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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1920
Page
9
Joseph Caillaux former French premier and twice finance minister was found guilty of commerce with the enemy and imprudence near treason in a war era verdict by the French senate. He escaped high treason but is judged to have placed personal ambition above national interests in wartime.
The readable text outlines a political move during an evening campaign event in Cheyenne with attendees including women. It mentions active nomination, support, and planning for increased significance of religious and hospital funding, with names Bruce Ja and Harr referenced in relation to finances.
Fragmentary text hints at a district awaiting an office decision and a sizeable sum of 270000 tied to a pending matter. Names and locations are largely unreadable, leaving unclear which offices or actions are involved.
Washington April 22 The floor battle over funding soldier relief resumes with Democrats accusing Republicans of buying votes with a 1.25 a day bonus while Republicans accuse Democrats of using a retroactive war profits tax to gain votes. A party conference is postponed to April 30 with full revenue plan action anticipated later this week.
Honolulu April 22 A permanent mediatory body to handle all misunderstandings between Japan and the United States is urged in Washington by Benjamin de Wheeler president emeritus of the University of California and at Tokyo by leading Japanese business men.
Captain Pratt told the senate committee that Rear Admiral Sims' recommendations were not delayed and were acted upon promptly. He cited a special system in the Navy Department for handling Sims' messages and denied the charges of slow action.
Cheyenne caretakers report rapid water rise in three city reservoirs west of the hills. Snow after a deep blanket melts as warmer weather accelerates filling. Finance commissioner McInerney says there will be no water shortage this year and spillways may be reached with mountain cloud bursts.
In Des Moines April 22 the Republican state convention and district caucuses issued instructions to cast twenty two of Iowa's twenty six votes at the Republican national convention for Governor F C Lowden for president. No instructions were given to the remaining four delegates.
Annapolis Md April 22 Naval academy officials announce a third examination for midshipmen candidates due to large vacancies. After the graduation of the first class in June about 4300 to 4400 vacancies will exist.
General Calles reports revolts across Michoacan Guerrero Zacatecas Le hauntepec and Vera Cruz in support of Sonora against Carranza. Neuvo Leon Hidalgo and parts of Jalisco also rise. A new New Party of Progress forms in Sonora and a proclamation is prepared.
A small boy became the first occupant of the new city jail padded cell. He and two companions were seized while planning a Denver trip, held in the women's cell, and spent the morning at the bars shouting greetings as police tried to discipline them.
Senators Underwood and Hitchcock issued a point call for a Democratic Senate caucus next Tuesday to consider electing an administration leader. In Alabama, Governor Kilby reports 76 killed in a Tuesday tornado, over 500 injured and more than 4,000 farm buildings ruined.
Butte Montana reports a strike by Metal Mine Workers Union No. 800 I W W ending with a clash between deputies and pickets and a youth guarding the Butte Daily Bulletin killed in the newspaper office. Federal troops expected tonight as Tonopah miners in Nevada show widespread absence after rumors of a general strike.
A group of thirty members formed the Cheese club, an association of dramatic press agents, and paraded in denim down Forty-sixth street initiating a movement named the Overall Club.
F. E. Whitcomb, cashier of the Stockgrowers bank in Buffalo Wyoming, resigned after directing a detective to shadow S. C. Langworthy, vice president of a Chicago hotel, amid claims of alleged alienation of Whitcomb’s wife. Langworthy arrived from Chicago and met Mrs Whitcomb during a Chicago visit, prompting suspicions of an affair. a $50,000 damages suit was mentioned but not yet filed.
Omaha April 22 With about two thirds of Nebraska precincts counted Johnson leads Wood for the Republican nomination by 14241 votes. Bryan likely elected delegate at large to the Democratic national convention. Final 41 265 precincts reported show Johnson 47888 Wood 33647 Pershing 21594. Bryan in fourth among delegates at large as observers weigh eight candidates.
Jim Karabatsos proprietor of a coffee house at 304 W. 15th street told police on Wednesday afternoon that the room of tenant John Curas above the shop had been looted by sneak thieves who fled with 85 dollars in cash. He asked investigators to pursue a housekeeper who may have knowledge of the thefts to recover the property.
Yesterday afternoon the 800 block of W 21st Street experienced sewer clogs with sewage backing into homes from Fort Wassell area. City engineer and water department workers worked several hours to restore drainage and eliminate the condition, which has troubled the system previously and involved multiple breaks to relieve congestion.
Police and humane officers found a horse wedged in a ditch at Twenty seventh street and Carey avenue after a storm began. The animal was barely alive and could not be rescued with unavailable equipment, so a humane officer shot it. The ditch was widened to bury the carcass away from a nearby pine line.
Cheyenne streets suffer deep potholes and washouts after a heavy snowstorm. City officials, including Commissioner Hirsig, warn that plowing efforts damaged surfaces while promising grading crews will repair roads once the weather clears.
General John J. Pershing and Major General Enoch Crowder, both Missourians, were awarded honorary doctor of laws degrees at the University of Missouri commencement in Columbus. David R. Francis, U S ambassador to Russia, officiated.
J Hamilton Lewis told Kansas Democrats in Wichita that a San Francisco convention must nominate President Wilson for a third term as a protest against the treaty being tortured into a policy of revenge. He urged candidates on the peace versus war issue and criticized the current administration for its faults.
Cheyenne enacts a daylight time ordinance effective May 1 to October 1. Clocks are advanced one hour citywide, aligning Cheyenne with Denver and altering train schedules, banking hours, and business hours. Laramie follows local time while trains run on standard time. many statewide towns consider the change.
Judge Mentzer dis missed the $10 000 damages suit by Clara F Black against Mrs Newman after an out of court settlement of 350. Black alleged she was attacked with a gun in the Newman home causing bodily harm and nervous distress. Newman paid 350 to settle the case filed May 5 1919.
Frances Bradley, a young Rochester N Y girl, vanished during a Cheyenne visit. Relatives wired the Cheyenne police chief to locate her and have her write home. Officers checked with First National Bank and a man named Mr Horsch but found no trace of either.
Raymona Bergman daughter of Sam Bergman will go on trial in the district court room at 9 this morning on a charge of assaulting her father. She is accused of beating him and peppering his eyes after a dispute over money for house repairs. A large witness list and jury trial are planned. Bergman is described as once a motion picture actress and later in New York City in the insurance business.
Mrs Beatrice Palmer was found guilty in district court yesterday morning of selling liquor to a soldier at 1717 Bent Street. Two informations were filed. she faced one, pleaded an alibi, which failed. She remains in county jail pending sentencing. second information not acted on.
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