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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1919
Page
13
London reports that Ime Kiralfy who died at Brighton on April 28 left a fortune of 2 000 000 dollars. He earned about 22 750 000 dollars from elaborate pageants, mainly in America and abroad. A World’s Fair pageant in Chicago brought roughly 1 000 000 dollars, the largest receipts total in opera drama and spectacle history.
Phil McMahon and his wife Mrs McMahon arrive in Cheyenne for Frontier Days to promote the Liberty Loan. The event ties into local celebrations and boosts fundraising efforts.
Ernest Thompson Seton visiting Cheyenne for Frontier Days and Friday night will speak to the city's youths as a guest of General O'Neil at Fort D. A. Russell. He is a renowned writer, naturalist, and Boy Scout leader.
An official report asserts Moorey’s trial was unfair and questions the handling by federal investigators. It also claims Wilson’s agent contends Fickert acted in concert with corporate interests and that a San Francisco labor leader was framed.
John D. Dunsmore, special agent for the labor department, says the Mooney case shows police and prosecutors manipulated evidence and targeted labor, citing perjury by key witness Oxman and a pattern of corporate influence. The report notes Mrs Mooney’s 1917 acquittal and Israel Weinberg’s 1917-10 acquittal as further undermining the prosecution.
The Fatherless Children of France society explains its program to support French orphans with ten cents daily and assigns American sponsors to specific children. It notes 50,000 orphans have found sponsors, that children stay with mothers in France, and that funds are sent via postal orders from a New York headquarters with Paris distribution. The appeal emphasizes keeping children in France and calls for subscriptions from individuals and groups.
A historical overview traces Wyoming’s 1861 Dakota Territory links, 1869 territorial organization, and 1890 statehood. It details school land grants, university and public building lands, various county allocations, and rail settlement tied to the Union Pacific. It notes the Wind River Meridian and survey base lines near the Missouri River as central to early land division.
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