Western News Digest: Army Projects and Global Debates
A review of weekly events notes an Army engineers report on a Puget Sound Grays Harbor canal plan, Rio Grande construction costs, Nevada ratification of the federal suffrage amendment, Yosemite tourism projections, and a fatal collision in Salt Lake City. Also covered are naval and fiscal notes, Mexican affairs, a Beverly Hills parachute stunt death, influenza cure offers, and Army manpower and printing cost reforms.
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United States Army
Puget Sound
Grays Harbor
Army
Rio Grande
el Paso
Foreign air link to Madrid eyed by Spain and allies
Spanish authorities plan a London to Madrid passenger air service within months. Meanwhile Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Netherlands agree not to resume trade with Soviet Russia until debts owed to their nationals are paid or guaranteed. Spain delays a 450 million peseta French debt payment for one year. France denies seeking a new 100 million peseta loan.
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Madrid
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Holland
Soviet Russia
Russia
Spain
Matin
France
Date Set for Rail Strike
The rail workers announce a strike date set for February 17, aiming to halt freight and passenger services nationwide. Officials warn of potential eligibility issues and long delays across major corridors as unions prepare for coordinated action.
Strike Called By 300000 In United Brotherhood
Detroit February 10 1920 United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees and Railway Shop Laborers orders 300000 members to strike at 7 am February 17 over wage increases and a coast to coast uniform rate. Allan E Barker says funds will be used to fight the strike and notes delays in federal action while urging action before private ownership resumes.
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Detroit
United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Allan E. Barker
Brotherhood
Barker
Federal Railroad Administration
Mr. Barker
Wilson
Former Emperor Charles wealth denial circulated in Vienna
A semi official note from Vienna dismisses reports that former Emperor Charles is financially ruined. It states he possesses several million kronen plus jewels of himself and former Empress Zita. The note says the government refused to return his private jewels until all gems he took to Switzerland are repaid. Restoration of Habsburg family jewels is claimed to belong to the state.
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Vienna
Charles
Zita
Switzerland
Hapsburg
Mother Kills Daughter in Despondent Act
Mrs. Emily Favre a young widow was found by police in her New York apartment beside the body of 12 year old Margaret killed by a revolver bullet. She confessed after being charged with homicide claiming financial worries briefly drove her to harm.
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New York
Emily Favre
Margaret
Readjust Coal Prices Sought After Strike Commission Move
Washington reports a surge of protests by bituminous coal operators over losses under current price ceilings and 14 percent miner wage increases. The strike settlement commission orders a special committee to compile data on readjusting prices across all coal fields.
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Washington
Coal Strike Settlement Commission
Chow as King in War Time Food Obsessed Soldiers
Observation in the American Legion Weekly recalls how food shaped daily life in WWI. Soldiers praised plentiful rations while shortages mattered on front lines and in depots. Tales describe mess sergeants, hungry men, and the habit of carrying mess kits in search of meals.
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United States Army
Chow
James E. Durst
American Legion Weekly
Jerry
Fox Hole
Army
Navy
Clarence
Cannabis menace warns Brazil import threat says Dr Blair
Dr Blair of Harrisburg warns cannabis smoking is a national menace in Brazil and could be imported unless guarded against. He urges reform of narcotic laws to remove corrupt physicians and enforce controls while noting heroin’s gravity and alternatives for medicine.
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Brazil
T. S. Blair
Harrisburg
Journal of Industrial Hygiene
Blair
Style of clothing through centuries from shirt to overcoat
Sir Walter Scott notes in Ivanhoe that dress evolved from shirts worn by nobility to waistcoats breeches and trousers. The overcoat replaced the medieval coat cloak and remained rare until the seventeenth century, though exact dates are unknown.
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Walter Scott
Ivanhoe
Women Sell Jewels For Pleasure Not Need
A trend of wealthy women selling rare stones for excitement rather than necessity is noted. Mrs Jack Gilliatt, formerly widow of the Marquis of Anglesey, sent jewel chests to auction, yielding a five figure sum and enabling her to buy a small estate and indulge in a chicken farm project.
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Jack Gilliatt
Marquis of
Anglesey
Japan Reports Four Vessels Over 1000 GRT In Trade
On August 1 Japan operated four ships exceeding 1000 gross tons in coast and ocean trade. The count reflects activity in maritime commerce with vessels active across domestic and international routes.
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Japan
Metal markets list Colorado settlement prices
Bar silver 1.34 dollars per ounce. copper 18 19 cents per pound. lead 8.00. spelter 9.31. tungsten per unit 6.50 to 12.00.
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Colorado
Eastern live stock market report from Chicago
Hogs ranged from 13.75 to 15.65 with top at 15.65. Cattle priced by weight with beef steers 11.50 to 17.25, veal calves 18.00 to 19.50, cows 5.65 to 12.40, feeder and stocker steers 7.25 to 12.25. Sheep and lambs showed 84 lb lambs at 19.00 to 21.65, ewes 7.00 to 13.50, and culls 7.00 to 10.50.
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Chicago
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