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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1919
Page
11
Ottawa reports a revised World War casualty list showing 220189 total losses for Canadian forces with 60893 deaths. The update records 9989 officers among the casualties, reflecting the nation’s wartime toll and casualties by rank.
Reports from Berlin state Posen is fully in Polish hands with Polish guards in German areas. German monuments altered, money seized, and bread denied to Germans as Polish colors fly from homes. Battles cited as common in the transition of authority.
Fifty miners are trapped in the No 6 shaft of the Hamilton Coal company in Cherokee Kansas after the Apple and chute burn. Dynamite is being used to contain the flames until rescue crews can withdraw the men.
In Washington on January 3, debate over proposed peace terms and the League of Nations continued in the Senate. Senators Lewis and Thomas defended the president while Senator Lodge urged speed, warning that delays risk future peril. He said the duty is to act now to bring peace this year before aiming for a peaceful world in 2000.
A general welcoming committee to greet soldiers arriving through New York Harbor was formed with Charles Davidson as chair. The panel aims to replace the mayoral welcome group led by Hylan and align with William J Hearst's leadership.
The Associated Press reports December cash outgo reached $10,060,000,000, with six month total at $10,680,000,000 excluding interest. Secretary Glass told governors of the Federal Reserve that the war is won and the par debts must be paid.
Denver Jan 3 A Colorado legislature joint action memorializes Congress to pass the Susan B. Anthony woman suffrage amendment to the federal constitution. It is the first measure acted on by both houses. A Senate resolution on a league of nations was postponed until tomorrow.
The Colorado Roosevelt Republican club was incorporated in Denver by 29.60 members led by former Missouri Governor Hadley now a Boulder professor and former Governor Carlson. They aim to mobilize Republicans to support Colonel Roosevelt for the 1920 presidency.
The weather man forecasts a warmup by tomorrow night across the region west of the Mississippi, ending the current cold wave. Two deaths occurred from the cold in Chicago at Mitchell, Missouri. Temperatures fell to 35 below in Mitchell with Nebraska readings 16 to 22 degrees below normal.
With two thirds of Cleveland firemen out on strike a blaze gutted the four story Euc Hd building. Twelve fire companies responded to a general alarm but efforts shifted to halting spread to adjacent structures as the fire raged through the late afternoon.
Generally fair conditions expected for Saturday and Sunday. Cooler temperatures will affect the northeast and central portions on Saturday with a gradual warmup in other areas.
Berlin advices report German troops withdrawn a few miles from Riga after evacuation and now holding the heights in the surrounding region.
In New York a wounded American soldier jokes about losing a leg after going to France to help. Nurse Miss Maude Kellam recalls the transport bringing hospital cases and praises the soldiers’ humor. She warns reconstruction will demand women’s participation and lasting support beyond wartime euphoria.
The fourteenth convention will be held at the New Willard in Washington D C on February 5 6 and 7 1919. The program shifts to open discussion on transportation questions with limited speaker time to maximize participation from delegates nationwide. The gathering aims to reflect public opinion and influence federal legislation on key issues.
A party of nine Japanese students and teachers stranded in a snowstorm on a nearby range perished after becoming lost. The group was found frozen together in a cave like formation, arms entwined in a freezing vigil.
The Tank Cats, a Chicago Tank corps men group, were launched at Camp Greene near Charlotte. Membership requires Tank corps service in World War I. The aim is to foster public interest in tanks and bonds among members through social and fraternal activities. Similar meetings are planned in New York Philadelphia Boston San Francisco and other cities. A national organization may follow.
President Wilson appoints Herbert Hoover to lead an international relief organization to aid needy countries, including neural and enemy nations, based in Paris dated January 3.
The House military affairs committee ordered a favorable report on the House bill permitting soldiers sailors and marines to retain their personal equipment and uniforms after discharge from service.
After nearly two years of wartime closure, the White House was reopened to visitors on a designated day in Washington D C. The event marks a return to normalcy as public access resumes following the war period.
Mr and Mrs L Mouse will move today from the governor s mansion where they have resided for nearly two years since the resignation of Governor John B Kendrick to assume his seat as United States senator. The retiring governor and family return to their own home at 2153 East Sixteenth street. Mrs Houx says she enjoyed the mansion but looks forward to going home. Mr Houg plans to devote time to various irrigation projects after leaving office.
Governor elect Robert M. Carey and Mrs. Carey will arrive Sunday from Careyhurst. They will stay with Mr. Carey’s parents Judge and Mrs J M Carey until repairs to the mansion are completed.
A miscellaneous shower was given for Miss Marie Milligan by Miss Grace Logan in Laramie Wyoming. Intimate university friends joined in a joyful pre-nuptial gathering with holiday decor and refreshments late in the evening.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Harris announce a fine baby born yesterday morning at St John’s hospital. Mrs Harris was Miss Mabel Logan before marriage, daughter of Mr and Mrs L W Logan. Mr Harris serves as farm superintendent at the Hereford ranch east of the city.
Telegram to Mrs. Warren Richardson says ex Governor Brooks is recovering rapidly after recent surgery at Mayo Brothers Hospital Rochester Minnesota and is now able to sit up.
Mrs. Oscar Beck arrives from Big Piney to spend weeks with her husband in Cheyenne where he serves on the branch commissioners. Mrs. Fred Mills from Beck Springy visits city friends while Mrs. Bibe Sibley of Burns visits with Miss Etta and Anna Dobbin. she is joined by her daughter Francis and Roma Howorth visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Bellows.
Paris reports Prince Lvoif, former Russian premier, says a judge who investigated the massacre of the imperial family found 36 bullet marks and signs of bayonets and swords. The judge reportedly wept as he described the room where the family was confined and blood stained the floor. The premier believes the massacre is almost certain.
Government lifts wartime vodka prohibition. licensing to fund army expenses. Berlin reports grim Baltic front with Bolsheviks well armed and rail defense collapsing as German troops desert. Lithuanians focus on minor outposts. Some 14,000 German volunteers reportedly resupply and head to battle provinces.
A protest flame in front of the White House by the National Woman's Party burned through rain and cold for two days. Police extinguished one fire on the sidewalk after crowd damage, then observers used a wash tub to rekindle the blaze. The tub burned into midnight as authorities moved to contain the demonstrations.
The tadysatrial club acting with the hotel moon of Cheyenne seeks austable accommodations for legislative guests. A committee has been named to arrange rooms. Citizens with rooms for rent or willing to board during the session should report to H B Crain at the listed phone numbers Read 265-2R.
In preparation for the postwar merchant marine the U S naval school of turbine engineering has been established at the Carnegie Institute of Technology under naval officers. Several detachments of naval seamen with experience as engineers of steamers operating reciprocating steam engines have begun the course.
Augusta G Bevans publicist recalls Wyoming wartime drives including Potato Week drives to free men for war work. She notes national campaigns by Red Cross Armenian Syrians and others, student corps, war labor issues, and post Armistice publicity efforts.
The Wyoming and Nebraska Telephone Company received six month certifications to raise exchange and toll rates from January. Toll rates will be 25 percent higher than before. War conditions have increased operating costs, and the grant aims to offset these pressures.
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