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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1920
Page
16
Readers discuss snobbery and hospitality in town, citing churches and dances as barriers for strangers. A young New Yorker expresses frustration, while another writer argues for friendship and better welcome. Cheyenne faces budget notes on warrants and arrears as of January 4, 1924.
Ignacio Torres a city water department worker faced a sidewalk riding fine of five dollars after being stopped by police. City engineer Arthur Parker intervened securing reimbursement and the return of Torres’s watch, with officials promising to arrange the refund.
The city collects and applies the occupation tax receipts to warrants issued before January 1. Only warrants for the street and alley department are being paid as other departments sustain themselves. Warrants totaling 39303.70 will clear running expenses to January 4, not including bond interest or bonds. Some warrants date back to October 1919.
Pennsylvania led the charge for Harding with 60 votes on the final roll call, sending cheers around the Coliseum as delegates shifted to the winner. Lodge presided as the last ballots settled, giving Harding 692 votes to 1457 for Wood and 80 for Johnson, with Coolidge moving into second place on the ticket.
No notables: the governor, renominated in 1919, benefited from ties to the Boston police strike then won re election by a margin over 125000. He secured the largest total Massachusetts governor vote to date. Governor Coolidge, married in 1915 to Grace A Goodhue of Burlington Vermont, has two sons.
George Chion was arrested by police last night and charged with illegal possession of liquor and carrying concealed weapons. Authorities say he had a large gun on one hip and a large bottle on the other. he faces trial in police court tomorrow.
Dr O R Hardy of Salt Lake City wins the car after a tangled chain of sales and claims involving Dr William J Burns of Rock Springs and the Naylord brothers. The machine was tied up by deputies, then moved along the Union Pacific route as a dark horse claimant finally takes possession.
The Cheyenne Tigers defeated Boy Scouts of troop 1 by 44 to 8 in a boys’ baseball game. The report notes a decisive Tigers win and lists the teams involved and the final score.
The piece contrasts Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb as they prepare to bat, noting nerves and reactions from players and fans. It highlights the sensational anticipation around Ruth’s power and Cobb’s unpredictable approach, with observers guessing each move and the team reacting to his at bat.
Mrs. Ethel Farrel 45 died Friday in Kimball Nebraska from heart failure. Daughter of Mrs. Sarah J. Ladely Cheyenne. Body brought to Cheyenne. Funeral Monday at 9 a.m. at St Marys Cathedral officiated by Father James A Hartman. Body lying in Early Bricker chapel from 3 p.m. today until 8:45 a.m. Monday. She is survived by husband John F Farrell a son a daughter her mother and four brothers.
No. 6 from Page outlines Ohio politics with Warren G. Harding in the state legislature and one term as lieutenant governor. It notes his 1914 election to the U S Senate by a margin over 100000 and 73000 ahead of the runner up, his Foreign Relations Committee role, and his 1891 marriage to Florence Kling.
In a Milwaukee abandonment case, Charles Westwood married a woman who admitted she would be mother to another man’s child so a name could be given to the baby. Dr Chester Rumsey, named as the father, did not appear. The judge noted Westwood must provide support though not the biological father.
Local dealers in Cheyenne say shoe prices have reached their highest point with declines expected by winter stock arrival. Invoices show fall shoes not higher than summer prices, and prices for men, women, and misses shoes are similar. Children's shoes remain higher, while canvas shoes remain only marginally above last year.
Practical methods cover cleaning silverware with sour milk or buttermilk then washing, storing moth prone clothing with tobacco and dust, moth repellent uses under rugs, oilcloth longevity with newspapers, padded ironing board with Turkish towels, making two pies from leftovers, brass cleaning paste with flour and cider vinegar, and woodwork washing with kerosene oil plus wool cloths.
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