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Cheyenne State Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1920

Page

9

Treaty outlines Turkish minority protections after World War I

A summary from Washington details provisions in the Turkish peace treaty securing Armenian Greek and other minority rights within new Turkish borders. It covers conversions to Islam reversals since 1914, rights to private or communal religious and educational institutions, and return and recovery provisions for displaced minorities.

Washington Paris Turkey Poland Ici League of Nations Greece Bulgaria Supreme Council London San Remo Constantinople Wilson Armenia

Germans Wr Opress Fear Over French Troop Abuses

Berlin reports show rising murders and disappearances in Saar region amid alleged French troops’ assaults on German women and girls. Premier Blos vows to push Spa conference for action on the so called black disgrace amid interpellation in Württemberg diet.

Berlin Wurttemburg Blos Saar

Sugar profiteering charge filed against Utah-Idaho Sugar

A government complaint charging the Utah-Idaho Sugar company with profiteering in sugar was filed in Salt Lake City before U.S. Commissioner E. V. Van Pelt by Floyd T. Jackson, chief of the local Justice Department bureau, following a weeklong inquiry into price increases from 13 to 22 2-3 cents per pound since May 1.

Salt Lake Utah- Idaho Sugar Company United States E. V. van Pelt Floyd T. Jackson Department of Justice Bureau

Kansas City Man Indicted in Mail Fraud Case

William I. Woods of Chicago faces 36 counts in a federal grand jury indictment for mail fraud. Nine co defendants unnamed. About 200000 defrauded from nearly 2000 victims across Missouri Kansas Nebraska Iowa Michigan. Fees of 100 to 200 were collected over oil and land schemes tied to Mesa Garfield and Rio Blanco Colorado reclamation projects. Offices operated from Kansas City.

Kansas City William I. Woods Chicago Woods Missouri Kansas Nebraska Iowa Michikan Wilson Mesa Garfield Rio Blanco Colorado Oil and Land Company

Boy 7 Robbed by Self-Proclaimed Railroad Agent

A Canton Missouri boy named Sly, aged seven, whose parents are deceased, was robbed of four dollars by a man who claimed to be a Colorado and Southern railroad special agent. The offense occurred in a secluded shed near the railroad tracks in the town's northwest. Sly and two policemen searched the yard system until 2:50 this morning, returning empty-handed.

MD Sly Canton Colorado & Southern Railroad Sly Colorado & Southern

Train Late Ends Wild West Show for Engineers in Cheyenne

Plans for a Wild West demonstration for about 200 electrical engineers passing through Cheyenne collapsed when organizers grew weary of waiting for the late train. The 14 by 2 Mogul freight train arrived at 9 20 PM after a 7 PM schedule, leaving an empty staging area aside from the Union Pacific band and a cheering crowd.

Cheyenne Union Pacific Band

Wheat Crop Forecast Shows Decline From Last Year

The Agriculture Department forecast winter wheat output at 487.647 million bushels for the year based on conditions through May 1, up 1.03 million from a month earlier but 383.8 percent lower than last year's crop. Abandoned winter acreage reached 4.605 million acres, about 11.9 percent, with 64.165 million acres to be harvested this year versus nearly 49.0 million last year.

Washington Department of Agriculture

Warrants Served on Police Chief and Patrolman

Warrants sworn days ago for the arrest of Chief of Police Embery and Patrolman Joe Rouner were served yesterday. Neither officer was required to give bond. The sheriff served the warrants and directed them to appear in Judge Edwards' court Wednesday afternoon.

Embery Joe Rouner Judge

Nineteen Wyoming Soldiers Entitled to Pay From U.S.

May 8 Washington report lists discharges for nineteen Wyoming servicemen and one travel pay check returned unclaimed. Senator Kendrick invited known addresses to aid War Department in locating these soldiers, naming Shannon Adams and others among the discharge recipients and Edward Johnson for travel pay.

Washington, D. C Wyoming War Department Post Office Department Kendrick Fred Wi. Boschen Department Shannon J. Adams Charles J. Francis Frank W. Wyland Andrew Mcdonald Ernest G. Steepleton Eagene J. Williams James £. Wendel Joseph Billups Jacob Herman Robert M. Johnston Tussell P. Osborne Cecil Vinang Swain James L. Wilson Martin O. Coyle Arthur D. Nulburd Ora B. Kyser William ©. Packer Jack Tabero Thomas J. Wilson Edward N. Johnson

Kaufholz Charged With Theft Of Fence Posts

William H. Kaufholz was arrested by the sheriff for stealing steel fence posts worth 150 dollars from the Swager greenhouse on Randall Boulevard. He is accused of digging up posts and their concrete bases and removing them, with Isidore Fitzgerald having earlier bought the Swager property and swearing out the warrant. Bond set at 500 dollars for a preliminary hearing. The claim of stealing half the greenhouse was denied by the prosecution.

William H. Kaufholz Swager Randall Boulevard Kaufholz Isidore Fitzgerald Justice Court

Hoover Campaign Crooked Charge Against Johnson

Washington May senator Johnson of California released a gram from Meyer Lisey of Los Angeles, a campaign manager, accusing Hoover of corruption. He alleged Hoover's California campaign in Los Angeles county ran the worst political extravagance ever exposed in Southern California.

Washington Johnson CalfAnia Meyer Lisey Los Angeles Hwct Hoover R. Hoover Angeles California

Butler Outlines 17 Principles Including Wine Policy

Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, Republican presidential hopeful, issues a public statement outlining 17 points. He supports light wines and beer and backs Kansas court of industrial relations as part of his platform. The release, the only public statement before the convention, is said to reflect urgent issues for his campaign.

