Republicans Unite on Platform Draft at One Day Convention
The Republican convention met for thirteen minutes then recessed to 4 pm to review the platform draft by the resolutions subcommittee. Senator McCormick reported subcommittee agreement including the treaty plank and urged adjournment despite protests. Cardinal Gibbons gave the opening prayer as the convention started at 11 18.
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United Preas
Resolutions Committee
McCormick
Lodge
Cardinal Gibbons
Platform Committee
Ill and Injured Forest Worker Carried Ten Miles Out
Fred Decker a forest service employee and longtime Sheridan resident is in critical condition at a local hospital after being carried on a stretcher ten miles along a dangerous trail by woodsmen at night. The rescue involved a dangerous, painful rescue journey. His recovery remains uncertain. Mrs Gavin arrived from Chicago to be with her husband jailed on embezzlement charges in the county jail.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Fred Decker
Forest Service
Comuntty
Decker
Claude Gavin
Ghicuro
Republicans Steer Platform Toward League Reservation
Chicago June 10 Associated Press reports the Republican platform plank on the League of Nations was revised to reflect reservations, aiming to avoid a party split. It endorses Senate rejection of Versailles terms while urging careful foreign policy and maintaining American obligations without entangling alliances. The Crane-Mills group backed the Root proposal after tense negotiations with Borah and other Irreconcilables.
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Associated Press
Chicago
League
of Nations
Senate
Elihu Root
Jor Lodge
Crane
Versailles
Johnson
Lowden
Wood
Butler
Harding
Ogden Mills
New York
Mills
Root
Borah
League of Nations
Wilson
Amoot
Idaho
Smoot
Lodge and McCormick
Republican Party
Mexico
Associated Preas
Neguibe
Ion
Day of Peace
Ten
Madison
Monroe
Natrona
Newborn Babe Found Abandoned in Cheyenne Gravel Pit
Police investigate a newborn girl found dead in a gravel pit on Cheyenne outskirts. Autopsy indicates the infant was born alive and died from exposure after being discarded in a gold petticoat wrapped with newspapers. Authorities seek the mother, believed to be nearby and distressed.
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Cheyenne
Wya
East Cheyeans
Miner Dies In Mine No 6 After Rock Falls
In Sublet Wyoming on June 10 Thomas Boam 59 a veteran coal miner was crushed to death when a cavern collapsed at mine No 6 while he checked dislodged coal after his shift. His death was witnessed by his son who also works as a miner.
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Sublet
Wyo
Thomas Boam
Inside Republican convention dynamics at Chicago show Wood pawns and wagers
By J. E. Hanway at Convention Hall Chicago on June 10 the narrative centers on bartered power rather than candidates. Key players include Leonard Wood Johnson Lowden Hiram Johnson Hoover Knox Sproul and Senator Penrose's doctrine of viable nominees amid factional maneuvering.
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J. E. Hanway
Convention
Chicago
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Leonard Woodw
Johnson
Frank Hitchcock
Lowden
Wood Woutenanta
Hiram Johnson
Will Hays
Lowdon
Ogden Mills
Resolutions Committee
Jim Watson
Indiana
Root Plane Debate and Bucknum Murder Scene
A League of Nations Root Plane summary condemns the presidents actions while a murder near Bucknum is reported. An unidentified 60 year old man with tattooed arms and a Spokane hat is found killed by a heavy angle iron near Burlington tracks. Coroner and sheriff attend the body as an inquest is planned.
Wyoming press convention draws record attendance
State presses and editors from multiple towns gather for the Brent convention. J K Hanway of the Cooper News, Watt Branden of the Sheridan Times, Leano Baker of Kimberer, P P Anderson of Basin attend along with W C Deming of the State Tribune and other visitors.
