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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1918
Page
4
Federal Building Bids Issued for Wyoming Sites
The treasury department seeks bids for two federal buildings in Wyoming at Cody and Buffalo with openings on January 8 and January 17 respectively. Senator Kendrick says the treasury will push to start work, despite postwar higher costs. Basin project is completed and occupancy will follow furniture delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Wyoming
Cody
Buffalo
Kendrick
Basin
Mater
Elwood Mead Leads Reclamation Plan Expansion
Dr Elwood Mead former Wyoming engineer plays a key role in interior department reclamation studies. He helped start California's land settlement program and Secretary Lane urges a nation wide adoption with extended irrigation surveys and an appropriate land settlement plan. The west could gain 15 to 20 million acres of arid land if water is conserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood Mead
Wyoming
Interior Department
Mead
California
Lane
Taft Defends Wilson Policy in Public Ledger
The article notes William Howard Taft political stance praising President Wilson as Versailles peace efforts proceed. It highlights Taft’s acknowledgment of Wilson's fourteen points and disarmament clause, presenting him as reflecting his party’s majority view rather than Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Howard Taft
Wilson
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Versailles
Taft
Treth
Roosevelt
Price Fixing and Cotton Policy in Postwar Debate
The piece argues Uncle Sam faces a heavy bill to guarantee wheat prices, while Britain may reject the fixed price. Wheat growers gain protection, cotton planters lack price guarantees, and political claims about northern bias are challenged as the author contends the opposite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Great Britain
Sam
Democratic Congress
Government price supports shift in wartime agriculture
The piece argues the administration protected the north and west with a minimum wheat price while the south faced market decline. Farmers would still fare under government support but could miss higher market gains, unlike cotton planters who lack similar backing as prices fall. Politics is politics.
Education bill boosts federal funding for health education
The senate bill authorizes 20 million dollars yearly to cooperate with states in promoting physical and health education and school health exams. It allocates funds by population, with Wyoming expected to gain about 91,747 dollars from Congress and 63,495 dollars from the state. The piece argues increased health programs reduce wartime disqualifications and economic losses from illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Congress
Wyoming
Young Voters Could Decide Party Directions in 1920
The piece argues that party lines have blurred since the Civil War era as youth gains influence. It notes rising progressive sentiment among both parties, a split between conservative and progressive wings, and predicts young voters will determine whether Democrats or Republicans tilt toward reform or restraint in 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Taft
Tariff Commission
Eouth
Republican Publicity Association To Be Sure
Republican Party
Johnson
California
Young Woman Named Town On Creek Field Prospect
A townsite along Young Woman Creek Field, about 20 miles north of Task, will be named Young Woman. A post office is established and a Lak phone line built. The site, near the middle of the field, will serve as a residence and distributing point for field workers with water available at 30 to 40 feet. The land is patented and part of the J. J. Hubbard ranch. eighty acres are set aside per drilling tract and buyers receive 1,000 shares in the drilling company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loien Creek
Task
J. J. Bubbard
Goshen County
Will Reid
Register of the
United States Land Office
Wyoming
Teton Hotel Structure Nears Completion at Riverton
Dec 16 reports brick and terra cotta work on the Teton Hotel company building nearing finish. The fourth story is complete with terra cotta trim. Workers install three feet of last timelags and complete partitions as the project advances this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotre Brow
Riverton
New Teton Hotel Company Ia
Two New City Buildings Nearing Completion In Spring
The coming spring will see the hotel ready for occupancy and the Masonic Temple nearing completion. A few rooms are practically finished while windows and doors are in place and interior decorations are being installed. Both buildings are described as the finest in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Red Cross Christmas Roll Call Advertisement
