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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1920
Page
12
Fragmentary front page text from Cheyenne paper lists editor and office details at the Post Office in Cheyenne and Associated Press masthead. It includes pricing lines for subscriptions and mentions weekly and monthly rates.
The article explains the Legion of Honor founded by Napoleon in 1802, its structure, and the role of the French presidency as grand master. It details the grand collar worn by Deschanel, lists past leaders honored, and notes privileges, eligibility, and evolving ideas for public education and scholarships linked to legionaries.
The review questions if telling wartime events after peace serves a purpose and examines Gibbs stance on pacifists and national duty. It suggests the book may reveal grim realities of war and provoke strong debate on memory, responsibility, and the need for a united effort to prevent future wars.
The passage critiques Philip Gibbs and his book, portraying him as harshly judging Foch Haig and Pershing, condemning war through sensational reports, and suggesting he would have capitulated to the Kaiser if in command. It notes his banter about generals and the danger of his dismissive, sensational style.
Billy Whiskers Night and Day flee Daisy's for a taste of freedom. They stray down a hill and are captured by village children, whipped into a cart, and escape into a country road pursued by the children, ending with an ominous note about tomorrow.
In a sunlit garden scene Big Boy gathers friends to tidy the yard. Madame Garden Manual introduces tools while Ku-ti-pi the cat and the Elf Man stage a spell and a two and a half minute gap for fun before the Garden Tool Family arrives to assist with rake hoe dig and turn over soil.
Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer remains devoted to golf at the Chevy Chase Club in Washington. Friends note his passion for the game as he balances criminal prosecutions and early presidential plans.
Norman E. Brown notes veteran outfielder Duffy Lewis of the Yankees nearly ended his career last winter after a fall from a ladder while painting his garage in Boyes Springs California. He suffered a cut on the arm and paint spilled during the accident.
The article traces Lewis's severe arm injury and near amputation but notes his rapid healing and return to form. A California native born April 18 1888 in San Francisco, he rose from Alameda to Oakland to the Red Sox before joining the Navy and later the Yankees.
Today marks the centenary of American playwright Charles Gaylor. The Howard faction of Mississippi Republicans convenes in Jackson to elect Chicago delegates. The Eastern Arts Association meets in Boston with art and industry as its theme. Governors headline the League of the Southwest in Los Angeles for a three day session.
Racing at Havana features the Guba-American Jockey Club winter meeting. Golf hosts United North and South amateur championship at Pinehurst. Chicago hosts AAU swimming events and kennel show. Wrestling crowns Metropolitan AAU titles in New York. Stanislaus Zbyszko faces John F. in Brooklyn. Boxing cards Willie Ryan against Joe Daly in Johnson City.
Eliin Thompson, longtime electrical innovator with 500 patents, serves as acting president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Manchester native, educated in Philadelphia, has shaped the field with advances including electrical welding. He began as a chemistry and mechanics teacher after emigrating to the United States.
The passage notes a figure who left pedagogy in 1880 to pursue electrical science. He later became a consulting expert and part owner of a leading global corporation devoted to manufacturing electrical machinery.
A list of notable dates includes 1578 birth of William Harvey in Folkestone and his death in 1657 London. 1865 Napoleon I and Maria Louisa marry. 1915 completion of the Victoria Falls Bridge over the Zambezi. Also noted are Edward Hyde Cornby’s death. 1869 Florida governor John Milton’s death. 1872 Brialt hundredth anniversary in Holland. 187? Salgar’s presidency in Colombia.
The Nevada legislature revived capital punishment and Colonel Theodore Roosevelt entered politics. Secretary of the Navy Daniels departed Paris for Italy, marking shifts in national leadership and foreign policy.
A historical note lists prominent figures born on this date including General Sir James Willocks, a British soldier and colonial administrator, Daniel C.G. Roper, former U.S. Internal Revenue commissioner, Dr. John H. Latena of Johns Hopkins, and Hugo Bezdek, ex Major League manager and Penn State coach.
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