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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1919
Page
1
President will depart the national capital soon as travel arrangements are completed. An official announcement states the Wilson tour will cover designated national engagements and appearances. The plan outlines the trip’s expected schedule and broad itinerary as authorities set details.
Announcement expected tomorrow of President Wilson’s swing around the circle to urge ratification of the peace treaty. The itinerary will cover at least 50 major cities, including Montana and the Pacific coast, with a 25 day schedule and stops in cities such as Sioux Falls and Billings before reaching San Francisco.
New York City announces a September 10 welcome home for General John J. Pershing with a grand military review. Pershing is to lead thousands of overseas veterans who will march up Fifth Avenue while the Leviathan transport brings Pershing, his staff, and about 10,000 First Division soldiers into the city by September 5.
Washington Aug 27 An early sequence of liquor suppression will begin with immediate cleanups in other cities following recent New York arrests for violation of the prohibition law. Attorney General Palmer announced that liquor dealers who believed enforcement was paused for the high cost of living would learn otherwise.
Secretary Baker awarded Henry P. Davison the distinguished service medal in Washington on August 27 and praised the American Red Cross for bearing the horrors of war. The secretary noted the world’s suffering and the relief work enabled by Red Cross efforts.
An official Polish communique from Upper Silesia says German garrison at Myslowitz is surrounded and expected to surrender. It reports Polish troops have reached Belsino and are pursuing the retreating forces.
Ashington August 27. Judge Anderson proposes a federal railroad company to take over existing facilities, creating a single national system with government private ownership and operation. Labor would gain new status with profit sharing and representation on the board while strikes would be illegal. Rates based on cost and subject to ICC approval, with states handling local issues. Existing bondholders protected, stockholders exchanged, and dividends tied to efficiency.
Dispatch from Helena reports Frederick W. Henke and Mrs. Lotus Templeman wed yesterday at the Presbyterian manse capital city. John Templeman and Myrtle Henke reportedly sought to wed after Dillon divorces as both couples faced court actions and elopement plans amid ongoing marital turmoil.
Seattle August 27. The department of justice may bring criminal proceedings in a case tied to government ship building in Washington. Howard G Cosgrove Seattle attorney for the Emergency Fleet Corporation testified before a House committee investigating shipyard expenditures. The information surfaced during Cosgrove's examination about wooden ship building here.
Washington announces the resignation of Dr. Paul S. Reinsch as American ambassador to China citing ill health and a wish to return to private work. No reason given at the time. Also reported is Bill Brennan of New York knocking out Jack Burke of Chicago in the seventh round of a scheduled 10 round heavyweight bout in New Orleans.
A broad labor walkout by yard and switchmen and allied crafts cripples steam rail transport in Southern and Central California. Strikers ignore union leaders and embargo freight into the San Francisco Bay region, with only a few trains moving. Some railroad officials call it the worst strike in state history, as fruit shipments halt and fleets seek alternative means.
In Paris at Footit’s barroom six men in United States navy uniforms staged a bold holdup. They lined up customers, searched pockets, and rifled the till, stealing about 10,000 francs. Footit tried to defend his establishment, smashing a champagne bottle over one assailant’s head without apparent injury.
Prices are starting to ease in several regions, though momentum is not yet enough to shift immediate purchases. Attorney General Palmer notes progress in living-cost relief as congress considers food-control amendments. Meat prices in New York show tentative stabilization with a proposed 18-item fair-margin plan and specific per-pound cuts. Chicago reports a $1 per hundredweight drop in hog prices and lower beef cattle quotes as overall demand for pork and beef recedes amid high living costs.
New York Aug 27 Montana Power directors cut the quarterly dividend to 75 cents a share from prior payments citing unsettled business conditions. Montana Power stock fell eight points on the news.
In Missoula August 27 district No 1 forest service reports a quiet day with fires under control or improving. Swan river blaze overstate, Elk creek watershed fires now contained. Big Creek in Blackfoot country and Big River in Flathead forest show progress. Bitter fire from Deep Selway crossed into Montana five miles on a ridge front.
Paris reports Budapest's martial law expanded to the entire country. A Havas dispatch notes the move amid postwar unrest. Separately, Basle cites Austria's demand for Bela Kun's extradition from Hungary as Vienna relays diplomatic pressure. Columbus court upholds state action to seize and auction long stored food.
Berlin announces Dr Haniel von Halmhausen a former counsellor at the German embassy in Washington is chosen as ambassador to the United States. W S Solf is picked for Britain and Fritz August Thiel for Japan. US inquiry suggests Washington would reject anyone tied to the Bernstorff regime.
The president-elect of Liberia arrives aboard the steamship Carmania for his first visit to the United States. After a brief stay in New York he will go to Washington to pay respects to President Wilson. A $5,000,000 U.S. loan will fund public improvements.
Cardinal Mercier, nearing a trip to the United States, will travel aboard the army transport Agamemnon, sailing from Brest. The United States government extended an invitation for Mercier to take passage on the vessel.
John P. Ryan former director of the Bureau of Aircraft Production and assistant secretary of war testified before a congressional subcommittee on charges about a railroad project tied to spruce production. He said the Milwaukee Road contract was negotiated without his involvement and that Baker and Stettinius confirmed the arrangement was a war measure funded by the government. An inspector general found no evidence of improper profits or wrongdoing by Ryan or officials.
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