Lodge to keynote Republican National Convention in Chicago
Washington May 4 Senator Lodge of Massachusetts will be the temporary chairman and deliver the keynote speech at the Republican national convention in Chicago. Republican leaders in Congress report broad support for Lodge among committee arrangements to meet May 10 with no chairmanship contest expected. Some backers favor Senator Borah or former Senator Beveridge for the post. Prominent platform statements will be reviewed by the general platform committee appointed by Chairman Hays.
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Washington
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Chicago
Congress
Hays
Republican National Committee
Committee On
Hiram Johnson
Borah
Idaho
Beveridge
Indiana
Maynard
Prohibition Commissioner Exceeded Authority in Cordillo Case
Judge Mentzer ruled the prohibition commissioner and deputy lacked power to stop and search cars on public highways for liquor. Cordillo and co-defendants were acting without authority, making their actions unlawful and the manslaughter verdict tied to that unlawful pursuit. The jury instruction defined manslaughter and linked unlawful car searches to the homicide.
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Cordillo
State Prohibition Commissioner
State Prohibition Department
John Cordillo
W. C. Mentzer
Laramie County
Frank Jennings
Pete Cordillo
Walter New
Gars
Mentzer
Crabbe
Devere
Walter Newell
Aged Woman Awarded $2000 In Streetcar Injury Suit
Mrs. Louella B. Ammon won a damages suit against Cheyenne Electric Street Railway for injuries from a June 1918 street car fall. The jury reduced the asked $25,000 to $2,000 after about two hours deliberation. Judge Tidball sat in for Judge Mentzer and excused the jury until today. Jurors agreed on the award, not the amount.
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GAR
Louella B. Ammon
Cheyenne Electric Street Railway Company
V. J. Tidball
Mentzer
Banks accuse Federal Reserve coercion of state bankers
Washington May 4 state bankers told the house rules and banking committees that federal employees used coercive methods to compel state bankers to join the reserve system. Texas Nebraska Idaho Iowa South and North Dakota and Colorado were represented at the hearings.
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Washington
House Rules and Banking Committees
Texas
Nebraska
Idaho
Iowa
South
North Dakota
Colorado
Post Office Committee Opposes Automatic Second Class Postage Increase
Washington May 4 The house post office committee went on record opposing automatic increases in second class mail rates. Final action on the substitute measure was deferred, however.
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Washington
House Post Office Committee
Railroad 10 Enlists Wyoming Indians for Track Work
The Chicago and Northwestern seeks labor for track gangs on the Wind River reservation near Lander Wyoming. Shoshone and Arapahoe Indians are being enlisted after satisfactory results from last year.
Senate Ready for Wrangle on Peace Resolution
Washington May 4 The Senate opens debate tomorrow on the Knox peace resolution with a general expectation of passage but a certain veto by President Wilson The measure, Knox substitution for the House version, aims for a vote within two weeks or before the congressional recess amid party tensions over the Versailles treaty and league covenant The debate is to reveal the bitter contest surrounding the peace terms and the league of nations.
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Washington
Senate
Knox
House
Wilson
City County Building Curbing and Walks Planned
Concrete curbing and gutters will surround the new city county building on three sides with twelve to fifteen foot sidewalks on Pioneer avenue Nineteenth street and Garey avenue. The project costs 1830.92 and contract awarded to Florino Scapino. Work to begin immediately with lawn planting and street parking to follow.
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Pioneer Avenue
Nineteenth Street
Garey Avenue
Florino Scapino
Warren Richardson
Water Power Bill Advances After Decade of Debate
In Washington on May 4 the House approved the conference report on the water power development bill by 259 to 30. The measure has circulated in Congress for 40 years and now moves to the Senate before reaching the president for signature.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Gonzalez joins revolution against Carranza in Mexico
General Pablo Gonzalez long trusted by Carranza reportedly switches sides and commands two federal regiments near the capital. another report says Carranza’s military council set May 15 as a resignation deadline. Advisers fear a prolonged conflict and possible foreign intervention if force is used.
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Washington
Pablo Gonzalez
Carranza
Two Georges Arrested After Street Fight In City
George Anton and George Pappas were arrested by police yesterday morning on disturbing the peace. They posted $25 bonds, appeared in court, and were fined $10 each after a brief hearing. A dispute over money led to the bout on Sixteenth Street and a damaged watch.
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George Anton
George Pappas
Sixteenth Street
Non-Partisan League nominates candidates in Grand Island Neb
In Grand Island Nebraska on May 4 Mayor A G Wray of York was nominated by the progressive mass convention as an independent governor candidate by petition. F Bollen of Knox county was nominated for attorney general by acclamation. An NL motion caused a reconsideration and O B Wood of Lincoln and Robert Mousel of Cambridge were placed in nomination for lieutenant governor with Mousel winning 92 to 55.
