Mob Hangs Lynch Slayer in Lamar Missouri Court Yard
J Lynch, who confessed to killing Sheriff Harrow of Barton County, was taken from guards and hanged in the Lamar court yard by a mob. He had been sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to the murder. His wife, baby, mother, and sister were present in the judge's office during the lynching.
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Associated Press
Lamar
J.lynch
John Harrow
Barton County
Courtheute
Lynch
B. G. Thurman
Butler
la Junta
Colo
Seversl
Court House
Cheyenne Woman Indicted for Threatening Governor
Ethel Loor, a Cheyenne woman, indicted for sending a letter to Governor Stephens threatening to blow up the state capitol unless $500 was placed under an ink pad at a hotel. The letter, received after a December 1947 mansion explosion, alleged she would travel to Sacramento for transport.
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Sacramento
Calif
Ethel Loor
Cheyenne
Stephens
Hugh B. Bradford
Leer
Pennsylvania
Altorney
Farm Jobs Cutting US Unemployment, Labor Surplus Noted
Washington May 28 The growing demand for farm labor is reducing unemployment across the United States according to the U S Employment Service weekly summary for the week ending May 21 The report lists 227 425 unemployed persons down from 17 865 the prior week More than half of the unemployed were in New York City The middle west farming states and the south reported a surplus of farm labor while the Pacific coast cities Los Angeles and San Francisco showed a surplus as well
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Associated Press
Washington
United States Employment Service
New York City
Middle West
South
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Internal Troubles Bother Bolsheviks
An official statement from Moscow received by Wireless in London reports internal fronts within the Bolshevik leadership. The message cites further troubles at political levels and mentions clashes around key centers.
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Associated Press
London
Moscow
Ada
Vinnitsa
Cody Man Wyoming's First Airplane Owner
Cody Man of Cony Wyoming bar has a new aircraft ordered by B K M Davie for exhibition and commercial use. The plan includes a landing hatch an airdome near the city with a fleet to tour the region. A young pilot will fly the machine with a start in early July.
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Cony
Cody
BK. M. Davie
Aes
Bownes
En Young
Private clash at Union Pacific depot shocks crowd
Gottlolf Mannheim of Chicago and Earl Windsor of Wichita traded blows on the Union Pacific depot platform at midnight. Mannheim insulted President Wilson and allies, then used foul tactics and struck below the belt before fleeing as bystanders gathered to learn the quarrel's cause.
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Gottlolb Mannheim
Chicago
Earl Windsor
Wichita
Union Pacific
Mannheim
Wilson
Windsor
Strike Deadlock At Winnipeg Unaffected By Charge
Winnipeg officials cite broad government action. labor unions stage ongoing strike led by leaders to spread unrest. Ottawa parliament to consider sympathetic strike action. Winnipeg council asks Premier Norris to push laws banning strikes in Manitoba.
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Winnipeg
Associated Press
Winonipeg Trade and Labor Council
Ottawa
Norris
Siberian Troops Storming Orenburg City
LONDON May 28 Siberian troops of the Kolchak government were storming Orenburg on May 24 according to a telegram received from Omsk. Orenburg is a last Bolshevik stronghold in southeastern Russia and an important railway junction.
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Associated Press
Lonon
French airman ascends to 34000 feet for altitude record
Adjutant Cassells, a French aviator, climbs to 34000 feet in a bid for the altitude record. The previous mark was 90500 feet set by Captain Lang of the British army in January, who carried one passenger.
