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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1919
Page
12
The New York Times argues the Senate alone must draft and ratify acceptable reservations to the peace treaty. It cites Senator Hitchcock’s six proposed reservations as a fair basis for compromise. The piece decries leaders like Mr. Lodge for pressuring executive steps and urges the Senate to proceed with ratification.
The article argues for conserving newsprint by pruning nonessential content. It defends selective reporting, noting new congressional bills to limit pages and criticizing broad, unfocused publications like the Congressional Record.
The excerpt argues presses should freely publish real news and worthwhile content while avoiding wastage and excess. It urges economy of newsprint and notes success comes from selective, substantial content backed by a strong reserve of material.
A wartime reflection recalls General Pershing’s emphasis on cutting the enemy’s lines at Sedan on November 6 1918. It details the Meuse Argonne advance from November 1 to 6 with corps movements, major takeovers and the ultimate goal reached as German lines were broken and a move toward armistice began.
The famed pianist Paderewski has failed and resigned from the Polish premiership. He faced enormous difficulties and is praised for his endurance in office. It is hoped he resumes his renowned piano career, though public duties may continue to hamper his music.
Pershing’s politics kept private but Lincoln Nebraska Republicans name him their presidential candidate. They claim a precedent set by Grant’s nomination by Republicans despite his prior Democrat alignment. A soldier candidate’s victories are seen as more important than politics.
A weather forecaster known for faulty predictions is sentenced to life in prison, ending a career marked by repeated forecasting errors and public disappointment.
Police record a wave of thefts and assaults across several neighborhoods. Investigators pursue leads as residents seek increased patrols and local officials promise action to restore safety.
The passage references Baltimore’s old town as inherited by Puritans, hints at a harsh winter forecast, and notes Democrats backing a businessman for president. It discusses congressional relief from federal taxes without timing, and mentions a firm with 1917 profits and potential clothing provision, though details are unclear.
The page notes a dry Christmas outlook for today and mentions William Hokenzilern and family planning a Christmas Eve tea. It reports the death of M. Stantes, a figure linked to President Lincoln’s secretary of war. General Pershing ends a Midwest tour with a stop in Lincoln Nebraska. A commemorative drillstar event lights up Madison Square in New York nightly to New Year’s Eve. A large year end bonus distribution is promised for banks brokerage houses and industries across the United States and Canada.
Jefferson Parish Fair Association prepares for a New Orleans event while tennis formats draw junior and boys divisions. The Havana racing calendar features the Cuba American Jockey Club meeting with competing thoroughbreds.
The Day's News profile traces W S Copley's rise from barber in Hod Australia to founder of Huddersfield buyout worth 6,500,000. He built a career in house buying engineering and various enterprises before returning to England to become a major figure in insurance cotton brewing and banking firms.
A dated OCR fragment lists items from 1944 to 1947 including the assassination of a Quebec official, a steamship disaster with troops lost, battles and bombardments in Port Fisher and Mannheim, and notable deaths such as Edwin M. Stanton. It also mentions Henry Ford’s departure, aerial bombings of Brussels, and Danube occupation near Bessarabia.
Sailors exchanged shots with Republican guards in Berlin. President Wilson left Paris to spend Christmas with American soldiers at Chaumont. Carloads of Christmas presents reached soldiers of the American occupation at Cohlps for the forces there.
Queen Alexandrine of Denmark is celebrated on the 40th anniversary of her birth in Mecklenburg. Henry H. Morgan American consul general and high trade commissioner for the United States in Belgium marks his 64th birthday born in Tennessee to Rev. Robert J. Paddock and Episcopalian bishop in Eastern Oregon. Emanuel Lasker noted chess master born in Berlin Germany on his 41st birthday.
Fragmentary OCR reports describe a fatal attack at the Ogiwari house involving Kanakogi wielding a hatchet. The weapon was allegedly linked to a plan by Kanakogi's husband and a man named Tastan. Details remain unclear as official inquiry progress is constrained by authorities.
The article describes a fatal shooting in a household dispute involving Ogiward, a prominent Japanese businessman in Lone County coal field. A struggle over a revolver led to Mrs. Ogtward being shot. a white-handled revolver was later found in the house. Prosecutors refused to disclose ante mortem statements.
Chief of Police C F Emberg warns Cheyenne residents to be cautious opening Christmas parcels from unidentified senders amid a Philadelphia police find of a nationwide Bolshevik plot to mail bombs. Authorities urge careful identification of packages and add that the danger extends beyond local mail.
Fire department plans to use a supplementary highway-style truck alongside a permanent unit. The new truck will be equipped with 850 feet of hose and intended for rapid response and expanded reach.
William Owen is held in the city jail on charges of stealing a bottle of heroin and part of another from a prescription case in the Sands Hays drug store. He entered the store asked to use the telephone and opened the case taking the drugs. Spencer an employee saw the act and called police. Owen was said to be en route to Kansas City for a drug habit cure.
The notice reports heavy Christmas mail handling with 1 009 sacks on Saturday and a record 1 700 sacks for the week. An earlier peak of 300 sacks is noted, while basement operations at the post office are cited as increasing capacity.
Somerville conducts a municipal election marked by a late approval of alcohol sales with last minute results indicating a split or unclear outcome. The report notes the trend mirrors other towns, with Somerville slow to finalize the measure and the votes tally incomplete or delayed.
Wyoming oil producers will see an estimated additional 11 500 dollars daily in revenue as Mid- Continent refiners raise crude prices by 25 cents a barrel in the latest five week price move. If maintained for a year, gross receipts could rise about 4 187 500 dollars. A third advance is expected before winter ends as buyers seek to secure crude amid softer gasoline demand.
The board of trustees authorizes bids for construction of the Frances Warren Pershing Memorial hospital. Plans are not yet perfected for erection on a new site and bids will cover creation on the site currently used by Bt John's Hospital under architect A. A. Baerreéyen.
Paul H. Moore files suit against B E M Delacour for 150 dollars claiming commission for a sale of property at 317 West Saventeent Street for 9000 net with the total sale reaching 9450. DeLacour allegedly refused the arrangement and would not deed the commission. Moore previously sold the same property to Delacour three months earlier.
A basketball game is set for Friday night between Cheyenne High School and the Machine Gun Company team of the Sixth Cavalry at the fort. This is a rematch from last Saturday when the score stood 35 to something for Cheyenne before a cessation.
Two non-commissioned officers ended up in the city jail after a dispute on Pioneer avenue escalated into a scuffle. Police intervened to separate the brawl and take the pair into custody for the night.
Arthur C. Fittha of Jackson Missouri and Mrs. Mary A. Heffienan of New NeWten were married, with Judge Edwards officiating. The ceremony united two Missourians in a simple bright ceremony.
The text surveys scattered curiosities from various regions and eras. It references historical stamps, wartime writings by Aristophanes, Irish superstition about a vicious horse, Whitsuntide festivals, a Nevada beer bottle note, and Estonian stamps made from German maps, among other stray observations.
A December 24 1919 event invites members and families to a dance and supper hosted by the B of A T D and guests include Sir and Mrs Thomas Miller and Mrs Charles Aan of Washington DC. The piece mentions holiday hospitality and social gatherings with local households hosting.
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