30 Jul 1919
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1919
Page
1
Lady Michelham formerly Aimee Geraldine Bradshaw receives several prestigious awards for wartime service. The honors include the Medal Or Le Legion d’Honneur and the Order of Mercy among others reflecting her principal contributions during the conflict.
President presents a temporary supplement to the German treaty and discharges part of an unpayable debt, framed as a special agreement with France. The move aims to extend relief while paving the way for broader settlement and U.S. diplomatic action.
The social treaty with Franco promising immediate U.S. aid to France in repelling unprovoked German attack was sent to the Senate by President Wilson. He urged ratification as a temporary supplement to the treaty with Germany and the league, noting Britain’s similar promise and U.S. obligation to France, despite Republican opposition.
In Cheyenne a city bond proposal of 300000 for sewer system expansion and improvement was carried with 4004 votes for and 158 against in a special election. Total city votes 1159, showing a strong 6 to 4 majority in favor despite low turnout. Precincts 1 and 2 in the first ward reported no anti totals.
Will Reid, Cheyenne land office register, issued a notice under the 1919 agricultural act allowing homestead settlers to leave their lands during drought to seek food or work. Absences filed with affidavits count as constructive residence for final proof, applying to the year 1919 and the current year.
Alexander GarbaI president of the Hungarian soviet government killed himself in the Budapest assembly building after a speech against the soviet and its backers. He accused Bela Kun of leading the nation to ruin and was once a strong supporter who recently opposed Kun.
Berlin reports from Budapest indicate the Soviet government has asked Allied representatives for a retirement of the current government in return for a guarantee that a stable successor is established. The move signals possible structural changes as talks continue.
Paris July 28 The allied supreme council agreed to create a permanent five member commission to coordinate and interpret the peace treaty. The panel will include representatives from the five great powers.
Washington July 29 The House adopted a war investigation resolution urging Secretary Baker to place on sale immediately all war department held food products valued at 120 million dollars. The report cites harsh treatment of American troops at French prison farms and references a man nicknamed Hard Boiled Smith as a scapegoat.
President Wilson will not begin his speech tour until August 16 or later, after a White House conference with Secretary Daniels. The review of the Pacific Fleet at San Francisco, originally scheduled for August 16, has been postponed so the President can attend.
Witnesses told a congressional subcommittee investigating the A E F disciplinary system that American soldiers in France were subjected to brutal treatment in prison camps, described by some as torture, with blame aimed at Brigadier General W W Harts Major General Fred Smith Strong Colonel Edgar Grinstead and Colonel J E Maul among others.
In Weimar on July 20 the German assembly approved the government by a large majority after a formal confidence vote. The result reinforces Chancellor's leadership amid ongoing political tensions.
A Pittsburgh area conference led by Gifford Pinchot with 78 attendees adopted a statement urging the GOP to nominate a real progressive for president next year. They insist the move is not a split but a push for delegates chosen by voters to back a strong national leader.
The report states Belgium’s defense and German aims to retain Liège and adjacent territory as part of a broader strategy. Officials note a plan for continuing negotiations, but the German position remains firm.
Leo Gonzales, a Mexican, is jailed in Jalil county on a $6000 bond awaiting trial for a criminal offense against 16 year old Jewel Needham, daughter of a rancher in Baggs district. The attack occurred while her parents were away. clothing was torn but the act not completed. Gonzales fled to the mountains but was captured after resisting arrest.
Paris July 29 Austria has been granted seven additional days for consideration of the peace terms.
July 28 report states the supreme council will ignore Von Gethmann Hollweg's request to stand trial. the former emperor of Germany remains uncharged.
Chicago officials report fresh outbreaks as thousands of state troops guard armories. Death toll climbs to 27 including two black and two white victims, with many wounded. Disturbances erupt from the South Side black belt and West Side areas. A patrol wagon collision at Thirty-fifth and South Thirty streets injures officers and kills two whites.
James J. McCabe, district superintendent of schools in New York, writes an American tune for My Country Tis of Thee. He adopts God Save the King as the air and explains public demand for an American composition. His resemblance to President Wilson is noted.
Frederick Hoenemann, a farmer in Kansas City, brings a court action to stop a company from using airplanes over his land arguing that the sight of the machines and noise from their engines disturb his livestock and that ownership of the air space above his land is at issue.
A mob of white men attacked Provident Hospital in Chicago, injuring a black patient likely fatally and two police officers plus several bystanders. Police repelled the entry attempt. hundreds chased through nearby streets as hospital care for about 70 patients, including riot victims, was disrupted.
Testimony in the coroner's inquest into Jose Rojas death details a love triangle involving Pe licita Rojas and Pedro Garcia. The jury found Rojas died from gunshot wounds inflicted by Garcia on July 23, 1910, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, at St. John's hospital after a prior confrontation.
In Nelgonville Ohio on July 20 authorities found a mother and seven children aged six weeks to ten years dead from apparent suffocation after the mother tied the children and placed coal around the room. The mother reportedly set out to die with her offspring rather than lose them.
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