No Change in Ranking Contests in County Primary
Initial returns from 25 of 38 precincts show leaders in Republican county races holding leads in candidates for representative coroner sheriff and prosecuting attorney with margins ranging from 67 to 371 votes. Five races show substantial early leads pending complete rural precinct results.
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Harry B. Henderson
William A. James
A. B. Leslie
Harold L. Vaughan
Leake
Bayly H. Finkbiner
John S. Miller
William W. Dumm
W. K. Mylar
Mentzer
Charles
Lane
Eewin J. Smalley
Robert B. Dariasson
Smalley
George H. Prosser
R. H. Coad
Daniel Meetz
Frank van Treesi
F. W. Mondell
Congress
A. D. Kally
Stephen F. Sibley
State Senate
Buffalo Girl Death After Bar Enters Crime Confession
Marion Waegle, 20, died by her own hand in Buffalo Wyoming on August 18 after noon following a week of confessing to poisoning her father in law Fred Waegle, a wealthy ranchman, in April 1919.
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Buffalo
Wyo
Marion Waegle
Fred Waegle
Ponzi to Face Federal Court Hearing on Mail Fraud
Boston August 18 Charles Ponzi whose financial fiasco may cost investors thousands will be brought before federal court Thursday for a hearing on the charge of using the mails to defraud. He remains in jail as creditors seek a receiver for Old Colony Foreign Exchange. officials estimate Ponzi assets at about 4 million with liabilities totaling nearly 4 million for 9 356 depositors.
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Boston
Charles Ponzi
Ponzi
Morton
Old Colony Foreign Exchange Company
Old Colony Company
Allen
Ponazi
Rancher Dies While on Fishing Outing
COKEVILLE, Wyo., Aug. 18. John H. Seeley a pioneer Wyoming stock grower and owner of large Rambouillet sheep and Hereford cattle herds died of apoplexy during a fishing trip to Fish lake. He was 75 and born in San Bernardino California. He fought in the Black Hawk War and afterwards entered the sheep and cattle business. His wife a younger son Oliver and two married daughters were with him.
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Cokeville
Wyo
John H. Seeley
Wyoming
Fish Lake
Oliver
Seeley
San Bernardino
California
Gloom Over Field as Chapman Death Sways Lead Contests
New York and Cleveland resume battle for AL leadership amid mourning for Ray Chapman. Polo Grounds flag at half mast and sleeves marked with mourning. Lumpe praised by fans as successor. Carl Mays absent, raising speculation. Attendance about 15000 signals subdued energy in a closely fought game. Chapman Funeral Friday in Cleveland announced with body not to lie in state.
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New York
Ray Chapman
Cleveland
Indians
New York Yankees
Chapman
Polo Grounds
Lumpe
Carl Mays
Mays
New York-Cleveland
United States Dominates Olympic Track Standings
The United States leads the Olympic track and field totals by a wide margin after Wednesday's events at the stadium. Final scores show the US at 101 points, with Finland 49, Sweden 26, England 24, France 12, and others trailing. The figures reflect finals across eleven contests since Sunday.
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United States
Finland
Sweden
England
France
South Africa
Canada
Norway
New Zealand
Hibonia
Woman suffrage victory seals long fight for rights
Washington reports ratification of the constitutional suffrage amendment ends a struggle that began before the colonies declared independence. The article traces early efforts from 1647 Maryland to Seneca Falls in 1848 and notes Abigail Adams and Lucretia Mott among leaders, ending with victory after seventy years.
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Washington
Maryland
Margaret Brent
Lord Calvert
Abigail Adams
John Adams
Continental Congress
United States
Seneca Falls
N. Y
Lucretia Mott
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Massachusetts
New York
Wyoming Territorial Legislature Pioneered Woman Suffrage
Wyoming's early lawmakers passed the women's suffrage act as the first act of the territorial legislature, granting unrestricted electoral rights. The milestone is noted as a beacon for national women's rights, marking fifty one years ahead of broader American times.
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Wyoming
Tennessee House Ratifies Amendment Extending Woman Suffrage
Tennessee gave final congressional consent as the House approved the suffrage amendment 50 to 46 after the Senate 24 to 4 vote. If certified by Secretary Colby, Tennessee becomes the 36th state to ratify, with a last minute move by Speaker Walker to reconsider possible. The action could enable millions of women to vote in the presidential election unless a legal challenge blocks it.
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Tennessee House
Seath M. Walker
House
A. L. Todd
Tennessee Senate
Nashville
Tenn
Senate
Tennessee
Colby
Proclamation to Issuance on Tennessee Suffrage Vote
Secretary Colby pledged immediate proclamation upon receipt of official notice that Tennessee had ratified the woman suffrage amendment, contingent on confirmation of Wednesday's legislative action. The prompt action follows the Tennessee vote reaching the department.
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Washington
Tennessee
Colby
McGraw to Be Interviewed Over Lambs Club Misconduct
John J. McGraw manager of the New York Giants agreed to be interviewed by federal prohibition agents about alleged whiskey sales and drinking at the Lambs club house last week. The announcement came Wednesday as the inquiry proceeds.
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New York
John J. McGraw
New York Giants
Lambs Club House
Colby vows full support for Polish independence
Secretary Colby told a delegation of American citizens of Polish extraction that the United States would support Polish independence to the full extent of constitutional authority. He said every legally available measure would be used to effect the country's position, but noted that broad material aid remains a political question.
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Washington
Associated Press
Colby Wednesay
Colby
Belgian Railmen Bloc Troop Transport to Poland
The Belgian state railway men's syndicate bans transport through Belgium of troops or munitions bound for Poland. Antwerp dockers have taken a similar step, signaling a coordinated labor stance in Brussels.
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Brussels
Belgian State Railway Men’s Syndicate
Belgium
Poland
Antwerp
Burglar Eats Lunch Then Steals Bonds In Home Invasion
A burglar gained entry through a coal chute at George Snow’s home at Twenty third and Evans streets Monday night. He ate lunch in the basement and rifled a library, scattering books while attempting to locate bonds. He escaped with $12.13 in cash.
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Bonds
George Snow
Twenty-third
Evans Streets
France Joins US in Opposing Bolshevik Recognition
Washington Aug 18 The United States and France agree in principle on Poland and Austria as Secretary Colby notes in a state department briefing. France condemns the Bolsheviks and backs an independent Poland while urging armistice with Russia without recognizing the Bolshevik regime, aligning with American aims against British efforts to recognize Moscow.
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Leon Trotzky
Moscow
Trotzky
Poland
Warsaw
Minsk
Great Britain
Russia
Poand
France
America
Washington
Associated Press
Austria
Colby
Italy
State Department
Prince de Bearn
United States
Haussia
Great Briin
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Billotte
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Thorn
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Vistula
Brest-Litovsk
U.S
Tennessee Solons
McGraw
Cody
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