Mob Hangs Lynch Slayer in Lamar Court Yard
J Lynch, who confessed slayer of Sheriff John Harrow of Barton County, is lynched by a mob in the Lamar courthouse yard after being taken from officers. He had pleaded guilty to murder and was serving a life term. His wife and child were present in the judge’s office during the mob action.
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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 of Cheyenne faces indictment in Sacramento after a letter she allegedly wrote to Governor Stephens threatened to blow up the California capitol if $500 was not placed under an ink pad at a hotel. The letter followed a December 47, 1947 explosion at the executive mansion and referenced transport arrangements for Loor.
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Sacramento
Calif
Ethel Loor
Cheyenne
Stephens
Hugh B. Bradford
Leer
Pennsylvania
Altorney
Farm Job Demand Lowers U.S. Unemployment
The United States Employment Service reports a weekly unemployment drop as farm labor demand rises. For week ending May 21, 227,425 people were unemployed, down from 17,865 last week, with New York City accounting for about half. The Midwest and South saw farm labor demand rise, while Los Angeles and San Francisco on the Pacific coast reported a surplus.
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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 Moscow statement reported via wireless from London says the Bolsheviks face an internal front with renewed strife inside. The note mentions clashes near Vinnitsa and other internal tensions affecting the Soviet leadership and party unity.
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Associated Press
London
Moscow
Ada
Vinnitsa
Cody Man Wyoming's First Airplane Owner
Cody Man of Wyoming plans to bring an airplane ordered by BK M. Davie to this city for exhibition and commercial use. The fleet will be routed to the elute with a landing hatch and an airdome to be set up nearby. Early July marks the anticipated flight with a young pilot scheduled to operate the machine.
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Cony
Cody
BK. M. Davie
Aes
Bownes
En Young
Little Private War Staged At Railway Depot
Mannheim a Chicago traveling man and Windsor a Wichita traveler fought on the Union Pacific depot platform at midnight. Mannheim insulted President Wilson and allies, then used heeled tactics and fouled Windsor below the belt before escaping as bystanders gathered.
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Gottlolb Mannheim
Chicago
Earl Windsor
Wichita
Union Pacific
Mannheim
Wilson
Windsor
Strike Deadlock at Winnipeg Unafa Affects City
May 28 report shows Winnipeg government officials condemn a labor strike engineered by a few men seeking national revolution. Strikers remain firm as union leaders push to intensify unrest while Ottawa considers action on sympathetic strikes. Winnipeg council urges Premier Norris to seek legislation to outlaw strikes in Manitoba.
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Associated Press
Winnipeg
Winonipeg Trade and Labor Council
Ottawa
Norris
Siberian Troops Storm Orenburg Stronghold
Telegram from Omsk reports May 24 battles as Kolchak forces attack Orenburg a key Bol sheviki fortress and railway junction in southeastern Russia amid Civil War tensions.
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Associated Press
Lonon
French Airman Reaches 34000 Feet in Altitude Flight
Paris May 28 Adjutant Cassells a French aviator today in a flight for altitude ascended 34000 feet. The former altitude record was set by Captain Lang of the British army in January this year when he flew to 90500 feet. Lang carried one passenger.
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Paris
Adjutant Cassells
Lang
Democrats Rally Behind Wilson Peace Pact In 1920 Bid
Chicago May 28 Democrats urge peace treaty and league covenant as key 1920 issue. Homer Cummings says Republicans backtrack and describes Wilson as advancing liberty. Resolution backs Senate ratification and praises Wilson’s Paris work. Moyle offers the motion. Kremer notes women’s votes aided 1916 Democratic gains.
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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
Berlin reports a raiding party of about 1000 looters attacked a large potato farm near Stetlin. They forced workers to transport the harvest to a station and compelled railroad officials to run a special train to Stettin where they sold the spoils. Farm owners appeal to the Weimar assembly for punishment.
