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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1920
Page
22
Washington April 21 1919 The article notes a steep rise in petroleum demand especially gasoline due to rapid car growth from 1909 to 1918. It discusses methods to increase supply including refining, importing crude, cracking fuel oils, and extracting from natural gas, while considering price, quality, and alternative fuels such as kerosene and fuel oil.
The document discusses re designed carburetors and cylinders for efficiency and notes mixtures of alcohol, benzol, and gasoline that resist separation. Alcohol can be produced from various vegetable wastes and may rise if gasoline prices climb. In the near term gasoline volatility barely changes. long term fuel supply may be adequate but pricier, with a need for engines designed to run on fuel oil rather than standard gasoline engines.
The United States owns two thirds of the world’s precious stones and half the diamonds, per a Treasury department report. New York port customs in March set records as diamonds flood the U. S. market, value seven times last year, with prices up 300 percent since prewar days. Prosperity here drives the U S as the world’s largest diamond market.
The piece discusses how diamonds from South African mines flood the market postwar, with gems from Europe hoarded by old families. It notes varied opinions on why buying surged—from rising wages and purchasing power to extravagance or prudent investment. Trade authorities predict diamonds will rise in value for years.
The Brooklyns boast a remarkable concentration of churches, surpassing the combined Protestant and Roman Catholic institutions said to exist across Argentina. The claim highlights the city’s dense ecclesiastical presence and religious life.
Report notes continuing labor unrest in the United Kingdom with Manchester employing about 6 000 children aged seven to forty four. The piece labels child labor as infant pillars of the industrial order and cites a May 8 find in Fort Russell.
Germany faces a large bill as the Allied commissions in the country receive a proposed $625 million in funding. The note outlines support for naval, military, and observation operations now active in the area.
Fragmentary lines indicate a $200,000,000 funding reference and Allied officials, with mentions of commitments and a smoker event dated May 8 at Ft. Russell. The garbled OCR obscures precise facts.
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