19 May 1915
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1915
Page
1
Berlin sources report Germany will forward an answer to Washington. The Kaiser is said to refuse Wilson's demand to curb submarine warfare and will blame England and U S authorities for the Lusitania disaster. Austrian and German ambassadors urge concessions to win American sympathy.
Sir John Charles Bingham Lord Mersey of England will head the inquiry into the Lusitania sinking off the south coast of Ireland where about six score Americans died. He was chosen for his experience in investigations into the Titanic disaster.
Russian dispatches from Petrograd report Austrian forces abandoned about 20000 prisoners and key positions along a 93 mile front in Hukowina retreat toward the Pruth. Czernowitz reportedly captured as Austrians falter, while German and Russian forces trade claims amid mounting European war developments.
The story links Portugal’s uprising to the European war and a British backed army. It notes British payments to Portugal have funded the autocratic regime and party clashes since the 1910 republic. The piece hints at a secret Anglo-Portuguese alliance and continues on page 2.
Subscriptions paid between now and the 27th earn double votes for candidates. Readers urged to nominate a candidate and send ten thousand votes as a starter. List of enrolled Cheyenne and out of town contenders includes Marie Lawler, Dorothy Bruce, Erna Millyard, and many others seeking to represent Wyoming at the Panama Pacific exposition.
The article notes a looming rupture between Germany and the United States as Berlin may defy President Wilson. It describes Washington as the hub of diplomacy and predicts severed relations and a sweeping shift in the world’s diplomatic map within weeks.
Venice May 18 Hundreds killed and wounded as two poser magazines exploded and insurrectionists tried to burn the palace and government buildings. The commander threatened to have the Austrian fleet bombarded Trieste. Rome May 18 Parliament to vote on a single clause bill granting plenary powers. action on war to be deferred unless Austria moves first. Alarmist rumors circulate in Rome amid tense lines with ambassadors and ministers in view.
London May 18 Persistent rumors in the House of Commons lobby say a coalition government is near. Unionist leaders met Premier Asquith after noon and office allocations remain unsettled. Rumors name A J Balfour as first lord of the admiralty with Churchill to take another post.
Frontier Day committee weighs unveiling a monument to Old Steamboat at Frontier Park as a potential centerpiece for July 23 to 24 celebrations. Secretary T. Joe Cahill notes public suggestions and the long service of the famed bucking horse.
Secretary Cahill predicts no lively contest at the coming event while noting a Wousber rivalry. Several Cheyenne horses that performed at prior celebrations will race in the chip extost. The goal is to crown a successor to Old Steamboat as the world’s worst Wacker with fierce private stakes for owners. Frontier Leyes will decide which horse takes the title.
A coroner’s jury accuses Daniel Murty Jr. 18 of murdering Katherine Roller 17 by strychnine poisoning near Broadwell. The couple had dated in the Lincoln area. on a drive to town Katherine collapsed from poisoning as Murty rode with her in a buggy.
London reports three Zeppelins were destroyed or badly damaged during the German air raid. One was blown up near Dunkirk, another set afire by a French torpedo boat and fell into the Channel, and a third wrecked in the Belgian Ardennes region. Crews are missing or drowned per dispatches.
fragmentary weather note reports little temperature change and cloudy conditions with possible light rain showers across Cheresne and Vicioity. The day remains cool with chance of brief rain. winds light and variable.
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