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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1920
Page
1
Warsaw government and allied representatives prepare for evacuation to Cracow as Bolshevik advances threaten Danzig corridor. Reports from Berlin and Washington discuss U.S. stance, possible aid options, and the potential impact on Poland and neighboring states amid new peace talks.
Warsaw reports multiple attacks repulsed with some prisoners captured. Terespol, four miles west of Brest Litovsk, partially evacuated. In New York a Polish birth or descent citizen group plans Aug 15 demonstrations across nearly 100 cities to urge U.S. aid for Poland and intervention from Wilson Harding and Cox.
A two hour talk with Will Hays left 33 Connecticut suffragists not fully satisfied with Republican stance on the Anthony amendment. The group plans to watch Connecticut ratification efforts in New England and awaits Governor Holcomb's response as Hays pledges to urge a special session.
Marion Ohio Aug 7 Senator Harding faltered in a busy campaign day after a few callers and declared a holiday then drove to Mansfield for a golf game. He skipped comment on Cox speech and planned to respond in upcoming public addresses. Senator Townsend of Michigan met Harding and later said he was satisfied with the Michigan outlook.
Nashville Aug 7 A poll of the Tennessee legislature on the federal suffrage amendment indicates its rejection. Parley P Christensen, Farmer Labor candidate for president, warned Harding and Cox that Tennessee’s ratification or denial will shape national support for universal woman suffrage. He urged immediate action to align with party pledges and said Tennessee is the showdown for sincerity on the issue.
A $1,000 reward was offered today for the capture of robbers who dynamited the Bank of Black Creek vault on Thursday night and escaped with 100,000 in notes and 30,000 in Liberty Bonds and Thrift Stamps.
Paris reports France may issue a stern note to Germany and act to enforce Versailles provisions in eastern Europe and along the Rhine if necessary. French circles say Germany plots with soviets to upset Polish borders and hinder Allied aid, with tensions rising over Upper Silesia and Danzig incidents.
In West Frankfort Illinois on August 7 a mob of about 100 English speaking residents attacked the Italian settlement. Louis Carrari a 40 year old father of five was killed by gunshot and a meat cleaver blow. Troops arrived after the mob dispersed. Multiple Italians were injured.
A heavy drizzle curtails coastal welcome plans as Archbishop Mannix sails toward Wingland on the Baltic. Authorities urge Cork, Queenstown, and other towns to display Sinn Fein colors Sunday for a grand reception upon his landing despite uncertainty about the Baltic's destination.
Governor Roberts issued the call for a Tennessee special session starting Monday to consider ratifying the federal suffrage amendment. If approved, Tennessee would be the 36th state and women could vote in the November presidential election. Suffrage and anti suffrage leaders dispute the likely outcome amid months of lobbying and a recent August 5 special election.
The Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad company reports 1919 net corporate income of 16,072,200 dollars, up from 12,824,052 in 1918. The earnings yield 38.01 percent on 42,277,000 dollars common stock, with a surplus after dividends of 7,627,745 dollars, up from 4,388,972 last year.
Gov. James M. Cox accepting the Democratic nomination in Dayton pledges strong support for the League of Nations with interpretations to ensure good faith and warns against a separate peace with Germany. He blasts Senator Harding’s reservations and says ratification is the first duty of the new administration.
Denver needed to vote on ending the strike but Colonel Ballou barred the final vote meeting. Hugh Miller died after last night’s rioting bringing dead to four. Frederick Hilde said the company would not negotiate with the union and would fire strike breakers. City officials planned streetcars on every line tomorrow with former workers rehired under conditions.
In Bellevue Alberta a pistol confrontation between mounted officers and three robbers left Provincial Policeman Usher and Mounted Policeman Bailey dead along with an unidentified man. Two suspects escaped, one wounded, in the confrontation linked to a train robbery at Sentinel Alberta on Monday night.
Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad will place orders for 2000 gondolas and 1000 box cars in the next few days. General Agent C. W. Henry says shipments to the lakes are expected to be expedited and the action announced today.
American athletes arrived in Antwerp and worked out at the stadium as the United States Navy team aboard the cruiser Frederick. Frank J. Shea E B. Curtis H B Liversedge and W C Clapp trained on the track while M J McDermott and other swimmers tested the Olympic pool. The weather grew chilly and cloudy and the athletes found the climate change severe with heavy air.
City detectives and a police squad rescued E. J. Ryan of Conway Pennsylvania from a mob that gathered late today, after a taxicab incident. The crowd, described as largely negro, threatened violence before police intervened to avert possible injury or death.
A towel wrapped quantity of dynamite was found in the engine room of Detroit's Ford Motor Company plant as a fireman prepared to move the furnace. Authorities detained several men for questioning as they investigate a possible attempt to dynamite the facility.
Chicago August 7 Senator Harry S New Indiana Republican campaign committee head and senate foreign relations member says Governor Cox in his acceptance speech dodged the real league issue He claims Cox clings to Wilson while reaching to the public and avoids declaring support for article ten or the dispatch of troops abroad demanding a clear stance.
Ed Adams, a colored man, appeared in Justice Postlethwaite’s court on three warrants. One for selling liquor, one for robbery, and another for a whiskey charge. Officer Carter arrested him after Charley Garrett accused him of selling whiskey and robbing him of over fifty dollars. Adams is held for the grand jury in $1,000 bonds on each count and was committed to jail in default of bond. Earlier, he was turned over to a federal official on a whiskey case and held for the federal grand jury in $1,000 bond.
Under an unconditional surrender Francisco Villa will be granted a huge estate at Canutilla Durango and be guarded for life by fifty of his trusted followers paid by the government. Villa with 900 officers travels toward San Pedro for final surrender and disarming of his forces. The deal costs two million dollars gold and includes Villa’s pledge not to fight again for the government.
Warsaw reports the foreign office has sent the Polish side of the peace and armistice dispute with the Soviet government of Russia to the League of Nations. Officials plan a proclamation urging calm and support for the government among Poles.
Paris August 7 the foreign office rejected dispatches from a press agency claiming to be from San Sebastian. The denial states the league of nations council did not decide on creating an international general staff.
Governor Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt led a Democratic parade at Dayton Ohio's Montgomery County Fair Grounds in bright sun. The crowd, estimated up to 756000, cheered Cox's acceptance speech praising the league of nations and suffrage while criticizing Republican policies. The event included a two hour address, rain briefly interrupting, and a closing benediction by Rev Martin P Neville.
Frankie Mason of Fort Wayne Indiana won a ten round flyweight decision over Joe Thomas of Buffalo in Sandusky Ohio at Cedar Point. Mason controlled the pace with accurate punches and defense to earn the victory.
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