Citizens Demand Company Books At Cheyenne Hearing
Testimony by C. Hamilton, valuation engineer for Kansas City and New York, about expenses and valuation of Cheyenne Light Fuel and Power faced sharp challenge from M A Kitna. The Public Utilities Commission heard arguments on a proposed increase in gas and steam rates with debates over book access and data Reach extended to depreciation taxes and valuations as Cities Service and Western Light entities figure in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Hamilton
Kansas City
New York
Chevere Light, Fuel and Power Company
M. A. Kitna
New York City
Bronx
Faeryes Commission
Hamilton
Kline
Hamp Ton
Semrad
C Asemrad
Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power Company
Western Light & Powermpany
Rae
Cheyenne
Boulder
Senate Chamber
J. W. Lacey
WW Stone
Charles D. Carey
Bradley
B. F. Yoder
Explosions of Whisky Stills Cited in City Fire Report
Cheyenne Fire Chief George Bates presents his annual report to the city commissioners noting whisky still explosions caused several fires in the past year. The year had 98 alarms with causes including defective wiring and stoves, while property value at risk totaled over 1.05 million dollars and uninsured losses reached 824 thousand. He urges insuring fire equipment and burying high voltage wires to reduce risk in alleys.
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Cheyenne
George Bates
Bates
Public debt falls in last month of 1920
Washington reports a $192,932,075 decrease in the public debt for December. The gross debt on December 31 stood at $23,598,224,168, down from $24,175,156,244 on November 30. The last quarter shows a $105,131,196 drop from the September 30 total of $24,087,356,128.
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Washington
Jan
Treasury
Mail Plane Burns But Pilot Escapes
A transcontinental air mail plane caught fire and forced landed near San Francisco City Hall. Pilot FP. 5. Boggs of Oakland escaped unharmed. About half of the 270 pound mail cargo burned. Present were H. Gill, Carl Luscomb, D. A. Hegarty, and members of the public service commission. Legal proceedings continued with Mr. Semrad on the stand and expected to stretch into Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Transcontinental Air Mail Service
Boggs
Oakland
H. Gill
Carl Luscomb
D. A. Hegarty
Western Light & Power
Boulder
Public Service Commission
Claude L. Draper
Maurice Groshon
H. M. Huntington
Eugene Crowley
Kline
C. A. Swainson
C. C. Carlisle
Wilfrid O'Leary
Fred C. Leihart
Laramie
Mr. Semrad
Home Breweries Buy Magnesia Bottles
A drug store proprietor notes rising demand for magnesia bottles since prohibition. People seek airtight, reusable bottles to store home brew, often taking them after leaving the shop despite a 10 cent deposit and frequent breakage on the sidewalk.
Rotary Slubs in Nearby Cities
The Rotary club lunch hour will be at Plains tomorrow with a traveling members notice listing nearby towns with Rotary clubs. towns include Laramie Longmont Loveland Pueblo Salt Lake Omaha Casper Fort Collins Greeley Denver Sterling Lincoln Scottsbluff Sheridan with days attached. attendees should notify the secretary by wire or postal card for attendance credit.
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Rotary Club
the Plains
Laramie
Longmont
Loveland
Pueblo
Salt Lake
Omaha
Casper
Fort Collins
Greeley
Denver
Sterlin
Lincoln
Scottsbluff
Red Cross Reelected Officers for Cheyenne Chapter
The Cheyenne chapter of the American Red Cross reelected officers Monday afternoon. W. H. Mullen remains president, C. M. Watts vice president, R. B. Lee secretary. Miss Hester Crutcher is home service secretary and expects to assist ex service men.
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Cheyenne
The
American ‘Red Cross
W. H. Mullen
C. M. Watts
R. B. Lee
Hester Crutcher
Home Service
Mrs Theodore Smith of Divide Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Theodore Smith of Divide Wyoming died December 30 at her home after a long illness. She is survived by her husband and two children. She moved to Wyoming in 1909 and was a valued community member. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 80 o'clock at Hobbs Huckfeldt and Finkbiner chapel Rev C F Fisher officiating. Burial will be in Lakeview cemetery. The article ends with an unrelated note about a physically defective child and dreams.
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Theodore Smith
Divide
Laramie County
Growers Call Off Tobacco Sales At Low Prices
In Lexington Kentucky on January 4 growers halted the Levington loose leaf tobacco market after buyers offered very low prices. At Carlisle violence was averted as knives were drawn during Burley sales but the market closed soon after opening. In Maysville growers stopped sales amid prices ranging from half a cent to 20 cents per pound, saying they would not give tobacco away.
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T+ XINGTON
Levington
Carlisle
Burley
Maysville
Maysville Water Houses
Wreck of Spanish Steamer Banta Isabel. 214 Dead
Madrid dispatch reports the Spanish steamer Banta Isabel wrecked in a fierce storm with 214 dead and 56 saved. The captain is severely injured and unlikely to recover. Many bodies washed ashore as families perished. an infant survived among the rescued, who were traumatized and unable to speak after clinging to wreckage in the cold. The wreck occurred at 1:45 Sunday morning while most passengers slept.
