23 Feb 1919
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1919
Page
1
Nine dead and seventy five injured after a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train collided with a double header locomotive near Pittsburgh just after midnight. Rescue teams pulled bodies from wreckage as hospitals prepared for more fatalities expected by morning.
Berlin dispatch quotes Hungarian capital reporting Bela Kun, the Communist leader, killed by lynching in Budapest following public indignation at Communist attempts to undermine the government and disrupt order. The report cites Reuters Limited and early morning confirmation.
Reports from Juarez Mexico say a federal troop train arrived and two more were expected to reinforce the garrison against Villa forces in the north. General Castro, commander of the northeast, will take personal command and confer with American officials on the border. Rumors of an impending attack by Villa followers under General Angels were officially denied tonight.
Reports from PANS and Geneva describe turmoil in Bavaria and Germany. Citizens condemn Kurt Blaner and the Munish population faces potential civil strife amid revolutionary groups.
Major General Leonard Wood urged in Chicago that good citizens should safeguard veterans returning from service. He condemned those who prey on soldiers and criticized apathy from others, stressing the duty to welcome and support returnees.
Paris dispatch reveals the commission of the league plan met at Hotel de Crisiop in Colonel House's workshop. Nineteen men worked thirty hours to craft a proposal intended to prevent future wars, with eleven meetings over ten days and irregular sessions without clocks.
The supreme council met to review the method of work used by the committees handling territorial problems. The session aimed to decide on how to facilitate peace congress efforts across regions and avoid renewed conflict amid unsettled boundaries.
Cheyenne will host a landmark state conference of progressive men from across Wyoming. N. E. Zorthell led talks with bankers and media figures to plan a statewide reconstruction conference addressing the readjustment period and the future of Wyoming.
Ira W. Trotter, longtime Texas Oil Co. agent and prominent southwestern Wyoming businessman, died Saturday afternoon at St John’s Hospital. He passed away yesterday afternoon.
Senator Archig Alligan yesterday received a telegram saying his brother John E Allison is critically ill at his Tolgina Canada home. Allison will leave at once for three days. The strike era remains calm. The late predecessor Kurt Ble will be buried Wednesday.
The Associated Press reports Washington plans nine fund retirement of government war bonds within fifty nine years, preserving war finance committee powers to regulate foreign trade and equipment sales. Chairman Kitchin says a committee report will be filed midmonth and presentation to the house is planned.
Paris, Feb 24. Dkwing ue day Premieremenceau received Cal Hans and Mr White of the American embassy. In the evening M Pichon called again with Finance Minister Wietz. M Klotz remarked that the premier now admits he must avoid fu. thee.
Paris reports Premier Clemenceau in satisfactory condition this afternoon. Family members may see him but not converse. Foreign Minister Pichon and Mr Balfour visited, with Pichon noting the premier did not cough during the visit.
Letters dated a few days earlier to Sergeant Kort Daijale describe reaching the Berlin area. Mr Daniels, a young man, states they have finally arrived at the place he sought.
In Washington the Senate sustained a La Follette point of order overturning the conference report on oil and gas leasing, sending the bill back to conferrees. Pittman argued the Alaska extension was in line with the bill, while Summter Pittman pledged to convene conferees to remove the disputed coal leasing provision.
Mr and Mrs John L Jordan received a wire from New York officials about a cablegram from Sergeant J Frank Jordan. The Montana ship left France on February 2 and will reach New York harbor Sunday with hundreds of Wyoming boys aboard.
WwTON February 22 treasury officials deny any proposal for the United States to share war expenses with the Allies or to wipe out debts owed to the United States. The note follows Paris reports that French officials had urged such a move and clarifies no accredited French agent made the proposal.
Washington reports plan a rapid vote on the revenue measure to set a date for a special session. Officials deny allies expect the United States to forgive debts and cite treasury collection as the sole aim.
Forecast indicates light snow and cold conditions on Sunday with a likely shift to rain later in the day. The weather pattern suggests chilly start with precipitation intensifying as the day progresses.
The annual Washington day luncheon was held by the American club at the Palais d Orsay in Ratls. General Perabing thanked the American people for support to the expeditionary forces and praised the soldiers for their duty turning attempts into victory.
The George Washington, 509 miles from Lostom, sails on a fast course and is expected to anchor Sunday night. The president’s party plans to land Monday noon, with a brief address anticipated and a ceremony honoring the first president.
The Comatra I, launched on the Seine, is touted as the first cement ship for France in this week’s ceremony. Built with about 1,000 ton displacement hulls, its crew claim all materials come from France, with ship details and launch conditions reported by Wheatstone and peers.
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