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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1920
Page
5
Roosevelt joins Leonard Wood campaign committee
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt accepted a place on the Leonard Wood national campaign committee at Wood headquarters in Chicago. The announcement came from Wood's headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Leonard Wood National Campaign Committee
Wood
Last Survivor of Young's Band Dead in Salt Lake
William G. A. Smoot, last survivor of Brigham Young's pioneer band reaching the Salt Lake valley in 1847, died in Salt Lake City at age 91 as relatives marked his 92nd birthday. He helped blaze the trail to Los Angeles via Las Vegas and San Bernardino and led 380 men sent to protect the U S mail and teach farming. Smoot fathered 48 children, including 10 sons and 8 daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
William G. A. Smoot
Valley of the Salt Lake
Brigham Young
Smoot
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Nevada
San Bernardino
Calif
United States
Crown Prince Plans Move to Estate Near Oels
Former Crown Prince Frederick William hopes to live at his Polish frontier estate with his wife and family as circumstances allow. He is writing war memoirs but cannot publish them now and has learned Dutch, wearing wooden shoes on morning rambles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Frederick William
Oels
Telegraf
Cheyenne Visitors Listed In City News in Brief
Cheyenne reports include Hugh McLeod of Acme and Agatha Keech of Riverton visiting. Several residents from Wheatland Casper and Buffalo are in Cheyenne. Otto Gramms of Laramie and John Redmond of Manville are noted among attendees at the Plains and Normandie hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Gramms
Laramie
Sunny
Japanese coal miner killed by rock in Wyoming mine
Funeral services were held Sunday for H. Yamiake, a Japanese coal miner killed by a rock fall in the Mogeath mine, Rock Springs, Wyoming, on February 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Springs
Wyo
HH -Yamiake
Mogeath
Pershing Petitions Circulating to Enter Nebraska Primary
Nebraska residents began circulating petitions to place General John J. Pershing on the Republican presidential ballot. Petition blanks were distributed from Lincoln to counties and cities, with filings at the secretary of state expected within a week to ten days for the April 20 statewide primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
John J. Pershing
Nebraska
Pershing
Secretary of State
General Pershing
Poles See Passport Boom Halted by Consul
Four thousand Poles have applied for passports to return home and the Polish consul in New York reports no further applications will be accepted until existing cases are processed. The notice circulated to steamship agencies was received in Hartford on February 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford, Conn
New York
Taxi Skippers Boycott Hearse Over Strike Action
Denver cab drivers walk out protesting the addition of a hearse to the fleet by their employer. They plan a citywide taxi drivers union and vow to continue driving regular taxis and ambulances but refuse hearses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Mail pilot sets speed record over Cleveland to Chicago
Lieutenant J. H. Knight piloted the aerial mail flight between Cleveland and Chicago at an average 155 miles an hour covering 335 miles in 2 hours 10 minutes. The trip, begun at 14 a m, set a new speed record for journeys over 300 miles in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. H. Knight
Cleveland
Knight
Hermann Slated to Go Declares Heyder
CHICAGO February 2 John Heyder president of the National league said he did not think Ban Johnsons Cincinnati statement would affect the commission situation Both Johnson and Heyder hold August Hermanns resignation effective February 11 and Hermann states he will not hold office after that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Heyder
The
National League
Ban Johnson
Cincinnati
August Hermann
National Commission
Johnson
Carpenters Demand $10 Eight-Hour Wage in Denver
On February 2 the local district council of carpenters led by president Peter Johns announces that fifteen hundred workers will press for a wage scale of $10 for eight hours, a $2 daily raise from the current schedule, signaling potential price increases in Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Peter Johns
District Council of Carpenters
Liquorless Saloons End in New York Licenses
