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Newspaper
Casper Daily Tribune
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1920
Page
1
Warsaw officials say three more days of Polish counter-offensive could compel a complete Russian defeat. Holbevik right wing danger of crushing, while France and England split on the Russian Polish issue and a formal note is promised. Three divisions annihilated by counter drive. Prisoners numbered in thousands.
The AP reports Polish forces holding on all fronts except the southern area toward the Lemirsk region where Soviet units press. Soviet troops evacuate the Brent-Litovsk area 120 miles east of Warsaw as fortifications rise on the Dug River. Fierce combat continues near Warsaw and Novo Georgievsk, a fortress nineteen miles northwest of the capital at the Vistula confluence.
Mire Lily Bailey, 88, wife of Warren L. Bailey of 676 Park Avenue, died after an operation at the local hospital. Born in Genoa Nebraska, she was married to Dir Batley on October 4, 1914, lived in Casper for about two years, and is survived by her husband, two sons John and Louis, her mother Myra, and several brothers and a sister. An ailing home is in Eugene Oregon. Funeral arrangements not yet announced.
Nashville judge requests grand jury probe into alleged lobbying tied to the suffrage amendment. He warned of "forces of corruption" and noted unnamed bribe offers to legislators. He urged voters to consider reform trends as Republicans fight for women’s votes.
W Beaver chairman for the southwestern territory of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way and Railway? Bridges to convene chairmen August 23 at Randge City to discuss proposed wage demands.
A notable athletic event sees Ryan secure the hammer throw title amid competition. The report points to strong performances from Opie and Yan with mentions of a national or regional meet and a podium finish.
Bond holders took control of the Lincoln Mine at a public auction amid legal formalities. Three bids were received ranging from ten thousand to one hundred ten thousand dollars, with the property valued at an estimated one million dollars.
Warsaw dispatch reports Soviet forces in retreat along the Vistula and Bug with Polish progress. The official statement notes 3000 prisoners at Nove Minsk and Serock, plus large captures of wagons and supplies as Polish counterattacks ease pressure on Warsaw. Lukow reportedly recaptured by Polish troops.
Reporting from Warsaw on August 19 locals say prisoners flood the city at a rate of five per day causing a growing problem for containment and security efforts.
Report from Moscow notes no progress in Russo Polish peace negotiations at Minsk on Wednesday due to fault of the Polish delegation.
Fragmentary dispatches say Polish and German units clash in Graudens West Prussia with heavy fighting along the left wing near Pollak areas. Reports indicate Polish forces advancing from the south while Russians are anticipated to cross the Vistula.
In Wyoming on August 19 two Cheyenne men Ray Cannon 25 and Edward Burke 33 were killed when an eastbound freight collided with a westbound engine at Corlett Junction five miles west of here. The impact telescoped the locomotive and one freight car fatally injuring both victims. reason for the collision remained unexplained.
Ex Philadelphia resident Bergdon was found guilty of desertion and draft evasion. He received four years of hard labor at Fort Leavenworth, announced by authorities at Governors Island today.
Article reports President de la Huerta and Governor Cantu of Lower California discussing a surrender, with El Universal noting Cantu was willing to surrender. It also mentions fifteen hundred more Mexican troops landed at La Colorado as part of the expedition.
Reports from Terre Haute and Altoona describe miners quitting work as wage demands were not met. Cleveland officials note a policy meeting and a vote to pursue separate actions with operators if a general strike continues.
News wires report bitter suffrage clashes in Tennessee as Rep Birn backs the amendment after pressure from Nashville papers. A bribery charge surfaces with claims of money offered, while other regional reports note a federal suffrage defeat in North Carolina with a 41 to 910,000 score.
In Nashville a major meeting was planned to back woman suffrage and to urge passage of the amendment. Indications suggested Speaker Walker would not push reconciling action, while Senator Underwood and former Governor Pleasant were invited to speak.
A statement by Senator Warren Maveling sparked discussion over a grant to Woon. The remarks signal ongoing scrutiny of funding decisions and possible political implications for the involved parties.
The article reports on James M. Cox asserting the League of Nations as a world force and blaming Republican Senate oligarchy for delaying economic progress and living costs. Cox plans a Western trip starting September 3, visiting northern states, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, and Iowa, with Senator Warren J. Harding in alignment.
Aug 19 Battalion Chit Troy of the city fire department was rescued from drowning after falling into an elevator pit filled with three feet of water on Larimer Street. The blow from the fall knocked him unconscious, and fellow firemen pulled him to safety.
One of the pouches stolen from a Missouri Pacific train on the outskirts of St. Louis was found today in a clump along the railroad track. The contents remained intact as the bandits apparently lost the pouch in darkness.
Blendenn Peete aged 16, daughter of J. J. Peete, was found on Cas per mountain yesterday evening just before her father and a search party reached the area near Carpert mountain. The father had set out to find her amid concerns over her safety and recent talk of a romance.
San Francisco reports that Rend will begin a stumping tour of the Tiagi and Mivtelle West during the final week of October. The announcement confirms dates and venues for Birwn Jelmaon's campaign swing.
American Relief Commission workers in Adana, Ania Minor, sheltered since June 4, face Turkish shelling and famine as Turkish Nationalist forces halt supply lines. A flour cargo sits at Morelia while rail traffic is destroyed, leaving aid carried by motor convoys under constant attack. The siege targets relief staff aiding the Peuch in Adana, with Mustapha Kemal's movement blamed for the starvation strategy.
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