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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1919
Page
13
Banks today conduct expansive studies across psychology chemistry history and economics. Two New York banks fund experts from air currents to iron ore and train personnel for high level financial work. They sponsor farming experiments publish up to date country facts and seek to lead communities toward new global and local opportunities.
The International Labor Defense council plans to mail ballots to about twenty thousand labor unions to decide on a general strike in support of Mooney. It has raised substantial funds from organized labor to back the effort while asserting that Mooney’s legal avenues are exhausted.
Four WWI era aircraft toured Cheyenne in a Victory Liberty Loan event. Curtiss bombing plane led the flight followed by a German Fokker British Spad and American SE 5. The quartet climbed to 1200 feet and executed loops side-slips and dives before landing safely.
An advertisement offers Othine double strength to remove freckles with a money back guarantee. Buyers pay nothing unless freckles disappear and a clear complexion results from a few applications, with a free trial offered by any druggist who supplies the product.
The event featured a large crowd yesterday under careful patrol by mounted and infantry guards from Fort Runwell. Attendees enjoyed a dance at the Masonic Tempia after the exhibition, with smooth crowd control and no incidents reported.
Chicago authorities move to curb open mufflers on motorcycles and cars amid shell shock fears. Officials say loud pops frighten veterans and can send shell shocked patients back to hospitals, undermining recovery for many admitted after the war.
Fort Worth, May 1. Official figures show 106 men killed at three major government aviation fields from November 25, 1917, to the close of aerial activity. Most fatalities came from spin and nose dives, with several notable crashes including Captain Vernon Castle and the son of General Peyton C. March. Several aviators were thrown from aircraft at high altitude and some deaths resulted from lack of proper strap usage.
SURIMUDAN Montana May 41. Joseph Archer of Hardin, chasing a dry crackdown, tried to drive a car loaded with 750 pint flasks of whiskey from Sheridan to Hardin. He collided head on with a sheriff vehicle, fled on foot, and escaped in darkness after the radiator was shot. Officers towed Archer’s car to Hardin.
Senator Riner came back from New York after visiting his son Lieutenant Harry Riner US Army who was wounded in France over a year ago. Harry Riner's condition remains serious as influenza spreads through humans and animals, reportedly affecting primates including baboons in Africa.
KEMMERER Wyo May 4 As a result of the strike of the Idaho Company in the Dry Piney field oil operations in Lincoln county and western Wyoming gain attention. The Arizona-Wyoming Oil Company plans extensive development of its holdings beginning in the Fossil field where it controls 2220 acres. Three rigs have been purchased and all equipment is on the ground. Salt Lake City Sheridan and Nemon are interested in the company.
Casper resident George W. Posevar denied a recent report that he was killed in Texas when a motorcycle was struck by a railroad train. Posevar said he has returned to Casper and cannot imagine how the fatality story originated.
Sheridan Wyoming May 11 Active work resumed on the Absaraka Oil and Gas well led by Ed Lemmon to 3500 feet. The crew reports oil and gas shows at 2250 feet in Pierre shale with 6 inch casing planned after reaching 2500 feet.
A Manitoba Grain Growers Association subcommittee has drafted a bill to prohibit speculation in grain and food products on Canadian grain exchanges. The measure aims to curb price swings and support producers while Parliament in Ottawa considers related legislation.
The Stock Growers' National Bank offers Victory Bonds in $50 and $100 denominations ready for immediate delivery. Customers can subscribe and receive the Bond on the spot, noted as more attractive in appearance than Dier Bonds.
Weather bulletin reports North and East conditions good while southern lanes near Cheyenne are fair. Some rough stretches near Greeley and southward toward Laramie. West near Evanston shows heavy washouts and difficult travel conditions with many rough sections and hazard warnings.
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