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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1919
Page
2
Paris reports a note to Germany stating the peace treaty takes effect only after Germany fulfills armistice obligations. Key items include withdrawing troops from Russian territory and replacing vessels at Scapa Flow with five light cruisers and other replacements valued at 400000 tons. If unmet, Allies reserve coercive measures.
In Nephi Utah the jury acquitted Mrs Alice J Harris and her son Leland while finding Eugene Harris guilty of second degree murder for the shooting of Jesse H Cone. Eugene was sentenced to twenty years at hard labor. The Harris family were later rearrested on a separate assault charge against Deputy Sheriff William Sabey who was wounded. The slaying stemmed from a long running range feud as Cone and Sabey confronted the Harris place to recover stock. The Harris trio claim self defense.
United States Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer told Pennsylvania mayors and district attorneys that the nation must stop radical labor leaders including the Fos ters and the Maurers from carrying out their alleged revolutionary plans. The remarks aimed to calm turmoil fears and urged law enforcement to curb radical influence.
Government planners map operations for subduing rebels on the coast of Alhucemas in Spanish Morocco. The captain general of Morocco arrives in Madrid to confer with officials on the contemplated attack.
The Duke of the Abrugal and his party depart Naples to search for the sources of the Webl Shebell river. The river runs from Abyssinian through Tatlin Somalitane into the Iodian een, according to the report.
Arthur Williams, federal food administrator, announces a conference in New York next week to establish nationwide fair prices for clothing including hats and shoes. The action aims to set uniform pricing across garments.
Elihu Root challenged the constitutionality of the prohibition enforcement act before the United States Circuit Court, arguing the act rests on false pretenses and exceeds Congressional power.
Assistant Attorney General C. B. Ames declares the strike a violation of law and pledges continued legal action against the United Mine Workers of America. He notes the dispute with mine owners is separate and says permanent restraining order may be sought to establish illegality and hold leaders in contempt if not rescinded.
Berlin reports Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg told a national assembly subcommittee he doubted any lasting peace after World War I. He described Germanys December 12 1916 peace terms as a compromise between military and political authorities. Secret Lusitania evidence in London shows Captain Turner warned by the admiralty to avoid the headlands near the coast.
Helena Montana Union Bank and Trust messenger Charles Stevens aged 18 was held up gagged bound and rendered unconscious by a blow to the head in an alley on Wednesday.
William Z. Foster, secretary in name and field marshal in fact of the steel strike, was born in Taunton Massachusetts to English Irish and Scotch ancestry. He wrote extensively on trade unionism political economy and related subjects.
Chile rejects Washington reports that Child ceded land to Bolivia giving Bolivia access to the sea. The government states the claim is false and asserts no territorial concession occurred.
Twenty six Black defendants charged with first degree murder in connection with disturbances near Blalne in October entered guilty pleas to second degree murder when arraigned Wednesday in Helens Arkansas. The case centers on unrest tied to the October incidents and involves multiple defendants.
Senator Cummins of Iowa, chair of the Interstate Commerce Committee, said he has reason to believe the president will move to return railroads to owners on January 1, 1920 without congressionally enacted railroad legislation. He warned of a financial catastrophe and urged swift passage of required bills this session.
Reports from Twin Falls Idaho state a blaze swept the Jarbidge Nevada business district destroying about fifteen business houses and residences. Originated in the Success bar at 8 am Monday, most structures were frame saloons now used as soft drink rooms and rooming houses, with losses around 380000.
Rioting broke out at the Youngstown Sheet and Tube plant when about fifty women attacked sheriff and deputies who tried to bar workers from entering. Red pepper was thrown into officers eyes as the crowd attempted to seize revolvers.
Washington report states the executive committee of the central competitive dealers operators denies Samuel Gompers statement that representatives left the meeting called by Secretary Wilson to settle the coal strike.
A Chicago hotel owner claims that October receipts for a cafe and a beer room totaled 162. OW, compared with 8147000 for June before wartime prohibition. She believes the prohibition craze has been overplayed.
