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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1920
Page
11
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The north and south gates of City Park reopen after road repairs. A Western Union clock is installed in the police station. Morning dips grow popular at Second Lake as a drought persists. Lawn care suffers, lilacs scent the air, and drouth remains. Concrete gutters near the county building are finished. court room gear for Pele Cordillo's July 6 trial nears completion. Camping at Sloan's Lake rises. water bags give way to water cans on autos. Post office lights stay lit overnight. more motorists roam the city in balmy weather. Second Lake swimming tower advances. south shore fence torn, cars reach the bath house. Showers forecast. rain hoped for. Southern Wyoming airplane flights halted yesterday. Columbines begin to bloom. fruit and sugar costs drive home canning toward conserves. Potatoes remain in shortage from grocers.
An nette Abbott Adams of San Francisco rose from a country school teacher to assistant United States attorney general in 1913. She earned a PhD in 1912, served as U S attorney for the Northern District of California, and gained fame in neutrality and Tindu conspiracy prosecutions. Her work drew national attention and she was admitted to practice before the U S Supreme Court. She had seven assistants.
Cheyenne posted a 859 percent rise in building permits in the first half of 1920, far ahead of Kansas City and Denver in the Tenth Federal Reserve district. The report notes costs totaling about 149,665 dollars for 1920 with several large permits issued later. Lincoln, Topeka, St Joseph and Pueblo showed declines. Cheyenne’s activity outpaced Tulsa Omaha Wichita and Leavenworth, marking one of the district’s strongest growth signals.
The eight year old son of Nathaniel Charles Rothschild is named heir to the Rothschild title and, with no current children of the Lord, will become head of the world’s oldest banking house. The boy’s mother is described as a prominent society figure.
Nick Cohn is named the real mastermind behind a New York bond theft wave totaling over 5 million dollars, with Nicky Arnstein also tied to the case. A 2500 dollar reward from the National Surety Company stands for the capture of Cohn, who vanished three months ago.
Cheyenne authorities report a surge of fake solicitors seeking cash in advance, many abandoning contracts after payment. Mayor Taylor says he cannot grant permits as inter state commerce laws regulate activity, urging residents not to pay upfront and noting legitimate firms still face challenging times.
Richard A. Grace deputy county clerk is back at his desk in the county clerk's office after a two week vacation.
The item lists concerns over car lights near Lake Minnehaha and privacy seekers in the shadows. It notes John D. Clark of Midwest Refining visiting Cheyenne, mentions auto top makers Huckfeldt and Finkbinder, and reports Frontier park concession bids. It also cites work on a new apartment site, traffic ordinance enforcement, sprinklers rising in use, and a Palmer sugar rationing report.
No official intimation of the rationing plan has been received in Cheyenne. The Young Men's literary club will meet tonight at the Carnegie Library. Try homemade doughnuts at Doughnut Shop on West Seventeenth. A tennis court has been laid out by schoolchildren near the Central school. Taxi service phone 228 for country trips and 7 passenger Hudson. William Dubois travels to Worland on business to design state buildings. For express and baggage, call 228. Cheyenne yards of the Union Pacific are nearly free of freight cars and business is brisk. For storage call Pioneer Storage, 1854 Pioneer Storage, Coliseum Building. Long gravel trains move east over the Union Pacific. Leader Want Ads bring results.
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