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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1920
Page
10
George Bernard Shaw tells the Society of Arts that England should demolish cottages over twenty years old. He argues modern art requires new housing and laments the worship of the past, suggesting wholesale destruction and a fresh architectural effort. He even jokes about wars forcing such change.
Local notes list guests and visitors staying at the Plains hotel and upcoming arrivals. J B Chancellor of Lusk, Mr and Mrs Herbert King of Rock River, Mrs James Wilkinson and Mrs John Wilkinson of Pine Bluff are in Cheyenne. Other names include J Kirkpatrick real estate, A R Coad from Laramie, and residents from Caspec Carpenter Horse Creek Sheridan.
Chicago Feb 28 A lull in presidential activity masks intense campaigning in Chicago Wood and Lowden headquarters push for North Dakota instructed delegations via a preferential primary. Johnson Borah Poindexter canvass. Wood Lowden battle in Michigan. Roosevelt allies back Wood. Johnson’s anti peace stance hinders nomination.
In Ohio the campaign split shows former speaker J Warren Kelfer as a second choice to forestall Wood's endorsement. Bainbridge Colby's appointment as Secretary of State fuels talk of a new Democratic dark horse. Observers speculate Wilson might back a fresh Democratic candidate and discuss Colby as a potential rival to Wood if he becomes the Republican nominee. The era teases a realignment away from strict party lines toward a stronger independent current within the party.
Paris reports a wartime trend of unusual names for babies including Joffrette and Joffreta. An issued appeal urges a return to ordinary Christian names drawn from saints calendars. Some parents considered Revanche and placenames like Namur Licge Leclerc for children.
In Marne Alsace-Lorraine Mulhouse Verdun and Salonique regions crowds debate names amid wartime mascots Nenette and Rin Tin Tin. A father faced refusal when trying to name his son RinTinTin, as French law recognizes only declared saints. A campaign pushes strict enforcement of the naming calendar.
Cordova Alaska February 4 All of Alaska from Ketchikan to Point Barrow will be covered next summer by Dr Hall Young 72 a sourdough missionary author and teacher who came north 40 years ago He is to travel with New York companions bringing a moving picture outfit to film camps missionary establishments mining scenes fish plants and north wildlife while tracing his beloved territory
Leader Want Ads provide a direct route to buyers and sellers, offering clear placement options and responsive service. Local businesses report strong response rates and timely inquiries from an audience seeking goods, jobs, and services.
Only 41,200 Spaniards remain of the 8,000 brought to Hawaii in 1907 as sugar plantation workers. They were brought by the territorial board of immigration and have mostly left for the mainland, many heading to California, according to T. H. Sedgwick honorary vice consul for Spain.
A year old reflection notes a dozen years after Spanish peasant families arrived by freighter and now few ships sail to the mainland without Spaniards aboard. Steamer agencies report they travel first class and are among the most industrious on the islands. Their children quickly become Americanized.
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