Dr Divine to lead $40,000 First Baptist extension drive
At a Sunday meeting the Virst Baptist church unanimously approved a major property improvement plan costing about $40,000. Rev Frank H Divine, D D, will direct the campaign, arriving soon and staying through June 6, conducting evening services and guiding pledges for the new Sunday school, gym, social rooms, dining hall, kitchen, and women’s room.
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Virst
Prank H. Divine
D. B
American Baptist Home Mission Society
Dr. Divine
Gheyenne
First Baptist Church
Divine
Ile
Unwritten Law Plea Fails in Odell Murder Case
Odell was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to electrocution at Sing Sing after a trial before Justice Hobert P. Thompson on April 9. Evidence included a conflicting tale and a plan to flee, with psychologists debating motives as Mrs. Odell stands for trial next.
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Odell
Hobert P. Thompson
Supreme Court
Sing Sing
Mer
Thes
Rochester Police Department
Knelphe
Mrs Odell in Sing Sing case still tied to fatal charge
The article notes Mrs Odell insisting she will “stick up Jim my” amid a killing in which Odell sits on death row and Kneip is dead. Pearl remains the last public figure, with Odell blaming her for the death blow and questions if she will testify to clear hazy points of the brutal crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odell
Jimmy
Sing Sing
Kneip
Pearl
Yellowstone Highway Men Map and Paint Road Markers
Gus Holm of Cody, secretary of the Yellowstone Highway Association, arrived in Cheyenne after a four day mapping trip. He reported snow melt allowed passage, road conditions from Cheyenne to Gasper and Waltman to Shoshoni vary from splendid to poor, and noted specific areas out of commission while planning southward painting of markers along the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Holm
Cody
Yellowstone Highway Association
Cheyenne
Tholm
Ed Wilson
Colorado State Line
Holm
Yellowstone Highway
Gasper
Waltman
Shoshoni
Coppee Mountains
Birds Eye
Big Torn Basin
Lost Cabins
Buffalo Creek
Presbyterians Decide to Stay With Movement
In Philadelphia on May 25 the general assembly of the Presbyterian church voted down withdrawing support for the Inter Church World Movement and sent the matter back to the executive commission for a revised report. S. Dr. J W Baer led a Pasadena group in urging reconsideration amid a victory by movement supporters.
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Philadelphia
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church Today
Executive Commission
Inter-Church World Movement
J .W. Baer
Pasadena
Cal
Rock Springs Begins Air Mail Field Construction
Rock Springs Wyoming May 25 work will start this week to transform a fir tract a mile north of town into an aviation field. Financed by the Rock Springs Commercial Club the field will serve the air mail when its service extends westward next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Springs
Wyo
Toesprings Commercial Club
Fie
Aeris Mail
Theft charge in Ulita county records case at Evanston
In Ulita county Wyoming the first case involving alleged theft of phonograph records targets youth Charles Maviahiks of Knisht. B J Atkinson accuses him of stealing 30 talking machine records and accompanying canned fruit and canned music.
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Evanston
Wyo
Ulita County
Charles Maviahiks
Knisht
B. J. Atkinson
Atkinson
Marialaky
Brother of Pittsburgh Police Commissioner Dies in Wyoming Jail
In Worland Wyoming on May 25 fra n d Carrol brother of the police commissioner of Pittsburg died after being jailed for intoxication upon arrival. Local physicians say acute alcoholic poisoning caused the death.
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Worland
Wyo
Arested
Frank Carrol
Police Commissions
Pittsburg
Mercury club renovates Second Lake bath house and plans new towers
Mercury club volunteers rebuilt the Second Lake bath house and will begin installing concrete foundations for a diving tower and runway tonight. A taller tower will be added, with wide surrounding sidewalks for safe access, plus more springboards. City officials consider lifeguards as water depth increases to four feet deeper than last summer.
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Mercury Club
Second Lake
William Wilsock
Shoe Industry Slowed by Economic Pressures in Haverhill
In Haverhill Massachusetts on May 25 the shoe industry has fallen to one third normal activity. Manufacturers cite unstable marketing conditions buyers delaying orders stock liquidation by retailers and shifts in style demand. hundreds of workers are idle and thousands work only part time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
Mass
Requiem Mass Held for Aged Nun Sister Mary Winnifred
Funeral services for Sister Mary Winnifred of the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus are at 9 this morning in the convent chapel. Rev. James A. Hartman to preach a solemn high mass of requiem. Interment in Olivet cemetery. Aged 74, born in Ireland in 1858, she lived in Cheyenne seventeen years and joined the order in 1884 in Sharon Hill, Pa. Her maiden name was Margaret Murray.
