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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1920
Page
3
An inventor introduces anti skid chains for women designed to fit in a handbag. The lightweight design clips on outside each foot with a single clamp. The first pair was tested on a Cincinnati street amid ice and snow.
The Brooklyn robber Hamby alias Allan, born 1893 in Canada, confessed to thirteen bank jobs and two train robberies, including the East Brooklyn Savings Bank heist where two employees were killed. Extradited to New York, he faced trial after a California spree and expressed contempt for life, planning to spend time in prison reading and smoking before execution.
Mr Hines argued the railroad problem must be addressed boldly now to protect public interests and private capital. without strong action, a return to private ownership would be disappointing. He questioned whether a plan can safeguard the public and private investments or fail to do either with any real satisfaction.
The article outlines limits on medical use of distilled spirits. It permits physicians to prescribe liquor only for in attendance cases where necessary, with a maximum of one pint per person within ten days. Fillers must be registered pharmacists or druggists with permits, using bureau blanks unless in emergencies.
The speaker claimed conspirators planned wage cuts and, if a strike occurred, mass prosecutions. He cited evidence that some railroad managers would keep current wages only under federal control. He referenced specific railroads and their stated positions on wage scales during control.
The policy changes broaden eligible beneficiaries to include parents, grandparents, spouses, children, siblings, in-laws, and others connected by longstanding caregiving relationships. Discharged service members may reinstate lapses within 18 months and convert to U S government insurance within five years after the war, with lump sum death payments possible if chosen by the insured.
Funeral services for Charles Pearson colored will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock from the A M C church.
Former service men compose the West Virginia constabulary now on field duty after six months of training. Under Colonel Jackson Arnold the force is organized into provisional companies with 15 sub patrol stations along trunk lines to rapid mobilize if needed. Each sub station will have three to five mounted men, Wellsburg and Martinsburg patrols as motorcycle units, with natives from 238 of the state's 55 counties among the picked personnel.
James Wallace from a ranch 44 miles north of Jackson reports a large band of moose raiding his haystacks over the last month. He has erected barricades to protect the hay and ensure winter feed for his cattle.
In Buenos Aires on January 2, violence marked the start of the march toward March elections for the Chamber of Deputies. A bomb exploded at a San Martin Theater mass meeting by opponents of the democrata progresist party. Attendees were later attacked from a cafe, with projectiles and furniture hurled as clashes continued between radical supporters and opponents.
Joseph Mortellara a Cheyenne resident and Union Pacific employee died Wednesday night in the Union Pacific hospital at age twenty eight. He is survived by a brother Vincent Mortellara of Chugwater Wyoming. Funeral arrangements are handled by Clyde Early Bricker Brothers.
New York January twenty ninth. Officials fear some deportation detainees may be released as changes in Department of Labor procedures hinder proof that they are aliens.
At the Atlantic City convention the National Association of Merchant Tailors adopted a resolution endorsing the open shop and voted to raise a $500,000 fund immediately to free the industry from the dictates of labor unionism.
Cody Wyoming January 29 Peter Perrin called Old Pete by friends is the oldest living Wyomingite. He came west when Dakota was a part of the territory and helped build Fort Steele and the Union Pacific railway. Perrin fought in the Civil War and says rough days were nothing next to his good times. He witnessed Lincoln's assassination era and helped capture Booth. Now over a century old, his eyesight remains sharp and he enjoys recounting his adventures.
Richard Lackey recalls arguing with a friend in Helena on January 29 that locating the Spokane Falls would not be worth trouble as its value seemed minimal and possibly non-existent for a long time. He described the area as a desert during Montana gold rush days and noted Spokane Falls appeared small next to the Missouri’s Great Falls.
A beaver colony near Giant Springs in the Missouri river felled all but a few shade trees. The area is a popular picnic and tourist spot near Great Falls Montana, with a nearby dam noted.
