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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1919
Page
3
War drives an extraordinary rush for diamonds as profiteers in allied and enemy nations seek wealth and display. Prices rise to an all time high and the diamond trade, notorious for minimal restraints, moves large stock even in small pockets. In London at Maton Gardens, buyers scrutinize gems worth vast sums while societal woes linger.
A suitor speaks of self sacrifice to soften the parting as Mr. Jones ponders sending his daughter away. The youth, Oliver, asks for the hand of the daughter, and the father compares the nest to a fledgling leaving home. The young man suggests staying behind with Gertie to ease the separation.
A widow's husband resists the parson's comfort, insisting his late wife may not be happy in the world she has entered. The aging porch hammock and lingering mistletoe set a somber, intimate scene of mourning.
President Wilson told the Senate the League of Nations is essential to the peace pact with Germany and world order. He noted American majority on the world stage, pledged aid to France, and discussed the covenant’s role in ensuring lasting security.
Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, declares at the Pan American Federation of Labor meeting in New York that opposition to unrestrict ed immigration is driven by a push to curb a coalition of corporations trusts and shipping firms using contracts to bind immigrants to exploitative labor, effectively making them slaves to the trusts.
Dispatches from Vienna and Budapest report Austrian foreign minister Otto Bauer demanding the recall of Bela Kun, head of the Hungarian soviet government, while Kun urges stopping the campaign against the Hungarian legation in Vienna, signaling high tension between the two governments.
A tornado blasted Bradford, Pennsylvania, killing two people and injuring many others. About twenty-five houses were demolished and around fifty damaged along a narrow path. one small dwelling was carried about 1000 feet by the twister.
Wilhelmshaven residents say many former U-boat commanders have left Germany and fled abroad. Some are said to have joined an eastern power in the call for surrender. A large number of army officers on the alleged blacklist are believed to be in Russia.
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