Browning Starts Sixteenth Biennial Session With House Speaker
The Browning legislature opened its sixteenth biennial session led by L. R. Ewart of Cody as speaker of the house and W. W. Dale, Senate president. Prohibition foes expect renewed effort on enforcement while budgets, taxation, irrigation, Yellowstone park water rights, and state department consolidations loom as major topics for debate over the 49 day session. Large crowds welcomed officials at the opening and both houses organized and adjourned to resume later in the week.
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L. R. Ewart
Cody
House
W. W. Dale
Senate
Browning
Poraii
Erpitel
Wiending
Yellowtone Park
Yellowstone Park
Oak’s Ark
Tatshouse
W.S. Green
Worland
Daley
Fter
S. Potter
Wedenday
Carey
Mr and Mrs McKeon Head to San Francisco Coast
Mr and Mrs T J McKeon depart Cheyenne for San Francisco to visit relatives and friends of Mr McKeon who once lived there. The trip will last several weeks as he expects to gather ideas from Pacific coast dance hall operators to apply to the Eagles hall and Coliseum management later in the season.
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T. J. McKeon
San Francisco
McKeon
Cheyenne
Pacific Coast
Eagles
Coliseum
Greeks Start War Again Against Turkish Forces
In the Meander region of Asia Minor fighting continues between Turks and Greeks. Many wounded arrive in Smyrna as Greek forces attack but Turkish lines hold at several points. The imminent arrival of King Constantine in Asia Minor is reported.
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Frome
Mandares
Asia Minor
Smyrna
Constantine
Bandits Slug Messenger And Seize Cash At Produce Exchange
In Kansas City on January 11 two bandits slugged a messenger as he stepped from the Produce Exchange bank at the corner of Mie sourt avenue and Walnut street. They seized a satchel with 20,000 dollars in cash and 3,000 dollars in checks and escaped in an automobile.
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Kansas City
Produce Exchange Bank
Miesourt Avenue
Walnut Street
Deportation Request for Cork Mayor O Callaghan
In Washington on January 11, Acting Secretary Davie of the state department asked for the deportation of Daniel O Callaghan lord mayor of Cork. He arrived as a stowaway without a passport last week and cites President Wilson's August 8 1918 proclamation giving the secretary of state authority to decide admission or denial of aliens under immigration rules.
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Washington
Daniel O'Callaghan
Cork
Department of Labor
Davie
State Department
Davis
O’callaghen
Wilson
Secretary of State
Tools of the HDA Hoke Wn hotel room found
Two inner shrine members of a check forging ring were seized by Sheriff Carroll and Deputy Schultz after arrests on Monday. In a room at the Plains hotel, the men registered as George Walsh and Le Roy Levine, later giving names George and William Smith. A check protecting device, red ink, rubber stamp, and pad were found in two suitcases along with silk shirts and other clothing. They had cashed one fraudulent check in Cheyenne and attempted another for 62 dollars at the Glendale hotel.
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Carroll
Schultz
Cherenna
Plaing Hotel
George Walsh
le Roy Levine
George
William Smith
Cheyenne
G. L. Strader
Sheriff Carre
Woodruff
Glendale
Sheriff Carroll
the Tribune
The
Plains Hotel
Census copy effort to cost millions after fire loss
Washington officials said the census bureau must replace damaged 1890 records after a basement fire at the commerce building. The project is expected to cost about 2 million dollars and take two to three years for complete reconstruction.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Department of Commerce
Minority Nominates Self For Speaker Withdraws
In a dramatic scene at the state legislature Thurman W. Arnold of Laramie had his name put up by the minority for speaker but withdrew after a prolonged nomination session. Ewart won the nomination for the majority, with Arnold praised by supporters before his withdrawal.
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Self
Tower House
Thurman W. Arnold
Laramie
T. Wyoming
Arnold
T. W. Arnold
Thurman W
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Affair. , After J.C. Underwood Had Placed L. R. Ewart
Mr. Arnold
Speaker
Cgg
C. 2. Story
Story
Ewart
Daniels Calls for All-Out Navy or Major League Disarmament
Secretary of the Navy Daniels told the House naval affairs committee that only a navy equal to the world’s strongest powers could command respect and deter aggression. He outlined a plan for President-Elect Harding to invite global naval powers to a disarmament conference, while Acting Secretary Davis said there was no official knowledge of early disarmament discussions beyond the League of Nations invitation.
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Washington
United States
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Naval
Harding
Davis
State Department
Wilson
League of Nations
League Committee
Sherman Butler
League
Indian Peasantry Becomes Bolshevik Riots in India
London dispatch reports heavy bloodshed from peasant rioting in Rat Gareli district southwest of Lucknow. Armed police reinforcements were sent as tenants and landlords clash over novieta reforms, with crops destroyed and property damaged inflaming tensions.
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London
Rat Gareli
Lucknow
India
Lake Minnehaha Skating Amenity Update
City commissioners ordering cleanup at Lake Minnehaha and installing benches for skaters and spectators. A large crowd expected this afternoon and evening as a city jail chain gang works at the park since Tuesday morning.
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Minnehaha
Plans for Naval Aerial Derby Unveiled by Navy
Washington January 11 the navy department announced plans for an aerial derby at Long Beach California the world’s first race between dirigible airships Dirigible D-18 will depart San Diego to race a competing ship entered by a commercial company in the event
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Washington
Long Beach
Cal
Navy Department
San Diego
Official Vote Stolen from Messenger Mr. Kool
Peter Kooi of Sheridan, chosen to carry Wyoming’s electoral vote to Washington, found his official vote copy stolen on Monday afternoon in the Plains hotel lobby. A $1,000 penalty for losing such copies loomed, but the envelope and contents were later found safe in his mailbox behind the counter. No one confessed, and a top Republican official offered little disclosure.
