Wyoming men held in Denver for raised dollar notes
Luther Young and Charles Clark of Rawlins were arrested in Denver on charges of converting one dollar bills to ten dollars with paint. They confessed to raising eight notes and passing them in Rawlins Laramie and Denver. Authorities call them notorious note raisers and confiscated paraphernalia.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Luther Young
Charles Clark
Denver
Clark
Cullen Commercial Company
Young
Laramie
Rowland WW. Goddard
Secret Service
Wyoming Guards Officers to Be Examined by Committee
An examining board led by Major Colley, Major Tonkin, and Captain Mandell, appointed by General Liggett, will inspect all yet uncommissioned officers of the Wyoming National Guard. Adjutant General McCoy ordered those to be examined to report at Riverton on the designated date and time.
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J. Colley
Albert B. Tonkin
Medical Corps
Harald C. Mandell
Hunter Liggett
Ninth Corps
Wyoming National Guard
Tim McCoy
Riverton
Careyhurst Teamster Crushed Under Cask Accident
Casper Wyoming March 3 John Roder of Careyhurst is in the state hospital with a paralyzed right side after a fractured spine from an accidental fall from a wagon. He attempted to lift a barrel when his team moved and the heavy cask fell on him. He faces lifelong crippled condition if he survives.
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Casper
Wyo
John Roder
Careyhurst
Here
Roder
Governor considers Personal Property Act and bills on irrigation and taxes
Senate Pile 36 and House Bill 178 remain on the governor's desk awaiting decision. Governor Carey announces reappointments to the state board of accounting and other state advisory and examination boards with terms spanning 1921 and 1923, naming members from Cheyenne Mountain View Torrington Sheridan and other communities.
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Senate
Carey
State Board of Accountancy
Charles B. Morgan
Agnes Donovan
Sheridan
Board of
John McNee, Jr
Rock Springs
Hugh McLeod
David G. Thomas
Thomas R. Jones
Kemmerer
A. C. Boyle
Laramie
Oil Leases Prosecution Rule Sets Navy Reversion
Washington March. Interior Secretary rules that oil and gas wells on naval reserve lands in California and Wyoming revert to the navy if there is no diligent prosecution of repairs or production. The leasing act targets current occupants whose wells were producing on the reserve date. Decisions hinge on proving ongoing work. first ruling favors Associated Oil Wells Company where evidence of diligent effort exists.
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Washington
California
Wyoming
Navy Fuel Reserve
Navy
Secretary of the Interior
Naval - Reserve Lands
Associated Oil Wells Company
American Women Grow Taller and Heavier at Stanford
Stanford University medical advisor Dr. Clelia Duel Mosher reports that among 4,028 women entering the university over thirty years, heights and weights have risen. She cites fashion and greater physical activity as causes, noting modern styles do not hinder growth as past fashions did.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford University
Cal
Clelia Duel Mosher
Mosher
Government study probes Alaska reindeer health
U.S. biological survey station at Umalakleet near St Michaels works on reindeer parasites and diseases. Dr H W Nelson leads the team and reports methods to prolong animal lifespans have been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Alaska
United States
Umalakleet
St. Michaels
H.W. Nelson
Taxi Drivers Must Post Bonds Under City Ordinance
The city requires bonds of $600 from every person operating a motor driven vehicle for passenger hire effective today. Cash or its equivalent may be posted, aiding regulation and reducing bootlegging abuse. Public hacks faced fines but continued illegal work. the bond acts as a stronger deterrent against forfeit and risk.
Wilson Signs War Law Repeal Measure
President Wilson signed a resolution repealing virtually all wartime laws. The act would erase the Lever Food and Fuel Control Act and the Espionage Act of 1917, with exceptions for the Trading with the Enemy and Liberty Bond acts and the War Finance Corporation statute. The president also considered immigration limits and an $18,000,000 hospitalization fund for veterans.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
War Finance Corporation
Funeral Services for Mrs Slack Set for Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs Ia A Slack widow of Colonel Slack pioneer newspaper publisher will be held from the First Baptist church at 2 30 PM Saturday Rev Bruce Jackson officiating. The remains may be viewed at the church from 1 to 2 PM Interment will be at Lakeview cemetery She was born in Simpson county Kentucky and lived much of her life in this region Pallbearers to be chosen from old time friends expected to return for the service.
