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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
7
Paris reports the Bolshevik army may be considered destroyed with 380000 fugitives left from the Warsaw campaign. Poland has captured 80000 prisoners and seized large amounts of arms and material, signaling a potential long recovery for Russian industries and equipment. If Soviets regroup, lack of equipment will hinder their military value.
The United States formally requests Poland issue a declaration of intent to abstain from territorial aggression against Russia. Washington reports assurances Poland will respect American wishes, amid heavy fighting in the Narew valley as Polish forces push westward. 60,000 Bolshevik prisoners expected and four Bolshevik armies defeated on the northern front, with Polish control extending toward Myszytniec. London reports Kameneff and Krassin to leave for Moscow as trade talks stall.
Prohibition nominee A S Watkins accuses Warren G Harding of a weak prohibition record citing 30 wet votes and 1 163 absences. He notes votes against prohibition in the District of Columbia and Porto Rico and opposition to wartime prohibition. In Wyoming a feud ends with Nancy Wales and husband shot after threat notes, assailants firing 40 rounds.
Washington reports Justice Siddons refused to issue a show cause order against Secretary Colby delaying the injunction on proclaiming the nineteenth amendment. Tennessee’s ratification certification was awaited, with Colby planning proclamation upon receipt. The anti-suffrage push aims for Supreme Court action only after October.
In Denver, the funeral of James Thompson was halted as his 16 year old widow Virginia Thompson was arrested by Adams County Sheriff A E Gormley. An autopsy found no poison, leading to her release after investigators said parents of the deceased influenced the inquiry.
The League of the Southwest met in Denver to plan irrigation and power protection for the region. A committee led by Utah Governor Bamberger was formed to draft the program, with members including Arizona Governor Simon B. Greenlee and Colorado Governor Shoup. The debate touched Mexico's use of Colorado River water and the need for compensation to the United States, while some cast the issue as strictly governmental and international.
A message from Lord Mayor Mc Sweeney's assistant said he collapsed Wednesday afternoon and his wife was summoned to Brixton prison in London where he is on hunger strike. The update was read at a Cork Corporation meeting Wednesday night.
A Colorado and Southern passenger train reaching Cheyenne at 11 o'clock Wednesday night was delayed when it struck and killed a cow six miles south of the city.
Rio de Janeiro reports Eugene Leroy wanted by Detroit police for the murder of a woman believed to be his wife was arrested aboard the British freighter Dryden which arrived late Tuesday afternoon. Leroy was a crew member.
Vancouver boiler makers at the Guy M. Standifer Shipbuilding plant walked off the job to protest the hiring of an alien Russian allegedly refusing to seek American citizenship. The worker reportedly left the plant, and union officials said the boilermakers would return Thursday as company officials declined comment.
Marion Ohio August speech closes with tribute to blinded Argonne soldiers. Harding promises no surrender of American nationality in world peace efforts and urges economy, federal highway support, and inclusion of new women voters without party division based on gender. He attacks the Democratic administration for wartime neglect and delays in postwar peace planning.
Lieutenant Alexander Pearson, famed for winning the first transcontinental air race, was injured possibly internally when his plane plunged thirty feet in a nose dive. Lieutenant Frank M. Paun sustained head and face injuries in the same crash near Doualas, Arizona.
A Black man accused of attempting to assault a girl was seized by a mob of about fifty men. Officers accompanying the prisoner were overwhelmed and the mob dragged him from custody toward the courthouse, where he was shot dead.
Governor Cox accuses a large Republican campaign fund of a deliberate plot to buy the presidency during a Southern Indiana rally. He promises new data to convict leaders, criticizes the senatorial oligarchy over the League of Nations, and predicts forthcoming evidence to shock the public. Weather: local showers and cooler Thursday, with fair spells and east showers.
Hereford Colorado residents pursue an ideal rural community, turning a dream into reality. The Hereford Inn sits perched above Crow Creek Valley with refined grounds, red stone walks, and tennis facilities as water wells supply abundant ground water. The article notes the town’s plan and hints at broader development ongoing in the area.
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