24 Feb 1920
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1920
Page
4
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A literary society met in Odd Fellows hall with Rev. Josiah Dodson in charge as James Boliver McHenry spoke on The Peace Table. Attendees pondered what the nation needs as democracy reaches toward the Orient while humorous asides shifted to rubber boots and a past profiteer image.
Senator Warren cites two million dollars in the organic act and warns that pursuing a laudable purpose to make the country a prohibition country could rise to fifty million dollars a year, a figure he deems unlikely. The quote frames fiscal concerns amid reform talk and calls for restraint.
A city face a $60,000 shortfall and contemplates emergency taxes on entertainment. The piece argues against banning Sunday movie screenings or single out taxes on theaters, urging equal, fair taxation and no selective suppression of any business. It cautions Blue Laws and calls for treating all industries equally under a free, competitive economy.
An editorial portrays Vice President Marshall as a prairie man devoted to Jefferson and Jackson while urging a return to state self government. It argues the federation has shifted to centralized rule, with federal agents expanding under nationwide suffrage and prohibition, reducing states to minor roles.
October output reaches 5,031,590,927 cigarettes, marking an annual rate near sixty billion. The rise surpasses the 1918 figure by over two billion as tobacco use expands among men and the cigarette habit grows, aided by American soldiers abroad.
Billy escapes a goat act during a circus performance causing chaos after befriending a Mexican Burroetta. The faux astrologer goat’s ventriloquist reveal upends the show, leaving Billy to vanish into the dark with his new friend as the crowd reels from the prank.
A New York bank report argues prosperity ends when wages and prices rise too high. Lasting prosperity, it says, comes from producing more than is consumed rather than producing less than is spent.
Rt. Rev Charles A. Anderson Episcopal bishop of Chicago marks the 20th anniversary of his consecration. The national committee on auxiliaries of the American region plans an important meeting in Washington today.
Sports brief notes show the Winter meeting of the Guba American Jockey Club held in Havana and the Winter meeting of the Business Men's Racing Association staged in New Orleans. An annual Columbus show opens in Ohio. Coronado hosts the amateur golf championship in California. A ten round boxing match pits Wild Burt Kenny against Roy McCormick in Calgary.
John Garland Pollard, chosen by President Wilson to replace former New Jersey governor J Franklin Fort on the Federal Trade Commission, is a Virginia bar leader aged 49. A Richmond College alumnus, he studied law at Columbian University and began practice in 1893. He served as Virginia attorney general from 1913 to 1917 and was a Democratic presidential elector in 1904. He also ran for Virginia governor in the most recent election.
A historical note records the 1809 destruction of the Drury Lane theatre by fire. It lists notable dates including the 1816 death of Charles Inglis, 1734 Irish birth, 1821 Keats death in Rome, and later biographical points on Marie Sebach, Grant Allen, and global events such as France halting American cattle imports in 1895 and the 1918 Morizel shipwreck near Cape Race with ninety-two fatalities.
President Wilson arrived in Boston and delivered an afternoon address on the League of Nations before departing for Washington. The stop heightened expectations for postwar international cooperation as the former president continued his tour amid ongoing Allied diplomacy.
Birth anniversaries mark the lives of notable figures: Rear Admiral Joseph E. Craig born in Medina New York 15 years ago today, Rudolph Ganz born in Zurich Switzerland 43 years ago today, Sir G Arthur Pearson English publisher born 54 years ago today, George T. Brewster Kingston Massachusetts sculptor born 58 years ago today, John H Wagner Carnegie Pennsylvania famed baseball player born 46 years ago today.
Sheridan Wyoming February 13 a warrant charging Mrs Mildred French with forgery was issued by county attorney M L Blake and placed with the sheriff Sheriff Thomas learned she had left the city and notified neighboring sheriffs leading to her arrest in Gillette The offense involves passing a forged signature on a local business check for 652 and alleged further checks by the same person
Albert Lee Cowles of Barton Vermont arrived at Miss Elizabeth Kinney’s Capital Avenue home with bridal roses to announce an Olivet church wedding but found Kinney in the arms of William C. Pugsley. The Universalist clergyman informed Cowles the couple were married, then Cowles departed. Pugsley and Kinney soon left for a wedding tour while Cowles had earlier courted Kinney for seven years. The scene reveals shifting plans and a Vermont marriage license with Pugsley as the groom.
A scramble of tools notes an astonished Berlin student riot sparked by outsiders crowding the hall and denying students the right to hear Dr Finstein lecture on relativity. The piece questions the motive and scope of the unrest while noting students feel wronged by exclusion despite the complexity of the theory.
Grand opera tenor Guido Ciccolini awaits the birth of his child at his Long Island home as his wife prepares for the delivery. The nervous tenor, famed for his high notes, shares his excitement during this personal milestone while continuing his musical career with upcoming performances and engagements.
The Newcastle News Journal notes Senator John Shafroth of Denver may chair the shipping board, succeeding John Barton Payne who moves to the interior secretary's office. It cites a Chicago origin for the Lane successor, Meredith from Iowa, and the house Republican whip from Newcastle Wyoming. The next Democratic National Convention is set for San Francisco.
A married woman seeks guidance on staying with a husband who cheats and shares advice to find happiness, including whether to start anew away from his family. A teen girl asks if a 14 year old can love a 46 year old man and is warned against premarital relationships. A 19 year old asks how to stop a gambling boyfriend, with counsel to end the relationship if gambling continues.
Harvard endowment fund totals 44 964 710 for the week ending today, toward a 45 250 000 goal. Edgar H Wells, vice chairman, reports gains across locations including Hawaii Porto Rico northern Ohio and Boston. A Watyard man abroad sent 100 dollars while others contribute.
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