New York observers note the abrupt end of traditional saloons as 2,838 short time liquor certificates expired. Some saloon keepers closed at midnight while others stayed open selling soft drinks pending state legislature guidance on what qualifies as liquor and whether minimal beer would require a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Giant Airbusses to Skim Battlefields
Paris Feb 2 Daily airplane tours over the Flanders battlefields are planned from Le Bourget outside Paris. Two series flights will cover the Somme sector and sites like St Quentin Arras Albert Cambrai Lille. The second flight visits Ghateau Thierry Rheimes Chemin Des Dames with a Soissons descent. Forty six passengers per excursion, half a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Flanders
le Bourget
Somme
St. Quentin
Arras
Albert, Gambria
Lille
Ghateau Thierry
Rheimes
Chemin Des Dames
Soissons
Marmola Prescription Tablets Weight Loss Advertisement
A weight loss ad promotes Marmola Prescription Tablets from the Marmola Co. Detroit. It claims safe reduction of two to four pounds weekly without dieting or exercise and invites readers to contact a druggist or write for a large case. The notice emphasizes thousands endorse the product and fixes price at one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marmola Co
Woodward Ave
Detroit
Mich
Protests Over Dempsey Honorary Legion Membership
The Interstate council chairman sent protests to national headquarters from Los Angeles on February 2 regarding the Milwaukee post of the American Legion admitting Jack Dempsey as an honorary member and recommending revocation of the post charter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Milwaukee Post
The
American Legion
Jack Dempsey
Interstate Council
Nurses Accused of Inflated Fees In influenza Care
Reports from Portland indicate some nurses may have charged excessive fees for influenza patient care. State Health Officer Robber said licensure could be revoked for proven profiteering, following Mayor Baker receiving allegations. The claims allege nurses sought ten to twelve dollars for eight hours of nursing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland. Ors
Portland
Baker
Fort Collins Man Disappears After Denver Visit
Clyde E. Taylor, who came to Cheyenne from Denver a week ago last Friday, wrote his Fort Collins wife that he had been detained, and has since disappeared. His wife, 227 S. Sherwood St., Fort Collins, Colo., asks anyone with knowledge of his whereabouts to notify her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde E. Taylor
Cheyenne
Denver
Fort Collins
S. Sherwood Street
Colo
Trapper Robbed of Valuable Lot Skins
In Kemmerer Wyoming on February 2 a trapper named Paul Sneider traveling with 83 coyote skins had left them in a Big Piney warehouse for the night. Thirty six skins were stolen while 37 were sold locally for over 700 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemmerer
Wyo
Wyoming
Paul Sneider
Green River Valley
Big Piney
Mother Accused of Murdering Her Son in Wisconsin
Raineland er Wis Feb 2 Accused of murdering 6 year old Alvin Blomski Mrs Stanley Blomski of Sugar Camp town was arrested Here after her husband sought a death certificate Coroner ordered a post mortem revealing bruises and lacerations and a broken arm Neighbors accuse her of habitual abuse of the child The accused says the boy fell down stairs striking himself on saws hanging in the stairway
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainelander
Wis
Alvin
Stanley Blomski
Sugar Gamp
Labor Press Appeals for Public Support
New York February 2 editors and proprietors of the labor press issued a resolution urging the open minded public to read labor publications to learn the truth of workers contentions. Organized labor was asked to financially and morally support the labor press. the move was organized by the American Federation of Labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Labor
Organized Labor
American Federation of Labor
Naval awards explained and history of medals
Washington Feb 2 The National Geographical Society bulletin traces the Navy Medal of Honor changes from 1862 to 1949 noting seamenlike to soldierlike criteria and alignment with army terms. It covers the Medal of Honor Distinguished Service Medal Navy Cross and related distinctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
National Geographical Society
Navy
Army
Congress
Navy Decorations and the Valor Scale in Wartime
The passage explains the hierarchy of U S naval awards. It states the Medal of Honor honors extraordinary valor in action, the Distinguished Service Medal recognizes other specially distinguished services, and the Navy Cross covers meritorious service of lesser degree in war or peace.
