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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1918
Page
12
The article mocks a doctor’s war prophecies and forecasts for 1919, noting bold claims and fanciful predictions. It mentions Trotsky, Russia, the Kaiser, and a Tribune convention quip about sleep saving the world. The tone is satirical and speculative about future events.
The piece critiques German editors who mocked President Wilson and questions their unity with the military command. It notes a new edict to shoot allied aviators dropping Wilson’s peace messages over Germany, arguing such actions may bolster democracy and backfire on autocracy. It also makes satirical comments on allied propaganda and ends with a jab about fuel restrictions and local figures.
A Norton Braley poem reimagines angels as winter coal deliverers rather than winged seraphs. The speaker, in a cold room and a bare cellar, contrasts rosy heavenly imagery with grungy dust and heavy workmen, noting true arch angels bring two or three shovels of coal instead of celestial blessings.
A missing wealthy man is found dead in Piney Woods with a suicide note in his coat. Mrs Sterling hands society editor Elise a letter from John, the husband, professing indifference and signaling his intention to end his life, leaving bequests and urging Mabel to move on.
Excerpts from a Pan-German League report and a Reichstag deputy speech reveal rising German arms fervor and calls for national unity. Authors warn of looming war and the torches of conflict, with critics stressing defense of empire and concern over conquest.
An old discussion notes widespread interest in prophecies from necromancers and seers, recounting 1914 to 1918 era forecasts. It highlights Delmer Eveene Croft claims predicting catastrophes, wars, and deaths, while outlining speculative future events including battles, invasions, and upheavals from a 1418-cycle perspective.
A 1912 Pan German League report recounts von Vietinghoff Scheel urging land seizure to prevent national decline. It features warnings about Germanic strength and a call to arm for future conflicts with Britain, France, and Russia, amid a climate of rising war talk.
The German military law of 1913 increased the army by 136000 officers and men to 866000 total. It was framed as a response to Turkey’s Balkan weakening but likely a reaction to France and Russia. Dates show formulation in 1912 and 1913, with final passage June 30. The law spurred armament efforts in France and Russia and faced domestic opposition.
The piece reports that Herr Hirsch delivered a Reichstag speech condemned by Berlin censors. It quotes the miners’ newspaper Solingen Arbeiterstimme reproducing call for destroying old Prussia and establishing a new order with freedom, even as war continues and bloodshed persists.
United States Steel Corp announces closures in line with fuel administration orders and will not pay wages during the shutdown period. Chairman Elbert H. Gary disclosed the plan. Also noted: Union Pacific shopmen bought meal tickets nicknamed pie books for a recently opened hotel.
Samuel Kidd, an Irish drummer boy once declared dead after being captured at St Quentin in August 1914, survived hidden in occupied Germany for 30 months. He hid with four spinster dressmakers and was only liberated when St Quentin civilians evacuated on March 6. He faces ten years for refusing to name his protectors.
Torrington figure Cameron, a widely known ranchman, spent yesterday as a business visitor in Cheyenne.
A Windsor man named Abe Martin is noted as highly adept at concealing a fluctuating Adam’s apple in a humorous morning exchange with Pinky Kerr. The line reads as a colloquial quip reflecting local dialect and wit.
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