Wyoming crop conditions show declines from last year
A May 4 1920 bulletin from A D CookU S department of agriculture reports Wyoming crop and livestock conditions. Winter wheat 95 percent good. rye 95. tame hay 103. wild hay 40. pasture 71. plowing 27. spring seeding 15. Livestock losses due to disease and exposure noted across horses cattle sheep and swine with health percentages and per thousand mortality figures.
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Douglas
Wyo
Cook
Bureau of Crap
United States Department of Agriculture
Rain Halts National League Doubleheader Whitely of Rain
News item notes postponements in the Chicago Brooklyn and Pittsburg Philadelphia matchups due to rain. Batter run totals are provided for Cincinnati and New York games, with pitching staffs listed for Eller Wingo Barnes Douglas Winter Smith and Jacobs Sherdel Clemmons Fillingim ONeil Gowdy.
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Chicago-Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
New York
Eller
Wingo
Barnes
Douglas
Winter and Smith
American League Postponed Game Amid Rain Delays
Rain postpones the Boston Cleveland contest while box scores show Philadelphia leading with .5, St. Louis at 0, and New York and Chicago heavy on batters. Batter lines list Kinney Perkins Sotheron Severeid for RR clubs and Mays Hannah Wilkinson Kerr Schalk for RW clubs with mixed results. Detroites and Washington show varying hits and lineups as new pitchers and fielding alignments are noted.
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Boston-Cleveland
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Kinney
Perkins
Sotheron
RR. H
New York
Chicakoo
Mays
Hannah
Wilkinson
Kerr
Schalk
Jimmy Johnston Finds a Home With the Dodgers in Brooklyn
The piece traces Jimmy Johnston’s journeyman career from Cleveland, Tennessee, through Kewanee, Portland, Seattle, Ottumwa, Birmingham, San Francisco, Oakland, and a return to the Cubs before joining the Dodgers. It highlights his third base play and power as he cements his place in Brooklyn.
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Jimmy Johnston
Norman E. Brown
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Jimmy
Fate
Jim
Cleveland
Tenn
Kewanee
Central Association
Portland
Seattle
Ottumwa
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Birmingham
San Francisco
Cubs
U. S
Oakland
Feds
Cheyenne Rain Fills Gutters and Local Shop Ads
Rain caused gutters north of Cheyenne to run full while downtown activity noted. Hobbs Huckfeldt Fiskbinder advertised auto tops and baby carriages as a large sale at their shop. Sergeant McFarland resumed night shift duties at police headquarters after the chief’s absence.
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Cheyenne
G. F. Emberg
Rawlins
Police
Sergeant McFarland
Hobbs, Huckfeldt & Finkbiner
Baseball Player Drafted by Dodgers Sticks With Team
In 1916 and 1917 he served as an outfielder for the Dodgers organization. The prior season he primarily played first base, establishing himself as a durable versatile player. State Leader Want Ads Get Results.
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Jim
Dodgers
Slippery Roads Prompt Slender Travel Near Cheyenne
Weather bureau reports muddy roads around Cheyenne hinder automobile travel. Motorists and motorcycle riders seek grassy plains to bypass the slick surfaces. Michigan tourist party reaches Cheyenne and camps at municipal grounds while local business ads note insurance and savings offers.
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Cheyenne
Weather Bureau
Market Report Minneapolis Grain and Chicago Livestock
Minneapolis grain steady on flour and bran at 53.00. Chicago cattle receipts 16,000 with slow trade. steers steady versus Monday’s drop, stockers and feeders steady to lower, cows weak, bulls steady, calves uneven. Hog receipts 38,000. prices 150 to 250 lower, tops near 14.05 to 14.60 per hundred, pigs down. Sheep slow. lambs 19 to 21 dollars, ewes around 13.50.
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Chicago
U. S. Bureau of Markets
Market Report From Omaila Trading Floor May Day
OMAILA May 1 United States of Markets Slogs Receipts 13 500 lower top 414 50 bulk medium light 13 75 14.00 bulk 250 pounders 13 00 43 50 Cattle Receipts 7 000 beef steers 15 25e lower butcher stock steady top beeves 13 25 stockers feeders steady to 25 cents higher Sheep Receipts 5 000 clipped lambs strong to 25e higher top 18 25 bulk 17 50 18 00 wooled lambs sheep and feeders steady
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Omaila
United States of Markets
Senator Kendrick Asked To Locate Wyoming Bond Owners
United States Senator John B. Kendrick of Wyoming is urged to locate four ex soldiers who subscribed for Liberty bonds but cannot be found. The missing men are Tonio Scaverto, Ingvald H. Tjelle, Biler Timakos, and Harl B. Merritt, with bonds issued in the second and fourth issues. A 1920 letter to Kendrick explains bonds were forwarded to Wyoming addresses and unclaimed by the Post Office.
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Washington
United States
John B. Kendrick
Wyoming
Tonio Scaverto
150Th Field Artillery
Ingvald H. Tjelle
Company
Biler Timakos
Company B
Harl B. Merritt
Det. Q. M. G
Fort
D. A. Russell
Kendrick
John’ B. Kendrick
United States Senate
Post Office Department
Ligier's Beauty Parlor Advertises Hair and Spa Services
Local beauty parlor at 1815 Capitol Ave offers foot specialists manicure hair dressing hair goods shampooing hair dyeing and bleaching toilet articles and sulphur steam baths with contact phone 817 listed.
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Ligier’s
Capitol Ave
Publication Request for State Bond Claimants
Instructions urge claimants to publish the list of Liberty bond claimants in a widely circulated state newspaper. Due to duplicate names, applicants should include serial numbers, military unit at allotment, discharge place and date, or other identifying details. Bond delivery must be authorized by the soldier's own signature.
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Fred W. Boscnen
Roads Near Cheyenne Slippery After Rain In 1920
The Cheyenne highways report notes slippery and muddy roads after recent rain with heavy precipitation to the north and west. Denver and North Platte recorded 0.02 inch totals, while pricing remarks imply volatility as prices rise for the weak.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Denver
North Platte
Forties Years of a Diplomat Referenced in Local Reading
The reader recalls enjoying Forty Years of a Diplomat and Life in the State reposts. They note uncertainty about the restoration duration and estimate at least another year remain, while predicting summer cooking may evoke old flavors on a cook stove.
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Wong
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Cheyenne State Leader
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