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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1920
Page
26
Cheyenne city officials await a new triple combination fire pumper from Sea Grave Company delayed by two months. The machine carries hundreds of feet of hose a large chemical tank and a gasoline pump capable of 1000 gallons per minute. Its water jets are claimed to have force to breach brick walls.
The Loyal Order of Moose plans to re establish a benefit lodge in Cheyenne with installation ceremonies around September 29. Deputy Superintendent A R Ableman reports the order aims to enroll about 300 members after successful work in Laramie where he built a 200 member lodge and founded a Ly Légion and a Junior Order Moose. The text notes the Cheyenne site includes a 23 acre tract near Hart and an operation near a Hart farm with children in the area.
The municipal air field centers on twentieth century progress as a new wireless tower rises beside the air hangar, joining ongoing development and modernization efforts at the site.
Chad M. Johnson and Miss Grae Davis, both of Bt. Joe, Mo., married here Saturday with Jo Houseman performing the ceremony. Johnson is an employee of a Missouri railroad.
In a standout third inning, the New York baseman hit two home runs to bring his season total to a new high. The drives followed a double by another hitter, driving in the early lead and setting a club record for a single season.
Mrs Marguerite Broderick widow of Clinton Broderick files suit in Lara che county district court against Mrs Minnie Gagnos on four causes involving property and damages. A permanent injunction is sought 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 with no definite information available on his exact state, according to an agency report.
The first American Olympic athletes to arrive home include about half the rifle team led by Colonel William Libbey of Princeton and several bicycle team members. Frank Loomis and three Chicago Athletic Association teammates travel with other notables such as Joseph Loomis Sherman Landers Barnard Bennett and R. W. Harwood among 301 American athletes.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit workers and company officials traded claims as the six day strike affected service. The company said 160 trolley cars on 27 lines operated and 165 on the elevated lines. Strike leaders denied the return of additional employees and vowed to keep protesting.
Belfast continues quiet as authorities bolster security with a fresh contingent of soldiers and field artillery from England. Precautions are in place to deter renewed unrest while watchers keep vigil on potential trouble spots.
The correspondent reports authorities feared renewed trouble if stones and bricks were moved. Public meetings and a football match at Grosvenor Park were banned to prevent crowds. Several mills and factories closed due to disorders will resume operations Monday.
Berlin reports indicate the imperial court continued proceedings against Saree the vice chancellor lawyer Frederick Lei Captain Lense and Dr Traub minister of public worship over Kapp revolt participation. Insufficient evidence found to prove they were instigators. The court did not indict Dr Von Jagow former Berlin police chief.
Secretary Daniels approved a 3 percent wage increase for all civil employees in the naval establishment under a new pay schedule. The raise, effective on the nearest pay day to September 15, targets more than 226,000 naval employees and reflects the cost of living rise since the last wage adjustment.
Gering Nebraska September 4 The Ger ing Courier reports Union Pacific plans a new line west this season with a full engineering outfit arriving from North Platte. RL Huntley chief engineer toured the territory as far as Torrington and indicated work would begin soon. About 33 miles of track are likely to be built this fall with routes under consideration toward Baldpeck and a south western line.
The operators' committee calls a meeting of the Iowa Coal Operators' association for Monday to choose a new sub-committee to handle iron ore loading bottlenecks. Representatives from all miners' unions will gather Thursday to hear reports on negotiation outcomes. The Hoover cleaner is top seller. Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Co. distributes it.
The spur from the end of the line will secure substantial farm lands long rumored to be sought by Burlington and reportedly to be used by a sugar beet railroad running from Torrington under the Holly Sugar company plan.
Mrs. Terence MacSwiney sent a cablegram to President Wilson requesting influence to avert an outrage on civilization as her husband, Cork Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney, lies near death after a hunger strike begun August 12 in Brixton prison. Doctors report worsening condition. MacSwiney’s sister Annie says he is at his lowest.
DES MOINES Sept 4 The conference of miners and operators failed to reach a wage and working conditions agreement for a new contract and adjourned Saturday night with no resolution.
Theodore Schudde, a German national, indicted by a federal grand jury for defrauding the government by collecting 1660 in back pay. The case involves alleged impersonation of Lieutenant Kincaid, who obtained Schudde's papers in Germany after the armistice and later was discharged at Fort Sheridan.
A man claimed to be a German officer after serving as a private at Fort Sheridan. He was arrested at the Presidio when a photo in a German uniform was found among his effects. The grand jury took no action on Schudde’s posing as an American officer.
Sheriff Claude Pool stated in Geneva that Jack Johnson is not allowed more liberty, denying Chicago newspapers' claim that the former heavyweight champion enjoys excessive freedom. The report said Johnson had gone out on an auto ride.
The readable fragment suggests a discussion of prize fights and spectator galleries. It mentions jail context and a conservative stance on displaying or discussing events outside official venues. Limited wording prevents a clear event or outcome.
New York report cites 45 year low in India economy per American Baptist Mission survey. It notes poll and social disorders unseen for centuries or ever, framing a dire historical downturn.
Weather Bureau reports no rain in Denver last night. Western Nebraska averaged about three fourths inch. Read east to south Wyoming largely fair, with rough conditions west of Rawlins and west of Moneta.
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