11 Nov 1921
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Newspaper
Casper Daily Tribune
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1921
Page
1
At dawn on November 11 troops from the Army Navy and Marines began moving toward the capitol plaza to receive and escort Americas unknown soldier to Arlington national cemetery for burial.
President Harding led national observances at Arlington for the unknown soldier from France. The ceremony joined allied leaders and dignitaries, with Taft, Pershing, and foreign representatives attending as the nation honored a fallen hero who embodied democracy and liberty.
Los Angeles Nov 11 The 5 mile run for life off Los Angeles harbor by the submarine L-6 ended with the vessel surfacing after flames and fumes trapped crew. Seven men including Lieut Al W Bronestrest were overcome or burned. three severely. The submarine, built 1918 by Craig Shipbuilding Long Beach, had been under 68 hour endurance run when fire broke out in forward compartment batteries.
Detroit on Nov 11 reported 9 year old John Scanlie fatally shot and 10 year old George Rick seriously wounded by Mrs Anna Cavedo who said she fired believing the boys burglars after they entered her back yard. The Rick boy said the pair were on a chicken stealing expedition when fired upon.
Torrington Wyoming November 1 The case in which county attorney seeks a year long closure of property owned by Tom Powers ex president of the state senate will be heard after Powers returns from California where he has gone for the winter.
A blaze sparked by an explosion at the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific shops in Shawnee Oklahoma caused about 250000 in damage. The Choc taw Cotton Compress plant was destroyed and 9200 bales of cotton burned. Between 60 and 80 freight cars were burned and the railroad shops severely damaged.
Texas university meets Mississippi A. and M. college on the gridiron this afternoon with regulars ready. Cone and players from both sides show equal confidence about the outcome.
Baltimore veterans from the 29th Blue and Gray Division refused to pass Mayor William F. Broening during the Armistice Day procession. They turned their backs as he spoke and walked away in protest over a Memorial Plaza meeting on disarmament that the mayor declined to stop.
An alleged payroll theft of 7000 dollars involving P C Chapman, reputed Salt Creek hotel manager, is tied to Midwest company operations. Denver police and Midwest officials dispute details as Chapman reportedly disappeared after being entrusted with cash for employee checks at the Galt Creek gas plant.
Stockholm reports Professor Walter Nernst of the University of Berlin awarded the Nobel prize for chemistry for 1920 by the Swedish academy. The 1921 prizes in chemistry and physics are reserved. The 1921 literature prize went to Anatole France.
In San Antonio Texas three hundred veterans of the Texas Oklahoma 90th division gathered for their annual reunion near their old training grounds at Camp Travis They marched in the army day parade and later proceeded to a social gathering with local merchants and exhibitors honoring the unit duties and history.
Laurens county widow Henrietta Stewart won a 62,000 damages verdict in common pleas court for the lynching of her husband Joe Stewart in April 1920. Judge Mc Iver directed the jury to return the full amount under constitutional requirements.
Downtown traffic halted at noon as a large crowd at Second and Center streets prayed for America’s hero dead. The ceremony, part of the American Legion’s nationwide tribute to the unknown soldier buried at Arlington National Cemetery, was led by Rev. C. M. Thompson Jr. A guard of honor and local officials attended, with a bugler from Troop Three sounding taps as a two minute responsive prayer echoed through the crowd.
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