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Madrid
Marketing committee to study live stock market reforms
Chicago Jan 4 A committee of fifteen to investigate live stock conditions and to recommend improvements was named today by J R Howard president of the American Farm Bureau federation Better prices cooperative marketing and lower commission fees are among the subsectors to be given attention The committee includes C F Collina of Kit Carnon Colo and J B Kendrick of Sheridan Wyo
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Chicago
J. R. Howard
American Farm Bureau Federation
C. F. Collina
Kit Carnon
Colo
J. B. Kendrick
Sheridan, Wyo
Physicians urge Obregon to rest amid health fears
Mexico City report says physicians attending President Obregon fear for his health and order a complete rest. He departed yesterday afternoon for a several day vacation, accompanied by a large working staff and several members of the diplomatic corps who will be his guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Obregon
Mexico City
Dan
Obregon
Man 25 Killed When Tree Falls on Sled Near Camp
Adolph Peterson of a tie camp in Monouutama, Laramie, Wyoming, died after a tree by the roadside blew over and struck the sled taking him from the city after Christmas holidays. He died within an hour. four others on the sled were uninjured.
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Laramie
Wyo
Adolph Peterson
Weather forecast for Cheyenne area and Wyoming
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with somewhat colder temperatures. Lows near 24 degrees tonight. Wyoming: partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday, with probable snow in the extreme northeast portion. Colder in the east portion tonight.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Wyoming Postoffices Discontinued and New Ones Opened
Casper Wyoming January 4 Seven Wyoming postoffices were discontinued and six new ones established per the Postal Guide. Empire Go saben county Ewing Crook Kirwin Park Penrose Park Rock eagles Goshen Clide Lincoln Wyman Albany were closed. New offices Beckwith Lincoln Dillinger Campbell Janet Converse Medicine Sheridan Tipton Sweetwater counties opened.
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Casper
Wyo
Wyoming
Empire
Gosaben
Ewing
Crook County
Kirwin
Park County
Penrose
Rock
Eagle
Goshen County
Clide
Lincoln County
Wyman
Albany County
Beckwith
Dillinger
Campbell County
Janet
Falling Axe Injures Man in Wyoming Tree Work
In Jackson Wyoming on January 4 Andy Chambers toppled a limb while stringing a telephone line. His falling axe struck Max Edie on the face, lopping off the entire side of his face except a sliver of skin. The blow narrowly missed severing a facial artery and likely death from blood loss.
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Jackson, Wyo
Andy Chambers
Max Edie
Ape
Mr. Eddie
War Finance Body 15 Re established by House Override
The War Finance Corporation was revived by law today after the House overrode President Wilson's veto. The Senate had already overridden the veto yesterday. The House vote stood 250 to 66 with three present, surpassing the two thirds requirement by 87 votes.
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Washington
Janu
War Finance Corporation
House
Wilson
Senate
PACKERS PLANS FROWNED UPON
Washington Jan 4 Government objections to stockyards divestment plans by the big packers under a recent decree were sustained by Justice Stafford in district supreme court. Any acceptable plan must provide early complete divestment of all holdings. Extension granted for Cresco stockyards. others face court action if delay occurs.
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Washington
Justice Stafford
District Supreme Court
Justi
Ford
Lists of Draft Evaders Arrive in Capital City
Governor Carey receives official draft evader lists from Washington. The War Department plans to publish corrected lists and bring evaders to justice. Copies go to state officials and American Legion posts to remove errors before final action.
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Capital City
Carey
Adjutant General
Washington
American Legion
South American visitors to Wyoming seek western outing
About 125 South American business men and stockmen plan to visit Wyoming near June to see Yellowstone and other wonders. They asked Governor Carey to assist in arranging entertainment, with a ranch or nearby venue for rest and a Western outing. Hutchison, Kas, claims the world’s largest exclusive hard wheat market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park
Carey
Othe Wise
Hutchison, Kas
Improvements Reach High Point in Casper in 1920
Casper Wyoming reports 1920 public improvements totaling about 984125 dollars with 211237 dollars in main projects. City payroll and running expenses reached roughly 500000 dollars for the year. A New York shoe dealer installed an X ray fitting system for customers to view their feet in shoes.
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Casper
Wyo
New York
Relief funds used for Polish army support, Reed says
Senator Reed of Missouri testified in the senate that forty million of the 160 million Congress appropriated for European relief was spent to keep the Polish army in the field. He said he has documents to support the claim and will discuss them at length later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senator Reed
Missouri
Senate
Reed
Leng
Russian Soviet leaders balk at Baltic states campaign
Paris January 4 Russian Soviet leaders disagree on the offensive against the Baltic states, fearing disruption at Baltic ports and harm to trade. A separate view supports an armed attack on Romania and Galicia, which would involve Poland, with some bolshevik factions arguing it could offer greater strategic advantage and an offensive in the north.
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Paris
Baltic States
Moscow
Baltic
Rumania
Galicia
Poland
Soviets Plan for New Reign of Terror Abroad
Washington dispatch reports a Moscow proclamation to European commune committees urging worldwide strikes and internal turmoil to tire bourgeois enemies. Nikolai Lenin is quoted stressing organized revolts to hinder Soviet government and to spread revolutionary action abroad.
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Moscow
Nikolai Lenine
Europe
Russia
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Wisconsin
North Woods
United States
United States Prohibition
Red Cross
Buyern
WAR Finance Body
Supreme Court OF District OF Columbia
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