Tokio Not Concerned in Strikes in Hawaii
Honolulu February 2 The Japanese government has no connection or relation with labor unions in the Territory of Hawaii whose members are striking on sugar plantations, according to an official statement issued today by the acting Japanese consul general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Associated Press
Territory of
Hawaii
Reward Raised for Fur Thief in Dubois
In Dubois Wyoming on February 2 the reward for the arrest of the thief who two weeks earlier stole more than 1700 dollars of fox and other skins from the F A Welty warehouse owned by Jack Morton has increased from 100 to 250 dollars. Police believe the skins were moved to a railroad point and shipped to a destination where they could be sold without arousing suspicion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubois, Wyo
Jack Morton
F. A. Welty
Rock Springs Men Found Dead In Refrigerator Car
John Cameron and Alfred McCourt of Rock Springs were found dead in a refrigerator car at Butte Montana after suffocation. Matt McCourt transported the bodies to Rock Springs. Authorities believe the men attempted to heat the car and were overcome by fumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Springs
Wyo
John Cameron
Alfred McCourt
Butte
Mont
Matt McCourt
Alfred
Weather Report and Offer for Foley Remedies
The notice reports temperature ranges from 28 to 30 degrees with clear weather and NE wind, plus precipitation totals and normal versus actual temperatures. It includes a mail-in offer for Foley remedies with a 5 cent request and address details, promising multiple Foley products upon return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear City
Clas
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Ill
Foley
Highways Weather Report In Cheyenne Vicinity
All main roads are generally good out of Cheyenne with light roughness reported on the eastern approaches. Drivers should expect minor conditions on routes heading east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highways Weather
Cheyenne
Arches and Basin Road Conditions Update
Roads around Archer Muddy near Moneta remain passable as they go through. Big Horn Basin routes are generally good while West of the mountains are passable but with heavy mud around Walcott and Evanston. Try a leader wanted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archer
Moneta
Big Horn Basin
Walcott
Evanston
National Bank Savings Earns Federal Charter After 38 Years
A National Bank Savings deposits up to February 5 bear interest from February 1 and operate under federal laws. It holds a National Charter issued 38 years ago and is regularly examined by National Bank Examiners. Its long service and standing are urged as factors in selecting a bank. May we serve you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
National Bank
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Tipket Ore
Teddy
Young
City News
Hugh McLeod
Acme
J. C. Wickham
Lee Holland
Charles W. Goodrich
Wheatland
Stanley Frazer
Little Horse Creek
Normandie
John Raleigh
Buford
J. A. Kirkpatrick
Carey Ave
C. W. Farrant
Greybull
Albany Hotel
Mrs. A. L. Anderson
City
Casper
L. E. Laine
Worland
Plains
Phil Gatch
Gillette
CG. W. Riner & Co
Carey
Agatha Keech
Riverton
N. Elerthill and
BE. S. Gray of
Fred E. Coldredge
Thermopolis
S. G. Thompson of
Legrande
Albany
G. J. Saxton
Glenrock
Hobbs, Huckfeldt & Finkbiner
John Redmond
Manville
A. G. Fonda of
Guernsey
N. QC
Hall
Lander
Robert D. Hawley
R. A. Stewart
Miss Opal Cooper
Douglas
BE. J. Plunkett
Burns
the Plains
WANT
State Leader
Frances. Grona of
Fulton
Rich Gorman of
Lingle
R. A.barr
George E. McDonald
T. L. Reno
Robert Crane
Ira G. Wetherill
G. D. Reed
Joe, Swarthart and
Syd S. Mortsma
Torrington
Annamiain
Hermann
Heyder
Jack
Legion
Labor Press
Oytem
Naval Service
Espleine
Anguilly
James Francis Lee
Peller Rew Snite Door
Wyew
York
Thechester Cats Hospital
Ross
Bulk Pretiche
A. B. Roehel
C. @. Sands
Sullivanells
Bettes
Sullivan
Tokio
United States Government
IO Shock Growers National Bank
Cheyenne, WY
Capitol Avenue
Ray 5
Lee
Bureau of Census
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