Indictment of 125 coal operators and miners for Lever Act violations
Indianapolis March 11 A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging conspiracy under the Lever Act and criminal code against 125 coal operators and miners. The case covers 18 counts with ten overt acts alleged. Defendants will be arraigned May 4 as bond is set at 10000 in some cases and 5060 in others. Names withheld until arrest. Judges expect delays in preparation for service.
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Indianapolis
Federal District Court
A. B. Anderson
United States
Indiana
Illinois
Pennsylvania
No Action Regarding New Health Officer
At a meeting of the city commissioners with County Commissioner Warren Richardson yesterday afternoon no change was made in the current health officer arrangement. Gus Clancy remains in charge of the poor farm and pest house, paid by both entities, and the city continues without a full time sanitary officer. No change will be made for the present at least.
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Warren Richardson
Gus Clancy
County Clerk Ponders Cupid Dictionary For Names In Licenses
County Clerk Ida R. Graham contemplates a special dictionary to pronounce candidates for marriage licenses and their hometowns. A license was issued yesterday to Lawrence Kopusin and Mrs. Mac Jovia Pacheco, both of Walsenburg, Huerfano county, Colorado.
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Ida R. Graham
Lawrence Kopusin
Mac Jovia Pacheco
Walsenburg
Huerfano County
Colorado
Mrs Dempsey Brought From Tia Juana as Gardner Is Charged
Orr said he found Mrs Dempsey in Tia Juana Mexico with Mexican authorities aid and she agreed to accompany him to San Francisco. Julius E Gardner of San Diego is arrested for threatening and intimidating a witness before a San Francisco grand jury. The former Mrs Dempsey received letters from the pugilist that underlie recent draft evasion charges.
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Orr
Tia Juana
Mexico
San Francisco
Julius E. Gardner
San Diego
United States Grand Jury
Dempsey
Thieves Break Into Villa of King of Danes
In Copenhagen on March 11 burglars ransacked the villa of King Christian at The Skaw the northern tip of Jutland. Silverware and antiques valued at several thousand kroner were stolen.
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Copenhagen
Christian
Skaw
Jutland
Florence Reed at Atlas Theatre Today in The Woman's Law
America's favorite actress Florence Reed is announced for a two day appearance at the Atlas Theatre beginning today in the powerful drama The Woman's Law. The program also features the Keystone Comedy Dimples and Danger, a brisk comic pairing that accompanies the feature.
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Florence Need
America
Atlas Theatre
Woman's Law
Elk Basin Consolidated acquires Mutual Oil in refinery expansion
Announcement states Elk Basin Consolidated Petroleum buys Mutual Oil, adding two Wyoming refineries and two lubricating and grease plants in Kansas and Missouri, plus 200 distributing stations in Kansas Nebraska and northwest states. Mutual owns a 3000 barrel Glenrock refinery and a 41000 barrel Cowley plant.
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Elk Basin Consolidated Petroleum Company
Mutual Oil Company
Wyoming
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Mutual Company
Glenrock
Cowley
St. Pat's Day Dog License Law Warns Owners
A 1930s notice warns St Patrick's Day on March 17 will be unlucky for dogs without licenses. Dogs without license tags face arrest without bond and owners must appear and pay pound fees before release.
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St. Patrick's Day
Coal Settlement Commission Divides Over Hours and Wages
The Coal Settlement Commission split on miner work hours and pay. Majority members Robin son and Peale advised a roughly 25 percent wage rise with hours unchanged, including a 14 percent post-work rise. Miner representative John P White opposed, backing a seven hour day and about 35 percent wage increase. The United Mine Workers signaled likely rejection. officials hoped differences could be resolved.
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Henry M. Robinson
Rembrandt Peale
Wilon
John P. White
United Mine Workers of America
William Greene
Tumulty
Admiral Sims Blames Navy Policy For War Readiness
Admiral Sims told a Senate investigating committee that the Atlantic fleet was not kept ready for battle during World War I. He cited delayed dispatch of battleships to join the British grand fleet and noted a two to three week dock period after selection. He praised battleship crews but criticized policy delays and inadequate American force deployment. He urged calling Herbert Hoover to testify on food conditions and noted a committee reshuffle with Senator Ball replacing Poindexter.
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Washington
Atlantic
Sims
Navy Department
Senate
United States
Department
Sixth Battle Squadron
Admiral Sims
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Senator Ball
Delaware
Poindexter
Jury List Prepared for Cor dillo and Newell Trial
The district court clerk T Joe Fisher prepared the year long venire from all county eligible citizens. Jury names for the Cor dillos and Newell trials appear on the list drawn by Warren Richardson Ida R Graham and J K Stoddard. The slips were rolled and bound with no rubber band, totaling nearly a bushel of paper cylinders.
