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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1920
Page
9
Fragmentary notes describe a slow paced contest where a local team edges an opponent in a tight finish. Key names and places are unreadable, but the outcome hints at a close win for the home side amid uncertain scoring details.
London dispatch reports Earl Curzon's Lords speech signals a serious Turkish crisis with Syria and Mesopotamia tangled in anxious uncertainty. Officials fear Moslem reactions, possible Arab involvement, and caution over using force. Some doubt France or Britain take a mandate. the League of Nations seen as Turkey’s protection.
In Los Angeles March 11 Maxine Wayne former wife of Jack Dempsey appeared in a federal building and said she will testify before the grand jury regarding Dempsey's alleged efforts to evade denial. Federal officials said she was not under arrest and she would not discuss details. Wayne arrived from Tijuana, Mexico, and was accompanied by an DOJ agent who requested her return.
William G. McAdoo telegraphed Michigan secretary of state Coleman Vaughan that he would release delegates from support obligations if Democratic electors in Michigan endorsed him for president. The message stressed the strength of his conviction and the delegates needed for the national convention.
A tornado struck Sherman Kentucky injuring forty seven people including thirty school children. The destruction damaged a school house a general store three stock barns and other buildings with no fatalities and an estimated fifty thousand dollars in damage. Robert Atkins seventeen was blown from a second story window but unhurt.
Washington March 12 the Lodge substitution to Article 10 shakes peace treaty debate as Republicans split over terms with irreconcilables condemning the draft while Democrats study it in silence. Leaders warn of a long fight and possible delay past Monday or Tuesday as votes loom and party lines hold.
Budapest reports about 500000 in want. Of these 500000, 50000 are war widows and invalids without means, 30000 are old and ill, and 240000 depend on the two groups for support.
The civil governor of Madrid has been operating the bakeries in the Spanish capital since the December bakers strike. The control is stated to ensure grain supply and meet demand despite the upheaval.
Dr E J Bulgin preached a country revival at the Cheyenne tabernacle urging political reform and war profits confiscation for soldiers. Baptist attendance rose with Cheyenne business leaders taking interest. Two meetings are set for tomorrow with a Steinway grand piano provided by Knight Campbell Music.
In Sheridan Wyoming on March 12 a dealer named Hogan opened a crate labeled for Lot Hogan replacing the car parts with rock salt. The incident involved a consignment intended for E.T. Ogan and highlighted a mistaken shipment of autos and a humorous mix up.
A new high record price for unimproved Sheridan county farm lands was set when Deyo Hasbrouck sold 16 acres on the outskirts of Sheridan to A. G. Shores for 267 dollars an acre. Shores plans a bee farm on the tract.
Harley Stansberry was fined $50 by Judge Edwards in the justice court yesterday after arraignment on a charge of stealing $45 worth of tools from the Union Pacific.
Jimmy Wilde England flyweight champion outpoints Frankie Mason Fort Wayne in Toledo. Wilde dominates most rounds, Mason bleeds from the mouth early, Mason presses in the fifth, with two rounds even. Referee says fighters were willing to mix, bout judged decisive for Wilde.
Greenville Mississippi reports five Black residents killed and up to thirty five injured when a tornado struck near Percy. Dozens of homes and outbuildings were destroyed or damaged amid widespread devastation. Local officials, relief crews, and National Guard units were dispatched to assist affected families.
Secretary Tumulty testified Nugent sought introductions from the president's secretary and obtained contracts. He said Nugent was treated as others seeking introductions and expressed hope Nugent profited from the contracts as well.
Baltimore March 12 Judge Stanton approved the petition of Perley Spiker and his wife for the legal adoption of the baby of Emily Knowles now married to Guy Spiker. The court heard that Spiker met the English mother while overseas and the couple sought to provide care and a stable home for the child. The mother consented unreservedly to the adoption by the couple jointly, emphasizing the child’s best interests.
Glenrock Wyoming March 12 The Inez coal company plans to open coal measures between Glenrock and Careghurat and will erect thirty cottages for its employees as a preliminary step. The company will first open an upper vein seven feet thick and later develop cheaper veins aiming for a daily output of about 1 000 tons before long.
Three men chloroformed bound and gagged a watchman in the Baker building on Chestnut Street and robbed two safes of 368250 in securities. They drilled the Hydro Electric safe for 110000 negotiable securities and blew open Ocean County Electric’s safe for 8000. Police have no identification of suspects.
In Denver on March 12 Nike O Dowd of St Paul defeated Tommy Mackion of Brooklyn by knockout in the fourth round at Stockyards stadium. The bout was scheduled for 32 rounds.
Senator Reed of Missouri commends the Louisville Courtem Journal and the New York World for advocating ratification. He doubts more than sixty editors could score forty five percent on a test about the language of nations.
On Broadway in New York three armed bandits robbed a store on Thirty-seventh Street then hit a jewelry shop nearby. They emptied trays of jewelry, wounded a bystander, and fled. Police pursued four suspects, two arrested after a chase, with thousands of dollars in jewelry stolen.
Dublin police raided Mrs Eamonn DeValera’s home seeking Countess Markiewicz Sinn Fein MP for St Patrick’s division Dublin. They were unsuccessful as a cousin of Mrs DeValera was mistaken for the countess in disguise.
The case of 10 I. W. W. charged with the murder of Warren O. Grimm, one of four former soldiers shot during the Armistice day parade at Centralia Washington last November, went to the jury tonight after closing arguments.
A strike by several thousand longshoremen and checkers organized by a union is planned for tomorrow aboard the Wag Voled steamship lines. The walkout targets wage raises and working hours, with union officials saying the action will affect the Minisory Clyde Morgan Havana and Cid Dominion lines.
Washington dispatch notes Thomas R. Marshall born March 14 1854 in North Manchester Indiana will be sixty six years old Sunday The item recalls his long tenure as vice president longer than most since John C Calhoun and mentions his family origins though details are fragmentary
In New Orleans on March 12 hundreds crowded the Mississippi river levee to reach John D. Cudney known as Brother Isaiah a lay on of hands healer. Police guarded the ramshackle houseboat as a rumor of his appearance sparked a river rescue of five guards. Cudney 73 a Canadian native refused money or medicine and authorities said no action could be taken since no laws were violated.
Los Angeles on March 12 David Warfield, the actor, was hit by an automobile truck and sustained a broken left leg and facial injuries. At the hospital doctors were unsure about any internal injuries.
Bound and gagged, Mrs. Ora Stewart was found by her husband in their kitchen after a break in. A visitor, described as a Me kitchen helper, is reported to have assaulted and tied her, stealing $2 and fleeing the scene. Police arrested several suspects and will hold them until Mrs. Stewart is able to identify a culprit.
March 12 Belan reports a German government crackdown on a Revolutionary plot led by a reactionary clique aiming to corrupt troops. Public security forces moved to Kaevik for emergency, with General Von Luettwitz implicated. Defense Minister Noske ordered arrests of Captain Pabst Dr Von Kapp and two others.
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