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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1920
Page
9
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Opening day of the 1920 Cheyenne Frontier Days drew a record audience as outdoor events showcased steer riding and vaudeville stars like Prairie Rose Henderson and Charlie Irwin. The spectacle bridged East and West amid Western nostalgia and modern progress.
General Eric Ludendorff asserts in a June memorandum that victory by Soviet Russia over Poland would start a Bolshevik sweep through Europe and eventually the world. He warns that Poland’s fall would lead to Germany and Czechoslovakia’s collapse and a chain reaction across nations unless civilized powers act.
In Indianapolis on July 27 officials of the United Mine Workers of America awaited a reply from the Coal Operators' Association to a telegram sent seeking an immediate joint conference of miners and operators in the central competitive field. J. L. Kati ig, president of the miners' organization, urged that a conference be held to restore normal conditions and end strikes in Indiana and Illinois. Mr Lewis said remedies should be via orderly processes within existing industry machinery. People in close touch with the situation say Lewis' phrase orderly process signals disapproval of strike actions.
Winners on opening day include De tachment of Fifteenth Cavalry’s Roman Standing Race first in 59 seconds, Arapahoe Indian Chiefs' Horse Race, flag races, rope and change relays, bareback relays, and steer events. Notable victors: De tachment of Fifteenth Cavalry, Anthony Wolf, Morena Trickey, Frank Bailey, Pax Irvine, Harry Walters, and Scout Marsh.
In Pittsburg Kansas officials report sixteen idle coal mines and about 2400 miners quitting in protest of fines for the five day work week. Alexander Howat claims 7000 miners quit and plan to leave the district or seek other work as operators refuse to negotiate.
The Tribune Publishing company invites visiting representatives of the press to use the State Leader and State Tribune news room as their headquarters during Frontier Days. Facilities for preparing copy will be provided and staff will offer information on the West and cowboy sports.
Jack O Connor aged 60 years sustained a skull fracture after a stairway fall in the building formerly occupied by the Arcade saloon Tuesday afternoon. He died fifteen minutes after admission to a hospital without regaining consciousness. A Warren Live Stock Co veteran, he lived in Cheyenne for years and has no local relatives. Efforts seek to contact a Colorado resident believed to be his spouse. Funeral plans pending word. Body at Hobbs Huckfeldt and Finkbiner undertakers.
Dallas July 27. Former Senator Joe Bailey holds a lead of about 3000 votes in the contest for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
Jack Johnson, former heavyweight champion, held in Joliet jail, requested an automobile ride with Sheriff Newkirk and deputies. They toured Joliet and visited Manhattan suburb, stopping at a soda fountain where Johnson and his guards sat and drank strawberry sodas, on the house.
Paris reports 1500 American soldiers in the city district have deserted from the expeditionary force. Police note deserters carry guns and forged papers and are often foreign born, prompting warnings to American authorities rather than direct arrests.
Gasoline shortages in Los Angeles reach a formal welcome as a 200000 gallon Oklahoma train is met by Mayor M. P. Snyder and Automobile Club of Southern California officers at Alhambra and travels back with them.
Four men were killed and four others gravely injured when a powder magazine exploded at Sublet No 6 of the Kemmerer Coal Co twelve miles north of Kemmerer Wyoming. The man in charge died instantly and two Japanese and a Korean died later at the hospital. Cause remains unknown.
Washington dispatch reports air mail service from New York to San Francisco expected to start in early September. Praeger notes start date depends on airfields and hangars in Cheyenne Salt Lake City and Reno. First leg to Omaha will use all metal planes while Omaha to San Francisco leg uses De Haviland aircraft. J M Larson leads a three plane reconnaissance flight from New York to San Francisco to map landing sites.
Guy Hoffman earned a 15 to 0 victory over Brush in Casper. Truffman again limited opponents to two hits in yesterday's five inning win. Terger started for Brush and gave up eleven hits in four innings before Kirton relieved.
Patrolman O R Westcott pursuing a suspected robber in Portland was held up and relieved of his automatic pistol. The new officer was ordered to surrender then the assailant took the gun and laughed before leaving.
Philip Misseman age 24, a state prison convict in Auburn New York, was murdered in the prison yard by fellow inmates after a series of fights. He was stabbed through the heart with a knife in the July incident.
Mayor Taylor receives a letter urging him to use all his power to keep Cheyenne bone dry during Frontier. He announces extra help will be used to keep the town as bone dry as possible.
Generally fair conditions will persist Wednesday with slight warmth in the southeast. By Thursday a cooler trend is expected with a modest drop in temperatures across most areas.
The American defender Resolute beat Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock IV in the final race at Sandy Hook New Jersey. Resolute finished in 5 hours 86 minutes 15 seconds as the wind favored the defender and kept the trophy in American hands.
Eugene Leroy of Detroit is sought by police in connection with the murder of a woman whose body was found in a trunk shipped to New York. Detroit officials cited jealousy as a motive linked to alleged quarrels over Allan A. Tatum. Mrs. Leo Trumbull, wife of a Detroit policeman, arrived to identify the body as the investigation continues. The body will likely be buried in the potter's field in New York.
In Lawrence Kansas on July 27 a man matching Eugene Leroy of Detroit, sought in a woman’s murder, was arrested near Douglas County. He worked on a threshing crew, gave the name Dillard Ashley of Saddler Kentucky, claimed an army discharge and Omaha ID, and showed blistered hands. The other notes describe yacht racing results and Lipton’s post race remarks.
A. E. Baker, pursued from Siberia to Thermopolis, Wyoming, turns himself in as a United States Army deserter. He enlisted in Joplin Missouri at the war’s start, served with the Vladivostok expeditionary force, deserted, fled home, then chose surrender to avoid arrest and punishment.
Poland requests 200000 army uniforms and shoes from the US War Department, raising neutrality questions. Britain and France have not invited US participation in peace talks or aid for Poland against Soviet Russia, while Baker releases a record showing no arms sales since hostilities began.
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