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Newspaper
Cordova Daily Times
Location
Cordova, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1921
Page
1
The Pueblo Red Cross lists 437 missing after the Pueblo flood. National Guardsmen report 18 killed in the La Junta district after 54 hours of battling the elements, delivering first official news from La Junta.
President Harding approved the joint congressional resolution providing an immediate relief appropriation of 1 million dollars for flood sufferers at Pueblo. The action was announced in Washington on June 9 by the Associated Press.
Mexico City June 9 A P The Mexican president says the treaty with the United States as a condition for recognizing the Obregon administration is impossible The foreign office adds a commercial treaty is desirable but the president cannot conclude a political treaty despite the U S proposal
Nome June 9. The cutter Bear arrived here Tuesday after a voyage with no ice encountered and little ice observed in the Bering Sea. The crew reported smooth passage and favorable sea conditions for the trip.
Major General Menohor, head of the Army Air Service, writes to Secretary Weeks requesting the resignation of Brigadier General Mitchell. The action follows Mitchell’s published call for a unified air service, a stance noted as a factor in the recommendation amidst President Harding’s opposition.
James B. O'Neill, noted Dawson, Whitehorse, and Iditarod hotel man, died here yesterday. He was a pioneer in the hospitality trade with prominent ties to Dawson.
Dawson dispatches report George Quinnt, a Yukon pioneer prospector, was found dead in his cabin from a self-inflicted bullet wound. A firearm lay nearby, and authorities believe he took his own life.
The Senate directs an investigation into Admiral Sims’s remarks delivered in London. The action, taken without a recorded vote on a Mississippi senator Harrisson resolution, cites his claim that Irish sympathizers in America are like zebras, and later labels them as asses. He also criticized Americans who seek money but back Sinn Feiners on platforms.
Admiral Sims told Secretary Denby he will stand by his London remarks on the Iris question and sees nothing un American in them. He reaffirmed the statements despite the query from the Navy secretary.
Thomas Kelley was killed after a two hour battle with police in Toledo. Officers fired machine guns and grenades to dislodge him from a barricaded room following a dispute over a board bill. Two policemen also died in the clash.
William Spencer secretary of the building trades department of the AFL told a Denver audience that further wage reductions would not be justified. He blamed former high building costs on building material dealers rather than on labor.
Eighteen private operators of the Pacific American Steamship Association win a temporary restraining order in federal court to bar marine unions from picketing the waterfront during the ongoing strike in San Francisco.
After arguments yesterday the court took under advisement the government bid to make permanent the temporary injunction restraining marine unions from interfering with Shipping Board vessels.
Republican House members propose a protective tariff with a fixed 25 percent provisional import duty on finished lumber from Canada, aligning with the rate on rough lumber. The finished product would remain on the free list.
District forester George H. Cecil will hold hearings in Portland in June on power project applications. The first case involves L. G. Vogt of Los Angeles and Alaska American Paper Corp of New York for development in Orchard Bay Revillagigedo Island within the Tongass National Forest.
London date June 9. The government issued a white paper claiming to publish a draft treaty between the Russian Soviet and Irish republics. The document is said to have been captured in Dublin and released by authorities.
The senate unanimously adopted a Walsh of Massachusetts resolution to create a special committee to investigate all agencies handling former service members. The move aims to scrutinize operations and accountability across departments serving veterans.
Senators will consider the nomination of Scott C. Bone for Alaska governor this week. Bone has received hundreds of congratulatory letters and telegrams from across the United States and Alaska, with initial praise from Governor Riggs. Hazelot, Wickersham, Perkins, McBride and Herron called on Bone yesterday.
The army appropriation bill carrying 336 million dollars and a minimum army of 150000 men passed the senate yesterday and goes to the house for concurrence. The senate rejected an amendment for 170000 men. The bill includes 450000 dollars for Alaska military and post road construction.
The House agreed to the Senate amendment preserving passport bureaus in New York Chicago San Francisco Seattle and New Orleans and also concurred in allocating 125 000 for operating the New York to San Francisco air mail service for the rest of the year.
Milton Smelting national president of the Steam and Operating Engineers Union was found dead in bed in a local hotel today authorities said his death is under investigation.
Lieutenant W. B. Brown of Idaho died when his aircraft crashed in Virginia today. The incident was reported by the Associated Press.
The steamer Admiral Evans en route to Portland from the Orient was towed into Eureka today with her machinery disabled according to Associated Press dispatches.
Charles Drury was acquitted yesterday by directed verdict of misappropriating $200,000 from the Sea American Bank funds in Tacoma. The proceeding concluded with the jury's finding of innocence.
Paris June 9 General Von Hoeff head of German forces in Upper Silesia formally assured allied officials that his troops will advance no further.
The agriculture department predicts a national combined wheat crop will exceed last year by 43 million bushels. Winter wheat is forecast at 629 million bushels, down 51 million from May estimates, while oats hay and barley are expected smaller due to poor conditions in several states.
In Monterey County Mrs. Amna M. Flynn and Mrs. Agnes Doyle sue to set aside the will of James A. Murray claiming the document omits them and is fraudulent. Murray’s estate is reported at about 15 million dollars.
The Republican national committee adopted a plan reducing delegates from southern states with Arkansas up by one and Florida up by two while Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia face reductions. Alabama and North Carolina stay unchanged. Tennessee increases by two.
The Senate confirmed the Shipping Board appointments submitted by President Harding, finalizing the proposed leadership for the wartime era agency.
National Commander F. W. Galbraith of the American Legion was instantly killed when his car plunged over a 20 foot embankment. Henry Ryan of Indianapolis and Milton Gorwan of Chicago were with him but not seriously hurt.
Cincinnati mourns Col. Galbraith a renowned citizen and former commander of the Ohio national guard who was killed in an Indianapolis automobile accident. He led the First regiment overseas in World War I and fought at St Mihiel Argonne and Belgium earning decorations from France Belgium and the United States. He was 50, survived by a widow and two children.
President Harding sent a telegraphic message of sympathy to Mrs. Galbraith widow of the American Legion leader who died in an automobile crash last night.
Juan Gonzales an 11 year old boy was killed by an eagle in Ventura California yesterday after climbing a rock to view a nest His skull was fractured in three places officials said the incident occurred near the rock formation and the bird fledged its nest nearby confirming the tragic accident
A silver strike is reported on the Gabriel group in the Skeena valley up the Copper river. The property is owned by D. Buchanan.
The Ark of the Church of Living God, built by evangelist J. E. Lewis, capsized and sank during launch in Los Angeles. The vessel intended to carry missionaries to Africa, lacked ballast and capsized, throwing Lewis and his assistants into the bay after three years of construction.
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