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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1920
Page
9
An aged verse echoes a fortress mindset as a cry of alert "they come" rises. The speaker vows to endure a siege with armor on, imagining resilience amid looming threat.
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a proposed cash bonus for ex servicemen funded by a luxury tax with a 15 to 6 vote. Final details will be set by sub committees Monday as they seek action before the recess. Senate prospects are uncertain despite Republican interest.
Police arrest two men in the downtown Jewelry district who gave names Robert E. Carter and Rufus Frederick. Platinum valued at 410,000 found on one and police recover 50,000 worth of platinum later. checks led to remaining balance at a hotel. Investigations trace back to a January 5 Perth Amboy plant robbery.
R Edward Leary of Hoho kus New Jersey shot and killed Mrs Harold Grayson of Paterson in an automobile near Tuxedo New York. He then drove two miles and drowned himself in a pond near Bear Mountain road. Mrs Grayson's 12 year old daughter witnessed part of the incident. The couple had known the Grayson family for years.
House conferees on the post office bill yield to senate amendments for an experimental air service between New York and San Francisco via Chicago and Omaha. They cut the Senate appropriation from 1,400,000 to 1,260,000 dollars at their request.
Judge Mentzer grants a default decree of divorce to William B. McKillip from Agnes McKillip after desertion, the second Christmas marriage dissolved by the judge in two days. The McKillips wed on Christmas 1915 and have a three year old son. The Dowdells divorced similarly on Christmas 1916.
After Dr Bulgin denounced Cheyenne high schools Mayor Taylor learned pupils planned to hurl rotten eggs at Bulgin tabernacle on East Nineteenth street. City officials deployed police, six deputies in plain clothes and four firemen in uniform to maintain order. no disturbance occurred as officers monitored the scene.
A heavy late blizzard brings three inches of snow as residents switch from winter shovels to spring rakes, while sidewalks must be cleared once the storm ends. The wind blows from the southwest, signaling more moisture in days ahead and officials note the storm will aid the region’s moisture and water supply though no shortages are seen. Farmers stand to gain from the moisture and the city eyes ample rainfall for the season.
Harry B. Henderson Sr. serves as treasurer for a committee set to receive free will offerings for evangelist Dr. Bulgin. Individuals wishing to contribute should contact Henderson with their intended amount.
Berlin April 2 The German government announced in a press communication it has decided to send troops into the Ruhr as soon as the Entente consents. The declaration followed a three hour cabinet meeting.
Los Angeles reports a historic event as Mercury the Winged horse is fitted for air travel to the Ambassador Horse Show in Santa Barbara. Lieutenant David Thompson will pilot Mercury with Miss Janto McPityson sponsoring, aiming to showcase an aerial equine stunt April 7.
Mrs. Thomas Downer shot Myrtle Lewis in the Sherman hotel room over alleged relations with Downer. Lewis wounded in the right thigh and hospitalized at St. John’s. Downer and Mrs. Downer jailed as police inspect the trio’s movements and confirm past affairs and motives.
Governor Carey initiated the Wyoming budget process under 1919 law by sending offices blank estimates for 1921-22. A budget bill will be prepared for 1924, with a special clerk to compile data financed by the last legislature. Keithon 1921.
DUSSELDORF April 2. Control by the workmen ceased theoretically at noon today throughout the Ruhr district under peace terms ratified last night at Essen. Good Friday observances were held. Duties were turned over to the police gradually. The general strike was called off this morning and work is to resume tomorrow though street cars were operating in most places today.
Harry C. Hoffman state commissioner of labor and Harry Fox president of the Wyoming Federation of Labor were in Laramie yesterday, striving to bring about settlement of the carpenters strike there.
Sheriff Edwin J. Smalley of Laramie County urges a state law requiring automobile abstracts to trace past owners, akin to real estate records. He says buyers rarely verify sold cars and thieves exploit gaps, noting a bill of sale and brand details as safeguards.
Denver April 2 Recruit No 4 in the drive for 2 116 men to form the Colorado National Guard was listed today L C Cook a buck private says he once wore the silver leaves of a lieutenant colonel In France he commanded a medical detachment.
Washington reports the release of most American Red Cross staff held by Bolsheviks in Siberia. Only Alexander Tweedie remains ill with typhus at Kasnayaraj, others freed March 23 include Otto W. Owe Joseph Kr Medill Jaroso Cole Warry J. Donelley Dr. William H. Ford and H N Bonzo. Nurses and doctors of the British Red Cross reaching Vladivostok are safe.
Washington April 2 A treasury report shows a March debt reduction of 7056 6 million dollars, the largest monthly drop to date. The national debt stands at 24 698 000 000 with components including Liberty bonds Victory notes treasury certificates and war savings certificates.
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