29 Dec 1919
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Newspaper
Cordova Daily Times
Location
Cordova, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1919
Page
1
The Dutch steamship Anton Van Driel, about 1,500 tons, wrecked east of Cape Race with the entire crew lost. Boats launched failed to reach shore and many bodies have washed ashore near St Johns Newfoundland. five crew members stayed on the bridge begging for aid as high seas hindered rescue.
The treasury department issued strict rules to stop liquor entering from foreign ships. All liquor on board must be sealed while in American ports by customs officers, and foreign crews’ wine rations will be denied during port stays.
William J. Bryan plans a January start for a several week tour to discuss the Democratic party's stance for the 1920 campaign and the League of Nations. Friends of Bryan seek to revive Bryan Leagues and Glynn may run for vice president if Bryan runs.
Insurance firm statements show New Yorkers were robbed in ten thousand separate thefts during 1919, totaling about 25 million dollars in cash and goods. Officials call the year the most disastrous in history for theft cases.
New York Dec 29 officers of the National Women's Suffrage Association announce the fifty first and final convention to be held in Chicago on Feb 12. They express joy that the long struggle is over and the movement reaches its end.
In heavy fog on December 28 the steamship Queen rammed a car barge off Alki Point, sending five cars with $100,000 of freight to the Sound bottom while remaining undamaged. The Prince Charlotte rammed the Seattle Morning Star at Vancouver, bow damaged but ship uninjured. Meriden of the US Shipping Board grounded near Jefferson head after losing her propeller. tugs soon aided. Fog also fueled traffic crashes and allowed thieves to flee.
Eleven alleged wobblies pleaded not guilty in Montesano Washington superior court to the Armistice Day murder of Warren Grimm in Centralia. Attorneys asked separate trials for Elmer Smith and Loren Roberts while others asked for joint trial. Judge to rule January 2.
A fire of unknown origin at Camp Pike in Little Rock Arkansas destroyed four unoccupied buildings and partly damaged two more on Saturday night. The blaze caused no injuries.
Captain Arthur Whitten Brown, famed for the first Atlantic crossing with Sir John Alcock, wired Seattle officials about entering the Alaska aerial derby, a Seattle to Alaska and back race planned for next summer.
Police arrested Leo Julefski alias Leon Jules, sought in New York for stealing Liberty bonds valued at $140,000. Authorities say the suspect was taken into custody in this city on the outstanding warrant.
Washington December 29 President Wilson celebrated his sixty third birthday quietly at the White House with his family except Mrs McAdoo present and hundreds of telegram greetings arriving from across the country.
Governor Davis has ordered a special one day session of the Idaho legislature for February 11 to ratify the woman suffrage amendment to the federal constitution.
A holiday wave of wood alcohol poisoning claims over eighty lives, with seventy one dead in the East and Chicago. Federal agents plan a bootlegger and liquor maker roundup after scores of fatalities. Three arrests in the area, ten more expected as officials warn against selling whisky for quick profit. In Chicago area four more deaths bring total since Christmas to fifty two, with authorities arresting violators of wartime prohibition. Elizabeth New Jersey also reports one death from wood alcohol poisoning.
Paris dispatch reports the first meeting of the League of Nations council will follow ratification of the peace treaty. Premier Clemenceau is expected to issue the call, not President Wilson as once planned. The Echo de Paris notes Britain and France will seek extradition of the Kaiser from Holland when the treaty takes effect.
Dublin December 29. An officer of the guard and one band member were killed in a shooting affray at Phoenix Park near the vice regal lodge on Saturday. Eight men composed the band. four were arrested. It is believed the attackers planned an assault on the lodge.
William M. Wood president of the American Woolen Company says public demand for fine woolens keeps clothing prices high. He argues durable clothes made from coarser wools could lower costs for consumers.
Brig. Gen. Richard W. Young commander of the 65th Artillery Brigade in France died in Salt Lake City after an operation. The Associated Press report states the death occurred last night and attributes it to complications from the surgery.
The FTC has sent thousands of letters seeking public and business sentiment on price guarantee schemes where buyers gain if prices fall before delivery and sellers absorb loss if markets rise. The commission says complaints allege such plans hamper reductions in the cost of living.
Clarence Moser, a young Everett boy, suffered a shattered hand and wrist when a shell fragment he used as a hammer to repair a shoe exploded in his hand. The incident occurred in Everett, Washington, on December 29.
John L. Martin a 28 year old union chauffeur and former pugilist died from wounds after he and two companions attacked Harry Erickson a non union driver in a dark street Erickson returned fire and killed Martin at the scene The incident is described as a street confrontation with both men involved in a dispute over union affiliation
Herbert Hoover told a San Francisco audience that Americanization could be achieved in twenty years if the nation systematically tackles the child problem. He emphasized that each community must solve birth, education, and nutrition conditions to progress.
Associated Press reports Norman Hapgood is no longer minister to Denmark after the Senate failed to confirm his appointment and the President did not issue a recess appointment.
Arabs and French forces clash in Syria with extensive casualties on both sides reported by observers. The fighting signals a significant escalation in regional hostilities.
J L McPherson manager of the Alaska bureau reports in his annual address that Alaska development is more promising than in years past. He notes mining growth near Portland Canal could rival Klondike in value and says about four thousand men may work on the government railroad project next year with a possible start to a large paper pulp industry in 1920.
Fred E. Parks manager of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Minnequa plant was attacked. The adjutant general plans to deploy a National Guard detachment to Pueblo to protect workers at the plant after the incident.
The Scott high school football team of Toledo Ohio will arrive in Everett today to play Everett high school for the national preparatory school championship on New Year’s day. The Toledo lineup outweighs Everett by five pounds per player.
Raymond Denegri Mexican consul general quotes President Carranza stating the letters published by Senator Fall are false. Carranza rejects any suggestion of sympathy with radical elements in the United States, calling the text entirely untrue.
D Annunzio said he would resist expulsion from Fiume and claimed government guarantee justified his stay He urged troops who joined him be let off without punishment as the government sought to remove him on December 29 via Associated Press report
The British ambassador Viscount Gray will leave for home tomorrow. Delays in ratifying the peace treaty prevented completing his special mission to the United States.
Reported by the Associated Press, Democrats and mild reservationist Republicans have accepted treaty reservations that a two thirds Senate may accept. The plan would treat reservations as accepted unless other powers object in a set time. One reservation would clarify Article 10 to let Congress decide peace or war. The Shantung reservation’s objectionable language would be removed.
Thirty two thousand employees of the Western Union Telegraph Company will receive annual raises totaling five million dollars starting January 1. Workers with more than one year of service will get a 15 percent raise.
Twelve Western cattle growers associations appeal to President Wilson through W G McAdoo to overturn Attorney General Palmer’s plan to compromise anti trust actions against meat packers. Growers say the deal denies them redress for their chief grievances.
Grand Rapids, Mich. December 29. Counsel for Senator Newberry on trial for election frauds has filed a demurrer attacking the constitutionality of the election laws. The claim argues that a majority of indictment counts do not constitute offenses against the United States.
Beaumont Texas Dec 29 Three persons were injured yesterday when an interurban car overturned between Beaumont and Port Arthur authorities reported no fatalities.
An aeroplane fell on the exposition grounds injuring two people, passenger Miss Ola Willett and driver L. P. Dearce, according to Associated Press reports. The incident occurred today and authorities are investigating the cause.
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