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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1920
Page
5
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions places and times with partial references to dates and agencies. The text is incomplete, lacking clear events, names, or outcomes to specify a concrete newsitem.
Business women in Cheyenne were invited to a series of luncheons next week hosted by Mrs. Ethel Evans Lewis and Cheyenne church ladies. The events move from the parish house to the Baptist church with continuous music and luncheon from 4 to 12, hosted by denominations each day.
The Methodist Aid Society met in the church parlors with Mrs. W W Busselle presiding and planned a bake sale for Saturday April 8 at Johnston Grocery before Easter. Attendees included many ladies despite poor weather. Social Circle bake sale at Olsen grocery all day to aid charity.
Testers argued the city tax ordinance is unfairly applied to professionals vs banks. A lawyer with long city tenure would pay more than a small firm with several lawyers. Members urged equality, noting discrimination against professionals despite willingness to tax. Watts and Mrs Watts contributed a brief mimicking Dunne's style. Dr Strader's Tolstoi topic explored Tolstois influence on Russian thought and Bolshevism, nicknamed Tolstoism.
Macon Georgia March 19 Vice President Marshall states uninstructed delegates should go to the Democratic Convention in support of the Ceara pref. He notes a letter from a friend urging the United in the cause.
The Senate adjourned after a stalemate over reconsideration of ratification, signaling a renewed campaign dynamic. Republicans and misreservationists pressed for action while Democrats split, with 57 in favor and 39 against on the latest vote, and 18 Democrats switching from November.
William J. Flynn former U S Secret Service chief appears in The Silkless Banknote a thriller drawn from his experiences Herbert Rawlinson stars with Fannie Ward in The Profi tears Miss Ward leads a strong cast in a dramatic showcase A Keystone comedy Ruined by a Dumb Walter provides comic relief
Large crowds heard Rev. Lewis compare seven lean cows eating seven fat cows to present prosperity. A railroad workers choir sang Let the Lower Lights Be Burning as lights dimmed. No meetings today, two on Sunday with Bulgin speaking on The Greatest Need of the Church and Is There a Hell. Next week Mrs. Lewis leads luncheons and a supper for working women at the Baptist church parlors with flexible hours Tuesday to Friday.
Five two member delegations will vote for Leonard Wood at the Republican National Convention in Chicago. The Tenth district split, with A F Pratof and Lowell Jepson pledged for Wood, while T D Shell and J A Methune served as uninstructed delegates. Delegates from Nenephin, Wright, Nolka, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Chicago and Pine counties clashed over a chairman at Minneapolis.
Heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and manager Jack Kearns left Los Angeles for San Francisco where a federal grand jury indicted them on joint charges of conspiring to evade the selective draft.
The Ball Oil and Refining Company filed articles of incorporation with Wyoming secretary of state on Friday. Its capital stock is 4 million dollars, shares at par value one dollar, with headquarters in Opal and directors Joseph M. Murphy Charles F Ball and John J Hindes. Also filed were articles for Osage Petroleum Company with 1250000 capital stock, headquarters at Lusk, directors Julius Reece R J Young Z C OFarnell John W Newell and By Vollmer.
Patrick Brennan, president of the Independent Packing Co of Chicago, told the House Agriculture Committee that he began in 1895 under the shadow of the five big packers and now runs a $9 million annual gross business. Dr J M Wilson, Wyoming Wool Growers Association president, warned that regulation would harm meat producers and foreign trade. News notes Seattle Indianapolis and Washington DC maintain separate policewomen bureaus.
A large assortment of baby carriages and suikies is offered at Hobbs Huckfeldt & Finkbiner with a complete line available for customers seeking infant transport and related gear.
A printed slip instructs sending name and address with five cents to Foley & Co. for a mail order trial. The offer promises Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills for pain and rheumatism, and Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation and sluggish bowels.
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