Tuesday, October 14, 1924. The 1924 Wyoming Special Election takes sides.

The sides for the 1924 Wyoming special election, necessitated by the death of Governor Ross, had been chosen.

The Tajik Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, now Tajikistan was created as a partially self-governing entity with the new Uzbek SSR in the USSR.

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Monday, October 13, 1924. Mecca captured.

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Thursday, October 2, 1924. The death of Governor William B. Ross.

Today In Wyoming's History: October 2: 1924  Governor William B. Ross died while in office .  His wife, Nellie Tayloe Ross, would become the US's first women governor the month thereafter when she won in a special election in spite of not campaigning.  She would serve only until 1926, however, when she would loose a subsequent election.

Secretary of State Frank Lucas became interim Governor.

His widow, Nellie Tayloe Ross, would be forever remembered as the first female governor in the United States, but her life was full of tragedy. The Ross' had lost a baby.  Of two three surviving sons, James A. Ross was killed a car accident near Saratoga in 1928 at age 25.  Only George Tayloe Ross survived of their children, going on to be a lawyer in New York.  He died in 1991.

The Geneva Protocol for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes received preliminary approval at the League of Nations.

The location of Ft. Caspar had been marked.

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Wednesday, October 1, 1924. Jimmy Carter born, William B. Ross starts to pass.

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Wednesday, October 1, 1924. Jimmy Carter born, William B. Ross starts to pass.

Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, and the only President to live to age 100, was born in Plains Georgia.

Widely admired personally, he was not a terribly successful President and served one term.

Governor Ross was dying.

Ireland's Defence Forces (Óglaigh na hÉireann) were formed by the unification of the Irish Army, the Irish Naval Service, the Irish Air Corps and the Reserve Defence Forces,'

Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis banned New York Giants player Jimmy O'Connell and coach Cozy Dolan due to a bribery scandal.

From Michaelnoir on Reddit's 100 Years Ago today:

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Tuesday, September 30, 1924. Big Train boards the Train, and the condition of Governor Ross.

Labels: 1920s, 1924, baseball, Health, Personalities, William B. Ross, Wyoming

Tuesday, September 30, 1924. Big Train boards the Train, and the condition of Governor Ross.

 

The newspapers were tracking the condition of Gov. William B. Ross.

Ross had become ill on September 23 after delivering a speech in favor of a severance tax constitutional amendment in Laramie.  He was given an appendectomy on September 25, and it was discovered he was suffering from phlebitis.

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Monday, September 29, 1924. Around the world flight completed.

Labels: 1920s, 1924, Aircraft, Army, First Around The World Flight, U.S. Air Force