A brief ad invites participation in the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call. The notice encourages donations or support during the holiday season and frames it as a community relief effort organized by the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Ady
Sheridan Soldier Hans Jensen Killed in Action
Sheridan reports a casualty list itemizing Sergeant Hans M. Jensen among the killed in action. His emergency contact is Mrs. Lannie Riddig of Saratoga Wyoming. A Sheridan County carpenter earlier worked for Casservan Stone on the Smith Bros. ranch near Mr. Morrow’s Upper Beaver Creek ranch before enlisting in Omaha. He served with engineers as one of the first Americans to reach Hebent 54 years old. He had no known relatives in this country and replied to Mr. Morrow after his arrival in the battle zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Hans M. Jensen
Lannie’ Riddig
Saratoga
Wyo
M. Morrow
Upper
Beaver Creek
Jensen
Sheridan County
Casservan & Stone
Smith Bros
Smith Bros. Ranch In the Vicinity of Mr. Morrow
Denver
Omaha
Hebent
Mr. Morrow
France
Battle Zone
Expected a Kiss Gets Bitten by Miner in Kemmerer
An Austrian miner from Cumberland arrived at S. C. M. hospital in Kemmerer with a nearly half inch prominence on his lower lip. He said he was bitten after a quarrel with a drinking companion who approached him “easy like” and bit his lip as he objected to being kept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Cumberland
Kemmerer
W. B. Maddison
Famous Italian painter enlisted as private Armando Spadini
Armando Spadini, famed for light and childhood in his paintings, enlisted as a private and served months in the Trentino mountains. His art remained active as he produced a collection now shown in Rome, with mastery of sunlit mothers and children. He reached the rank of lieutenant in reserve and earned recognition for bravery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armando Spadini
Trentino
Rome
Spadini
Carter Nocorks Well at Maverick Springs
Carter Oil company hit a productive well at Maverick Springs south dome proving the field extension oil bearing. The Maverick Boringa dome adjoins Ohio Oil and Sheridan Wyoming tracts with both firms drilling nearby. Ohio Oil reaches about 660 feet, Sheridan Wyoming about 400 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Maverick Springs Riverton
Little Dome
Maverick Springs
Carter Oil Company
Big Dome
Ohio Oil Company
Sheridan Wyoming Oil Company
Ohio's
Sheridan Wyoming
First highway congress seen as turning point for road building
Washington report on the just adjourned Chicago highway congress highlights its historic status as the first national gathering devoted to highway development. Officials foresee rapid road construction, expanded parcel post routes, and a nationwide campaign to reduce living costs through paved roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Highway Congress
Chicago
Federal Highway Commission
National Capital
United States
Chambers of Commerce
Blakslee
Parcels Post
Washington
Parcel Post
Wyoming Needs Immigration Bureau to Attract Settlers
A Wyoming land office official urges creation of an immigration commission to promote homesteading. He cites 25 million acres still open across districts like Cheyenne Buffalo Evanston and Lander and asserts 100000 more farmers could settle here with effective data driven outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Land District
Douglas
Evanston
Lander
Sundance
Wyoming
Reid
Cheyenne Land District
Immigration Commission
Oe Tes Aimen
Portaton
Tom Ye
Acid Stomach Remedy Promises Quick Relief and Health
An advertisement extols acid stomach as a source of fatigue, poor digestion, and weakness, urging readers to try Eatonic tablets. It claims the product absorbs excess stomach acid like blotting paper, improves digestion, and offers a 60 cent guarantee with a 50 cent refund if not pleased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notold
Bertin
Eatonic
Sheridan Soldier Sends Regards To Huns On Shells
George N. Ostrom of Sheridan Wyoming describes a November 12 1918 letter home recounting celebrations as Allied forces neared victory. He details shelling used to mark the moment and recalls banners and the minting of pride from the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Huns
George N. Ostrom
Sheridan Friends
Sheridan Pointns Company
Wyo
France
U. S
Bertha Krupps
Lander Lifts Spanish Influenza Ban After No New Cases
Riverton reports that Lander has lifted its Spanish influenza ban after days with no new cases. Quarantine rules had closed businesses for two months but were eased as Dr. Maghee, health officer, and the state board of health pushed effective measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverton
Lander
Maghee
State Board of Health
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