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Paris
Adjutant Cassells
Lang
Democrats in Dorse Wilsons Noble Efforts
Chicago May 28 Describing the republican party as an organization which complained and moved backward and the peace treaty and the league covenant as the greatest document of human liberty ever prepared Chairman Homer S Cummings of the democratic national committee today sounded a key note for an aggressive presidential campaign in 1920 Party leaders declared they welcomed the opportunity to make the peace treaty and the league covenant the issue in the forth coming fight and expressed confidence of victory. Until President Wilson definitely announces his attitude toward a third term there will be no serious discussion of candidates. The committee adopted a resolution congratulating President Wilson on his work at Paris in drafting the treaty of peace and league covenant and calling on the senate to promptly ratify the documents. The resolution was offered by J Moyle national committeeman from Utah. It says We the democratic national committee recognizing the splendid service being rendered by President Wilson in behalf of a just and enduring peace extend to him our heartfelt good wishes and congratulations and be it Resolved That we do hereby record ourselves in favor of the prompt ratification by the senate of the treaty of peace including the covenant of the league of nations J Bruce Kremer of Montana vice chairman of the committee said the democrats would welcome the opportunity to make the peace a major issue and that party led all its pre election pledges He welcomed the advent of women into party politics and said that the votes of women in the western suffrage states were largely responsible for democratic success in 1916.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Republican Party
League of Nations
Wilson
Paris
Senate
J. H. Moyle
Utah
Democratic National Committee
J. Bruce Kremer
Montana
Democrats
Flex Ie
Bolshevist Tactics Used by Hun Robbers
A 1000-strong raiding band near Stetlin forced potato farm workers to load goods for a special train to Stettin. Railroad officials aided the looters who carried the plunder to Stettin and sold it. Farm owners petition the Weimar assembly for punishment of the robbers.
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Berlin
Stetlin
Stettin
Weather outlook for Wyoming Potecas area
Partly cloudy and unsettled through Thursday and Friday with showers in the northwest. Warmer conditions Thursday give way to cooler weather Friday across the region.
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Wyoming
Republicans Push War Expenditures Investigation Move
Republican leaders in Congress introduced a resolution calling for a 15 member committee to investigate all contracts and expenditures by the war department during the current war. The plan may widen to include the $100 million war fund and the war risk insurance bureau.
Edwards and McCoy Victims of Nitro Blast Near Casper
Two Western Torpedo company workers, J. E. McCoy and Phillip Edwardes, were killed in a nitroglycerin blast at the magazine plant two and a half miles northeast of Casper Wyoming. They were unloading empty gallon tins when an undissipated ounce of nitroglycerin exploded, tearing them to atoms.
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Casper
Wyo
Western Torpedo Company
J. E. McCoy
Phillip Edwardes
NC 4 Will Not Start Final Lap Today
Washington reports the NC 4 seaplane will not start the final lap of the Rockaway Beach to Plymouth flight tomorrow. Lt. Cmdr. A. C. Read and crew await favorable conditions in Lisbon to resume the overseas mission. The dispatch gave no reason for the delay beyond stating NC 4 will now start tomorrow.
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Washington
NC 4
Rockaway Beach
I. 1
Plymouth
England
Navy Department
Lisbon
Portugal
A. C
President Wilson Congratulates Lt Commander Read on Flight
President Wilson sent a message to Lieutenant Commander A. C. Read of the NC-9 expressing heartfelt congratulations on the success of his flight. The president says Read has won and deserves to add further laurels to the country.
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Paris
Wilson
Mexican Government Moves to Defend Rail Line Near Juarez
The Mexican government rushed about 500 troops from Juarez to protect the Juarez to Chihuahua City railway while Francisco Villa’s forces, estimated at 3000, are near Parral. Gov of Chihuahua warns residents to stock water as Villa’s siege risks threaten airrail and local security. Train service is suspended except for military use.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Traina
Juarez
Ahumada
Casas Grande
Chihuahua
Francisco Villa
Chihua
Chihuahua City
Villa
Parral
Allende
Nebraska couple wed in Cheyenne ceremony
Marty Smith and Misa Dana Stutzmay, both of Gary Nebraska, married in Cheyenne yesterday. Justice Frank Wouseman performed the ceremony. They will reside on a farm nearary.
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Rial Marty Smith
Misa Dana Stutzmay
Gary
Nebraska
Cheyenne
Frank Wouseman
Austria to pay indemnity shares among successor states
The former Austrian empire states will pay part of Austria indemnity in restitution for liberation. Austria pays about 2.5 billion kroners. another 2.5 billion kroners divided among Hungary Czecho Slovakia Yugoslavia Romania Poland and Italy. Italy bears part of Austria's war against Italy due to Trentino and Trieste acquisitions. General terms of the treaty were finalized today.
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Associated Presa
Paris
Austria
Fiume Dispute Settled by Allied Council in Paris
Paris May 28 The allied council has set the Fiume issue and the southern Austrian borders, with agreement on the Adriatic question except economic arrangements. Territorial terms will be presented to Austria on Friday, with reparations to be decided later.
