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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1920
Page
16
Washington June 2 government owned tonnage may be sold to foreign interests if diligent efforts to dispose of ships domestically fail. The plan requires five of seven Shipping Board votes to approve foreign sales and sets aside funds to build new vessels under a five year program.
Paul Minn June 2 Nearly 500000 automobiles and motor trucks are licensed in Minnesota according to a bulletin issued. This grainy snippet notes substantial vehicle ownership within the state, reflecting broad automotive activity.
Secretary Julius A. Schmahl reports license sales totaling 12 332 last month and 33 305 for the first five months of the year. Registrations since January 1, 1918, amount to 293 048.
Walla Walla Wash June 2 Injured yesterday while attempting to burn out the gasoline fumes from a drum Nickola Garrolalo a great war veteran died today. The drum had been rolled near a bonfire and the flames ignited the gas through the bung hole. Both ends of the drum were torn out by the force of the explosion, one tearing away Garfolalo's right arm near the shoulder.
A Kansas report describes a "mud ball storm" near Smith Center where rain and dust formed five pound mudballs. The frozen missiles struck ground killing horses and cattle in pastures and damaging roofs. Old timers recall a similar 1889 spring event.
A 16 member committee from eight leading U.S. grain exchanges urged resuming wheat trading on July 15 for December delivery. The plan calls for liberal delivery grades and regulatory powers by each exchange board. The group will send the proposal to an advisory committee for final action and to review the wheat situation.
Washington June 2 Representative Fess of Ohio, chairman of the Republican congressional campaign committee, told the House today that the present Congress has placed more laws on the statute books than any Congress that ever sat. He compared its record with the last Democratic Congress.
Richard H. Smith argues against Newark New Jersey manslaughter conviction for a Christian Scientist who failed to provide medical care for his 9 year old daughter. He cites that choosing a healing system is a personal right and warns of prosecutions for not using a regular physician. He notes New Jersey law allows Christian Science treatment and urges courts not to contradict this principle.
Washington June 2 Secretary Meredith announced continuation of present federal wheat standards after hearings on dissatisfaction in the Central Northwest with hard red spring and durum grades. He said lowering standards would reduce farmer returns, while proponents said it would raise producer income. The 1917 and 1918 standards have operated under fixed price and wartime conditions, with no fair tests under normal marketing conditions.
A lakes-to-sea commission meeting set for tomorrow in Denver has been indefinitely postponed, officials announced in Denver. The postponement delays discussions on the plan to connect inland waters to the sea and regional water projects pending further notice.
Tacoma June 2 Mrs Julia B Smith convicted of criminal assault on Prosecutor W D Askren was sentenced to from 10 to 30 years in the penitentiary by Judge M L Clifford A plea for a new trial was denied or not specified in the excerpt
Mrs. Smith shot the county prosecutor in April after his conviction of criminal operations. She faced a five year prison sentence at the time.
Gossip links Senator Philander C. Knox for president and Senator Hiram Johnson of California for vice president as a possible compromise ticket. Some national committeemen see the idea as arising from the senate campaign expenditure inquiry and a desire for a ticket not named in Washington testimony. Johnson headquarters notes his recent statement that he will not seek the vice presidency.
In Edmonton on June 2 a posse of provincial police searched for Thomas Munn a homesteader and returned soldier after the bodies of Sylvia McDonald 15 and Otis 16 were found. Munn is alleged to have enticed them into woods near Manola Alberta where skulls were crushed with a blunt instrument.
Philadelphia June 2 Governor William C Sproul told a Pennsylvania national delegates caucus his name would be presented to the Republican convention for president but urged delegates not to act as a unit. He said he preferred support by individual conviction rather than caucus action or unit rule.
Eight labor unions were enjoined from continuing an alleged boycott against a local meat market in Hennepin County District Court by Judge Daniel Fish in a case framing the dispute as a clash between union shop advocates and open shop proponents. The memorandum states the record shows labor groups pursuing a concerted attack to force unionization.
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