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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1920
Page
12
The piece notes Eddie Foster leaving the Washington team for the Boston Red Sox after a long major league career. It covers his hitting style, fielding, and hopes a shift to the Red Sox might renew his career, plus background on prior trades and other baseball moves of the era.
The article discusses selecting a opponent to face Georges Carpentier in his first U.S. engagement. It notes a favorable view of a match with O'Dowd, a light heavyweight who would weigh about ten pounds less than Carpentier. Kilbane versus Walger is delayed from January 46 to February 25 due to Walger's cold.
A San Francisco luncheon highlights YWCA 1920 building drive aided by immigrant women. The campaign has already raised over five million dollars with several cities like Boise Spokane Greensboro Lima Newport News and Little Rock surpassing their goals as the drive runs through March 20.
Sheridan Wyoming February 49 At least 7000 acres of sugar beets will be raised in the territory next season says F Ogborn manager of the Sheridan Sugar company This will extend a 145 day run at the local sugar factory and help overcome past hardships Ogborn spoke before the Sugar Boys club He claimed the area now controls 15000 acres of land to dictate crops to be grown
Milton Sowash a 60 year old sheepherder was found among the charred ruins of his burned cabin on Antelope creek 65 miles north of Douglas Wyoming. He had not been seen since February 2 and neighbors discovered the fire with no evidence of its cause. He reportedly left a widow in York Nebraska.
If you have lost something call 93 and let the Leader find it for you. Leader Want ads bring results.
Gasper Wyoming February 19 The Gasper Tribune nominates Patrick Sullivan of Gasper for secretary of the Interior citing his rise from poverty to success and noting his Western spirit and diplomatic judgments in a hypothetical Republican led cabinet.
Shanghai police have been pursuing an organized gang of Chinese blackmailers using bombs in stores and public places when their demand is refused. Only one arrest has been made so far.
The Cap Polonia once planned for a world cruise by the former German emperor was allotted to a leading shipping firm but abandoned after the first voyage due to extreme coal consumption. Wooden plugs and obstructions found in the steam pipes are to be removed to restore normal coal use.
In Rio de Janeiro on January 26, preliminary work begins on vast irrigation canals in drought hit northeast Brazil. The congress has appropriated 50 million dollars to extend railroads into the region. The project aims to be finished within five years and transform the area into a fertile, prosperous zone.
The Owyhee Land and Livestock Company with capital stock of 300000 dollars divided into 300 shares of 100 dollars each filed articles of incorporation in the office of the state secretary Wednesday. Directors include John G. Paylow, Mugh W. Paylow, Sheehan, W. C., and Price A. Hawkins.
PAZO OINTMENT claims to cure piles including bleeding protruding and itching in six to fourteen days with refunds if it fails. The advertiser asserts relief from irritation and sleeplessness after the first application, price is 60e.
Reports from recruiting officers across the country show 130000 children have written seeking army facts for Uncle Sam's prize essay contest. Parents also contact officers as towns see heavy visits to recruiting offices. Children express desire to learn about the army, its duties, and citizenship benefits, hoping to win prizes.
Glifford Sewall of Bombay and later Galway denied undue influence and alleged mental incapacity in contesting Mrs Ellen Gonroy's will. His attorney filed answers to claims by Cam W Gill as estate executor and Bishop Patrick McGovern of Wyoming diocese. Sewall denies the will’s validity and that Mrs Gonroy was unsound or the will improperly drawn.
The defendant denies that Mrs. Conroy was infirm or unable to manage her affairs before death. He rejects claims of a deathbed will and asserts he exploited no advantage. Sewall testifies he had no knowledge of a prior will and asks the court to admit the December 23 1919 beneficiary will and revoke the other.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports France as the sole rival to the United States in naval stores, with French output about one quarter of U S production. Southern pines, especially long leaf, supply most naval stores valued over 20 million dollars annually. A new western project emerges as a Portland company gains permission to extract pitch from Douglas fir on 160 acres of Umpqua National Forest, pioneering the industry in the region.
A gym sign advertising The School for Scandal by the Devereux company of New York causes local chatter. Onlookers misread Shakespeare and Goldsmith, debating whether the play is Shakespearean or Goldsmithian, as preparations for Saturday night continue.
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