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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1919
Page
16
An elevator in the First National Dank building is under repair after a Tuesday night incident. A mechanic removed a bolt causing the cage to rise to the top of the shaft then plunge to the basement five stories below. No one was inside or hurt, but the cage was badly damaged. A Denver elevator mechanic was brought in for the repairs.
Experienced fence riders are on duty at Fort D. A. Russell to patrol the fences around the post and prevent stock from entering and browsing on the lawns. General O'Neill has ordered continuous day and night patrols after several incidents in the past to deter repetition.
The Associated Press reports in Paris that Bulgarian leaders will hear their sentence on July 25. Details on the elevation and terms were pending as of this dispatch.
In Douglas Arizona on July 16 the hearings for James Boyd Fred Santner and Phil Tavera on kidnapping charges tied to the Bisbee deportation of over 100 I W W members failed to proceed as they were not heard. County attorney Robert M. French said deputies erred in preparing the complaint and warrant charging the wrong men.
Train number 19 now arrives from the east at 4 o'clock afternoons instead of 4 45. It leaves at 4 20 instead of 5 o'clock. The change, now in effect, is the second made recently for number 19.
The British cable censorship will end at midnight July 23 according to the House of Commons. The relaxation will also apply to private codes. The report mentions Miss Gerude Timmer of Grand Rapids Michigan as an expert operator on the type.
St Paul report notes federal officials to act as clearing houses for shipping cattle and sheep from drought affected Montana to Minnesota and Wisconsin. A survey will map stock owners and needs as 750000 head await pasture or feed while states prepare hay for Montana Utah and western North Dakota markets.
In a Wyoming case, a man hid liquor in a cabin to avoid theft while away, while two Dyer hotel proprietors were arrested for liquor possession after police followed a boy who reported his mother harmed. The hearing discussed prohibition law exceptions for home searches and warrants, citing 1949 statutes.
Lieut Charles G Manry Fowler of Indiana and Rockwellfield San Diego was killed at Los Angeles when his army aircraft caught fire at 800 feet and entered a tail spin. The plane crashed about a mile from the aviation sheds. by the time help arrived the aviator was dead and the wreckage seen.
The piece argues Republicans opposed Democratic labor and social reforms, detailing the eight hour law child labor and railway safety bills. It cites the Moon amendment on wire rates and wages, attacks on labor by Rep Mor dell, and cuts to the United States Employment Service funding as harming workers and returning soldiers.
Troop carrying during June exceeded prior months with a total of 315,000 and surpassed all allied nations’ June totals in Europe. Baron Von Lorsenz, head of the German delegation, sent a note to the inter allied council indicating Germany wishes to meet Belgian representatives to discuss transfer of Malmedy, a town in Altenlah Prussia assigned to Belgium by the peace treaty.
United States Attorney General Palmer said prohibition is being effectively enforced nationwide. He noted sale of hard liquors like whiskey gin and brandy has largely ceased with only scattered violations. Beer manufacture and sale is prohibited except where courts have ruled against the depart ment of justice view that 2.75 percent alcohol drinks are prohibited.
Vienna July 16 reports claim a crisis in the Hungarian Soviet. General Boehm is imprisoned and Steiumfield is said to have fled. Bella Kun allegedly invited to an Allied conference, leading to speculation he plans to escape Hungary without returning.
The 1st Cavalry from the 21st Infantry routed the Merchants Delivery team 41 to 4 Tuesday night. General J. P. O'Neill pitched the first ball and the 15th Cavalry Band played, with the cavalry taking an early lead and never surrendering it.
Copenhagen reports a general strike in Settin the capital of Pomoerania Prussia with rioting. The action involves harbor transport gas water and electric power workers seeking reforms and broader moral law provisions amid regional unrest.
The funeral of Mrs. Minnie V. Shockley was held at the Methorial church at 2 o'clock with Rev. B Brace officiating. Burial followed in Lake View Cemetery in the family plot. Early Undertaking parlors managed the arrangements. Pallbearers were J. F. P. Honeman, A. W. C. Hoskins, W. K. Dinningen, A. A. Underwood, Thomas Hunter, and Fred Crabbe.
In London on July 16 reports that Britain and the United States had formed an agreement rewarding their military establishments were denied in the House of Commons by Andrew Bonar Law the chancellor of the exchequer.
Winnipeg July 16 All members of the International Brotherhood of Railway Tr unions in the Winnipeg district who took part in the recent general strike will be expelled from the union. James Murdock vice president said the policy stands even if it means eliminating every lodge in the district. Fifty one members of the Canadian lodge have already been expelled. Some had been members for 26 years.
Berlin report says independent party leaders urge the German working class to protest July 21 against the Versailles peace. They plan meetings and a parade to proclaim international worker solidarity and a global revolution to seize political power.
Paris reports July 16 that American and other delegations hope the Poles and Germans will reach agreement to hold a plebiscite in upper Silesia without military intervention. Plans for the plebiscite are being refined quickly.
A council committee of soft drink and near beer dealers urged amendments to an ordinance. Cabarets were broadly opposed by Mayor Stone commissioners and Chief Embery. Officials indicated cabarets likely banned, with possible new ordinance to prohibit them.
Among Borneo women elongated ear lobes are regarded as a great mark of beauty. The custom reflects local aesthetic standards and cultural identity in the region.
A government study finds 64 occupations open to women in Japan. The report notes that America remains the only country where women have achieved marked success in the dental profession.
A War Department telegram states plans to expand the national guard. Wyoming expects notification of reorganization to set 200 men per senator and representative, later rising to 400. Initial Wyoming strength to 600, with rapid recruitment to reach 1,200 as funds become available. Adjutant General Mo Coy says recruitment will proceed without delay.
Secretary Baker approved a sixteen division scheme for the national guard mirroring World War I structure. Major General Molt Carter notified adjutants of state units and readiness to extend federal denomination after inspections. The plan lists infantry, cavalry, field and coast artillery, engineers, sanitary and signal units with a potential 410 000 manpower, with current organization at 65 men per infantry company due to congressional funding limits.
Washington reports a proposed war department reform creating four Wyoming militia units. Each unit would include a cavalry squadron and a field artillery battalion, outlining a broader reorganization plan.
Dr Ira Landrith of Texas and Tennessee a member of the National Battery for American Law Enforcement speaks under the Anti Saloon League in Cheyenne for a ten day Wyoming tour. He will address Carpenter Wheatland and towns along the Burlington line urging enforcement of prohibition.
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