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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1919
Page
4
Private advices from Farnborough report the health of Empress Eugenie, soon to enter her ninety fourth year, rapidly failing. She, once the iron woman of France, speaks of being content to die, a shadow between past and present, with dreams for a country now dead by destiny.
Former German grand admiral Fred P. Vop Tirpitz, once minister of marine and architect of Germanys naval law, turns seventy today in exile. He rose from common birth to cadet, lieutenant, rear admiral, and command of the cruiser division in China waters before shaping policy seen as ruthless submarine warfare.
In Europe today more than 30 prisoners from prominent ruling families wear nun’s veils and live lives of prayer fasting and charitable work in various convents across the continent.
Taft’s Economic Club speech rebuts Knox on the League of Nations. He argues treaty power lies with Congress and the President, with limits to preserve U.S. constitutional form and state. The covenant, read under constitutional construction, complies and loses its threatening image.
The piece notes that nearly one thousand estates existed in Britain before the war, many closed due to heavy taxation. It states about sixty could be called private palaces, each needing two hundred to six hundred staff. It also mentions numerous groundskeepers and caretakers for grounds, gardens, and outbuildings.
A conference at the Industrial club last night involved building contractors and union reps from carpenters printers plumbers and painters with President William Dubois. No decision was reached and special meetings set for Monday or Tuesday to decide next steps with a conference Wednesday night. Carpenters seek 7.00 a day up from six dollars printers demand similar rise and plumbers seek straight 1.00 per hour after a 36.00 five and a half day week. The contractors urged maintaining current scales at least until January 1 1920.
J O Creager critiques Wyoming compared with Montana, highlighting Montana's $21 500 annual vocational education funding, compulsory school age rise to 16, larger permanent school fund, higher county superintendent salaries, and new programs for physical education training rural teachers and equal pay.
The Alliance Of and Refining company, newly incorporated in Wyoming, plans a refinery at Thermopolis within four months with an initial 1000 barrels per day capacity. It aims to expand to 2000 barrels daily and will use piping and retort systems. The plant targets black oil from the Warm Spring field and seeks crude oil from other parts of the state, offering higher prices to suppliers.
A Seattle shipyard accident killed Frank Stanley formerly of Cheyenne. A machinist by trade, he slipped from a gang plank. He leaves a widow, Eva R. Moore of Cheyenne, daughter of Abbie Moors, a former local resident.
Butter was spread with the thumb. Muffs were first used by doctors to keep fingers soft. A shoal of herrings may be five to six miles long and two to three wide. At least 250 British MPs served in the war. Venize is noted for writing with both hands. Tokio hosts over 800 bathhouses serving about 300000 daily. Taffeta is a stiff silk used in women’s dresses. The naval salute in the empire is 21 guns except India at 121. A bizarre barrier of wire and bells exists between tel and Switzer. Westbere Kent offers free bread cheese and beer to anyone sleeping three nights before the summer day. Egyptians avoided wool while mummies used linen wraps, influencing Arabs today. An Egyptian princess mummy was found encased in a lace article like modern corsets. Glasgow once faced a grave-diggers strike over pay, hours, and holidays, ending with authorities conceding.
New York Oil Co and Curtis Petroleum Co report another gas well at Iron Creek, 16 miles from Casper. The well was started February 4 and shows a favorable location on the Iron Creek dome, suggesting it may be as productive as previous wells.
SHERIDAN Wyo March 18 W Gumb e a Chinaman who runs the St Paul restaurant was arrested for selling whiskey to an Indian The Indian had just been released from jail on a charge of drunkenness and the police followed him and found the whiskey in his pocket Gum Lee denied sale and was fined 100 dollars a charge may be filed against him
A deed filed yesterday transfers the west half of lot 4 block 205 from Peter Remacle to Frank Harcleroad. The Remacle homestead sits on West Twenty-third Street.
Today features racing at the Cuba American Joe Club in Havana, the Oaklawn Park spring meet in Hot Springs, the Florida State championship at Palm Beach, spring training for the Chicago Nationals in Pasadena, and the Houston Country Club midwinter tournament. Central A A U events in Minneapolis include a one mile title and other races.
Cheyenne sportmen learn that gun and fishing licenses are now available. Justices Fray Houseman and W. H. Edwards received blank forms from State Game Warden Judkin and will issue licenses. Resident fishing licenses cost 1.00 and resident hunting licenses 2.50.
Riverton Wyoming reports a major oil strike at Maverick Springsfield Inst where a 1500 foot well drilled by Midwest Refining Co. shows potential as a strong producer. Tests are pending but the discovery could lead to a pipeline to Riverton and signals a promising field with eight or nine flowing wells.
Among the Aztecs of Mexico the number three was sacred. Their week had thirteen days and their century fifty two years, or four times thirteen. Public archives were circular and divided into thirteen segments with the sun at the center. The Aztec tribes also numbered thirteen.
The School Garden Army movement links home food production to education and citizenship. Gardens teach thrift and industry, involve families, and strengthen community interdependence while improving arithmetic and language skills through real-world tasks. Grace M Shepherd and state officials endorse the program.
L B Magor, former Carbon county clerk, arrives from Rawlings to accept the deputy state treasurer post. He travels with three children and is joined by Eunice Anderson, a recent state treasury official.
Birthday greetings mark William J. Bryan's 60th year. The Wilmington Conference of the M EB church convenes in Chestertown Maryland with Bishop Thirkield presiding. The New England Coal Dealers meet in Worcester as the association holds its annual convention. Secretary Redfield speaks in Minneapolis for the League of Nations. The Maine State Council Daughters of the American Revolution hosts events in Bangor over two days. A League of Nations debate in Bowdon features Senator Bot and Dr. A Lawrence Low. The National Wholesale Lumber Dealers Association begins its 27th annual meeting in Philadelphia discussing forest products transportation and overseas exports.
Elaborate preparations underway in Louisville for hundreds of women expected in April to attend the national convention of the Daughters of the Confederacy. Local committees coordinate reception events and entertainment for the visiting delegation.
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