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Newspaper
Casper Daily Tribune
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1920
Page
1
The record notes that Cook and a companion are being held in a kidnapping case. An arrest was sought last night on charges related to imposter schemes and accepting a reward for information linked to the Kidnapping inquiry.
Reports from Chicago describe South Carolina factional battles over delegates to the Republican national convention. Adams Wood supporters accuse Tolbert delegates of irregularity while a National Committee ruling seats Tolbert delegates. Seventeen seats were awarded to Lowden in the morning session.
The executive body of the railway union planned to call for a special meeting to urge British and other trades unions to bridge the gulf between the two sides. The union’s secretary said the move aims to seek a path toward peace in Ireland through coordinated efforts.
Wien today announced the commission to arbitrate the anthratite miners dispute. Neal Ferry and William L. Connell of Pennsylvania sit on the board with Wy Seeal of Ohio University. The award should be issued within sixty days and may be retroactive to April 1 when contracts expired.
Camp Dodge offers 90 structures remaining for family residences. Officials emphasize rapid deployment, with sale details and eligibility to be announced by the administration.
Reports indicate new cases of plague have arisen in Vera and surrounding areas, with two more deaths confirmed. Public health officials urge vigilance and reiterate precautions as investigations continue.
Senate action approves a conference report concerning the merchant marine. The brief item notes the pending rail transportation questions and related policy implications for private sector involvement.
Y W C A workers report progress toward a 15000 maintenance fund goal in Casper. Business Women’s team has raised about 2070 and hopes to reach 3000 with broad support. Headquarters will stay open through Saturday and move to the Y W C A Building after. A membership meeting is set for Sunday at the Methodist Church to elect a board of twenty two and approve a constitution with eleven towns women and eleven business women.
Associated Press reports a peace treaty with Hungary signed today at Versailles. The document was signed in Grand Trianon at 4:25 p.m. local time, marking a formal end to hostilities and a major postwar settlement.
The Democratic state convention in Robstown New Mexico named six uninstructed delegates to the national convention. United States Senator Benator Johnson, permanent chairman, ruled out an attempt to appoint the delegation for William G. McAdoo for president.
Joe Parl, a young man arrested for robbing a ranch, made a full confession to theft. Authorities report 6 44 items recovered except a bridle blanket. Parl says two other men joined the raid and fled toward Billings. He may be sent to juvenile court as he claims to be under 18. He ran away from Colorado Springs three weeks ago. his father is a miller.
British War Office reports Bolshevik assaults against Polish forces diminishing as Red armies retreat from various sectors including along the Kiev axis. The dispatch notes reduced activity in the front, with possible strategic pauses while signaling continued caution in the region.
The report outlines additional wood funds uncovered through an inquiry, noting payments including 180,000 from William Loeb, 77,000 from Chicago headquarters, 21,000 from another source, and 14,000 from another benefactor. It names members of the wage and means committees such as Harold Gootrich, Tih Heat, Clark, and Ambrose well.
Special to the Tribune reports 24 000 cattle returning to Wyoming ranges after being moved to Texas due to feed scarcity. Earl Carpenter of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association notes more than a thousand carloads have passed through Denver yards in 30 days. Some outfits bring 260 carloads home, while others head to Nebraska Kansas pasture areas or straight to eastern markets.
President Wilson accepted Poli's resignation and announced it will take effect June 15. Poli will depart Washington to rest before resuming the practice of law in New York. A successor has not yet been chosen.
Sheriff Pat Royce returns from New Orleans with Alaude Gavin wanted for embezzlement. Gavin formerly managed the Continental Supply Company and was arrested by Pinkerton detectives in Panama after a pursuit.
Wetherill guessed within 1 cent of the quilt price and won a $25.06 prize in the TY. W. C. A. quilt contest held today. Mrs. Rhoades placed near exact with 13 cent error, 12 entrants within 66 cents of cost, fund raised by the event to benefit the local club and Children’s Home at Laramie. A baby was born to Mr and Mrs W P Centry in Porvia street.
Dr Robert L Lemons longtime pastor of the First Baptist Church of Casper resigns after nine months. He will preach a final sermon then depart with Mrs Lemons and their daughter Mary Ruth for Moultrie Georgia to take pastoral work for the summer. The church has not named a successor.
Paris reports B. Bernard, French aviator, stayed aloft for 24 hours and 19 minutes to establish a new world endurance flight record. The achievement was announced by United Press from Paris on June 4.
In Greeley Colorado on June 4 the trial of Alex Miller for the murder of the Adam Shank family featured testimony that Miller can read and write. Deputy Sheriff J B Hamilton testified Miller wrote a note about his employment.
Atlantic City N J June 4 United Press report that a committee urged jail sentences for those who fail to pay their bills in a convention of the National Association of Credit Men. The recommendation aims to curb bad debt and enforce timely payments through criminal penalties.
Washington dispatch reports suffrage supporters shift focus to Vermont as Louisiana delays action. The movement seeks the 20th ratification of the proposed amendment amid uncertain victory prospects.
In Chicago on June 4 the Republican pre convention race shows Wood leading with Johnson and Lowden close for second. Campaign centers at Wood and Lowden headquarters push counter attacks as a record ballot primary looms and factions clash in the field against Johnson.
Kansas Governor Allen arrives to announce a platform plank calling for judicial settlement of industrial disputes, presenting Gen. Wood as a nominee to embody the policy as the paramount national issue.
Ogden L. Milla to lead Republican platform talks in Chicago as nineteen subcommittees finish six months of work. Findings will go to the resolutions committee at the convention. Hays calls the Milla panel advisory and notes it gathered views from over a million Republicans via 100,000 questionnaires and other methods.
A Missouri Republican League club reports that Black delegates plan to oppose Governor Lowden at the Illinois Republican convention. They accuse state protection failures in St Louis during a race three years ago and seek support to defeat Lowden’s nomination.
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, arrived in Montreal on July 4 to attend pre convention meetings ahead of the annual labor congress opening Monday.
In the Eighth district Mississippi contests the Markit faction’s delegates were seated and counted with the Lowden forces though they were unpledged. In South Carolina Tolbert supporters faced Adams led delegates, with the national committee seating Tolbert delegates in one district, aligning with Lowden.
Chicago June 4. Republican presidential info shows Johnson taking charge and Hitchcock named field marshal as Wood forces shape a unified plan. Procter remains with World forces, Poindexter arrives, and a booster train heads West, with Marshall visiting candidates en route to the convention.
The Senate Judiciary Committee reported out the House joint resolution to repeal all war legislation except the Lever Food Control Act and the Trading with the Enemy Act. The measure aims to end wartime statutes without amendments, signaling a move toward peacetime reform.
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