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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1920
Page
14
The article notes a sharp drop in marriage licenses in Cheyenne this year with February being exceptionally weak. Leap day, Valentine's Day, and five Sundays crowded Cupid’s calendar, suggesting the Hoard of Control of Ladies and Lovers may be choking his efforts.
Tr. Loyal L. Wirt a government inspector who served in France during the war returns from an official trip to Turkey Armenia and the Orient and will address Cheyenne audiences tonight at the tabernacle. He plans a brief talk focusing on observations from his travels and will next head to the Pacific coast.
Frank E. Barnett general superintendent for construction near Cheyenne died in a Laramie hospital after a steel beam fell on his leg last Friday. The leg was amputated Tuesday and he died from the shock. Funeral arrangements will be announced. widow and 5 year old daughter survive. Barnett had lived in Cheyenne 18 years and worked with Archie Allison for four. he was 44.
Casper Wyoming report says Natrona County officials have mobilized all local and state agencies to capture James Corbett’s killer, but two months have passed since the January 17 murder of the wealthy rancher and the suspected man, "Ned" Livingston, remains at large after vanishing days after the crime.
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States will hold its eighth annual Increased Production Convention in Atlantic City from April 27 to 29. Topics include government relations to production, anti-trust law and taxation, farm and business roles in boosting production, and labor perspectives. Secretary Meredith will speak for the government. Groups will meet by industry division.
The Rotary club gathered at the Plains hotel at noon to celebrate St Patrick's Day. Speakers included Dr Barry praising city leadership against punch boards and proposing blinds be removed from former saloon windows to ease business. Colonel McNamee offered support for an aviation field as guest William Mullen entertained as the prize Irish storyteller. Rotarians plan to depart for the district convention in Colorado Springs on Sunday afternoon at 3 25.
Nora Bayes headlines the New York comedy Ladies First at the Princess Theatre for a one night benefit on Tuesday March 28. Arthur Gordon leads with Al Roberts and Florence Morrison in a satire on the woman suffrage question framed by Betty Burt and her overbearing aunt.
The feature Just Squaw at the Atlas showcases a Western romance with gunplay, hand-to-hand fights, and frontier danger. It follows Fawn a kidnapped girl who grows up with an Indian squaw and faces social stigma as she struggles with love for The Stranger while a pursuer Snake closes in.
Mrs Dora Talbot wife of Bishop Talbot former bishop of Wyoming and Idaho died at her Bethlehem Pennsylvania home on February 29 buried March 2 She was born in Roanoke Missouri married November 5 1873 and accompanied her husband from Missouri to Wyoming She left one daughter and three grandchildren and was remembered as amiable gracious and hospitable by Wyoming residents.
A Corona Typewriter feature reproduces a work done on a Corona at the Laramie county jail by G. W. Loy before his state penitentiary sentence. The text references Sheriff Smalley’s hotel publicity, a Cheyenne hangout, and a Thanksgiving menu card. The piece ties Loy’s work to local notoriety and a broader showbill including The Two Doyles and Almost Zeroes.
Thirty Protestant denominations plan a united campaign across the United States from April 25 to May 2. Wyoming state director Rev. W. L. Wade says the goal is 86 777 572 dollars with 175 448 349 to be paid in 1920, based on a scientific survey of world needs. Preparations will occur at a Cheyenne conference March 48 with denominational leaders and national speakers.
Official advices report constitutional guarantees suspended across Salvador due to a second revolution. President Melendez is said to be in full control of the situation.
Sam Brainard an old Civil War veteran and Wyoming pioneer moves from Cheyenne to the Old Soldiers' Home in Buffalo at age 82. He first settled in Buffalo in 1872, later lived in Cheyenne, and once weighed 360 pounds before slimming to 150. He served as engineer on the city fire engine, a policeman, a constable, and held sheriff and police chief roles in Fort Collins, noting his arrest of Mosier in a lynching case.
A fire at 1928 Pemrican Street yesterday at 9 35 p m started from a box of ashes placed against the house. The blaze was extinguished by the fire department before reaching the interior. Damage is pegged at 850 and the property is owned by Mrs W C Clark.
Sixteen Western Union field representatives attended a Cheyenne conference under District Superintendent McClintock and District Commercial Manager Gargen, both of Denver. The educational meeting continues today with attendees from Denver Cheyenne Fort Collins Rawlins Longmont Golden Rock Springs Evanston and Sheridan. A milks’ food value note closes the item.
In Athens Georgia March 4 17 the Eighth District Republican convention delegation to the national convention was instructed for Major General Leonard Wood. The report notes Germany’s war livestock growth, highlighting 3 000 000 goats a ten percent rise since 1914 and goat milk as a widespread substitute for cow’s milk.
The article notes the projected line of railway across Austral will expose travelers to a dreary journey. Much of the route traverses a desert region nearly lifeless and utterly uninteresting, offering scant scenery or activity for passengers.
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