Murder First Degree Verdict in Hellar Trial
Private Joseph C. Hellar of Company T 24th Infantry Fort Tugsel found guilty of murder in the first degree without capital punishment. Jury deliberated from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. the verdict presided before Judge Riner. Sentence set for 10 a.m. the next day with imprisonment as the penalty. Witness Austen described the events at Fort Mussel related to the killing of Private John M. Lynn in May. Defense evidence portrayed Hellar as peaceful prior to the incident.
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Weather Outlook for Wyoming Highlights Unsettled Weekend
Partly cloudy and unsettled weather forecast for Wyoming over Saturday and Sunday with possible scattered showers. Temperature expected to show little overall change.
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Wyoming
Explosion at Douglas starch works claims many lives
Cedar Rapids Iowa May 23 a massive starch plant blast left 12 bodies recovered and 20 to 28 workers believed trapped as rescue teams hunted the ruins using gasoline torches and electric lights. dozens were hospitalized with injuries from the blast last night.
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Douglas Starch Works
Bitterness of Treaty Squabble Forecast
Washington May 3 The peace reply and league of nations covenant sparked a three hour debate in the Senate with the resolution to publish the full treaty text remaining unfinished. Opponents assailed the terms as a gross breach while Lodge denied impropriety saying Germany’s shopkeepers read the public treaty abstract.
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Aerial Forest Patrol Inaugurated in San Diego County
Aerial patrols over forest reserves in San Diego County were inaugurated with planes equipped with radio gear to report fires. Airmen will monitor blaze sites and drop fire extinguishing chemicals to stamp out or retard fires, with plans to expand if successful to other southern California reserves.
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Prohibition Debate Fills Young Men's Club Meeting
The Young Men's Literary Club at Tempe discussed President Wilson's prohibition stance with members like Moswra Rou Deming Kennedy and Pheluo contesting or supporting. They debated France's frugality and labor power, noting French women as pivotal and the idea that France could rebound quickly despite manpower losses.
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York Medal of Honor Recipient hailed as greatest soldier
New York May 23 Sergeant Alvin York, congressional Medal of Honor winner, hailed as the greatest soldier in history after killing 20 Germans, taking 1832 prisoners, and silencing 36 enemy machine gun posts at the Argonne. Generals Duncan and Gleavow praised his modesty at a Tennessee dinner. Continued on page two.
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Villa Rebels Threaten Durango and Chihuahua Regions
Reports from Denia indicate Villa and his rebels are threatening parts of Durango and Chihuahua. American mining men prepare special trains to move families from danger as Villa’s forces may raid towns. Officials say no Americans have been harmed yet, though property has been taken for food and funds. Parral has been sacked recently. Continued details are on page two.
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Call Convention Planned to Link National Parks by Highway
Helena May 28 Associated Press reports a plan to connect western national parks by a highway system. Representatives of commercial clubs and chambers of commerce from Idaho Utah Washington Oregon Montana Wyoming and Colorado will be invited to a meeting following today’s Helena session of state club presidents. Committees will arrange with officials and perfect the plan.
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Handley Page tests distress wireless near Newfoundland
In Grace Newfoundland on May 23 the Handley Page overseas expedition ran emergency wireless tests under simulated distress. Experts noted Mawker’s high power gear being silent, signaling Admiral Kerr could report position and trouble if the plane forced to water. The aircraft sits on the ground near Boar's Cove at the same site as prior Vimy bomber launches.
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Germans Hand Two Notes to Allies at Peace Conference
May 23 German plenipotentiaries delivered two notes to the peace conference secretariat. The notes concern internal labor legislation and German properties to allied nations. The foreign ministers council reviewed restitution of Belgian archives and the military situation in Silesia amid Baltic commission discussions.
Arizona Town Shaken by Real Trembler
Flagstaff Arizona reports a light earthquake at 6:05 am after a stormy night. The tremor woke residents but caused no material damage. The home of C Lampland, astronomer at Lowell Observatory, was badly shaken though no seismograph record exists at the observatory.
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Lowell Observatory
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Scientife
Warren Winner First Skirmish at Washington
Washington May 3 The Republican Senate committee on committees reports framing its slate for chairs of the Interstate Commerce and Appropriations committees. Senators Penrose of Pennsylvania and Warren of Wyoming are named to lead, despite Progressive opposition, with a conference set for next Monday to discuss.
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Ice Cream Peddlers Arraigned in Court
Two ice cream peddlers arrested yesterday faced arraignment after a quarrel over business. Nick Panagiotopolas and E. G. Poulis were identified. Panagiotopolas was fined for carrying a concealed weapon, Poulis discharged.
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Fox’s Death Attributed To Heart Failure In Cheyenne
It was learned yesterday that William Fox died at the Dyer Ne lel from heart failure not stroke as first reported. Mrs. Fox, his wife, arrived in Cheyenne from Salt Lake City where Mr Fox resided, and funeral arrangements are expected to be announced soon.
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Non-Bolshevik Forces Gain Ground Near Petrograd
Reports from Helsingfors say non-Bolshevik forces strike rapid, substantial blows at Petrograd. Bolshevik resistance appears broken with thousands of prisoners and dozens of guns captured, including five armored trains. North Russian and Estonian units attack Gatschina station while Bolsheviks at Petrograd prepare to defend the city with 300000 workers armed.
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Associated Press
London
Petrograd
Gatschina
Hmoelsingfors
Reds Quitting Moscow London May 23 Report
Reports from Velrograd via Copenhagen describe Bolshevik retreat from Moscow with evacuation ongoing. Observers note the situation in Moscow as desperate and deteriorating.
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Associated Press
London
Bolchenniki Lave Bagun
Moscow
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Copenhagen
Ira A Graph Company
Plas A 10
Reds Battered on Murmansk Front in Russia
British war office reports allied forces captured Medvyelyagara near Lake Onega after heavy fighting. Bolshevik rear guard suffered severe losses in the actions marking the engagement on the Murmansk front.
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Associated Press
London
Murmansk
Russia
Medvyelyagara
Lake Onega
British War Office
Maynard Advances in Russia Move of Headquarters
Maynard commands allied forces on the Volnya front in Russia and shifts his headquarters 400 miles forward to the Murmansk coast at the mouth of the Kem river on the White sea.
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Associated Press
London
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Murmansk
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Kem River
Fred Stone Visits Cheyenne for Brief Stay
Famous comedian Fred Stone tours Cheyenne visiting old friend H. Van Tassel at his ranch. Stone, longtime musical performer with Montgomery and Stang, recently starred in Johnny Got Your Gun and plans to depart Cheyenne in a few days.
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Convicts at Wyoming Prison Strike Over Warder Discharge
About 800 prisoners at the Wyoming state prison refused to work in the shirt factory and other tasks in protest of the removal of Warden C. J. Martin. Acting Warden Brine moved convicts to cells, and Governor Carey and the state board of charities planned to investigate. The dispute drew broader protests and political tensions within the state.
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