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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1920
Page
2
Prohibition officers relax rules on home brewed non intoxicating drinks by allowing individuals to make cider and fruit juices at home or at a mill for private use. The measure interprets non intoxicating as fact not necessarily under one half of one percent alcohol. The move reportedly stems from southern congressmen fearing rural backlash.
Giley R. McConnell formerly noted in Laramie democratic circles filed an affidavit changing party affiliation to Republican. Four years ago he won the county and prosecuting attorney post on the democratic ticket, and two years ago he lost renomination to George Patterson, now the prosecuting attorney.
A bill will be introduced in the next Wyoming legislature to change the nominating primary filing period. The current rule expires 30 days before a Tuesday primary, causing Sunday expirations and confusion for filing officials. Lawmakers may shorten or extend the period by one or more days.
Unseasonable spring weather brings increased coughing and hay fever with more people affected. Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised as an old reliable remedy for coughs and colds, hay fever, asthma and croup, claimed to heal and soothe a raw throat and ease breathing.
H C Evis will spend a fort night vacation at Elk Mountain with a quiet retreat. The trip emphasizes rest and scenic outdoor activities in a mountainous setting.
Harold A. Littledale from the New York Evening Post along with Kirk Simpson of the Associated Press and Paul Mallon of the United Press survived an 8000 foot plunge in a Navy balloon while covering the America's Cup race between Resolute and Shamrock. Littledale reported live via wireless as the blimp dived toward Jamaica Bay and later approached Rockaway Station. The crew avoided parachute drops and managed to relay distress calls and updates on pressure and ballast as they headed toward home.
The crew reports a ditching at Jamaica Bay after losing gas at 1,000 feet. The bow struck water first as the C-10 rolled port, water flooding the forward area. They jettison ballast, batteries, and gear, hurriedly don life preservers, and note a gash from the starboard propeller.
Lee Hiles from Oklahoma is bound over for trial on a charge of making an attack on Hthel Whiterock fourteen and Edith Whiterock thirteen, daughters of a traveling motorist. The alleged assault occurred at a camp on the town outskirts in Laramie Wyoming.
James A. Malcom of Riverton Wyoming and Evelyn R. Gordon of Oakland California received a marriage license Wednesday morning at the County Clerk's office.
James Miller of Bennington Nebraska aged 82 writes from afar about Cheyenne once being barren prairie. He recalls arriving in 1867 and seeing the future city emerge in 1869 during Frontier Days celebrations while other pioneers doubt his tale of trees.
Mr. Miller arrived July 27 1867 with a railroad crew from Julesburg Colorado. Camp Carlin later Fort Russell and a sparse Cheyenne camp grew into a rush town as rail expansion drew settlers. Miller tracked the line west to its completion and found Cheyenne “dead” two years after founding.
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