Britain flags ultimatum to Bolsheviks over Poland advance
Premier Lloyd George reportedly told Bolshevik representatives in London that Britain demands an immediate unconditional halt to the Russian advance into Poland before any armistice. If not complied with, Britain would declare war. The exchange was disclosed after discussions with M. Crassin and Kaneneff.
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London
The
Herald
Lloyd George
M. Crassin
Kaneneff
Poland
Great Britain
Wilson Praises Mine Workers Leader for Prompt Action
President Wilson told John J. Lewis of the United Mine Workers that he is gratified by the swift step to end Illinois Indiana coal strikes. Lewis sent telegrams to Kansas locals ordering 3,400 miners back to work and warned Howat to obey union law. Bolsheviks reported to rout Polish forces and press toward Warsaw, threatening Polish front with encirclement.
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Indianapolis
Wilson
John JL. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis
Ilinois
Indiana
Kansas
United Mine Workers
Southern Coal Operators Association
Alexander Howat
Howat
Utah leaders resign accuse I W W control of party
H A McCullen and Charles A Weaver publish a joint letter to George Crosby stating the former labor party is being steered by the Industrial Workers of the World. They accuse radicals of subverting the party and quote Parley P. Christensen pledging to oppose I W W influence.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Labor Party
George Crosby
Industrial Workers of the World
H. A. McCullen
Charles A. Weaver
New Party
Parley P. Christensen
Christensen
Farm-Labor Party
The
Farmer-Labor Party
Whistling Ban Rescinded In Guam Governor Change
Navy relief in Guam as Captain W W Gilmer who ordered a five dollar fine for whistling is replaced by Captain John C Wittengel. Secretary Daniels announced the anti whistling order has been rescinded and the policy ended.
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Washington
W. W. Gilmer
Guam
John C. Wittengel
Daniels
Private war with Mexicans won by negro
Meagre details reach Lookout Albany county report of an affray in which George McDonald s negro is said to have shot one Mexican to death and wounded two others. McDonald was placed under arrest by a deputy sheriff and taken to the county jail at Laramie.
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Lookout
Albany County
George McDonald
McDonald
Laramie
Navy patrols coast to block cable landing at Miami
Five destroyers guard the Miami harbor entrance under President Wilson to prevent landing of a Western Union cable from Bee in the West Indies. The British ship Cry onial was chartered to land the line linking Barbados to South America. the State Department warned the master landing would violate American law. Work on the cable began last summer.
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Washington
Associated Press
Miami, Fla
Wilson
Western Union Telegraph Company
Bee
West Indies
Cryonial
Barbadoas
South America
State Department
Cheyenne to Salt Lake in 260 Minutes Flight Record
A metal monoplane air mail squadron leader arrived in Salt Lake City from Cheyenne in about four hours and twenty minutes. Pilot Bert Acosta flew the craft with Eddie Rickenbacker aboard. The lead plane will depart for Reno tomorrow.
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Cheyenne
Salt Lake
Bert Acosta
Eddie Rickenbacker
Reto
Cheyennettes Bay Beach Apartments Sold in Long Beach
Mr and Mrs Charles Teague formerly of Cheyenne have purchased the LaVista apartments at Long Beach California confirming a local real estate transfer and investment by named individuals.
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Cheyennettes Bay Beach
Charles Teague
Cheyenne
Long Beach
California
Threeway race in Wyoming congress seat
James Morgan joins Frank W. Mondell and Wade H. Fowler as candidates for Wyoming’s at large congressional seat in a three way contest. Morgan, a Farmer-Labor nominee, accepted after Casper sent a nomination notification. The state convention named other party hopefuls and set aims for an active campaign.
