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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1919
Page
12
A historical advertisement warns tobacco harms the heart and arteries. Dr. Conner of Johns Hopkins cites progressive ailments from smoking and chewing, urging cessation. It promotes a product called alvo formula with an after-meal tablet claiming quick relief from nicotine and furfural cravings.
President and Mrs. Wilson travel by private car and motorcade through Portland after a 60 mile Columbia Highway ride as thousands greet them from streets and stations. A 7000 ticket lottery plus framing crowds mark the day with officials among luncheon guests and a private hotel departure.
Sheridan, Wyo September 15. J A Fisher of Sheridan Commercial Club challenges Buffalo Automobile Club secretary Vir J Hukill to a five round bout with gloves. Admission will benefit Salvation Army funds of Sheridan and Johnson counties. Fisher offers an 100 forfeit to guarantee appearance and claims to weigh about 100 pounds while Hukill is about twice that. Fisher says the bigger the opponent the harder he falls.
NEWCASTLE WY Sept 15 three men from Lusk were fined 25 in municipal court for drunkenness first arrests since Wyoming went dry July 1 two men were bound over to district court on charges of possession of liquor in connection with the spree local authorities report the incident as a test of the new dry law enforcement.
Baggs Wyoming September 15 A grub bing party will be held September 23 in the Rages cemetery. Volunteers will grub out brush and vegetation in the burial ground. Plans for cemetery association incorporation will be discussed and a committee appointed to apply for a federal land grant enlargement.
General Benjamin A. Poors, commander at Kort Russell, left for Fort Dodge to attend the Fourth Division association meeting where he serves as president. The group aims to raise monuments for fallen members in France and to provide memorials and support for dependents in the division.
In Laramie Wyoming strands of human hair were found on a fish hook in a river pool drawing a search by Undersheriff Price and volunteers. Despite grappling efforts no body has been found and there is no known recent disappearance of a woman in the area.
The War Romance of the Salvation Army, a book recounting the role of the Salvation Army in the war, has attracted attention during the Salvation Army drive and is available for public library note readers.
Wyoming State Bankers Association begins its annual convention at 10 30 morning in the public library with a smoker at Fort D A Russell on the agenda. President A D Johnston of Cheyenne presides. Delegates hear talks on Wyoming laws resources and postwar conditions from leaders including C M Loring H Sibley J R Miller and Governor Carey.
In Macon Georgia residents at a mass meeting urged action. The city civil service board ordered police and firefighters to dissolve their union immediately. Firemen pledged they would resist the move, and commissioners faced the confrontation as the order was delivered.
Mrs Anon Altman financial secretary of the Laundry Workers Union reports 12 workers at St John’s Hospital and six at a convent still on strike. She says if no settlement next week the union will form a cooperative laundry to take on city work and continues to press for their demands. Engineers say boilers were left in safe condition when workers struck.
At 1722 Morrie Avenue J Allenstein startled by a lit kitchen doorbell call warded off a thief who fled after a brief struggle. The intruder punched in the throat and fled. no robbery completed. In a separate note, 500 Mexicans celebrated Independence Day in Eagles' tallest might with a patriotic program ending at midnight.
A $1000 reward is announced by an unnamed source for information leading to the arrest of a suspect in a theft case in Kansas City Kansas. The misspelled notice implies a local effort to locate a man named Henry Stenfs, with details unclear.
The Vivien Martin Paramount romance shows at the Princess today. A girl discovers her relatives through an old trunk and finds love and fortune, with a wholesome charm. Marion Fairfax wrote the story adapted from George Weston news. Ford plays the sewing man and Robert Vignola directs.
A city-vacated segment of Tenth Street and Phames Avenue near Crow Creek will be turned over to the state. The highway department will maintain the road to the border and the bridge over Crow Creek. A new bridge will replace the present structure and be kept in good condition.
Fragmentary OCR notes advertise a heated furnished room for rent in a private setting. Contact details appear as a phone number and initials, with a street date reference and unspecified amenities. The readable items are sparse and lack complete names or locations.
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