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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1919
Page
12
The state faces a March vote on bonding to match federal good roads funds totaling 6 1/2 million dollars. Half the amount is raised locally via automobile lens funds, with license costs offset by road savings. Good roads promise a 30 percent rise in land values and closer urban rural links.
The British coal miners' truce ends as a government inquiry nears on demands for a 10 percent wage rise and a 6 hour day. Analysts warn concessions could hurt British industry, noting coal's central role in exports and the disparity between British and American mine productivity and wages.
Promoters claim Cheyenne is poised to become the region s leading oil hub as finance politics and transport networks align to spur a large production area in the state Cheyenne is set to come into its own as an energy center.
The piece traces a dramatic shift in U S sentiment on the League of Nations after Congress adjourned on March 4. It notes Borah Poindexter and Reed leading opposition, Lodge wavering then joining the pro league, and the Round Robin as political hostility to Wilson fading as public opinion favored a world union to prevent war.
Taft grows stronger politically as his support for the League of Nations solidifies. The piece argues he is the strongest Republican presidential possibility and could secure a nomination if a convention were held soon. It warns that opponents turning the League into a partisan issue overlook its universal aim of preventing war and suffering.
In COULINGLEY, Col March 27 Alt ettering exposed a hoax by James Weyec who pretended deafness to travel through Denver Cheyenne and other cities. He was forced to talk by Weld County jailer Edward, who then denied food once fraud was confirmed. After sixty hours of silence Weyec finally spoke revealing the ruse and his hunger strike.
The report notes that he had been working the graft for three years, detailing ongoing involvement and suspected systematic acts.
William Kinross, a former Cheyenne resident now en route to Salt Lake City, Utah, passes through the city with wife and family after no visit with relatives. He notes a clear improvement in local conditions compared with five years ago and recalls his prior association with the Union Pacific.
Genora Julieta Lanter de Réoshaw, a physician from Buenos Ayres, announces her candidacy for the Chamber of Deputies as Argentina’s first female parliamentary hopeful. She frames her bid around health and social reform, seeking a breakthrough for women in national politics.
Articles of incorporation filed with the secretary of state reveal the Lusk Hotel Company with capital stock of 200,000. Directors for the first year are Albert Rochelle, Thomas Bell, J. L. Hall, B. C. Ord, and J. W. Agnew. The firm plans a modern, handsome hotel reflecting Converse county growth.
Renewed activity is reported in the Medicine Bow field north of Rock River with drilling improvements and larger scale development. Mitchell Corporation and Bow River Oil Company drill near section 20-32-78 at 1100 feet with favorable indications. Bow River plats work about 1.5 miles south of Medicine Bow showing potential oil. L. Mr. Frawley drills on a neighboring lease. prospects on Frawley ground are highly encouraging. Medicine Bow field draws notice from operators as a whole.
Hogs receipts 14,700 with a steady to strong market. heavy 19.10 to 19.35, mixed 18.90 to 19.10, light 18.50 to 19.15, pigs 12.00 to 17.00, bulk 18.90 to 19.10. Cattle receipts 3,000 with steady to 10 higher. native steers 13.00 to 18.50, cows and heifers 8.00 to 14.70, western steers 10.00 to 16.50, Texas steers 9.50 to 13.50, range cows and heifers 7.00 to 12.50, feeders 5.45 to 6.75, stockers 6.50 to 16.00, calves 8.00 to 14.75. Sheep receipts 6,000 with steady to 25 cents lower. ewes 12.00 to 14.50, lambs 15.50 to 19.76, feeders 11.00 to 18.50, yearlings 16.50 to 17.50.
Corn values seen for No 3 white at 1.53 and 1.52 for bid and asked respectively. No 4 white quotes at 1.49 and 1.52, while No 3 yellow trades around 1.55 and 1.56. No yellow at 1.50 and 1.54, No 3 mixed at 1.52 and 1.53, No 4 mixed at 1.49. Oats No 2 white 67 cents, No 3 white about 66 to 67 cents.
John Donniellan Co reports firmer prices today with higher levels across the market. optimism from Mr Gary on steel trade boosted outlook for growth, while domestic factors leave confidence intact for near term and potential expansion if Europe improves. Demand strong for high and low priced shares with notable activity in mining and war stocks.
Fragment reads as a housing notice seeking a five of six room apartment for a young person. Details are garbled but imply a request for living space and a named person. The readable text lacks clear dates or proper names beyond generic references.
State board of health reports the Spanish influenza epidemic spared most Wyoming locales except Lincoln Park and Albany counties. Lincoln county shows the most cases followed by Park, while Albany has cases but fewer. Cheyenne has had ten days without new cases.
A National Geographic report outlines Walloon and Flemish identities within Belgium. It notes language, religion, and historic grievances, plus how officials moved to bilingual rights and schools. The text also references Belgian independence, borders with the Netherlands, and Belgian demographics before World War I.
The Cuban American billiards star De Oro defends his three cushion crown against rival Keickhofer in Chicago Saturday evening. Keickhofer edged De Oro 150 to 126 in Chicago last February to reclaim the title, after De Oro had earlier set a world mark of 145 in a 1915 match. The sport, gaining American popularity, has evolved since its 1878 origins and years of balkline play.
A history sketch traces the Diamond Emblem and Tauber Trophy in American chess from 1907 to 1915. It notes winners such as P Cling of Philadelphia, John Daly of Chicago, Alfred De Oro, and G W Moore with repeated title holds by De Oro and Huey, highlighting evolving championships and key players in Chicago and New York venues.
Of the eight women who founded the Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the M E church, sixty years ago in Boston, the sole survivor is Mrs. Lois Parker, widow of Bishop W Parker of India.
A Cleveland based ad for Zemo by The E. W. Rose Co. markets a safe liquid skin remedy priced at $1.00. It claims fast relief from itching and minor blemishes with a non staining non sticky formula suitable for tender sensitive skin.
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