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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1919
Page
5
A garbled excerpt mentions a blacksmith revolting in Persia with jeweled leather apron, Reykjavik’s age, U.S. furniture cities, cork buoyancy, a Cuban palace project, and miswritten Mexican states. The text blends disparate notes with unclear dates or sources.
Washington May 14 The War Department reveals that in 90 days 16 cantonments for the national army and 16 tent cities for the national guard were completed. The projects covered 67,711 acres with lavish utilities and parade grounds.
The old frigate Constellation at Narragansett Bay Naval Station Newport faces possible removal to Washington. Rhode Island groups including the Newport Board of Trade garner statewide support for keeping the ship, famed for its War of 1812 era actions and early victories against French frigates Insurgente and Vengeance.
The Constellation sailed Mediterranean and South Atlantic routes before the civil conflict. It hunted privateers during the war, joined Farragut's squadron, then served as receiving ship in Norfolk and Philadelphia. Later used for gunnery practice at Washington and Annapolis, once a flagship with 38 guns under Thomas Truxton.
Roads near Cheyenne and across southern Wyoming are reported as good to excellent. Weather conditions keep highways dry and clear with safe travel time possible on film highways.
The report records a 56 degree mean temperature for the date and a 71 degree high at 4 10 p m with 40 degree low at 6 p m Winds reached 24 mph from the east and precipitation totals since January 1st are 3 70 inches with 0.0 inches rain in the last 24 hours. Relative humidity sits at 53 percent and conditions are described as clear.
Oakland Chief of Police Henry J. Nedderman was arrested on an indictment tied to protection of gamblers for 10 000 monthly payments. David Cockrill alias King of the Gamblers also arrested. Thirty indictments issued. bonds set at 5000 each. Former Chief Walter J. Peterson alleged the payments were collected by certain men for gambling protection.
Prof Philip C Brown of the American embassy reports to the peace delegation from Paris. Return from Budapest notes Hungarian forces claiming success against Czecho Slovakia about sixty miles north of Budapest.
State Highway Superintendent J. S. McCalmoan and State Highway Engineer Z. E. Levison visited Wheatland yesterday on highway office business.
Washington May 4 The war time prohibition law slated to end July 1 will be challenged by Representative Gallivan of Museus Democrat in a bill to be brought to Congress at the next session. A prior Gallivan measure failed to clear committee before adjournment.
Arriving in Los Angeles after visiting Casper, Wyo, where his wife was killed in an automobile crash, W H McCreary a well known Casper broker learned of his spouse's death shortly before his own news of the case.
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