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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1919
Page
3
In a criminal court, an attorney for Steve Beck questioned jurors about whether guilt for manslaughter requires a fatal outcome after a car allegedly hits a pedestrian on a public highway. A juror replied that guilt hinges on death. The humorous remark labeled the attorney a “burro of information” in a Boston newspaper snippet.
Senate clash over reviving the German peace treaty begins with Knox urging immediate consideration of two resolutions. Hitchcock objects and talks of olive branch compromise follow as leaders seek a way to break the stalemate. debates hinge on whether to revive ratification or declare peace by congressional action with presidential approval.
Reports say two Americans and an Englishman were captured by Villistas during the raid on Muxquiz Coahuila and are now held for ransom. Advices received Saturday said eight Mexicans were also held. Demands were ten thousand dollars per American and Englishman and five thousand dollars per Mexican for their release.
General Pershing in a special report to Secretary Baker praises the American force's spirit in France. He notes the Mouse-Argonne battle as decisive and says the enemy could not continue the struggle. Churchill proposes a peacetime air force program costing 60 million yearly.
From the Boston Transcript an old tale reveals two men debating engagements and a quarrel over a proposed marriage to Mise Swift. The dialogue hints at social expectations and a distant setting with a note on Chinese language mispronunciations.
A vintage ad promises fast cold relief with Pape's Cold Compound taken every two hours for three doses. It claims to clear stuffed nostrils, relieve headaches and feverish symptoms, tastes nice, acts without aid, and costs only a few cents at drug stores. Contains 59 quinine.
The Sancy diamond, famed for its perfect even cut, passed through multiple rulers from De Sancy to Queen Elizabeth and Marie Antoinette, then to French crown jewels, later appearing in Spanish royal holdings and finally entering Viscount Astor’s collection before his wife’s death in 1804.
A garbled OCR snippet mentions faith in cure through tempera st healing and a line about back pain rheumatism and infirmities. A terse moral about hard work reducing whining appears, noting women as leaders and men as followers in a philosophical aside.
Washington reports that Britain and France plan to press for a settlement on the Adriatic and Fiume issues using good offices rather than Italy. They expect to await U S developments as Italy seeks terms acceptable to President Wilson, potentially offering concessions beyond Tittoni. D Annunzio to surrender Fiume command to regular troops under General Cavagna.
California Senator Hiram W Johnson announced on December 13 that he would seek the Republican nomination for president. He plans a personal nationwide campaign and said he would not rely on convention politics to decide his candidacy. Johnson, a former California governor, previously ran as Theodore Roosevelt's running mate on the Progressive ticket in 1912.
A woman describes extreme daily labor and reliance on remedies and doctors with little relief. She cites a drug, claims alternate medicines failed, and mentions Evin E. Pinkham’s Napetable as a suggested aid leading to a factory work life. The account references Utah and a workhouse context.
Sir Robert Borden, Canadian prime minister, was reportedly given medical orders to retire after a doctors conference last week. Unionist leaders planned a meeting to choose his successor, with rumors he might become British ambassador to Washington.
In New York the Near East Relief announced an offer of a thousand acres of rich farming land in the Euphrates valley near Turkish Armenia. The invitation asks any American farmer to cultivate it by modern methods and to teach neighbors to apply similar techniques on their neighboring properties.
Residents in devastated districts of France struggle with grass and grassland fires that set off shells and shrapnel as they attempt to clear exploded ordnance. The blasts disrupt cleanup and healing efforts in the Laon area, spreading fear among civilians and complicating relief work.
A fragmentary scene shows characters muttering about a problem seen at home or at the movies, with the transcript hinting at a calm response and unclear events, leaving the full situation ambiguous.
A garbled report from a local event mentions Charm Ha Gene and the Tustin Band performing. It notes a nine dove display and a social gathering, with unclear details on location and timing.
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