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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1918
Page
15
Denver notes cattle trade steady with cows plentiful and beef steers strong at 19.00 to 15.00 while feeders show limited supply and hogs rise to around 17.60 to 18.00. Kansas City reports higher hog prices at 17.75 to 18.00 and steady cattle with prime fed steers 17.25 to 18.25 and lambs 16.00 to 18.50.
Chicago hog receipts 5 000 with bulk prices 17 50 to 18 25. Cattle receipts 14 000 with best steers strong, calves and stockers steady, cow and heifer values 8 40 to 14 00. Sheep receipts 2 000 and prices up 25 cents. Market generally steady across commodities.
New York July 14 German authorities aim to Germanize Belgium by enforcing German in schools. The Cologne Gazette reports ten German schools exist in Belgium and Belgian children are taught German at dedicated homes for German children.
ROMDB reports Leonidas Bissolati Bergamachl a prominent socialist leader praised across regions for his reformist stance. He sided with the reform faction in 1901 and sought unification of socialist labor, while opposing party divisions and remaining loyal to democratic progress. He served briefly as minister without portfolio and was active as a soldier and orator during wartime, earning valor medals.
A defense witness at Senator Amaratone’s libel trial said Bolo Pasha offered 1 000 000 Liras in 1915 to acquire Italian papers to form a pro German trust. The plan envisaged a neutral Italy campaign and a push for a separate peace if Italy entered the war, with Amaratone to head the venture.
Austrian prisoners report rapid spread of Italian success through occupied areas. Udine residents excited. Austrian patrols arrest a man for shouting deliverance and confiscate home flowers arranged in Italian colors. Austrian commander bans comments on the war and rejects news unless issued by Austria.
Dublin reports a near 150 percent rise in eligible voters under a new law allowing six months residence to vote and extending the franchise to women over thirty who are electors’ wives. Dublin’s voters grow from about 49,000 to 100,000, likely boosting Sinn Fein strength as many new voters are young men. Sinn Feiners feared conscription but leaders urged participation.
At Buckingham Palace strict wartime rationing governs meals. A recent royal dinner hosted the king and queen with guests including the dowager marchioness of London and several titled figures. Menu featured turtle soup, filet of sole, a cold dish, asparagus, and strawberries grown in Windsor royal gardens.
U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau local weather report for Cheyenne Wyoming covers 6 am to 6 pm July 16 1918. Cloudy conditions with temperatures ranging from 55 to 68 degrees and northeast wind at 14 mph. Total precipitation since January 1 stands at 71.60 inches with 9.17 inches in the last 34 hours.
Dublin July 146. Thomas Lough, MP for a London division, estimates Ireland will contribute about 60,000,000 pounds in taxation toward the war by 1919.
At a mooting held June 26, stockholders representing more than two thirds of outstanding shares adopted a resolution to increase directors from five to seven, with R M Avticin referenced as president.
Series No 17 stock opened for public subscription at Stock Growers National Bank with $1.25 per share initial payment and $1.00 monthly thereafter. Subscriptions encouraged by July 25 1918, with stock certificates issued after the annual meeting. Attest Kingsford Murray.
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