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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1920
Page
20
Commissioner Hoffmen reports the hours of female labor are largely enforced in inspected establishments. He cites Chapter 106, Session Laws of 1917, which restricts women to at most two hours of work per week in certain industries and sets weekly hour limits. officials note improved conditions and little employer resistance to enforcement.
The Lincoln Highway shows sections from North Platte to Ogden with good stretches and several rough or sandy areas. Notable detours near Granite and Happy Jack road to Buford, plus construction along Gresley road and near state lines, affect several segments including Cheyenne to Torrington and Shoshoni to Riverton.
A Laramie car man died after a crane collision when he was crushed between cars on the track during prohibited hours. The accident happened as he apparently failed to heed movement rules. A Union Pacific brakeman, V Rt Rogomski, fell from a train bridge at Ridge and was seriously injured and hospitalized.
The United States reports a Western Union message of 62 286 words sent from Los Angeles to New York in just over ten hours, a record for a single message. English firms note two million words sent from London the night of November 28 1911 during Sir Edward Grey’s Moroccan crisis address. The Atlantic liner Imperator becomes the first steamship with a full bank.
The state board of equalization raises Albany county valuations to 27,416,466 for 1920 from 20,531,785 the previous year. Vehicle and utility lines including car lines Union Pacific and Illinois pipeline are listed with specific values, along with city and school district valuations for Laramie and Rock River areas.
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