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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1920
Page
9
Fragments describe a Mazatlan incident and distant naval considerations involving Mexican turmoil. The text mentions a force, a rebellion, and American response elements tied to ports and a northern city, with unnamed officials and figures referenced in scattered notes.
Austin April 24 Governor Hobby of Texas refused the Mexican government's request through Washington for Generals Jose Rios Manuel Ambo and their staffs to cross Texas on their way to Mexico City. He said he was unalterably opposed to transporting Mexican military officials across Texas, warning it could provoke trouble and endanger American citizens at the border.
Miss Elnora Shafer of Dayton Ohio promotes a distinctive ensemble in blue denim overalls. The outfit includes a fur collar and a vanity box as shown in the accompanying illustration highlighting social fashion trends.
Casper public school superintendent Wilder, discharged on wild charges, borrows a revolver from the high school janitor and disappears. Police seek him without a warrant as sentiment runs high. he may have fled to Fort Collins or Denver, leaving wife and two children frantic.
Reported tonight that Mexican rebels captured Topolobampo and Guaymas as American gunboats were sent to the area. Mazatlan, where many Americans gathered, held out but was vulnerable to rebel attacks. Consular agents had requested warships about two weeks earlier. In Sonora, General Angel Flores’s army advanced 20 miles past Culiacan under General Calles.
Desertions among Mexican federal troops in Tamaulipas rise as word filters across the border. Reports say Colonel Gallegos rebelled at Linares in Nuevo Leon, and the Carranza garrison at San Fernando joined with Juan Andres Almazan, the longtime rebel leader.
telegram to the Mexican embassy reports Colonel De la Huerta promising to respect the lives and interests of foreigners amid upheaval.
Senator Capper aired a Senate briefing listing corporations he says profited wildly, citing earnings percentages from Continental Oil to National Gandy and others. He argued stock dividends post supreme court rulings and a DOJ push for cheaper meats worsen price gouging.
In North Dakota near Turtle Lake, Jacob Wolff his wife and seven others including four children and a farm hand were found shot to death on the Wolff farm. A neighbor discovered the bodies amid scattered shotgun shells indicating a mass killing with mystery surrounding the motive.
New York April 24 Amalgamation of the overall clubs into a national organization to force down prices will be attempted by promoters of New Yorks Ol Clo parade Walter J Kingsley of the Cheese club sponsor said after the procession along Broadway Thousands cheered the denims gingham and old clothes advocates The plan calls for a national army to pressure price reductions by boycotting purchases until quotations meet a declared maximum for hats shoes suits and other clothing
Paris April 24 The congress of French railway workers voted tonight to call an immediate general strike.
Rev Karl Reiland preached kindness to newcomers as Thomas W Simpkin shot Dr James M Matkoc and wounded another worshipper inside St George's Episcopal Church New York. Simpkin, an inmate of several asylums, was captured in Stuyvesant Park.
Premier Nitti and Jugo Slavic foreign minister accept Wilson plan to set Fiume as a buffer state with no territorial contiguity to Italy A plebiscite will decide Lagosta and Cherso ownership Islands valued mainly for strategic naval use
Premier Nitti warns that without Europe returning to work and peace restored, a direct catastrophe will befall the world. He urges disarmament and unity with France and Germany to fend off Bolshevism or militarism. Premier Lloyd George and Millerand report full agreement on postwar Germany policy. Ambassador Johnson attends supreme council session.
A bill introduced by Senator McNary of Oregon would require manufacturers to stamp prices on shoes and other footwear to curb profits and retail costs. The act would take effect August 1 with penalties of a $1,000 fine and up to two years imprisonment.
Washington April 24 President Wilson accepts the resignation of Walker D. Hines as director general of railroads effective May 15. Hines plans to return to law practice in New York after liquidation of railroad administration affairs and says he will name his successor. Lane continues in the administration from its December 1947 creation.
St Louis reports sugar at 30 cents a pound due to Cuban crop shortages and a yardmen strike. New York commissioner Erwin J OMalley urged a one month boycott of candy soda water and pastry to relieve the sugar shortage and lower prices. He blamed manufacturers for excess consumption and control of the supply.
Joseph Six a 66 year old from Wyoming believes he bought the Civic center and orders people off the grounds. Police say he does not own the property and challenge his bill of sale as officers verify the real ownership. The chaotic scene ends with the officer questioning Six’s claims of possession.
A famous bootlegger operating between Cheyenne and Denver is in Cheyenne. He was offered five cases of bonded whisky Friday night but details of the whisky's location and the buyer remain unclear as the world may never know.
Friends of Mrs. Charles D. Garey sympathize with her over the death of her sister Mrs. Fillebrown in Philadelphia Saturday. Mrs. Garey learned of the illness Friday and Mr. Carey left for the east. Mrs. Carey could not travel due to her small son.
Investors debate financing the Cheyenne apartment project at a Monday night meeting. Skepticism over first mortgage bonds grows as ideas to issue bonds to original stockholders on a dollar for dollar basis are explored to protect initial investments and settle the plan.
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