30 Dec 1921
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Newspaper
Casper Daily Tribune
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1921
Page
1
British and French financiers gather at the French foreign office to consider an international consortium to revive Europe. Discussion centers on Germany and Russia participation and whether to delay reparations talks pending Cannes talks.
Yale University plans a new Sterling Hall of Medicine funded by a 1.32 million appropriation from John W Sterling’s 15 million estate. Sterling, a New York lawyer who graduated Yale in 1864, left his entire estate to the university after his 1918 death.
Police hunt armed attackers in Mustang as E W Brindley president of Mustang State Bank was shot in his yard last night by an unknown assailant. Several cars filled with gunmen are scanning the area for the killer.
Willam Lyon Mackenzie King, elected premier in the Liberal landslide, assumed office yesterday succeeding Premier Arthur Meighen. The ceremony was attended by Baron Byng of Vimy, governor general of the dominion, in Ottawa.
In Rochester New York a tenement house fire early today endangered 21 people after a mysterious explosion police believe was a bomb. One suspect was arrested as investigators probe the blast and fire origin.
Mexico City December 29 Armed guards were placed in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies after a pitched fight in the galleries between Liberal Constitutionalists and Social Democratic supporters. Troops entered to quell the disturbance. violence continued outdoors and inside as factions clashed, with police and soldiers later keeping order.
Edward Stinson and Lloyd Bertaud piloted the Larsen monoplane from 8:68:15 yesterday to 11:17:50 this morning, setting a 26 hour 19 minute record. Faulty oil connections and a failing oil pump forced descent. both men endured severe cold and numb fingers while gas remained, with Stinson from San Antonio Texas and Bertaud from New York.
Last night 12 people were rescued from the burning home of Rav. E. Sydoriak pastor of the Greek Catholic church of St. John the Baptist on Pittsburghs South Side. Rescuers broke windows and led victims through thick smoke to upper floors.
New York report details a poisoning wave with nine deaths and five blindness cases. Victims include a 60 year old woman on East 35th Street, a 14 year old boy, John Dooley, Charles Williams, and George L. Henry, a Massachusetts salesman. Neighbors and hospital staff warn of adulterated liquor labeled gin or whiskey.
Federal officials expose an elaborate liquor withdrawal scheme using forged permits forged mail receipts and counterfeit prohibition stationery. About 46 forged permits found in Day's month tenure with a Philadelphia warehouse plot valued over 100000 dollars nearly escaped detection. The scheme relied on forged signatures rubber stamps and watermarked letterheads to pass through mail channels.
In Casper Wyoming the First Church of Christ Scientist board removes the Christian Science Publishing Society trustees Herbert Mustace and Paul Harvey while they claim resignations were court bound. A court fight over directors authority is set for this afternoon. In Cheyenne federal agents led a liquor raid with 41 deputies seizing over 50000 dollars of liquor, arresting 66 suspects in Rock Springs Green River and South Superior.
A theft at a film company office in Haush claims motion picture films valued intrinsically at 100000 and in earnings power at 4500000 were stolen. The intruders opened the vault by cracking the combination, per A Bloom the loss to the company.
In the Tranevaal coal fields miners face a threatened wage cut as proposals to lower wages are debated. Premier Bmuts issued a manifesto urging workers to accept the new pay scale amid rising tensions.
The tale follows Jimmie born Ivan Oghigin who after his parents’ death is moved by a brother across Russia to Siberia and Vladivostok, then to New Orleans and China before ending in the Philippines where marines adopt him as a mascot. He expresses a wish to remain at sea and resentful at schooling while Judge Graham weighs immigration action.
Col C H Langa and Col Tanza discuss findings from an exhaustive study of the 85th Division in France on September 24, 1918. They say every side blundered and the division was withdrawn for reorganization with supporting communications on file at the War Department. The Missouri Kansas guardsmen formed the unit. A separate note mentions Cornwallis surrender parole discussed by a Virginia state historian.
Official figures released here show 110 deaths this year in Belfast including one police officer, with 40 wounded by bullets or bombs during ongoing unrest.
Soviet Minister of War Trotsky told the ninth congress that the Red Army and Navy total 1,695,000 men and must be trained for war next summer, warning that outside foes plan aggression. He said the four powers have an agreement while the fifth is Soviet Russia and its red army.
A garbled report notes an incident involving a fox tied to a car acevice during a fraught event. Details are unclear, but the piece mentions a suspension in connection with the referenced affair.
Kansas City dispatch reports Wyandotte County Kansas commissioners ordered county engineer O K Williamson to open a rock quarry to provide work for idle labor tied to the packing house strike. Workers would be paid 1.50 per cubic yard. stone used to resurface roads in the spring.
In St Louis Frederick G. Meier aged 33 and Walter Bybee aged 27 were arrested in connection with the death of Thelma Long 16 body found in an irregular gutter after she allegedly jumped from a car to escape Bybee according to police.
In Lima Ohio near New Year unrest among disgruntled workers led to the dynamiting of electrical power lines serving the capital area and suburbs. The act disrupted streetcar and street services as authorities investigated the sabotage.
M B Young general manager of the New Ork Ol company refused to confirm a Denver report that a pipeline line has been arranged from Carbon county Wyoming to Denver for a gan line. He said no statement has been authorized by the company. Denver Post reportedly published that contracts with Denver Gas Electric are pending.
London reports discussion of candidates for the governor generalship of Ireland under the pending Anglo Irish treaty revival. A latent name linked to the post is the Hart of Athlone, younger brother of Queen Mary. The ear l was once considered for Canada’s governor generalship in 1914 but the war altered plans.
In Cairo on December 20 Associated Press reports nationalist teacher Zagion Posten and five followers were arrested. The group was removed to Bias after British authorities refused to halt their political agitation.
Washington Dec 30 The American proposal to cap auxiliary naval craft at 10000 tons displacement was virtually forced through at the morning arm conference session as all powers except France signaled acceptance pending their government's approval Guns on auxiliary ships capped at eight inches The committee also revisited the Root resolution on blocking submarines against merchant vessels and may send modified wording to the drafting committee for final revision
Albert Sarraut leader of the French army delegation told the Washington naval committees the Allies were beginning to view France with suspicion and that France’s position had become uncomfortable. The exchange followed discussion of submarine warfare rules as Lord Lee read an article attributed to a French officer, which Admiral De Bon and Sarraut dismissed as personal opinion not reflecting official French policy.
Chile declares negotiations halted with Peru over Tacna and Arica after Peru claims Chile has exhausted offers. The move blocks prospects for a plebiscite governing the disputed provinces and cites juridical consequences of continued impasse.
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