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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1918
Page
7
British front dispatch reports at the Crown hotel in Ostend the first pancakes in four years served to American correspondents. The visit reveals wartime devastation, including stolen wine and copper, and a German officers’ tenancy with riotous scenes during a British luncheon.
The Spanish influenza reaches Japan with many schools closed in major cities. The report notes numerous deaths as the epidemic intensifies across the empire.
Zara Rome regained Italian sovereignty as Austro Croatian forces fled. Italian symbols replaced Jugoslav banners while residents cheered Mayor Zilotte and King triumphs. Some Slavs left Pola for Pola, but most Italians celebrated redemption with hymns to Italy.
General Headquarters A E F in Chaumont Haute Marne is disclosed as the American forces’ command center after censorship changes. The ancient city, with narrow streets and old towers, lies near former German lines and serves as the staff and chief of staff hub amid quiet provincial life.
In Chaumont the former French military post now houses General Pershing and the American staff. The three large barracks form a parade ground with offices on the second floor, the central station run by American women, and extensive renovations including electric lights and whitewashed walls. The Avenue des Etats Unis runs past the headquarters where Pershing spoke on Independence Day, and he later moved to a chateau near the Marne for privacy while remaining close to command.
Rome reports Italy will seek two concessions for emigrant workers as postwar flows resume. Italians who fought for Italy and returned may reenter the United States without discrimination, and the U S would permit contract labor if approved by the American Federation of Labor.
A Rome bureau reports the new chamber of deputies frieze shows Trentino and Trieste figures in mourning for a past aspiration now erased by Italy's victory. The mournful drapery will be replaced as the chamber reopens following triumphal arms and national unity.
Classified brief seeking four light housekeeping rooms for rent within nine blocks. Contact Senate Bar or C. A. Tinsley.
Italy relies on corn in a four year rotation with wheat and clover, using deep fall plowing and intensive manuring. Harvesting remains largely by hand with gradual adoption of threshers, while cooperative dryers improve sanitation and reduce mouldy corn deaths. Local climate enables natural drying. peasant hospitality leaves lasting impressions.
Honor roll lists Charlies Becker D M Meloughiin O Conwell Pris Veronia A Waller David Neuman A D Johnston M Carey Mre J M A Chas W Jobe L Charles Jankovaky BR Co Mise Marto K Sendtt.
Market will be closed until noon today due to the funeral of Clarence Bell. Washington Market.
A notice offers a $1000 reward for information about a missing woman in Paragon. The fragment mentions a welfare case and uncertainty about her whereabouts, urging readers to contact authorities with any tips.
Local paper fragment lists individuals including Alex Triantos and Undewood Livestock Company figures along with several possibly misspelled or partial names such as Howard D. Melina James Frank Seaden John D. Obhark Albert R. Jones and Albert Chapinar K. C. Jones.
For sale 15 White Leghorn chickens and two tall bookkeeper desks at Cheyenne Stamp and Novelty Works. Lost key ring with multiple keys marked T Nagate foreman Section 89. Reward offered. Also lost gold wrist watch between St. John’s Hospital and 518 EF 19th with reward for return.
Listing several steam heated rental options at 110 W. 26th and 418 W. 19th, including a furnished room one block from the post office and a housekeeping sleeping room on West 19th street. Also mentions a time frame for Chiswick and Lloyd George policy support.
London December reports list fifteen women candidates for the British parliament under the new law. Notable figures include Cristobel Pankhurst, Mrs. Hope, Charlotte Despard, Miss Violet Markham, and Olive Strachey. Campaigns feature a quiet modest lady, a boycott of the Germans, and labor party platforms prioritizing welfare, education, and women’s rights.
The story details Captain Larcombe of London's antiaircraft defense who spent four years locating and disposing of unexploded German bombs after air raids. His unit would retrieve duds, transport them out of the city, and detonate or destroy them, shielding London as censorship eased.
Austro German invaders were pressed back at Aslago and were counter attacked onoute Val bella. Allied reprisals began with a ton of bombs dropped on Mannheim on the Rhine injuring bridges and the grand ducal palace.
Cheyenne Wyoming December 20 1918 notice states the annual stockholders meeting for Federal Land Company at 350 Citizens Bank Building Cheyenne to be held Tuesday January 7 1919 at 10 oclock a m for election of directors and other business Secretary C E Myatt 3 23 18
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