05 Feb 1921
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Newspaper
Casper Daily Tribune
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1921
Page
1
Wyoming Senate approves tax exemption up to 2000 for veterans with changes restricting benefits to state residents at enlistment or residence. Nurses to be included. vote tied 12 12 before Senator J W Johnson cast deciding vote against broader residency. President Daley supplies copies to speed final passage amid debate.
Another 25 cent drop in all Wyoming crude oil price quotes takes effect today. The cut, smaller than Oklahoma’s 60 cent move, widens the differential to six cents, suggesting the bottom may be near and future cuts could be smaller. Market quotes list Grass Creek Torchlight Elk Basin and Greybull at 92.00 per unspecified unit.
AP reports an official high in city administration is connected to alleged graft in sewer contract awards. Arthur M. King, assistant to Charles Whitman, disclosed the angle of the probe arising from the board of estimate review of Brooklyn sewer deals. Whitman declined to discuss the investigation.
Premier Lloyd George urged acceptance of a war bill during a Birmingham address after receiving the freedom of the city. He argued Germany must pay for war damages but not through devices that harm Britain, noting Germany’s temporary bankruptcy and the allies’ plan based on German prosperity. He warned against treating treaties as scraps of paper and suggested Germany must meet its obligations if able.
Berlin dispatch reports the German Federation of Trades Unions issued a manifesto opposing Paris reparations decisions and warning that slavery once abolished in Africa may be reintroduced in Europe. The note ends with a continuation reference.
O M Harrill a Houska Miss bankers says he woke in Los Angeles four days ago with no memory since leaving on a Memphis trip last October. He recalls being struck, robbed of 600 dollars, kidnapped, and driven across the country by men. A bank alerted Houska authorities and his nephew Mac Reed arranged his return home.
President Wilson vetoed a joint resolution directing the War Department to stop army recruiting until the force falls to 175000. He said world conditions do not justify restricting the minimum enlisted strength below 280000, as set by the army reorganization bill.
Three railroad cars loaded with furniture from President Wilsons former Trenton New Jersey home arrived in Washington yesterday. The items are being unloaded at the house recently purchased by the president from Henry P Fairbanks.
The Platt Brewer coal industry bill failed in the Wyoming House after Governor Carey urged coal investigations. Introduced by Representatives William Platt and L K Brewer, the measure mirrored Indiana law with commissioners price regulation and other provisions. The vote, taken by the house as a committee of the whole, went against the bill.
John H. Peckham killed his wife at the Maltby home and wounded Mrs. Beatrice Maltby before fatally shooting himself. The estranged husband died at the State hospital after the 4:15 PM incident at 719 East Fifth Street. Mrs Maltby remains hospitalized with a bullet wound to the lung. Dewey Peterson will retrieve the murdered woman’s body.
The Tribune reports total circulation at 6 423 with over 30 percent growth in the last ten days. About a third of readers are in Casper with distribution exceeding one copy per three residents.
In Cal February 5, Judge Frank R. Willis tells the jury in the Louise L. Peete murder trial that circumstantial evidence can be as reliable as direct proof and motive need not be proven. He warns that reasonable doubt favors the defense as the jury retires to deliberate at noon.
In Berlin on February 4, during an interpellation, a member of the Peoples party urged the U S government be asked to pay damages for the shooting of Lenn Link at Eberbach during the attempt by two Americans to capture Grover Bergdoll and his chauffeur Eugene Ike Stecher. A government spokesman said the American apology and papers issued do not justify the incident, which was officially closed.
Paris reports six alleged Russian communists arrested last night with 21 warrants issued yesterday. Police widen inquiry into communist activities and note operations in Havre and Nancy. Frankfurt authorities have 14 arrests including leaders of armed groups. News agencies say communists in France are obtaining Americans from unspecified sources.
Gen Peres who led a revolt near Minatitlan in Vera Cruz reaches agreement with government General Guadaloupe Sanchez. Official notice said last night. Dispatches from Minatitlan report continued fighting in the district.
Police hunt the killer of an unidentified woman about 20 found murdered on a suburban sidewalk near West Mount. Her head was crushed with an axe, a bystander saw a man with her as they fled, and a resident provided a description. No motive or suspect given.
Former U S Treasury Secretary William G McAdoo held a two hour conference with Adolfo De la Huerta Mexico's treasury head in Mexico City The meeting followed by a formal reception from President Obregon no burial matters were discussed and no visit to his family planned
An exposé style Night Extra edition about yesterday's murder drew large crowds as the Casper Tribune issued an extra paper. Over 1,200 copies were sold before connections slowed distribution, limiting wider reach.
In Pittsburg Kansas two hundred coal miners responded to a strike officialized by the district board led by Alexander Howat the Kansas Miners union president. The walkout stems from a wage dispute tied to the Mis mash case with dates and genealogy disputed by operators asserting two different spellings. Authorities condemn and jail some union leaders for defying industrial court orders while Governor Wycoff Wyatt weighs the broader impact in the Pittsburgh region.
Washington March 1 Secretary Houston of the treasury told the senate there would be no further financial negotiations with foreign governments during the remainder of his term. He stressed there were no official proposals binding the United States or foreign powers beyond existing agreements and long‑standing obligations. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts noted the disclosure and pressed for details on future policy.
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