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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1920
Page
6
Proceedings list for the Seventh District includes motions overruled and cases submitted or remanded. Entries name Tarael Bobbitt versus Mary Green Bobbitt rehearing affirmed and others reversed remanded with docket notes and originating courthouses.
Organized labor backs government ownership with democratic operation of railroads while opposing autocratic industry control. The federation condemns corporate exploitation in Porto Rico and Santo Domingo and defends workers against being treated as slaves. John Frey challenges state power over economic activity as risky to trade union doctrine. Final action on resolutions expected tomorrow with Gompers ready to speak.
About 200 people attended as stockholders reported that roughly half of the capitalized stock of the Amarillo Cooperative Union Laundry had been sold. The building on North Taylor Street progresses, with brick work possibly delayed by the contractor’s absence. A downtown office for stock sale operations may be opened. by-laws were adopted. S. R. Van Buskirk named general manager. Mrs. William Morris spoke on union laundries and the Ludlow strike. The secretary and manager are bonded and a superintendent post was discussed.
Galveston dispatch reports five plague deaths at Tampico last Sunday from a tanker voyage. Two more cases surfaced in Vera Cruz, prompting Dr Thobert L. Wilson to order fumigation of all vessels arriving from Mexico, including oil tankers, to prevent plague carried by rats aboard ships.
Mrs. Cotham of Little Rock named to address the Democratic National Convention and second the nomination of Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer. She heads the Arkansas League of Women Voters and has led the Palmer for women headquarters in Chicago.
Restoring striking marine and railroad workers to their former positions was urged to the Interstate Commerce Commission as a quick fix for freight congestion. Leaders from the International Longshoremen and Marine Workers unions argued reinstatement would ease jams, with seniority rights preserved.
London June 16 The Bank of England will be rebuilt replacing the old one story edifice once known as the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street. Governors and directors say current needs and wartime expansion have driven the move, with six outside branch offices already in use.
June 16 report from Washington states no decision on the water power bill by President Wilson. Officials at the State Department, White House, and Capitol offered no clear action or timetable as the ten day deadline after receipt nears.
From London June 16 the Associated Press reports rumors of renewed disturbances in Mesopotania were met with official dispatches saying the situation is quieter. British forces hold the town of Tellafay northwest of Mosul after it had been briefly taken.
Madison notes from June 16 report the nonpartisan league convention adjourned after endorsing a La Follette ticket headed by Attorney General John Blaine for the September state primary. Blaine is named as the leading candidate for the La Follette gubernatorial line, with references to Senator Robert M La Follette’s faction.
Sofia reports Premier Stambulinsky telling AP that Bulgaria will retain order and bear wartime burdens with stoic courage. He criticized Allied handling of the peace process, lamented Wilson's unfulfilled points, and urged reconstruction while pursuing harmony with Greece Serbia and Romania amid disputes over Dobrovdja and the Aegean.
The snippet notes broad discontent including in Allied nations over plans to enforce a revision of the peace treaty. It highlights widespread concern about changes and the impact on postwar stability and relations.
Shanghai reports Chinese officials hopeful for a united parliament as Wu Ting-tang and Sun Yatsen push to merge North and South factions. About 100 former Southern Parliament members follow Wu to Shanghai to aid talks, aiming to draft a national constitution and restore peace.
Bermuda announces a royal visit by Prince Edward and begins preparations for its Tercentenary. Officials say 2000 pounds have been allocated to festivities as St. George’s Island readies for the event this autumn. The Associated Press reports from Saint George Bermuda.
New York June 16 The trial of Benny Kauf center fielder of the Newark team on a charge in connection with an alleged auto theft was fixed to follow John J Brady Jr's trial on July 20 Brady, an attorney, is charged with auto theft.
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