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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1920
Page
4
A columnist urges the nation to meet postwar readjustment with patriotism and warns against friction. They note several presidential hopefuls on the Republican ticket and suggest sending an uninstructed delegation to the national convention, a practice kept from previous years.
Manderson hosts a large dinner for local businessmen and families with numbered place cards and evergreen decorations. The column notes moves, illnesses, travel, and town developments including depot staff changes, a Lincoln Land survey, and New Year’s gatherings at local homes.
New York officials anticipate a large crackdown after a wave of wood alcohol related deaths and blindness. Acting revenue chief Daniel L. Porter said ten more arrests would follow three already in custody. principal defendants include Adolph Penarelli John Romanelli and Samuel Saleevy linked to poisonous liquor.
Porter declared the manufacture and sale of whisky from poisonous alcohol price prohibition a major challenge for the internal revenue department. Basin Lodge No. 29 K of P will host a social and dance after their meeting on Friday evening January 16.
New York January 1 Attorney General Palmer declares 1920 will be an open season for Bolsheviks anarchists and radicals seeking to overthrow the government. He vows unflinching persistence and aggressive warfare, with no quarter for any anti government movement. He links 75 percent of unrest to this element and urges counteraction through Americanism in press churches schools and labor groups.
Howard Elliott president of the Northern Pacific, arriving from New York for talks, urged that three billion dollars be spent by U S railroads in the coming years to upgrade passenger and freight facilities. He warned the country faces a serious transportation crisis, noting only about 3.4 million freight cars exist at year end 1919, a slight rise since 1915.
Basin City elected officials include Mayor Frank A Wise and Councilmen Wm Gibson F M Hime R R Denny A B Martin. Other city posts name Clerk Jas F Ewers Attorney C A Zaring and Marshal J A Berry with Water Commissioner H Payne. County offices feature Clerk Zela Murphy County Attorney F A Little Judge Percy W Mets and Coroner M H M Smith.
Opinion rooftop excerpt argues railroads are near capacity but national growth demands railroads expand. It emphasizes ongoing economic expansion and the need for infrastructure to keep pace with rising demand and population growth.
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