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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1921
Page
8
Dean Snyder argues baseball owners ignore women and kids as undeveloped resources. He advocates theater films lectures and slang lessons to draw daily attendance and boost profits, proposing affordable gates side shows and player pictures to turn women and children into fervent fans.
Anne Morgan fights a New York bill that would tax charity bouts while boxing lore and sports figures surface. The piece weaves in Dempsey, Pat Moran, Eddie Horemans, and others with notes on leagues, training camps, and tours, hinting at fees, futures, and shifts in baseball and tennis scenes.
Benjamin A Flood of Saskatoon Canada and Rose Fern Ludlow of Canon City Colorado filed for a marriage license yesterday. Also licensed were Roy Sverett Crawford and Mabel Elizabeth McNaughy of Cheyenne and Karl L Killabrew and Ethel Foreman of Port Collins Colorado.
A report from Union Pacific station states the Speer operator his wife and a small child left Pierce in a Ford sedan Sunday night at 8 30 with plans to return to Speer but did not arrive at the Speer station on the Gheyenne Denver line. The operator’s name could not be confirmed nor a theory offered for the disappearance. The storm is unlikely involved as heavy snow began later that night and Speer to Pierce is under ten miles.
Funeral services for Robert Morris will be held at the Hobbs Huckfeldt Finkbiner chapel this afternoon at 2 o clock. The services were moved up from Monday due to weather conditions.
Juan Gutirrez a Mexican was arrested in the Union Pacific yards by Carl Christensen a special policeman and jailed charged with robbing a box car. Gutirrez will be arraigned today.
Colonel Bigelow's health improves after stomach surgery in St Luke's hospital. He and his mother Mrs J Allen Bigelow and sister Mrs T R Donovan visited him at the hospital and remain as guests at the post house with Colonel and Mrs Bigelow.
Testimony recounts Mrs. Peete telling of Denton’s Los Angeles stay and amputation, with requests to shield investigations. The narrative shifts to a wrestling bout where Caddock and Lewis exchange holds, ending in a draw after three hours of combat in Casphra Wyc.
In a brutal wrestling match Lewis, at 228 pounds, repeatedly pinned and threw Caddock, 188 pounds, to the mat with a sequence of headlocks and body slams. Caddock collapsed twice and nearly riot ensued as fans shouted kill the murderer while officials tended him.
Corporal George Klemet and Miss Lempie Podi, both named in an old Cheyenne notice, announced their marriage before Justice Frank Housman. Klemet met Podi in Minneapolis last summer and persuaded her to travel for the nuptials. The justice praised the couple as a fine match.
Arrest yesterday of Fred Cavalli and Elsie Cavalli proprietors of the Atlas hotel at 20914 West Sixteenth street is tied to Mayor Taylor's clean up campaign. The Cavallis and Maggie Stowers face charges of operating a dis orderly house and are to be arraigned this afternoon. evidence reportedly includes Fort D. A. Russell soldiers and fort officials support the mayor. All three are free on bail.
After days of debate both chambers work on how to divide state royalties from federal oil lands. The House backs Platt Brewer plan with 10 percent to the university and 50 percent to public schools, highways 40 percent. The Senate plan prioritizes oil counties with 4 percent to counties, then schools and highways, and 6 percent to the university if it reaches 375000. Major talks linger over county shares and highway controls as boxing and workers compensation bills await.
The Wyoming legislature discussed oil land leasing revenue with estimates from the Midwest Oil company showing potential state earnings by June 30 1921. A new county division bill would create Jackson Hole county from Lincoln north of the Snake River ridge, while stock tax relief and a coal pricing commission were debated. House actions included child reading passage and two plate auto licenses reform with strong votes.
House Bill 86 proposed by Mercer concerns setting salaries for superintendents of water districts. The measure outlines salary scales and eligibility, aiming to standardize compensation across districts.
Senate files list new measures by Skovgard Relating to distribution of funds by county treasurers. S F 30 by Chassell Relating to delinquent taxpayers in 1920. S F 31 by Gardner Relating to articles of incorporation of churches and religious societies. S F 32 by Sibley Legalizing chiropractic. S S 38 by Hartwell Relating to leasing state lands. S F 34 by Hartwell Relating to the trial of common misdemeanors.
Weather and heavy drifting snow at altitude trigger precautionary plowing for passenger trains west of Laramie. Only one plow left Cheyenne and another near Speer. officials planned extra protection though wind and conditions appear less severe than feared.
The Public Service Commission delivered a report showing mine prices for lump coal at two northern and southern fields and retail charges in major Wyoming towns. Freight rates vary 62 cents to 6.26 per ton with Buffalo Wheatland Torrington Cheyenne and Douglas cited for specific prices and profit margins.
The Cheyenne area faced a major snowstorm with 14 to 14 inches reported in twenty four hours and significant drift formation. Eastern slope and continental divide areas bore the brunt while North Platte and Denver were buried under heavy snow. Pedestrians struggled through waist high drifts as streetcars and cars faced blocked routes though telegraph service remained largely intact.
The accord covers willfulley blocked goods and non grata individuals, with wartime style postal facilities and parcel post. Britain commits to refrain from exporting gold securities not identifiable as British government property and from import restrictions on specie from Russia. The Soviet side recognizes potential compensation for private suppliers and equitable handling of claims under the forthcoming treaty.
D B Miller of the state highway department reports a telegram from Granite Canon stating the Lincoln highway is impassable due to drifts of twelve feet. The note highlights severe winter conditions along the route.
An old advisory promotes Jad Salts as a remedy for back pain and kidney issues caused by meat. It claims four ounces taken daily in water cleans kidneys, neutralizes urine acids, and prevents bladder disorders, touting safety and wide use by millions.
A fragmented item notes several groups presenting at a relief week in Solon. Mentions include a nurse group and a rumor of a demonstration. Details are unclear due to text quality.
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