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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1920
Page
12
Cheyenne officials await arrival of the new Sea grave triple combination pumper. The 1000 gallon per minute unit features a chem tank and hundreds of feet of hose. City complaints mount as delivery runs two months late.
The Loyal Order of Moose moves to re establish a lodge in Cheyenne with installation planned around September 29. Deputy superintendent A R Ableman notes potential enrollment near 300 members after successful work in Laramie where he started a 200 member lodge and auxiliary groups.
The municipal air field continues its twentieth century expansion with a new wireless tower adjacent to the recently rented hangar housing the airreada facilities. The durable structure signals progress at the central aviation site.
Chad M. Johnson and Grae Davis, both of Bt. Joe, Missouri, wed here Saturday with Jo Houseman performing the ceremony. Johnson is employed by a Missouri railroad.
Unclear text describes New York baseman Veen hitting two homers during a Fenway Park game. It mentions his season total and a first-credit drive in the third inning, a double, and lofty drives. Records and averages are referenced with confusion in wording.
Marguerite Broderick widow of Clinton Broderick sues Minnie Gagnos in Lara County District Court on four causes of action for property and damages. She seeks a permanent injunction to stop rent collection and interference with possession of the property.
London Sept 4 The condition of Lord Mayor MacSwiney remained critical late Saturday night an agency report said no definite information on his actual status was available other than the sustained seriousness of his illness.
The first American Olympic athletes to arrive home on the transport Matoka include half the rifle team led by Colonel William Libbey of Princeton and members of the cycling squad. Frank Loomis with three Chicago Athletic Association teammates and R. W. Harwood of the Boston Athletic Association are among returnees from the Games.
New York report says BRTA and company officials clash over strike. Company claims 160 trolley cars on 27 lines operated today while 165 were in service on the subways and elevated lines with some workers returning to work. Strike leaders deny the claim and anticipate further action.
Belfast remained quiet but authorities moved to prevent further trouble. Another contingent of soldiers and several pieces of field artillery arrived from England. Military precautions are in place with guards on watch for disturbances and patrols on alert amid unrest.
Officials fear renewed trouble if stones and bricks are removed from streets. A football match and public meetings at Grosvenor Park were prohibited to curb disorder. Mills and factories closed during the unrest will reopen Monday.
Berlin dispatch reports the imperial court continued proceedings against several Kapp revolt figures including Saree vice chancellor and Traub minister of public worship while finding insufficient evidence for instigation. The court did not press indictments against Dr Von Jagow former Berlin police chief.
A 3 percent wage increase is approved for all classes of civil employees in the naval establishment. The new pay schedule, authorized by Secretary Daniels, takes effect on the nearest pay day to September 15. The raise covers more than 226,000 naval employees and reflects changes in cost of living versus the congressional bonus since the last wage readjustment.
GERING Neb Sept 4 The Union Pacific plans a new line west this season with a complete engineering outfit arriving on the afternoon train. RL Huntley chief engineer inspected the territory to Torrington and announced work would begin soon. About 33 miles are planned this fall with possible southern spur to Bald Peck and a choice of routes pending Omaha offices.
The operators' committee calls a meeting of the Iowa Coal Operators' association Monday to choose a new sub-committee to address iron output and delays. Representatives from every miners' union in the state will convene Thursday to hear reports on negotiations outcomes. The Hoover cleaner remains top seller, offered by Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Co.
The article notes a proposed spur from the end of the line that could claim a large tract of farm land. It mentions Burlington seeking the land for a project and rumors of a Holly Sugar company railroad from Torrington to the area for sugar beet shipments.
Mrs Teresa MacSwiney sent a cable to President Wilson pleading to influence civilized action as Lord Mayors MacSwiney of Cork remains gravely ill after a hunger strike begun August 12 in Brixton prison. Doctors report his condition worsening and Annie MacSwiney says he is at his lowest.
DES MOINES Sept 4 The conference of miners and operators attempting to reach an agreement over wage and working conditions for a new contract adjourned Saturday night with no settlement reached.
Theodore Schudde a German was indicted by a federal grand jury charged with defrauding the government by collecting 1660 in back pay. The article states Schudde used the name of Lieutenant Kincaid after obtaining papers in Germany following the armistice and was discharged at Fort Sheridan.
A man detained at the Presidio in San Francisco after a photo of him in a German uniform was found among his effects. He claimed to be a German officer after a diary at Fort Sheridan. The grand jury took no action on Schudde allegedly posing as an American officer.
Sheriff Claude Pool stated in Geneva Illinois that former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson has no liberty at Kane County jail. The denial counters Chicago papers alleging Johnson enjoys too much freedom as reports claim he left the facility in an automobile.
A partial text fragment references prize fights and spectators outside a jail. The garbled lines imply discussions or rules about conduct around events and observers, with unclear attributions or names.
A New York report cites a 45 year survey by the American Baptist Mission showing India facing the worst economic conditions in decades. The study notes widespread poverty and social unrest unseen in centuries.
Weather Bureau reports no rain in Denver last night. Western Nebraska near three fourths inch. Reade in southern Wyoming generally good except rough conditions west of Rawlins and west of Moneta. local area shows uneven precipitation and variable terrain effects.
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