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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1919
Page
3
A revised casualty list released in Ottawa shows total Canadian losses in the war at 220,189 with 60,893 dead. The update notes 9,989 of the casualties were officers and details the breakdown across ranks and services.
Berlin advices say Posen is fully in Polish hands with German guards wearing Polish cockades. Poles control official buildings and national monuments, money, and bread sellers refuse to serve Germans. Polish colors fly from homes amid earlier fighting.
Fifty miners are trapped in the No 6 shaft of the Hamilton Coal company in Cherokee Kansas. The Apple and the chute are on fire as dynamite is used to try to hold back flames while rescue efforts proceed.
Washington dispatch notes continued debate on predicttent peace terms in the senate with Senators Lewis and Thomas defending the president. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts urged haste and warned the league of nations talks could jeopardize the effort to secure peace in 1919. He claimed the first duty is to act in the living present to bring peace to the world in 1919 and beyond.
A general welcome committee for soldiers arriving at New York Harbor was organized under Charles Davidson. It aims to replace the existing mayoral welcome group, with William J Hearst as chair. The move reflects a polit ical shift in local war reception efforts.
December outgo from Treasury reached a record $9,060,000,000 with six month total of $10,680,000,000 excluding interest. Secretary Glass telegrammed governors of the Federal Reserve Bank declaring the war is won and par debts must be paid.
Denver Jan 3 The Colorado legislature adopted a resolution urging Congress to pass the Susan B. Anthony woman's 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 introduced but postponed until tomorrow.
The Colorado Roosevelt Republican club was incorporated in Denver with 29 incorporators including former Missouri Governor Hadley and former Governor Carlson. They vow to lead a nationwide effort to back Colonel Roosevelt for the 1920 presidential race.
The weather forecast says the cold spell will end by tomorrow night across regions west of the Mississippi. Two deaths due to cold were reported locally, with Mitchell Nebraska recording 16 to 22 degrees below zero and Nebraska seeing a 35 below reading. Temperatures are expected to rise slowly into a more comfortable range by night.
With two thirds of Cleveland firemen out on strike, a blaze erupted in the four story Euc-Hd building. Twelve fire companies responded to a general alarm, but by nightfall the flames had overwhelmed the structure and crews shifted to stopping spread to adjacent buildings.
Generally fair conditions expected Saturday and Sunday. Cooler in the northeast and central portions on Saturday.
Berlin dispatches report German troops evacuated Riga and fell back several miles. They now occupy strategic heights near the city as disorder spreads in the region.
A New York soldier jokes about losing a leg in France as the first American hospital transport arrives in Britain. Nurses led by Miss Maude Kellam praise the resilience of troops and warn of future reconstruction duties for women.
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 of transportation questions with noted experts leading debates before an all party audience from across the nation.
A party of nine Japanese students and teachers went on a mountain excursion near Awndat, Japan, when a snowstorm struck and they lost their way. The victims were found frozen, bodies huddled together with arms entwined, preserving warmth in a Valo-like mass.
The tank cats, an organization of Chicago Tank corps men, were launched at Camp Greene near Charlotte. Membership requires Tank corps service during war. The group aims to promote public interest in tanks and foster fraternal bonds, with planned chapters in New York Philadelphia Boston San Francisco and other cities.
Paris January 3 President Wilson designates Herbert Hoover as president of an international mercy organization for relief to needy nations including neural and enemy states.
The House Military Affairs Committee ordered a favorable report on a bill permitting soldiers sailors and marines to retain their personal equipment and uniforms after discharge from the service. The proposal aims to ease transition and reduce loss of gear and attire for veterans.
After nearly two years of wartime closure, the White House reopened to visitors. Officials announced the change today, noting resumed tours and normal hours as part of postwar adjustments in Washington D C.
Mr and Mrs L Mouse leaving the governor’s mansion today after two years following John B Kendrick’s resignation to become a United States senator. The retiring governor and family return to 2153 East Sixteenth Street as Mrs Houx notes pride in home and Mr Houg plans to focus on irrigation projects now that service ends.
Robert M. Carey and Mrs. Carey arrive Sunday from Careyhurst. They will stay with Mr. Carey’s parents Judge and Mrs. J. M. Carey until repairs and improvements are completed at the governor’s mansion.
A miscellaneous shower was given for Miss Marie Milligan by Miss Grace Logan at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. Intimate friends shared stories of how they met the bride while holiday decorations and refreshments added a festive air to the evening.
Mr. and Mrs Alfred Harris announce the birth of a baby yesterday morning at St John’s hospital. Mrs Harris was formerly Miss Mabel Logan, daughter of Mr and Mrs L W Logan. Mr Harris serves as farm superintendent at the Hereford ranch east of the city.
A telegram to Mrs. Warren Richardson from Mrs. B B Brooks reports ex Governor Brooks is recovering rapidly from a recent Mayo Brothers hospital operation in Rochester Minnesota and is now able to sit up.
Mrs. Oscar Beck arrived from Big Piney to stay with her husband in Cheyenne where he serves on the branch commissioners. Mrs. Fred Mills of Beck Springy visits friends in the city, while Mrs. B H Sibley wife of former Senator Sibley of Burns visits with Miss Etta and Anna Dobbin for several days, accompanied by her daughter Francis and Miss Roma Howorth visiting Mr. and Mrs. A A Bellows.
Paris dispatch reports former Russian premier Prince Looif relayed that a judge who investigated the massacre of the imperial family told him details. The judge described 36 bullet marks and bayonet hacks on the chamber walls, with blood on the floor, and the premier believes the massacre is nearly certain.
Reports from Berlin note Baltic front pessimism with Bolsheviks well supplied and German troops mutinous and deserting. It claims Lithuanians focus on minor outposts while 14 000 German volunteers head back to battle provinces amid scarce life sustenance.
At the White House, a fire lit by members of the national woman's party burned for two days amid rain and snow. Police and crowds fought the blaze, using a wash tub after urns were broken, with the flame kept alive late at night by the women.
The Tadysatrial Club and Hotel Moon of Cheyenne announce accommodations for legislative guests. A committee is named to arrange rooms and board for session visitors. Landlords and hosts may report to H. B. Crain at the listed phone numbers with available rooms.
Pittsburgh Jan 3 In preparation for the American after the war merchant marine the United States naval school of turbine engineering has been established at the Carnegie institute of technology under direction of naval officers. Several detachments of naval seamen who have seen service as engineers of steamers operating reciprocating steam engines have begun the course.
Augusta G. Bevans details Wyoming publicity efforts during and after World War I. She lists drives by the Bulwathia Army Red Cross Armenian Syrians and other campaigns, plus student corps welfare and war aid programs. She praises newspaper cooperation and notes armistice period publicity shifts.
The Wyoming and Nebraska Telephone Company received a six month certificate to raise exchange and toll rates from January. Rates will be 25 percent higher than before due to war conditions affecting operations.
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