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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1919
Page
12
Atlanta July 31 reports say the Coca Cola Company agreed to sell Atlanta interests to New York buyers for 25 million dollars. Finalizing the deal awaits auditors confirmation of the company's financial status and earnings.
The Pacific Meet ships left Hampton Roads on July 19 for a western war service in the Pacific. Official records praise their escort work in July and August 1918, noting 8,444,012 tons of shipping escorted to and from France with minimal losses and 259,004 troops borne to France. Destroyers and other US vessels logged extensive underway time and miles in combined operations with British forces.
Furniture for sale in an in house sale. Mrs Carl Dailey invites offers and says the items must be sold at one time. Address B17 Mm 1TH for viewing and pickup.
Pilot Roy N. Francis of the United States Marlin Bomber expects to hold a course between latitudes 37 and 42 N on a coast to coast flight. If off course, recovery time could add delays though easterly winds at certain altitudes might offset this.
The Giants slugged through sixty six games this season without being whitewashed until Wilbur Cooper of the Pittsburgh Pirates shut them out. This marked a modern baseball record run ended by Cooper. Sally July 12.
The piece notes the London sky reflecting lights fifty miles away in good weather. It mentions mule deer in China, Dutch house doors opened only for marriages or deaths, and Roy M. Brand of Porter Nebraska on business. It also details notable aviation feats by Colonel Brant and Major McGaulay with wind and route data.
The state may be unable to destroy seized contraband liquor under the new prohibition statute in Wyoming. Litigation over a large whiskey shipment seized at Thermopolis shortly after the law took effect is expected to challenge the seizure. The issue centers on whether the state had the right to seize liquor held by a railroad company merely because delivery to the consignee was blocked, not for intent to violate the law.
A Wyoming liquor shipment destined for a Wyoming buyer faced seizure as the prohibition law took effect. The carrier balked at releasing freight over haulage charges, delaying delivery until midnight June 30. Officials cite questions on state prohibition authority and seizure scope to be argued in court.
Federal troops and marines faced riotous crowds in Washington as tanks and armored vehicles were deployed. About 2,000 troops stood by ready to act, with polling stations near the riot hotspots as authorities sought to restore order.
In Gasper Wyoming July a dispute over painting a box car turned violent when Salvano Lopez drew a .38 revolver on three Mexicans arguing about the color. Deputy Ellsworth arrested Lopez as locals sought to explain amid a jumble of English and Spanish. A note adds a historical tidbit that stockings dated only from the eleventh century.
The Shipping Board announces the sale of about hundred steamships built on the Great Lakes during the war. The Anderson Overseas of New York will pay roughly 380 million dollars. The ships will be delivered to buyers and eventually serve French and Italian interests.
In JUNBAU Alaska July 34 witchcraft remains a belief among Alaska Indians. The Bear Lake Indians allegedly attacked a sixteen year old girl by her hair and head against a tree, with a small boy left to wander. The boy was found days later with facial bites and the girl injured. The tribe’s men were arrested.
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