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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1918
Page
9
Kimball high school basketball edged Cheyenne 46 to 42 in the season opener. Cheyenne produced several spectacular goals but Kimball maintained a clean fast game to secure the win in Noebr on December 21.
Frontier Park custodian August Schultz dies at St John’s Hospital after a week long illness from Spanish influenza. His wife died last Tuesday from the same disease. The couple, without children, lived in Cheyenne for about three years. Emil Born, her father and longtime head chef at Denver’s Brown Palace, will bring the bodies to Denver for interment. Schultz’s brother in law Charlie Born has recovered from influenza.
Clarence Bell known as Blondy, 25, son of Mr and Mrs J T Bell of Polo ranch near Cheyenne, dies in a Private hospital after five days illness. He managed the Washington Market for his father and is survived by five brothers Frank John Jr Kenneth Ray and Joe. John Bell Jr is expected from Washington for the funeral. Funeral arrangements to be announced after his brother arrives.
Deputy Sheriff Edward Achools returned from Julesburg Colorado where he chased 17 year old L C Wher charged with robbing his roommate Franken in a town rooming house of a paycheck for 419.90 and 27 dollars in cash. The boy claimed he acted under the impression of a larger sum and planned to escape after the theft.
Wilson receives the first honorary degree ever conferred by the University of Paris. In his speech he outlines the league of nations as a moral force and stresses the need to discuss war aims to prevent future conflicts. He credits the university spirit with advancing truth and freedom. The Paris visit also notes U.S. involvement in peace talks and plans to seek broader settlements on seas and the league.
Washington December 21 The Army reports home camps demobilization at 27 000 per day for the seven day period ending today with no Sunday discharges. Total December 7 to 14 reaches 29 903 officers and 188 562 men. Over 900 000 men slated for early release include 21 000 division troops and 43 000 engineers. General Pershing notes 4 200 American officers captured are released and a few prisoners remain. Red Cross and neutral agents continue searches for Americans still held.
German reports say Bolsheviki troops press toward the German frontier to aid sympathizers. Troops in Rutscha withdraw, leaving war material to Trotsky. A War Office dispatch notes 450 counter revolutionaries arrested at Penkov and executed after being made to dig their own graves.
At the Japanese embassy in Washington Dr Moburu Ishida shot and killed Dr George D Wolff at Sheppard and Enoch hospital near Baltimore. Ishida said Wolff was a spy and enemy of both nations. the motive cited fear and alleged hypnotic stares. Counsel to defend Ishida was to be retained.
Washington December 21 The American Red Cross rolled up 12 000 000 members by noon in response to the Christmas Roll Call. Central division leads with about 4 000 000 centers followed by Atlantic 2 850 000 lakes 1 416 000 and Southwestern 1 000 000. Several divisions had not yet reported.
London report quotes Megr Ceretti denying the Pope’s wish to send a representative to the peace conference. The Vatican undersecretary asserts the holy See has not sought invitation for participation in the peace program, despite lingering speculation tied to President Wilson’s plan and Benedict XV’s peace note.
The Red Cross Home Service Section aids families of soldiers and sailors, offering confidential support to keep morale and finances stable. Workers help manage income, allotments, medical needs, and child welfare, with milk stations and nurse support aiding families overseas and at home.
Poem depicts frightened children wandering a ruined village street after conflict. They cling together as echoes haunt their paths beside wrecked homes and a ruined church dated to prewar life. A mother figure appears with a cross shining on her brow signaling aid.
The governor received a letter from the Aero League of America sent by aero plano mail from New York City to Chicago. The great Wyoming seal was affixed and autographed, to join a collection of state envelopes on display at Jeagid headquarters. The service may soon bring mail directly to Cheyenne.
In Vienna on December 21 the German Austrian naval assembly adopted a resolution demanding a commission to investigate the collapse of the dual monarchy’s military. It blamed imperial family members for command failures, and accused a field marshal of driving thousands to slaughter with poor equipment and rations, with some deputies calling for his hangman’s death.
District Judge Ditson granted a temporary injunction restraining American Railway Express from delivering liquor packages undelivered when the bone dry prohibition law took effect at midnight Dec 16. The Express company has ten days to perfect its rehearing application.
Berlin reports the revolutionary parliament grants the cabinet wide powers to run industries. An executive of 25 with limited veto is to oversee state control starting with coal pits, then steel and alkali mines. Amil Barth urged an immediate coal miner start due to economic strain and industrial unrest.
Milo H. Piper charged with the murder of Freida Welchman of Chicago died by hanging in his county jail cell in Muskegon. He was last seen alive at 7 20 pm and had removed his collar and belt to fashion a rope. The girl Freida Weichman was shot and killed with a shotgun, with the shell entering her head.
City leaders and Union Pacific executives met with Mayor Stone and others to discuss water system improvements and a new viaduct over the railroad yards. No final decision was reached, but talks suggested favorable prospects for Cheyenne’s infrastructure. The UP plans may involve further talks with the board of public works in the near future.
Weather report indicates a generally late day on Monday with unsettled conditions. It mentions prior Sunday soil moisture and potential temperature changes affecting visibility and outdoor plans.
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