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Newspaper
Casper Daily Tribune
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1920
Page
1
In Monkintown New Jersey on September 1 two unidentified aviators burned to death inside a metal ship during a government run all metal mall incident.
Merchants light windows for the first annual American Legion Stampede set to begin Sunday and run for three days with citywide displays. The fair grounds receive upgrades including a new grandstand for 1,000 spectators and strengthened cattle chutes as Wyoming cowboys arrive daily for the event.
United Press dispatches report Polish forces smashing red resistance on the north line near Warsaw. The victories are described as a strong counter to Bolshevik gains from recent days and mark a major setback for the Bolshevik front.
Police in a western district arrested a third suspect in a mine robbery murder plot. The three youths identified are James Seller, Bardo Kinnakey, and Pete Bosich, with arraignment planned within hours. Investigators say two vehicles carried the attackers, who fled the scene and left two would be victims who saw their assailants. Charges of assault with intent to kill will be pressed and the trio may be bound over to district court for trial.
Denver September 1 indictments detail grand jury participation in alleged riots tied to transit strikes. Union leaders reportedly advised workers to ride streetcars. Among the accused is F. Movers, a Farmer-Labor party figure, listed as indicted for rioting.
Washington dispatch reports Chairman Colver of the Federal Trade Commission declined reappointment and said he wished to retire at term end while offering to engage in business ventures thereafter.
Jess Wilkes reporting from Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania notes that sixty of one hundred forty anthracite miners unions vote to strike tomorrow morning in protest of the wage award.
Washington reports that Tennessee legislators last night voted to rescind ratification of the suffrage amendment, while legal opinion contests if withdrawal is possible. Officials worry the move could affect wartime voting legality and election timing, with Connecticut urged to act.
Wes Marion N Wheeley and party escape injury after Cadillac overturns on a bad turn about four miles from Douglas. Wheeley sustains a bruised shoulder and shock while her little son and others in the party avoid serious harm as the car is towed to Douglas for repairs along the Northwestern line.
Officials from the iron company reported an executive died by suicide in Denver. They stated health issues were suspected but did not disclose full details.
In Denver on September 1 Joe Sennett died after a high speed auto crash into a curb. Miss Pauline Pittman severely injured. Walter Weer, reportedly a millionaire's son, drove the car. Police say Weer was intoxicated and held for investigation. Sennett died in a local hospital.
A L Westgard arrives in Casper after beginning from Denver with a Park to Park highway party. He was called back to Cheyenne by word his wife is seriously ill though she is improving. he plans to continue the journey with the group tonight.
The Polish government formally answered the August 21 note from Washington warning against transgressing ethnic boundaries. Prince Labormiski delivered the reply yesterday to the state department, following an informal response via the American chargé d affaires in Warsaw. Officials called the formal reply disappointing and offered no further comment.
Chicago reporter details Gerald Stack real estate broker of Lander Wyoming who shot and killed Paul Brown at a roadhouse. James Kirk testifies Stack drew a pistol after Brown slapped a woman in the lobby. Brown fled and Stack fired multiple times while the party drank. Mrs Stack attended the inquest.
United States reply asserts Polish forces halt at the ethnographic frontier and says strategic considerations must govern Poland's future course. The statement comes as Washington responds to admonitions from UAK states regarding Polish policy and security priorities.
Dr Paul B Altendor, who claimed U S secret agent status in Mexico during World War I, escaped from two Mexican army officers who guarded him at night after being ordered deported as a foreigner, Juarez dispatch reports.
Rev. Calvin Thompson, new pastor of the Baptist church, is expected to arrive this afternoon. He will reside at the parsonage on South Beech Street rented by Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Douda.
In the San Francisco primary Samuel Shortridge leads William Kent by about 20 000 votes with half state tallied and Kent in second. In Detroit Attorney General Groesbeck moves from second to lead in the nine pointed race for governor with half precincts reported and a 6181 vote plurality.
In Chicago Bapt. Je Parley P. Chris tean, a former Labor candidate for president, requested a hearing before the investigative committee on campaign expenditures. His offer was accepted.
Funeral services for Mrs Alfred St Pune Lowey will be conducted from the Chatter Gay at th o'clock Thursday. Hon Walter L. Wrnech will officiate.
In Belfast on September 1 heavy firing returned as Nationalist and Union dock workers clashed with troops at the shipyard docks. One man was reported killed and many wounded in the exchange, as Lord Mayor McSwiney remained on hunger strike efforts to end his fast showed few signs of progress.
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