10 Oct 1919
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1919
Page
1
The Reds clinched the deciding game in a tense world title battle. A four run rally by the White Sox aided by favorable conditions helped push the contest to a pivotal moment.
The 1919 World Series at Redland Field drew 32 930 fans and $722 414 in receipts before war tax. Players shared $266 349 70 with $5 207 01 for each of the 8 participating stars. The Reds defeated the White Sox to claim the title, while weather and long rallies marked the series.
Weather summary notes rain in Denver and New Mexico with rain odds across Friday and Saturday. North portions may turn colder, while the south remains colder with precipitation. Arizona forecast includes rain Friday into Saturday with colder temperatures Saturday and in eastern regions.
Conditions for the twenty four hours ended yesterday recorded by the state university show cloudy sky with precipitation unlikely. The report lists minimum and maximum temperatures, wind direction, and general cloudiness though several words are garbled.
Washington October 9 Dr Grayson issued a bulletin saying the president has had another good day but will recover slowly and resume work only when doctors allow. Admiral Grayson declined to predict a return date but said it would not be soon. The president is eager to return to his desk and to the swing of affairs, yet remains confined.
In Washington on Oct 9 Vice President Marshall ended Senator Walsh's Massachusetts appeal for a League of Nations with reservations citing Article Ten. Raucous gallery applause and rule violations sparked a brief clash as guards moved to restore order before Senator Lodge and Senator Hitchcock's debate continued.
Washington dispatch reports the Senate labor committee, led by Chairman Kenyon, travels to Pittsburgh to continue hearings on the steel strike. Members include Phipps McKetlor Walsh Hay and others as they probe conditions in the steel district and hear witnesses from both sides. The inquiry aims for an ultimate view and is expected to run through early next week.
A Washington industrial conference telegram urged immediate arbitration and a return to work for steel workers. Samuel Gompers praised the move, while J. Pierpont Morgan opposed arbitration, and Pittsburgh awaited Senate investigators visiting the next day to review alleged abuses of strikers and police in western Pennsylvania.
The national industrial conference hears plans for arbitration of the steel strike, a three month truce, and a presidential board of arbitration with ex presidents. A three‑member cross‑group investigation on the high cost of living is also adopted as committees prepare further action.
Three competitors in a cross country air race sped east from Cheyenne. Captain J. Hobmith and observer Lt FW Singetes led in the de Havilland craft, setting a 487 mile record of four hours ten minutes to reach Cheyenne and depart again. Kiel and Major Spata arrived minutes apart, with Brith and Kiel briefly separated by a storm. Cold, stormy conditions persisted as the flyers pressed on.
Senator King of Utah charges the War Department with criminal waste and lack of prudence in funds and building projects. He cites many camps and new sites created since the war began and millions spent on erecting and repairing facilities, urging careful scrutiny of expenditures.
Early morning flights from East Lake City entered Rawlins as seven planes contested the transcontinental air race. Two De Havilland 4s missing. one piloted by Hall another by Puen. wrecks and injuries after a late afternoon crash in snow near Milo.
A large portion of General von der Hoehe’s troops are returning to Germany after recall by the German government. Advices say the move is hindered by detachments of Ketonians and Tatts. No confirmation was given that General von der Geatt joined the Bolsheviks, though it was considered probable that his forces oppose the Bolshevik regime in the Baltic provinces.
BAPTIOT PARSON HOLDS lead in the ALR air derby across Nebraska. Capt Lowell H. Beth heads the western group at North Platte as 44 planes fly from Mineola to Omaha with good condition reported. Capt Smith still leads the west. Jamie Beith completed the Sidney to Omaha leg in about four hours and six minutes.
Lieut Maynard and A Tustell aim to reach Cheyenne Wyoming as the first leg of a transcontinental air race. Maynard, who left Mineola, must cover about 1696 miles in two days and cross mountains with a 120 mph target to reach San Francisco before sunrise tomorrow amid blizzard like weather.
Federal agents swept Gary and nearby areas raiding homes of radical leaders linked to agitator activity. Officials say the operation targets unrest in the district as investigations continue.
Vera Prisoner Pardoned from Mora county jail after serving a sentence for assault with words. The pardon was granted by Governor C. A. Larrarolo and affected the Watrous Mora county inmate in August.
Hiram Johnson warns the nation will not imitate Europe and Asia by joining the League without reservations. He argues America must resist entangling alliances and maintain independent diplomacy.
Senator Hiram W. Johnson spoke in Spokane urging rejection of the League of Nations in its present form. He argued the plan would force the United States to bear future war burdens and criticized European aims, addressing about 4,000 at the state armory before departing for Montana and Utah.
About eight hundred Southern Pacific shopmen in Tucson walked off the job after Master Mechanic Schoenky reportedly left the city during discussions with union leaders. The roundhouse is closed, trains run, and a meeting of officials and strikers is expected as officials travel from California and El Paso to address the strike. A petition seeks Schoenky’s removal, blaming him for working against railroad interests and alleging firings of convention machinists by Schoenky for refusing to work under a pitt boss said to be a former strike breaker.
The transcontinental reliability race from Mineola to San Francisco sees three fatalities over two days, despite Maynard and Smith pushing toward Chicago. Weather worsens landing conditions across the nation as several aircraft suffer damage or vanish in mountain snow.
Electrical workers at plants powering the local traction system will strike tomorrow at noon in sympathy with San Francisco Oakland Terminal railway platform workers striking for higher wages and shorter hours. The action could halt Southern Pacific electric trains and affect electricity used for lighting and power in Oakland.
Architect Gast started drawing elevations for the $100,000 Knights of Columbus clubhouse on Mast Palace Avenue, New Mexico. The mission style building will honor Francisan martyrs and be a model in every way.
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