Baseball Opens 1920 Season Across Leagues
The 1920 championship season opens tomorrow in both major baseball leagues with all sixteen teams ready after workouts. Notable moves include Babe Ruth switching to the New York Yankees, Washington receiving Ruth’s former teammates, and Boston’s Ruth and Shannon joining new clubs. Managers new to the field face pivotal seasons as Pittsburgh names George Gibson as skipper. Opening pairings place Nationals at New York and American League games feature Washington at Boston and Detroit at Chicago, with a 154 game schedule ending October 8.
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Babe” Truth
Boston Americans
New York Yankees
Ruth
Shannon
Boston Red Sox
Washington
Foster
Harper
Menosgy
Red Sox
Pittsburg Pirates
George Gibson
Pittsburg
Toronto
Nationals
Baston
New York
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Pittsburget
St. Louis
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Ll. Louis
Cleveland
Wife of John D of South America visiting the U S
Mrs. Carlos A Tornquist wife of the Buenos Aires banker president of E Tornquist Co arrived in New York recently with her husband Tornquist famed as the John D of South America prior to their U S visit
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Carlos A. Tornquist
E. Tornquist& Co
Buenos Aires
Argentina
New York
Tornquist
John D. of
South America
Baseball Managers Change Hands Across Teams
William Clymer returns to manage the Columbus team after a season in the Pacific Coast League. Joe Egan will manage the Milwaukee Brewers replacing Clarence Rowland. Alex McCarty takes over the Kansas City Blues from John Ganzel. Columbus opens at Louisville, Toledo starts at Indianapolis, Minneapolis faces Kansas City, and Milwaukee hosts the St. Paul champions as the league begins a 168 game schedule ending October 3.
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William Clymer
Columbus
Joe Egan
Milwaukee Brewers
Clarence Rowland
Kansas City Blues
Alex McCarty
John Ganzel
Louisville
Toledo
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Ty Blues
Kansas City
Young Scampuses Masonic Connection Swindle
EVANSTON Wyoming April 12 Floyd W Berg a twenty one year old from a well to do Rockford Illinois family was picked up on information that he used a fountain pen with frequency but not with authority He has been defrauding Masons and others across the West issuing checks totaling over 10000 He told Rockford officers he was tired of dodging them and wished to start over after being taken back by the Illinois sheriff who leads a local Masonic lodge
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Evanston
Wyo
Floyd W. Berg
Rockford
Ill
Berg
Illinois
Shirley Kastor
First National Bank of
Elko, Ney
Kastor
West
Wytheville Woman Receives Anonymous Gift Letter
Mrs. Nannie Tate Graham of Wytheville Virginia received a registered letter from Philadelphia containing $2,000 in currency. The sender claimed the money was owed her husband’s firm, which he admitted defrauding many years ago.
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Nannie Tate Graham
Wytheville
Philadelphia
Wyoming Weekly Industrial Review
Wyoming Weekly Industrial Review reports drilling in Rock Creek field. Osage oil fields expand with 640 acres selling for 200000. Casper, Thermopolis, Rawlins host new projects. rail and road work, hospital plans, and wage changes noted. Nocturnal oil activity rises with several fields showing strong production and new offices planned.
Oil firms plan in state with new offices and roads
Three large oil companies set to operate in the state with offices in Moorcroft and Casper. Casper will build a seven story office building costing $75,600 as a test well is planned on Elk mountain. Loramie Midwest refinery to be finished by July first. State receives $182,000 in royalties for the month and Casper seeks a road to Rawlins. Uranium mining may affect Lusk’s prospects. Thermopolis Greybull Casper Worland push for an extra passenger train each way. A carbon black plant near Thermopolis on the Golden Eagle dome is ready and to begin operations.
