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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1918
Page
5
A vivid travelogue recounts European war ruins from Calais shop scenes to French cemeteries and shattered towns. The writer notes battlefield resilience, the cathedral at Rheims scarred yet defiant, and Canadian troops at Vimy Ridge embodying courage against German forces.
The Finnish revolutionists established a government led by President Kullervo Manner in Helsingfors with the Finnish Senate reportedly untouched. A telegram from Helsingfors dated Tuesday confirms the move as the revolution continues.
Coroner W. Johnson was called to Hermosa to take charge of John T. Quitt of the Utah Construction tunnel crew who died at 11 40 p m in an elevator used for material removal. Quitt, about 50, began work for the company the day before and is believed to have died of heart trouble. No relatives could be located and his prior history remains unclear. He had served in the Philippines in 1902.
From Greeley Colorado Rev Samuel Edgar reports that James S. Stewart missionary and American consul at Latakia Syria has been seized and interned by the Turks. The charge stems from alleged friendly relations with the Fellaheen tribe that has revolted against the Ottoman government. Stewart aided by his missionary work among the tribe and represented Italian British and Russian interests in Syria.
Government airplane parts valued at 35000 to 60000 dollars were destroyed in a blaze today at the A. C. Clark & Co. shipping room in Chicago. Investigators pursue theories of incendiarism as the cause.
Curtis Spatz of Hillsdale was injured when a tractor backed into a shed crushing him between the wheels and the siding. His brother acted quickly shifting the tractor into forward gear and then reverse to free him, saving his life.
A Red Cross canvass shows 150 of 265 division executives are women, 66 percent are full-time volunteers. The war council era expanded roles, with two female assistants and eleven member advisory committees, as institutes train home service workers.
Jireh Wyoming mourns Earl Norris age nineteen? died of pneumonia in France after enlisting last June. The Thirty third motor truck company of the Wyoming unit carried him. Back home the college hosts a play and a temperance essay contest while a railroad depot break in sparks police action. A diphtheria outbreak fears grow with six cases in three months and four deaths near the notch.
An American dirigible balloon conducted a late afternoon tryout above New York City, stirring considerable excitement in the streets as residents watched the unfamiliar craft drift overhead.
Anton Jap port in Chicago today shot and seriously wounded his son and daughter and Magdalene Mozaros, the housekeeper. Police search for a motive as the case unfolds.
Idaho Senator FP Nugent, succeeding the late Senator Brady, was sworn in today in Washington. He is named chairman of the fisheries committee and serves on the immigration and Indian affairs committees.
Rio de Janeiro announces Admiral Pedro Prouti has been appointed commander of the Brazilian Meet to cooperate with the Allies in European waters.
The iceberg industry in Iceland will resume activities once the ice melts and water becomes available for iceberg manufacture, signaling a restart of crucial production in the sector.
The Reichstag speech by Herr Scheidemann condemns allied collapse as not ending the war. He warns that peace cannot be won by conquest and criticizes German policy, Austria’s stance, and the submarine war, urging restraint and negotiations with Russia for a durable peace.
Secretary Houston of the Agriculture Department urged prioritizing wartime road work. He called for maintaining existing highways and completing those crucial to the war effort, while postponing less essential projects. A 1918 federal aid schedule will guide state plans to support war mobility and commodity movement.
The ad promotes Lasative Brome Quinine as safe for all users with tonic and laxative effects and no nervousness. It notes one brand name Bromo Quinine and mentions a BE signoff by W. Groves on the packaging.
Powell Wyoming January 41 Lois the little six year old daughter of Mel and Mrs C M Platner fell over a chair while running in the kitchen and broke her leg four or five inches above the knee The injury is serious and requires absolute quiet and no movement of the limb to knit The child endured the pain bravely while awaiting medical care This is the second fracture in the family in a few months as their five year old son recently broke an arm at school
Acting president Feng Kwo Chang departs southward with a large body of troops and artillery for a conference with government generals on the military situation. The train convoy includes thousands of soldiers and war material. subsequent trains reportedly carry 10,000 men.
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