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Newspaper
Casper Daily Tribune
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1920
Page
1
Rioting worsened over the weekend with multiple deaths and many wounded. In London and Londonderry crowds clashed as workers headed to factories, looting and fires reported, evacuations under way and Belfast era unrest noted.
Rioting renewed in Londonderry this morning wounded one person fatally and left two others seriously injured. Rifle and revolver fire was nearly continuous as residents feared to leave homes and businesses remained at a standstill.
John J. Piper, Boy Scout executive for the district, arrived in Caoper yesterday and will stay to meet with the executive committee and committees. He attended a Rotary Club meeting and outlined committee appointments across organization areas including leadership training camping and publicity.
The report notes a widespread boycott by trade unions affecting Hungary and neighboring states. It references recalls of speech, military supervision concerns, and political tensions amid pressure from Austrian and Italian sectors influencing regional labor actions.
Reports from Boulogne say Hythe conference delegates authorize Greece to take immediate military measures in Turkey due to Turkish Nationalist forces advancing toward the Dardanelles. French and British troops to concentrate to defend Constantinople and the Straits. The allied supreme council considers questions blocking Europe’s return to stability as Turkish forces threaten allied occupation forces.
A Wyoming delegation, Washington dignitaries, and Rocky Mountain Club members witnessed the launching of the steamship Cody at Hog Island. Mrs. Louisa Cody christened the vessel as champagne scents wafted through the crowd. The 12,000 ton steel cargo carrier, 401 feet long, will use geared turbines and reach about 12 knots.
Six persons perished when Balmoral apartment house burned in Vancouver. Charles Deanchy, a crippled veteran, leaped from the sixth floor and died. The blaze also killed another resident who reportedly attempted to rescue or escape.
The navy department announced a US squadron of cruisers and gunboats to be based on the canal zone and available for duty in Mexican Central American and adjacent parts. The unit is to be organized October 11 and held for potential action.
An aged former slave, Alec Taylor, died yesterday at 107 in Ardmore. The report notes his long life since emancipation and references accompanying names and locations, including Jens Willard and Thermapoile, with sparse weekend visitation details.
Casper boosters plan a vast auto club mobilization for Good Roads Day. They seek a $5,000 fund to support roadwork and camping grounds for tours, with 1,009 members aimed as Chief goal. Leaders meet tonight to plot membership drives and pledge cards for Casper residents.
President Wilson named Parker Gilbert Jr. of New Jersey to assistant secretary of the treasury and Edward Capps of New Jersey as United States minister to Greece in a series of federal appointments announced today.
A reported Bolshevik advance along the Dvina River from Dvinsk to Polotsk claims 30,000 Polish prisoners with fear of Warsaw fall. The dispatch is unconfirmed but notes heavy clashes near Hadynowyt as Bolshevik units push into swampy terrain.
The grandstand at Broadway park in Denver, ex home of the Denver Western league club, is burned. A hospital patient died from excitement during the eight hour blaze as nurses and orderlies evacuated wards in case of emergency.
United States reports April railway losses and profits with total revenue near 15.7 million and net operating expenses around 922.999 million, contrasting with April prior year figures. Durkee route shows about 2 million profit while losses may require taxpayer support under the income provision.
A notice in the Hutten Mort Bulletin and department of Justice record calls for a railroad workers convention in Chicago at Western University building on June 29 to organize a national labor union. The government notes the proposal and lists associated railway labor members and committees.
Chicago riot erupts after killing of two whites by a black man with a shotgun. Race violence spreads as 150 whites attack three black ministers at a railroad station and another mob assaults a black man at a different station. All four black victims are hospitalized.
A riot erupted when a parade of Abyssinians promoting a return to Africa halted to burn an American flag. The chaos wounded at least a score and involved shooting near a hall. Police detained nine suspects, including Grover Redding, amid a broad manhunt for two Abyssinians and Dr. R. D. Jones.
Former U S Senator James Namil ton Lewis, a Democratic vice presidential candidate contender, states his platform will urge democracy both for the nation and the convention. He criticizes League of Nations as insufficient and speaks during a San Francisco stop before departing tonight.
Liberals and Liberal Republicans will back Banatar Harting but reserve right to push beyond the Republican platform on labor. Ex senator Albert Beveridge, after a Harding conference, states Hoarding aims to reduce party influence and restore constitutional government through party control. Beveridge adds he will present his own labor views on the campaign trail.
Hugh L. Patton returns from Chicago where Wyoming Republicans gathered to observe the national convention. He praises the open, people driven process and cites Senator Harding as his long favored candidate, noting Wyoming delegates and women earned wide credit and Wyoming’s display at the event.
In Brighton, a bank robbery at the First National Bank led to officers exchanging fire. Three suspects were captured after a pursuit, while an officer was shot and treated for injuries.
Washington June 11 delay of the national railroad wage board on employee pay demands sparks a strike by several hundred rail workers along the coast, with disruptions reported from Baltimore to Renner la. Rail unions blame the board for the walkout and press for a quicker decision.
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