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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1919
Page
9
Police confront a group described with garbled slang about outfits and a request to wear one piece suits. Magistrate O Neil cites local dress standards at Coney Island and releases them with a warning to adjust attire.
Rev. Lewie Spooner Congregational minister, recently back from overseas duty, files divorce from Jessie B. Spooner. He cites desertion, public dances, undignified attire, and bold manners as causing reproach and harming his standing as a minister. The pair wed in New Haven, Connecticut, where Mrs. Spooner and their two children reside.
A garbled report claims Henry Ford favors a new war while a senator answers a turmoil tied to allegations about Harry, with a statement attributed to Mrs. Luln Barger alleging paternity in a murder case. The piece references Indiana and mentions a dramatic family dispute and supposed heir issues.
The national debate over the peace treaty pivots to Shantung. Lodge calls it a price paid for Japan’s league entry while Norris accuses Japan of secret intrigue in 1917. Borah warns against underwrite or confront future power challenges as Williams notes German rights acquitted by 1898 treaty.
The House tentatively approves an amendment to the sundry civil bill tripling funding for vocational training of disabled sailors and marines. The measure, vetoed previously, raises the appropriation from 6 million to 18 million dollars, with a 120 to 179 vote.
Irish president Eamon De Valera, during a ten minute Cheyenne stop on the Overland Limited, sought to return in time for Frontier Days while en route to San Francisco to unveil a statue of Robert Baymott. An informal Cheyenne Wyoming group met him and planned events.
Report notes renewed efforts to repeal a daylight saving law and nullify a presidential veto. Leaders expect a House vote on the rider to the saving bill as momentum builds among supporters and opponents.
The state board of supply, created by the last legislature, handles purchasing for state offices and institutions. It closes contracts for food supplies for state institutions until October, when contracts for the ensuing year will be considered.
Wyoming forecast shows fair skies with mild warmth continuing Wednesday and Thursday. Overnight temperatures stay above average with light to moderate winds.
The Wyoming Oil News criticizes a published state official figure saying Wyoming refineries run 118,500 barrels daily. It contrasts with a 1918 U S Bureau of Mines total of 11,913,126 barrels for the year and notes discrepancies between the two sources.
Fred Brandeis of Omaha donated a Ford roadster as first prize for a half mile race for Wyoming girls riding Wyoming-bred horses during Frontier Days. The event will occur July 25 with Brandeis and friends attending.
Jack Dempsey, the new world heavyweight champion, passed through Cheyenne Monday night on his way to Los Angeles. There was no planned reception and he went uncheered, with no publicity man clearing the track or gathering fight fans.
Joseph F. Royer, 86, of Lancaster Pennsylvania, inventor of the ice cream soda, died at his home Monday. A Civil War veteran, he helped popularize a national favorite and also invented ribbon candy and other confections.
Buoyed by a signed dispatch from General Burlew the mail link between the United States and Germany is to be resumed with Western Union reporting new dual horse cable facilities. The message notes that cables must be written in English or French and will be accepted for transmission.
London July 15 The British airship NS-11 believed struck by lightning and crew of 42 lost. Washington July 15 One officer and six enlisted men killed when American mine sweeper Richard H Buckley exploded on a mine in the North Sea July 12. Commander Frank A King stayed to aid and went down with the vessel.
Sheriff’s officers seized a half trunk of liquor and arrested Frank Gasman on bootlegging charges. The operation, run by Cashman, took place in the old planing mill on Thames Street between Eighteenth and Ninetieth, near the sheriff’s office, with a price of $2.90 per pint.
Mount Clemens Michigan. Ford testifies in a $1,000,000 libel suit against the Chicago Daily Tribune and says he now endorses full preparedness if a new war becomes necessary. He urges establishing universal peace but warns that without a league guaranteeing it, the current ceasefire may not hold.
Mr. Ford said most pacifist propaganda in his name was written by Theodore De Lavigne, a publicity agent, to educate the public on war waste and horror. He noted the pieces were often sent without his reading them. He repeatedly affirmed full responsibility for the propaganda and backed the cogent sentiments printed by De Lavigne in statements to Attorney Stevenson of the Tribune.
In 1916 the witness argued the United States was sufficiently prepared for defense and opposed expanding the army and navy. Stevenson noted propaganda did not use the term over preparedness, while Ford urged disarmament and UK leadership. The witness maintained the plan remained good.
Unclear text describes the production of a so called flag of humanity or avorla brotherhood by Ford employees without authorization by Mr. Ford. The item appears to be continued on an adjacent page with fragmented phrases and misspellings.
Senator Sherman of Illinois assails Ednal Ford son of Henry Ford as a "presidential pet" and claims the exemption from military service was obtained by executive abuse. He says Ford used public power to avoid service and cites a denied request for the Ford exemption proceedings as a matter of record.
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