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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1920
Page
12
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Chicago February 2 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt accepted a position on the Leonard Wood national campaign committee. The announcement was made at Wood headquarters.
William G A Smoot, last survivor of Brigham Young's pioneer band that reached Salt Lake in 1847, died in Salt Lake City at age 92. He helped blaze the Salt Lake to Los Angeles trail via Las Vegas and San Bernardino and was among 380 men sent to guard the mail and teach settlers farming. He fathered 48 children.
Former Crown Prince Frederick William hopes to move to his estate near Oels by the Polish frontier with his wife and family as his memoirs remain unwritten for now. He has learned Dutch and wears wooden shoes on morning rambles.
A compact roundup lists visitors and residents in Cheyenne from towns including Wheatland Casper Laramie Thermopolis Gillette Douglas and Manville. Names cited include Hugh McLeod J C Wickham Charles W Goodrich Agatha Keech and Agatha Keech plus officials registered at the Plains and Normandie hotels and several local firms advertising property services.
ROCK SPRINGS Wyo Feb 2 Funeral services were held Sunday for H Yamiake a Japanese coal miner fatally killed by a fall of rock in the mine at Mogeath.
Lincoln Feb 2 Circulation of petitions began today to place General John J Pershing on Nebraska's Republican presidential ballot. Petition blanks were sent from the Lincoln headquarters to every county and city. Pershing petitions will be filed at the secretary of state's office within a week or ten days for the state wide primary on April 20.
Four thousand Poles have applied for passports to return to Poland, the Polish consul in New York reports to Hartford steamship agencies. No further passport applications will be accepted until existing ones are processed.
Denver Feb 2 taxi drivers strike after employer adds a hearse to his fleet. They vow to organize a drivers union to cover most city drivers and announce they will not drive hearses while continuing to operate taxis and ambulances.
Lieutenant J. H. Knight piloted the aerial mail between Cleveland and Chicago covering 335 miles at an average 155 miles per hour. The 2 hour 10 minute flight is claimed to break speed records in the United States for distances over 300 miles. Knight departed Cleveland at 1:00 p.m. and landed in Chicago.
CHICAGO February 2 John Heydler president of the National league said he did not think Ban Johnsons Cincinnati statement would affect the commission situation Both Johnson and Heydler have August Hermanns resignation to take effect February 11 Hermann says he will not hold office after that date
Fifteen hundred carpenters will demand a $10 daily wage for eight hours, a $2 rise from the current scale, announced by Peter Johns president of the local district council of carpenters in Denver on February 2.
New York police report the end of the era of liquor saloons as 2,838 short time licenses expired. Some saloons closed at midnight while others remain open selling soft drinks awaiting legislative guidance on what constitutes liquor and if low alcohol beer needs a license.
Paris February 2 Daily airplane tours over the Flanders battlefields will start from Le Bourget outside Paris. Two series of flights will cover the Somme region with stops at St. Quentin Arras Albert Cambrai Lille and the second flight goes to Chateau Thierry Rheims returning over the Chemin des Dames with a descent at Soissons. Forty six passengers will ride the machines and the excursions last about a half day.
An advertisement urges readers to obtain Marmola Prescription Tablets from Marmola Co. Detroit to shed two to four pounds weekly without dieting or exercise. It cites druggists and direct mail orders as options and claims thousands endorse the product.
Pro tests against the Milwaukee post admitting Jack Dempsey as an honorary member and a move to revoke the post charter were sent to national headquarters by the Interstate council chairman in Los Angeles on February 2.
Reports claim some Portland nurses are charging inflated fees for eight hour care of influenza patients. State Health Officer Robber said licenses may be revoked if substantiated, following advice to Mayor Baker who received the reports.
Clyde E. Taylor who came to Cheyenne from Denver a week ago last Friday has disappeared after writing his wife in Fort Collins that he had been held up there. His wife requests information and provides her address at 227 S. Sherwood Street, Fort Collins, Colorado.
In KEMMERER Wyoming on February 2 Paul Sneider traveling with 83 coyote skins from the upper Green River valley stored the trophies in a Big Piney warehouse overnight. By morning 36 skins were stolen while the remaining 37 were sold locally for over 700 dollars.
Raineland er Wisconsin report says Mrs. Stanley Blomski of Sugar Camp is accused after her 6 year old son Alvin dies. A coroner's post mortem revealed bruises and a broken arm. The mother claims the boy fell on saws. neighbors allege habitual abuse.
New York February 2 editors and proprietors of the labor press meet to urge the public to read labor journalism and learn the truth of workers contentions. The conference called by the American Federation of Labor asks organized labor to support the labor press financially and morally.
Washington D C Feb 2 The National Geographical Society bulletin explains the history and conditions of three Navy decorations the Medal of Honor the Distinguished Service Medal and the Navy Cross The article traces changes from 1861 to 1949 including eligibility for officers and women and compares Navy and Army criteria.
The text outlines a threefold naval award system. The Medal of Honor honors extraordinary valor in action, the Distinguished Service Medal covers other specially distinguished services, and the Navy Cross recognizes meritorious service of lesser degree across combat and noncombat actions.
The Japanese government has no connection or relation with labor unions in Hawaii where workers on sugar plantations are on strike. The acting Japanese consul general issued the official statement today.
A reward in Dubois Wyoming has risen from 100 to 250 for the arrest of the thief who two weeks ago stole fox and other skins worth more than 1700 from the F A Welty warehouse owned by Jack Morton. The thief is thought to have moved the skins to a railroad point and shipped them to a distant destination to avoid detection.
John Cameron and Alfred McCourt, both of Rock Springs, died in a refrigerator car at Butte Montana from suffocation after likely heating the car. Their bodies were brought to Rock Springs by Matt McCourt, Alfred's brother.
The report lists 6am 28 6pm 27 temperatures 28 degrees mean 28 change 4 degrees. precipitation 0.20 inches since January 1. highest 33 at 2:30 pm lowest 24 at 7:45 am. wind NE 10 16 mph. humidity 78 percent. A mail order promo offers Foley products with a 5 cent mail-in trial.
Main roads are generally good out of Cheyenne with slight roughness to the east.
Road reports indicate Archer and Muddy near Moneta show through conditions. Big Horn Basin roads generally good. West of the mountains passable with heavy mud around Walcott and Evanston.
A National Bank Savings deposits include February 5th accrue interest from February 1st under a U S Government charter and federal treasury rules. It is regularly examined by national bank examiners and has held its NATIONAL Charter for 38 years. Its long service and standing are urged to be considered in choosing a bank. May we serve you.
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