Wool Growers Oppose Park Expansion and Tax Changes
The Wyoming Wool Growers association reelected Dr J M Wilson president at the sixteenth annual session in McKinley with Otto Gramm named vice president. Casper won the 1921 convention, while resolutions protested Yellowstone Park expansion into grazing lands and urged five year relief from surtaxes, plus higher reserve limits. The group also backed appointing a regional Interstate Commerce Commission expert and opposed reducing sheep permits on federal lands.
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J. M. Wilson
McKinley
Wyoming Wool Growers Association
Casper
Wilson
Otto Gramm
Laramie
Casfer
Casper Chamber of Commerce
Yellowstone National Park
Congress
Veuve
Wyoming Congressiunal
Val We Association
Wild Gamie Anu
I. C. Commission
Mississippi River
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Forest Service Bureau
National Forest Federal
Wyoming
Arrival of the Soviet Ark Buford at Hango Finland
Washington reports Immigration Bureau statement that the deportees aboard the soviet ark Buford arrived orderly and obedient at Hango Finland. No deportees made statements to the press and such claims are without foundation.
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Washington
Ark’ Buford
Hango
Finland
Immigration Bureau
Elk meat dinner feeds 34 families from Irwin ranch
C B Irwin donated elk meat to the Salvation Army to supply dinners for 34 families. The households will share Sunday meals and express gratitude for the generosity of the donor and the Salvation Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Irwin
Salvation Army
Mir. Irwin
Inter-Racial Council Launches Education Drive On Aliens
New York report states raids and deportations unsettle foreign born residents prompting a council led by Coleman Du Pont to educate aliens. The campaign aims to counter Bolshevist propaganda, improve race relations, and ease unrest among foreign born workers by translating American life into terms they understand.
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New York
United States
Inter- Racial Council
Coleman du Pont
America
Relics Play Star Parts for Movies
Secretary Lansing displayed the original parchment of the Declaration and the Constitution for an hour in the State Department. The parchments were recorded on film for 110,000,000 people to promote the principles behind them and counter recent radical propaganda. The films will be shown in theatres nationwide to curb effects of activity nationwide.
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Washington
Lansing
United States
State Department
Sonora Chamber Seeks Ban on Local Exports
The Sonora Chamber of Commerce filed a petition in Mexico City urging prohibition of exporting corn rice garbanzo and other native crops. The petition says Sonora has no surplus of these goods and desires to keep them for local use.
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Sonora
Douglas
Ariz
Chamber of Commerce
State of
Mexico City
Mount Vernon to go to Siberia
San Francisco dispatch reports the transport Mount Vernon formerly the Kron Prinzessin in Ceceile will depart January 24 under sealed orders for Vladivostok from this port.
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San Francisco
Mount Vernon
Kron Prinzess
Ceceile
Vladivostok
Influenza Gains Strong Footing in Milwaukee
Milwaukee reports a rising influenza outbreak with 244 cases and a second death within a week from Spanish flu. The city battles the spread as health officials warn residents to take precautions.
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Milwaukreah
Milwaukee
Admiral Sims blasts Navy conduct in Great War letter
Rear Admiral Sims presented a long letter to the Senate sub committee criticizing the Navy Department handling of World War I. He cites lack of full cooperation with overseas command and recalls a verbal order to resist British influence. Chairman Hale asks for wider inquiry into Navy war conduct. Secretary Daniels referred the letter to the general board for consideration.
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Washington
Senate
Sims
Daniels
Navy Department
Admiral Sims
London
United States
Hale
Maine
General Board
Department
Chaiman Hale
Europe
Weather Outlook: Cloudy Sunday Into Monday
The forecast calls for cloudy conditions on Sunday and Monday with rain or snow possible in the northern portion. Colder air arrives Monday reducing temperatures.
Pussyfoot Johnson Calls Prohibition Era Beginning Solemn
William E. Pussyfoot Johnson, organizer for the American Anti-Saloon League, said the prohibition amendment going into effect marks a solemn moment, noting the flag will no longer fly over any brewery or distillery from this day.
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London
William E. (Pussyfoot) Johnson
Anti-Saloon League
United States
Lifting of Blockade Iconic Blow to Bolshevik Rule
Hoover said removal of the blockade on Soviet Russia strips Bolsheviks of a major prop. He argued socialism blamed the blockade for failures and used it to fund armies. He claimed Russia lacks exports like wheat and cotton due to famine, while peasants reportedly hold some food.
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Washington
Soviet
Russia
Herbert Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Death claims Velbene family as olives poison spread
New York dispatch reports a deadly olive poisoning linked to a California shipment. Six relatives died after eating infected olives. a 40 year old girl fights for life as serum delays due to a storm hindered treatment. Health officials traced the olives to an East Side store.
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New York
Velbene
Washington
Anthony Delbene
Dominic
Big
Paul Delben
Antonio
Paul Delbene
Angelo
Copeland
East Side
California
Taft Defends Freedom of Speech at New York Banquet
Henry W. Taft, president of the New York Bar Association, said radical agitation tests American institutions not menaces them. He urged addressing concrete questions to reveal constitutional meaning during the annual association banquet in New York.
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New York
Henry W. Taft
New York Bar Association
International Harvester Branch Moves to Cheyenne
The International Harvester Co branch from Crawford Nebraska relocates to Cheyenne. About fifteen staff join the new West Eighteenth Street building, with a large warehouse stock and long term lease. The Cheyenne territory covers northeastern Colorado western Nebraska and most of Wyoming from North Platte to Green River.
