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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1919
Page
16
A collage of short items notes visitors and residents in Cheyenne. Erna Cahil Holliday and others tour Pine Vale for a ranch purchase while Johnston leads the state highway commission in Wheatland. Local business ads and service notes fill the page with auto work, paints, window shades, and housekeeping requests among Cheyenne and nearby towns.
Zurich report via Associated Press notes Frankfurt Zeitung commentary on the fall of the Hungarian communist government. The paper says the Budapest soviet regime’s collapse is a misfortune and could prompt allied peace terms favorable to imperialist statesmen.
Albany May 8 A wartime ex convict Edward Monk Eastman receives restoration of citizenship after recommendations from Colonel Ward and Lieutenant Kerrigan of the 106th Infantry. Eastman, a former young New York City leader, served in World War I and earned commendable service including surviving Vierstatt Ridge and continuing to fight in the Hindenburg Line.
Baseball results list a mix of city matchups with batteries and innings, including Brooklyn at Philadelphia and Cincinnati at Chicago with weather and rain notes. Carrie McGrath named administratrix of Barth McGrath's estate. Pete J. Mandanis returns from overseas radio service in Philadelphia.
Charles P Bruch announces that effective June 1 the Postal Telegraph system will implement an eight hour day and nine and a half hour overtime for all employees across 51 U S cities. He notes adjustments will shift day and night hours and promises fair pay and improved conditions as details are finalized.
Milseher became a student aviator in 1916 and Lt McCullough, a veteran flyer, earned a naval reserve commission in 1917 and served until after the armistice. Lt Barin joined after the war, becoming a naval reserve lieutenant last Christmas, while Lt Slone was made aviator in 1917 and used as a test pilot at Washington. The Indy Federation of Women’s Clubs marks its silver jubilee with about 640 clubs and 70,000 members.
The British government recognises Finland's independence, announced in the House of Commons by Cecil Normalworth. Paris foreign ministers plan to extend recognition under conditions. A proposal suggests using large guns to fire hollow shells filled with letters, enabling rapid transatlantic messages.
Willys-Overland plant in Toledo shuts down after clash between strikers and police. Clarence A. Farr announces indefinite closure to protect workers as hundreds clash, bricks and clubs used. about 100 officers respond, no injuries reported. Labor officials estimate 10,000 on strike.
Washington May 8 The department of agriculture forecasts the winter wheat harvest will be the largest on record. Production is estimated at 899,915,000 bushels valued at 7,031,006,000 dollars at 2.26 per bushel. Kansas leads with about 22 percent of total. Illinois expects near 1,000,000,000 bushels. Ohio and Ohio area show slight rises. Acreage is highest on record. winter-kill area is only 1.4 percent. Growing conditions described as splendid.
Between April 1 and May 1 crop progress improved to 100.5 percent of normal, the highest May 4 condition on record. If favorable conditions persist until harvest, the crop could exceed 900 million bushels.
Julius Barnes United States wheat director announced tonight after returning from Chicago that negotiations are complete to bring 4,000,000 bushels of Canadian wheat into the United States for distribution to mills.
An advertisement touts an Othine preparation claimed to remove freckles and improve skin tone. It offers a refund if results are not seen after several applications and stresses a double strength formula.
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