New York Nicholas Murray Butler Kansas Court of Industrial Relations Butler J. R. Davies

Lane Acquitted of Warehouse Burglary

Clarence B H Lane was acquitted yesterday in district court of burglary for aiding the theft of thirty eight cases of whisky from the Capital Coal Ice and Storage Company warehouse. Rohm was acquitted as well.

Clarence BH. Lane Lane Rohm Capital Coal, Ice & Storage Company Rolm

Debs to Lead Socialist Campaign From Atlanta Prison

New York May 8 Saint Debs, imprisoned for wartime espionage, will launch his fifth bid for the Socialist presidential nomination in 1920. Party leaders say Moms Hilquit will name Debs at a Madison Square Garden mass meeting touted as the party’s most important public event yet. The convention will also outline orthodox positions on amnesty, free speech, press and assembly, taxation, socialization, deportations, and the League of Nations, with talks by Berker and Ameringer. The party backs a six hour workday and shorter lay sessions.

New York Eugene V. Debs Atlanta Madison Squares Garden Tomanpow Socialist Party In America Qhit Ism Oscar Ameringer Oklahoma City Palmer League of Nations Ireland

Senate critic decries absenteeism and vast appropriations

Senator Charles S. Thomas of Colorado denounces chronic Senate absenteeism and large spending measures while few senators vote. He warns tax deficits loom and that calls for economies are hollow campaign rhetoric as lobbyists push huge appropriations and quorums falter amid campaign travel.

Washington Senate Charles S. Thomas Colorado Finance Committee Thomas Congress Treasury

Sugar dealers pledge price stabilization plan at Chicago meeting

Fifty sugar dealers and wholesale grocers at a conference called by District Attorney Coyne in Chicago on May 8 pledged cooperation to stabilize sugar prices. They agreed on a single resale between houses. Coyne showed a photo of a carload of sugar stuck on tracks for six months, noting it had been resold six times and the price rose nearly 200 percent.

Chicago Dist Coyne

Prohibition Advocates Defend 18th Amendment at Meeting

Federal Prohibition Commissioner Ira Merer addressed the American Pharmaceutical Association urging chemists to keep druggists free from retail signer dealers. He asserted Prohibition will remain in the constitution and enforcement is an able job, predicting success within a generation. He warned against liquor dealers and urged careful practices to prevent harm.

Washington American Pharmaceutical Association Iramer Geclaveda Kramer

Mothers Day Observed Across Cheyenne Churches

Mothers Day will be observed in all Cheyenne churches today with special services. The Presbyterian church has arranged the most elaborate program, while other churches dedicate today's services to the mother figure, honoring "somebody's mother" everywhere.

Presbyterian Church

Deficiency Bills Drive Broad Congressional Spending

The piece argues that deficiency appropriations are a recurring practice in Congress. It cites two large deficiency bills totaling 121 million, with another on the calendar. It warns that closing polls will trigger more deficits and urges scrutiny to prevent endless treasury demands.

Congress Treasury

News of Carranza Capture Triggers Mexican City Revels

Reports from Hermosillo and Veracruz claim President Carranza was captured or fled, triggering wild rejoicing in Nogales and mass celebrations. Obregonist forces push toward Mexico City as scattered reports of loyalist holds and troop movements flood in from Tlaxcala to Durango and Coahuila.

Nogales Sonora Carranza Vera Cruz Mexico Mexico City Obregon Tlaxcala Tlaxacala

Air Mail Routes Expansion Plan Outlined

Colonel dU A Jordan chief of air mail service expansions visits Omaha en route to Cheyenne Salt Lake City Reno and San Francisco stating Omaha Cheyenne service to begin in four weeks and New York San Francisco service to be in effect by September.

Omaha May du. A. Jordan Air Mail Cheyenne Salt Lake City Reno San Francisco New York

District Court Clears March Term of Criminal Actions

The district court closed its March term with all business concluded and only routing matters remaining. There is believed to be a chance of a special session to hear trials for Pete Cordillo and Walter Newell, though Judge Mentzer would not comment. Judge Vidball has left for Laramie after presiding these five days as juries were dismissed.

Pete Cordillo Walter Newell Mentzer Vidball Laramie

True Baby Dies at Fifteen Months in Local Home

Mr and Mrs HW A True sorrow loss of their fifteen month old son Deimer who passed away Saturday noon after illness began Friday evening. Funeral services to be held this afternoon at 3 o clock at the Congregational church.

HW. A. True Deimer

Tribune Supplied Linotype Power After Generator Accident

The Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power generator failed at 11 30 last night causing a loss of power to the State Leader's Linotype machines. The Wyoming Tribune Publishing company loaned the Tribune Linotype battery to the State Leader, allowing the morning edition to be issued with minimal delay.

Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power Company State Leader Wyoming Tribune Publishing Company Tribune Linotype

Marines Held Off Coast Ordered 4200 Marines to Key West

Secretary Daniels announced about 4 200 Marines were ordered aboard the transport Henderson from League Island to Key West Florida as a precautionary measure for protection of Americans. Colonel P M Bannon to command the force. The Henderson left Charlestown today and will reach League Island tomorrow night. The marines will join six destroyers dispatched to southern waters for possible service in Mexico.

Wasilinggton Henderson League Island Key West Via Mexico Daniels P. M. Bannon Charlestown S. C Sixisstroyers

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