Irreconcilables and Mild Reservationists Face Off on League Plank
In a heated session Senator Watson pressed for a middle course to unite the party while Senator Borah and his irreconcilables refused any affirmative ratification plank. Senator Crane proposed a covenant with reservations to avert a split as the group awaits a full platform draft and possible recess before 3 pm tomorrow.
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Watson
Crane
League of Nations
Borah
Resolutions
Senator Watson
Borah and McCormick
Smoot
Utah
Senate
Sub Committee Denounces League as Borah Builds Opposition
Chicago June 9 Senator Borah Idaho leads sub committee drive for a flat declaration against the Versailles league of nations claiming a majority of the 4% members. Mild reservation advocates dispute this and press for an affirmative plank. A draft to satisfy them is under written submission and New Mexico is said to be pushing a Mexican plank as Johnson forces weigh against haste.
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Chicago
Borah
Idaho
Resolutions Committee
Republican National Convention
Verseilles League of Nations
Cardter
Johnson
Nitti and Cabinet Resign in Italy
Premier Nitti and his ministers tendered resignation in a turbulent Rome chamber session attended by about four hundred deputies. The move followed socialist resolutions objecting to the bread price decree and challenging the government's parliamentary prerogatives.
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Rome
Nitti
Minnesota-Dakota Storm Death Toll Seven and Growing
The storms hit northwestern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota causing seven deaths, over 100 injuries, and property losses in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Communications were slow to restore, and the final toll was feared to rise as reports continued to come in.
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Minnesota-Dakota
ST. Paul
Minnesota
North Dakota
Prohibition Agents Granted Warrantless Raid Authority
Federal Judge rules prohibition officers need not obtain search warrants to raid premises suspected of violations. The decision, announced in St. Louis, narrows showing required for enforcement actions under the ban.
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SP. Louis
Ofienate
Labor Prank Talk Disrupts Late Senate Meeting
Senators Borah and McCormick left the gathering shortly before 1 a m and said they would return later. They indicated a plan among other pranks tentatively agreed upon involving labor issues.
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Chicago
Senatora Borah
McCormick
Knox Boca Revived as Convention Marks Time
Chicago June 9 The Knox boom shows signs of life as the Republican National Convention waits for the platform committee report. Among the dark horse booms it appears to gain momentum during the day.
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Knox Boca
Chicago
Platform Committee
Republican Convention Clash Over League Idea Looms
Debate within the GOP escalates as Johnson and allies argue against endorsing the league plan. Reports say the convention faces delays and possible rule suspensions to push nominations. Whispers mention Johnson Borah Knox and Wood Lowden as central figures amid a tense power struggle.
Trains Crash Near Schenectady Kills Fourteen
A rear end collision on the New York Central near Schenectady, New York, left fourteen dead with hospital physicians saying two or more others might die. The crash occurred three miles west of the city early today.
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Schenectady
New York Central
Colonel House Ready for European Invasion
Washington learned today that Colonel B. M. House has applied for passports and plans to depart for Europe at an early date. The move signals preparation for involvement in European affairs amid mounting diplomatic activity.
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House
Washington
B. M. House
Lad With Two Cents Arrested in Yards
Tom Baxter an apparent minor, about eighteen, was arrested by Watchman Bell at Union Pacific yards on a trespassing charge. He claimed to be trying to reach Los Angeles after his money ran out, seeking rides on freight trains. He had two cents in his pockets and is listed as a sleeper on the police register.
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Tom Baxter
Bell
Union Pacific
Los Angeles
Baxter
Regular Old Time July Fourth Here in Cheyenne
The South Side Improvement Association plans a traditional Fourth of July celebration at McKay Park with fireworks speeches a bonfire and an old fashioned program. A motor racing event is set for Frontier Park and a tireworks display is planned for the night.
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Cheyenne
South Side
Mexican authorities arrest American smuggler linked to Villa
Juarez Mexico June 9 an American noted as a smuggler was arrested by Mexican authorities in connection with alleged ammunition smuggling to Francisco Villa the bandit He was later released eight Mexicans were arrested at various points between Juarez and St Helena in the Big Bend district in a bid to supply Villa with ammunition
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Juarez
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Here
St. Stelena
Big Bend
Villa
Huerta Illness Delays Swearing In of Officials
Mexico City June 9 AP reports Provisional President Huerta sickly delaying the ceremony for new officials. General Pasqual Ortiz to become secretary of the treasury and General Antonio to assume another high post. the impending substitution likely to be arranged swiftly due to the illness.
