This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1918
Page
7
The battered cruiser Vindictive reportedly went down after Zeebrugge and Ostend actions. German statements claim the ship carried no concrete and was sunk by shots, while British accounts insist it was filled with concrete and deliberately sent to its end. The vessel vanished in the channel mouth amid submarine danger.
Special staff report from Atlantic port argues Bolshevik Russia could collapse within weeks. It cites a million Red Army volunteers if Japan or Allied action supports the Soviet government, and notes peasant land grants and factory control under Soviet rule. German forces focus on Ukraine and Finland while considering Moscow’s move to Niji Novgorod.
Trotsky alleges that Russia could mobilize from a half million to two million volunteers as Red Guards. He claims a million Germans on the eastern front in 1919 would reduce the western front by an equal amount. He suggests the Allies could face calculated risk.
The 100 Per Cent American society will hold a ball at the state house on Monday evening May 23 to aid the Wyoming War Savings stamp drive. Admission is one dollar per couple, with two War Savings stamps worth 50 cents given to each pair. The remaining 50 cents funds the event and any surplus goes to the Red Star horse care society. Kopard's union orchestra will provide music.
In Hazelton Pennsylvania on May 15 the mining industry pushes forestry to supply timber for mine pillars. Companies have reforested Bear Creek watershed with 56000 white pine and 5000 Norway spruce and are cultivating 30000 more trees in Hauto in Panther Creek valley. More timber land would prevent floods and droughts, improve water supply, and boost coal output through better mine protection and reduced stripping costs.
London May 15 reports Lieut. David Drummond, 4 foot 8 inches tall, a Walworth resident, suffered the amputation of both feet due to an accident while serving in Italy. He is a nephew of the Northumberland family.
A garbled public notice page reports a lost satchel with a camera between Archer and Pinebluff and a reward for return to P O Box 124 York. It also lists notices about employment and a corporate filing for Chetco Copper Mining Co in Cheyenne Wyoming, with details on formation, capital, and directors.
Official Cheyenne council proceedings record a final account filing in the Mary A Borger estate. Also notes May 1913 council session approving bonds and contracts including cemetery rent house work and sexton’s house alterations.
Amsterdam May 16 The number of women students at the great German universities has increased about one third during the war. At the universities the head of women in power stands with about 2,500 still in 1914.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.