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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1920
Page
17
Town eyes clash over high Frontier Day prices as restaurants and rooming houses raise rates. Police inspected menus last night, with no official reason given. Plains hotel defends fair pricing while church groups pledge reasonable meals for visitors.
The famed transcontinental Overland touring car arrives in Cheyenne at 7 55 p m after a night run from North Platte, the eighteenth crew Greer and Daly taking the wheel. The relay continues to Rock Springs with McKinney and Brinkerhoff next in line as observers praise flawless operation and remarkable gas mileage across twenty five drivers in the expedition.
Three western songs will be sung at the Plains hotel during Frontier week with the composer at the piano. The selections include Out Where the West Begins Roundup Lullaby and Trails. Arthur Chapman wrote Out Where the West Begins. Trails was introduced by the western division of the Botarjians in Atlantic City. Music for all three songs was written by Westville Phil-80.
Local sports note states the O'Connell Pirates will play Fort Russell this afternoon at the fort. Also mentions Louis Failer’s improving condition after a ten day assault.
Police shift inquiry to Detroit as a mutilated young woman’s body found in a trunk near an express warehouse is tied to a sender named A A Tatum. Ex pressman Andrew Branic and two occupants at 105 Harper Street in Detroit become focal points in the unfolding case.
In 1919 a chauffeur named O C Wood left a trunk in his care and later requested its shipment to BH Hirey via the Detroit YMCA. Branc complied. Dr Charles Norris reports the dead woman's brain showed no trace of an anaesthetic, questioning death by operation.
London July 24 The Soviet government has notified Poland that the Red Army command is ordered to begin immediate negotiations for an armistice and future peace. Telegrams from Moscow quote Russian foreign minister and staff officials saying representatives will be sent with full powers to a location to be designated by the Soviet frontier command.
Lusk Wyoming July 23 In default of ten thousand dollars bail John Wright accused by Mrs Bertha Stout of criminally attacking her is held in Niobrara county jail. It is alleged that when Stout who is employed as a chambermaid at the Northwestern hotel entered Stouts room to clean it Stout locked the door and attacked her Her screams attracted rescuers and the attack was not successful.
Berger a former Rapid City twirler led Brush Colorado to a 3 to 0 win over Casper Midwest in a muddy field. Casper pitcher Hartzell struggled with two bad innings as three third inning triples and four singles aided the victors with one error allowing two more runs in the seventh.
In Worland Wyoming on July 23 ranch hand David Burch heard a noise and found blood on his face. He stumbled from his bunk to discover John B Ecker age 76 had shot himself beside Burch in the bunkhouse. The high power rifle shattered his skull as he lay near Burch. Authorities say age related despondency may have driven the act.
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