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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1920
Page
7
Residents recall price hikes during Frontier days with menus seized by police and reports of overcharging by rooming houses and one hotel. The Plains hotel pledges standard rates for rooms and dining while church groups plan to offer meals at fair prices.
The famous transcontinental Overland touring car relayed from New York to Cheyenne with the eighteenth crew Greer and Daly overnighting in North Platte and arriving Cheyenne at 7 55 p m. The next pair McKinney and Brinkerhoff take over to Rock Springs. Observers report flawless performance with twenty five drivers and record gas mileage as proof of the car’s efficiency.
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 Lady and Trails. Trails was introduced by the western division of the Botarjians at their Atlantic City convention.
Local notices report the OConnell Pirates will play Fort Russell at the fort this afternoon. Also listed are a real estate ad, Elks lodge initiation, taxi services, a 7 passenger Hudson for hire, and marriage licenses issued to N F Lohr and Gladys Lindsley and to Edmund Harris and Maud Jamison.
Unidentified young woman's body found in a trunk in a New York express warehouse sparks a cross city inquiry. Detroit is asked to locate owner after a letter signed A A Tatum and a trunk shipment dated June 10 from Detroit were traced.
The 1919 incident involving a chauffeur who left a trunk in his care resurfaced when he later requested its shipment to BH Hirey at the Detroit Y M C A. Dr Charles Norris reported no trace of anesthesia in the deceased woman's brain, as part of an inquiry into whether her death followed an operation.
Moscow telegrams report the Russian soviet government orders the Red Army to start immediate negotiations for an armistice with Poland and a framework for future peace. Messages from key Soviet officials say representatives with full powers will be sent to a venue and date to be advised by the frontier command.
Lusk Wyoming July 23 In default of $10,000 bail John Wright accused by Mrs Bertha Stout of criminally attacking her is held in Niobrara county jail Here It is alleged that when Stout a chambermaid at the Northwestern hotel entered Stout s room to clean it she locked the door and attacked her Her screams attracted rescuers and the attack was not successful.
Casper, Wyo July 24 Berger former star twirler for Rapid City S D in the tri state tournament here last year hurled the Brush Colo nine to victory over the Casper Midwest nine 3 to 0 Berg er had fine support on a muddy field while Hartzell who pitched for Casper had two bad innings Two triples in the third brought in one run and four singles coupled with one error brought in two more in the seventh
In Worland Wyoming on July 23 ranch worker David Burch woke to blood on his face. He found fellow ranch employee John B Ecker aged 76 had killed himself with a high power rifle beside Burch’s bunk. The bullet shattered his skull and blood spattered the bunkhouse floor. The inquest cites despondency from aging as a motive.
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