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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1919
Page
13
A garbled mix of phrases mentions a jeweled leather apron from a Persian revolt, Reykjavik’s age, US furniture cities, cork buoyancy, a Cuban president’s palace, and fictional place names. The text appears as OCR noise with multiple errors and non sequiturs.
Washington May 14. The War Department reveals the 90 day completion of 16 cantonments for the national army and 16 tent cities for the national guard. The 32 cities housed 40,000 each with water lighting sewerage hospital and heating. military features like parade grounds and ranges.
Newport residents and Rhode Island patriotic groups rally against transferring the old frigate Constellation from Narragansett Bay Naval Station to Washington. The 25 year ship, linked to 1799 battles against Insurgente and Vengeance, stands amid broader postwar preservation debates.
The Constellation sailed the Mediterranean and South Atlantic before the Civil War and hunted privateers during the conflict. Postwar she served as receiving ship at Norfolk and Philadelphia, then trained cadets at Washington and Annapolis, a storied ship with a crew of thirty eight and famed first commander Thomas Truxton.
Weather update notes roads near Cheyenne are good to excellent with light traffic. Highway conditions across southern Wyoming are dry and clear allowing smooth travel times.
The report lists clear conditions with a 56 degree mean temperature for the date. The day shows a 10 degree rise over the last 24 hours, highs of 71 and a low of 40, with 24 mph east wind and 3.70 inches of total precipitation since January 1.
Oakland Chief of Police Henry J. Nedderman was arrested on an indictment tied to protection for gamblers for 10 000 dollars monthly. David Cockrill known as King of the Gamblers was also jailed. Thirty indictments were returned and more arrests expected. Former Chief Walter J. Peterson, now captain of inspectors, deputy alleged monthly protection payments.
Prof. Philip C Brown of the American embassy reports to the American peace delegation on the Hungarian situation after a Budapest visit. Budapest dispatches claim Hungarian communist forces scored successes 60 miles north of Budapest against Czecho Slovakia.
State Highway Superintendent J S McCalmoan and State Highway Engineer Z E Levison visited Wheatland yesterday on official business connected with the highway office.
Representative Gallivan of Missouri plans to introduce a bill at the opening of Congress to repeal the war time prohibition law set to take effect July 1. A similar measure was previously introduced but remained in committee when the session ended.
Casper broker W. H. McCreary, who operated here in 1947, arrived in Los Angeles an hour after learning his wife was killed in an auto accident during a visit to Casper. The report notes his prior Casper ties and intention to resume operations locally.
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