Reports from Yaris provinces say large crowds attended Saturday ceremonies honoring fallen soldiers toppled by the war. The event commemorated battlefield deaths despite snow and cold weather.
The conference report on DIM restoring the prewar rate powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission was adopted by the Senate. The measure now goes to the president.
Washington reports Bolsheviks have access to large gold reserves from former Russian and Romanian sources. The United States risks being used to finance propaganda of violence and unrest. Assistant Secretary Phillips notes no shipments to Bolshevik Russia are licensed and a postwar policy would need new legislation.
Helena Ark O S Bratton of Little Rock, jailed since October 1 and recently indicted for involvement in the Phillips county negro uprising, was released by Judge J M Jackson on his own recognizance.
Brigadier General Benjamin A. Poore, commander of Fort Cp. A. Russell, issued a proclamation Saturday establishing military control of Wyoming due to a coal miners strike. Affected areas include the state’s key mining regions and government authorities will coordinate security and public order.
Rear Admiral Robert E. Coontz is appointed chief of naval operations to replace Admiral William H. Benson who retires on September 26. Coontz has commanded the Sixth division of the Pacific fleet.
Washington reports Chile has ceded a land strip north of Arica to Bolivia giving Bolivia an ocean outlet but details were not disclosed in the cablegram.
Photo engravings of the news columns and some advertisements were used to publish the Saturday morning issue in Nashville amid a printers walkout.
Miran Sevassy, representative of the Armenian nation, warns that Armenians face slaughter and enslavement by Turks and Tartars with limited Allied protection, except in southern Armenia where French and British troops are present. He cites German accountability in war crimes and urges U.S. action.
Stockholm reports leaders of Russia's soviet government have banned Christian names for children as remnants of the reactionary system. An order to forbid their use is expected soon. Numbers will be substituted. the Petkoff family children may be known as Petkoff one, two and three.
The International workingwomen's congress closed with a decision to postpone permanent organization until next year. British delegates failed to affiliate with labor parties. A temporary US headquartered setup under a provisional committee of a president and four vice presidents will continue.
Wichita reports indicate a man said to belong to the Nonpartisan league was killed by a mob of citizens at Stafford Kansas about sixty miles northwest of Wichita late Thursday. The reports are meagre and unconfirmed.
Kansas City high school teachers have applied for a charter from the American Federation of Teachers, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor.
Atlantic City N J church women’s attire drew censure at the national training conference of the Inter-church World Movement of North America as present day styles were criticized.
Columbus Ohio reporters note the Ohio state legislature ratification was overturned at the polls Tuesday amid complete official and unofficial returns in hand.
Queen Marie of Romania was among suspects arrested on the Swiss border in Geneva. She was held as a prisoner for five hours.
A historical note to Nature states the fingerprint concept may have originated in the East and credits Kumagusui Minakata a Japanese with proving the East’s contribution. It cites Herschel and Rashid ud din and describes an ancient practice of tracing hand prints on deeds without ink blackening.
Flamingoes eat with their head on the ground sift mud using a both jaws arranged like duck bills. The birds frequent salt marshes and migrate when dry. Florida hosted many in the past but now few remain and are shy of hunters, with extinction predicted in coming years.
The article explains how tunnels reduced the role of mountain passes between Switzerland and Italy. It notes that rescue dogs now accompany rescuers rather than traveling alone with supplies. Modern St Bernard dogs arose from crosses after the 1816 avalanche, blending Welsh and Scandinavian ancestry with larger mastiff lineage.
The passage reflects on money’s hold in human behavior. It notes the drive to earn wealth and the shift in talk about those who accumulate large fortunes. The tone critiques social attitudes toward success and riches.
A historical note recalls a period when Holland forbade selling oranges and carrots as orange, the color of the stadholder family, tied to a surge of democratic sentiment that made orange taboo.
Observers watched Anie to gauge whether to expect a curse or a fast pitch. Plate Vealer.
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