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Newspaper
Casper Daily Tribune
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1920
Page
1
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge acts as temporary chairman at the Republican national convention. The opening session approves reports from three committees, prep for platform drafting, and features addresses by Depew and McCarter. Delegates cheer as party unity and a fall victory are urged.
Chicago June 9 Missouri won back two delegates after the credentials committee overturned the national committee ruling that Kansas City conditions prevented seating any delegates. The move restored the total delegates to 984 with 493 needed for nomination. The Tennessee contest also saw a surprise as Robert E. Church was seated, then unseated on appeal.
Chicago June 9. Labor, League of Nations and Mexican questions dominate resolutions committee work. Samuel Gompers urged endorsing labor rights to strike. Gov. Allen pressed industrial court plan. Jane Addams and the Women's International League proposed world disarmament and school physical training.
Samuel Gompers and Matthew Woll of the AFL present a set of demands to the Republican National Convention resolutions committee. The list calls for federal legislation on unrestricted immigration and for the use of injunctions in labor strikes, plus action by the Kansas Industrial Court.
Cheyenne Wy June 9 The Bank of Arvada Sheridian County did not open last Saturday and state examiner I C Newlin says it is the first incorporated Wyoming bank to fail in seventeen years. Assets and liabilities are about 53000 each with 10000 capital wiped out. Funds include 4200 from school districts and 2500 state money. The failure is attributed to a bad loan by cashier W W Kirby who was arrested for accepting deposits while insolvent. Kirby and his wife Winnifred T Kirby hold 98 percent of the stock.
The steamship Cody now scheduled for launch June 19 at Hog Island navy yard Philadelphia. Mrs William F Cody widow of Buffalo Bill will be sponsor and many Wyoming residents will attend as spectators.
Joseph Jordan of Pennsylvania charged with stealing 280 dollars at the Occidental Hotel in Buffalo Wyoming. He was arrested in Colorado Springs and brought back, unable to post 1000 dollars bail. He will face trial at the next district court term.
Eleven died and twenty one injured when a crime estimate rear of a passenger train wreck near Schenectady New York as it halted two miles from the city due to engine trouble. Engineer Doyle was found in the wreckage with hand fast to the throttle.
RT. PAUL June 8 The town of Fox home Minil reported wiped out by last night's storm across Northern Minnesota and Western North Dakota. The storm caused four deaths but advices reaching here say the town is unharmed.
Osage Light company filed with the Wyoming secretary of state to establish an electric light plant in Oil Town. Capital stock is 12,500 dollars with shares valued at 26 dollars each. Directors listed are Carl A. Hunter J. Miller and Percy H. Helm.
Cheyenne Wyoming June 0 certification of increase in capital stock filed with the secretary of state shows Hopewell Hospital company of Timropolis increasing from 50000 to 200000 Holmes Hardware company of C4 per from 26000 to 100000 and Central Meat Market of Thermopolis from 10000 to 25000.
Judge W C Mentzer signs transfer to Laramie county district court for Pete Cordillo accused of killing Frank Jennings. Trial set for July 7 in Cheyenne with Albany county district court judge presiding.
Washington reports a bill to distribute all captured German trophies to Wyoming towns. Larger towns get bigger trophies. distribution follows a standard plan with trophies shipped to a central state point, then allocated by local congressional delegations. Cheyenne likely gets first pick on insignia and equipment. many items remain for smaller towns as World War I mementos.
In Cheyenne Wyoming a man identified only as McConnell is between life and death at St John s Hospital after swallowing strychnine in a personal crisis and seeking extreme unction from Father James A Hartman. He bought the poison at a local drug store and collapsed after the priest alerted for help.
Troop No. 2 of the Boy Scouts of St. Mark's church with scout master Leon C. Goodrich hiked out along Elkhorn Creek yesterday afternoon, camped, and remained out for eight hours. They are expected back this afternoon. Sturt was made from the church yesterday at 2 o'clock.
Delegates at the Chicago convention discuss the Republican ticket for November with limited consensus. James E. Watson of Indiana leads platform talks while Edward Duffield of New Jersey chairs the credentials committee. Frank Hitchcock urges Woodfield backing as the party irons out the League of Nations plank.
The second day of the convention opened under ideal weather as delegates and managers perspire in the heat of presidential race buildup. Overnight sessions produced little change as early crowds arrive ready for more speeches and maneuvers in the Great American presidential contest.
Funeral services were held for the seven year old girl at Shaffer Gay chapel by Fr Mullin after an acute illness. The child was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Christoura of the Burlington addition.
The credentials committee completed its work at about o clock this morning, reversing the national committee in three of 147 contests. Wood gained one delegate in the Fourth Georgia district, while the panel refused to hear a petition seeking the removal of an Oregon delegate who pledged to vote for Wood despite Johnson winning the Oregon primary.
Cheyenne Wyoming June 9 several tractors have been put to work on Wales field Fort Russell military renovation which is to be the Cheyenne landing place of airplanes of the mail service The work under direction of Colonel M Bigelow USA includes leveling the field and filling several ditches No further information on when mail service to Cheyenne will begin.
In Cheyenne Wyoming the first candidacy in the August primaries was announced by W W Dumm Undertaking Company manager for coroner. Incumbent coroner Clyde Early connected with Early Bricker Bros faces up to possible challenge from another funeral home man.
The body of a man believed to have died last fall was found near Dillon Nebraska, ending the mystery of coal miner Alex Pohjola of Reliance. Found in a snowdrift near Wilson, the corpse held Pohjola’s property, with evidence pointing to his departure last October.
Wall Street odds shifted in New York as Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood moved to favorite with three to one against. Johnson rose to four to one, tying with Lowden and Hughes as likely dark horses amid a convention deadlock scenario. Other nominations odds listed Sproul eight to one Coolidge six to one Harding eight to one Knox eight to one.
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