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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1919
Page
2
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Justice John W. Goff of the state supreme court retired under the age limit after a career marked by prominence as chief counsel for the Lexow committee and presiding over major criminal trials. Born in Ireland and later involved with notable figures in New York reform history, his path included law study after early work in a dry goods house.
The article traces Goff’s public service from early activism in Ireland through Land League involvement to a legal career in New York. It covers his role on the Lexow committee, tenure as recorder of the court of general sessions, and debates about his temperament as a judge. It notes his stance on indictments and his reputation for integrity despite questions about impulsiveness.
A Cheyenne boy Frank Smith and three others are shown in an official Red Cross photograph taken in London for Victory Week after the armistice. The group includes Lt Sedta, Mr A A Walker of Northampton, Lieut Joseph Wilson of Chicago, and Private Thomas Kelley of Augusta Georgia. Mrs Walker toured the middle west for Red Cross in 1917.
A boastful strongman named Sylves, famed for measuring around his chest, caused a disturbance in Cheyenne. He resisted arrest, struggled with officers, and forced entry toward Capitol Avenue before two policemen subdued him at the station.
The New Mexico Supreme Court exonerated L. Dena Johnson editor of the Santa Fe New Mexican, reversing Judge Merritt of the seventh district court who had convicted him of contempt on September 10.
The body of Mrs. L. Ashby who collapsed on O Neill Street in Che yried is to be shipped to Poplar Bluff Missouri. Her heart failure is listed as the cause of death. She is survived by five children, three of them very small. Her husband was killed in the local railroad yards last spring. Mrs. Ashby was born in Indiana and had lived in Poplar Bluff before moving to Cheyried less than a year ago.
Article surveys women’s gains in law and work. Mentions Wyoming and Utah granting suffrage, park naming in New York, and a golden jubilee for the American National Woman’s Suffrage Association. Describes women in hotel clerical work, management, and professional training in New York and other cities.
Local notices recount New Year visits to Cheyenne from Wyo residents and travelers, plus daily business and real estate ads. A town skating scene at Lake Minnehaha faces a cold spell with fewer skaters as Jack Frost furiously grips the ice over the period.
Paul Reichert, 34, died yesterday from Spanish influenza after visiting his dying brother Julius Reichart. Reichert traveled from Massina Iowa with his stepmother to be with the ill elder Reichart, then contracted the illness and died days later. Julius Reichart had died the previous week from the same disease and Mrs Julius Reichart remains seriously ill at the Henry Becker ranch near the city. Paul Reichert was born August 8.
Mrs Elizabeth MacKenzie a Bu resident and English born spouse of Scatch parent has lived in Noford for many years.
Gifts selected by Lady Beatty, wife of Admiral Beatty, were sent to American children instead of Scottish youngsters as donors of the crew of the ship Sew Tork. The New York returned in time for a New Year harbor celebration rather than a Christmas welcome in a Scottish port. Poor Scottish children also contributed about $2,000 from their savings for the little ones.
Washington reports government losses in operating railroads in 2018 are estimated under 160 million dollars. The gap equals government income minus net losses, with six more months of receipts from higher freight rates needed to recover. If control ends, homes loans between 150 and 200 million dollars may not be repaid.
Two hundred German planes are now in Coblenz or en route, and all will be sent to France. Each aircraft must be in perfect condition before acceptance. Twenty five hundred machines constitute the total involved in the wartime transfer.
Denver dispatch notes traffic disruption from a storm easing by tomorrow. It mentions the centennial birth observance of Anna Cora Mowatt, noted as a prominent actress, author, playwright, and actress of the period.
The $50,000 estate of Ella Piagg Young, a Chicago educator, is placed in trust for the benefit of four women teachers who were longtime associates. The arrangement preserves the fund for their support and service in the community.
Wyoming boasts early adoption of women’s suffrage and equal pay for teachers, plus a constitutionally required voter intelligence clause. The state first organized a Steever system in schools and maintains state supervision of humane work, with widespread investigations into family conditions and strong legal action when needed.
Ad promotes a laxative product naming Quinlan and W Grove. It lists a price of 20 cents and mentions a signature on the box. The text implies a remedy claim to remove a cause but remains vague and fragmented.
A fragmented ad-like note urges women to consider kidney health when fatigue, dark circles, backache, side pains, and rheumatic symptoms appear. It claims Poley Khowy Phy offers help and mentions personal testimony, though details are unclear.
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