Pope Benedict XV marked the fifth anniversary of his coronation with a grand pontifical mass in the Sistine Chapel. Spectators lined corridors as he was carried by sixteen chairbearers, amid a ceremony led by cardinals and a 50-voice male choir, lasting about an hour.
In Washington on January 29, Rear Admiral William M. Sims again accuses the navy of unpreparedness before U.S. entry into World War I. The senate subcommittee investigating the navy will probe the matter, with Chairman Page requesting Secretary Daniels provide prewar condition details. Sims amplified his prior charges in a letter to Page.
Washington January 29. Foreign seamen may, in port, have liquor with their meals aboard ships docked in American ports. Assistant Secretary Shouse of the Treasury announced the change after protests by foreign governments over sealing stocks on ships. Attorney General Palmer reportedly held enforcement possible only for American-owned ships.
In East Northfield Massachusetts two young women Katherine Sammen goon and Linda Schroeder volunteer for a pioneering farmerette unit in Nebraska. They spend three months on a 4,000 acre farm plowing harrowing hay mowing and driving binders, averaging ten hours daily. They endure hard work while yearning to return home in summer.
L. B. and M. D. Schooley arrived from Waukegan with the remains of their mother, a Cheyenne pioneer. The body will rest in Lakeview cemetery beside her husband H. H. Schooley, who died 25 years ago. Funeral arrangements by Ntobbs Huckfeldt and Finkbiner will be announced. Mr. Schooley was a long-time Union Pacific railroad employee.
Mrs Sadie Ghulz 76 of a ranch near Fort Benton visited Great Falls and for the first time in her life rode street cars went to a motion picture show and used hotel elevators She had lived in Teton county 37 years never leaving the county or going beyond Fort Benton distance limits.
Funeral services for Mrs Adda Walcott were held this morning at the Congregational Church with Rev. A. F. Fisher officiating. Interment followed at Lakeview Cemetery. Pallbearers included A. A. Underwood F. R. Dildine Horace Jenkins representing the Masonic fraternity and William Storey I. G. Bevans D. M. Carley representing the Order of Railway Conductors.
Funeral services for John Mullen of Wheatland were held at St. Marys cathedral yesterday morning at 9 o clock. Interment was made at Oli Vet cemetery. The pall bearers were T Joe Cahill, Joe Mohatt, George Carroll, Stephen Bow, Richard Grace and John A. Martin.
Governor Robert D. Carey will depart for Lusk and address guests at a banquet hosted by the Lusk Commercial Club tonight.
Former state commissioner of prohibition Fred L. Crabbe has opened offices in the Hynds building and will engage actively in the practice of law.
A weekly airplane passenger service between Buenos Aires and Montevideo has begun under a French aviation mission. Passengers are invited free of charge initially, with a fare planned when the Franco-Argentine Aerial Transportation Company takes over in February. The line aims to be South America’s first regular commercial aviation service.
A bold observer notes that placing want ads in the Try State Leader yields tangible results. The piece highlights quick responses and community interest generated by classified notices. It underscores the practical value of print ads for local searches and random inquiries.
Milwaukee January 29 Jimmie Wilde England flyweight champion knocked out Mike Ritola of St Paul early in the third round of a ten round bout tonight.
Wheatland, Jan. 29. The local American Legion post has completed plans for a two story club house costing $60,000. First floor includes office library reading room and cafeteria. Second floor features large auditorium with dressing rooms and stage for dances. Basement to hold bowling alleys billiard rooms and a gymnasium with showers. A rear 30 by 50 swimming pool may be added. A third floor sleeping rooms may be built later. Building footprint 50 by 100 feet.
Several aviators of the Eighth aerial squadron waited on orders from Mexican authorities to cross the border and deliver oil and gasoline to Lieutenants Davis and Grimes, who made a forced landing 30 miles south of Zapata, Texas yesterday. Grimes and Davis remain at Guerreo, a Mexican village about 140 miles west of Matamoros, according to latest dispatches at Fort Brown.
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