29 Jul 1919
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1919
Page
1
Nathan Strauss, noted for his phil anthropic work among the Jewish people, says he is ready to devote his entire fortune to establish the Jews in Palestine. He intimates he would be first mayor of his people there.
Prosecting Attorney Charles E. Lane moves to press charges against four Mexicans tied to the murder of Joe Rosas. Pedro Garcia is charged with firing six shots. Felicita Rosas Lupe Cordeau and Carlos Saiina are in custody as investigators probe motives and whether a plan to kill Rosas existed.
The Big Five packers Swift Armour Morris Cudahy and Wilson control daily livestock price levels, with interests in 28 of 50 major markets and majority voting stock in 22 yards. The FTC report alleges discrimination against independent buyers and manipulation causing price fluctuations.
Lady Beerbohm Tree widow of Sir Beerbohm Tree attends Ascot in a bold satin gown with a large picture hat adorned by two sprays of paradise and a matching parasol. She carries a parasol, wears a velvet banded cape, and a bouquet of orchids completes the ensemble.
After a lengthy debate the Washington house repealed the 10 percent war tax on soda water and ice cream. The session lasted almost two hours with temperatures near 100 degrees as lawmakers acted to remove the tax.
Both houses of the Arkansas legislature voted to ratify the federal woman suffrage amendment making Arkansas the twelfth state to approve the measure.
Citizens of Cheyenne vote on a 300000 bond for storm and sanitary sewer construction. Polls open 9 AM to 7 PM across wards with free polling places and no charges from judges or clerks. List of voting sites per ward and precinct provided by the mayor and council.
Wyoming state veterinarian Dr. F. Davis travels to the eastern gateway of Yellowstone with a crowd of 126 Brooklynites for Frontier Days. He endures a torrent of questions from visitors, offering quick replies about wild horses, cowboys, and cowgirl babies as he tries to reach the train platform.
Mrs Mary Frye telegraphed the War Department demanding an investigation claiming Private Samuel Long of Company D South Infantry told her son Frank Frye was bayoneted to death in France in August 1948 for refusing to carry a gun.
Sheriff Oakley reports no verified murders in Jackson Hole beyond the July 8 killings of Henry and Reuben Winslow and their bodies burned. Officials warn sensational reports from Ogden and elsewhere create an impression of outlaw rule, while police believe the Oakley brothers case stemmed from a local dispute and the area remains law abiding.
A soaking rain ending Sunday night delivered the year’s heaviest precipitation, totaling .65 inch with an additional .02 inch from the earlier storm. Though streets flooded in the city, slower rainfall caused less violent impacts than the prior event.
Secretary of State William E. Chaplin resumes duties after a two week vacation at a fishing lodge near Centennial. He describes suffering from hives during the trip but remains cheerful, comparing his misfortune to Job while noting fishing went well.
Marriage licenses were issued Saturday to Leslie Lockard of Calla Kentucky and Miles Gladys Amelia Weall of Jamaica California, and to Otto Ernest Lipton of Bromberg Germany and Mise Maude Dodson of Cabral Missouri. In one form the line read the republic of Germany after the word state was crossed out.
Street car workers were ordered to strike at 4 am after rejecting a daytime agreement between employers and employees. About six thousand surface and elevated line workers were expected to walk out, despite hopes the pact would avert the labor action.
In Cheyenne today voters decide whether to issue bonds totaling 300000 dollars to enlarge and improve the municipal sewer system. The editorial urges approval to enable growth and prevent health risks, noting needed sewers for West North and South Cheyenne and the downtown area.
Coroner jury probes an inquest into an unidentified man found dead near Granite Canyon last week. Dr. Wyman says a heavy calibre bullet entered the skull, death likely from the wound. the victim’s race uncertain due to decomposition. no evidence of another cause or identification.
The writer Ernest Thompson Seton proposed a Cheyenne slogan saying If you havent seen Cheyenne you havent seen America He discussed it with former Governor Joseph M Carey after attending Frontier Days and urged wider promotion of the event as a symbol of outdoor life in the West
The funeral for Otto Neunest who worked on the Perry Williams ranch twenty miles west of Cheyenne was held at 2 pm yesterday at the Sarly undertaking parlors. The Rev. E B Brace conducted the services.
In a five mile battle zone across Chicago’s South Side, seven people were killed and more than twenty were injured as whites and blacks clashed with police. National Guard units were mobilized but not yet dispatched, while authorities counted casualties amid continued unrest.
An Ad dress to the Nation signed by Taft and other leaders calls for a congressional investigation into mob violence and lynching across the United States. It cites 1918 lynchings, urges action, and lists signers including Palmer Bona parte Root Hughes and Judge Lindsey.
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