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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1919
Page
12
Washington reports say lawmakers misread farmer support as Congress balked at opposing the voters. The president vetoes the Agricultural Appropriation bill reallocating funds for disabled soldiers and defends daylight saving as widely popular and economically beneficial.
United States Consul John A. Embry testifies on Bolshevist rule in western Siberia and eastern Russia. He describes air force raids, rapine, arson, and executions without trial after the Bolsheviks gained power in 1918, challenging sensationalist defenses.
Consul Embry details mass executions and brutal cruelties in towns under Bolshevik control. He cites forced labor for survivors and shootings of anti Bolshevik suspects, with drownings and lashings reported as common punishments. He notes deaths of women and girls near Ufa and expresses faith in Admiral Kolchak's forces.
The article notes the abolition of Germany’s military court of honor by the National Assembly at Weimar, ending legal duelling. It traces how Britain and the U S banned duelling by mid 19th century, France and Italy restricted it, and Spain forbade participation. It argues German university duelling fueled a war mindset.
HeViebel of Gasper buys the Ford Master-Starter agency for Wyoming and Colorado from W J Countryman. He will base at Gasper but stay in Cheyenne a week and seeks a live wire to acquire Lara min county agency, promising a strong opportunity for success.
James W. Kuckbride from Little Horse Creek was in the city for a few days this week. Mart Hubbard traveled to Cheyenne yesterday from Buffalo for an unspecified engagement.
W. H. McDonald and Ray Smith of Torrington were in the city yesterday, likely visiting local establishments and catching up on affairs.
The Army Recruiting Service expands in Wyoming with three sub stations in Cheyenne Sheridan and Casper and six in Colorado. A Cheyenne car will visit small towns to promote educational and trade advantages of service. Reforms allow enlistment for one year without prior training, ending with separation. old reserve rules abolished.
A big finish wrestling match is scheduled Tuesday night at the Railroad Men's club. Frank McCarroll of Boise Idaho champion will meet Butcher Kid, a Cheyenne known grappler. Preliminary events include two boxing bouts and a wrestling match. Start time is 8 o'clock with event direction by Charles Hackenschmidt.
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