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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1920
Page
4
The Cheyenne State Leader masthead documents its 1807 establishment and publication cadence as a morning paper except Mondays. It lists editors managers, office address at 1813 Carey Avenue, and telephones, noting Associated Press membership and republication rights.
A. W. Woodruff, long head of Wyoming division for Union Pacific, is promoted to general superintendent. Local praise focuses on his accessibility, fairness, and support for Wyoming, with many predicting a bright future for the 35 year old executive. The piece also notes Bolshevik agitation aimed at foreign born workers.
Billy the circus goat captivates crowds en route as the show’s star reader. He pretends to reveal fate from a zodiac tale while a hidden operator speaks, then escapes to raid a popcorn stand breaking glass to steal treats. The tale foreshadows a dangerous misstep that could end badly.
Samuel Nicholson of Leadville, a major mining and milling figure with banking and sugar ties, announced today his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate to challenge the seat held by Senator Charles S. Thomas.
A story and cut line in yesterday's State Leader misidentified a photo of Mildred Davis as Mildred Harris. Harris is a prominent actress and former Cheyenne resident. the error prompted correction in Leader WANT ADS as a result.
The article notes A. W. Woodruff, 41, rises to fifth in the Union Pacific ranks and becomes general superintendent, succeeding F. H. Hammill. It details the board lineup, Woodruff’s prior service, and his World War I Engineer Corps work in France.
In testimony by Mr. Willquit the defense portrays American socialists as not Bolshevists but sympathetic to Soviet Russia as a social experiment. He says socialists here do not seek to import the Soviet system, while cross examination notes his lack of first hand Russia experience since the war and reliance on favorable literature and reports.
Representative Barkley of Kentucky a Democratic minority conferee was allowed to file a disagreeing report. Majority supporters were confident it would be approved. Chairman Cummins of the Senate commerce committee said the report would be taken up in the Senate once it arrived from the House.
He argued that excess profits and luxury taxes greatly drive the high cost of living and called for a single tax on the ultimate consumer. While opposed to broad government business interference, he supported regulation during the current emergency.
A Republican Congressional Committee member proposes Supreme Court ruling on a president’s duty discharge when Congress approves a concurrent resolution. A parallel plan by Representative Rodgers of Massachusetts is referred to the judiciary committee along with the Fess resolution.
President Wilson reaffirmed opposition to applying the treaty while expressing U S participation in Adriatic settlements due to its status as co belligerent. As premiers’ reply reached the State Department from Ambassador Davis a European suggestion proposed inviting the American government to back the December Paris Adriatic accord.
Premiers discuss a solution to Fiume and Adriatic issues under self determination while the United States looks to publicizing exchanges. The State Department weighs the note and a Paris plan to refer peace questions to foreign offices, with a US envoy at Paris meetings to relay decisions.
The document notes that parties request United States participation and that Ambassador Wallace will be fully advised as developments unfold. This brief item records diplomatic outreach and ongoing consultation with the U.S. government.
The piece argues Henry L. Stimson and Henry White as puppets under a stage manager in Versailles while Col. House handled foreign affairs for Wilson. It credits Lansing with correcting blunders, opposing the league of nations, and backing a strong international tribunal. It condemns presidential power usurpation without Senate or public consent.
Infantry recruits will be sought in eastern Wyoming communities not represented in the cavalry regiment. The expanded effort covers Cheyenne Laramie Rawlins Rock Springs Green River Evanston Kemmerer Afton and also targets Lusk and Manville.
Beach is named colonel of infantry and Rasmus Anderson of New Castle is appointed inspector general of the Wyoming National Guard. Beach and Anderson joined the National Guard in 1917, Beach as major and Anderson as lieutenant, both served overseas and held major commissions when the expeditionary army was demobilized.
The program at the high school gymnas ium presents The School for Scandal with notes on its curious history. It premiered at Drury Lane on May 8 1777 after initial licensing trouble then became a long running hit and Sheridan never released an authorized edition.
The aerial flivver a 595 pound monoplane 19 feet long and 298 feet 9 inches wingspan received its first trial flight before engineers and aviation experts at College Point New York. Driven by a two cylinder motor it carries 383 pounds and hopped off from a snow covered field making a flight of several minutes.
The piece notes that a play printed in Dublin from a copy Sheridan sent to his sister shows many variations from early editions. Some authorities claim two acts exist with Sheridan’s corrections likely intended for publication.
A blood soaked sock and signs of a fierce struggle were found near Yellowstone National Park, prompting investigators in Cody Wyo to probe a possible assault or crime. Snow tracks indicate a fight occurred in the area.
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