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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1919
Page
16
A report on a Giant Motor Train visit to Cheyenne on August 6 outlines aims to boost interest in the Motor Transport corps, recruit for army branches, and recruit candidates for mechanical training schools. It notes displaying motor equipment used to win the war and studying terrain observations by army branches.
Funeral services for John E. Dailey, body arriving from Rock Springs, held at Clyde Early parlors at 10:30 a.m. under Masonic lodge auspices. Interment in Port Russell cemetery. J B Dailey, son of the deceased, accompanied the body and will return to Rock Springs tonight. Dailey, a Cheyenne old timer, formerly lived here and belonged to the Con solo, once ran business at Fort Russell. Initial telegram confusion misstated the name Bailey, delaying identity.
A fire at 15th and Evans streets damaged a Burlington ds box car roof after a spark from a locomotive. Fire truck No. 4 responded at 7 40 o clock, reaching the scene through partially blocked crossings. Two large lumber yards nearby heightened the risk of spread before extinguishment.
Weather data shows clear conditions with a normal high of 67 degrees for the date. Reported readings include a 59 degree temperature, 62 percent humidity, wind from the north at 16 miles per hour, and a 7 degree change over the last 24 hours with a 87 degree reading earlier.
Washington dispatch reports Japanese government denying any treaty with Germany since World War I and rejecting a Budapest Moscow wireless dispatch alleging a secret alliance. The Japanese embassy calls the rumor Germanic or Bolshevik in origin and notes no such agreement exists. Senator Lodge urged the president to disclose any treaty and its status.
Continued discussion centers on inviting the president to address a Senate committee. Some members oppose a direct presidential appearance arguing it bypasses precedent and the executive branch. Open sessions are favored by backers who want transparency in treaty deliberations.
The House defeated a motion to dispense with the calendar for resuming consideration of the prohibition enforcement bill. Under the agreement the bill will be taken up again tomorrow with the calendar resumed.
Weather brief notes good to excellent conditions along Cheyenne lanes. Chugwater to Wheatland shows ponding warnings. Pine Bluffs reports speed issues on major routes.
Jefferson W. Land and several locals enlist in the Marine Corps with training at Mare Island California. Others enlist for infantry in France signal corps in Hawaii Siberia cavalry on the Mexican border. Marine aviation recruiting aims to fill the ranks with various skilled trades. A convoy of 60 to 70 Army troops heads to San Francisco to showcase motor transport equipment along the Lincoln Highway, recalling Verdun logistics.
About thirty Cheyenne grocers met at the Industrial Club to hear G C Stiles report on the twenty second annual National Retail Grocers Association convention in Salt Lake City June 23 to 26. Stiles noted Wyoming grocers contributed more per capita to the national association than any other state and described advances in credit and service over cash and carry.
The Frontlog committee seeks proposals to furnish bucking horses bulls cows or other stock suitable for a wild west program. Communications should be addressed to Vr... Gommities in Cheyenne Wyoming.
State Prohibition Commissioner says liquor signs from saloons that closed July first must be removed. Sheriff Smalley will enforce removal, citing the prohibition law. Building owners must clear offending signage or face sheriff visits.
A thief entered Barry's Fe 965 store on West Lincoln Highway early yesterday morning and stole $35 from the cash register. The stock of cigars cigarettes and confectionery was untouched. No clues existed to lead to arrest or identification.
Denver mayor Dewey G. Bailey proposed a municipal jitney plan costing 3,000,000 to run a permanent city service with a 5 cent fare, arguing the Tramway Co strike and alleged collusion justify taking over. He cited a director’s remark about cutting service to test public tolerance.
In a speech before parliament in Rome, Prime Minister Nitti urged that peace talks should be concluded promptly and that cordial relations be restored with allies, notably France, amid ongoing postwar tensions.
Fragmentary weather text notes continued warmth on Thursday and Friday in Wyoming. Incomplete item mentions paperhanging and a phone number, likely an unrelated classified contact.
Temperature reached 93 degrees yesterday as irrigated crops grew well but many acres lack water for irrigation. Wheat is heading short, oats are jointing and suffering, meadows and ranges dry up. Livestock are fair to good overall with signs of shrinking herds and some stockmen shipping.
BISBEE Ariz July 9 Sixty four men named as defendants in complaints charging kidnapping and assault in connection with the deportation of more than 1100 alleged members of the I W W and their sympathizers here July 12 Ball bonds set by Judge Jack at 2000 each and being furnished by defendants as warrants reach them
The judge abandoned the rest of his party to reach Cheyenne by train after a long outing. He arrived after midnight, unsure if it was Monday or Tuesday night, and blamed the rough ride or luck for a poor return with just two troutlers.
Rome authorities announce a general strike effective from midnight Tuesday as a protest against police and military measures used to curb disorders. The move follows actions by the government to quell unrest.
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