20 Jan 1920
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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1920
Page
1
The report notes deportees arriving in Russia after a grueling trek across a frozen river. Authorities word their journey as a controlled migration event, with refugees described as exhausted but determined to reach safety.
The Chicago health department appeals for nurses as influenza and pneumonia spread with over two thousand new cases in eight hours and 10 deaths. Six hundred nurses from eight dispensaries survey the city. 500 new cases and ten deaths reported since this morning.
The Associated Press reports in Washington that the rivers and harbor appropriation bill for the fiscal year has many pork projects removed. The Ways and Means Committee sent a bill allocating 12.4 million dollars, down 30.5 million from the committee's estimates and well below prior levels.
The Senate naval committee will investigate Rear Admiral Sims charges that the navy department failed to cooperate with allies in the Great War. The panel also considers whether to probe John R. Rathon's claim that Sec retary Daniels allowed seamen to be used for vile entrapment practices. Admiral Sims may be summoned to testify. General Leonard Wood sought to clarify remarks about ships with untrained crews as death traps.
All offices in the state house will close tomorrow at nine in respect to William A. Reec secretary of state who died at his home Saturday afternoon. Governor Goodrich and delegations from the American Legion the state Republican committee political clubs of Indianapolis and state officials will attend the funeral in a chartered car from Indianapolis to Dolph.
Major General Leonard Wood denied calling the American navy a floating death trap. He said he cannot recall the exact words but cited, We want a first class navy always ready. A navy cannot be made in a hurry. First class ships with untrained men may be a death trap to those in them. He then traveled from Portland to New York and on to Chicago.
The report notes that Americans believe life and property remain safe in Mexico despite tensions. No specific incidents or authorities are cited.
Dr John R Hunter described repeated outrages he witnessed in Mexico and said there has been no safety for American life or property since 1910. Texas farmer D J Ward recalled an attack by Carranza troops and an American couple hid in a barn. Odia Jacks testified to threats by Col Lonez as a Yaqui spy.
Governor appointed special judge R C Hillis to hear the Wildcat creek improvement case at Kokomo. He sustained a change of venue motion and withdrew. City of Kokomo and Clover Leaf railroad counsel seek a new judge to hear the case. if they fail, another appointment by Governor Goodrich is expected.
More than thirty delegates attended the Indiana Commercial Secretaries association session in Terre Haute. Speakers from Muncie Evansville South Bend Marion and Neosha Missouri discussed membership methods and cooperative retailing plans. Next day focuses on Americanism and organizational topics.
The army transport Powhatan, left for Antwerp with 271 passengers and 209 crew, was crippled by a boiler leak in a storm about 200 miles southeast of Halifax. The Cedric rescued passengers and waits near the scene as relief ships stand by.
Senate leaders in Washington faced their first major dispute over a colonial voting reservation in the peace treaty. The bi partisan committee, split on the fourteenth Ledee reservation, adjourned with no near agreement while minor details showed some progress. Leaders expect protracted talks, with Lodge calling a foreign relations panel meeting Wednesday to consider Senator King’s Thrace award proposal.
A Telegram to Frank Amoss of Revere Motor Car from A L Jones said two men arrested in Tampa for swindling locals out of 1500 dollars by false telegrams will face trial this week in Miami. The message notes photos are being sent here and the man who named J L English is believed to be a stock salesman who visited the city.
The Pharos Reporter Publishing Company acquires the Logansport Daily Tribune as publishers merge two local papers into one independent issue. Morning and evening editions continue as separate products then merge into a single building with about sixty five staff and a weekly payroll around 1800 dollars.
In a departing personal note the writer terminates ties with the Tribune under new ownership. He reflects on publishing, independence, and the changing role of local newspapers while grateful for patrons and years of service. He notes democracy and partisan press shifting toward independent, fearless reporting.
The bar of Bolsheviks and anarchists from the United States crossed into Soviet Russia tonight amid uncertainty. A telegram to Finish authorities said only three deportees would be allowed entry, names not released though Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman were suspected. crowds cheered as they arrived amid snow and revolutionary songs.
Washington January 19 coal operators were invited to reply to the miners demand for wage differential rectifications as part of the strike settlement commission hearings. Western Pennsylvania operator Trace L Guthrie and Illinois and Indiana representatives supported the miners claims as indirect wage-raising methods. The commission postponed further defense until later hearings.
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