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Berlin
Stetlin
Stettin
Weather Outlook for Wyoming Firmly Unsettled
Potecas predicts partly cloudy and unsettled conditions across Wyoming with showers in the northwest. Thursday remains warm while Friday turns cooler.
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Wyoming
Republicans push wider probe into war time spending
In Washington on May 28 Republicans moved to begin a broad investigation of wartime expenditures. A Graham of Illinois introduced a resolution to create a 15 member committee to fully probe contracts and costs of the war department and its direction. The effort may extend to the $100 million war fund and the war risk insurance bureau.
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Washington
Congress
Representative Graham
Ilinois
Gillette
War Department
Graham
Mongult
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Edwards and McCoy Victims of Nitro Blast Near Casper
Two Western Torpedo plant workers, J. E. McCoy and Phillip Edwardes, were killed when a nitroglycerin can exploded while unloading empty cans at the Casper area facility. The blast occurred Monday afternoon at the magazine plant, two and a half miles northeast of Casper.
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Casper
Wyo
Western Torpedo Company
J. E. McCoy
Phillip Edwardes
NC 4 Will Not Start Last Lap Overseas Flight
Washington May 28 The American naval seaplane NC 4 will not start tomorrow on the final lap of the Rockaway Beach to Plymouth England flight. Lieutenant Commander A C Read and the NC 4 crew await favorable Lisbon conditions for resuming the overseas flight. A dispatch filed at 9 10 p m Lisbon time says NC 4 will now start tomorrow with no reason given for the delay.
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Washington
NC 4
Rockaway Beach
I. 1
Plymouth
England
Navy Department
Lisbon
Portugal
A. C
Berlin
Theodore Wolff
Tageblatt
Voewarls
Germany
Paria
Voewarts
President Wilson congratulates Lt Cmdr Read on NC-9 flight
President Wilson sent a congratulatory message to Lieutenant Commander A. C. Read of the NC-9. He praised the success of the flight and said Read has earned further laurels for the country.
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Paris
Wilson
Mexican Government Prepares Against Villa Threats
Juarez dispatch moves 500 troops from Ahumada and Casas Grandes to boost Juarez defenses as Francisco Villa menaced to sever the Juarez Chihuahua railway line. Villa is near Parral with about 3000 troops. Chihuahua City residents told to store water. Train service to Juarez 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
Marty Smith and Misa Dana Stutzmay, both of Gary Nebraska, were married in Cheyenne yesterday. Justice Frank Wouseman performed the ceremony and the couple will reside on a farm near Gary.
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Rial Marty Smith
Misa Dana Stutzmay
Gary
Nebraska
Cheyenne
Frank Wouseman
Austria Must Pay Indemnity Shows New Postwar Terms
Parisians report that states carved from the former Austrian empire will pay part of the indemnity to recognize their liberation and keep portions of the Austrian currency in circulation. Austria bears about 2.5 billion kroner, with another 2.5 billion shared among Hungary Czech Slovakia Jugoslavia Romania Poland and Italy. Italy’s share reflects gains from Trentino and Trieste.
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Associated Presa
Paris
Austria
Fiume Dispute and Adriatic Boundaries Settled
The allied council reports a settlement on Fiume and Austrian southern borders. An agreement on the general Adriatic question reached except for economic terms. Territorial questions to be presented to Austrians Friday. Reparations to be discussed later.
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Fiume
Associated Press
Paris
Austria
Allied Council
Unis
Empire Fuel and Gas to Build 15 Million Plant at Green River
Green River Wyoming May 28 The Star reports from a reliable source that Empire Fuel and Gas Co plans a fifty day forthcoming project to construct a 15 million dollar plant here The firm intends to obtain gas and fuel from oil shale using a proven process and has been surveying oil shale lands near Green River since January The paper says this site is deemed most practical for the vast facility.
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Green River
Wyo
Saya
Empire Fuel & Gas Go
Posters Show Red Cross Work For Maimed Soldiers
At the state capitol lobby yesterday placards depicted Red Cross efforts aiding crippled and disabled American soldiers. The posters describe the injuries suffered and the institute’s work in teaching those blinded or with loss of limbs to earn livelihoods.
