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Newspaper
Cordova Daily Times
Location
Cordova, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1919
Page
1
Washington Dec. 18 The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is called to meet Saturday possibly to reopen the treaty fight before the holidays and to seek committee action on Senator Knoxs resolution declaring a state of peace.
London December 18. A firm contemplates a weekly airplane service to America. This potential service signals growing transatlantic air travel and expansion plans.
Bernard Baruch has urged Congress to foster government support for mining essential war minerals, preserve skeletal munitions plants, and form skeleton organizations akin to the War Industries Board to accelerate production for the war effort.
Indianapolis December 18 A federal grand juror began an oversee investigation into the coal strike to identify violators of the Lever Act and antitrust laws by miners or operators with possible punishment to follow.
Premier Lloyd George announced that the allies will make peace with Turkey as soon as possible while preserving the United States' role in guardianship of Charities and shared honors.
Havana December 18 The Cuban senate has now approved the treaty of Versailles while the members of the house of representatives are opposed to approval until the Senate of the United States acts on it.
Washington dispatches say Secretary of the Interior Lane will join a large law firm after leaving the cabinet. He and Secretaries Baker and Daniels reportedly disagree on policy and approach, prompting anticipated departure plans.
Ellensburg Wash Dec 18 H W Lyon who disappeared last September after a canoe overturning and was thought drowned appeared at his home saying he wanted to disappear for a few months and planned his flight while swimming ashore He cited unhappy family life.
Joseph P. Tumulty told delegations of trades unions and farmers that the administration has not decided on returning the railroads to private owners. Labor and farmers demand a fair test of government operation in peace time. The Cummins bill vote by the Senate is anticipated soon.
Julius J. Binder, head of local committees in New York, announces permanent headquarters will be set up here to support Champ Clark for the Democratic nomination. Similar committees will form nationwide to back his candidacy.
The official canvass in Olympia shows the petition for ratifying the federal prohibition amendment failed due to insufficient signatures.
The last territorial governor of Washington, head of Whitman College trustees, and Baker-Bower National Bank president, died in Walla Walla at age 75. His leadership ranked him as a leading Pacific Northwest banker.
Eyota Minnesota December 18 officials conclude a railroad wreck was caused by the engineer failing to take a siding. A score of persons were injured and all are expected to recover.
President Lewis said the UMWA general convention will not rule on the Wilson settlement. The committee's action is final and not subject to convention review. Part of the strike fund will be used to aid needy miners' families during Christmas.
Representative Mondell of Wyoming, house majority leader, urged drastic cuts in general appropriations for 1921 with strict economy. He said only postal and navy funds would stay higher, while army and fortifications outlays would be reduced. He projected receipts at 6.035 billion dollars, excluding nearly ten billion in allied loans, which he said would help ease the burden.
In a dated State Department statement yesterday President Hoover said two million people in central Europe outside Germany faced starvation. He warned that without swift aid a government breakdown could ensue and a Russia-like cesspool might result.
General Leonard Wood urged Colorado lawmakers to curb immigration and warned that unrest stems from radical leadership. He claimed 95 percent of American laboring men are straight but misled by agitators, and he said the American Legion would shore up industrial life against upheaval.
The West Coast Lumber Association wired Secretary Tumulty and Congress members that a car shortage has left the Northwestern lumber industry virtually prostrate. About thirty large mills in Washington and Oregon have been forced to close as mills cannot handle the peak volume of business.
Chicago December report by the Department of Justice says five major Chicago packing firms will dissolve all interests except those tied to meat and dairy production. Swift & Co says the dissolution affects only grocery interests and will not endanger the big five. Government will likely order withdrawal from leather, canned goods, soap, groceries, cold storage, rail lines, cereals, glue, sporting goods, stockyard control, and related side lines as negotiations continue.
In Fiume, D'Annunzio troops remain in control as local women demand keeping the garrison. Officials say the force will not depart until the plebiscite certifies their withdrawal.
December 18 report notes subfreezing readings from Vermont to New York and Massachusetts with Northfield Vermont at 22 below and Canton New York at 20 below. No records expected to fall as cold spell dominates the region.
Washington Dec 18 By Associated Press Senator Hitchcock calls a meeting of Democratic senators to elect a leader to succeed the late Senator Martin of Virginia Senator Underwood of Alabama challenges Hitchcock with the pro peace treaty faction seeking to postpone the vote until after the treaty is settled Hitchcock will stay as administration leader in the treaty fight regardless of Saturday’s outcome
Paris December 18 The French government weighs a proposal to erect a historical monument on Montfaucon hill in the Argonne forest. The plan would honor hundreds of American soldiers buried there while leaving the hilltop ruins of the village intact as a memorial to their heroism.
Menicali, Dec 18. Senor Regina Martinez, the first woman to fight bulls in western Mexico, will make her first appearance here Sunday in the arena. The Associated Press reports she breaks gender barriers in bullfighting, drawing local interest and spectators.
Berne Dec 18 AP reports fresh pogroms in Denekine occupied Ukrainian districts with Five thousand Jews killed in Yekaterinoslav alone.
Laredo, Texas, Dec. 18. Two persons were killed and great property damage occurred from a hurricane that swept Tampico Sunday, with some parts of the city destroyed, as reported by Excelsior of Mexico City.
San Diego December 18 Associated Press reports the Tia Juana race track will open January 24. The announcement sets the stage for a major event as racing fans await the first prize meet of the season.
Mrs. Maude R. Turley will lead a state organization with powers to pressure prices. The group urges women to refuse luxury costs for common foods, buy only necessities, and cut back on items like eggs and butter priced above market norms.
An earthquake in Mexico City yesterday sparked widespread belief that the end of the world had arrived though damage was limited. The report, filed from Mexico City, notes the depth of panic and the public reaction to the tremor that struck December 18.
The Senate committee investigating public buildings built during the war by the United States Housing Corporation recommends steps to recover allegedly improper payments for work. Prosecutions are urged if necessary.
In Detroit on December 18, Associated Press report that two Ly men sold their stores and left for California believing the world’s end was near. They cast California as another planet and began their exodus.
The University of Washington football team will not travel to Los Angeles to face the University of Southern California on January 4. The decision ends any plans for a January meeting between the two programs.
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