Unfavorable Week Follows Blizzard Across Wyoming
Weather and range report notes the week ending April 26 was cold with precip totaling about half an inch. Livestock losses were heavy, lamb losses occurred, and shearing was delayed in western districts. Roads were impassable in the south, with Cheyenne and nearby towns cut off and snow cover reported near Albin.
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Wyoming
United States Weather Bureau
Cheyenne
Sheridan
Lander
Salt Lake
Lusk
Wheatland
Evanston
Albin
Schroeder Not Hurt by Altitude Flight
Major R W Schroeder holder of the world's altitude record suffered no ill effects from his Dayton Ohio flight where he dropped five miles according to a report by Major B L Bauer head of the medical research department at Mitchell Field.
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Mineola
N. Y
R. W. Schroeder
Dayton
B. L. Bauer
Medical Research Department
United States Army
Mitchell Field
High Cost Still Higher
The average cost of living for wage earners rose 7 percent from November 1919 to March 1920, according to a report by the National Industrial Conference Board. It shows a 9.8 percent rise since July 1914 and a 21 percent increase within one year, with March food prices at 100.
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Boston
National Industrial Conference Board
War Era Retail Prices Rise Sharply Across Goods
Retail price figures from 209 dealers show pants up 48 percent since 1944 and clothing up 177 percent, with overall price levels higher than before the war according to a survey of 2,000 dealers.
Fugitive Shot During Duel With Turner in Denver
George Charlton aged 49 was shot and probably fatally wounded by B W Turner a contractor in a running duel after Turner answered cries for help from George Blatnik whose establishment Charlton is alleged to have just robbed in Denver on April 28.
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Denver
George Charlton
B. W. Turner
Turner
George Blatinck
Charlton
Publishers blame spot market corner for high newsprint prices
Washington reports New York Times executive manager George McAnemy told a Senate committee that absurdly high prices for newsprint bought on the spot market stem from a corner created by a short age. He said market prices are two to three times those of contracted paper and blamed brokers and small manufacturers for the rise.
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Washington
George McAnemy
New York Times
Senate
McAnemy
Reed
Missouri
Frank P. Glass
Birmingham
Ala
American Publishers’ Association
Charles Lane
New York Evening Post
Futile Peace Resolution Slumbers in Senate
Washington April 28 with uncertainty over the fate of the peace resolution in the Senate. House supporters claim emergency status while Republicans delay action, arguing the measure is ineffective without constitutional power for diplomacy. Representative Barkley argues Congress cannot conduct diplomatic communications and warns of futile symbolic moves that attempt to replace the treaty with a resolution.
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Washington
Senate
House
A. W. Barkley
Kentucky
Congress
Barkley
Berlin
Reichtag
Germany
Supreme Court Hears Bid to Reopen Steel Trust Case
The government asked the Supreme Court to reopen the antitrust suit against United States Steel Corporation, which the court dismissed on March 4 by a 4 to 3 vote.
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Steel Trust
Washington
Supreme Court
United States Steel Corporation
Navy War Preparations Before U S Entry
Rear Admiral J S McKean told the senate committee that general naval war plans were drawn up in 1917 revised in 1915 and again two months before the United States entered the war. He said detailed paper plans were lacking because not enough trained officers were available.
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Washington
Sims
J. S. McKean
Senate
United States
Thwarting Gophers Campaign Saves McLean County Funds
McLean County North Dakota cut costs by 1 645 000 last year in a campaign against gophers and grasshoppers. Seven hundred farmers joined the effort to protect crops and fields.
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McLean County
North Dakota
Screen struck girls flood Los Angeles seeking acting breaks
A recent count shows over fifty young women arriving in Los Angeles in a single month hoping to become moving picture actresses. The influx highlights the competitive path to stardom in the film industry.
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Los Angeles
Pepsodent Claims Triumph Over Dental Film
An appeal to readers about tartar and pyorrhea caused by a slimy film on teeth. It promotes Pepsodent dentifrice based on pepsin as a cleaning and whitening solution tested for five years and offers a 10 day tube via coupon.
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America
Cheyenne
Wyoming
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