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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1920
Page
15
The Cheyenne State Leader, established in 1867, is published daily except Monday. The paper lists its offices at 1 Federal Street with editorial and business contacts and notes its mailing status as second class mail matter.
The notice outlines Associated Press rights and republication terms for dispatches. It lists subscription options including one month and annual rates, with six month price points.
A clash of views marks crop reporting season as farmers predict poor yields from drought and labor shortages while buyers forecast near normal output. Brokers and millers hedge optimism, each side accusing the other of bias, settling on a middle estimate for the harvest.
Veteran coach Tom Robinson presents swimmer safety rules. Wait an hour after eating before swimming and never swim alone. Stay near shore, avoid rough water with heart trouble, don’t swim until exhausted, and float if caught in undertow. Learn by heart and remember when near the bathing beach.
The article notes motion pictures will serve as a partisan forum as candidates are shown on screen. It predicts further development of talking movies by 1924 to reach remote areas and amplify political messaging. It cites wartime propaganda as boosting film use for education and campaign purposes.
A satirical essay compares party platforms to streetcar conductors and platforms. It imagines a candidacy arguing for restraint, honest governance, and renouncing stale party attacks, while acknowledging flawed members and promising decisive action against them. The piece ends noting readers would be surprised by such a platform.
War risk insurance conversions have grown to an average policy value of 3520.64 for former service members. Before the war, the average life policy stood around 2320. Benefits paid under the act total 223,884,769.72. The piece notes labor supply concerns and contrasts misaligned calls with reform.
Philippine officials renew talks with Sir Aylmer Pearson to gain control of Baguan Ta Island in the Sulu Sea near Borneo. The island, part of the Philippines ceded by Spain to the United States, is currently under British North Borneo authority due to proximity. Negotiations aim to place Baguan under the Sulu Archipelago government.
Washington weighs final actions as Baguan Island is described as the clearing house for a large opium smuggling ring into the Sulu archipelago and Mindanao. Officials say breaking the traffic hinges on bringing Baguan under Philippine government control.
Grant Smith the American high commissioner in Budapest saved about 50.6 million crowns for Americans who opened trading accounts. Hungary issued a decree in March to stamp Austro-Hungarian bank notes and convert half deposited sums into a state loan. Some bankers sought to shift losses onto American clients with drawing accounts.
Bankers in Budapest attempted to pass ready money as American deposits, stamping and restricting withdrawals. Depositors were told half their funds became compulsory Hungarian state loans, nontransferable but tax valid. Grant Smith intervened, prompting the Hungarian government to recognize the principle and thwart the scheme.
A public notice invites subscribers to request a State Leader call after 8 o clock with home delivery at no charge, funded by the sender. The mobile service promises delivery at the subscriber's residence at the magazine's expense.
In Laramie on July 15 contractor Hershey of the Illinois Pipe Line reports his striking workers have been replaced after pay demands of four dollars a day plus room and board. The beds were fired, and the pipe laying resumes with expected timely completion. most workers have departed for other areas.
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