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Cheyenne State Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1920

Page

6

Social pages note bridge tea and visits in Cheyenne

Mrs. Albert Crowland hosted a Wednesday afternoon of bridge for local ladies and visitors from Lockhart Texas. Ensign Francis McInerney left for Bremerton after a month’s leave. Several social visits flourish as families tour Yellowstone and plan Frontier shows.

Albert Crowland Marie McCurdy Lockhart Tex Cheyenne Cronland W. K. Mylar Clarence Swainson Francis McInerney Bremerton Washington J. H. McInerney Wnsign McInerney Mexico Pacific D.S. McCalman Lucie Lynde McCalman John Westena Detroit Mich Yellowstone

Peasants Cling to Religion Despite Soviet Decrees

J H Duckworth describes Pskov and surrounding villages in Reval Esthenia where thousands attend the cathedral despite Bolshevik anti church campaigns. He notes beggars outside, ornate clerical robes, and devout crowds while adding priests recount early persecution and insist religion remains the moral basis of life.

J. H. Duckworth Reval Esthenia Pskov Lenine Trotzky Kremlin Neonle T Red Russia

Plunge From Wheelbarrow Kills 4 Year Old Boy

Ployd W. Lantaff, age 4, fell fifty feet from an abandoned well after the ground collapsed beneath a wheelbarrow carrying bricks. He died from the plunge.

Evansville W. Lantaff

Polo Tournament Trials At Fort Russell In August

Despite wet conditions last Sunday the Fort Russell polo team played well on a muddy field. Tryouts for the regimental team to compete in the invitation tournament hosted by the 15th Cavalry Polo Association begin in August. Officers' strong play complicates position choices as a fast, aggressive squad appears likely. Hostesses for this Sunday are Mrs. Van Tassel and Mrs. Abbott of Cheyenne and Mrs. Keifer and Mrs. Richart from the post. Next Sunday will feature Cheyenne’s younger set. The Polo Association’s entertainment committee plans hunts at the 15th Cavalry Hunt Club park and daily teas and luncheons, with a buffet luncheon and polo banquet on the tournament’s final day.

Fort Russell 15Th Cavalry Polo Association van Tassel Abbott Cheyenne Keifer Richart The Polo Association 15Th Cavalry Hunt Club

Newgnu Fetish? Gnu Kicks Itself to Death in Toledo

A playful brief reports a gnu in Toledo meeting an end by kicking itself while en route to the zoo. No illness or pneumonia is involved. the animal’s death occurred during movement.

Gnu Toledo

Willard Among 90 Seek Douglas County Office

July 16 Douglas county lists 90 aspirants for the August 3 primary including Jess Willard the heavyweight champion. Willard is entered without his knowledge as a candidate for constable of Wakarusa township, a district with ex champion owner W. C. Simmons of the Lawrence Daily World also listed for the same post. The Simmons candidacy was likewise entered without his knowledge.

Lawrence, Kas Jess Willard Douglas County Usted Willard Wakarusa Township W. C. Simmons Lawrence Daily Journal. World Simmons

Prehistoric Cannibals Revealed In Texas Mounds

University of Texas anthropology professor James J. Pearce reports that Edwards plateau sites near Austin show nomadic Paleo Indian groups using flint weapons and kitchen middens. Evidence from burned-rock mounds indicates cannibal practices and skin scraping tools, with thousands of chipped arrow and spearheads unearthed.

Austin Tex Texas James J. Pearce University of ‘Texas Smithsonian Institute Bureau of Ethnology Pearce Edwards Plateau New Mexico America

University of Texas to Preserve Edwards Platea Findings

Dr J Walter Fawkes heads ethnology research backing a Smithson Institute published report. UT will keep the excavation collection as a nucleus for an anthropology museum. After Edwards platea, work begins on East Texas funeral mounds by a different late culture with pottery and polished weapons found therein.

J. Walter Fawkes Smithsonian Bureau of Ethnology Smithsonian Institute University of Texas Pearce Edwards Platea East Texas

Jews Can Never Sell Palestine, Says Fund Official

Dr. Baer Epstein, special commissioner for the Jewish National Fund, declares that land bought in Palestine may be developed and inherited but cannot be sold. The fund plans to spend 1,250,000 dollars next year to reclaim barren land for Jewish renters, after already investing millions of francs in 6,000 acres and several colonies. The fund reports purchases in Jerusalem, Tiberias, Haifa, Jaffa, Safed, and other cities, with city land reserved for public buildings.

New York Palestine Jewish National Fund Fund Baer Epstein England Epstein Jerusalem Tiberias Haifa Jaffa Safed

Dublin Post Office Robbery by Fifty Men

Fifty men raided the general post office in Dublin and carried off all letters addressed to Dublin Castle and officials of the administration of Ireland. The incident occurred this morning amid a brief note on local business granting permission for two electric signs at 301 West Sixteenth by Sam Marchick & Sons.

Associated Press Dublin Dublin Castle Administration of Ireland Sam Marchick & Sons

Pete Cordillo Faces Long Prison Term After Conviction

Pete Cordillo, the second of three state prohibition department reps found guilty in the slaying of Frank Jennings near Laramie, was convicted of second degree murder. A sentence of at least twenty years and possibly life in prison is expected next Monday, yet Cordillo remains unshaken and maintains a hard boiled persona despite the looming punishment.

Pete Cordillo State Prohibition Department Frank Jennings Laramie Cordillo

Borrows Pass and Walks From Jail

Frank Wielder jailed on forgery charge borrowed a visitor pass from an unidentified person and walked past the guard to freedom. Authorities do not know his escape time or destination.

Los Angelys Frank Wielder

Woman Dawyer to Defend Brother in Murder Trial

In Sundanche, Wyoming, July 15, the first Wyoming case where a woman acts as counsel for a murder defendant arrives as Frank Hickey stands trial for the murder of Laben Wood. His sister Mrs. Catherine A. McKenna of McKenna and McKenna in Los Angeles has arrived to defend him.

Sundanch Wyo Wyoming Frank Hickey Laben Wood Hickey Catherine A. McKenna McKenna & McKenna Los Angeles Calif

New Coal Mine to Open at Almy Wyoming

EVANSTON Wyoming July 15 A new mine will be added to Wyoming coal producers by the Red Canon Coal company. It has begun opening a slope north of No 8 mine at Almy to tap No 4 vein of the coal deposits. The colliery will be a wagon mine without immediate railroad connection relying on wagon transport for its product.

Evanston Wyo Wyoming Red Canon Coal Company Almy

Lightning Splits Yet Fails to Kindle at Wyoming Ranches

A July storm north of Sundance Wyoming struck two homes. Willard Good's residence was reduced to kindling by a bolt while a nearby Crewdson wood pile was only scattered, with some logs reduced to kindling.

Sundance Wyo Willard Good Crewdson Place

Wyoming Fuel and Feed Company Now Chartered

A long established Cheyenne business became a corporation when articles of incorporation were filed with the secretary of state. The Wyoming Fuel and Feed Company is capitalized at 100000 dollars with 100 par value shares. Directors named are Charles W. Riner Frank J. Gallivan George I F. Storey John L. Murray Jr. and Maurice L. Verbrugge.

Wyoming Fuel & Feed Company Charles W. Riner Frank J. Gallivan George IF. Storey John L. Murray, Jr Maurice L. Verbrugge

U S Went Dry Hagen Stayed Wet Story

Seattle wife accuses Hagen Adams of drinking alcohol despite Prohibition. She cites his persistent violations and seeks a divorce in court.

U. S Hagen Seattle United States of America Hagen Adams

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