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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1920
Page
6
Invitations go to alumni and former students for the first annual University Home-Coming Week from June 4 to 9. Activities include an all-day train excursion to Centennial, alumni banquet, intercollegiate baseball, a formal ball, reunions, senior class play, and commencement exercises.
Joe Oeschger rose to fame with a 26 inning duel with Leon Cadore and later moved from Phillies to Giants and Braves amid trades. The piece recalls his long game and the Phillies fans’ reactions, noting earlier seasons and a 22 inning effort. It ends with a political remark about Lloyd George and a blustery parsnip joke.
Reports from Washington hint at reopening capped wells to feed the Casper refinery as oil activity heats in the region. Over 275000 acres of sugar beets signed by Great Western Sugar Co across Colorado Nebraska Montana and Wyoming. Casper Chamber of Commerce grows to 4150 members with income rising to 28375 dollars. Worland men buy 410000 owe s. Expenditures tally 170600. Snow plies claim cattle near Lusk. Osage Bank elects J L Baird president.
National League clubs Pittsburg and Philadelphia faced battery lines with Cooper Schmidt Causey Cantwell and Wheat noted. No other games scheduled.
A collage of baseball anecdotes and sport notes features Nick Alcock the comedian in crowd retorts, Sherwood Mance’s stunt against Earl Hamilton, and Detroit’s skid underlining betting cautions. Cleveland’s Stan Soveleskie and college players draw praise for readiness, while boxing buzz from Russia and an idea about congressmen receiving baseballs adds variety.
New York May 10 merchants begin to hold prices on clothing and essentials steady after agreements by national associations and the Department of Justice investigators. Special counters mark goods at near prewar levels to aid modest spenders as business leaders and officials push to halt continual price increases.
Poison Spider fief produces 100 million cubic feet of gas daily to run the Midwest refinery. Osage oil wells yield 300 to 400 foot depths with some producing 40 barrels per day. Wisconsin firm acquires holdings in Poison Spider and nearby fields as Union Oil leases 5,000 acres near Toward.
Cheyenne street work includes repair of the electric sign at Carey avenue and overhaul of the window lettering at Hobbs Huckfeldt Finkbtner. Hobbs Huckfeldt Finkbtner offer baby carriages and more. Real estate insurance by J A Kirkpatrick. Union Trust Co promotes 6 percent savings. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance features a fishing bait tip. Lakeview Greenhouses advertises bedding plants and garden items east of the cemetery.
May 10 report covers Lincoln Highway sections from Pine Bluff to Buford with mixed conditions including rough areas and washouts. Yellowstone and other routes show variable surfaces from fairly good to very rough. Northern Rocky Mountain forecast calls for showers early next week and temperatures near to slightly above normal, then near normal later.
In Merchantville New Jersey May 10 a soap and suds dispute sparks a lockout as washerwomen seek $38 daily, city employers resist and the Women’s Club endorses paying no more than $2.50. Amid paper shortages the town urges emergency supplies of paper collars cuffs and reversible shirt fronts.
The Flying Squadron, a Knights of Columbus group of 10 to 15 boxers led by Michael S. Hogan and Jimmy Twyford, claims 400+ exhibitions in a year. They fought 10,000 rounds gratis for ex service men, drawing over 1.5 million spectators in camps and hospitals and producing talents like Ray Smith and Packy O Garty.
Daily weather summary noting clear to cloudy conditions with normal temperatures around 49 to 54 degrees. High of 65 degrees at noon, low of 44 at 6 am. Wind gusts up to 28 mph from the south and precipitation measurement incomplete.
The Merry-Go-Round opposite Post Office will open at 4 P M daily throughout the week ensuring evening rides for shoppers and families.
Snow melt readings and precipitation totals are provided. The report notes 6.46 inches since January and 181.4.62 inches total precipitation, with 0.07 inches of rain in the last 24 hours.
May 40 Chicago market receipts total 21 000 cattle with beef steers slow and heavy weights hardest to move. Calves and stockers steady. Hogs up to 42 000 with gains for medium heavy weights and top at 15.60. Pigs 100 to 126 pounds steady around 18.50 to 14.50. Sheep receipts 6 000 mostly up 25 cents with best shorn lambs near 19.50 to 47.50 and yearlings about 15.00.
Cattle receipts 6500 with steers strong and most stock higher while calves veal and stockers gain. Hogs receipts 13000 with bulk medium and light weights steady to strong and top at 14 80. Sheep receipts 6000 with clipped lambs 25 cents higher and best around 47 35 to 17 75. California wool and spring lambs steady with higher seasonality.
Fragmentary lines describe a mysterious man who knows others with ties to a business partner and an uncle whose wife’s cousin has a cellar item. The fragment hints at a furnace as a central object within a maze of connections.
The International Rate Company's funeral cars grow in use as more cemeteries become reachable with reasonable rates. Funeral directors are urged to contact the company to arrange services.
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