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Newspaper
Grand Forks Herald
Location
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1920
Page
7
The Grand Forks Herald reports local news from Tuesday evening in June 1920 with notices, brief items, and community updates. Readers learn about weather, markets, and upcoming events in a concise, period voice.
Chicago reports describe a peace treaty plank nearing release that mild reservationists find unsatisfactory while Johnson and Borah back it. The plank would oppose the Versailles treaty as written, with reservationists seeking a positive ratification statement. Johnson and Borah oppose League of Nations principles, yet the wider American public favors U S entry with reservations to protect national sovereignty.
Julius Barnestate Unit States wheat director says no general profiteering evidence appears in war years prices versus prewar. Using 1913 as base, April 1920 shows wheat at 300, flour retail at 245, bread at 200, with wheat rising most, flour second, bread third. Barnen’s statement responds to W Jett Lauck’s railroad brotherhood report.
Interest centers on the Republican convention in Chicago where a Republican presidential nomination is expected. Democrats plan to nominate a ticket soon. Among possible candidates is Yawin UT Meredith, recently agriculture secretary, whose budding campaign draws attention despite limited public awareness.
A detailed account of the U S Supreme Court ruling upholding the prohibition amendment and Tolstead act, affirming federal supremacy on enforcement and rejecting referendum requirements for ratification. The piece discusses state versus federal powers, concurrent jurisdiction, and the framers intent for ratification by state legislatures.
The state is set to host a large group of Socialist speakers to boost the primary campaign in its final days. Townley air stunts are expected, with dives and thrills amid efforts to sway voters. Farmers are noted to be joining the movement against the socialist group whose policies have raised taxes and shown waste and incompetence.
A veteran player joins amateurs to show proper play but misjudges shots. He claims the cloth is mis-sized and the table is a card table. A club member jokes about a real billiard table in the next room used for football. The piece includes stray, humorous lines about a woman’s love life and retirement chatter.
In a river town on the Wabash, the Pearl Hunter and his dying mother reveal a past of wealth lost to a scheming former lover. A famed blue moon pearl worth five thousand draws danger as the hunter aids the Wild Rover and contends with the man in the fancy vest. The tale follows bank dealings, a red mask, and looming peril amid rivermen and hard bargains.
A humorous verse mix from a local page reflecting on how a world of perfect sameness would feel. It imagines everyone looking and thinking alike, losing unique names, flavors, and flavors and even everyday distinctions like hair and attire. The piece ends with light jabs at social quirks and a nod to diversity.
Gore Pass road in Colorado, believed oldest wagon road across the Continental Divide, to be improved by $10,000 from both state and Routt County. Scheduled work will restore a narrow, top-of-divide section now impassable to cars. The pass linked Tonopah and Kremmling, famed for easy grades and earlier snow clearance, with a history dating to 1856 when Sir George Gore and his party crossed it seeking game, aided later by General Bela M. Hughes establishing a Denver to Salt Lake route though stages never ran.
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