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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1920
Page
14
Dr. Lawrence Flick of Philadelphia was elected president of the newly formed American Catholic Historical Association. The group aims to promote research into the history of the Catholic church.
The Thermopolis American Legion met with 41 members, electing W. F. Harrison as commander and Roger Calloway as vice commander. They set February 23 as patriotic day, kept annual dues at five dollars, and approved more frequent winter meetings.
Grand Rapids Mich Jan 29 The second stage of the conspiracy trial of 135 Michigan Republican leaders tied to the 1918 Newberry campaign neared completion with jurors expected to be chosen by Friday. The indictment accuses fraud corruption and use of the mails to defraud Michigan voters and seeks penalties up to 10000 and two years imprisonment.
The offering enables the investor with one hundred dollars or more to put money to work without waiting for larger sums. Bonds yield 6 percent annual interest, payable semi-annually, and are available in increments of $100 or multiples thereof.
The Abner Davis Refinery at North Wichita Falls is now in operation with a 2000 barrel capacity. The first run shows the plant in first class condition, yielding 384 percent gasoline recovery and 22 percent kerosene. Crude oil comes via Texas Pipe Line Company line. Davis Pipe Line pending completion.
Vera Fokine, famed Russian dancer, sought insurance on feet and hands but insurers would cover only one. She chose hands. The Abner Davis Trustee Plan paid its first dividend last August and will issue interest checks starting February 4, with more dividends likely as the refinery operates.
Franklin D Olier national commander of the American Legion directs state officials to stop asking applicants about prior military rank for membership. Forms bearing such questions should be removed. The Legion’s Minneapolis convention enshrines rank as irrelevant and prohibits addressing members by military titles in any meeting. J A Kirkpatrick legal or business note.
Simeon W. King aged 89, last surviving pallbearer of Abraham Lincoln, joined crowds in Chicago on January 29 to greet Governor Frank O. Lowden after his speech and declare support.
An elderly Illinois resident proclaimed lifelong Republican loyalty saying he has voted for every Republican president since Lincoln and plans to vote for the forthcoming candidate in November. The item mentions Ford roadster bodies and a local address at 2014 Dillon Street with contact 1819-1, and references Peabody's grocery nearby.
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