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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1919
Page
4
Atlanta July 31 sale of Coca Cola company stock to New York interests for 25 million dollars became known today. Auditors were expected to confirm statements on the company’s financial status and earnings before finalizing the transaction.
The Pacific Meet ships left Hampton Roads July 19 for the western ocean after a year of hazardous war duty. Official records credit escorting over 8.44 million tons to and from France with minimal losses and note American destroyers and allied vessels manned with high readiness.
Furniture for sale by Mrs. Carl Dailey. Must sell at once. Location B17 Mm 1TH. Contact details not provided.
July report outlines Roy N. Francis aboard the United States Marlin Bomber assessing cross currents and altitudes 2000 to 3000 feet above terrain for a transcontinental night flight from New York toward the Mississippi and Rocky Mountains with elevations peaking near 10 000 feet and 14 000 feet over Sierra Nevada terrain.
The Giants appeared to set a modern baseball record by winning 66 straight games without being shut out before Wilbur Cooper of the Pittsburgh Pirates finally stopped them. The report notes July 12 and Sally as surrounding identifiers.
A sky light reflection over London was observed in favorable weather extending up to fifty miles. The report notes various aviation feats and weather advisories affecting long distance flights across the United States.
Wyoming faces a court fight over whether it can destroy contraband liquor seized after the July 1 prohibition statute took effect. The case centers on whiskey seized near Thermopolis when a railroad shipment was stopped and held for a consignee who had not yet violated the law.
A Wyoming court case centers on a liquor shipment held at midnight June 30 after the state prohibition law took effect. The carrier refused to release the goods pending haulage charges, triggering seizure and legal dispute over bill of lading and interstate transit protections. Further questions on seizure authority and state prohibition powers are expected.
Government troops and marines were deployed in Washington to quell riots as about 2,000 troops stood by for riot control and to confront rioters near polling places. Tanks and armored vehicles were reported in use.
In Gasper Wyoming a quarrel over painting a box car green erupted into a shooting threat when Salvano Lopez drew a 18 caliber revolver on three Mexicans arguing over the job. Lopez was jailed with deputy EB Ellsthorpe handling the case as interpreter aid. The piece notes stockings only came into common use in the eleventh century.
The Shipping Board has sold about 380 million dollars worth of a hundred steamships built on the Great Lakes during the war. The Anderson Overseas of New York announced the sale, the largest sale on record, with vessels destined for use by French and Italian interests.
JUNBAU Alaska July 34 Witchcraft remains believed by some Alaska tribes. The Bear Lake Indians are accused of arresting a girl by the hair and dragging her to a tree while men held her, injuring her back. A small boy was left to wander and was later rescued. the tribe faces arrest for the assault.
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