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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1918
Page
14
A Wyoming ranger guides a woman to a mountain timber claim in the Big Horn area. She selects an eighty acre valley with year round springs at 6,500 feet elevation, planning a self supporting ranch with timber sale potential and small irrigated areas. The plan includes grain, pasture, vegetables, fruits, and hardy trees while building forestry methods and endurance.
The War Department designates the American Red Cross as official welcoming body for demobilizing troops, with about 500 soldiers daily per camp and cantonment, totaling around 50,000 daily. Red Cross chapters nationwide prepare to aid travelers and greet them on arrival, expressing national appreciation to the discharged men.
Local chambers and civic groups urged to assist Red Cross in welcoming soldiers. Canteen workers to distribute refreshments and comfort. Registrations to include full name, discharge date, division, regiment, company, rank, branch, and home address. A London ambassador’s wife corroborated a tale of a sailor meeting a titled social circle at the Strand YMCA.
A London dispatch from Nov 28 reports Mrs John W in connection with a developing matter. Details are sparse in the fragment, but the item notes a social or domestic context surrounding the named individual.
The Anglo Palestine company or the so called Jewish bank shows great activity despite difficulties facing the bank. The institution is stated to be extending credit to Zion colonies amid ongoing challenges.
In the wake of Turkish rater liquidation and Judean occupation, Jaffa's head bank and its Jerusalem Gaza Hebron branches reopened. Jewish bank credit spurred business with Egyptian trade resuming, plantations obtaining petroleum and coal, and deposits increasing as Zionist groups prepare planting and sowing efforts.
A broad tribute expresses awe for efforts by institutions and private individuals across sectors. The piece emphasizes collective impact, collaboration, and the value of leadership in service to communities.
Paris reports a joking army anecdote about Gen. F d Esperey after the Serbian victory. Bulgarian retreat areas were described as infested with fleas and other pests, including a village house near Nish where Allied headquarters endured a near unbearable plague of insects. The general finally quips that war is a nasty task.
The speaker comments on images showing Napoleon with his hand inside his coat, a gesture interpreted as a defining habit or symbol in portraits. The remark hints at curiosity about the pose and its recognition over time.
Professor H. Clark reports that French and Italian soldiers prize American aid and companionship. German prisoners express weariness and desire for peace while affirming respect for American troops. Italians praise YMCA as the Red Cross of the heart and value allied efforts in the front lines.
Butte officials unveil a plan to erect a giant granite shaft on Big Butte, a prominent hill overlooking the city. Construction would mark a major civic monument on the western edge of Butte, Montana, with details to follow.
General Allenby heads a July Fourth ceremony in Jerusalem as the American Red Cross inaugurates relief in Palestine. The commission, led by John H. Finley, oversees hospitals, orphanages, and industrial programs for Syrians Armenians Jews and other refugees, with Mobile Medical Units planned for Nablus and Es Salt.
The Grand Mufti of the Mohammedan Community of Jerusalem delivers a highly praised reception speech to the American Red Cross Commission for Palestine. He lauds US charity, Britain's role, and the need to aid Syria and Palestine’s poor, widows, and orphans, hoping for divine reward and peace.
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