1920 Promises Big Year in Aviation Sports
The American Flying Club forecasts a major 1920 aviation year with Intercollege Flying Association field day at Mineola May 7 drawing eleven colleges. A cross country cup race ends at Mineola after a circuit via Philadelphia and Princeton. Seaplane race around Long Island and a trans continental flight New York to Alaska are planned.
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New York
American Flying Club
Intercollege Flying Association
Mineola Field
N. Y
Philadelphia
Princeton
Long Island
United States Army Air Service
Alaska
Mineola
United States
Minot
N. D
Saskatchewan
Gan
Dominion
Fort Egbert
Circle
Fort Yukon
Fairbanks
Fort Gibbon
Nulato
Nome
France
Juvisy
Paris
London
Cape To Cairo
Would Have Nation Pay Mothers Pensions
Major General Wood returned to Chicago after a one day invasion of Nebraska. He spoke in Omaha this afternoon and tonight. Sound advice. Schumann-Heink says house work and moving furniture are excellent exercise for a woman aiming to develop a constitution for a vocal career.
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Omaha
Wood
Chicago
Nebraska
Schumann-Heink
Trouble District in Germany Sparks Occupation Move
Germany faces rising tension as Ruhr valley nears Communist control prompting government troops to intervene. France retaliates by sending soldiers to occupy several non military zones including Homburg, amid post war enforcement strains.
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Germany
Ruhr
France
Homburg
Lander Pioneer J E Bruce Ends Life in Wyoming Home
J E Bruce an elderly Lander resident died by self inflicted gunshot in his room at his niece B A McDonald home. Firemen found him after a muffled blast, the bed clothes burned and Bruce in his 70s had served in the Civil War before moving to Wyoming in 1869.
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Lander
Wyo
J. E. Bruce
Jessie Hunter
Bruce
Missouri
Wyoming
South Pass
Manil talleres: Severtson vanishes after jail term
Rawlins Wyoming April 19 J J Severtson who just finished a 150 day county jail sentence disappeared from the city leaving bad checks behind. One drawn on Luxus case with No funds stamped and another for 875 signed by J R Baker.
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Rawlins
Wyo
J. J. Severtson
Severtson
Luxus
J. R. Baker
Nurses Oppose Flat Bonus Plan In Joint Convention
In Atlanta on April 19 the National League for Nursing Education the National Organization for Public Health Nursing and the American Nurses Association adopted a resolution opposing a flat bonus payment for ex-service personnel. They endorsed land grants long-term loans and higher aid for war disabilities.
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Atlanta
National League For Nursing Education
National Organization For Public Health Nursing
American Nurses Association
Slaying Arouses Ulster Border Tension Near Dundalk
In Dundalk, 45 miles northwest of Dublin, Thomas Mulholland a Dundalk Urban Council employee was shot dead last night. He told the hospital he was shot by a policeman, a claim that has caused considerable sensation as the first such incident near the Ulster border.
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Belfast
Thomas Mulholland
Dundalk
Dublin
Ulster
Madden Accuses War Officials of Inside Profit on Surplus Goods
Representative Madden charges that inner circle officials profited 100 to 500 percent on resale of surplus army supplies. He claims these goods were withheld from sale until dealers outside had arranged deals. The debate on the army appropriations bill spurred the accusation, with no names provided. Committees investigating war expenditures will review the charges.
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Washington
War Department
Representative Madden
Ilinois
Madden
Kahn
Military Committee
Government to halt Liberty bond purchases July 1
Secretary Houston announced that government purchases of Liberty bonds in the open market will stop July 1, except through sinking funds. Officials expect a beneficial effect on the bond market as it stabilizes and prices may trend upward. He noted continued purchases under the 5 percent fund raise floating debt while reducing funded debt.
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Washington
Houston
Treasury
Men Who Rocked House Lose Jobs in Wyoming
Seven Union Pacific shop employees in Rawlins Wyoming were discharged after an early morning disturbance at the round house. They included Carl Brunson J Woodman S R Barnhart Walter Dinger Glifford Berry Henry Andrews and Garrett Lane. Woodman the alleged leader was convicted fined 50 dollars and costs and over 100 glass panes were broken.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Union Pacific
Round House
Carl Brunson
J. Woodman
S. R. Barnhart
Walter Dinger
Glifford Berry
Henry Andrews
Garrett Lane
Woodman
Water Salesman Held On Swindling Charge
Rock Springs Wyoming April 19 Joe Sulentich allegedly led a trio of bootleggers who swindled two Rock Springs men out of several thousand dollars by selling barrels of water as whiskey. Sulentich held to district court for trial. a second defendant forfeited 4000 dollar cash bond and the third was discharged.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Joe Sulentich
District Court
Fifteen Thousand Fire Loss at River
GREEN RIVER Wyo April 19 A fire starting in a drug store caused about 15000 in damage as it spread to several neighboring business houses.
