Bishop Urges Lawyers to Focus on Will making Divorce and Culture
Bishop N S Thomas of the Episcopal Church in Wyoming addressed the bar association and urged lawyers to emphasize three issues: drafting wills, divorce, and general culture. He warned that divorce should not be treated as a mere civil contract and urged lawyers to balance clients' interests with moral responsibility. He also urged attorneys to promote general culture and avoid only vocational education, noting a decline in public appreciation for arts and letters.
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N.S. Thomas
Episcopal Church
Wyoming
Bar Association
Thomas
Unconfirmed report says Carranza fled as Mexico City falls
A Juarez dispatch claims Gen Benjamin Hill captured Mexico City and Carranza fled, with rebels seizing Saltillo Zacatecas Aguas Calientes and Torreon. Carranza ministers and deputies reportedly consider arms deals while rail and wire links to Mexico City are cut.
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EL Paso
Juarez
Chihuahua City
Benjamin Hill
Mexico City
Carranza
Saltillo
Zacatecas
Aguas Calientes
Torreon
Oaxaca
Carranziata
Manuelguez
Cerario Castro
J. Auguatin Tro
Coahuila
Celtizong
Manuel Diguez
Sonora
Chamber of Deputies
Sitch
Carransa
Vera Cruz
Tehuantepec
Mexico
Canhuila
Zacatepas
United States
Rationing of Sugar Urged by Hoover
Herbert Hoover proposed sugar rationing as a method to relieve the current sugar shortage. He argued that an agreement among the United States and foreign nations would prevent competition and ease the sugar situation.
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Washington
United States
Herbert Hoover
Bar speaker calls for tribunal to settle labor disputes
Judge Edmund Nichols of Billings Montana urged the Wyoming State Bar Association that labor strikes threaten public welfare and deserve a nonpartisan tribunal. He argued courts are fallible but necessary, while strikes are often ineffective and can verge toward syndicalism.
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Seana
Perendis
Edmund Nichols
Billings
Mont
Wyoming State Bar Association
Nichola
Wets Plan to Reopen Liquor Fight in Colo
The limited prohibition league announced a plan to incorporate under Colorado laws to push an initiated amendment to the state constitution. The measure would provide for the manufacture and sale of four per cent in ten per cent light wines. The league hopes to force such consumption into debate and a vote.
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United Press
Denver
Limited Prohibition League
Colorado
Coal production trails demand by three million tons weekly
Government reports say bituminous coal output runs about 3 million tons per week short of current demand, creating tied shortages in railroad cars. The shortage stems from limited production and the outlaw railroad switchmen's strike, which disrupts car supply.
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United Washington
Kiev Falls Admitted by Soviet Officials
London dispatch reports the Soviet Moscow council acknowledging the capture of Kiev. The confession comes amid ongoing conflict as Polish forces claimed gains in the region.
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United Press
London
Kiev
Moscow
Du Pont threat exposure of trust plan sparks tariff dispute
Washington May 8 Thomas of Colorado denounced the dye tariff bill as aligned with monopoly aims. He claimed a contract exists between the Du Pont Powder Company of Delaware and a leading English concern to divide the world dye market. He warned that the plan would empower a worldwide dye monopoly and cited alleged calculations on dye reserves and production.
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Washington
Sitle
Thomas
Colorado
du Pont Powder Company
Delaware
DuPont le Devhared
Levin Terete
Flour price rise pushes barrel rates higher in Minneapolis
In Minneapolis on May a wheat price rally lifted grain futures and pushed flour sharply higher by 25 cents a barrel. Standard flour reached a new peak as traders reacted to momentum from yesterday’s wheat gains.
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Associated Props
Minneapolis
Newark Leads Cincinnati in Census Growth
Associated Press report notes Newark New Jersey, population 416000, surpasses Cincinnati 401158. Newark rises to seventh or eighth city nationally in 1910 from 1000 census, while Washington now outranks both with 49744. Census data show Newark’s steady expansion since 1900.
