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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1920
Page
4
The Business Women's club hosted a social with bridge and 500 where Mina Carr won 500 and Edith Duthie top bridger. twenty to thirty-five guests enjoyed ices and cakes. Members and guests mingled as bouquets brightened the parlors and comments noted the club’s first social evening.
Testimony centers on the direction of flying sparks from a passing train near a laundry and mill. Witnesses include state senator Nels Peterson and Sheridan residents Doris and Vera Kool, coal magnate G Watt Brandon, engineer J G Lindquist, and others as the trial proceeds to determine if sparks reached the mill and who bears liability.
A farewell tea honored Mrs. Gilbert Davis as she resigns the YWCA home matron role, with about fifty guests and a varied musical program. Mrs. Elizabeth McGrath of Dez Moines has taken the matronship, and helpers included Mrs. John L. Jordan and others in a decorative reception featuring carnations.
In Cheyenne Mr Mullen urged Laramie county residents to join a humanitarian campaign to fund and build a hospital. He stressed it requires collective effort including organization, energy and money from all citizens for the needed facilities.
The court discussed the trial schedule with Judge Ainer indicating the trial could last multiple days, despite claims of a full week. Attorneys lacked access to a witness list of sixty four Sheridan prominents who will testify, and court adjourned at 5 pm to resume at 10 am.
Saginaw Michigan, May 417. Local men’s clothing dealers announce limited period sales at 20 to 25 percent under current prices to aid in restoring price levels. The gales are conducted on the cash and carry plan.
A patient from Luxar Pa describes chronic kidney related symptoms including backache weak bladder and liver trouble. After using Foley Kidney Pills he reports relief from pain sleep issues and dizziness as toxins in the system are cleared.
Rep Pou of North Carolina accused Republican leaders in Congress of joining a plot to harm President Wilson. He cited resolutions to bar the president from leaving the country and to deem the office absent if he does so.
A promotional note offers a trial package of Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Gathartic Tablets in exchange for mailing a cutout with name and address to Foley Co Chicago. The offer states the products treat coughs colds rheumatism backache kidney and bowel ailments and constipation.
Captain M. F. Grace of the Cheyenne fire department underwent an appendix operation at St. John’s hospital Monday morning. Dr. J. H. Gonway performed the procedure. Friends report a successful operation and a good recovery progress.
The U S forestry service reports ten fires burning in or near the Superior National Forest in Minnesota. If conditions persist for 24 hours, the existence of the forest would be imperiled.
Auto top making at Hobbs Huckfeldt and Finkbiner with prompt service. Large and complete line of baby carriages and sulkies. W O Benner and J A Kirkpatrick offer insurance and real estate services. The Merry-Go-Round will open at 4 PM daily. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance offices listed.
Longmont police head a large search for W. W. Pilcher, the optician whose car was found abandoned at Dale Creek. Reports place a man and horse seen at The Sliding during the blizzard, with no further word. Carl Pflider, linked to the case, is expected from Lusk as a search party prepares to move from Cheyenne to Tie Siding.
A morning blaze gutted the main building of the Albuquerque sanitarium. Ten patients and two physicians, asleep on the second story, were rescued by ladders. Total loss estimated at 50,000 dollars.
An announcement from Miss Margaret Doane, director, states there will be no baseball practice this evening because of the pageant rehearsal.
National St Louis Brooklyn, Cincinnati Philadelphia, and Chicago Boston all postponed due to rain. Scores and lineups appear inconsistent in the OCR, but batterymatchups list Cooper Carlson Ponder Schmidt Toney Douglas Barnes Snyder Jones Walters Wilkinson Schalk Kinney Moore Perkins Dauis Stanage Zachary Erickson Gharrity Shocker Severeld across standings.
Paris reports say the Hythe Anglo French conference closed with Germany’s reparation payment fixed at 420 billion marks gold, about 30 billion dollars. The figure aims to settle the German debt through a gold based payment plan agreed by officials.
Pierre S D May 17 The extra session of the South Dakota legislature which was to have convened this week has been postponed Railroad traffic conditions due to floods are the cause The session will be held some time in June
Clarence R B Coombs piloted an Orenco plane to 17 150 feet setting a new world altitude record for a pilot with three passengers. He carried two newspaper men and company official, surpassing Captain Lowell H Smith at El Centro California. This marks a third consecutive record in two weeks for single motored planes.
Senator Borah will propose tomorrow in the Senate a repeal of the law denying free tolls to American vessels at the Panama Canal. The move revives the 1941 clash between Congress and President Wilson over the toll repeal measure.
SYRAGUSH N Y May 17 The three local newspapers announced that due to a printer shortage all display advertising will be eliminated starting Tuesday Classified ads will also be affected leading to reduced revenue for the papers and impacting local merchants.
Authentic American command reports from Warsaw indicate Polish forces mass south of Kiev in Podolia and aim toward Odessa. Bolshevik calls for Russia to rise against Poland fuel renewed attack on Kiev with heavy casualties. between April 25 and May 10 Poles claimed 80 000 prisoners 4150 guns and 500 machine guns captured.
An old Forbes Pharmacy advertisement claims nine of ten women suffer constipation causing pimples sallow skin bad breath and bad temper. It touts Mollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a mild pleasant laxative that cleanses and purifies to improve complexion and well being at 385 cents per package.
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