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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1920
Page
8
Deschanel, president of France, fell from a window of his private coach en route to Monterison while in pajamas. The accident went unnoticed aboard the train for some time before he borrowed clothes from track workers and walked to the next town.
A Harvester-thresher will be shown at International Harvester showrooms tomorrow with tours offered. Army and Navy Union met at I O O F hall. City awaits likely storm as streets were quiet. New telephone books issued with more towns. Carnival crowds strain restaurants. lilac thieves damage bushes. Casper Shawver returns from Ten Sleep, patent food circulated by boys. Capital Coal Ice and Storage opened on Capitol Avenue. Ice plant at Twentieth and Bent advancing. due on schedule. Army and Navy Union picnic set for June 27 at Natural Fort. Bill Hoshaw ill with tonsillitis. Rain reduces irrigation needs. Eyre Powell on east trip. Dr. B F Davis to tour state. YWCA gutter unfinished. Burlingon House moved on rails. City hall clock needs adjustment. crowd sizes affected by weather. Denver trip for Prosecuting Attorney Lane. Grounds of new city county building being cleaned. Young Men's Literary Club to meet at Carnegie Library.
In Jackson Mississippi the Democratic state convention chose four delegates at large for the national convention in San Francisco and voted to act as a unit without binding candidate instructions. Delegates were urged to promote platform planks backing President Wilsons administration wartime efforts and the league of nations while condemning Republican partisanship for attempting to nullify the league.
At Montreal June 16 the American Federation of Labor endorsed expanding its iron and steel campaign, praised the recent steel strike, and urged a new one. It condemned strike breakers wearing U S military uniforms and called for labor studies and wage reform while demanding action to curb profiteering and living costs. It also backed cooperative boards and denounced autocratic industry control. It urged protections for workers in Porto Rico and Santo Domingo.
The remark charges public figures who claim Democratic allegiance with obstructing the administration. It asserts they have, before during and since the war, refused party cooperation and aligned with Republicans to harass and embarrass the government.
Minneapolis grain markets show flour unchanged and bran around $5140 per unit. Omaha reports wheat prices across several grades and hogs, cattle, and sheep movements with top hogs near $45 and cattle to $16.25, Idaho lambs $16.60, while Chicago notes slow beef steers and mixed totals, strong hogs, and lambs in the mid to upper teens.
The Wyoming weather bureau reports a favorable week for seeding late wheat oats and corn now largely in. Temperatures averaged 79 by day 52 at night with highs 93 and 84. Light showers mainly in southern districts. sunshine varied 52 to 90 percent. Ranges good moisture deep though topsoil light dry. Sugar beets struggled in Sheridan and Riverton but fared well in Big Corn Basin. Alfalfa eight to twelve inches high. potatoes sprouting. wheat beginning to head. early corn cultivated. Shearing rapid. Sylvan Pass to open by June 20.
A. W. McDuffie superintendent of the Wyoming division of the Union Pacific travels to Omaha for medical treatment and expects to be away several days. W. C. Wolcott, assistant superintendent, will conduct the office in his absence. Dr. Jonas, chief Union Pacific surgeon, will oversee Macduffie’s care.
The Armenian republic seeks clarity from President Wilson on its territorial borders as it becomes independent. The U S may accept a mandate over Armenia, though Congress shows opposition. Al Khatissian, former mayor of Yerevan under Russia, leads the Armenian government and backs an American mandate.
Emily Nimmo ten year old daughter of Alex Nimmo of 2110 Garey Avenue was crushed under a falling wardrobe while playing. She was found unconscious by her father in the garage and rushed to Cheyenne Private hospital where she showed improvement though remains bruised about the head.
Petersburg Va June 16 After three months of experiments the Stams Cotton Co of Hopewell announced a new process for making paper pulp from cotton fibre and said mass production would begin soon.
In Duluth Minnesota on June 16 a mob of about 5000 men stormed through the district after a white girl was attacked, lynching three negro suspects. National guard and naval militia assumed marshall duty, a state inquiry to be ordered by Governor Burnquist, and a special grand jury convenes tomorrow. Fifteen circus roustabouts remain under guard in the county jail. Authorities anticipate no further trouble.
The Elks host a dance featuring Schembeck’s novelty orchestra at 9 p.m. The admission is $1.50 per couple as the evening promises lively entertainment.
An assortment of local business ads lists Hobbs Huckfeldt Finkbinder auto services W. O. Benner real estate Kirkpatrick Northwestern Mutual Life offices 3056 First National Bank Bldg taxi service and trips 7 passenger Hudson express baggage Pioneer Storage Linsoni Highway Garage Neaver Cold and Welton Street service providers.
Senator Harding and Walter F Brown discuss inviting key progressive leaders to meet the Republican nominee to discuss the campaign and strategy. The talks precede formal notification after July 5 and aim to shape the acceptance speech. General Pershing visited for a brief social call.
Gunboat Smith asserts that Jack Dempsey will defeat Georges Carpentier when they meet. He bases his belief on the perceived contrast between the two fighters' styles and records, presenting a confident forecast for the bout.
Congratulatory telegraphs and letters poured in as the nominee started work early and stayed late to manage the flood of messages, with extra staff drafted to handle the crowd of correspondents.
Two automobiles crashed at the Nineteenth and ONeal streets intersection last night, sending both cars to the garages. One was a Frederickson garage truck and the other a Dinneen garage small car driven by a soldier. The Frederickson vehicle sustained the worse damage with a crushed left fender and smashed left front wheel. No injuries were reported. a third car narrowly avoided involvement.
Columbus Lee a hog butcher living at 2546 QO street Omata is hospitalized at St Johns with a knife wound after boarding a freight train and falling. He carried a long thin knife in his sock and a whetstone. he was injured when the knife drove through his leg during the fall while attempting to steal a ride near Cheyenne.
An all in one beauty shop at 1815 Capitol Ave offers foot specialists manicuring hair dressing hair goods shampooing hair dyeing and bleaching plus sulfur steam baths with contact through phone 812 for appointments or inquiries.
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