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James Morgan
Cheyenne
Farmer-Labor Party
Congress
Wyoming
Frank W. Mondell
Newcastle
Wade H. Fowler
Douglas
Casper
Morgan
United Mine Workers of America
State Council For Defense
State Board of Education
Farmer-Laborites
Cyrus Beard
Supreme Bench
John D. Salmond
John F. Leheney
Mayor Taylor views town from air in postal plane tour
An official party including Warren Richardson W G Haas H P Taylor and C W Hirsig piloted by Lt S C Haton Jr flew to survey Cheyenne in an all metal air mail scout It reached Cheyenne after delays from tuning up and a leaky radiator The mayor praised the pilot noting the machine’s handling and smooth ride and reported a minor tire puncture on landing
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Warren Richardson
Board of County Commissioners
W. G. Haas
H. P. Taylor
C. W. Hirsig
Cheyenne
S. C. Haton, Jr
Local Officers On Watch For Two Escaped Convicts
Colorado authorities seek two convicts who escaped from a road camp in Poudre canon near Fort Collins. A. B. Kincannon from Boulder county, held two to five years, vanished Saturday night at 9. Fred La Vassar, serving two and a half to four years, left on Sunday night.
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Colorado Road
Poudre Canon
Fort Collins
A. B. Kincannon
Boulder County
Fred la Vassar
American Prisoner Arrives at Finnish Border After Archangel Capture
Corporal Arthur Prince of the 389th United States infantry, home Detroit, reaches the Finnish frontier after seventeen months in Soviet Russia. He was wounded twice and captured on the Archangel front in 1929. He travels with 800 refugees from Russia and will stay two weeks at a quarantine camp before contacting the American consulate for duty assignment.
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Viborg
Finland
Associated Press
Russia
Archangel
Arthur Prince
389Th
United States Infantry
Prince
Detroit
Rusia
Ameri
Aemrocans
Moscow
Helsingfors
Casper Women Hurt When Car Overturns
In Casper Wyoming on August 4 Miss Mildred Mischler was seriously injured while Miss Nina Nelson and Miss Josephine Eads were hurt when the car returning from a dance at the Hikhorn pavilion five miles from Casper overturned at a sharp turn. The male companions escaped unhurt. The three young women were taken to a local hospital. Mischler suffered facial and shoulder injuries.
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Casper, Wyo
Mildred Mischler
Nina Nelson
Josephine Eads
Hikhorn Pavilion
Miss Mischler
Reward Offered for Vandals Who Plunged Town into Darkness
Unidentified vandal pulled fuses of a Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power transformer in the business district on Wednesday night. The outage lasted about an hour before the fault was found and power restored. The tampered transformer is at the alley between Capitol and Caray avenues, near Lincoln highway and Seventeenth street. A $60 reward is posted for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible or any future tampering with the company’s wires.
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Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power Company
Capitol and
Caray Avenues
Lincoln Highway
Seventeenth Street
Cheyenne
Fuel & Power Company
Old Sol dies penniless in Casper and buried in potter's field
Casper Wyoming August 4 Old Sol known as Soloman a pioneer in Warren Pa. oil fields died in hospital after a brief illness at age 80 His burial was in the city potter's field with no music or flowers but prayers and a few words from Casper residents who recalled his rise to fortune and later reverses He was once a prominent figure second only to Coal Oil Johnny in notoriety and helped start many oil fortunes before losing his wealth and life in Wyoming
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Sol
Casper
Potter's Field
Wyo
Old Sol
Simon Soloman
Titusville
Oil City
Bradford
McKeown County
Solomon
Richburg
Boliver
Warren
Soloman
Johnny
Solomon’s
Wyoming
Organized Labor Plans Free Speech Push in Steel Regions
Atlantic City August 4 Organized labor will push a political issue on free speech and assembly for union organizers in Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana steel areas. The AFL executive council announced a campaign prelude to mobilize in major steel centers and possibly seek stance from presidential and congressional candidates. Frank Morrison AFL secretary said no steel strike is tied to the movement.
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Atlantic City
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Executive Council
The
American Federation of Labor
Frank Morrison
Federation
Generally fair Thursday and Friday forecast
The forecast calls for generally fair weather on Thursday and Friday with little change in temperatures. No significant precipitation or storms are expected, and conditions should stay mild and stable across the region.
Cavalry Arrives for Basin Encampment Preparations
Sheridan Wyoming reports four carloads of horses and complete cavalry equipment for two troops to be organized here for the Basin encampment September 1 to 15. Sixty four horses arrive. Wyoming provides horses for the second troop. freight from Fort Robinson Nebraska supplied by the federal government.
