31 Aug 1919
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1919
Page
1
Washington Aug 30. A major Wyoming oil company becomes entwined in a heated fight over a leasing bill as Senator La Follette continues sharp attacks amid mounting legislative pressure.
Two American women with European titles, the Princess Andrea Boncompagni and the Duchess of Roxburghe, returned to the United States for a visit. The piece also notes Senate actions on oil land leasing, mine labor restrictions, and municipal coal mine permits.
A gunman fired at a night watchman in Union Park yards early yesterday and fled on foot after being chased by Patrolman H Wynkoop and other officers. Five shots were fired in the pursuit. the suspect escaped. Rodney Jones was arrested but had a gun on him. The shooter was seen near the hotel end.
Effective September first the Cheyenne State Leader lists subscription prices. One month costs 60 cents, two cents? unclear line shows 2.50? One year amounts to 6.00.
Four De Havilland battle planes arrived from Denver to Fort Russell near Cheyenne but will not perform exhibition flying before departing Monday due to rough field conditions. Lieutenant Nutt cited poor takeoff surface and weather as reasons for canceling maneuvers. The fleet carried a small gold shipment to Citizens National Bank of Cheyenne, handled by Assistant Cashier J. G. Gans.
Labor Day plans are set for Monday in Cheyenne featuring a 10 AM parade in four sections headed by day officers, the band, and committee chairs. Sections include building trades, railroad crafts, miscellaneous crafts, and floats, with staging on Twenty-fourth Street and Carey Avenue. The parade proceeds from Twenty Street and Carey to city park, followed by a 2 PM program of addresses in the park.
Nashville attorney Robin J. Gooper, named as the alleged killer of former U S Senator EB Carmack, dies by violence in an apparent self destruction after his trial on Carmack murder charges in Nashville Tennessee.
A dawn alarm reported a robbery at Granite Canyon store and post office. Davis sped away in a car as a volunteer posse surrounded the building, believing the thief trapped, but the fugitive escaped before the siege. A partial search found damaged goods and evidence of a hurried departure.
The Nation's Greatest Association of Livestock Raisers endorses federal control of the packing business to curb abuses from concentrated power. The message, signed by H. A. Jastro, calls for divorcing packers from stock yards, common carriage for refrigerator cars, and an impartial government agency to regulate pricing and practices.
In Knoxville Tennessee a mob stormed the Knox county jail despite assurances of the suspect Maurice P. Mayes being moved to Chattanooga. Deputies militia and guardsmen clashed with rioters injuring several and smashing jail windows and doors as the search continued for the murder suspect in the Lindsey case.
The famed Norwegian tennis star Molla Bjurstedt, once a dominant figure in U S tennis, is engaged to Franklin Mallory, a New York representative connected with Philadelphia banking interests.
The Salvation Army home service drive begins tomorrow to raise 97000 statewide, with 27000 targeted for Laramie county. The drive ends September 5. Headquarters move to Hywes building ground floor main entrance. County units ready, volunteers organized, public urged to contribute without awaiting calls.
Republican senate leaders discussed sending speakers with a special car to follow President Wilson on his western tour to advocate the peace treaty. Senator Johnson of California likely leads, with GOP speakers addressing several cities shortly after the president.
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