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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1920
Page
4
Day and Night follow the scent of meadow mint to a brook where a farmer offers them passage to the sea port. The children ride in a wagon, gain a ride toward the harbor, and observe ships with masts and smokestacks as they near the town.
In a playful scene Cecelia Reynolds Robertson narrates Madame Garden Manual and her Tool Family guiding a garden crew. Mother Hoe and Father Spade weigh duties while Bobtail and Big Boy tease and help. The verse and whimsy end with Mr Rake invited to join the yard cleaning.
Senator William E Borah Republican Idaho offers a bill to curb pre convention spending by presidential hopefuls making any single state expenditure over 10000 a felony. The measure requires detailed public accountings 15 days before and 30 days after the nominating convention with penalties up to 28000 fine or two years in prison.
Government official Grace G. Bartlett urges thrift while supporting a worker’s right to wear fine clothes on a $1500 salary. She advises budgeting, choosing quality, and comparing value with cheaper yet adequate alternatives.
Mrs. Thomas J. Preston directs a forthcoming 1920 biography of Grover Cleveland. The work covers his rise from Erie County sheriff to a second White House term and concludes with his Princeton years. Dr. Robert McNutt McElroy leads editorial efforts, drawing on material from Washington and former associates.
The quarantine set by the Agriculture Department protected livestock including General Pershing's Kedron from parade exposure. Newport News horses under quarantine developed dangerous diseases, preventing potential losses worth thousands of dollars. Kedron returned sound from France but remained under safeguards.
Today marks Good Friday observed by Christians, Passover begins at sunset, and an International Business Exhibition opens in Barcelona. Baptist students meet in Fort Worth, Canada hosts the first Eisteddfod in Ottawa, Ontario debates in London Ontario, and educators attend the Classical Association of New England meeting at Wesleyan University.
A program of sports announces the Winter meeting of the Cuba American Jockey Club in Havana and the United North and South amateur championship at Pinehurst. Also listed is the Canadian marathon tryout for the Olympic Games in Hamilton, Ontario. In national news, Hoke Smith, Georgia senator and former cabinet officer, seeks the Democratic presidential nomination.
The item notes Hans Christian Andersen born in Odense Denmark and died in Copenhagen on August 4. It also records a 4870 earthquake shock visiting San Francisco with minimal damage.
Massive London gathering protests proposed Irish home rule with speakers urging decisive action. Attendees call for united opposition and pledge ongoing efforts as political debate intensifies.
A recap of historical notes: 1903 King Edward VII met the Portuguese king in Lisbon. 1913 Emmeline Pankhurst sentenced to three years penal servitude. 1947 Congress met in extraordinary session with President Wilson address. 1948 Indiana enacted statewide prohibition. Also one year ago riots in Germany, the Leviathan bringing 12,274 troops to New York. Birthdays include William B. Wilson, Carl L. Alsberg, Nicholy Murray Butler, and Hugh A. Jennings.
Federal authorities arrested Paul Young in Cheyenne on a charge of embezzlement on sea shiftboard. Full details of the alleged fraud are not known. He is held under a federal warrant.
A fashion showcase highlights spring in single and double breasted suits, sport models with longer lower lapels and square notches. The display urges customers to visit early and select their perfect fit.
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