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Newspaper
Cordova Daily Times
Location
Cordova, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1919
Page
1
Four hundred thousand coal miners accept President Wilson’s wage proposal and agree to return to work. A three member commission will study possible new wage terms within sixty days. The agreement followed a two day conference in Indianapolis with no immediate final action reported.
New York December 10 Associated Press Another court martial opened at Governor's Island over brutal treatment of American expeditionary force members. Captain W. D. Tzer faces torture charges for coercing confessions. Subordinates to stand trial too. Potential life imprisonment for the defendant.
The local fuel administration announced tightened restrictions on lighting theaters, pool and dance halls in Kansas City, while prohibitions on churches and schools were lifted. The fuel situation is improving locally.
Gen. Leonard Wood urged deportation laws for "reds" and radicals, immigration scrutiny, and universal military service in a Chicago address last night. He called for adequate legal measures and strengthened national defense.
Cable reports from Tokyo say the United States and Japan will end aid to Admiral Kolchak in Siberia and adopt a hands off stance. American members of the railroad commission under John Stevens are said to be departing the region. Bolsheviks launch new offensive on Narva front, attacking Estonian lines at Usky in heavy artillery exchanges with heavy losses.
The Excelsior of Mexico City warns that unless military authorities act a Soviet government may be formed in Yucatan, a hotspot for revolutionary reds after a recent massacre. Costa Rica reports Julio Accasta elected president for four years.
Forty prominent California Republicans wired to Chairman Hayes in Washington urging Republican senators to vote for ratification of the pea treaty immediately and without reservations or amendments.
Severe winter conditions and a coal shortage trigger the most drastic curtailment of passenger train service at midnight, aimed at saving fifteen thousand tons of coal daily. Reports note below zero temps across the region, heavy snow in Oregon and Washington, and widespread travel disruptions from Montana to coastal towns.
The city stevedores form an association to end waterfront trouble. The company grants quarters and signs a five year agreement on terms in place before the strike.
The National Reform Bureau plans to ask Congress to levy a pint of whisky a half million dollars if the wartime prohibition act is ruled unconstitutional. This move aims to fund reforms and stabilize government programs amid legal challenges to prohibition.
New Orleans December 10 The Southern Pine Association reports an embargo on lumber exports becomes effective immediately.
Flood conditions prevail across Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi with heavy property damage and loss of life. Lowland residents are driven from homes as Mobile streets flood and Meridian, Mississippi reports thousands homeless.
Spokane county prosecutor seeks an injunction to restrain the wobblies from continuing their activities in the city. The filing comes as authorities move to curb labor agitation in the area.
Chicago contender Charlie White boxed to a draw with Seattle lightweight Eddie Shannon last night in a championship bout.
Governor Sproule of Pennsylvania addressed the Republican national committee in Chicago, urging unity and firm policies on labor capital relations, railroad reform, and a strong nation. He noted Roosevelt’s name drew applause and said the convention would be held in Chicago next July.
Charles Johnson of Nenana, a pioneer Alaska prospector, died of exposure on the trail while dog team travel toward the coast to join his family in Seward. He is survived by a widow and four children. The Northwestern steamship departed at 9 am with 106 passengers bound for Alaska ports, including Cordova.
Washington officials said American claims against Germany over the Lusitania sinking would more than offset the amount the United States owes for the seizure of one hundred German vessels, signaling a net balance in the ongoing wartime dispute.
The International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union approved a forty four hour week to run until 1921. The agreement was announced in Knoxville Tennessee.
The New York New Haven Hartford line discontinued 184 trains and the Boston Maine line 72 due to fuel shortages, as reported from Boston on December 10 by the Associated Press.
Captain Ross Smith of Australia arrived at Port Darwin from England to claim the 10000 pound prize for the first aviator to complete the 11000 mile route within thirty days. French flyer Lieutenant Etienne Poulet, who started earlier, was passed by Smith in India.
In a House of Commons speech Walter Long, first lord of the admiralty, said there is now a fair prospect for a satisfactory settlement of the Irish question for the first time in history.
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