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Huerta
Mexico
Associated Press
Adolfo de la Iuerta
Pasqual * Ortiz
Salvador ‘Alvarado
Treasury
Antonio Ee i
de A Huerta
Lion's Club Organized With Hag gard Leader At Plains Hotel Dinner
Permanent Lion's Club formed at a Plains hotel dinner last night with Avery Haggard elected president A D Johnston first vice president Wallace Bond second vice president Fred Porter secretary Sam Asher Charles McGonagle and Fred Warren named trustees John Getty and Avery Haggard chosen delegates to the international convention in Denver in July Meetings set for late weeks in summer and weekly dinners in winter Twenty six original members with twenty at the banquet plan a constitution and by laws to align with national guidelines The club aims at closer civic ties better citizenship and similar goals to the Rotary club which evolved from a Lion's Club here about three years ago
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The
Lion's Club
Plains Hotel
Avery Haggard
A. D. Johnston
Wallace Bond
Fred Porter
Sam Asher
Charles McGonagle
Fred Warren
John Getty
Denver
Lions Club
Loins Club
Rotarians
Basin Associates
Rotary
Rotary Club
Lion Club
Hospital Fund Reaches 120000 After Cheyenne Grant
Announcement yesterday says the Laramie County Memorial hospital fund has grown to 120000 dollars with a 1000 dollar gift from Cheyenne Light Fuel and Power and several smaller, previously unreported contributions.
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Laramie County Memorial Hospital
Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power Company
Runaway Jap Boy Request Telegramed to Cheyenne Police
A late night Western Union message asks Cheyenne police to catch a boy named H H Iwasaki described as a Jap boy who ran away that morning. The sender Frank Ianiski claims to request that police enter him, a remark the night sergeant called unusual and humorous.
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Soma
Cheyenne
Western Union
HH. Iwasaki
Frank Ianiski
Fianna
Rawlins Poised for Daily Paper Under New Ownership
B. B. Lewis a former State Teacher staff reporter will take charge of the Gardon County Journal news department in Rawlins. He plans to move there and build the paper toward daily publication, but notes difficulty securing print paper as local mills cap contracts.
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Rawlins
Wyoming Lown
B. B. Lewis
Cheyenne
Gardon County Journal
Lewis
Tam
Trout Caught Within City Limits Reports Lad Finds Big Catch
A young boy fishing along Crow Creek near the Nineteenth Street bridge within Gheyenne city limits hauled a trout weighing just over half a pound. He refused to give his name but allowed the fish to be photographed before running home with the catch still on the line.
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Crow Creek
Nineteenth Street
Gheyenne
Pathfinder Maps Highways for Public National Parks
A. L. Westgard, AAA pathfinder who has worn out eighteen autos in seventeen years, leaves Washington to map a highway system connecting the nation's national parks. He travels with S. T. Mathers, director of the National Park Service, Judge John Barton Payne, secretary of the interior, and A. G. Batelfelder of the AAA.
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A.L. Westgard
American Automobile Association
Washington
S. T. Mathers
National Park Service
John Barton Payne
Secrrtary of the Interior
A. G. Batelfelder
Agricultural plank criticizes Wilson era policy and railway issues
The program endorses co operative farming under federal rules and calls for rail and water transportation coordination with marketing facilities and farm credit expansion. It denounces the administration for wartime spending and urges restoration of railroad credit, fair wages, reasonable hours, and safer conditions. It condemns wartime excesses and defends government stability.
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Wilson
Edwards Calls for Volstead Act Reform in Slogan Run
Governor Edwards, Democratic presidential hopeful, urged liberalization of the Volstead act from Seagirt New Jersey. He said the eighteenth amendment is constitutional and the act its interpretation, and that it may be amended by elected representatives.
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New Mexico
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Prohibition
Leonard Wood
Republican Party
Resolution Committee
Wood
Lowden
Ysoolutions Committees
Senator Borah
Knox
Phil C. Knox
Yank
LON Club
Haggard
Pathfinder
Uananewe
T. Mathers
A. L. Westgard
A. G. Batchelder
H. Johnson
Edwards
Strangler Lewis
Giant
Lewial Puttifiny
Lvan Linow
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