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Associated Press
Washington
Newark
New Jersey
Cincinnati
May 19 designated as litter hauling day in Casper
Clean-up and paint-up campaign names May 19 as the main litter hauling day. The Chamber of Commerce committee will deploy motor trucks to collect trash across Casper districts with block captains to inspect alleys and back yards. Prizes and surprises will reward citizen participation.
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Casper
Chamber of Commerce
Mexico U.S. Communique No Dispute at State Dept Since Thursday
Warnings and terse notes from Wssinton indicate Mexico has not filed any dispute with the state department since Thursday night. No further details or responses have been released.
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Wssinton
Mexico
State Department
Carranza Overthrow Believed Near in Washington
In Washington the belief grows that President Carranza has been beaten and his overthrow is imminent. Officials who once doubted his downfall now consider the change only a short time away.
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Washington
Carranza
Mexican revolutionary activity reports reach El Paso
Reports from several Mexican towns indicate gains by the liberal Constitutional party. Matamoros opposite Brownsville and Piedras Negras across from Eagle Pass are cited as now contested with Cabral Garranza forces. Nuevo Laredo faces serious threats as Ca ramalipas reportedly falls under enemy control.
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EL Paso
Mexico
Texas
Ojunaga
Gulf of Mexico
Matamoros
Brownaville
Villa Signs Armistice Amid Mexican Revolution Tussion
Francisco Villa declared an armistice with rebel forces in Juarez as General Adolfo de la Huerta considers whether Villa may join the movement. A former Carranza officer said the offer arrived from Chihuahua City.
Lincoln Boosters to Roundup Casper Visit Dinner Plans
The Lincoln Boosters arrive Tuesday evening at 6 over the Northwestern for a Roundup dinner at Henning Hotel Casper. They will meet merchants Wednesday and depart by 4 30 p m Wednesday on a Burlington train to the East.
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Lincoln Boosters
Casper
Northwestern
Henning Hotel
Lincoln
Henning
Chamber of Commerce
Burlington
Pelton
Winter Wheat Crop Forecast For 1919 Down From Last Year
The Agriculture Department projects a 1919 winter wheat yield of 484,040,000 bushels, about 74.6 percent of last year, with crop condition on May 1 at 70.1 percent of normal. Area remaining to harvest stands at 34,165,000 acres, 110 percent of what was planted.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Italian Grain Ship Seized by Fiume Leader
In May Captain Gabriele DiAnnunsio captured the Italian steamship Barcary traveling from Priest to Cat with a cargo of grain. He ordered the crew to proceed to the port for processing as the Fiume leader asserts control over the vessel.
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Fiume
Gabriele DiAnnunsio
Priest
Cat
Hay
Bodies of 40 Ypres heroes unearthed in ruin cellar
In Brussels on May 8, wrecked Ypres ruins yielded the bodies of 40 World War I soldiers. They were thought to have perished during 1915 fighting and found as if asleep, well preserved and identified by nearby markers.
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Ypres
Brussels
Live Chess Giant Contest to Be Held in New York
May 22 feature event at the Manhattan Opera House with Meanke Marehall and Charlies Jaffe facing each other on a giant board. Actors portray pieces in white and blue uniforms while two stage beauties act as queens, and moves are called from the players by attendants.
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New York
Wilson
Socialist Party
Morris Hillquit
Socialist National Convention
Associated Press
Meanke Marehall
United States
Charlies Jaffe
Manhattan Opera House
Maral Boy Heaute
Heautiea
Seven Murder Scores Marked Up To Martin
Los Angeles reports United Press that J. I. Watson will be questioned again as authorities seek to halt further murders. He confessed to killing seven people, including Agnew Wilson, by drowning them in Lake Washington.
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Martin
United Prean
Los Angeles
May
J. I. Watson
Agnew Wilson
Lake Washington
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