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Newspaper
Cordova Daily Times
Location
Cordova, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1920
Page
1
Paris reports Polish French and British experts say Warsaw must be evacuated within days and the government may shift to Cracow. Polish along the Bug River retreated rapidly without destroying bridges as Bolshevik cavalry close within about 31 miles of Warsaw.
Captain Thomas S. Haynes a Grays Harbor figure vanishes after alighting in Olympia en route from Tacoma to Olympia with a stop to handle business. His family and friends conduct searches in Olympia Tacoma Camp Murray and Seattle, citing his Alaska connections and age forty nine.
Desare farmer William Crutcher hurled his four children into a bayou and then killed himself. Authorities report the catastrophe as a personal crisis case unfolding in Arkansas.
Davenport Aug 4 The bandits who yesterday held up the Commercial Savings Bank at Moline Ill are being searched for in an airplane according to Associated Press reports.
Tokyo Aug 5 AP report states Japan plans to bolster its Korea garrison by nearly 5000 troops, strengthening the forces stationed there.
Dan Sutherland, candidate for delegate to Congress, campains in the Anchorage area for ten more days while Arthur Frame’s appointment as Republican precinct committeeman by Geo. C. Hazelet wins wide support. Frame plans to form a campaign committee reaching north to the steel end and the construction camps to Seward.
Mexico City reports that the Carranza era campaign against Villa claimed 42,000 lives over five years, according to Villa's chief of staff.
Washington August 4 The shipping board chairman said the board cooperates with the house merchant marine committee to remove legal obstacles to U S marine insurance. A District of Columbia law is drafted as a model for seaboard states.
Parley Christenson, presidential candidate of the Farmer-Labor party, telegraphed Attorney General Palmer requesting the immediate freedom of Benjamin Salmon, a conscientious objector, and all men imprisoned for loyalty to religious or political ideas.
Kelso Washington August 4 Fire destroyed the Green and Newell combined sawmill and shingle mill on Shanghai mountain four miles east of Kelso The mill built about two years ago could yield 15000 feet of lumber and 60000 shingles daily No one was at the plant last night neighbors discovered the blaze Owners F H Green and Sumner Newell estimate losses at 10000 to 12000 with no insurance They plan immediate rebuilding and will build a flume to Pacific highway
Bradford, a railroad center northwest of Dayton, Ohio, was destroyed by a large fire. Wire communications are down and officials report losses around one million dollars.
Denver dispatch reports the first street car since the strike began operated under armed guard, with four police cars escorting the vehicle. The run occurred without incident and marked a return to service amid labor unrest.
At a banquet hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of the Far East three congressional touring party members declared for Philippine independence. Speaker Stephen C. Porter, chairman of the foreign affairs committee, noted that the government is more developed than Cuba at the time of U.S. recognition.
The gross national debt declined in July by 76,404,453 dollars, leaving a remaining balance of 24,222,917,013 dollars. The report highlights the month’s reduction and the current national debt figure.
In a front porch speech at Marion Ohio on August 4 Senator Harding denounces appeals to class and internationalism. He says he would prefer domestic industrial and social peace to leading the world in peace and frames the League of Nations as the opposite of war referendum.
Paris reports large phosphate deposits inland from Casablanca as described by Professor Louis Gentil. A 40 by 25 mile plateau near the Atlas area is cited as inexhaustible with a railway planned and a Moroccan state monopoly on sales. France already controls Alsace potash.
Ten year old Harry Brown son of Mr and Mrs W E Brown of Tulare Calif was severely burned after playing with matches igniting leaking oil in his father s garage. The blaze destroyed the garage and he likely will lose his hand.
Brazilian representative Dr. Dicuna in the league council says the world owes the United States gratitude for its war effort and asserts we are keeping for the US its place in the League of Nations.
Dr Fridt Jose Hansen reports to the League of Nations that 175 000 prisoners in Russia Siberia and Turkestan face death without aid. Repatriation is estimated to cost over 2 250 000 dollars and requires immediate action.
Hal Chase has been barred from all Coast league parks by President McCarthy after an investigation accusing him of gambling on a game and proposing to Pitcher Baum of Salt Lake for easy money. Maggert and Borton were suspended, and Chase signed with Porterville in the San Joaquin valley league to play Sunday ball. In Ireland an economic war fears a Protestant boycott of Belfast goods as Catholic workers are expelled from northern shipyards.
Seattle dispatch notes L. Lasky will sail on Thursday for Alaska to film entirely in the state visiting 15 towns including Cordova and possibly Nelfana as part of Alaska movie projects. Tacoma report profiles Lt Commander E. E. Wilson building the largest trade school for aviation mechanics at Great Lakes.
In Pendleton Oregon Deputy Superintendent R A Bottcher reports the Umatilla national forest sold more than 5 000 000 board feet of standing timber in the last fiscal year. The year saw 161 grazing permits for 9599 horses and cattle and 34 grazing permits for 54554 sheep. Eight miles of new road were constructed plus 26 miles completed and 37 miles of old trail exist.
The district attorney announced that New York City has recorded 52 homicides since January 1, an unprecedented murder spree for the city this year.
In Eugene Oregon the Oregon synod of the Presbyterian church held a straw vote led by Rev. W. H. Nugent. Harding won with 32 of 44 votes while Cox gained nine votes and Debs three votes. Christensen was not mentioned.
In London on August 4 the American Boy Scouts set a world record by running 500 yards with a cart carrying 400 pounds of sand. They unloaded climbed a wall reloaded and ran through a pool in 2 minutes 5335 seconds, beating Welsh Scouts whose time exceeded four minutes.
Walter Groth dairy foreman sues employer Alvin Steigerwald and Homer Maulding for horsewhipping and branding him with a hot iron in a superior court complaint. Groth accuses Steigerwald of insulting his wife.
The American shooters captured seven first places and one second in eight events with pistols and small bore rifles at Beverloo. The Aug. 4 report notes strong performances by national rifle clubs and marksmen, underscoring U.S. success in precision shooting.
Union Oil Company of California reports a Tampico Mexico gusher near the Doheny strike with an estimated 80 000 barrels in two days. The No 114 well, one of the field's largest, may exceed initial estimates as operations proceed and the rig is set to be removed with pipeline connections to follow.
At a Pacific coast oriental freight tariff meeting in Vancouver representatives of Pacific steamship lines decided on an immediate freight rate of 25 dollars per thousand for lumber to the Orient, down from the present 35 dollars. This decision aims to expedite shipments and boost trade with Asia.
Health officers from 25 states gathered in Galveston on August 4 to study plague countermeasures. They urged nationwide precautionary health measures to prevent outbreaks and control spread.
Jones Blac Se Parks, tied to a New York publishing concern, announced plans for a Hoquiam pulp and paper mill. He met Montesano chamber officials and proposed a 75 ton capacity first unit, with expansions to a full plant. He cites abundant local timber and a site on the Wyncodie river with ample water.
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