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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1920
Page
6
French farmers expect a 260 million bushel wheat harvest this year and France will feed itself. Crop estimates show crop yields higher than prewar, with every inch of ground planted for food and war-devastated areas recovering. France will not import wheat this winter and the United States anticipates a crop larger than the past five years. Cheaper bread and flour likely as a result.
Insurance agents labor hard to reach customers and offer solid money saving methods. They present lawful guarantees that policies will be worth a set amount after a period and promise family protection when the breadwinner dies, yet many prefer the lure of dream stocks.
The article marks the twenty second anniversary of motor vehicle sales in the United States. It traces early European origins and notes pioneers still alive, detailing milestones from 1769 to the 1902 Panhard and Levasor influenced passenger car. It cites Duryea Haynes Winton Allison and Daimler Benz as key names.
Memphis Press advocates faster loading and unloading to ease car congestion. Officials from Rock Island, Frisco, and Louisville & Nashville praise the advice and warn that swift handling benefits shippers and consumers with more goods and faster service.
Peter Cordillo, convicted of second degree murder in the Jennings slaying, faced a 30 to 40 year sentence, with a 30 year minimum. His brother John, convicted of manslaughter, serves 15 to 20 years, as Walter Newell awaits October trial and potential venue changes. The Cordillos’ incriminating statements cannot be used against Newell.
A US Bureau of Markets report details wide price swings in dressed beef during the first half of 1920. January highs reached 21 dollars, with May lows at 17 and a June peak of 31, driven by war-related supply shifts, costs, exports, and transportation disruptions. Comparing early to late 1919 shows notable declines in live and dressed beef prices. A second item notes Plymouth, England plans a Mayflower voyage anniversary celebration with 100 people departing September 6, 1920.
Berlin reports that industrial magnates lead the Volkspartei in the July elections with Hugo Stinnes as top figure, backing a press network. Others include Karl von Siemens, Dr. Kurt Sorge, Dr. Helfferich, and Dr. Hermann Wischer. Women voters outnumber men. anecdotes relay enthusiastic participation and polling room curiosities.
Homer S Wilson famed matinee idol of wild west shows was killed near Winfield Kansas on a lonely road by his wife Mrs Wilson who sat in the car during a dispute after a cattle trip. Four men linked to Mrs Wilson’s life had died previously including her first husband Charles West and Frank Anthony. Wilson had killed two men in Tahlequah Oklahoma years earlier to avenge his wife’s honor.
In Kembmerer Wyoming on July 27 a suit filed by BE. L. Smith challenges appraised estate value of Amos W. Smith. Plaintiffs claim the estate is worth 600000 not 52000 and seek rehearing of the will case and separate accounting of Mrs. Smith property. Defendants include James W. and George W. Smith and seventeen other beneficiaries. Widow’s alleged property totals 16730.
In London Stephney birth records a baby named Marina Darra is registered as born to Spanish parents aboard a British vessel in Argentine waters. The birth is recorded as occurring in Stephney, London under British law.
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