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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1919
Page
16
Mrs. Fannie Merrifield of Denver, long a Western Union telegraph operator in Cheyenne, visits local friends. Known in her prime as the best woman operator in the United States, she retired about ten years ago and has since lived in Denver.
Fort Russell meets the Cheyenne Indians in the second game at Pioneer Park this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The diamond was prepared with rolled grounds and an awning over the bleachers. Eddie Schnel will be umpire the contest.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen in Denver spends its entire convention discussing a tuberculosis sanitarium for members. Strong arguments favor against building a massive hospital given existing TB facilities in nearly every state.
The Senate approved the sundry civil appropriation bill, the last regular supply measure, after a 14 hour session ending at midnight. State leaders sought action as the measure moved through.
The signing at the Hall of Mirrors proceeds with leaders like Wilson Lloyd George Clemenceau and Japanese delegates. China leaves delegates absent amid Shantung reservation tensions as Smuts protests the treaty. Moving pictures flash as 3:45 p.m. cannons mark the moment. China’s position remains unresolved for now.
The piece discusses crowds celebrating John Maudlin’s death and Wyoming’s upcoming prohibition effective Monday at midnight. It notes the ban on manufacture, sale, or possession of drinks with one percent alcohol over one gallon and the appointment of Fred L. Crabbe as state prohibition commissioner. It also mentions stockpiled liquor and anticipated enforcement challenges.
The report details the Sheridan County Children’s Society year, listing 98 children handled, 50 placed, 46 returned, 404 wards, and numerous hospital and care statistics. Governor Carey spoke on Cooperation, with many officials and Miss Allie Jewell praised for a $1,000 bequest to the society. A naval salute marked the flag ceremony as Admiral Mayo’s flagship fired the national salute.
In New York on June 4 the Hudson river hosts 40 warships with blasting guns and sirens as the nation hears that Germany has traced the dotted line and peace ends the great war. Church bells, ship horns, and the Star Spangled Banner signal the moment. Government station voices declare the news to the people aboard the superdreadnaught.
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