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Cheyenne
Rock Greek
Trussiecie
Bosler
Ohio Oil Co
Rock River
Riverton
Casper
Wyoming Associated Industries
New
Wyoming Coal Co
Lost Springs
Douglas
Natrona County
Greybull
Upper Sunshine Basin
Ferris Oil Field
Fremont County
Anglo- United Co
Sinclair Oil Co
Mule Creek
Thermopolis
Rawlins
Osage
Ferris Field
Shoshoni
Wyoming
Wyoming State Tribune
Rock Creek
Maverick Springs
Highway Commission
Bolton Oil Field
Midwest Refining Co
Glencoe
Star Coal Mine
Moorcroft
Elk Mountain
Loramie
Midwest
Lusk
Worland
Watered whiskey swindle hits Rock Springs case
In Rock Springs Wyoming Joe Sulenitch and two others face arraignment for a preliminary hearing on April 14 after being charged with enriching themselves by selling barrels claimed to contain whisky but filled with water. A similar scam nearly succeeded recently, with a resident ready to pay $4,000 for water filled barrels before authorities intervened.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Joe Sulenitch
Sulenitch
Miner Lost in Blairton Mine After Arm Tangled in Hoisting Gear
William Black, a miner, was found wandering in the Megeath mine at Blairton with his right arm torn off at the elbow and the shoulder stump dislocated. The injury occurred when his arm was drawn into hoisting machinery. He is in critical condition as rescuers work to reach the surface.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
William Black
Megeath
Blairton
Chimes of Normandy Delights at Wyoming YWCA
The Wyoming YWCA staged The Chimes of Normandy at Laramie to strong praise with Miss Helen Banner in the lead and E B Godfrey delivering a brilliant Gaspard. The production received high marks for direction by Prof G H Knapp and Mrs Mabel DeKay as well as overall troupe effort.
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University Department of Music
Helen Banner
Gasper
Germaine
G. B. Knapp
Marquis of
Corneville
Gaspard
Miser
E. B. Godfrey
Cody
Mr. Godfrey
Don Hunton
Wheatland
Grenicheux
Lois Jamison
Laramie
Serpolette
Wisconsin Cody Laramie Powell and Worland team letters list
The roster lists all earners of letters this year: Captain Fred Layman from Wisconsin Milward Simpson of Cody Robert Burns of Laramie Sam Neff of Cody George Cline of Powell Don Thompson of Powell George Hegewald of Laramie Ralph McWhinnie of Douglas Oliver Knight of Laramie and Ben Gregg of Worland.
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Fred Layman
Wisconsin
Milward Simpson
Cody
Robert Burns
Laramie
Sam Neff
George Cline
Powell
Don Thompson
George Hegewald
Ralph McWhinnie
Douglas
Oliver Knight
Ben Gregg
Worland
Shearing Delayed by Inclement Weather in Wyoming
COKEVILLE Wyoming April 42 The opening of the shearing season here is postponed from April 40 to April 19 due to bad weather. About 100000 head of sheep are to be shorn at the Opal pens.
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Cokeville
Wyo
Stockman Injured in Omaha Car Crash
Daniel Stockman, a Wyoming financier, was injured in Omaha when a speeding driver crashed into the car he had just bought and was learning to operate. He suffers fractures of three ribs and a triple leg fracture and is hospitalised.
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Daniel
Wyo
W. B. Enos
Omaha
Kidney pills praised by Cleveland man in testimonial
A Cleveland reader from 2865 West 30th Street describes kidney discomfort after a cold and says Foley Kidney Pills relieved the ache. The letter asserts kidney disorder caused acid buildup and that the pills helped restore ease and strength.
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D. C
W. 30Th St
Cleveland
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co Offices
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co offices located at 305 6 First National Bank Building, contact by telephone 1661 for inquiries and service.
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Northwestern Mutual Life’ Insurance Co
First National Bank
Aachen
Mannheim Insurance Co
Mercury Reinsurance Co
Minerva Retrocession & Reinsurance Co
Munich
Reinsurance Co
Nord
Deutsche Insurance Co
Prussian Life Insurance Co
Prussian National Insurance Co
South German Reinsurance Co
Swiss National Insurance Co
International Reassurance Co., Ltd
Laxative Brom Quinine Remedy Cures Cold Headache
A tonic laxative and germ destroyer marketed to relieve headache by curing the cold. Box shows signature RB. W. Grove. Product labeled 300.
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W. Grove
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University of California
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Cuticura Laboratories
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