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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1920
Page
11
Mrs. John D. Gill hosted an informal bridge party with three tables and prizes for Mrs. Avery Haggard and Mrs. Warren Forbes. A tea followed the games as guests, including Mrs. D. J. Howell returning from Iowa visits and other local society figures.
Guest Day at the Woman's Club drew many members and friends with Mrs. Lloyd Sampson singing two solos. Mrs. Mason Smith shared a St Patrick s day tale while Dr Walter Ltacey spoke on Surgery as Developed by the War. The Y W G A girls beat the high school team 41 to 10 in basketball with Mrs Charlotte Smith refereeing.
Today marks the 100th anniversary of William B. Stevenson born in West Virginia who served as governor from 1869 to 1871. The piece notes other observances including birthdays of prominent religious and political figures and upcoming events.
The notice lists winter sports events across the United States including Cuba American jockey club races in Havana and several track and field meets at Kansas City Evansville and Urbana. Inter scholastic tournaments begin in Chicago Urbana Iowa City and Moscow with Missouri Idaho and Illinois events opening in Columbia Iowa City and Moscow. Wrestling features Stanislaus Zbyszko vs Jack Linow in Chicago.
The text honors Marilla M. Rieker as an early equal suffrage pioneer on her 80th birthday. Born in New England, she started as a schoolteacher, then studied law in 1882 in Washington DC. She became a US commissioner examiner in chancery and helped open New Hampshire to women, long active aiding prisoners.
The note recalls 1849 when Jenny Lind made her final operatic appearance and then limited performances to concerts. Also listed are the Confederate Congress adjournment after Davis’s address, the Queen of Denmark’s England visit to her ill daughter, the creation of the Toronto Roman Catholic diocese, and a fragment about Anna Weld.
In TAU Paris an Austrian Tyrol incident reports 80 deaths from an avalanche. A New York City death is noted with date 1251918 and a separate 1889 British Lords vote on woman suffrage is recorded.
The New Jersey assembly voted against adopting the federal prohibition amendment. The British government announced it had crushed an uprising by Mohammedans in Egypt.
Dr Richard P Strong born at Fortress Monroe Virginia 48 years ago today. Victor Murdock born Burlingame Kansas 49 years ago today. Louis Tracy born Liverpool England 57 years ago today. William Sulzer born Elizabeth New York CT years ago today. Frank Moran born Cleveland 33 years ago today.
Miss Hazel Riley, deputy sheriff of Oakland Gal, is reportedly the only woman officer in the United States to use an airplane in her official work. She patrols for auto speeders and enforces the law from the air.
Westward tourist activity increases with nine people in two cars from Sterling to Okanogan and eight from Lincoln to Buhl Idaho. E L Emery of the Washington good roads association predicts Cheyenne will see from one to several hundred cars daily, with at least 90,000 tourists expected this year.
A new oil discovery on Section 19, three miles west of Osage, produced a gusher estimated at 500 to 2000 barrels at 4550 feet. The explosive start sent oil 60 feet into the air, with intermittent flow above the derrick every 45 minutes. News circulated swiftly in Osage and Newcastle as drillers raced for equipment and firms sought leases and financing.
The Shipping Board announced contracts for over 12 million barrels of fuel oil to be delivered at Atlantic and Gulf ports in six months. Prices ranged from 1.27 to 4.50 per barrel with major deals involving Mexican Petroleum Corp and Standard Oil of New Jersey for deliveries to Galveston Port Arthur New Orleans Jacksonville and New York Baltimore and Norfolk plus Tehuantepec in Mexico.
Yan alle Va ee amr Cliff Blankenship signs as manager of Spokane in the new Pacific International league. Regulars and veteran pastimers miss spring training for the McGrawiles while St. Louis Cardinals begin regular games. Cubs enjoy favorable weather in Pasadena as Athletics train hard at Lake Charles.
Manila Feb 18. Frank W. Carpenter has retired as governor of Mindanao and Sulu after 22 years in U S service in the Philippines. The retirement follows a Philippine bill abolishing the regional government, creating regular provinces with elective governors and provincial boards. Carpenter began as a private in 8th U S infantry and rose through civil service to secretary to the military governor and later executive secretary before becoming governor.
A collection of curious statements claims rum made from sugar-cane juice, a wireless bell heard 80 miles away, and vast Amazon waterways. It notes France as the world’s greatest snuff taker, defines a generation as twenty five years, and mentions Philippine native powerful rulers and anthrax in imported shaving brushes.
Miss M. Hamant, manager of the Guaranty Trust Company foreign exchange department in Cincinnati, handles the latest values of francs and marks for 110 Mississippi Valley banks. She is the only woman in one of six such posts in the United States, with daily telegrams and long distance calls totaling hours.
Medical note describes pneumonia as damaging air cells and causing heavy heart work. It promotes recovery via resolution, possible lasting congestion, and advises nightly Vicks VapoRub use to aid lungs. Includes usage directions and a free sample offer from The Vick Chemical Company in Greensboro North Carolina.
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