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Ia. A. Slack
Colonel Slack
Pioneer
First Baptist Church
Bruce Jackson
Lakeview Cemetery
Slack
Simpson County
Kentucky
Illinois
Motorcycle collision injures child near McCormick home
A motorcycle driven by Kilgore hit a Colorado-licensed automobile at Sixteenth and Russell streets near 1610 Russell, injuring McCormick's daughter who narrowly escaped serious harm as the bicycle ricocheted to the curb. Kilgore was unconscious briefly and police seek the other vehicle involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. McCormick
Kilgore
Silgore
Sixteenth
Russell Streets
McCormick
Russell Street
Union Pacific Railroad
New Weather Bureau Assistant Takes Post in Cheyenne
Loveridge became the first assistant at the Cheyenne weather bureau on March 1. He arrives from Detroit and has served in Ithaca and Syracuse bureaus. A Cornell graduate, he brings prior meteorological experience to the local office.
Mail Train Now Is Passenger Carrier
Passenger traffic is to be restored on Union Pacific train No. 6, which was recently run exclusively for mails and express. Its failure to carry passengers drew many complaints to the Union Pacific management. Two passenger coaches have been added from Green River east.
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Union Pacific
Green River East
Newcastle to Enter Moving Picture Industry with Continental Pictures
Newcastle plans to form Continental Pictures to produce western dramas backed by local capitalists. Edward Lazar will direct with ready screen scenarios. state approval pending. Newcastle Commercial club representatives oversee the project with LuZar directing on the L. A. SK Ranch while the Black Hills region may supply a broncho rider rivaling Tom Mix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Newcastle Commercial Club
Continental Pictures Corporation
Edward Lazar
Vitagraph Company
Wyoming
H. Webster
J. G. Mclkenzie
J. C. Murphy
LuZar
L. A. SK
Black Hills
Tom Mix
Two Iowa Banks Close Doors Amid Depression
Emmetsburg National Bank in Palo Alto county shuts operations blaming general depression. President R. S. Williams says depositors face no losses though the bank, capitalized at 50 000, is merely closing to avert failure. Farmers Savings Bank Ulmer also closes under bank examiner due to over loans and deposit withdrawals, with 90 000 in deposits and 10 000 capital.
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Emmetsburg
Iowa
E Emetsburg National Bank
Palo Alto County
R. S. Williams
Des Moines
Farmers’ Savings Bank
Ulmer
State Banking Department
Chihuahua Votes on Prohibition Soon
Juarez Mexico March 8 Mayor Francisco Rodriguez announced that Chihuahua state legislators voted to submit a prohibition question to voters at an election on March 27. This will be the first prohibition election in Mexico and the first where women may vote. The measure asks whether manufacturing sale or introduction of intoxicating liquors shall be prohibited in the state.
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Juarez
Mexico
Francisco Rodriguez
Chihuahua
Drunkenness doubled in Evanston suburb in 1920 figures
Police today released 1920 figures showing 22 arrests for drunkenness in Evanston suburb, home to Frances Willard and WCTU headquarters, up from 11 in 1919. Vagrants lodged fell to 130 from 512 in 1919, while Evanston remains a long dry territory.
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Hyanston
Frances BE. Willard
Evanston
Miss O'Donnell Heads New State Land Office Department
Miss Nelle O'Donnell formerly of the Bank of Gillette is put in charge of the farm loan division as it becomes part of the state land office. New assistants include Miss Wva Daniels an adding machine operator and bookkeeper and Miss Gladys Foresman a stenographer, added to Mr Baker's staff.