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Fiume
Associated Press
Paris
Austria
Allied Council
Unis
Empire Fuel and Gas to Build $15,000,000 Plant in Green River
Green River Wyoming May 28 The Star reports from a reliable source that Empire Fuel and Gas Co plans a $15 million plant here soon. The gas and fuel would be produced from oil shale using a proven process. The company has been recalling shale lands near Green River since January and considers this site most practical for the immense project.
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Green River
Wyo
Saya
Empire Fuel & Gas Go
Posters Exhibit Red Cross Help for Wounded Soldiers
The state capitol lobby displayed posters from the Red Cross illustrating the care of crippled and disabled soldiers. They highlight wartime injuries and the Red Cross efforts to educate veterans to earn livelihoods despite blindness and loss of limbs.
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Red Cross
State Capitol
Red Cross Institute For
Hhs
Red Cros
Progressives Back Solid Front on Senate Committees
After three hours of partisan clash with the democrats the Republicans completed senate organization naming chairs of key panels Senators Penrose of Pennsylvania and Warren of Wyoming head finance and appropriations committees. Progressives did not object on the floor to ousting Penrose via a democratic motion.
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Washington
Senate
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Warren
Wyoming
Finance Committee
Americans Clamp Down on Demonstrations in Coblenz
American military police in Coblenz and Trier were ordered to tear down political posters and bar meetings of a political nature. The action followed a British telegram alleging protests against separation moves, though Third Army headquarters reported no such demonstrations.
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Associated Press
Coblenz
Treves
Cologne
Order Restored in Lima and Callao Riots
The Associated Press reports that order is fully restored in Lima and Callao after rioting linked to a strike. Several people were killed and many wounded as authorities cited agitators as the cause.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lima
Callao
Trainmen Report House Fire Seen From Train
Trainmen and passengers on a Burlington train from Denver report seeing a house ablaze between Cheyenne and Wellington on the west side of the track after arriving late last night. No injuries are mentioned and details are scarce.
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Burlington
Denver
Cheyenne
Wellington
Hawker criticizes American airmen at Daily Mail luncheon
London May 28 at a Daily Mail luncheon honoring Marty Mawker and Mackenzie Grieve, Hawker disparaged the American effort to cross the Atlantic by heavier than air craft. He warned that a ship every 20 yards shows lack of faith and kept the audience silent.
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Associated Press
London
The
Daily Mail Today
Mackenzie Grieve
Marty G. Mawker
United States
Atlantic
Hawker
Memorial Day car race plans abandoned by State Leader
The State Leader states that sentiment among Grand Army, Woman's Relief Corps and Army and Navy Union members favors not holding the proposed Memorial Day automobile race. Consequently the sponsor has withdrawn plans for the charitable event and will not proceed.
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Grand Army
Woman’s Relief Corps
Army and Navy Union
German Counter Proposals Aim to Set New Basis for Peace
Berlin reports say Germany presents counter proposals to the Allied terms at Versailles. The documents show Germany offering deeper disarmament and a shift to a new basis for the peace, while arguing the Allies cannot hold Germany solely responsible for wartime acts. The text notes mixed reactions in German press and cautious expectations in London.
Royalty Purchases Boost Manville Wealth
More than a half million dollars flowed into Manville in the last three weeks via fractional royalty interests in Wyoming oil. Cowboys ranchers and many business people participated with payments from 5 000 to 50 000 dollars. Seven women were among the recipients including one who earned 45 000 dollars.
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Manville
Pateway
Lapee
Wyoming
Manvilt
Rie Ls
Overcoat Stolen From Soldier at Union Station
A civilian overcoat was stolen from Corporal Frank Larson just after discharging from the army at Fort and while waiting for a train at Union Station. He left his grip and overcoat in a chair in the women’s waiting room and returned to find the coat missing. Larson, of Northfield Minnesota, had bought the overcoat the day before.
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Frank Larson
Fort
Larson
Weiline
Northfield
Minnesota
Airplanes Deliver Food Supply to Germans
London report says Allied commission reached Ah a headquarters in Germany and found food shortages. A U S S air force dispatched a squadron of airplanes dropping crates with bully beef and other rations by parachute to the delegates in the area.
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London
Bey
Coubniesion
Aha
Germany
Cruiser Des Moines Arrives Amid Allied Reinforcements
The American cruiser Des Moines reached Anchang, delivering fresh troops alongside British forces to reinforce weary units that have seen little combat since early spring.
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Des Moines
Inet Aupual
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