Memory of a Wyoming Snowstorm and Its Echoes
A reminiscence recalls a March snowstorm 43 years ago in Cheyenne and Rawlins with four to five feet of snow on the level, a week of mine layoffs causing $15,000 daily losses and 1,500 workers unpaid. It details a dramatic escape from the blizzard, a saloon roof collapse, and survivors whose grit is stretched over days in freezing conditions.
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Cheyenne
Denver
Wyoming
Rawlins
Deadwood
Kabis & Dillman
Eddy Street
Press
Sidney
Laramie
Omaha
Ogden
George Washbaugh
George
Washbaugh
Pole Creek
Luke Voorhees
Hillsdale
Stocks rise as Belgian loan boosts market optimism
New York stocks opened higher amid continued rally from Saturday with demand for Belgian loan shares lifting prices. Equipments and rails led gains while oils and steels edged up. London exchange held firm and loan allotments were scaled for demand.
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New York
Shorts
Delaware
Lackawanna & Western
Southern Pacific
Northern Pacific
Exchange
London
Exchange Rates and Mercantile Paper Report
Exchange New York notes prime mercantile paper at 7.448 percent. Exchange steady. Sterling rates include 60 day bills on banks at 3.738 percent and 60 day commercial bills at 3.78 percent. Demand and cables quoted at 8.78 and 3.74 respectively.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Metals Market Report From New York
Copper steady at 13 18 13 14 cents for spot and nearby futures with quarter positions. Iron prices ease with No 1 northern at 83.00 dollars and No 2 northern 30 to 32. Tin weak at 84.00 spot and 34.75 futures. Antimony 5.35 to 5.66 dollars. Lead steady at 4.75 and zinc easier with St Louis delivery at 6.37 to 5.50 dollars.
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New York
St. Louis
Livestock prices ease little in Chicago and Denver markets
Chicago receipts show cattle steady with most beef steers around 7.50 to 8.60, hogs up to 9.85 top, and sheep steady with lambs around 11. Denver buyers report a limited cattle showing, killers about 7.60 to 8.00, veal calves rising to 12.50, and hogs 1 dime higher on the day.
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Chicago
U.S. Bureau of Markets
Denver
Veteran recalls record storm here forty years past
E T Payton reports on a veteran recalling a historic snowstorm in Cheyenne from thirty to forty years ago. The piece contrasts the Tribune and the Leader archives, noting yesterday’s snowfall and inviting readers to search earlier newspaper files for comparison.
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Tribune
Leader
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Cheyenne City Briefs Include Wide-Ranging Visitors
Postings list residents and visitors in Cheyenne including E Ewel Douglas W A Gross Pine Bluffs Ben Williamson Hillsdale J L Donalogne Glenda BH Fuller Laramie B H Linhart Riverton George Stuart from Denver Fred H Healy encampment banker E S Drury Wheatlands Times editor in city on legislative business B H Brooks Rock Springs general manager Union Pacific Coal Peter Sill Hot Springs Thermopolis J J Sullivan wife of railroad man left for Sparks Library to close for Robert Morris Carnegie library hour Local railroad agents BE I Johnson Warren McCord in Cheyenne for rail duties Bail set for G Barton forgery case John W Hay Rock Springs J P Smith Casper W A Gross Pine Bluffs Hugh N McPhee Horse Creek W H Tilton Saratoga Plains visitors J W Johnson F O Carrion Charles R Mason Charles A Morrison Wheatland Claude F Palmer Plains Weltys from Dubois Samuel W Thompson Guernsey druggist Western Union conferences Dan Hiner Cheyenne state hospital inmate Fred Lee to face theft charges.
Mid-Continent Oil Paces Gut with Local Price Cut
Prairie Oil & Gas and a leading Texas company cut Mid-Continent and North Texas crude prices to 3.00 a barrel from 3.60, effective immediately. The reduction aims to curb production as pipelines reduced takings and small refineries across Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas face slack demand and plant shutdowns. Caddo heavy crude dropped from 2.50 to 2.00 a barrel.
