16 Sep 1919
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1919
Page
1
AP reports sugar refinery worker Kiet Peis among missing after a Texas hurricane near Port Aransas Mustang Island outside Corpus Christi. The storm left Port Aransas near razed with damage to the customs house and records, while the coast suffered varying losses and no confirmed deaths.
The state agrees to deliver crude oil from Salt Creek Lance Cree Grats Creek Rock Creek Muddy Elk Basin and Warm Springs fields to Midwest Refining for three years. In return Midwest will pay posted market price with a guarantee of at least 1.50 per barrel for Salt Creek crude. Wyoming will build a 3,500 barrel daily refinery at Laramie expanding to 5,000 barrels, and invest at least 2.5 million dollars to enlarge the Casper refinery. Construction of a Casper to Salt Creek highway is funded, with at least 408,000 to be expanded on the Takamie Refinery. The agreement anticipates output growth, and Midwest will refine most Wyoming petroleum, with some deliveries to Utah. The State Board approved Midwest’s bid after reviewing other offers including offerings from articles in Kansas City and Denver, with published price differentials for Big Muddy and Elk Basin fields.
A photo shows Kid Gleason with a winning smile after Pat Morris crewed the squad. The article notes Gleason’s enduring presence and suggests little time for smiles during tough home games.
In Laramie Wyoming on September 15 1930 preliminary hearings are scheduled for John Cardillo Peter Cardillo and Walter Newell charged with the murder of Frank Jennings on the Lincoln highway a week earlier. Each defendant faces a potential capital charge and the hearings will determine if there is enough evidence for trial. In a separate incident sixteen year old Joe Mates is jailed in Green River for the murder of Deputy State Game Warden John Buxton near Lion Wyoming after shooting him in the back as Buxton confronted him for illegal hunting.
Midwest Refining plans to establish offices in Cheyenne potentially serving as headquarters. Vice President KB Brooks and general counsel Johnny Dy Clark stated the firm will set up here soon with facilities mirroring other large corporations already operating in the area.
President Wilson spoke in Portland urging the United States to join the world League of Nations, warning against entering the conflict without global responsibility. He argued abstention harms democracy and cautioned against using world events to avoid duty.
In Des Moines, Senator Johnson urges the United States to avoid sordid quarrels and diplomatic duplicities of the old world as the Senate debates peace. He argues bold leadership shields America from entangling alliances while stressing vigilance against foreign meddling and moral decline.
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