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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1920
Page
10
A reproduction of the Cheyenne State Leader masthead and Associated Press notice outlines republication rights and exclusive AP use of dispatches, reserving local news and special dispatches.
The piece cites a Bolshevik inspired call to strike for higher wages and workers’ power, predicting a future mass strike to abolish capitalism, while also noting political hopes for the Non-Partisan League in 1920 and ending with a 1832 obituary of Marcia Burns Van Ness.
An excerpt discusses the 82 million dollar deficiency bill reported by the House Appropriations Committee. It covers veterans retraining costs, the Federal Board for Vocational Education requests for 12 million more, prior vetoes and amendments, and current enrollment and accommodation challenges for disabled former soldiers. It notes ongoing projects including Holyoke and other cities, and mentions related health and rehabilitation efforts for tubercular cases and broader veteran welfare initiatives.
The piece notes the twentieth anniversary of Governor William Goebel of Kentucky’s assassination. It also reports Gen. J. Warren Keifer entering his eighty fifth year, and lists several contemporaneous events including the West Coast Lumbermen association meeting in Seattle, Belgian parliamentary reconstructions, the Kansas State Bar annual meeting at Topeka, Yellow Pine Wholesalers in Cincinnati, and Senator Walter B. Edge speaking at the Indiana Republican Editorial Association banquet in Indianapolis.
Cuba American Jockey Club in Havana Winter meeting. Business Men's Racing Association in New Orleans. Sunny South Handicap in Houston. National doubles championship in New York. Glenwood ski tournament in Minnesota. Metropolitan 400 yard championship for women in New York. Earl Caddock vs Joe Stecher for world wrestling title in New York. Boxing pairings in Savannah Springfield Manchester New Hampshire with 12 rounds events.
Ohio born Gen Warren Keifer enters his eighty fifth year with a career spanning two wars and a term as speaker of the U.S. House. He rose from Union private to brevet major general, served in the Spanish American War, led a Cuban division, and later again sat in Congress. He led state Grand Army of the Republic and Military Order of the Loyal Legion chapters and helped found the Spanish War Veterans.
A compact chronology lists deaths and events from 1716 to 1915 including Susanna Maria Gibber 1766 eminent tragedienne, Thames freezing in 1814, Henri Rochefort born 1831, Asa Gray dies 1888, General Booth publicize Darkest England 1891, Queen Liliuokalani renounces throne 1895, European royal houses in England 1901, Hawaii queen’s throne renunciation 1895, South Dakota abolishes death penalty 1915.
With backing from British and French delegates, President Wilson's system of mandatories was added to the official record by the peace conference bureau marking a formal recognition of the mandate framework.
Birth anniversaries marked for William J Walsh archbishop of Dublin born in Dublin 179 years ago today Franklin D Roosevelt assistant secretary of the navy born at Hyde Park New York 38 years ago Jacob M Dickinson former secretary of war born at Columbus Mississippi 69 years ago today Charles Martin Loeffler musician and composer born in Alsace 59 years ago today
Jackson Wyoming January 29 The state game department posts an eight hundred dollar reward for evidence leading to conviction of any head hunter a poacher who kills elk merely for their trophies in this big game country.
Billy the goat is captured by police but escapes to chase a fire engine. He helps rescue a baby from a smoke filled house and draws applause from onlookers. He then attempts to join the firemen at the scene, battering a door with his head to aid entry. He loses his way in the thick smoke but remains heroic.
Advertisement copy touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets to stop cough and headache and “work off the cold” with E. W. GROVE’S signature on each box. Mentions listing property with Western Realty & Investment Co. as quick action.
Miss Helen Christene Hoerle, Broadway manager and one of the few women in such a role last season, advocates giving young girls freedom to decide their future. She has written The Girl and the Ob to guide vocational choices, outlining fields from manicure to stock broker and detailing expected conditions.
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