Spending spree not checked in Teketa sale
Report notes a major unrestrained spending surge tied to Teketa sales, totaling 56.5 million. Officials warn the pattern risks financial instability and demand tighter oversight and auditing.
24 Sep 1920
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Newspaper
Casper Daily Tribune
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1920
Page
1
Report notes a major unrestrained spending surge tied to Teketa sales, totaling 56.5 million. Officials warn the pattern risks financial instability and demand tighter oversight and auditing.
United States and Japan refuse to yield in California immigration law dispute. U.S. aims to maintain exclusion of Japanese immigrants while avoiding broader conflict. Japan asserts right to bar migrants but seeks protection for those already in the state. State department notes difficulty blocking the law and warns of anti American sentiment in Japan.
In Cleveland on September 24 a price reduction of 16 to 30 percent was announced for wool. The move could impact local textile buyers and market activity in the area.
A partial list of candidates in the Western states who are qualified for permanent commissions as emergency officers is released. The article notes the qualification process and mentions several names and military posts as examples.
Police records note an escape by bandits in a car pursuit. The assailants fled, leaving the vehicle and lining up against a wall while threatening violence if anyone cried out. Police investigate possible accomplices and seek witnesses.
Ban Johnson said a gambling syndicate allegedly controls the White Sox and would not dare win the pennant. Sox manager Gleason emphatically denied the charge. Players offered no comments as Johnson, president of the American League, pushes to drive gambling from baseball.
Chicago reports the grand jury inquiry into alleged game throwing moves to Cleveland as adjournment lingers. White Sox fans await a key result that could shape the probe while rumors spread of gamblers pressuring exposure if Chicago wins the pennant.
London dispatch reports Terence Mac Swiney lord mayor of Cork in exhausted condition after a very bad night per the Irish Self Determination League bulletin.
A Young Women’s Republican club will be formed at a meeting tomorrow night at 8 in Republican headquarters on First Street. Ten women’s business leaders organize, aiming for 150 charter members and following the Citizenship theme introduced by GR. Hagens, Republican county chairman.
Casper residents praise Wyoming highway work as routes to Denver and Yellowstone show improved conditions. State highway commissioner William Weekw notes continued building and maintenance across major routes, with several million dollars aimed at keeping Dest roads among the best in the West.
Official census data show Rock Springs population at 6 456 with a gain of 674 residents in the latest count. City officials released the figures noting continued growth and a shift in local demographics.
Paris Sept 14 Georges Leygues minister of marine has accepted the premiership in the French cabinet He will also serve as minister of foreign affairs and make no change in the present cabinet Briand was long regarded as the President Millerands choice but Leygues appointment came as a surprise
Governor James M. Cox arrives in Trinidad Colorado at eight o clock with a Democratic delegation from Pueblo and Walsenburg meeting him on the rear platform. He repeats his call to redirect funds from battleship construction to land reclamation as he tours the state.
The Kimball Mexali shaw vote for president today shows men and women tallies across groups. Figures include 1 044 for men and 450 for women, with total 1 494. additional values for Cox group and AMG noted.
The State and Stripes is controlled by the Democratic national committee and the American Legion Weekly by the Republican national committee. Joseph L. Hefferman testified that Wald sought to obtain control of the Stars and Stripes and threatened to cut advertising from large interests if he failed.
In Rome on September 24 disorders continued in Turin and in the Vatican area. Three were killed including Mario Santini president of the Italian Men's Nationalists Association. A bomb exploded in San Carlo s square near the central police office wounding none. About two hundred arrests were reported.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue announces a new supervising prohibition agents department for Arizona New Mexico and Texas. The border department will start October 1 and be led by James Shevlin who moves from the New York department.
At Riga on September 4 Adolph Joffe head of the Soviet peace delegation urged Poland to accept an armistice within ten days to prevent a renewed Russian winter campaign. He said Moscow wishes to avoid further fighting and seeks immediate peace terms.
Denver reports James M. Collins the Nonpartisan Democrat nominee for governor will be supported by the Farmer-Labor party. A formal statement after a conference denied opposition from other party candidates. Only two statewide dictates will be on the ticket: a supreme court judge and a Denver state representative.
Babe Ruth belted his fiftieth home run of the season in the first inning against Washington, keeping the Yankees on top. The milestone marks a large jump toward the season’s major totals as the game unfolds.
Mrs. C. R. Peet of Denver plans to testify in a case involving Charles Denton a Los Angeles financier found murdered in his basement. Police suspect poisoning and an autopsy is underway to determine the cause of death as Mrs. Peet denies knowledge of the crime.
Sellc�ters for Mia. John Spreckles Jr of California urge extradition of William Barrett an American held under LA police surveillance. Warrant for theft of a pearl necklace valued at 16500 pounds rejected on September 17 under Mrs Spreckles application.
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