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Sheridan, Wyo
Basin
Jury Leaks Stir Chicago Rail Strike Indictments
A federal grand jury held true bills against 41 leaders in the railroad workers strike in abeyance as it opened a self inquiry into a leak that allowed afternoon papers to publish indictment details ahead of time. Judge Samuel Alschuler vowed action against the anonymous leaker. John Grunau and others named prepared for court action amid DOJ agent H Leroy Humes’ ongoing questioning and documentary evidence presented to the jurors.
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Chicago
Samuel Alschuler
Alschuler
John Grunau
Chicago Yardmen’s Association
Department of Justice
Grunau
Demand for Withdrawing Police Protection in Street Car Strike
Dissatisfaction with Mayor Dewey C. Bailey's stance on the street car workers strike prompted a Trades and Labor Assembly meeting to demand a withdrawal of police protection for strike-breakers. Cars ran with few passengers while armed strike-breakers rode. 100 police calls and 25 arrests occurred.
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Denver
Dewey C. Bailey
Tradea and Labor Assembly
Trades and Labor Assembly
Bailey
Denver Aviator Visits Wales Field To Inspect Mail Plane
John Hogan representing Denver aviation interests arrived at Wales field from Denver around 6 p m Wednesday to inspect the air mail scout plane. He made the trip in an Oriole biplane and will return to Denver today.
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John Hogan
Denver
Wales Field
Air Mail
Hogan
Gophers and Coyotes Routed in Fort Russell Polo
Colorado Springs defeated the Fifteenth Cavalry Gophers 8 to 4 at Fort Russell in the six day polo tournament. In a preliminary game the Fifteenth Cavalry Juniors beat the Coyotes 14 to 12.
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Gophers
Coyotes
Fort Russell
Colorado Springs
Fifteenth Cavalry Gophers
Fifteenth Cavalry
Fifteenth Cavalry Coyotes
Tov
Denver
Sam
Campion
Carey
Carpenter
Newbold
Watkins
Cox
Bullene
Mandell
Waldron
Tobin
Goodman
Rainey
Coyote
Falck
Green
Ewing
Hart
Cavalry
Nereaten
Russians Reach 62 Miles From Warsaw Amid Panic in City
Berlin wireless dispatch reports Russian forces advancing to sixty two miles east of Warsaw and about forty miles east of Lemberg. It notes panic in Warsaw with wealthy residents fleeing.
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London
Berlin
Warsaw
Lemberg
Poles Agree to Minsk Meeting with Bolsheviks
The Polish government said it would meet Bolshevik representatives at Minsk at the earliest feasible time following an all day defense council session and allied missions. The Polish delegation is expected to depart for Minsk on Thursday.
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Warsaw
Associated Press
Minsk
Counscil of Defense
Bolshvk Plan Aims to Cut Polish Sea Corridor
Paris dispatch says French military advisers in Warsaw report Bolshevik aim is to sever the Polish sea corridor to Warsaw by cutting the Danzig line, not seize Warsaw itself which they claim would fall. They add the corridor would block a direct rail link for Polish ammunition shipments and the Bolsheviks boast of offering the corridor to Germany.
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Paris
Associated Press
Fered
Bug River
Warsaw
Eschelon
Poland
Marne
Vistula An
San
Danzig
Warsaaw
Germany
Howat defies Lewis over Kansas mine strike demand
Alexander M. Howat president of the Kansas Mine Workers' union sent a telegram to John L. Lewis, rejecting his instruction for miners to return to work. Howat denounces Lewis' accusations as false, vows to stand for miners' rights, and warns no action will change his stance.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Alexander M. Howat
Kansas Mine Workers’ Union
John L. Lewis
The
International Union
Lewis
Kansas
Howat
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Mine Workers
Parley Christensen
Makerace Congress
Secretary of Mine Workers
Farmer-Labor Convention
Taylor
Birdseye
Vandal
Simon Solomon
Gruau
Kansas Coal Miners
International Falsifier and Corporation Tool
Illinois
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