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Land Commissioner
Nelle O'Donnell
Bank of Gillette
Farm Loan Department
State Land Office
Wva Daniels
Gladys Foresman
Baker
Minister Who Caused Dreyfus Shame Dies
Paris reports General Auguste Mercier former French minister of war died today. He as war minister led the council of war proceedings against Captain Dreyfus in 1894 which condemned him to life imprisonment and public degradation. The sentence was later overturned and Dreyfus exonerated on retrial.
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Paris
Auguste Mercier
Captain Dreyfus
Council of War
Dreyfus
Reunion of Wyoming cattlemen with Grub Pile nostalgia
In Sheridan on March 8 a group of northern Wyoming cow punchers reunited recalling the old days on the range. Bill Marvin hosted and cooked grub consisting of pork and beans with coffee and cheese. Attendees relived nights on the trail and biting wind experiences.
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Sheridan
Wilse Ridgeway
Wyoming
Bill Marvin
Bill
Amateur wireless boy operates Northern Wyoming’s top setup
Harold Iontz, a high school student, runs a complete amateur wireless outfit in Buffalo. He trained at a wireless school near Washington DC and now receives nightly weather reports from eastern stations. He even overheard a conversation between wireless operators near Avalon and a Massachusetts coast steamer.
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Wireless
Buffalo
Wyoming
Harold
Oontz
Ispontz
Washington, D. C
Avalon
Cataline Island
Los Angeles
Calif
Massachusetts
California Pair on Across Lands to Win Bet
A Long Beach couple, Mr and Mrs I M Richards, began October 30 1920 from Los Angeles with five dollars each aiming to cross to New York then return in five months by foot and any free rides. They reached Cheyenne on Thursday and reported $38 left with five months to finish the trip to Los Angeles. Richards, in the menswear business, carries a 65 pound pack while Mrs Richards carries 20 pounds. both are prohibited from riding trains boats or streetcars and must rely on earnings or unsolicited help for funds.
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Cheyenne
I’. M. Richards
Long Beach
Calif
Los Angeles
New York
Richards
Minnesota House Passes Bill to End Grain Gambling
In St. Paul on March 38 the Minnesota House passed a bill to prohibit trading in grain futures. The measure moves to the Senate and would ban speculation deemed gambling in farm products while allowing legitimate hedging. The bill distinguishes gambling from futures contracts by intent to deliver.
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Minnesota
ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota House Today
Senate
Allies Demand German Concessions at Seizure Threat
At St James's, Lloyd George outlined an Allied ultimatum demanding occupation of Duisburg Dusseldorf and Ruhr, tariffs on German goods, and Rhine border control. He warned Germany for failing to meet Versailles terms on coal, disarmament, and 20 billion gold marks, while leaving room for new proposals.
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Duisberg
Dusseldorf
Ruhr
Rhine
Paris
Germany
Lloyd George
Walter Simons
St. Jame’s Palace
Simons
Dr. Simons
Lloyd.George
Veto Message Denounces Tariff for Protective Purpose
The veto response contends that tariffs aimed at protecting farming are misapplied arguing American farmers lead global production per worker and benefit from scientific and practical support agencies unmatched by other nations. It asserts farmers’ intelligence practices and economies drive growth despite foreign competition.
Farmers Must Not Let Export Policy Undermine Trade
A Senate speech argues against protectionist measures that would curb foreign trade and harm farmers seeking broader markets. It warns the policy could undercut growing American exports, worsen consumer burdens, and erode faith in government motives as Europe owes billions to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
United States
Europe
Hwurope
Wrope
Murope
Congress
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Aimed at Liver and Bowels
An advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy that stimulates the liver and bowels to relieve indigestion. It claims benefits such as better appetite energy and removal of bad tastes, suggesting one or two tablets at bedtime with prices of 15c and 30c.
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Lind
Brooklyn
Eleanor Lane
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Child
Weather Bureau
Cowboy Movies
O’donnell
E. W. Rose Co
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Stein & Company
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