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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1919
Page
2
In Essen the Spartacists face resistance as women attack and disarmings occur at Krupps. Workmen curb the push for a strike and order is restored in the city as authorities tighten control.
In Coblenz as the American Army of Occupation arrived, tradesmen posted signs in English along main streets. German map stories outlining the bridgehead across the Rhine appeared in several Coblenz bookstores within days of the advance guard’s arrival.
A promotional booklet titled The Truth About 12 Page Booklet offers facts on oil terms oil well value flesh production and stock speculation. It includes a map of Mid Continent Oil Fields and is available free on request with no obligation from Carrier and Company 747 H Republic Bidg Kansas City Missouri.
Rev. F. Pinher announced as the new pastor for the Congregational church in Cheyenne after a strenuous campaign by Sheridan leaders. The war worker and Yale graduate brings a record of civic service, with ties to Tabor college and Clinton Iowa, awaiting final formal steps before joining Cheyenne.
In Papeete Tahiti on January 18 Chinese women voted to discard the national cloth pantaloons and tunic for the Tahitian dress and high heeled French shoes. The change caused hardship as women endure pain from the unfamiliar footwear while walking public roads, then remove the shoes to retreat indoors, resuming traditional barefoot wear.
Paris January 14 The question of Germany joining the League of Nations dominates discussions. French authority Leon Bourgeois suggests initial admission only for allied powers. Germany could join later after fulfilling guarantees and responsibilities under a trust-based framework. Opinions differ on whether a universal membership should wait until Germany meets conditions.
Jam 18 Malipax reports a troop ship sailing from Hoboken in bad weather and fuel trouble. The vessel has not yet reached port and remains late due to the storm and fuel issues.
The Cheyenne High School basketball team defeated Kappa Sigma Pi in the school gym with a 21 to 17 score. The lineup included Leslie and Kitchen Storey Welsh, Mayor Swale, Le Cotton, and Clark, with Smith refereeing the game.
Cabbill Holiday offers nervous energy lines and a variety of auto and tire services. Pull Line Range and Hosters advertise displays at Holda with free demonstrations. Oiling auto tires and repairs guaranteed by Pinions Auto Company. Plains Auto Co offers battery services and messenger delivery from Gall Ne 8. Capitol Avenue stores promise low prices and prompt service from 5 pm onward.
In Washington on January 13 the Senate debated a House passed bill for 100.9 million dollars to aid famine relief in Europe. Senators debated authority to tax and give funds abroad, with opposition led by Kenyon and Borah. References to Hoover and alleged secret diplomacy surfaced as the floor discussion questioned distribution to enemy nations and the role of the president.
Berlin reports say heads of departments led by the minister of trade protest the new armistice conditions. The commerce and labor minister warns Germany cannot replace seized agricultural machinery due to scarce metal coal and labor. A food minister says he learned of the terms from the areas and cannot accept responsibility for consequences. The Tageblatt questions humanity as force governs the people.
The survey notes U S availability of about 12 000 short tons of arsenic in 1915 matching estimated demand and exceeding the 1911 16 average supply by 3 850 tons. Domestic output in 1913 is estimated at 6 995 short tons from four mines, with value around 1 151 100 dollars at 5 1/2 cents per pound in 1918, though lower prices and import volumes affected actual value.
Weather report from Cam shows clear conditions with a normal high around 56 and low near 37. Temperature 16 degrees above mean over 24 hours, humidity 59 percent, wind NW to W at up to 8 to 50 mph. No precipitation since Jan 1, 0.18 inches total.
Paris Jan 15 President Wilson proposes Premier Clemenceau as permanent chairman of the peace council praising France as suffering nation and center of world conferences. He says the great war is ended and victory is for mankind and calls Clemenceau a distinguished servant of France.
In a fierce Atlantic gale two army surgeons operated on Corporal Williams during a 40 foot wave storm aboard the armored cruiser South Dakota. Williams was in danger from appendicitis as the ship rode massive seas near Brest. He was lashed to the table and a delicate procedure carried out between ship lurches, with the man later transferred to a hospital.
London dispatch reports Mittau, capital of Courland, in Bolshevik hands amid chaos as five areas fall under new control. In Copenhagen news, the Bolshevik regime at Kuxhaven ends after five days when citizens and national agents rejected the radicals and the workers' council revoked the decree for a new government.
A letter from A M Martin of Meno Nevada charging excessive expenditures by Senator Henderson a Democrat was laid before the Privy or Privy Council committee in Washington. The document relates to the senator who sought reelection last fall and is part of ongoing scrutiny by the committee.
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