Trout Tale and Boxing Night Promised in City News
C. A. Bishop caught three trout totaling fourteen and a half pounds with a seven pounder the largest. The American Legion secured a boxing permit for August 17 with four bouts likely of six rounds each. Hints of a new indicator from Minneapolis delighted Clark W. Allen. Weather promises warm days with a shower at night. Supper hosted by Evangelical Ladies Aid on Friday evening. Charles Caulkins returned from a Chicago buyers’ convention. Mrs. Paul Kopriva returned to Powell Wyoming from her mother’s home. Robert Ward and wife brought home their son from Rochester Minnesota after X-ray treatment for a brain tumor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theinal American Legion
State Boxing Commission
Evangelical Ladies Aid
Chicago
Charles Caulkins
Fair
Rochester
Robert Ward
Melville
Minn
Mayes
Half Century In Cell Now On State Farm
Massachusetts lifer Jesse H. Pomeroy, released from Charlestown State Prison after 53 years in solitary, arrives at Bridgewater State Farm. He surveys tractors over horses, witnesses airplane takeoff, and adjusts to broader inmate freedoms as doctors cite his health needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgewater
Mass
Charlestown State Prison
Jesse H. Pomceroy
Pomeroy
Massachusetts
Boston
Brockton
Horace Milan
State Farm
Borah Advocates Sinking British Ships for Naval Parity
Senator Borah urged achieving equality in naval power with Great Britain by sinking some British ships. He said Britain would likely mirror the move after speaking with President Hoover at a White House luncheon. He argued parity would save taxpayers and reduce incentives for war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Idaho
Hoover
White House
Census Machinery Is Being Oiled For 1930 Census
Washington reports preparations for the 15th decennial census to begin April 1, 1930. About 100000 enumerators will collect data on population unemployment farms and trade distribution under 57 supervisors across 3074 counties in 573 districts. Manufacturers will supply data later without enumerators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
House of Representatives
Joseph A. Hill
Bureau
Confession Clears Murder Mystery in Wyoming Slaying
Vernal Filley, brother in law of Joseph S. Harmison, confessed to killing Harmison at a Wilson ranch on July 27. Initially testifying about a stranger, Filley later said he shielded his brother in law J D Harmison, who was located in Rock Springs and confronted in Jackson. Filley was arrested after altering his account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Wyo
Joseph S. Harmison
Wilson
Wye
Jackson Hole
W. N. Nielson
Teton County
Vernal Filley
Filley
Harison
Driggs
Idaho
Harrison
Harmison
Hayfield
Nielson
D. Harmison
J. D. Harmison
Rock Springs
L. D. Harmison
Edison selects 16 year old Wille Huston as protege winner
A bespectacled 16 year old, Wilbur S Huston of Seattle, is chosen as Thomas A Edison's protege after a nationwide contest. He will study at MIT with all expenses paid, and four additional scholarships are awarded to other finalists. Edison announced the public results after a ceremony and a celebratory boat tour around Manhattan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Orange
N. C
Thomas al Edison
Columbia
Wilbur S. Hustow
Seattle Wash
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Huston
James Sctl
Santa’ Feo No. M
Bernard Sturgis
Ind
Charles HW. Bronissen
West Redding
Conn
van A. Getting
Pittsburgh
Mr. Edison
Manhattan Island
Willebrandt Reveals Prohibition Era Power Plays in Washington
The article recounts Mabel Willebrandt reportedly prepared to expose internal Washington figures and prodded Attorney General Stone to warn the president of a plot against him. It discusses past attempts at internal revelations, the role of Wayne Wheeler, and the fragile balance between revelation and political considerations in enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willebrandt
Washington
Mr. Hoover
Gen. L. C. Andrews
Wayne .B. Wheeler
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C. A. Bishop
Boulder
C. F. Ullman
Clark W. Allen
Minneapolis
Paul Kopriva
Alice Harris
Powell, Wyo
Kopriva
Weller’s Gem Cafe
Davis Cash Grocery
E. F. Osterhaut
Motor Inn
A. W. Stearns
Mabel Willebrandt
RODEO
Big Timber Cleaners
BIG Timber
West
Lions Club
Paramount
Leo Crénier
Famené
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