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Wyoming
Brent
Leae
Aong
J. K. Hanway
Caoper Tueuse Co
Watt Branden
The
Heridan Must
Leano Baker
Kenimerer
P. P. Anderson
Basin
W. C. Deming
Hiate Tribune Alray
Andance
Pershing Boom Builds for Democratic Nomination
A dark horse surge for Gen. Pershing begins as National Committeeman Edward Goltra of Missouri invites Pershing to attend the San Francisco convention as a guest of the Missouri delegation.
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Washington
Gen. Pershing
Edward Goltra
Missouri
Pershing
San Francisco
Man Shot in Osage Field Still Lives
Sheridan Wyoming June 10 reports from the Osage field say an unknown truck driver was shot during a dispute. Fred Walker lies at the point of death in Sheridan from a bullet that penetrated the bowels and right hip as he helped eject the rig. Recovery is doubtful.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Osage
Fred Walker
Walker
Runaway KC Boys Held in Rawling Wyoming
John Tenge and Andrew Woynowkl two 1 year old youths from Kansas City ran away from home and were apprehended in Rawling Wyoming and are held at the county jail pending arrival of relatives
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Rawling
Wyo
John Tenge
Andrew Woynowkl
Kanase City
Governor Chaplin Stands In For Carey Abroad
Cheyenne June 10 The acting governor W E Chaplin fills in for Carey who is away attending the Republican national convention in Chicago. The report notes Chaplin performs duties in Carey's absence and maintains state administration during the trip.
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W. E. Chaplin
Carey
Cheyenne
Wye
KR. D. Caray
Republican Pation
Chicage
Thief Takes Child’s Bank and Goes to Jail
Charles Taylor alias Jesus Barger is under arrest in Green River Wyoming at the request of authorities. He faces a charge of stealing a child's savings bank containing $40 and an automatic revolver. The gun was found in his possession when detained. He is also alleged to be a deserter from the army.
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Reliance
Wyo
Charles Taylor
Jesus Barger
Green River
Wyoming
Army
Practical help for girls and women YWCA in Casper
The YWCA announces operations at 313 East Second Street Casper with a focus on aiding girls and women. Miss Corbett coordinates employment listings and room rentals, inviting employers to list positions and girls to enroll, with rooms registry to minimize repeated calls. Rooms registry and open rooms aim to ease housing, and the association rooms offer rest reading and recreation from 9 am to 9 pm inviting free use by all women.
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Young Women's Christian Association
Casper
East Bec
Ond Street
Misty Corbett
Miss Corbett
Y. W
Mins Corbett
Unknown Ends Life with Shot in Cheyenne Park
A self inflicted gunshot death found at City Park in Cheyenne, with no relatives or home. A note on a newspaper margin and few identifying items—a .30 caliber revolver, carpenter’s tools, laundry marks, dental work records from California—provide minimal clues to the man’s identity.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
City Park
Eugene Hansen
Chrpenter
Tentative Platform Outline Announced by United Press
United Press reports the party outlines a platform criticizing the Democrats for war prep failures and fiscal policy while praising Republican achievements. It supports government intervention to curb strikes, calls for temperate currency debate, endorses farm aid, road spending, railway reform and government ownership, and upholds protective tariffs.
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United Press
Chicago
of Nations
Ublicam
Shriners Visit Casper Fans Busy Town Ahead of Portland
Two hundred Shriners from Little Rock Arkansas and one hundred from Galveston Texas arrive in Casper on Thursday morning June 17 aboard Burlington. They tour the city for two hours, visit the Henning for breakfast, and take a sightseeing trip before continuing to Portland for imperial council events.
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Casper
Thunday Mornig
Portland
Imperial Council
Temple
Little Hook
Ark
Galventon
Texas
Burlington
Myrtle Rhrine
Henning
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Watson
Milla
Leonard Wood
Ted Lieutenants
Herbert Hoover
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Bucknum
Lonely Hollow
Natrona Village
Lewis Barker
Bpokane
Hkut Grecor Hussar
State Press
Osage Field
K.C
Employment and Registry Departments
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Hunt
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