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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1920
Page
12
Washington report notes Anthony A. Barry claims to have invented a rotating machine that can revive persons who are near death or technically dead and may restore life to those adjacent to death. The article describes the device and Barry's assertions about its operation.
Midwest Oil general counsel John D Clark heads to Denver while M R Johnston state highway chair travels from Wheatland. Douglas engineer L C Bishop and Casper businessman R T Smith attend Cheyenne events. Frontier Days crowds fade as booths depart. 68 degree mean temperature yesterday with 80 degree peak at noon. Vault doors arrive at Stock Growers National Bank as Sheriff McDaniels visits from Sidney Nebraska.
Funeral services for Jack O'Connor, who died from injuries in a fall, will be held at Hobbs Huckfeldt and Finkbiner parlors Tuesday morning at nine o'clock. Rev CG Fisher will officiate and the interment will be at Lakeview. Efforts to locate relatives were unavailing and the arrangements were made by friends.
Marion Ohio Aug 2 Senator Harding met with Republican leaders from several states at conferences Monday and discussed issues and campaign strategy. A debate between nominees was not expected to be accepted, and invitations to debate were not favored. Dr Newell Dwight Hillis urged a federal department of health and higher salaries for teachers and clergy. Representative Hicks noted Harding sentiment in the west. Harding sent a message of sympathy to Mrs J Frank Hanly after her husband’s death.
SHERIDAN Wyo Aug 2 American Legion delegates arrived by air, auto and train for the opening of the second annual state convention. Major Deane of Fort Russell traveled by airplane. Casper delegates came by auto. Charles Hill Cheyenne state commander will preside. Officers to be elected and delegates named to the national convention.
Police raided a suspected little game in Anfiex arresting four alleged participants. The defendants will be arraigned in municipal court this afternoon.
Thousands visit Leadville national forest to view a giant elephant shaped boulder carved by centuries of weathering. The rock, dubbed Elephant Rock, resembles an elephant with tusks and astonishes sightseers along the road.
Baseball scores from National and American leagues, listing game by game results. Teams such as Brooklyn St Louis New York Cincinnati Pittsburgh Philadelphia and Chicago face varied runs, hits, and errors in multi game pairings with pitchers and batters named in compact box score style.
Generally fair Tuesday with showers in the northwest. Wednesday brings local thundershowers and cooler temperatures.
Times reports say government moves may force Archbishop Mannix into a difficult stance in Dublin with church leaders possibly pressed to back a peaceable scheme. Catholics fear restrictions on his travels could provoke a martyr narrative and political costs borne by government and Irish people.
A continued report details a Reichs decision to mobilize forces in East Prussia if wartime conditions demanded. Dr Goeppert notes the order was issued with reservations awaiting final Allied decisions.
Dayton Aug 2 Governor Cox reports receipt of letters from many Republicans and Democrats urging a strong League of Nations position. He notes Democrats and independents express dissatisfaction with current positions. Cox also maintains a noninterference policy in Texas Democratic primaries and discusses Montgomery fairgrounds preparations for a Saturday speech with Rev. Hale and Dr. Hale.
Chicago August 2 Babe Ruth capped his thirty eighth home run before a crowd officially estimated at over 80,000. It was the third homer Ruth had hit off Williams this season.
The Elks earned a 2 to 0 victory at Kimball Nebraska. The game ended in the seventh inning due to rain and darkness. Pickett of Kimball and Morridon of Cheyenne pitched well. Next Sunday Scotts Bluff will play the Elks at Pioneer Park, likely drawing a large crowd.
A planned international exposition in Peking will showcase China’s wealth next year. Native products from 21 provinces plus Mongolia Tibet and Turkestan will be displayed alongside silk tea porcelain and fine arts. The Temple of Heaven shrine will be rebuilt to house the exhibit with $3,000,000 allocated by President Hse Shih Chang.
Cheyenne Council of Kadosh No. 1 elected officers Monday night with J. A. Berramse as Commander and D J Howell as First Lieutenant Commander. Second Lieutenant Commander was W A Wyman, Ancellor W C Mentzer, Orator Geo C Rafter, Almoner G H Gilland, Recorder Samuel Carson, and Treasurer B H Stone.
James Carman of Mayfield Kentucky reports improved health and no back pain after using Foley Kidney Pills. He says he previously suffered from backache and could not straighten up, but now feels well and free of discomfort. The pills are advertised to aid lame backs sore muscles stiff joints rheumatic pains and other kidney and bladder troubles.
The population of Cheyenne grows rapidly with many new residents forming social groups. The society editors of the State Tribune and State Leader urge readers to promptly share by phone or other means the names of guests and details of social events.
A bold expedition of aviation pioneers led by Captain Eddie Rickenbacker and Bert Acosta, with Lt. Colt and Major Lent, will survey desert routes for faster air mail. They will photograph mountain passes, test landings, and seek flights under half train time, determining best paths for the mail service.
NEWCASTLE Wyo Aug 2 Congr essman Frank W Moffield majority floor leader of the lower house takes a brief vacation at his home here.
Rhylburgh Scotland. Young women students at the University of Edinburgh resist hall closing rules requiring latchkeys after hours. Thirty three residents of Massey Hall refuse to obey night key instructions, claiming they deserve adult liberty. They petition the university to replace the hall warden. management says excess freedom led to the dispute, and if the petition fails the girls may have to leave at season's end. The London Daily Mail Gazette notes a broader principle about women’s rights and liberty and warns of potential harm if authority is lenient.
More than 5,000 Mexican army officers and privates retired in the first week of July as the government pushes a campaign to move soldiers to agriculture and industry. The move aims to reduce the army to free manpower for land development and factory work, despite uprisings by Generals Osuna and Guajardo. General Villarréal, the agriculture secretary, said the uprisings do not pose a military problem.
Former Indiana governor and 1916 prohibition candidate Frank Hanly died in a six mile collision when a Pennsylvania fright train struck his automobile near Kilgore C. Dr and Mrs 0 M Baker were fatally injured and Heather re covered consciousness after hospital transport. Hanly died at 9 p m while en route to Caravoute where he was to deliver an address.
In Missoula Jon Ragiss is jailed after allegedly striking G H Dean in a poker game while claiming the land compelled him. Deputies dispute the motive. In Spokane Walter Brown remains hospitalized after sustaining steam burns from a tea kettle incident.
Mrs Gen Eva Robinson of 88 N Swain St Albany writes that Foley's Honey and Tar relieved May fever asthma and bronchial coughs quickly. She says it is the best cough medicine she has used and that two doses stopped a stubborn lingering cough.
Regular monthly meeting of the Rod and Reel Club set for Wednesday evening at 7:80 at the city and county building council chamber.
Charles C. Branson announces his candidacy for the county treasurer nomination on the Democratic ticket, subject to the August 17 primaries in Laramie County. Local announcement dated August 18.
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