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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1920
Page
10
Historic Cheyenne newspaper masthead lists editor and manager Randolph Leigh with 1813 Carey Avenue offices. It notes Associated Press affiliation and rates for subscriptions including monthly, six months, and weekly options.
Forty men at the Tammany club in New York were held at gunpoint by eight masked men who emptied valuables from Moe and others. Moe concealed a diamond ring in his mouth but produced it after a robber checked him. The eight fled by automobile. total stolen value not estimated.
Harry Hynds, landowner and master builder, and Rev. C. F. Fisher, Congregational pastor, form unlikely partners in Cheyenne. Through Rotary they swap praise and pursue civic uplift, each in his own field, while club members cheer their shared goal of a prouder city and broader community spirit.
The Illinois legislature passed an act creating a seven member state zoning commission appointed by the governor with two senators. The panel will draft a statewide zoning bill and companion housing and building codes. Governor Lowden urged housing reform linking public health to proper housing and slum reduction.
Senators criticize the 61 investigations ordered by Republicans costing over two million dollars. They claim money is spent to gain partisan credit, not public good, with Scudder & Scudder hired at high daily rates and experts paid up to twenty thousand dollars yearly. Democrats say inquiries pursued to harvest political capital waste taxpayers' money.
After the armistice Belgium resumes economic activity with farmers increasing cultivation and crops nearing prewar averages. Industry also restarts operations, reflecting a revived national spirit and less unrest compared with other European nations.
Rebuilt factories resumed quickly using strehamaterial and available supplies. In Ghent more than half of cotton plants are operational. Liege glass works run at full capacity. Coal production hits 90 percent of prewar levels, coke 50 percent, cement 40 percent.
Billy and Betty the burro and goat enter a church during organ music and roam the aisle to the altar where they eat roses. The clergyman and choir boys react with laughter and shock as deacons attempt to drive them out. The pair flee church and wander to a fenced residence, eyeing a garden and fruit plot while planning a caper and discussing Nanny, Billy’s wife.
Sheridan Wyoming February 26 Northern Wyoming mining district two reports show 2,974,082 tons produced in fifteen months from October 4 1918 to December 94 91 with January output 245 253 tons. District includes Cambria Owl Creek and Pepsia mines. Eight fatal accidents cited from coal falls and gas with four rock falls. Safety apparatus urged for all mines to meet emergencies.
General Foch is honored with a seat in the French Academy of Immortals, marking a prestigious milestone in his military and literary stature. The ceremony, attended by diplomatic and military figures, underscores his enduring legacy.
Five residents including Percy Smith owner of the old city Hall were fined five dollars each in police court for not removing snow and ice after a storm. Judge Swainson noted the ordinance now requires immediate cleanup with no grace period. Chief Emberg said police will arrest violators after the next snowfall.
The Atlas Theater presents Chains of Evidence based on the popular story. Lead cast includes Marie Shotwell Edmund Breese and Anna Lehr with Mae Murray in The Big Little Person and a Keystone comedy Blood and Thunder delivering humor.
M. Dambois, eminent Belgian cellist and pianist, performed in Denver with the Aeolian Duo-Art, drawing attention for its ability to reproduce piano virtuoso performances without blemish. Muntoon, manager of Knight- Campbell Music in Cheyenne, just returned from the concert.
Mrs. Almyra Graham wife of Robert Graham died Wednesday evening at St Johns hospital after a short illness. She leaves her husband and sister Miss Grace Brown of Cheyenne. Remains will be shipped to Baden Illinois for interment accompanied by husband and sister. Arrangements handled by Hobbs Huckfeldt and Winkbinder.
Influenza epidemic drives floral market prices higher with carnations up from 10 cents per bloom to 6 dollars per dozen and 35 cent roses rising to 40 dollars per dozen as deaths surge.
The Dominican Republic today marks the anniversary of its founding. The former German emperor and empress begin their 40th year of marriage. The Minnesota Editorial Association convenes in Minneapolis for its annual meeting and sessions over the next day. Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer will speak at the New York County Lawyers Association dinner in New York City. The Justice Department sets today as the filing date for the government’s bill and final decree in the meat packing dissolution case.
The schedule lists racing in Havana and New Orleans, basketball championships in Chicago, bowling opens in Duluth, speed skating in Winnipeg, and multiple boxing card bouts across New Orleans Buffalo Baltimore St Louis Portland. Notable fights include Moran versus Valger, Jackson versus Schoell, Brady versus Ghaney, Long versus Dhorpe, and Benjamin versus Anderson.
Henry Huntington, a California and New York multi millionaire, celebrates his 70th birthday and is noted for owning the largest private collection of manuscripts and books in America. He has paid up to a million dollars for single rare book lots and built fortunes from hardware to railways, lands, and transportation. The entry also lists varied U.S. historical notes and events from 4801 to 1919 including vaccination acts, Texas annexation, and notable births, deaths, and marriages.
In a dramatic 1919 scene, President Wilson marches at the head of 3,000 returned troops through Washington to display strong postwar resolve amid ongoing strikes and unrest in Germany and Europe.
Birthdays celebrate Ellen Terry born in Coventry England 72 years ago today. Dr Alice Hamilton first appointed to Hart Vard University faculty born in New York 54 years ago today. Otto Praeger first assistant post master general born in Victoria Texas 49 years ago today. Frank B Trotter president of University of West Virginia born in Washington County Ohio 57 years ago today. Rt Rev William F Faber Episcopal bishop of Montana born in Buffalo New York 60 years ago today.
The De Lesseps family linked to the Panama Canal fame originated in Scotland in the fourteenth century as they migrated from the region to its historic construction era.
Paris Feb 25 The strike failed to tie trains as the Paris Lyons and Mediterranean Railroad operated a limited suburban service and a few through trains. The company refused to accept traffic from other lines, restricting movements to its own commitments.
Andriev argues Kerensky misread General Kornilov and asked bolsheviks to aid suppressing his rival. Kornilov’s defeat let Leninists seize the revolution’s slogans and pose as defenders of democracy while perverting self preservation. Gaia, savior of Abel, German agents, fathers of the fatherland.
The Jewish editor Somozyi of Nepszava and two staff members Adelbert Vasco and a sub editor were found dead in the Danube weighted with rocks. They were seized in an automobile then beaten and dumped, with no clue yet. The national assembly expressed regret and authorities pledge a firm response as socialist groups disband amid fears of similar acts.
After touring the United States Sir Oliver Lodge receives cordial recognition for his restrained conduct amid criticism of his defense of spiritualism and medium communications. Audiences remain large and attentive though not always convinced by his evidence. his scientific authority as a physicist is respected even when.Related notes question the measurable impact on belief in life after death.
The New York Times notes Sir Oliver’s credulity praised by some and criticized by others. It compares two ships, the Stavangerfjord and Oscar II, detailing passenger counts and rumored reasons for the Oscar II’s higher capacity and onboard bar stock.
The state announces a new death house at Sing Sing to replace the old facility. It will be fireproof and feature forty cells for men and two for women, plus an isolation hospital, dental room, and kitchen. The design emphasizes a scientific plan and includes the electric chair as a key fixture.
Before the war 400000 people in Greater Berlin registered no religion. Now there are 1000000. It is the moral slump of Germany that worries it more than anything else.
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