02 Jan 1919
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1919
Page
1
London dispatch reports anger from English women over prisoners of war returning with foreign wives. Observers note well fed men and the presence of French Belgian and Dutch brides, contrasting with home shortages and postwar hardship.
An English maid asks her employer whether to switch from domestic service after the war. She notes sisters in munitions earning eight a week plus a 4.80 bonus and laments demands for uniforms and self‑respect, while the employer fears urging others to change. The piece highlights shifting class expectations and labor conditions after wartime.
London dispatch says the king and President Wilson will greet the Prince of Wales on a royal tour of the United States during the coming spring. The round of social and official events is expected to showcase Anglo American ties as the royal party travels across major cities.
On New Year’s night New York saloonkeepers voluntarily closed to keep from serving troops in uniform. Broadway doors stayed shut and hotels dark as more than 100,000 soldiers and sailors spent the day in the city. In Washington liquor stocks show rapid depletion with barrels emptied and forecasts of near total exhaustion within 16 months.
Sheridan’s population totals 40 000 in the county and 16 250 in the city, with two year gains of 7 000 and 260 respectively, per the 1919 1920 city and county directory from R L Polk & Co. The directory calls Sheridan the largest Wyoming city and notes growth, rail access on the C B & Q line, and undercounts due to military service.
An Allied force of American, Russian, and Polish troops pushed 14 miles in Archangel area, ford the Oneda river, and captured the village of Coghis after heavy Bolshevik resistance. Units moved from Koyolingi to Prilaki, aided by a Russian naval brigade and Polish troops who did not take prisoners.
The Austrian press gives space to Austria's industrial issues while Jugo-Slav papers focus on politics and religious tensions. Croats are Catholic, Serbs are Orthodox, and their entry into Bosnia raises a front in the Jugo-Slav question with uncertain prospects for resolution.
Historical data shows a steady drop in grain based spirit production from 165 million gallons in 1913 to 86 million in 1918. Conversely molasses based production rose similarly, while 1912 figures for rum and other outputs are cited, reflecting a broader change in fuel and beverage production patterns.
Washington reports total bituminous coal production for 1918 reached 687.5 million tons, surpassing 1917 by about 36 million tons. The increase is attributed to improved supply conditions and stronger demand.
A Cheyenne warehouse fire caused about 50000 dollars in damage to valuable furs hides wool and office fixtures and records at Cheyenne Wool and Hide Co located at the corner of eighteenth and P Neil streets. Fire hydrants hoses and cold weather hampered crews as the blaze burned from shortly after 11 oclock New Year s Eve until nearly 6 am with several theories on its origin including faulty wiring or a stove on the second floor.
Off Stornoway Scotland the British steam yacht Bolaire struck reefs and sank during New Year leave. Of 300 aboard 270 perished. only about 30 saved with many injured. Officers of crew and vessel lost. The ship weighed 362 tons, built 1902, formerly owned by Sir Donald Currie estate.
An overnight clash near the White House pits National Woman's party marchers against crowds as watch fires in Lafayette Square are started and extinguished. Women are arrested for fire violations and refuse bond, burning speeches by President Wilson and denouncing him in a banner.
Associated Press reports Berlin imperial palace damage tops 1500000 dollars after six weeks of looting. About five hundred suspects were arrested as plundered goods were traced. An old uniform found in a dressing room had been swapped for imperial raiment by an unknown owner who vanished.
A Navy Department inquiry was ordered into a Norfolk riot early today in which one sailor was killed and several injured. An officer said participants or inciters would face dishonorable discharge before civil trial. The city remained quiet as patrols continued.
President Wilson travels from Paris to Rome to meet King Victor Emmanuel and the pope. He will attend conferences with Italian leaders and resume talks with the king and the foreign minister. The Rome meetings may influence upcoming peace talks and the U.S. congressional schedule.
Rome buzzes with activity as Via Nazionale fills with flags and banners from the railroad station to the Quirinal. Shoppers display American colors in windows while newspapers print images of Wilson, Washington, and Lincoln, signaling grand ceremonial plans for the president’s reception.
The article notes New Year’s Eve siin influenza quarantine limited celebrations but many small gatherings and informal dances occurred. Judge and Mrs Joseph M Carey hosted a quiet dinner with son Charles and his wife. Mr and Mrs Robert Dr Carey to attend Wyoming governor inauguration events.
The forecast shows fair skies with continued cold conditions on Thursday and Friday. Saturday trends fair with temperatures rising gradually into the weekend.
Fr J Kearful assistant attorney general is in Cheyenne gathering data to sue the United States government against the Midwest Refining Company and other oil operators in the Salt Creek field to enforce a 1909 withdrawal decision later sustained by the Supreme Court in 1946. He says outcomes depend on the operators’ willingness to compromise, with the government not rushing action.
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