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Newspaper
Cordova Daily Times
Location
Cordova, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1920
Page
1
The Bolsheviks push toward Warsaw after Brest-Litovsk fell and Polish resistance weakens. Soviet forces near Warsaw threaten the capital amid a 120 mile front as armistice talks stall. Provisional Soviets form in Polish-occupied areas promoting workers’ soviets as peace path.
Babe Ruth slugged his thirty eighth homer for the New York Yankees in a Chicago game against the White Sox. The Associated Press report notes Ruth connected yesterday in the tense matchup and extended his season total.
A mob of about 1000 took Lige Daniels from the county jail and hanged him in the courthouse yard. Daniels is said to have admitted a brutal assault on a white woman who died Friday.
Lieutenant Olmier Locklear, famed stunt flier, and Lieutenant Milton, the pilot, died when their plane plunged about 1,000 feet to the earth near Los Angeles yesterday.
The Ketchikan Chronicle notes a citizen described as beyond any English word. Locals cleansed the creek bed of rubbish then a mattress and tin can adorned umbrella were left at the beauty spot. Officials fear weeks for the waters to wash the filth away.
London Aug 3 The House of Commons approved a loan of 5 million pounds to Germany related to the Spa coal treaties. Premier Lloyd George stated Germany lacks gold and must repay with coal as an equivalent.
Albert Levy president of the Manufacturers and Importers Association of America says the peak of high prices is reached despite wage awards and rate increases. He predicts a slow fall and blames excessive surcharges as the main cause of the current high cost of living.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels said navy and Geological Survey officers are investigating Alaskan oil supplies. He stated Alaska oil and coal will furnish a large share of the fuel for the Pacific fleet and commercial vessels.
Five trainmen were injured when a Great Northern Oriental Limited derailed near Wilson Creek last night. None of the passengers aboard were hurt.
James Bentz, arrested in New York, is alleged to be the ringleader of a counterfeiting gang indicted last October for producing $1 bills by the tens. Five others were sentenced on the testimony of Bentz’s sweetheart.
Prominent Juneau merchant and pioneer William H. Case died suddenly of a weak heart aged 52. Born in Marshalltown Iowa in 1868 he joined the Klondike rush of 1898 and helped in early Skagway photography. He moved to Juneau twelve years ago and is survived by his wife and three children.
Marion Ohio August 3 The Associated Press reports Senator Harding rolled up his sleeves to work on the first pages of his newspaper as supporters and movie car crews observed. He aims to finish his second front porch speech set for tomorrow.
National guardsmen were deployed in Miami to protect the city from disorders amid unrest by about 300 black residents sparked by the death of Herbert Brooks accused of assaulting a white woman. Brooks reportedly jumped from a train in Jacksonville and was killed.
Marcus Garvey leader of the Universal Negro Improvement Association declared in New York that England France Belgium and every white nation with a claimed African hold will be summarily expelled. He predicted Asia will soon wage a war to match Europe in civilization and that time will spur the negro to claim his heritage.
It was announced today that Roosevelt's western tour will begin August 11 at Chicago and end in Indianapolis at the month's close. He will speak in Spokane Seattle Tacoma and Portland beginning August 19.
Mrs. Daniel N. Roderith mother of six was found hanging by a clothesline to a beam in her home near Silver Dale. Her husband who works at the Puget Sound navy yard is held during an official investigation. Sheriff: no signs of strangulation.
Lloyd the millionaire socialist and 19 fellow Communist party members were found guilty of conspiracy to overthrow the government. Lloyd received five years in federal prison and a $2,000 fine. Max Bedacht, a San Francisco reporter, drew five years and a $1,000 fine.
Tacoma Aug. 3 Chairman Johnson of the house immigration committee says a definite underground system moves thousands of Japanese into the United States yearly. The route starts at Yokohama, goes to Honolulu then Guayamas and California with escorts and protection from Japanese associations. US authorities are aware and plan action.
Dayton Ohio August 3 The National Women's Party again urged Governor Cox to back Tennessee ratification of suffrage and warned the legislature may refuse absent increased efforts. A similar appeal will be made to Senator Harding tomorrow.
Reports say Mesopotamian tribesmen attacked a British column, leaving about 300 casualties. The clash drew troops from a strong force and follows ongoing tensions in the region.
Sam Gompers and Frank Morrison were named to head the committee to formulate a program of nonpartisan political activities for members of the American Federation of Labor in Atlantic City.
Cabinet reportedly near completion of a new Irish bill allowing trial without jury and broadening military and police authority. A high justice and court officials will be appointed, to sit only at Dublin to deter attacks. The bill is to be introduced Thursday and likely adopted Friday.
A flying mail plane on the New York to San Francisco route crashed into a house in Frisco today. Pilot Captain H. E. B. Harvey and passenger Eddie Rickenbacker escaped unharmed. The crash ended the blaze along the aerial mail trail with no injuries to the crew or passengers.
Ole Peterson, a structural ironworker, had his five month old son christened on a steel girder of a 14 story skeleton building in New Orleans. Fifty ironworkers served as godfathers.
In Los Angeles on August 3, Charles Chaplin the film star faced a divorce suit filed by his wife who accuses him of cruelty. The case was brought by the wife and marks a high profile dissolution in the entertainment world.
The Reichstag approved an amnesty bill pardoning all involved in the Kapp revolution of March except soldiers and those guilty of ordinary criminal offenses. The measure was announced from Berlin.
Two young men from New York and Seattle were arraigned in Juneau after stealing the Goldstein delivery car and driving recklessly for hours. They returned the vehicle minus its fenders and were fined $25 each.
Six men robbed the Commercial Savings Bank at Moline Illinois of about $20000 and fled in an automobile. The cashier Mothler was wounded and may die. Police engaged the raiders in a revolver duel as the bandits escaped.
Denver reports no street cars in operation as the Traction Company plans to move armored cars with strike breakers this morning. The city braces amid tense labor actions and halted service.
United States declines Governor Cantu's plea to import arms for Lower California to oppose presumed Mexican federal forces. Cantu proclaims open rebellion asMexico City promises 60 000 troops deployment as a vacant governorship is proclaimed in the northern district.
Three men halted a Canadian Pacific passenger train near Sentinel in British Columbia, securing a large sum from passengers before leaping from the moving car and escaping. Police say they have descriptions and names but no apprehensions yet.
Incomplete returns show the United States leading team and individual scores in the pistol shoot and the small bore rifle match at the Olympics. Brazilian Guilherme Papacuz won the Olympic revolver target event, defeating American Raymond C. Bracken by two points. Unofficial results place the US team first in the team event and second in individual scoring.
Three New York to Nome army planes landed at Prince George with Captain Street forced to return to Jasper. He is expected to arrive later, while the other four flyers stay briefly and plan to hop to Hazelton. Street’s damaged plane may end the mission.
After hearings in Seward, Judge F. M. Brown denied the injunction sought by Alitak Fishing Co against Alaska Packers. The court held the floating trap’s location might violate the law, but fish would first reach Alitak’s trap, defeating the request.
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