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T. Joe Fisher
District Court
Cordillos
Newell
Warren Richardson
Board of County Commissioners
Ida R. Graham
J. K. Stoddard
Commissioner Sloan to Visit West Coast
Commissioner John B. Sloan leaves Cheyenne for a West Coast tour visiting Reno Oakland and San Diego. He plans a month long trip with a short stay in Reno before continuing to Oakland and then south to San Diego before returning to Cheyenne.
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Sloan
West Coast
County
John B. Sloan
Cheyenne
Nevada
California
Reno
Oakland
San Diego
Still Round and Round in Treaty Fight
The battle over ratification drags on as compromise factions in both parties struggle to reach the two thirds needed. Republicans tweak Article 10 reservations to win holdouts while Democrats press opposition led by Senator Hitchcock. Current counts show about 30 Republican and 52 Democratic votes, still short of the 64 required for approval.
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Hitchcock
Nebr
Carey Presents Small Statue to Cheyenne Legionnaires
Charles Carey presented a three foot statue of an American soldier in a defiant pose to the Cheyenne post of the American Legion. The piece by G. E. B. Dal lin was bought early in the war and shown in town before placement in the Legion rooms at the Chamber of Commerce. Miss Alice Durr has resigned, with James Garrett chosen to replace her.
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Charles
Carey
Cheyenne
American Legion
G. E B. Dallin
Legion
Chamber of Commerce
Alice Durr
The
James Garrett
Pony blimps to travel 400 miles and carry two
The Goodyear Kansas City airship syndicate sold the first lighter-than-air ship built for commercial use. The two passenger pony blimp, 95 feet long, 40 feet high, 28 feet in diameter, has a 400 mile range and 40 mph speed. It features water landings and easy disassembly for shows. Delivery is March 16 after the New York Aero Show.
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Goodyear Kansas City Airship Syndicate
New York
Western Syndicate
Coast Guard
Arkon
Necessity Law Emerges in Wootten Kidnapping Trial
Abrupt end of the state’s case in chief marks a Bisbee kidnapping trial. H W Wootten, a hardware dealer, faces charges tied to the Bisbee deportations that sent 1186 men from the Warren mining district to Columbus New Mexico. The defense invoked the unwritten right of a threatened community to take the law into its own hands, delaying proceedings for arguments on the law of necessity.
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Bisbee
Tombstone
Ariz
H. W. Wootten
Warren
Columbus
New Mexico
T. G. Green
Wootten
Patee
Poles Halt Bolshevik Attack Along Western Front
London reports that Polish forces halted a Bolshevik push by attacking along the front after learning of Soviet plans. Poles seized a lateral railroad line from the Bolsheviks and disrupted their overall strategy, following fighting on the western front where Poles acted as aggressors.
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London
Crystal Ice Company Formed by Contract Holders
The Crystal Ice Company formed after city commissioners granted an exclusive ice cutting contract on local lakes and a supply deal for Cheyenne. Articles filed with the secretary of state name Cal Holliday T Joe Cahill and J B Morris as directors with capital at 200000 dollars. The firm aims to provide artificial ice as demand grows and use natural ice for cold storage.
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Crystal Ice Company
Cheyenone
Cal Holliday
T. Joe Cahill
J. B. Morris
Last Call Before You're Delinquent
Last day to file income tax statements and pay without penalty is next Monday March 45. The Internal Revenue Collector Leslie Miller’s office has been busy since opening December 4, 1919, with total receipts of 1,080,000 and expenses of 19,500 to date. Miller estimates Wyoming income taxes for the past year at about 3,600.
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Internal Revenue
Leslie ‘ Miller
Miller
Wyoming
No Set Up in Efforts Cure Giant Trusts
A mature study of the Steel corporation decision shows no weakness in the Sherman act as argued by officials. The 4 to 3 Supreme Court vote in the Steel case does not reflect the court's view on Sherman law. the department may proceed against violations. Nine anti trust suits await rulings, including a Chicago case alleging labor leaders and manufacturers conspired to restrict electrical fixtures to local production, highlighting capital labor relations.
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Steel Corporation
Steel Trust
High Court
Supreme Court
Chicago
Pershing Denied as Army Chief of Staff
The House refused to amend the army reorganization bill to name General Pershing chief of staff and approved a provision allowing the Secretary of War to make the selection. The vote was not by record. Washington dispatch dated March 14.
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Washington
House
General Pershing
Dong
Secretary of War
New Constitution Adopted by GML Miners in West
Delegates of District No 15 of the United Mine Workers of America in Colorado Springs march through a biennial convention to adopt a new constitution. Modeled on Illinois, it opposes the Rockefeller Industrial Foundation the Industrial Workers of the World and the One Big Union with strict penalties for miners joining related groups. District officers say the reform strengthens and stabilizes western state unions.
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Colorado Springs
Mar
Rockefeller Industrial Foundation
Industrial Workers of the World
United Mine Workers of America
Illinois
Colorado
Wyoming
New Mexico
Ceremony of Extinguishing Lights and Easter Services
The Albert Pike Chapter Rose Croix of the Scottish Rite Masons announces Maundy Thursday April 1 8 PM extinguishing lights and mystic banquet at the Masonic temple. Easter Sunday April 4 3 PM relighting the tapers service also at the temple with members gathering for the rites.
