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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1919
Page
6
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Justice John W Goff ends a storied career retiring from the state supreme court under the age limit. He rose to national prominence as chief counsel for the Lexow committee probing Tammany Hall and police corruption. He presided over famed criminal trials including Police Lieutenant Becker and the Rosenthal murder case.
The account traces Goff’s early Irish activism and legal rise, including 1874 expedition to liberate Irish political prisoners, 1888 appointment as assistant district attorney, and Lexow committee work. It notes his 1890s recorder role, his contested handling of indictments, and views on his temperament and judicial philosophy.
A Cheyenne boy, Frank 5. Smith, appears in a Red Cross official photograph taken in London and broadcast across the United States. The image shows Red Cross workers during Victory Week celebrations after the armistice, with Lieutenant Sedta, Mr A A Walker, Lieutenant Joseph Wilson, Private Thomas Kelley, and Mrs Walker noted for their Red Cross efforts and local ties to Cheyenne and the West.
The notorious Sylves of legend, famed for immense chest measurements and strongman feats, causes a stir in Cheyenne. After a brawl near Capitol Avenue, police intercept a defiant Swede, who resists arrest and eludes confinement as officers struggle to subdue him.
The New Mexico Supreme Court reversed Judge Merritt of the seventh district and exonerated E. Dena Johnson, editor of the Santa Fe New Mexican, who had been convicted of contempt on September 10.
The widow Mrs. L. Ashby died after collapsing on O Neill Street near Peabody's store. Heart failure caused her death. she previously moved from Poplar Bluff Missouri to Cheyenne. Survived by five children, three of them small. Her husband died last spring in the railroad yards. Funeral plans pending.
A collage of items notes women’s clubs in Tacoma and New York, suffrage anniversaries in Wyoming and Utah, a Bisonsburg woman’s long-distance wager feat, a Lake City student pursuing oratory, and a 1968 Cleveland suffrage association jubilee. It highlights women roles in hotels, clerical work, training, and welfare programs.
Local items report residents and visitors in Cheyenne over New Year’s Day including W B Martin of Grovery Cole, J C Shaw of Orin, Mrs J Whittaker and family, Mrs Tennyson and the Marvels, G W Brown of Cal, W M Spencer of Hereford, Mrs Jones and Mabel McQuire, John M Fairfield, Otto Baum, James Coxton, J R Austin, Fred M Austin, Freak Schultz, and others at the Plains hotel. Also notes Jack Frost’s impact on Lake Minnehaha skating with fewer skaters.
Paul Reichert and Meich Reichert, brothers of Julius Reichart, died within days of each other after contracting Spanish influenza. Meich traveled from Massina Iowa with his stepmother to be with their ailing father, but both succumbed to the illness. Julius Reichart had died the previous week from the same disease. Mrs Julius Reichart remained ill at the Henry Becker ranch near the city. Paul was born August 8.
Elizabeth MacKenzie of Bu born in England from Scatch parentage has lived at Noford for a number of years.
Poor Gifted by Lady Beatty’s fund goes to American children today. Donors from Scotland had expected the Sew York crew crew to receive gifts, but the selections were redirected to U S children. A New Year’s harbor celebration replaces a Christmas port event as Scottish donors contribute about $2,000 from their savings for the little ones.
Government losses in operating railroads in 2018 are estimated at less than 160 million dollars by rail road officials. The gap equals government income minus net income from railroads, and six more months of higher freight receipts are needed to recoup. If Congress stalls five year control, returns to private management threaten repayment of large loans.
Two hundred German aircraft are in or en route to Coblenz and will be moved to France. Each plane must be restored to perfect condition before acceptance. Twenty five hundred machines are involved.
Denver dispatch notes normal traffic is expected to abate as a storm subsides. The piece also mentions the centennial birth of Anna Cora Mowatt, noted actress, author, and playwright, highlighted as a historic figure.
The $50,000 earate of Ella Piagg Young, a Chicago educator, is left in trust for the benefit of four women teachers who were long associated with her.
Wyoming has long prided itself on reforms from women’s suffrage to humane protection. The state pioneered female teacher salaries equal to men, adopted voter intelligence qualifications, and organized the Steever system for public school military training. The state now maintains a comprehensive humane services bureau. reports show extensive investigations into families, strong legal action when needed, and millions saved yearly in care costs.
A fragment mentions a laxative product branded as Bromo Quining with a box signature by W. Grove and a 20 cent price marked Ady. The text references Quinlan and implies a health related claim about removing a cause.
A fragment urges women to consider Kidney health when dark circles fatigue backache and rheumatic pains appear. It cites Poley Khowy Phy as a remedy that helped one person, though details are unclear and the text is incomplete.
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