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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1920
Page
12
Five years after a Paris Kentucky society girl and banker’s daughter faced reverses Miss Kate Alexander rose to become a top female insurance agent in the United States. She sold 502000 dollars of insurance in 1941 and sought any job when her family experienced hard times.
Paris dispatch notes Charles Deschanel will stay as president of the chamber of Deputies until he assumes the presidency of the republic. He has never accepted a ministry or formed a ministry as premier. He also declined the Legion of Honor, which awaits him automatically as president.
Senator Esch requested Major General Leonard Wood share his views on the Amarine marine issue. The inquiry came as Wood campaigns as a Republican presidential candidate from New Jersey and Washington.
Grant West, a prominent ranchman in Wheatland Wyoming, died from a fractured spine suffered when he was thrown from a wagon several days earlier. He died Sunday at a local hospital.
Leon Bourgeois, French member of the League of Nations council, is slated to preside at the opening Wilson session of the council. The United States will note the initiative on the matter and respond in due course.
Atlas theater manager Sutphin proposed converting Lake Minnehaha into an amusement park. Plans include a central dance pavilion, electric launches to shore, and a two reel per night motion picture theater. City would get 5 percent of park proceeds. council to review in writing for binding guarantees.
The city council approved two ordinances yesterday including raising drain layer bonds from 4000 to 3000 to protect the city from damage suits. It repealed the fuel committee emergency ordinance, and introduced a measure to align city law with state code. The council plans a new licensing ordinance to generate revenue and will fine possession of liquor with a license breach.
The Senate spent another day debating the Americanization bill without a vote. Senator Kenyon of Iowa expects to dispose of it tomorrow, while Senator King of Utah opposes federal educational cooperation and argues that states alone should handle the work.
In Chicago Judge Carpenter criticized a Illinois supreme court remark that radicals should be educated rather than deported. He said educating an anarchist is as futile as making a rattlesnake sleep in a cradle with a baby.
President Gray of Union Pacific led a morning inspection tour through Cheyenne with a delegation including B E Garvin federal manager W M Jeffers general manager R Robinson engineer in charge of maintenance C E Fuller superintendent of motor power and A H Woodruff Wyoming division superintendent. The visit marked the first inspection tour by the new president.
New York Jan 19 news recounts nearly two centuries of temperance efforts in America leading to national prohibition. The piece traces legal and social battles from colonial times to the 1940s with key events, figures, and milestones across multiple states and organizations.
Mary Garden a renowned prima donna and daughter of a Philadelphia policeman is under serious consideration to be the new impresario of the Chicago Grand Opera Association replacing the late Campanini. "Why shouldn't a woman run this opera company" she asks, noting that women run many other enterprises.
Undersheriff Lon G. C. Davis returns from Denver with George DuPree who faced Cheyenne charges of forging Henry W. Meyers’ name on a $75 check. Detectives traced DuPree after a Cheyenne connection via a woman, leading to his arrest when he rejoined her along a Denver street.
John Barron formerly a marine staying at the Army and Navy club suddenly fell seriously ill at the club last night. He was rushed by ambulance to Cheyenne Private hospital and was unconscious on arrival.
Funeral services for Alvin Hoke four month old son of Mr and Mrs Conrad Hoke of 1123 East Twentieth street will be held at 3 30 this afternoon from the Clyde Barry Bricker Brothers chapel. Interment will be in Lakeview cemetery.
L Pasternack, owner of a Cheyenne pawn shop and second hand store, was fined 15 dollars in police court for selling overshoes on a Sunday in violation of the Sunday closing ordinance. He pleaded guilty after arraignment. Police observed him delivering a package from his store to another person, leading to the arrest of the recipient who had purchased the overshoes.
The Senate approved a House bill to allow military decorations to be awarded on recommendations from officers below generals. The legislation, now sent to the president, aims to honor numerous American soldiers who served in France under non general officers.
C. J. Brooks was arrested yesterday afternoon on the charge of being intoxicated.
A Cleveland firm promotes Zemo, an antiseptic liquid sold by druggists in 35 cent and one dollar bottles. The copy claims it relieves itching and cleanses the skin, banishes eruptions and helps pimples ringworm eczema and blotches.
An advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle alternative to calomel for cleansing liver and bowels. It claims clearer skin after a few nights and promotes a safe, vegetable formula with olive oil in olive color. Prices listed 10c and 25c.
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