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Green River
Wyo
Evangelist Gypsy Smith recalls wartime prayers
Gypsy Smith, noted evangelist, says in all his France service he never prayed to avoid death. He adds a lighter note that he did pray to avoid cooties and that prayer was answered.
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Gypsy Smith
France
Auto top making at Hobbs Huck Feldt Finkbinder
Prompt and efficient service noted for auto top making at Hobbs Huck Feldt Finkbinder. Local workers praised for quick turnaround and dependable repairs.
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Hobbs, Huckfeldt & Finkbinder
Wyoming Oil Boom and Local Developments Reported
March Wyoming oil output rose amid new exploration in Sand Draw Elk Basin and Salt Creek. Casper and Cheyenne see industrial growth with new plants lines and a Y M C A building. Court notice seeks sale of James Marburger estate real estate in Cheyenne with set May 21 appearance.
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Gheyenne
Wyoming
Riverton
Elk Basin Oil Co
Salt Creek
Sinclair Oil Co
Osage
Lance Creek
Kemmerer
Cokeville
Pinedale
Wheatland
Cary
Johnson County
Hot Springs
Casper
Yellowstone Productions Inc
Cheyenne
Glenrock
Grant Highway
Douglas
New Mexico
Laramie
Roxanna Petroleum Co
Quedy Strucure
Greybull
Ferris Field
Torchlight Field
Saratoga Valley
Pick Springs
Rock River
James W. Marburger
Joesph Matuska
James Marburger
State of
Tenth
Laramie County
William C. Mentzer
Fort Steele Plans and Mining Projects Abroad
Oil antiqurading to bepsin at Fort Steele April 10. State road work to begin, approximately $5,000,000 will be expended this summer. Cody-Denver capital will engage in placer mining on Clark's Fork in Park county, $76,000 hydraulic pump to be installed and 30 miners' cabins erected.
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Fort Steele
Cody
Denver
Clark's Fork
Park County
Former President of Guatemala Captured as Rebels Surge
San Salvador reports say former Guatemalan president Astreda Cabrera and his staff were seized by revolutionists after being held at the Polytechnic school. The first artillery corps under General Padilla surrendered to the revolutionary army, which has gained control along the line. the fort San Jose yielded many machine guns.
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San Salvador
Astreda Cabrera
Guatemala
Padilla
Revolutionary Army
San Jose
House Increases Soldier Insurance Payments
Washington April 19 By unanimous vote the house passed a bill to raise war risk insurance payments by 20 dollars a month to 25 000 disabled soldiers and sailors in vocational rehabilitation. The measure would give single men 100 dollars a month and married men 120 dollars as it moves to the Senate.
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Washington
House
Senate
Vice President and Mrs Marshall Return to Washington
Vice President and Mrs Marshall arrived in Washington from Scottsdale Arizona after visiting Mrs Marshall's mother. The vice president will speak at the Associated Press luncheon in New York on Tuesday.
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Washington
Senators to Lock Up Housing Conditions
Washington April 19 A senate resolution authorizes a five senator investigation into housing conditions nationwide. The panel, led by Senator Calder, cites an unprecedented demand for luxuries diverting capital from productive use and causing a drop in home and industrial construction. It must report by December 4.
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Washington
Senate
Calder
Honor Convict Now Wanted for Forgery
Rawlins Wyoming reports the sheriff seeks ex convict Mike Cullen for forging the name of P A Smith on a 75 dollar check and cashing it. Cullen was released from the penitentiary about two months ago after serving his second term and had been known as an honor man while working in the city until his release.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Sheriff's Office
Mike Cullen
P. A. Smith
Cullen
French Resigns as Ireland's Lord Lieutenant
The Sun day Times reports Lord French has resigned his post as lord lieutenant of Ireland. The paper says this ends rumors that have circulated in recent days.
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London
the Sunday Times
Lord French
Ireland
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