Cordillo Trial Delayed By Weather And Jury Shortage
Judge William Mentzer postponed the Cordillo murder trial in Cheyenne due to snowbound jurors and travel delays. No start date was set as many jurors cannot reach court and evidence cars from Laramie cannot be brought in for days. Other cases will proceed in the interim as conditions improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cordillo
William C. Mentzer
Cheyenne
Mentzer
Laramie
Franklin
Frank Jennings
Cordillo Brothers
Walter Newell
Cordillo
Charles Lane
Jordan Davis
Beatrice Palmer
Jackson Lewis
Andione
Irene Davis
Outlaw Strike Leader Jailed in Joliet Under Lever Law
The president of the Chinago Yard men's Association known as the original outlaw union is jailed in Joliet charged with Lever law violation. He says the striking switchmen and enginemen resigned from five dollar jobs and any takers may have them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chinago Yardmen's Association
Joliet
Grunau Jailed in Lever Act Case Amid Labor Unrest
John Grunau president of the Chicago Yardmen's Association was jailed in Joliet after refusing a $10,000 bond on a Lever Act violation arrest last Thursday with 24 strike leaders. Other leaders face bond issues and new warrants as rail wage disputes threaten service and fuel more indictments in California.
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Chicago
John Grunau
Chicago Yardmen’s Association
Joliet
H. V. Miller
United Enginemen’s Association
Miller
Coyne
Harold N. Reiding
Enginemen’s Association
Wheaton
Chicago & Northwestern
The
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Cincinnati
Lynching After Attack Near Mulberry Kansas
A mob of about 1000 in Pittsburg Kansas hanged a black man accused of assaulting a white girl near Mulberry. A white youth captured with him was also taken to Mulberry by authorities after the mob seized the pair. The woman was found alive, throat cut, and likely to recover.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Mulberry
Here
Soldier feared lost in snow between Cheyenne and Fort Russell
A Swede soldier on leave from Rock Springs is believed lost in a blizzard between Cheyenne and Fort Russell after leaving Cheyenne Sunday night to walk to the fort. He was last seen near Randall Boulevard, described as a large man, frost bitten, with officers at Fort Russell and a Salt Lake arrival aiding the search.
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Fort Russell
Cheyenne
Gheyenne
Rock Springs
Iee
Randall Boulevard
Richards
Salt Lake
Newspaper uses Caterpillar gag cart to deliver
John G. Fleming business manager of the Wyoming State Tribune chartered a Cleveland tractor to reach the Park addition area blocked by heavy snow. The 4 30 PM start and 6 30 PM completion left subscribers served, despite one stuck moment, enabling delivery and clearing a path for others.
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John GC. Fleming
Wyoming State Tribune
Tribune
Park Addition
Fleming
Cleveland
Pershing Halghta
Demoralized Rail Service Hits Cheyenne Area snowbound lines
Railroad traffic out of Cheyenne was largely halted by a blizzard with Colorado and Southern trains tied up awaiting a rotary snowplow. Union Pacific ran three southbound trains, but reports were slow. several eastbound trains faced delays of 40 to 50 minutes, while westbound service remained near time.
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Cheyenne
Colorado & Southern
Burlington
Sterling
Union Pacific
Casper
Wendover
Denver
Greeley
Gheyenne
Denver Post
Commie
Brighton
Borie
Denvyer
Race of Cheyenne Father to Child
Peggy Lee Porter infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Grove Porter died Saturday in Fitzgerald Georgia while Mrs Porter was visiting her mother Porter learned of the illness Friday and hurried toward her bedside but died before he reached Memphis A telegram from Roxana Petroleum where he is employed followed him to Memphis The Porters planned to leave Fitzgerald for Cheyenne around May 4
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Peggy Lee
Grove Porter
Fitzgerald, Ga
Cheyenne Battles record April Blizzard and Transit Paralysis
Cheyenne endures the worst April snowfall since 1897 with 10 foot drifts, 15 inch depths on the level, and 1.7 inches of storm precipitation. Trains delayed, streetcars paralyzed, taxis stalled, coal and food deliveries restricted as officials deploy plows and Cleveland tractors to reopen streets. Stock losses loom large with cattle and sheep impacts reported across Wyoming towns.
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Cheyenne
China
J. W. Stammond
Wyoming
al Casper
Sheridan
Opal
Granite
Laramie
Cleveland
C. E. Siebert
City Faces Meat Shortage As Trains Struggle Through
The city teeters on a meat famine if Denver trains fail to reach Cheyenne before noon. Retail butchers said all outlets sold out by yesterday afternoon and forks chops were off the boards while other cuts dwindled. despite plenty of meat elsewhere the supply is not reaching local shelves.
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Denver
Cheyenne
Villa and Sonora rebels push toward Carranza lines
Reports from El Paso and Nogales detail Francisco Villa aligning with Sonora uprising as two special trains carry federal troops toward Sonora. General Alvaro Obregon travels safely while radio direc tions enable Valencia forces to coordinate. Rebellious Sonora gains ground as Urbalejo with 400 Yaqui and other Garranza units reportedly revolt.
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EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
Francisco Villa
Chihuahua
Sonora
Carranza
Casas Grandes
Villa
Obregon
Mexico
Serrano
Agua Prieta
J. M. Pina
Francisco Urbalejo
Santa Rosalia
Wuhbalejo
Garranza
Mexico Central
Francisco Vila
Arbalejo
Butte Miners Respond to Red Gang Call in Strike
In Butte Montana mass walkouts occurred as I W W Local 800 called strike. Officials estimate 10 to 14 thousand miners employed faced absence while union leaders claimed up to 85 percent out. No formal demands were presented. hand bills demanded prisoner release a six hour day $7 minimum wage ending rustling cards and other reforms.
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Butte
Mont
Industrial Workers of the World Local No
J. W.W
Butte District
Nick Radivoeff
I. W. W. Union
Mexican states pledge loyalty to Carranza in Mexico City dispatch
Mexican consul Merde Vierro in Galveston reports a dispatch from Mexico City saying every Mexican state has wired assurances to Carranza of loyalty and to resist the separatist movement led by Sonora officials. Guerrero and Michoacan reportedly reassured the federal government.
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Galveston
Tex
Rube Marquard’s Wife Sues for Desertion
Blossom Seeley, famed in vaudeville, files for divorce from baseball pitcher Richard Rube Marquard of Brooklyn NL club. She accuses him of desertion dating back to 1918 in Chicago filing dated April 19.
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Chicago
Blossom C. Marquard
Blossom Seeley
Richard ‘Rube’ Marquard
Brooklyn
Five Hundred Cheyenneites to Wear Overalls Today
The Cheyenne depot and yards workforce forms an overall club to debut this morning. Clerks, mechanics, and others will don overalls as business attire, with blue and brown varieties. Prices rise from 1.50 to about 4 dollars, larger sizes up to 8 dollars.
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OUL
Ilmic Cunic
Duma
Cheyenne
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Outlaw
Joan Grunad
Renegade Union
United States
Los Angeles
California
Kansas
City
FT. Russell
U.S
Republic of Sonora
Nogales
Arizona
Obregon Wireless
Alvaro Obregon
Mexico City
Francisco R. Serrano
Magico City
Rube
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