New Insect Foes Travel by Plane Across Africa
The piece notes historic insect spread via transport routes then warns about airplanes spreading pests. It cites past travelers like cockroaches and potato bugs and references Dr Chalmers Mitchell's Africa trip findings that planes carry few insects and speed may blow them off on takeoff. It adds caution about hippopotamus flies and calls for vigilance to keep pests out of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Rocky Mountains
United States
Mutch
Chalmers Mitchell
Londonderry Ireland Chronicle of its Walls and Past
The National Geographic Society bulletin presents Londonderry Ulster as the Maiden City famed for its Foyle port with ships from France Australia Brazil the United States and India. It notes the two mile quays linen mills ships and the famed walls with seven gates and Roaring Meg the gun. It recounts Columba’s Abbey and the old fort of Tyrone and the resilient fortress walls built to protect the city through sieges and Danish threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Londonderry
Ireland
Merry
Ulster
Foyle
France
Australia
Brazil
United States
India
Derry
Columba
Patrick
Brigid
Daire-Columbkille
Tyrone
Nerry
Corporation of London
London
Irish Society
James II
St. Columba
Owen
Your Boy: Do Not Overstep With the Strap
A cautionary note urges parents not to overreact with corporal punishment. It cites Thomas Edison as a child who acted boldly and faced punishment, then grew into a famed innovator. The message suggests allowing curiosity and experimentation to flourish without excessive restraint.
Orange Township Iowa A Shining Patch Of Heaven On Earth
Seventy years back pioneers settled Orange township in Iowa now home to about 800 residents on 36 square miles. The area boasts no saloon, crime, or lawsuits and is praised as a near heaven yet census data show little population gain compared with a Michigan town’s dramatic growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Township
Iowa
Heaven
Michigan
Threshing Day On American Farms Captures Rural Buzz
The piece recalls threshing season across the nation with engines, belts, and bustling activity as grain is separated. A vivid scene follows the thresher crew’s lunch and dinner feast, praised as a life enriching meal, and turns to a collage of rural humor and notes on current politics and trends.
Millionaire Hobo Leads Cheyenne Union Branch Formation
Dr J Hads How known as the Millionaire Hobo spoke at the Labor Journal building on the migratory casual and disemployed. He urged organization to improve labor conditions and unveiled plans for a Cheyenne branch linked to a national group in Cincinnati. He noted a delegate will attend the Labor Day conference in Denver and described three teaching pillars: social economics industrial law and elocution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Journal
J. Hads How
Dr. How
How
Cheyenne
National Organization
Cincinnati
Denver
United States
Russia
Howe
San Francisco
Platform Committee
People’s Association
International Brotherhood Welfare League
Superintending Work At Local Light Plant
Mrs H C Neigan of Boulder Colorado visiting Cheyenne will return home tomorrow. Mr Reagan, engineer for the Western Light and Power company, is superintending construction work at the Cheyenne plant and is stopping at the Plains hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.C. Neigan
Boulder, Colo
Cheyenne
Eagan
Western Light and Power Company
Cheyenne Er
Plains Hotel
Chautauqua Program Promises Top Attractions in Cheyenne
The 1920 Cheyenne chautauqua runs September 1 to 6 featuring Tom Skeyhill Anzac poet and renowned speaker, Burnell Ford on electricity, Hon. C. H. Poole of New Zealand, Captain Norman Allan Imrie on Britain US ties, and M. L. Mellinger on Mexico. It also showcases It Pays to Advertise by Keighley NY Players and Old Fashioned Girls concerts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Tom Skeyhill
Theodore Roosevelt
Burnell Ford
C. H. Poole
New Zealand
Norman Allan Imrie
M. L. Mellinger
Keighley
New York Players
Chautauqua Week Show Lineup With Noted Artists
The second day features Ward Waters Trio in two programs with impersonator Ward Waters and real artists Dona Foley and Ferne Lewis Waters. The Zedeler Symphonic Quintet conducts on the third day under Nicolai Zedeler with Helen Portune and Salvador Sala. Ferinand Fillion violin recitals the fifth day with Gabrielle Claus and Frances Beall. Fisk Jubilee Singers close the series with Fisk University Nashville. Richard Posey Campbell reads in character, and advance course-ticket buyers by July 29 gain free admission to Bryan's talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Waters
Ward
Waters
Dona Foley
Ferne Lewis-Waters
Zedeler
Nicolai Zedeler
Helen Portune
Salvador Sala
Ferdinand Fillion
Gabrielle Claus
Frances Beall
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Fisk University
Nashville
Tenn
Richard Posey Campbell
James Whitcomb Riley
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Overland Four Driving Endurance Across Nation to Pacific
An Overland Four stock car left New York City last Sunday on a cross country reliability run aiming for Cheyenne tonight at 9 and San Francisco by Sunday night. Relays have been driven by about sixteen men. H A Grier will handle North Platte to Cheyenne, with O S McKinney and A H Brinkerhoff taking over to Rock Springs. The trip covers about 8300 miles with claimed fuel economy of 20 to 23 miles per gallon, following the Lincoln Highway through Cheyenne en route to the Golden Gate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Gate
Overland
George B McCutcheon
C. M. Smith
Denver
A. V. Echernach
Rocky Mountain News
Cheyenne
Mentz-Carson Motor Company
New York
San Francisco
