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Newspaper
Cordova Daily Times
Location
Cordova, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1919
Page
1
Senate foreign relations panel weighs President Wilson's possible severance of diplomatic ties with Mexico over Jenkins case and Bolshevik allegations. Ambassador Fletcher testifies as Hitchcock hints at a substitute measure backing presidential action with congressional support.
Reports state the capture of bandit Villa has not been confirmed. Telegraph operator at Parral relayed the claim as five thousand Mexican cavalrymen pursue Villa, per Mexican Consul Pierre in Galveston.
General Pershing departed with a staff of ten officers for a tour of army posts and cantonments nationwide, signaling inspection and oversight of military facilities.
Pierre South Dakota December 4 the legislature ratified the federal woman suffrage amendment becoming the twenty first state to take such action for the federal suffrage measure the Associated Press reports today from Pierre.
Advices from Washington say Bolshevik gains against Kolchak alarm Japan and spark a popular move to bolster Japanese troops in Siberia. No formal talks with the United States government on the subject have occurred.
Lady Astor writes to newspapers requesting recognition as a regular working member of parliament rather than a curiosity. The note, dated December 4, emphasizes her desire to be treated as a full legislator and colleague in Parliament.
Field Marshal Von Mackensen returned to Berlin to a great ovation and was pelted with flowers on his arrival at the railway station, as reported by the Associated Press.
Washington December 4. After an all day session, representatives of the mining coal miners and the operators adopted a new wage scale. It is said to embody little more than the 14 percent increase offered to the strikers a few days ago.
United States railroads from Chicago will reduce all west and north routes by one third starting Monday to conserve fuel. Coal is rushed to Montana as the national reserve dwindles, with western towns facing shortages and even uses for fence posts and corn as fuel. Naval and coastal ports report vessel detentions in Hampton Roads and no coal for foreign ships after Friday per local fuel administrator.
James McHugo was found guilty of criminal syndicalism in Oakland California marking the first coalition under the law making distribution of revolutionary literature a felony. The verdict was viewed as a test case by the Reds and McHugo served as local secretary of the Web Olies.
The Republic, one of the nation's oldest newspapers and the first west of the Mississippi, has been purchased by the Globe-Democrat and its publication will be suspended with today's issue.
Governor Robertson canceled his request for troops to guard coal mines after learning two companies of Negro infantrymen were being dispatched. He said the Black troops would bring unnecessary conflict and confusion.
Attorney General Palmer announced the government would drop measures to control sugar distribution and sale and will prosecute all sugar profiteering cases. In Vancouver British Columbia figures show the salmon pack for the season closed at 1,393,000 cases, down 300,000 from last year.
Washington December 4 The Republican senators plan to declare peace by concurrent resolution stalled as Chairman Porter of the house committee on foreign affairs refused to report such a resolution. Indications point to spirited opposition from the house leader who argued the issue is for the President and the Senate to decide.
Eighty four international and district officers of the United Mine Workers face criminal contempt charges for conspiring to sustain a coal miners strike despite a court order. President Lewis Secretary Green and Editor Searles among those surrendering. bail set at 10000 each. Missouri vows mine seizure if strikers do not return by tomorrow noon.
Sam Langford knocked out Dave Mc Bride of California in one minute at Camp Grant. Tommy Gibbons won a decision over Frank Farmer in a limited round contest. Joe Beckett and Georges Carpentier were set to meet in a twenty round bout to decide the European heavyweight title.
Harvard prepares for the New Year game in Pasadena with most of its undefeated season squad traveling to the event. Eddie Casey captain Murray and assistant coach Eddie Mahan will join the trip, while Oregon is reported as a potential opponent.
Rome dispatch reports Italian regulars occupy Fiume while Gabriele d Annunzio plans withdrawal on December 12 under a London Paris accord. In Italy, general strike nears end as Treves says it will close Wednesday. clashes kill one worker and wound twelve amid wider socialist strike actions in Naples and Milan.
Captain Reynolds, commandant of the coast guard, said yesterday that extending the service to patrol coastal and inland boundaries against entry of undesirable aliens was not practicable. He recommended keeping control as at present.
President Wilson recommended extending the law regulating the manufacture and sale of explosives until June 8 due to current economic unrest. The proposal aims to ensure control amid unsettled conditions.
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