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Grand Island
Neb
A. G. Wray
York
Progressive Mass
F., Bollen
Knox County
League
O. B. Wood
Lincoln
Robert Mousel
Cambridge
Mousel
Welfare of country his only desire
William G. McAdoo states that his personal plans are irrelevant and that the welfare of the people should guide the next president. The letter was made public by John McMurray of the Metal Trades Council of Brooklyn in response to the council’s endorsement and faith that McAdoo would secure a square deal and unite all elements of the populace.
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New York
William G. McAdoo
John McMurray
The
Metal Trades Council of Brooklyn
McAdoo
McMurray
Secretary of the Treasury
Denver Unpledged Delegates Chosen In Colorado
Denver Republicans in the first congressional district selected two unpledged delegates to the Republican National Convention. James Burger and Mrs. Anna M. Scott were chosen, with alternates W. H. Leonard and Dewey C. Bailey. The meeting took place in Denver on May 4.
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Denver
Colorado
James Burger
Anna M. Scott
W. H. Leonard
Dewey C. Bailey
Knotty problem before League nations assembly
Washington May 4 The league of nations faces a decision on whether disarmament proceedings will be conducted by military men or by civilians with military advisers from member nations. The council must appoint a permanent armament commission to advise the council, with policy announced beforehand.
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Washington
Associated Press
League of Nations
Council of the League
Rome
Permanent Armament Commission
League
West Cheyenne streets smoothed with big tractor
Streets running north and south from the Colorado Southern tracks to Carey avenue have been graded and smoothed after the recent snowstorm. A Titan 10-20 tractor, loaned by International Harvester, is at work north of the city to repair streets near Cheyenne and restore normal conditions.
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Colorado & Southern
Carey Avenue
International Harvester Company
Gheyenne
Railroads Seek Freight Rate Hikes to Reach 6 Percent Basis
The Association of Railway Executives told the Interstate Commerce Commission that U.S. railroads need 31.017 billion dollars more to meet a 6 percent income standard under the Transportation Act. Proposals call for freight rate increases of 30.4 percent for Eastern roads, 30.9 percent for Southern roads, and 23.9 percent for Western roads, while passenger rates would stay unchanged. The figures opened the railroad rate case before regulators.
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Washington
Associated Press
Association of Railway Executives
Interstate Commerce Commission
Republicans Fail To Unite Delegates In Laramie County
Trouble in Republican ranks followed a meeting aimed at selecting Laramie County delegates to the Sheridan state convention on May 10. Ranks reportedly favor uninstructed delegates for the national convention, while party bosses fear losing control if the delegation roams free. The unrest prompted a push to assemble a fifteen-member Republican slate from Laramie County to go to Sheridan and vote for uninstructed national delegates. Democratic county leaders meanwhile chose fifteen delegates and fifteen alternates for their state convention at Lander, listing Cheyenne participants and alternates.
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Laramie County
Sheridan
Hiram W. Johnson
California
John
Plains Hotel
Democratic County Committee
Lander
Mere
J. L. Jordan
Iron Mountain
W. I. Whitehead
Hillsdale
Leslie A. Miller
David J. Howell
Ray EB. Lee
Tim Dyer
Wilfred O'Leary
Thomas Hunter
Dan C. Barksdale
John D. Clark
W. B. Ross
A. G. Applegate
A. A. Barressen
Sam M. Thompson
Ida R. Graham
Cheyenne
J. C. Nash
Ed Jacobson
Carpenter
Martin Willadgen
Granite Canon
J. Ross Carpenter
Lloyd Sampson
Walter Larsh
W. Q. Phelan
Max Meyer
Dr. G. Y. Beard
Jack Burri
Luke Voorhees
Dan W. Gill
Avery
Irregularities in Accounts at Sweetwater County Office
Examiners probe the Sweetwater county treasurer Harry Francis and county clerk Stanley Pitchford over financial irregularities tied to Union Pacific deposits for condemned property. The investigation covers funds and a personal check, with no arrests reported.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Harry Francis
Sweetwater County
Union Pacific
Stanley Pitchford
Outlaw Railroad Strikers Eye Federal Board Hearing
Washington on May 4 delegates representing 425,000 railway workers will convene to form a national body aimed at securing a railway labor board hearing. Twenty thousand Cleveland workers in transport, industrial, and building trades are idle today due to the railroad switchmen strike, per Fy J. Baer of the Chamber of Commerce.
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Washington
Railway Labor Board
Chicago
Kansas City
Columbus
Youngstown
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Pacifico Coast
Cleveland
Fy J. Baer
Chamber of Gom
Eighty Eight House Members Protest Irish Arrests
A cablegram signed by 88 members of the house protest imprisonment without arraignment or trial of Irish political detainees. It was sent to Premier Lloyd George and the British parliament from Washington on May 4.
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Washington
Ireland
Lloyd George
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