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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1919
Page
11
Senator Lodge Republican leader and chair of the foreign relations committee called a proposed league wave far and said it would be unacceptable to the Senate without an amendment. He warned the new league could threaten world peace and American rights and interests.
Police logged four burglaries in Cheyenne Sunday with two occurring in a mercantile area and the day described as a red letter occasion for thieves.
Burglars gained entry to Devine Grain Co and Cheyenne Milling Co by cutting walls, stealing only flour. In private homes, W Mather at 218 West Eighteenth Street lost a $50 Liberty head band, leather bag, and four revolvers. Henry L Van Nustrand woke to intruders who entered through the front door and emptied his trousers of silver and keys.
An old advertisement urges readers to mail a cutout to Foley & Co. in Chicago for a trial package of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. It promises relief for coughs colds croup pain rheumatism backache kidney bladder ailments constipation biliousness and sluggish bowels.
A German consular attache returning from Berlin warned that without a peace treaty the German delegation faces violence. He said the German people hunger for peace and would massacre them if they returned without an agreement, despite German hopes for favorable commercial clauses.
Washington May 19 With many veterans returning home the Interior Department outlines a proposed government program to create cooperative farm settlements for soldiers and sailors. If Congress approves funding early in the extra session, work would begin nationwide building dams, canals, drainage, and village communities with schools churches and markets near each home.
The Omaha chamber of commerce trade excursion reached Wyoming stopping at Newcastle at 2 15 PM where the mayor gave John Gambole a hollow golden key. Some 125 boosters receive enthusiastic welcomes at each stop with a band moving picture operator and souvenirs. The train visits Upton Moorcroft Gillette Clearmont Sheridan and Billings trotz.
Joe Gillard of Nashville Tennessee writes of relief after using Foley's Flamey and Tar to ease a dry hacking cough and chest pain. The advertisement promotes Foley's remedy as soothing and curative for coughs colds and croup.
Governor Frasier set a special election for June 26 to let voters decide seven laws from the last session. The measures, tied to the Nonpartisan League program, are being referred by petitions from the Independent Voters' Association to the public in Bismarck.
A health ad warns against neglecting rheumatism and warns of diseased kidneys and bladder weakness. It promotes Foley Kidney Pills to restore kidney function and improve daily pains, sleep disturbances, and fatigue. It claims good results after the first dose and notes availability everywhere.
Copenhagen dispatch reports Esthonian forces with Russian and German aid advancing from Narva to Lake Peipus on a 100 kilometer front. They have reached the lower Loga river, taking prisoners, guns, and armored cars.
In a mixed box score of teams from Brooklyn to Washington the record lists players and batteries for each game. Notable names include Hatteries-Grimes Gadore Crueger Vaughn Killifer Jacobs Adams Meadows Snyder Dilihoefer Meyers Wingo Bagby Phillipa O Neil Thormmahler Duel Dauss Ainsmidl Ayers Thompson Agnew and Arnold. Wheatland business visitors include Piri nich A D Wussell.
The report notes clear skies with normal temperatures for the date. Highest 63 degrees at 3:40 p.m., lowest 34 degrees at 6:30 p.m., and 6:07 p.m. wind from the northeast at 25 mph. Precipitation total since January 1 is 3.70 inches versus normal 5.20 inches.
Road conditions vary across routes from Pine Bluffs to Rock River and beyond with good sections, very rough stretches, and fair to rough segments. Notable areas include Hanna to How Ling rough, Rock Springs to Evanston good, Ogdenary rough, Fort Collins area still rough, and Cheyenne excellent with some rough patches near Wheatland and Constabulary.
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