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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1919
Page
8
The document discusses scrutiny of YMCA selections for overseas work in France. It notes errors and recalls overqualified or unsuitable men, including drafts and ages, and questions how many were physically fit or enlisted. It cites seven thousand sent abroad, with five thousand remaining during the training period, and confirms watchful recall of disqualified cases.
The Y M C A announces it will release officers and enlisted men after wartime service, reallocating canteen workers and staff to educational and other duties in France. It notes wartime needs ending, with care to avoid misrepresenting soldiers, and cites overseas losses and awards.
Secretary Baker states promotions were withheld after armistice to avoid officer surplus. He proposes temporary officers receive higher reserve grades and seeks legislation to allow commissions in the reserve corps for those who served. He notes demobilization limits active-duty openings while expanding reserve needs.
A gunman roams central Philadelphia firing at will with a revolver in each hand. Two policemen and an onlooker are killed, five others wounded as a frenzied crowd pursues him. Motorcycle officers subdue him after a mile chase.
The Truth About Russia committee formed by American publicists declares the Soviet government governs Russia in an orderly fashion and that Lenine leads a moderating faction. It argues the Soviet state is stronger than since 1917 and has broad public support as it plans a coast program in Russia.
United States Weather Bureau bulletin from Cheyenne reports 6 AM readings and 6 PM figures with mean temperature 26 degrees, high 24 low 18, wind NW 32 mph, precipitation 0.0 inches, humidity 0.84. January totals show melted and melted snow none and no rain.
New York reports Lt. Claire Wilson survivor accounts that seven of ten aboard the American oil schooner Augusta H. Babcock were lost to fire near Bermuda after a gasoline explosion. Three survivors reached Philadelphia. two later died at sea while attempting to escape. The vessel burned to the water's edge. owned in Boston and built in Brewer, Maine, in 1904.
Police arrest two foreigners in Rochester alleging they lead a Bolshevik and anarchist movement. Prisoners claim thousands of Bolsheviks are organized here with recent meetings, and the men had weapons and Bolshevik literature said to be sent from New York City for distribution.
Barnes of San Antonio writes that Foley's Honey and Tar cured his severe cough after influenza and pneumonia. He says the remedy gave him rest and sleep, cost about 1.20, and was worth 850.00 per bottle in his view. He urges readers to try Foley's, noting it is sold everywhere.
Mital Coal Company advertises a full line of coal types and displays at Holza Huckfeldt and Finkbiner as an auto service center promotes tire vulcanizing battery service and repairs with prompt 8 am to 10 pm hours and reasonable prices. A Masonic notice for Wyoming Consistory No. 1 and Co ordinate Bodies sets a special meeting at the Masonic Temple on Tuesday evening January 28 1915 with John P Rossman Master of Kadosh and Samuel Corson Registrar.
Today marks anniversaries for several prominent figures. Rear Admiral H. G. C. Colby of New York is 68. Danlel Willard of Baltimore and Ohio Railway is 65. Lathene C. Gilman of Oregon and Washington is 62. William V. Allen, former Nebraska senator, is 72. Additional entries note birthplace ties and service in France.
Violence rises in Barcelona as Castillanists clash with loyalists of Count Romanones. Reports say two killed in a night clash, though the interior minister denied fatalities, while police raid private homes and seize numerous weapons.
Theater lovers will enjoy a special attraction by Arthur Lavine Co at the Princess Theater this Wednesday. Do not miss this quality act.
An old advertisement promotes a single dependable treatment for itching and skin irritation. It claims fast relief and urges applying it to the affected skin to ease irritation, with the product sold by E. W. Rose Co. in Cleveland Ohio.
The postoffice appropriation bill carrying about 400 million dollars and an increase of 39 million over prior totals passed the house and was favorably reported by the Senate post office committee. The Senate also approved 10.5 million dollars for a hospital building for sailors and soldiers and then turned to the agricultural appropriation bill in a late session.
One year ago today in the war Italians by obstructing alls flown the Nos and Camp Mulo valleys captured 1500 Austrian prisoners.
A garbled fragment notes a calcium tablet and a tonic claimed to combat coughs and malaise. It references Bekmap's Alterativ and an Altrans names in a distorted health advertisement.
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