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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1919
Page
4
A doctored health warning urges quitting tobacco citing Dr. Conner of Johns Hopkins and claims nicotine and furfural poison the body. The ad promotes a product called alvo formula with pills to curb cravings and promise fast relief from tobacco dependence.
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson drew roaring crowds as their train arrived in Portland. A 60 mile Columbia highway car tour drew thousands more and tickets for an evening meeting sold out. Officials, publishers, and local dignitaries joined a private hotel gathering before the party prepared to continue to San Francisco.
Sheridan man J A Fisher challenges Buffalo Automobile Club secretary Vir J Hukill to a five round boxing match. Fisher promises a 100 bet to guarantee his appearance and proposes split proceeds for Sheridan and Johnson counties Salvation Army funds. Hukill dismisses Fisher as a windbag and signs road signs were torn down by Hukill.
NEWCASTLE Wyoming September 15 As a result of the first arrests since Wyoming went dry July 1 three men from Lusk were fined 25 in the municipal court and two of them were bound over to the district court for trial on charges of possesion of liquor.
BAGGS Wyoming September 15 A grub bing party will be held September 23 in the Rages cemetery. Persons interested in the ceremony will grub out brush and vegetation from the frial ground. Plans for a cemetery association and a committee to seek a federal land grant for enlargement will be discussed.
General Benjamin A. Poors, commander at Kort Russell, left yesterday for Fort Dodge to attend the Fourth Division association meeting of which he is president. He will return to Port Russell by week’s end. The division aims to erect monuments in France for fallen members and provide memorials and support for dependents in the United States.
In Laramie Wyoming on September 15 a local angler pulling from a deep pool reported strands of human hair. Undersheriff Price led a search party along the river though efforts failed to locate any body or missing person. No record of a woman missing in recent months is noted.
The War Romance of the Salvation Army is a book describing the army’s role in the war. It has attracted attention during the Salvation Army drive and is now available for purchase at the public library.
The Wyoming State Bankers Association holds its annual convention opening at 10:30 in the Public Library with a smoker at Fort D. A. Russell tonight. President A. D. Johnston of Cheyenne presides as officers are to be elected and resolutions adopted on the second day. Various speakers include J. & Stubblefield, C. M. Loring, Walter T. Head, A. J. Fonda, J. H. Walton, and Governor Robert J. Carey among others.
Macon Georgia residents seized a mass meeting to demand dissolution of the police and fire departments unions. The civil service commission ordered the dissolution while officers and firefighters resisted saying they would not surrender without a fight. Local authorities upheld the order as tension rose.
Mrs Anon Altman financial secretary of the Laundry Workers Union reports walkout continues with two old washers in operation at her home on West Twenty-fifth Street. Twelve workers at St Johns hospital and six at a convent are doing laundry. If no settlement by next week a cooperative laundry may be formed to handle city business.
J Allenstein of 1722 Morrie Avenue escaped a near break in Sunday night. Stanley Allenstein rang the doorbell. a would be intruder fled after a brief struggle and a throat blow. The burglar escaped, leaving the house unrewarded. In another note, 500 Mexicans celebrated Independence Day in Eagle’s tallest city with a long patriotic program from eight to midnight featuring orchestral numbers and a Mexican national song sung by a chorus of girls.
A misspelled notice offers a $1000 reward in Kansas City for information leading to the recovery of a person or item. The readable fragments suggest a call for tips and contact details, though specifics are unclear due to garbled OCR. Authorities or involved parties are not clearly identified in the legible text.
A Vivien Martin Paramount comedy drama unfolds as a girl finds relatives and romance through an old trunk. The Princess theater presents You Never Saw Such a Girl with direction by Robert Vignola, written by Marion Fairfax from George Weston news. Ford appears as a sewing man.
A city board vacated portions of Tenth Street and Phames Avenue south of Crow Creek to enable state maintenance. The highway department takes over the road to the border and will maintain the Crow Creek bridge, with a new bridge to be built soon.
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