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North Texas
Mid-Continent
Prairie Oil & Gas Company
Standard Group
Texas Company
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Wyoming
Plenty of Garages Built in Denver
Denver records show 1920 building operations at 7.65 million dollars, up from 1919. City inspector Frank M. Ladd notes normal conditions unlikely for six months due to high labor costs. Material prices have eased but may fall further to spur activity. garages in 1920 outpaced residences three to one.
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Denver
Colo
Frank M. Ladd
Ladd
Baker Held on Conspiracy Charge After Moonshine Letter
Federal authorities accuse Fred Clyde Baker of conspiring to violate federal prohibition laws and impersonating a federal officer. Two alleged accomplices, J. W. Williams and L. S. Davis, were arrested on arrival from Denver to Cheyenne. Baker remains jailed with bail to be set at the hearing. Williams claims major league pitching history. Baker had earlier clashed with Cheyenne clubmen over enforcement.
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Fred Clyde Baker
Denver
Baker
J. W. Williams
L. 8. Davis
Cheyenne
United States
Burri
Federal District Attorney
D. J. Powell
Howell
Prohibition Enforcement
Gill
Davis
Williams
Giants
Woman Clara Zetkin Roils Paris as Bolshevism Debate Rages
Clara Zetkin a German aged over 70, who attended a Tours socialist meeting, caused a political storm in France by seeking a passport, prompting parliament to debate Bolshevism and frontier restrictions. She spoke at Tours, then mysteriously returned to Germany amid an uproar in the chamber.
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Paris
Clara Zetkin
France
Clara Zetkinsion
Lenine
Trotzky
Rosa Luxemburg
Karl Liebknecht
Berlin
Tours
Zetkin
Germany
Socialist Party
M. Vallat
M. Steeg
Interior
M. Cachin
Lennne
Cachin
Lightning Sparks Forest Fires Across Southwest
Nearly 200 of 436 forest fires in the 14 national forests of Arizona and New Mexico in 1920 were preventable. About half the fires were stopped before gaining headway. Coconino forest, based in Flagstaff, supplied about 40 percent of total fires, most caused by lightning.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Arizona
New Mexico
Pooler
Coconimo Forest
Flagstaff
Ariz
Madden and Magin win six day bicycle race
Chicago residents watched Eddie Madden and Jake Magin win the six day race finishing at 10 30 p m. The duo covered 2 279 miles in the event held in the city.
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Madden
Magin
Chicago
Hddie Madden
Jake Magin
Storefront Care urged for midwinter refresh
Midwinter stock taking is the time to paint and varnish a store. A bright clean store is urged to improve trade and investment return. The note invites customers to let the contractor do the work with proper paint to keep the store attractive.
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Lom
Belgium
E. T. Payton
E. Ewel of
Douglas
W. A. Gross
Pine Bluffs
City
Ben Williamson
J. L. Donalogne of
Glenda
BH. O. Fuller of
BH. H. Linhart
Riverton
George Stuart
Fred H. Healy
E.S. Drury
The
Wheatlands Times
B. H. Brooks
Rock Springs
Mr. Brooks
Union Pacific Coal Company
Peter Sill
Hot Springs County
Mr. Sill
Thermopolis
John L. Sullivan
Sparks
Mrs. Sullivan
Robert Morris
Carnegie Library
Morris
I. Johnson
Warren McCord
Milwaukee
Chicago & Northwestern
Lyle H. Barton
Justice of the Peace Houseman
John W. Hay
J. P. Smith
Casper
Hugh N. McPhee
Horse Creek
the City
Glen Rock
J. W. Johnson
F. O. Carrion
Charles R. Mason
Charles A. Morrison
Wheatland
Claude IF
Palmer
the Plains
Mr. Palmer
F. A. Welty
Weltys
Dubois
Samuel W. Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Guernsey
Charles G. Buechner
G. M. Hiatt
I. G. Hoffman
A. B. Cowan
Western Union Telegraph Company
Dan Hiner
State Hospital For
Sheriff Carroll
Fred Lee
Forbes Pharmacy
U. S
Pean
Bure Seve
Herman Com
American Legion
Chamber of Commerce
Carey Avenue
Box Towney
Forbes’ Pharmacy
17Th and
Capitol Ave
Tin
Tan. Com
Ati
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