday and died Monday night as nineteen others were sick, with care scarce and nurses exposed to infected wounded from America. Flowers and prayers marked her farewell.
In a neighboring hospital two British nurses died from influenza on the same day and were buried in Wordworth corner of the great cemetery at Tottenham with military honours. A long funeral train carried the young heroine to England where returning soldiers await peace and homeward voyage across the sea is planned.
Paris dispatch recalls humorist Richard Henry Little of the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Herald who, unfit for field service, volunteers for Y M C A work. A stern official notes need for accountants and Little jokes about debits and the book’s pages. A Midwest contact later secures his posting to the publicity department, aiding the commission with lighthearted stories.
Governor Howe will issue two proclamations announcing the adoption of constitutional amendments at the Wyoming election on November 5. The proclamations will formalize the approval and outline the amendments accepted by voters.
A historical notice outlines three constitutional amendments. Amendment No 1 would ban liquor traffic effective January 1 1920. Amendment No 3 would allow district judges to sit on the state supreme bench when justices are disqualified. Amendment No 2% proposes special acts on livestock to fund industry support, reportedly failing to pass by under 50 votes.
The war labor board will hear the original dispute if striking Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Company workers return to work immediately. Taft informed the Omaha Board of Trade that the board will grant a hearing on the decision upon resume of work.
Chicago December report says American league plans to bar players who worked in shipyards last year from the league, pending adoption of a resolution at the annual meeting. Ban Johnson confirms a resolution but withholds club name. Retrenchment to limit payroll, no crew expansion, and joint NL-AL committee to study baseball’s future.
A stray classified style notice urges readers to mail for a trial package from Poley Co at 2835 Sheffield Ave Chicago naming a list of products including Honey Yar Compound and Cathartic Tablets claimed for coughs colds croup and various ailments. The fragmentary text suggests sales and mail-in solicitation.
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