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Red Cross
State Capitol
Red Cross Institute For
Hhs
Red Cros
Progressives Lined Up for Standpatters in Senate
After hours of sharp partisan conflict, Republicans completed organization of the senate by naming chairmen and majorities on key committees. Senators Penrose and Warren led finance and appropriations, while progressives opposed plans to oust Penrose but voted against a Democratic motion on the finance chair.
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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 Treves issued orders to tear down any political posters and to prevent political meetings in the occupation zone. The action followed a British telephone report of protests against a proposed separation movem ent, though Third Army HQ said no such meetings occurred.
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Associated Press
Coblenz
Treves
Cologne
Order Restored in Lima After Rioting In Peru
The Associated Press reports that order has been restored in Lima and Callao after rioting linked to a strike. Several people were killed and many wounded, according to advices from the Peruvian legation. Authorities blamed agitators for the disturbances.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lima
Callao
Trainmen Report Fire Between Cheyenne and Wellington
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 late last night. The sighting involved the travelers between the city and the rural area, with no immediate details on damage or casualties provided.
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Burlington
Denver
Cheyenne
Wellington
British Pilot Silent as Mawker Slams American Airmen
At a Daily Mail luncheon in London Hawker and Mackenzie Grieve praised the Azores flight plan but Mawker criticized the US team saying the crossing showed no faith, while the audience remained silent. Hawker and Grieve discussed potential future flights and navigation advances. The Daily Mail awarded two airmen a 5,000 pound consolation prize.
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Associated Press
London
The
Daily Mail Today
Mackenzie Grieve
Marty G. Mawker
United States
Atlantic
Hawker
Anerifan Navy
Europe
Taynhamme
Thal
Agores
Portugal
Grieve
Daily Mall
Priad
Automobile Race for Memorial Day Abandoned
The State Leader reports that sentiment among Grand Army members, the Woman's Relief Corps, and the Army and Navy Union opposes a Memorial Day automobile race. Plans for the charitable event have been abandoned after sponsorship concerns.
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Grand Army
Woman’s Relief Corps
Army and Navy Union
German counter proposals shift peace terms on new basis
Berlin reports publish Germany’s counter proposals to allied terms. The draft calls for broader armament reductions and sets a quicker troop withdrawal from occupied areas, while arguing the allied blame for punishment should not rest entirely on Germany. The memo aims to place the peace effort on a new basis.
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Hans
Associated Press
London
Berlin
Copenhagen
Germany
Royalty Purchases Boost Manville Wealth Wave
More than half a million dollars has flowed to Manville residents in three weeks through payments for fractional royalty interests in Wyoming oil fields. Cowboys, ranchers and many townspeople participated, with individual shares ranging from five thousand to fifty thousand dollars. Seven women were among the beneficiaries, one receiving forty five thousand dollars, sparking the town’s visible prosperity.
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Manville
Pateway
Lapee
Wyoming
Manvilt
Rie Ls
Overcoat Stolen From Discharged Corporal at Union Station
A civilian overcoat was stolen from Corporal Frank Larson just after his discharge at the Fort while he waited at Union Station. He left his grip and coat in a chair in the women's waiting room and, returning to retrieve his baggage, found the coat missing. Larson, of Northfield Minnesota, had bought the coat the day before.
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Frank Larson
Fort
Larson
Weiline
Northfield
Minnesota
Airplanes Carry Food to Germans
London reports that as the Allied commission reached its headquarters in Germany there was a food shortage. A US air squadron dropped parachute bundles with bully beef and other rations to assist the delegates.
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London
Bey
Coubniesion
Aha
Germany
Cruiser Des Moines Arrives as Allied Troops Land
Anchangel dispatch reports the American cruiser Des Moines arriving to take off troops while transports bring new British and American forces to relieve exhausted units with no fighting since August.
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Cruiser
Anchangel
Des Moines
Inet Aupual
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U. S
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Orenburg
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Hanting
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