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Newspaper
Casper Daily Tribune
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1921
Page
1
May 14 dispatch reports Secretary Weeks instructed Major General Read to deploy federal troops in Mingo county West Virginia if he deems it necessary to quell mounting clashes between suspected union miners and opposing forces as part of the open policy.
Baseball action across Brooklyn, New York and Philadelphia shows St Louis, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia games with varied innings. Batteries listed include Pertica Dilhoefer Ruether Cador Mitchell Miller Luque Hargrave Benton Smith Cooper Schmidt Wheat. Boston Chicago tilt postponed due to rain.
A Denver man, who enlisted day after war entry, rose from private to sergeant to lieutenant in France before discharge, is the first name on the district’s slackers list. He later worked for Midwest Refining in Casper and his identity was briefly posted at the Denver post office before correction locals.
In Chicago Philadelphia and Cleveland Detroit and Boston games appear in partial form with scattered innings and box details. Batteries Moore Perkins Faber Schalk Zachary Gharrity Oldham Holling Ainsmith Schang ONeill. A wire trouble halted the Boston St Louis game with the seventh tied at six.
Yale dominates Harvard 36 to 24 in New Haven events led by Campbell in the mile and Gourdin in the 100 yard dash while Wharton Mawers and Taylor also post standout times and distances for Yale. Cornell defeats Penn in Ithaca 64 28. Taylor of Westport sets a new 440 yard dash record at Vassar.
Edwin M Bean, formerly with the Wyoming National Bank, will succeed Frank T Frawley as acting postmaster in Casper effective with the opening of business tomorrow morning. Frawley, in charge since December 19 1920, resigns to report to postal headquarters in Denver. J J McLean moves to Grand Junction. Hugh M Meenan becomes Casper postmaster.
The two day conflict between United Mine Workers sympathizers and opponents reopens today in the Williamson coal region with firing reported at McCarr Kentucky Lynn West Virginia and Sprigg nearby.
Reports from Pike county officer indicate renewed heavy firing along the Tug river border causing concern in Kentucky and West Virginia. West Virginian sources say several men were killed in the clashes as martial law is declared by President Harding following talks at the White House.
Six men, crew of the barge Mixtec, are believed lost after a violent spring blizzard tore the Mixtec and barge Peshtigo loose from the steamer Zillah off White Fish Point in Lake Superior. The storm drove all lake vessels to harbor as six inches of snow fell.
Washington May 14 The census bureau reports April cotton consumption at 408 882 bales of lint and 48 096 bales of linters down from 566 911 lint bales and 30 807 lint bales in April last year.
Special to The Tribune reports rancher Robert Mc Donald, a pioneer of Diamond near Cheyenne, died after a horse kicked him on Friday. The accident occurred about six miles north of Cheyenne, ending in a nearly instant death for the Diamond resident.
A chaotic May 14 dispatch details tensions over Upper Silesia with Polish fears of war if German troops cross, plus Paris and Berlin reporting Polish resistance, German withdrawal changes, and French opposition to German military action. The mix includes police actions in Denver and a mountain outing incident involving 25 girls.
Boise reports Lieut Governor Moore signed extradition papers from Honolulu for Mrs Raph Southard sought in Twin Falls over the deaths of four husbands. The Keytesville Missouri portion notes Mrs A Trueblood Southard, born in Keytesville, faces charges related to her late spouses Edward and Hubert Dooley. Local history recalls the Dooleys died after marriages to Mrs Southard.
Huntsville Texas May 11 three guards from the penitentiary arrested six men believed to be the ringleaders of the mutiny and prison break early this morning.
The peon-Hrundage bill reorganizes the state boxing commission and places wrestling under its jurisdiction. Three current commissioners earn 5,000 dollars annually each. deputy commissioners receive 4,000 dollars. The Walker boxing law allowing 16 round decisions remains unchanged.
Vatican sources indicate the next consistory will occur on June 12 while the public consistory is set for June 1. No further details are provided in the report.
A 12 car Texas and Packie Keugin tie up crashed into a ditch at Eagle Pass Texas east of Sierra Blanca yesterday. Four men were killed and five injured as cars toppled under heavy iron pipe authorities said. The dead include Todd Nicholson Duncan Okla Paul H Holley Lima Ohio I M Daniela and William Henry Teague Texan. The injured are F C Ablew Tuc sor Akks Thomas Stenney Flint Tenn B U Goblin Fort Worth and M Gibson Mag. The officials reported the group was riding in several cars when a collision caused the wreck and weights to crush the vehicles.
Alford V Rollison 35 a World War veteran was laid to rest Wednesday afternoon in Highlang cemetery after services at Shaffer Gay chapel led by Rev C M Thompson Jr pastor First Baptist. He was born March 24 1884 in Red Cloud Nebraska moved to Wellsville Missouri as a child and served over nine months in World War I. He married Ida G Penn May 29 1920 and since then they lived in Casper. He worked at the Midwest Corks shop and is survived by his wife and his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Rollison of San Diego California. His sister had died earlier and his father did not attend.
John Getky 22 attempted self death by drinking yesterday afternoon in Wenver. Lily Miller 26 was arrested on complaint of the youth’s father and held for investigation. He likely will recover, and the father may question the girl about their relation.
Cincinnati May 14 The executive council of the American Federation of Labor withheld approval of a proposal to organize Japanese and Chinese workers on the Manhue coast and western states.
Four Camp Lewis soldiers confess to plotting and killing taxi driver Timbs. George W. Sharp directed the plan, with Pillon and Sparks and Carin aiding. chloroform and a rock were used. Sharp, a U S Army veteran, faces first degree murder charges and will plead Monday.
May 4 The white population of Alaska declined per cent between mids and 1980, the census bureau announced. Whites totalled 27,940 with 94,400 in 1510, Indians 16,481, negroes 134, Chinese 4, Japanese 119, and Hawaiians and Koreans.
May 14 Riverton Wyoming voters oversee a municipal election marked by a party clash. Democrats led by E P Wilcox Frank Martin Fred Reynolds and A B Carlson defeated Republicans and a People’s ticket line by about two to one. L Co Nelson former councilman and now County Commissioner ran on the Republican ticket. The victory includes support for the Wilcox ticket amid Liberal Republican rallying and mentions R A Kee nan of Sheridan as president of the Wyoming Oil Company. State highway bonds were approved by a large majority. Mrs. Campbell and daughter return to Wheatland from wintering with Mr Campbell here.
South Dakota Supreme Court rules Sunday baseball cannot be played if admission is charged. The case tested the state blue laws in the suit against Allen Gonthal of Huron charged with violating the blue laws by operating a show on Sunday.
University of Nebraska wins 100 1 6 to 26 6 18 in Lincoln track meet taking nine of fourteen events. Haskell leads Nebraska in the high jump amid a strong overall performance.
Denver May 14 Stockholders of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana will meet at Whiting June 4 to consider raising the capital from 100 to 140 million dollars. A plan involves exchanging Midwest Refining stock for Standard Oil Indiana stock, potentially shifting control to the Midwest group if approved. The exchange would rely on Midwest stockholders consenting and the Whiting meeting’s decision.
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