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Albert Pike Chapter
Rose Croix
Masonic Temple
Four New Wyoming Corporations Chartered Yesterday
Four firms filed articles of incorporation with the Wyoming secretary of state. Williams Gasoline Co. of Casper with 500 000 dollars capital, Shawnee Creek Producers Inc. of Lusk with 50 000 dollars capital, Chappell Oil Co. increased capital from 41 000 000 to 5 000 000 dollars, and Park Road Sales & Service Co. of Casper with 100 000 dollars capital. Directors include Williams, George I. Weese, J. B. Keefer. Harold Beck, Arthur Beck, H. L. Bachellor, L. A. Wood, R. H. Nichols, A. B. Stirrett, C. B. Wagner.
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Wyoming
Williams Gasoline Company
Casper
Capital Stock
Beit’. Williams
George I. Weese
J’. B. Keefer
Shawnee Creek Producers, Inc
Lusk
Harold and
Arthur Beck
H. L. Bachellor
L. A. Wood
Chappell Oil Company
Eleven Die As Tornado Ravages Missouri Ozarks
A tornado swept the Turkey Creek valley near Branson and Hollister in Missouri, killing eleven people including seven Box children, injuring eight and leaving two missing. Homes were wrecked, roads blocked, and schools closed as the storm hit Melva and nearby towns in the Ozarks.
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Springfield
Turkey, Creek
Branson
Hollister
Payne County
Ran
William Box
Melva
Alva Howard
William Jackson
Jackson
John Gross
Oasis
Ridgeway
Melves
Turkext Creek
William
Rox
Turkey Creek
Kirbyville
Taneyville
Mildred Oasis
Forsyth
Ozark
Presbyterian Night At Tabernacle Draws Big Cheyenne Crowd
Last night at the tabernacle a Presbyterian night drew a crowded audience despite half the crowd being Presbyterians. Dr. E J Bulgin praised the audience's receptiveness and warned selfishness as the root of all evil. A Baptist night is planned tonight with the sermon on Seven Bumpers on a Corduroy Road that Leads to Mill Pond. Sunday features talks on If I Were the Devil What Would I Do Running Hell and Will the Old Bank Stand Is the Bible the Word of God.
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Tabernacle
E. J. Bulgin
Mill Pond
Robert O. Lewis
Sunshine Chorus
Dr. Bulgin
Bulgin
Jackson
Ethel Evans Lewis
Miss Blamey
Tyler
Dunn
Jenkins
Schamp
East Sixteenth
Putnam
Warren
Newell Bell
Bent
Casselman
East Twenty-second
Hamilton
Bolec
Carey
Grews
Montgomery Sues for Divorce Alleging Cruelty
Walter Montgomery files for divorce from Earth Montgomery alleging cruelty and that she keeps company with other men. The suit seeks dissolution of marriage.
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Walter Montgomery
Earth Montgomery
Tornado Kills Three in Nevada Missouri
A tornado struck Nevada Missouri causing three deaths and about 1 million dollars in property damage. Victims were Paul Pierson 24 William Bothlow 22 and Marty Brewer 23 when the Nevada Trust Company building collapsed onto a smaller structure. The storm lasted under five minutes.
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Nevada, Mo
Nevada
Paul Pierson
William Bothlow
Marty Brewer
Nevada Trust Company
Sign Reading Gravel Theft Prosecution Used at City Building
Visitors to the new city county building encountered a sign warning that gravel theft would be prosecuted by order of county commissioners. The sign, once used at a gravel pit, is now repurposed to block the elevator shaft opening in the basement, preventing falls.
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City County
Cheyenne Masons Agree on Temple Purchase Plan
Cheyenne Lodge No 1 and allied bodies approve buying the western half of the Masonic temple for local lodges. Acacia Lodge No 44 and York Chapter already did, with a four‑body purchase and a joint committee to manage arrangements. The Chamber of Commerce will take the eastern half, awaiting final agreements. The western portion will host multiple lodges including a new Blue Lodge and Eastern Star, sharing space only as specified. The auditorium will be divided by a 45 foot floor to create two lodge halls, preserving the 300+ foot ceiling.
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Cheyenne Lodge No. 1
Cheyenne
Acacia Lodge No. 44
York
The
Royal Arch
Commandery
Cheyenne Lodge No. 4
Chamber of Commerce
New
Blue Lodge
Eastern Star
Temple
Masonica
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Jack Dempsey
O. O. Orr
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Florence Reed
Goa
Atlas Today
ELK Basin Con
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Daniels
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FAR War
Cordillo Trial Venire
RED Army
Ice Company
United States Steel
Palmer
Pershing
Army Staff
GML
Ozark Region
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