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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1919
Page
9
In the Plains lobby last night, Sackett of Sheridan county questioned section 40 of the prohibition bill. His inquiries covered contempt penalties, affidavit evidence, and confrontation rights, suggesting a push to alter the bill and fueling opposition within the house.
Miran cjvexly, head of the Armenian National Union of America, urged Washington to report on Armenian suffering and to fund a new Armenian state. Cables describe thousands starving in Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Caucasus with refugees dying from hunger and disease.
London diary notes wartime rationing and rules shifting as icing sugar becomes allowed again. A correspondent laments eggs scarce at 16 cents, sugar ration unchanged, and prices for lard tea and pye pastry. She recalls lemons and cranberries as comfort amid shortages while awaiting future allowances.
Vienna Jan 28 A peasant revolution has broken out across Rumaria with well armed insurgents leading riots. Dispatches from Budapest report simultaneous rioting began Saturday, soldiers heading the crowds and entering towns. In Bucharest fighting raged all day Sunday as regular troops fired machine guns. many were killed and wounded.
A report from Lausanne Switzerland dated January 28 states the Galician Republic, comprising former Austrian territories, has formed a union with Ukraine. The provisional government notified allied powers and the Paris Peace Congress of the move.
The state case against Henry J. Hall a lay preacher charged with beating and choking his wife before throwing her from a railroad bridge into a brook where she died next day was outlined to the jury as the trial began. Jury selection took two hours with two witnesses heard.
Associated Press reports Chief Auwehe, leader of the Ute Indiana, died today at Dragon Utah after an illness. The obituary notes his 90 years and his role as a tribal chief. The report comes from Montrose Colorado with details received locally.
A German wireless message states by January 18 the western army was moved to demobilization sites and about half a million of 600,000 eastern troops also. An arrest warrant targets Karl Raddeck, Bolabovist agitator, hiding in Berlin. Former Premier Michaelis resigns as president of Pomerania amid protests by soldiers and workers.
Denver January 28 Pearle Centers was found guilty of first degree murder in a brief jury trial for the death of his former wife Daisy at the Centers home on December 2. The jury deliberated about three hours and recommended imprisonment. Centers attempted suicide at the scene after the shooting.
Presidents of two major meat firms urged senators not to rush new legislation. Louis F. Swift argued current laws suffice to cover misdeeds and warned against muddled reform. J Armour of Armour & Co said he would consult packers about substitute measures amid talks on fees against packers.
Paris dispatch reports Germany's colonies dominating discussion as nations question future control. Debates cover German East Africa with 7,009,000 inhabitants, Togoland, Kameruns, and Southwest Africa. Allies weigh whether mandates should be shared under a league of nations or assigned to powers. Prospects hinge on territorial fate and postwar governance.
Reports from Jan 28 indicate Felix Diaz and his army are driven from Vera Cruz while Mazle seeks refuge in the mountains. General Acclar’s campaign is described as largely successful as other rebel bands are said to be subdued. The Villistas and Tampico groups remain the only active forces, with much of the country reportedly quiet.
Paris reports the Inter Allied Buying Council 15 is being broken up as Oscar Crosby and General Tasker I. Milas resign effective February 1. The body, formed of delegates from major governments, oversaw war supply and finance for over a year. With hostilities easing, responsibilities shift to Washington and Treasury decisions with presidential approval.
Officials arrested John A. Whiting James B True and others for practicing surveying engineering without licenses in Cheyenne on January 27 1929 per a Wyoming court warrant issued by Justice W. I Edwards The complaint was filed by Prosecuting Attorney Lane and served by Sheriff Pat Hayes during a state engineers dinner in Plains last evening The warrant cites Section 8 Chapter 118 of the 1917 Session Laws and orders arrest and lawful handling.
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