McGarvey Denounces Party Split Over Tribune Purchase
Charles McGarvey voices dissatisfaction with his party after a State Leader report linked him to support for Tribune Publishing purchase. He declares he has not been a Democrat for fifteen years and criticizes Democratic leaders. Ben OConnell confirms GOP leanings after early Democratic ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. McGarvey
Tribune Publishing Company
McGarvey
Democratic Party
McGinty
Wilson
Crown Prince
Ben O'Connell
Cheyenne
O'Connell
Gas Gasser Found On Leford Lease Well No. 2
The No 2 well of Western Exploration on the Leford lease in section 3 12 strikes gas with an estimated 8 million cubic feet daily. Top of sand at 2150 feet. Drilling continues to connect to Oklahoma Natural Gas pipeline. This is the second gasser on the lease as four oil sands lie below.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Exploration Company
Lefford
Oklahoma Natural Gas Company
Ten Dollar Reward For Paper Thieves
Subscribers report thefts of the Leader and Tribune editions in downtown and residential areas. The Tribune Publishing company offers a ten dollar reward for arrests and convictions, urging police cooperation to stop the nuisance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Leader
Tribune
Leader
Tribune Publishing Company
Wyoming State Tribune
Cheyenne
Cowgirl’s Picture Sparks Cross Ocean Rush to Frontier Show
J. T. Heron of London sailed five thousand miles to Cheyenne after seeing a photograph of Helen Bonham in the London Times. He arrived Tuesday and is staying at the Plains hotel during the Frontier celebration where the image drew intense attention across the east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
J. T. Heron
London
England
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Heron
Plains Hotel
Helen Bonham
Test to Reach Deeper Sands in Sand Draw Field
Producers and Refinery Corp with Carter Oil plan a deep test in Fremont County Wyoming to drill through the high pressure Wall Creek sand and reach lower sands. The operation aims to spud a 22 inch hole, set 10 inch casing above the first Wall Creek sand and test the second third and fourth Wall Creek sands and Dakota sands for possible commercial oil. Location is in Section 14, Township 32 North, Range 95 West.
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Producers & Refinery Corporation
Fremont County
Wyoming
Producers & Refiners Corporation
Carter Oil Company
Wall Creek
Sand Draw
Section
Township
Range
No Responsibility For Death of Biddle
In a Wednesday inquest at the Warly Bricker Brothers parlors the jury found that W C Biddle died at Second Lake while bathing. He allegedly struck the water after a 20 foot dive, rupturing the posterior right lobe of the liver and causing instant death. The jury did not blame any person or appliance at Second Lake.
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C. Biddle
Warly- Bricker Brothers
W. C. Biddle
H. ©. Biddle
Second Lake
Spain Scene of Hayakawa Film at Atlas Theatre
Sessue Hayakawa stars in The Brand of Lopez at the Atlas theatre today. The Haworth production directed by Joseph De Grasse follows Vasco Lopez a famed matador whose quick temper and jealousy spur thrilling escapades. Also listed are a Hall Room Boy comedy and a Selznick News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sessus Hayakawa
Spain
Lopez
Robertson-Cole
Atlas Theatre
Haworth
Joseph de Grasse
Hayakawa
Vasco Lopez
Kingdom
Selznick
Debs Pardon Plea Aids Cross-Party Appeal
Parley P. Christensen urged Senator Harding and Governor Cox to press President Wilson for immediate release of Eugene V. Debs. He argued Debs deserves freedom after twenty months of peace and noted Debs remains a competing socialist candidate while praising civil rights to express dissent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Parley P. Christensen
Labor Party
Harding
Cox
Ohio
Wilson
Eugene V. Debs
Farmer-Labor Party
Socialist Party
Debs
Farmer-Labor
Union Pacific Party To the City's Guests
Sixteen high Union Pacific officials will be entertained by the Laramie Council of Industry in Laramie Wyoming on Thursday. The program includes a Midwest and Standard refinery tour and an auto drive through farm areas followed by a banquet. Carl R. Gray president of Union Pacific will attend along with W M Jeffers J H Huntley and three cars of officials arriving from Denver by special train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Wyo
Union Pacific
Rod and Reel Club Expands Activities in Cheyenne Area
The Laramie County Rod and Reel club grows active with Henry Arp Jr as president C J Horrisky secretary and Ed Storey treasurer. Local streams near Cheyenne will stock trout and lakes with bass as the club expands its community reach. Producers and Refiners report No 1 Osage field well with 30 barrels per hour, located southeast of the NW quarter of section 25 46 64. Drilling encountered oil sand around midweek at about 1550 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie County
Rod and Reel Club
Henry Arp, Jr
C. J. Horrisky
Ed Storey
Cheyenne
Osage
One Woman's Experience with Lydia Pinkham Remedy
Goshen Indiana resident Mrs George A Foos shares her long testimonial praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles and postnatal care. She recounts using the tonic before and after childbearing and urges other women to rely on the remedy as a safe, non narcotic tonic for female health.
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Goshen
Ind
Lydia
Pinkham
Orn
Mrd. Gro
Foos
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Ieee
Associated Press
Kly
Rae
Gherry
Tom Edison
HOBO
DR. J. Eads How
Meiw York
Pacific
Charles McGarvey
Ben O’connell
Cowgirl
Biddle
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