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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1920
Page
11
Testimony discussed potential political activity linked to United States Shipping Act inquiries. Witness said he did not claim direct government pressure but noted criticisms of William G. McAdoo after his resignation related to interests appearing before the board.
In Montgomery Alabama on November 12 Senator Taggert of Indiana and others joined Cox in a brief visit to Tuskegee. A separate Democratic group issued a statement arguing the party has chosen its leader for the next four years and forbidding attempts at reorganization.
In a feature from Nov 13, a reporter profiles Rev. Dr. Ernest Yarrow reporting refugees and orphans in the region, while back in Minnesota the article follows Sigs Taigome Hank, known as Income Hank, a Milwaukee family hobo who refuses a $40,000 fortune to stay on the road. He has spent years riding box cars and atop trains, deeming the open road irresistible and declaring he cannot quit the wandering lifestyle.
Dublin reports hunger strikers in Cork jail resumed nourishment at 3 pm after ninety three days without food. Medical officers at the jail will oversee care with hope for eventual recovery. Obsession by the Loyal Coalition notes a threatening letter from "John J. O Kren" demanding silence on Irish questions.
President Wilson issued a Thanksgiving proclamation urging national gratitude for blessings and peaceful security. He designates Thursday, November 26, as a day of thanks and prayer, calling upon all citizens to observe with devotion and remember God and His mercy.
Berlin reports a government victory over radical workers who tried to seize Italian laborers in metal plants. Police surrounded factories prompting abandonment. workers claimed they would be starved out. A Soviet on the north side was forced to withdraw after a two day strike. government had recruited staff and experts to replace.
In Los Angeles on November 12 Mildred Harris Chaplin was granted a divorce from Charion Chaplin in Superior Court. The complaint cited cruelty and noted an out of court settlement of 88,000 with an agreement prohibiting Mrs Chaplin from using the Chaplin name professionally.
Sheridan recorded 10 degrees below zero last night as the coldest place in the United States per weather bureau figures. Helena Montana followed with six below. Havre Lander and Cheyenne reached zero while Denver rose to ten above as 17 was the day’s high. The Weather Bureau forecast generally fair and warmer weather tonight.
In New York on November 12 hotels agreed to reduce food prices by about 10 percent after talks with federal food investigators. The reductions appear on menus with counts ranging from 16 to 172 items in one hotel to another, and will take effect Monday as the agents’ inquiry moves forward.
Geneva November 12 Austria’s formal application for admission to the League of Nations was received by the secretaries. Signed by Herr Mayer foreign minister, the document asserts assurance given at the time of the St Germain treaty that Austria would be admitted when the proper time arrived.
The American Federation of Labor filed with the House clerk its report of election campaign receipts and expenditures from Feb 24 to Nov 2. It shows receipts of 531,174.10, expenditures of 51,988.25, and a remaining treasury balance of 1,185.85. About two thirds of the funds were spent on printing with most of the rest on office expenses and salaries.
Judge Van Valkenberg in federal court named a receiver for the Kansan City Journal, one of the oldest papers in the Midwest. The action followed an application by E. B. Forgue, a French citizen, and the National Bank of Fort Kan. The receivership was ordered on an unpaid note.
A stark call from The Literary Digest urges America to help six million children harmed by war and imperial militarism. It asks readers to turn to page 5 for the full appeal and to answer with compassion and action.
Washington officials confirm a government campaign against home brewing of alcoholic beverages. The Internal Revenue Bureau states malt extracts hops and other materials used for illicit liquor production are illegal to sell for home manufacture. The prohibition crackdown classifies even family use and guests as illegal and aims to prosecute offenders.
Nov 12 York reports the Doettningholm carrying gold valued at 806 418 faces a treasury decision on admitting the foreign gold. Banks cannot say if the Russian Soviet government sanctioned the shipment. Federal assay office may convert it to American bars and pay the owner the gold value once approved.
The London Times reports Britain received a long note from M. Tehit cherin, Russian Bolshevik foreign minister, which is unconciliatory and almost aggressive, accusing Britain of delaying the resumption of trade with Soviet Russia.
The Association of British Chambers of Commerce informs the British government that no postwar trade agreement with Russia can be supported unless Russia recognizes all pre war debts. The communication to the bureau of commerce from London emphasizes this condition for British commerce and industry.
The War Department announced plans to maintain four permanent cemeteries in France near Sureannee, near Paris, in the Aa region, at Wood, and another site in the department of 4 known as Field. A fifth cemetery will be established near London for soldiers who died in Great Britain en route to France. No rank distinction in burial groupings. headstones will be identical with inscriptions and the Star of David for Jewish soldiers.
An all day search by Sullivan county authorities failed to locate the body of Mrs. William B. Whiteney. Sheriff Albert Barton oversaw the digging of a well in the Whiteney barnyard and planned to search another abandoned well on the property. If unsuccessful, he will probe other wells in the town and on farms once owned by Whitene y.
President-Elect Harding plans speeches in the South to urge anti sectional policies and a national industrial policy free from sectional influence. He will travel by train from Brownsville to New Orleans, avoiding formal platforms, before boarding a steamer and preparing for December engagements.
Nov 12 report quotes Officer Draper Hand alleging Thames J Mooney and Warren were framed in a murder case tied to a 1946 bomb explosion. The statement, submitted to Mayor Call, contends prosecutors pressured witnesses and manipulated testimony during the trial.
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