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Mary Winnifred
Maryland Republicans sidestep prohibition issue in convention
The Maryland Republican state convention in Baltimore passed the prohibition issue to individual candidates and refused to take a party position. The body ratified General Wood as the party’s primary candidate, Wood receiving 116 votes and Johnson 413.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Baltimore
General Wood
Wood
Johnson
Mondell Urges House to Speed Up Proceedings
Representative Mondell Republican leader told the House he hopes Congress will adjourn by June 5 and announced plans to push a speed-up program by meeting earlier than usual tomorrow to accelerate business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mondell
HOUSE
Washington
House Today
Congress
Cavalry Arrives in Westmeath as Sinn Fein Tension Rises
A flying column of cavalry reaches Westmeath to protect farms from raiders amid cattle drives. Reports say Sinn Fein action may follow the military arrival, signaling rising unrest in Ireland.
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Ireland
Dublin
Westmeath
Sinn
Senate passes general appropriations bill in Washington
The Senate approved the annual appropriation measure totaling 415 919 000 dollars and sent the bill to conference for further negotiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Irwin Awarded Frontier Days Stock Contract
Q B Irwin was chosen by the Frontier committee at the Plains hotel to supply all stock for this year’s frontier celebration. He will provide 50 bucking horses 25 saddle horses 46 work horses 75 wild horses and supply twenty men for track work. Other bids came from John H Burnside Garden City Kans Crockett Phillips of SD Ed McCarty of Cheyenne McCarty and Carpenter Cheyenne Myrtle Cox Co of SD and Sam Brownell of Iron Mountain.
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Q. B. Irwin
The
Frontier Committee
Plains Hotel
Irwin
Mr. Irwin
John H. Burnside
Garden City
Kas
Crockett & Phillips
South Dakota
Ed McCarty
Cheyenne
McCarty and Carpenter
Myrtle Cox Company
Sam Brownell
Iron Mountain
Funeral of Otto Braun Schweig This Afternoon
The Elks will conduct the funeral services for Adolph Braun schweig this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Elks home. Interment follows at Lake view cemetery. Relatives from Golden, Colorado, are arriving in Cheyenne for the service. Pallbearers named are Joe Cahill Max Slelmsdorf P. J. Gauff James Sorenson Michael Walsh and Samuel Idelman.
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The
Elks
Adolph Braunschweig
Elks Home
Lakeview Cemetery
Cheyenne
Golden
Colo
Joe Cahill
Max Slelmsdorf
P. J. Gauff
James Sorenson
Michael Walsh
Samuel Idelman
Montana to Call Democratic Meeting to Order
J Bruce Kremer of Montana vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee will call the Democratic National Convention to order in San Francisco on June 28. The announcement notes his selection was due to temporary chairmanship duties rather than a belief a western man should open the first convention west of the Rockies.
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Washington
J. Bruce Kremer
Montana
Sn Francisco
Kremer
Cummings
Fxtine
Rocky Mountains
Omaha Chamber Trade Excursion Arrives in Cheyenne
Omaha Chamber of Commerce visitors are scheduled to stop in Cheyenne today. The train will stay until 8 o clock with a parade through the business district then a reception at the Chamber building. The group will tour the city by auto before returning to the train.
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Omaha
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
G. Fr. Hoel
Dick Schroeder
Charlie Ipwin
Cheyenne
Sterling
Colo
Dan Desdune
Elks
Denver
Two Killed and Dozens Hurt in Santa Fe Crash
Santa Fe passenger train No. 808 wrecked at La Joya 52 miles south of Santa Fe due to soft track from high water. Engineer and fireman killed, about 30 passengers injured. Cars toppled into water. doctors and nurses to scene from Socorro. wrecker coming from Belan to assist. Train departed El Paso this morning.
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Albuquerour
N. M
Santa Fe
la Joya
Here
Socorro
Belan
el Paso
Rehabilitation Bill for Crippled Workers Passes House
The senate bill for vocational rehabilitation of industrial cripples won House approval and was sent to the president. The plan would share costs between federal and state governments with state authorities direct in charge under federal supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washlington
Senate
House
Sutherland Leading Wood In West Virginia Contest
Election returns from 405 of 1330 precincts in West Virginia show Sutherland leading Wood and Webster in the Republican presidential preference race. Sutherland 2812, Wood 2182, Webster 4.
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Sutherland
Wood
West Virginia
Wheeling
West Va
Webster
Judge sentences thief for clothing theft in county court
Eulalie Harra was fined 50 dollars and costs and sentenced to thirty days in the county jail by Judge Edwards after a guilty verdict for stealing a suit of clothes. The fine remains unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eulalie Harra
Edwards
Training Nurses For New Memorial Hospital Expansion
The St. John's hospital student nurse corps, about 20, will be increased to 50 promptly to ensure a sufficient staff for the Frances Warren Pershing Memorial hospital, which will replace St. John's.
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Memorial Hospital
St. John’s Hospital
Frances Warren Pershing
St. John's Hospital
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DR. Devine
Baptist Extension Fund
Park
Offigial
Charlie Irwin
Otto Braunschweig
Cheyenne Creamery Company
Thames Streets
Hene
Santa FE Crasm
Cheyenne and
Laramie County
Laramie County Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital OF
Plains Hotel Board of Trustees
John W. Lacey
Samuel Carson
John A. Martin
William C. Deming
James Dolan
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