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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1920
Page
2
Washington report notes the American Federation of Labor backing a temporary halt to all immigration for up to two years. Employers argue the move would limit industrial growth while workers face higher wages, as Congress prepares to act before March 4, 1921.
Rep Johnson pushes a two year immigration suspension to curb undesirable aliens while aliens await citizenship. The federation of labor supports the plan but faces strong house resistance. Some fear the suspension will be cut or rejected, yet the federation vows to continue the fight. Consuls vet applicants for anarchist or Bolshevist ties under passport rules, with many rejections surfacing as war-time immigration shifts unfold.
Department of the Interior notice states William A Emerick of Chateau Montana filed intent to make three year proof to establish a land claim in sections 29 30 township 24 north range 5 west Montana Meridian before A C Warner U S Commissioner at Chateau Montana on March 23 1920 Witnesses are Henry B Ashworth David A De Tour George L Burrell and Alexander A Burrell of Choteau Montana. First pub Feb 19 last Mar 18.
A brief quip notes that many presidential hopefuls will save little from the political crash, with only their hats remaining as mementos after the race.
A. Washington Feb 8 Corrected figures on casualties in the A E F published by the war department bring the total to 302 612 instead of 293 061. The adjutant general compiled the corrected totals after comparing records with France and found 221 059 wounded and 77 118 deaths.
The document notes 4 432 captured by the enemy and three missing in action with casualties in Siberia not included. Further details on the theatre or dates are not provided in the fragment.
Notice announces an annual stockholders meeting to elect officers and conduct business. The meeting is set for Saturday February 1920 at 2 PM in Farmington Montana with O S Forth Sec. First publication January 29 last February 6.
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