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Peter Kooi
Sheridan
Wyoming
Washington
the Plains
Kool
Republican State Central Committee
Coul
Harding plans restrained inauguration with minimal spectacle
Marion Jan 11 President elect Harding aims a simple transition with no inaugural ball or large parade. He may keep the oath in the capitol and deliver a short general address. Congress debates linger over funding and public ceremony scope. Post office laborer exam set for Feb 19 in the local office with one vacancy at $92,850 a year.
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Marion
Harding
Washington
Capitol
Congress
Evein
Wilson
William Hale Thompson
Chicago
Haas
Two Guests Perish In Chestnut Hotel Fire
Cleveland report of a blaze at the Chestnut hotel on Twelfth street and Chestnut avenue. Two men died from burns and suffocation, eight were injured, including three women who leaped from windows. Several people reported missing as firemen tackled the flames and life nets failed when the escape collapsed.
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Cleveland, O
Chestnut Hotel
Twelfth Street
Chestnut Avenue
Argesheimer Becomes Clerk for Sixth Time
J C Argesheimer of Cheyenne assumed duties as chief clerk of the Wyoming state senate Tuesday. This marks his sixth term across the senate and house roles. A longtime newspaper man and legislative observer, he has been linked with nearly every Wyoming legislature. In a separate brief, Phoenix reports the Central Bank of Wico Arizona closed today due to an overloaned condition.
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J. C. Argesheimer
Cheyenne
State Senate
Argesheimer
Senate
Wyoming
Phoenix
Ariz
Wico
Fairfield
The Bear Set for Cheyenne and vicinity forecast
Fair tonight and Wednesday with rising temperatures. Low tonight about 12. For Wyoming: fair tonight and probably Wednesday. Rising temperatures continue through the period.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Moonshine Raids Turn Gutters Into Running Saloons
Waukegan Illinois January 11 Twenty prohibition agents from Chicago seized and poured out 160 000 quarts of Moonshine whiskey crated from mixed brands Water ran from opened barrels as crowds watched Rubber galoshes clung to the agents and spectators urged danger while a nearby store profited selling tin cups in a land office rush for drinks The guards warned of poisoning while the crowd pressed to see the alcohol emptied into the streets
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Waukegan
Ill
Chicago
Cheyenne Mayor Sets Task for City Clean Up
Mayor Taylor outlines a hard but possible cleanup plan following a demand by a local committee of Black residents to address indiscriminate arrests. He cites difficulty proving cases when officers are known, and proposes undercover police work and outside help to gather actionable evidence. One early result was the arrest of Magele Stowers on solicitation charges after patrols at Eighteenth and Bent streets.
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Cheyenne
Taylor
Embery
Eighteenth
Bent Straits
Magele Stowers
Maggie
Reilly
Bent Streets
Edwards Decides Not to Bind Her in Murder Case
In Cheyenne Justice Edwards freed Mrs. Emma L. Schulz, charged with causing the death of two newborns at a private hospital on November 13. The crowded court heard a tearful verdict as Schulz wept with husband William Schulz and supporters applauding. Prosecutors moved to dismiss the remaining information. Schulz will return to Casper with her attorney General Donzelman guiding the exit.
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Emma L. Schulz
Edwards
Schulz
Edward
William A. Schulz
Cheyenne
Mayer
Annual meeting of Cheyenne State Bank stockholders
The Cheyenne State Bank held its annual meeting in Cheyenne with nearly full stock representation. Cashier J. A. Reed delivered a detailed report showing rapid growth, 1100 plus accounts and only $30 in loan losses, and the bank aims for a million dollars. Directors H. Clark Jr., W. C. Kinkead, T. G. Powers, J. P. McDonald, and J. A. Reed were reelected, and directors may be expanded to seven members.
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Cheyenne State Bank
Cheyenne
J. A. Reed
Reed
Roof fires at Van Tassell ranch burn main house
Early Sunday morning the main ranch house of R. Van Tassell on North Crow Creek burned down while caretakers slept inside. The blaze destroyed the house and furnishings. no one inside was harmed. The letter discusses need for a plain clothes squad, a police matron, and legal reforms to address vice and women's confinement, proposing a state industrial farm or home and physician examinations.
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van Tassell
North Crow Creek
Holdup Man Qualified to Enter High Jump Contest
A Cheyenne midnights crime spree unfolds as a purse snatching near Eighteenth and Bent streets triggers a dramatic high jumping escape over two ten foot fences. Suspect described as about 5 feet 8 inches, slender, smooth shaven, witnessed by Mary Wolf and Harry Rosenblum. A second holdup at railroad yards yields a minimal payoff while a man offers chewing tobacco in a separate incident.
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Cheyenne
Mary Wolf
Eighteenth
Bent Streets
May Terrace
Nineteenth
Harry Rosenblum
Rosenblum
Charles Burns
Burns
Chad R ‘sicGonagle, Jr
Check Operators Taken at Casper in Action
A three member check fraud gang invaded Casper Wyoming arresting leader after he bought a diamond for 525 with a 6 draft from a Denver bank raised to 600. A woman and another man fled by taxi to the railroad station. officers search for them as similar cases in Cheyenne hint at an organized four city operation.
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Casper, Wyo
Casper
Leo Martin
Denver
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Prohibition
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O’callaghan
HDA
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