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Crawford
Nebraska
Cheyenne
International Harvester Company
Nebraska City
West Eighteenth Street
the Harvester Company
Arp & Hammond Hardware Company
Eighteenth
Reed Streets
International Company
W. F. Starnes
Harry Kelley
J. A. Peterson
Mr. Plumb
Cheyenne Branch House
Colorado
Wyoming
North Platte
Green River
Sheridan County
Big Horn Basin
Spain Seeks American Sympathy After Labor Conference
Visconde De Eza, head of Spain’s delegation to the Washington international labor conference, said in Madrid that the meeting yielded much good and that he found strong sympathy for Spain in the United States.
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Madrid
vVisconde de Eza
Washington
Academy of Jurisprudence
Spain
America
Mexican Girl Shot In Robbery Interruption
Ruby Burch is dead and Jose Lara is held after a shooting in Rock River. Lara allegedly shot the victim when Mexicans Lara and Mestes, while robbing two sleeping Americans named Thomas and Knowlton, were interrupted by the Burch girl.
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Lara
Ruby Burch
Jose Lara
Rock River
Mestes
Burch
Thomas and
Knowlton
Air Mail Failure In Race To Save Poison Victims
In Chicago on January 17 the air mail race to deliver anti-toxin from the University of Illinois failed. Pilot Jack Knight and his Martin plane were forced to descend seven miles south of Hammond Indiana after both engines died. He said the flight could not resume before tomorrow.
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Chicago
New York
University of Illinois
Jack Knight
Hammond
Ind
St Louis Americans to Train in Taylor Texas This Spring
St Louis American baseball team announced plans to hold spring training in Taylor Texas, bringing notable attention to the small city. The move signals a local boost in activity, with team officials citing favorable facilities and conditions for preparation.
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ST. Louis
Taylor
Texas
Prohibition Test Starts with Prearranged Arrest in San Francisco
In San Francisco on January 17, authorities led by Frank M. Silva arrested J. Dillon to test the national constitutional prohibition amendment. The arrest was arranged by T. A. Bell, California wine interests attorney, who said Dillon planned to deliver a barrel of wine to a buyer.
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San Francisco
J. Dillon
Frank M. Silva
Prohibition Enforcement
California
T. A. Bell
Silva
Dillon
Ratification Delay Pushes Action On Peace Treaty
Washington reports that final Senate action on the peace treaty is now unlikely this month as party leaders work through reservations. Negotiations with rank and file lawmakers and further debate are expected to push action to February at the earliest. Round table talks showed progress on minor reservations but little on Article 10 and the Monroe Doctrine. Republican leaders remain firm on reservations, with some Democrats leaning toward compromise though Senator Hitchcock maintains the stance.
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Senate
Round Table
Hitchcock
Wood Advocates Budget Based Economical Administration At Queens Dinner
Major General Leonard Wood urged a budget based economical administration and a square deal for labor and capital at the Queens Chamber of Commerce dinner. He called for government under the constitution and restraint of class legislation while praising law and order. Senator Chamberlain of Oregon criticized excessive government ownership and warned that without business involvement bankruptcy looms as wages have dislocated.
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New York
Leonard Wood
Queens Chamber of Commerce
Gen. Woods
United States
Chamberlain
Oregon
U. S. Transport Hits Schooner Off Thames
London Jan. 7 The American transport Pocahontas struck an unknown schooner near Goodwin Sands off the Thames estuary. The Pocahontas sustained no serious damage and continued on its voyage. The schooner suffered heavy damage but stayed afloat and was towed to Dover.
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London
Pocahontas
Goodwin Sands
Thames
Lloyds
Northumberland
Fullercoates
Dover
Democrats to campaign on treaty, ignore group interests
New York January 17 The Democratic Party will pursue its campaign without regard to group interests Homer S Cummings chairman of the D N C said at a committee meeting He opposed arguing over the peace treaty and noted the national committee endorsed the treaty and the league of nations He promised a strong rebuttal to misstatements about campaign funds and said personal controversy should be avoided.
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New York
Democratic Party
Homer S. Cummings
Democratic National Committee
Cummings
Committee On Convention
Gummings
Bairmen
Sheridan Black Punish Negro in Wyoming Town
Ben Gordon, a Black man from Alliance Nebraska, was horsewhipped and driven from Sheridan by about 500 Black residents after allegedly insulting a white woman. The woman withdrew her court charge, and Gordon was in custody when warned to flee or face further violence.
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Sheridan, Wyo
Ben Gordon
Alliance
Neb
Sheridan
Gordon
Denver's Still Cleaning House in Vice Raids
In Denver on January 7 twelve women and six men were arrested in vice raids. Twenty five of the forty women faced 80 day jail terms after most pleas were guilty. Spectators offered fines for prisoners’ support, but none were permitted. All women were hotel tenants, while most men were labeled as vagrants. Safety Manager Frank M. Downer vowed continued raids to wipe out social vice.
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Denver
Vice
Frank M. Downer
Paul Deschanel Elected President of the French Republic
In Versailles on January 17 the Associated Press reports Paul Deschanel won the presidential vote by 784 of 229 assembly members. The margin marks the largest majority since Thiers's era. Premier Clemenceau was eliminated on Friday.
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Versailles
Associated Press
Paul Deschanel
National Assembly
Louis Adolfphe Thiers
Wen Shosen
Clemenceau
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Wyoming Association
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Wyoming State Board of School Land Commissioners
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United States Sheep Experiment Station
Dubois
Idaho
Quiet Ark
Inter-Racial Council
MT. Vernon
Siberia
Pussyfoot
Lenine
International Harvester GD
Crawford, Neb
AIR Mail
Tex
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