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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1918
Page
12
An editorial urges year end resolutions focusing on funding the war effort through Liberty bonds and war savings stamps, continuing food conservation and Red Cross support, and actively attracting veterans to Wyoming by creating state and local groups to help place soldiers in jobs and encourage relocation.
Growing leadership in Europe reports encouraging news from the peace talks with the United States. President Woodrow Wilson gains broad support as European leaders confer with him, aiming for a fair settlement that avoids future wars and honors justice for all nations.
Joseph B. Eastman of Massachusetts is nominated to the Interstate Commerce Commission by President Wilson. Eastman, named in 1916 to the Massachusetts Public Service Commission by the governor, reflects the administration’s pattern of appointing capable officials over strict party loyalty.
The article notes Washington from Cleveland entering the army and Secretary Baker’s succession. McAdoo shifts, appointing John Riley as his successor. It argues Democratic grumblings about Republican subordinates and political favoritism are ignored as the administration focuses on nationwide results and Wilton’s six year record of success.
Kansas farmers urge the War Department to speed soldiers back to farms. At a Manhattan conference, the farm bureau and county commissioners backed a plan to demobilize soldiers to meet spring labor needs as Kansas sows a record 10,009,000 acres of wheat and faces vast harvesting and farmland demand.
President Woodrow Wilson aims for peace and fairness toward Britain and all nations. He urges strong support for a League of Nations to guarantee liberty and civilization, with England in a leading role behind the plan.
Sir Edward Carson argues for a League of Nations as a mechanism to render war unthinkable, noting past failures of treaties and the need for real enforcement and disarmament. He questions voting equality for small nations, colonial representation, and the role of economic power, urging practical work to overcome these hurdles. He hopes the war fosters lasting Anglo Saxon unity and a period of friendship.
The service honors 106 Princeton men who died in the great war as Lieut. Commander Henry van Dyke reads his ode Golden Stars. The poem extols brave American soldiers, Liberty, and a hoped-for peaceful world with stars of gold among the blue and the red.
Sofia reports Bulgarian leaders pleased by Entente fleet entering Constantinople and sees it as ensuring a fair solution to control of the Dardanelles. The move eases fears of Russian occupation and shifts regional dynamics for Bulgaria Romania and Greece amid shifting WWI alignments.
A testimonial style notice from J Bucknell of Hardy Nevada praising Falty Kidney Pills for lumbago and kidney weakness. It urges relief from fatigue puffiness backache and rheumatic pains and claims the product is sold everywhere.
The bureau of soils in the US Department of Agriculture conducted sail surveys totaling 493,961 square miles for fiscal year 1918. Surveys covered 44 124 square miles and 445 006 additional square miles. Twenty-two states and four federal departments actively cooperate in soil survey work.
The piece recounts the 1911 expedition by the National Geographic Society and Yale University led by Prof. Hiram Bingham that uncovered Machu Picchu, detailing Inca reach from Chile to Cuzco, the site's terraces and stonework, and legends of Paccari-tampt, with comparisons to ancient myths and other archaeological finds.
Plans are underway for a major centennial celebration in Columbus to mark 100 years of foreign missionary work by the Methodist Episcopal Church. The event, to run June 2 to July, expects thousands of visitors and 100000 delegates, with exhibits from foreign lands and a tented city for arrivals.
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