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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1919
Page
3
War era proposal envisions direct rail connection from London to the Orient via a channel tunnel. Plans suggest Berlin to a central European network as part of a broader Mittel-Europa empire dream, now challenged by conflict.
Cheyenne reports unusually heavy tourist traffic in both directions as the season opens. Eastern travelers head west to California and the Pacific Northwest while homeseekers and labor migrants flood routes to Idaho and the Dakotas. Trainmen note more auto tourists and a surge in eastern plates seen on Sixteenth Street in a twenty minute count.
George Fowler of Fowler Investment Co Schenectady N Y leads a party including C K Krauth William Lewis George Yates Pred Upton and Dan Schindler touring Wyoming. They aim to invest in land and oil ventures if feasible as they assess openings across the state.
Harold Wright returns from Denver where he spent weeks visiting and resumes his former mail clerk position at the Plaing hotel. He held the job until two years ago.
I N Bard a pioneer ranchman from Lille Horse Creek district is critically ill at Cheyenne General Hospital due to gantryne poisoning. The report notes his frail condition and urgent medical care.
A 150 strong California delegation returning from a Abdul Baha convention in New York City passed through Cheyenne yesterday afternoon. The group follows a universalistic creed praising faith healing through Christ Power and honoring prophets from Buddha to Confucius while denying eternal punishment.
A scrambled baseball roundup lists various AL teams and players with batters and pitchers named for multiple games. The article ends with a note that in six states, women are now eligible for juries.
Governor Carey issued a proclamation urging state residents to support Boy Scout Week. The Red Cross pledges aid to mobilize public interest and fund the Boy Scout movement as President calls for nationwide observance from June 6. The plan aims to recruit a million associate members and recognize service, while surveying communities to expand programs with churches and schools.
Local sources report rumors that any trace of a social disease will disqualify applicants for railroad positions nationwide and that contractions of such disease could lead to discharge from service, with eastern headquarters cited as the source of the expected ruling.
Railroad men predict higher dining car prices once private control resumes. Before the war most lines charged 82 to 82.50 per meal. Government wartime limits reduced meals to a dollar, with lines varied between a la carte and fixed price plans. The end of government control is expected to end the $1.00 meal.
The United States government ordered the release of all corn and wheat held in elevators nationwide. As a result heavy shipments of grain are moving east from the Pacific Northwest, affecting market flows and storage.
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