20 Feb 1915
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1915
Page
1
London and Washington report British admiralty suspends travel between England and continental Europe to protect convoys and adjust ship schedules. The move affects transatlantic traffic while officials weigh broader implications for neutral shipping amid German mine and submarine activity in the North Sea and Baltic.
Kansas City reports Frank James former outlaw and Jesse James gang member died at home near Terloy Springs. He vowed no book would be written about him and refused a $10,0000 payment to reveal details. His body to be cremated and stored at a local safety depot. relatives announced no religious service.
A wartime note described as an ordinary letter from Cheyenne to a relative reveals the message We are starving to Brazil written in minute ink. The sender advised to steam the stamp off as it would be valuable after the war. The recipient complied and found the stamped line.
San Francisco marks the opening of the Panama Pacific International Exposition with artillery salvos from shore batteries and warships, followed by five minutes of drum corps parading through the city to welcome the event.
President Wilson will send a wireless message energizing the exposition, but the public will not attend in person. A vast, spectatorless procession is planned with tens of thousands enrolled in societies and organizations, assembling at the California building at 9 o'clock to hear from officials and representatives of the army and navy.
A large assembly forms in front of the Tower of Jewels with guards marines and an exposition band. Governor Johnson of California Mayor Rudolph of San Francisco and city officers lead the citizens procession toward a temporary grand stand as they pass through a lane of soldiers and Marines.
New York Feb 19 A widow sails for Kuma to claim her late husband s estate. Grote killed himself two weeks after marriage promising to die at the end of the period and leave his bride his fortune to induce marriage.
In Torrington on February 19 the jury found Orin Wiggin not guilty of killing his brother Norrie in a gun duel on October 19, 1914. Judge Meptier held a brief session to finish the case and gave a lengthy jury charge. Prosecutor J L Sawyer represented the state, Earl Reid of Torrington and Were Kinkead of Cheyenne defended Wiggin.
Riverton February 19 The Standard Oil company has a distributing station in Riverton and workers are busy placing tanks and constructing the office. Promised improvements for Riverton are being fulfilled as the facility nears operation.
The Panama Pacific International Exposition runs February 20 to December 4 in San Francisco. It covers 636 acres with 50 million dollars in outlay and 6 000 exhibitors from 43 states and foreign nations. The Palace of Machinery spans 66 percent feet by 286 feet and the event showcases murals on exterior walls for the first time in expo history.
Six masked men entered the Daily News branch on South State Street binding three employees and forcing them face down. They detonated a safe with an electric drill, removed more than 1600 dollars, then escaped. The crime surfaced when a board employee freed himself and alerted others.
In El Paso Texas reports say Jack Johnson will arrive in Juarez early next week for the Willard Johnson fight. Promoter Jack Curley accelerates preparations as Willard’s training camp shows life. Reservations flood from across the country as plans proceed amid travel obstructions and disputed routes.
In Washington officials report China has instructed ministers in the United States Great Britain France and Hunela to deliver the Japanese memorandum demanding concessions in return for restoring Kiao-Chow to China. The United States weighs two versions of the Japanese demands and contemplates an informal inquiry to learn which serves as the current basis for negotiations. Secretary Bryan declines to offer a ruling while noting no new American diplomatic steps beyond keeping informed.
The legislature sent the capital appropriation bill totaling about 909 231 dollars and a 150 000 dollar Capitol addition plan to the governor for signing. Workmen's Compensation is ready for his signature though some lawmakers warn of future fixes. The session also debated initiative and referendum and several bills on courts, taxation, and public welfare.
David Caplan, the last of the men sought in the Los Angeles Times bombing case of 1910, was arrested at a Rolling Bay chicken ranch near Bainbridge Island. He admitted identity, plans to return to Los Angeles for trial, and was jailed in Kitsap County under guard. Authorities say documents linking San Francisco labor leaders to the dynamite conspiracy were found with him. He had been living under the name Pink Muller for two years.
Rancher and manicurist, Misie Pritsie Mackay, declare intent to marry after a romance that began when Mackay served in a Lasalle street shop. A vivid story of unlikely union between a rancher and a beauty worker unfolds amid city life and social chatter.
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