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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1920
Page
2
Italy faces dire finances after the war with Ival in distress due to production losses from strikes. For the first time statues and other treasures may be placarded with posters to boost the sixth national loan. The army cannot be reduced because of ongoing conditions.
The document lists license fees for many occupations from sales agencies and banks to restaurants and contractors. It notes highest license charges for combined trades, nontransferable licenses, requirement to start and quit licenses pro rata, employee-related adjustments, refunds up to half, and penalties of 85 to 100 dollars for selling without a license.
A team from C. W. Hiner ran away yesterday morning. After pulling free from the warehouse on eighteenth street and passing House Street, N. C. Casselman of the Riner company chased in an automobile and managed to seize the horses and stop the runaways.
The article covers Dr. Bulgin leading two large meetings in Cheyenne, praising the WCTU and urging converts who join churches. He skewers tobacco and immigration policy, claims unique evangelist status, and notes $800 pledged for current expenses, with ongoing noon luncheons and community outreach among women and youth.
The rail way men’s union declares an immediate general strike in Berlin after Chancellor Kapp refuses to commit to their demands. They seek a coalition government including unions and early elections to resolve political deadlock.
The American Legion will hold a special meeting at the Chamber of Commerce building at 8 o clock with free refreshments after. Ex soldiers are urged to attend whether members or not and a Legion sponsored show will be a program segment. An invitation is extended to those who oppose the bonus bill in Congress.
In Berlin the People's parties refuse to back the Ebert government and demand inclusive participation for all cooperative parties in rebuilding Germany. The Prussian national assembly committee vows not to recognize its dissolution while avoiding a position on the new administration.
Reports say an accord ends the Berlin power seizure with Kapp abandoning a cabinet, a new pro expert government to be formed, elections to the reichstag within two months, and Ebert to stay until then. Southern Germany backs Ebert as troops align with the old government. Leipzig sees ten killed in clashes and a general strike宣
Berlin reports eight hand grenades were hurled from a building roof into the street before General Baron von Luettwitz defense minister in the new government. No casualties or arrests were known.
London March 15 Premier Lloyd George announced in the house of commons that mandates have been allotted. German East Africa to Britain and Belgium, German Southwest Africa to the Union of South Africa, German possessions south of the equator in the Pacific Ocean excluding Samoa to Australia, Samoa to New Zealand, and German islands north of the equator to Japan.
ROANOKE Va March 15 The advance guard of delegates has appeared for the Republican state convention to be held here Wednesday. The main task will be naming delegates to the national convention and selecting a candidate for United States senator.
Mrs. Margaret Stabler, longtime Cheyenne resident since 1882, died at her East Lincoln Way home at 4 am after several weeks of illness. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Harry, and other relatives. Obituary notes her pioneer status and family ties.
Two fur clad men rode 76 miles from Pegasus to a small railway station in the Kootenay district to fetch a box of books delivered under theLibrary Act. The province distributes fiction and scientific works to bolster education and ease winter life, despite distribution challenges.
In New York on March 415 Strangler Lewis of Lexington Ky defeated Earl Gaddock former champion in a catch as catch can match with a hand and hip lock in one hour five minutes forty five seconds
A concise look at how women's swimwear changed from heavy dress-like outfits weighing four tin pounds when wet to a form fitting one piece sans stockings. It traces milestones from hip length skirts to shorter hemlines and the removal of stockings and shoes in modern suits.
The Supreme Court will hear all stages of the prohibition question before ruling on the prohibition amendment and the Volstead enforcement act. New Jersey gains original proceedings to test the amendment, with March 29 set for arguments on Newark brewer Christian Feigespan and Manitowoc Products Co. cases. Several appeals from New York and San Francisco on amendment and act interpretations are under advisement. The court postponed a two week recess set for March 29 due to the heavy docket.
Frank Barnett general superintendent for Archie Allison accompanies out of town crew in Laramie where a Cheyenne man sustained serious injuries at a construction site. Authorities report the accident during ongoing work.
A man is in critical condition at Ivinson hospital after a steel girder fell on his leg and foot Friday. He had traveled from Cheyenne to visit Mr Barnett, a well known Cheyenne resident and prominent Mason.
Survivors from a six man crew aboard the schooner Isaiah K. Stetson were rescued after four were washed away in stormy seas. Captain William Reicher and Seas man J G Watkins were brought to shore by a coast guard outster. The craft sank after being lashed to the rigging for 14 hours.
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