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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1920
Page
7
Ontario prison officials uncover a cache of nitroglycerin and explosives at the Nice O time Fort prison amid a suspected plot to break convicts. Authorities say the plan allegedly involved freeing prisoners, killing guards, and blowing the prison. An investigation is underway with inmates in solitary confinement.
In Leavenworth Kansas Frank Be Creller is held on counterfeit charges after being found awake in a federal cell. Judge John G C Pollock ordered continued confinement until January.
London report says Irish Self-Determination League officials deny American claims that Mayor MacSwiney’s sixty day fast is impossible. They refuse to estimate his remaining time, noting he may die at any moment or survive another visit.
United States Sen. Wm. S. Kenyon of Iowa defended Harding and attacked the Versailles League of Nations and Democratic candidates during a long speech at the Princess Theatre. He warned against Article X and warned that sending American troops abroad risks American lives and jobs. He praised Harding and criticized Wilson’s foreign policy and the league’s aims.
Walter Sadler a New York stock broker testified before a federal grand jury detailing his confession of a one million dollar whiskey ring. District Attorney Charles Fyne said he would conduct an exam of Sadler to target federal employees. Charles Schellinger, alleged go-between, was arrested after being linked to payments from Chicago saloon keepers.
A garbled notice urges readers to mail in answers to this week's Who's Who trivia by Friday noon to share in winnings. It states many entries last week, promises three prizes, and invites prompt participation for a chance at the primo award.
Parley P. Christensen labels League of Nations a sideshow in campaign sparring. Colby singles out Cox as progressive in rhetoric while Harding drifts into opportunism. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People congratulates Harding on Haiti inquiry results and calls for reparations commission.
Generally fair weather dominates Wyoming with mild temperatures and light winds. Expect a dry Saturday with partly cloudy skies and no significant precipitation. Highs near the mid 70s, lows in the 40s to 50s across the plains.
Republican leaders say Governor Cox and Senator Harding will not accept a proposed league of nations debate. The Democratic proposal was said to be sent to the Republican speakers’ chairman, who had not yet received it, and officials called the idea absurd.
A group of thirty-one leading Republicans signed a statement in support of international agreement as a path to peace. They argue the question is not whether the United States should approve Paris provisions but whether to join or reject a treaty that omits objectionable terms, urging united action to prevent war.
In Kentucky on October 14, Senator Harding attacked Democratic handling of foreign trade and policy. He urged reorganizing the state and commerce departments to boost U S commerce and denounced the administration’s Mexican policy as fueling distrust. He called for balanced engagement with Mexico without external interference, opposing foreign councils guiding U S actions.
Four unidentified men attacked the New Gretna home of Augusto Pasquale known as The Crank, beating watchman Bert Updike before Pasquale’s bulldog repelled them. They forced entry, damaged a wall, and removed items believed to be money or papers. Pasquale is held in Pennsylvania after confessing to smothering 10 month old Blakely Coughlin during a kidnapping.
Unconfirmed reports from Los Angeles say Charlie Chaplin and Mildred Harris reached a property settlement amid marital troubles. Rumors claim Chaplin would pay 160000 toward divorce, with Harris allegedly accepting, as chatter linked to their separation and divorce suit.
About 500 sticks of dynamite were found in a wooden shanty on Buckwheat Island off Staten Island. Ten cages held the explosive, two cases opened with part removed. Authorities hope the find helps solve the Wall Street bombing case. No identifying marks on the boxes. Dynamite was brought to Manhattan by federal authorities to trace its origin.
William W. Clawson a Cheyenne horse trader was acquitted in Denver of assault with intent to murder Jacob Zuckermann brother of Joseph after being acquitted of murdering Joseph Zuckermann. The four Zuckermans were shot during a dispute over a horse trade.
Incendiary origin blamed for a Cameron Texas cotton factory fire valued at $1 million as a Texas inspector cites no solid evidence. J B Jamison cotton gin in Wichita Falls suffers $21 000 loss. Arkansas night riders strike a Clarendon plantation barn and destroy corn hay and cotton. Somerville Tennessee reports gin and eighteen bales burned. Lavaca Arkansas gins resume on day shift under guard after raiders warnings. Vian Oklahoma gins in operation again amid ongoing tension.
The Scottish Rite Cathedral project moves forward in Cheyenne Wyoming with a new foundation contract awarded. Arch ie Allison is noted in connection with the bid and planners describe an imposing stone cathedral occupying the Capitol Avenue frontage and Twentieth Street site.
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