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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1920
Page
6
A snow melter invented by L. V. Stevens of Canada shows success in eastern states by clearing city thoroughfares. It uses oil as fuel, runs on sixty pounds pressure, and a 418 gallon tank lasts twelve hours. The device melts snow instantly and has been effectively employed by the Canadian Pacific railway.
A faded pale-blue slip lists the 1880 Public School commencement at Recreation Hall with prayers, recitations, essays, diplomas, music, and ten-minute speeches by local officials and citizens led by Acting Governor W. W. Corlett and others.
Major General Wood and his wife with their daughter Louisia and two sons sit for a photo. The general, worn by field duties with U S troops overseas, contemplates returning home but a presidential boom by friends forces him to depart on an almost immediate nation wide speaking tour.
A British order in council requires that only British subjects may act as managing directors or hold strong controlling roles in China Companies operating in the Orient. Americans face fines and potential winding up of companies for noncompliance, affecting Shanghai and other centers with extensive American business. Meetings by American chambers discuss protest and potential diplomatic action while noting long-standing cross holdings and prior registration choices. Feb 8 end date and additional classified ads follow in the page.
F B Moroney, chief quartermaster at the navy recruiting station, shares stories of fishing audiences drawn to Navy life. He describes offshore grounds near Cuba and the Labarente de Doce Leguas, plus encounters with barracuda. Tales include a barracuda’s apparent interest in a light and a sailor’s improvised bomb as a joke.
John Bull reports at a central profiteering meeting that both government and Yorkshire spinners are earning colossal profits in wool, with estimates from 400 to 8,200 percent over government margins. Committee reports withhold publication, provoking demands for disclosure as Sidney Webb warns of collapsed competition and rising prices across textiles. Tailors warn men’s suits could reach £25.
London reports that King George's bodyguard has dwindled from 200 Grenadier guards to 18 since before the war. An urgent appeal seeks 200 tall men to restore the guard's strength, reflecting a drastic manpower shortfall.
The eastern United States and the Mississippi valley suffer far greater forest fire losses than the west. The forest service reports an average annual damage of $20,727,917 for the region east and south of Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, about 32 percent of total damage, with Minnesota 1918 losses skewing Mississippi valley totals. Farmers burning brush and railroads are blamed for many fires.
Lars Haugen of Chippewa Falls Wisconsin won the United States professional skating championship at Nagawicka Lake with a score of 269 1 3 points.
London reports the British South Pole expedition will use a Kangaroo air plane with skis for the final leg. The craft will depart from the Great Barrier, carry a four man crew plus a 750 pound sledge of camping gear, and face 12 000 foot mountains on a 1 500 mile route requiring heavy fuel and cooling work.
Horace N. Albright of the national park service proposes Gate of the Mountains near Helena Montana as a potential national park. The gorge carved by the Missouri River stands 3500 feet above the stream and lies near the Park to Park road with land available for a sizable park.
Buenos Aires Jan 25 The Colombian senate and house publish resolutions protesting what they call U S infringement of Colombia’s rights over the Isthmus of Panama. They reaffirm sovereignty over Panamanian territory and condemn actions that impede their claims, noting a failed 1914 treaty offering $25 million.
Japanese fishermen at Honolulu have won a thirty day strike for higher pay from Hawaiian Tuna Packing company. The 1920 rate agreed is 7 1/2 cents a pound after last year’s 5 cent rate ended December 29, 1919. Sampans resume fishing grounds.
Raoul Peret was recently elected president of the French chamber of deputies, succeeding Paul Des Ch at the helm of the republic.
A 1920 Wyoming educational and finance campaign under the National YWCA gains endorsement from Col Burke H. Sinclair, former commander of the 448th Field Artillery in France. He praises the YWCA for overseas hostess houses and hospitality to soldiers, urging citizens to support continued service. The effort aims to raise awareness of girls and women's needs in the reconstruction period, with praise from both the U.S. and French governments.
Helena Montana February 4 1919 Canada heads the list of immigrant origins to Montana with 401 of 4735 naturalizations. Norwegians 219 Irish 1613 Swedes 118 Austrians 97 Belgians 24 Danes 88 Dutch 89 Finns 26 French 47 Germans 99 Italians 94 Russians 85 Scots 66 Swiss 45 Welsh 9 and others 18. The pattern reflects shifts from British colonial arrivals to Irish Italian Finns and wartime departures for home fronts.
Miss Mary Kimball of Waco Texas studies Albuquerque conditions for the YWCA to establish a home for women and girls fighting tuberculosis. Housing is tight. a resident house for 75 or more is desired, with rooms registry and employment services already in service. Traveler's Aid directs arrivals to available accommodations in the crowded city.
Roads from Fort Collins to the state line are good then rough and rutted to Wellington. Lincoln highway to Archer rough to Durham. Lar amie to Rock River choppy with snow. Cars pass Rock River as Yellowstone highway rough north of Chugwater.
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