Wyoming rancher absolved in self defense killing
William Krosper living 15 miles north of Lenore in Fremont county Wyoming was exonerated by a coroner's jury after killing Heidsick a sheepherder. Heidsick reportedly came armed to settle a stock dispute. the rifle misfired but Krosper's shot hit Heidsick in the right side causing fatal bleeding. Heidsick's body was taken to Lander for relatives to be located.
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Krosper
Lander
Kropser
Grow Creek
Lenore
Hen Fruit Is Drug on Sheridan Market
Sheridan Wyoming February 10 market eggs flood the town as ranchers struggle to sell hens fruit. The Commercial club urged housewives to buy them. Wholesale price fell to 30 cents and retail to 35 cents the lowest since last summer.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Commercial Club
Midwest to Follow Standard Oil Wage Cut
The Midwest Refining company will concur with Standard Oil on a 10 percent wage reduction. Midwest operates refineries in Casper Greybull and Laramie and over 2000 workers will be affected across these plants.
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Midwest
Standard Oil
Casper
Wyo
Standard Oil Company
Midwest Refining Company
Greybull
Laramie
Dollar Day Great Success for Cheyenne Merchants
Cheyenne merchants reported a large turnout and strong sales as Dollar Day boosted business. Stores advertised deep discounts with many items sold below cost, including Forbes Pharmacy two boxes for a dollar and hats at The French Shop. Several firms like Marchick & Sons and William Myers Dry Goods saw record or near record activity, with another Dollar Day expected soon.
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Forbes’ Pharmacy
Marchick & Sons
William Myers Dry Goods Company
Connelly & Meyer, Ben, Kelley
Pioneer
New Bill Aims to Stem Immigrant Inflow
Washington Feb 10. Senate immigration committee reports an emergency measure to replace the house bill. It would take effect April 2 and expire June 30 1922, limiting annual admissions to 6 percent of nationals from each country based on the 1910 census. It preserves existing bans and treaties with China and Japan. The plan focuses on European immigration while treating all nationalities differently from the house bill.
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Ashington
Committee
Senate Immigration Committee
House
Senate
United States
China
Japan
Can an eleven year old face a fair murder trial
In Indiana, eleven-year-old Cecil Burkett faces a first degree murder trial next month with potential death by hanging if convicted. Experts weigh in on juror age versus legal adult requirements, with Dr. Harold N. Moyer assessing Cecil’s mental state after a four hour examination.
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Ind
Ora
Indiana
Cecil Burkett
Rail unions hail decision on labor board agreement stay
Chicago February 10 railroad labor board ruled that national agreements stay in force through the ongoing hearing. Railway employees call the move a victory, surprising both unions and management and disrupting plans for immediate abrogation of the accords.
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Hicago
Railroad Labor Board
Frank P. Walsh
W. W
Atterbury
B. M. Jewell
American Federation of Labor
Walsh
Sinclair Sells Half Interest in Pipe Line to Standard Oil Indiana
News from New York reports Sinclair Company sells half of its Sinclair Pipe Line interests to Standard Oil of Indiana. The Sinclair statement says no transfer of control or representation occurs and the pipeline spans about 2800 miles from Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas through Missouri and Illinois to East Chicago.
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Sinclair Pipe Line Company
Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
H. F. Sinclair
Standard of
Indiana
Sinclair Company
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Wilinois
Chicago
Weather Forecast for Wyoming Weekend
Forecast shows unsettled conditions Friday with turning fair Saturday. Cooler temperatures expected Friday night.
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Wyoming
Should Cecil Burkett be tried as an adult?
Dr Harold N Moyer argues in 1921 that Cecil Burkett is mentally normal for his age and capable of lying but not of receiving a fair adult trial. He contends the boy cannot be judged by adult standards and should face a jury of peers rather than capital punishment.
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Harold N. Moyer
Chicago
Middlewest
Cecil
Cheyenne
Moyer
Ind
Cecil Burkett
Bennie Slavin
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Tornado Kills Whites and Blacks in Georgia Settlement
A tornado hit the Gardner settlement near Comee Georgia injuring many and killing two white residents and about 30 Black residents. The storm left a four mile long barren area with few standing structures and noted victims include a 14 year old Benjamin Orr and a 93 year old daughter of BH Minor.
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Comee
Gardner Settlement
Toomaboro
Benjamin Orr
BH. L. Minor
Shepperd
Cleveland Ocomee Lumber Company
Governor demands immediate investigation of air mail crash
Governor Preus of Minnesota calls for an urgent probe into the La Crosse air mail plane crash that killed three men. He urges discontinuing the Twin City Chicago service until equipment and management at St Paul are reviewed, citing obsolete De Haviland airframes and repeated failures.
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Minn
la Crosse
Preus
Minnesota
Chicago- Twin City
St. Paul
Chicago
de Haviland
County Agents Seek Gentlemen's Agreement on Hiring
In Salt Lake City on February 10 a group of county agent leaders from ten western states urged a formal agreement to prevent poaching. They argued paying higher salaries to lure workers would harm agricultural extension goals and ethics. California agent B A Crocheron led the discussion on interstate recruitment.
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B. A. Crocheron
California
Sheriff admits lapse in murder execution order for Lonnie Haton
Baton Rouge sheriff Grant testified to Governor Parker that he forgot to execute Lonnie Haton, convicted of murder on February 4, and only recalled the matter a week later. He said the inmate had become a familiar presence during three years of imprisonment, likening him to a fixture.
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Baton Rouge
Grant
Parker
Lonnie Haton
Haton
Fresh Eggs Prices Drop in Toledo Market
Fresh wholesale egg prices fell another five cents in Toledo today for a total weekly drop of twenty cents. Select eggs now cost 38 cents a dozen wholesale, with retail prices ranging from 40 to 42 cents.
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Toledo
Wyoming Senate approves new Sublette and Teton counties
The Wyoming Senate on Thursday advanced creation bills for Sublette and Teton counties with votes 25 to 0 and 21 to 4 respectively. An amendment shifted Sublette's western boundary four miles east, while House action was expected to concur before governor signature. The day also saw passage of the Chambers bill reorganizing the state board of health and state control of venereal disease campaigns, and the amended budget bill moving forward.
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Sublette
Teton
Senate
House
Capitol
Chambers
State Board of Health
Bishway
Underwood
Camp
Slacker's Escape 10 Be Probed
The house military committee moved to seek Congress authority to uncover how Grover Bergdoll escaped a military guard and fled to Germany. District Attorney C D McAvery testified there is no evidence of war department corruption tied to Bergdoll money. He named payments to several officials and lawyers as part of the probe.
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Treasury
Maryland
Beredell
Philadelphia
McAvery
Bergdoll
War Department
Samuel T. Ansell
Army
Gibboney
J. W. Westcott
Pennsylvania
New York
Endowment vs Spending Money on State Oil Royalties Fight
A proposed I B 45 provision to place all oil royalties and land rents into the state income fund spurred a heated Senate debate after House approval. John G. Hartwell arrived with two companion measures to divert royalties to county schools and future generations, but colleagues opposed them. The dispute carried into Page Two.
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Senate
John G. Hartwell
Lusk
Tie vote marks halt on removal bill in Platte County debate
The Sixteenth legislature experienced its first tie in the house as the Platte County delegation's measure to submit the location of the state agricultural college to voters faced rejection. The vote ended 16 to 16 with the outcome referred to Page Two for continuation.
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State Agricultural College
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