25 Jan 1920
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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1920
Page
1
A court declares Communist party members as revolutionists under legal provisions. Authorities contend the group seeks to overthrow the government, enforcing measures against their activities and associations.
The note indicates OFG plans to start a major glass project today. Details are limited but the initiative centers on a large glass fabrication or installation item. No further names or locations are provided.
London reports Perekop sixty miles southwest of Kherson captured as Bolsheviks push toward the Crimean front. Heavy fighting around Krivoi Rog and left bank Sal river gains claimed. Bolshevik cavalry seizes Alexandrovsky Nikolaevsky and Orlovka with prisoners and booty. Danzig notes Graudenz evacuated by Germans as Poles move in.
Washington reports a temp halt in negotiations on the peace treaty as Republican senators, led by Lodge, press for mild reservations in Article X and voting equality. Protests and counter proposals from Borah Johnson and others complicate efforts, with leaders forecasting a protracted bipartisan fight in the Senate.
Secretary of Labor Wilson ruled the Communist Party of America a revolutionary organization under the deportation act. The decision cites Engelbert Preis, an Austrian, and states the party seeks to overthrow the U.S. government by force or violence, paving the way for deportation actions against numerous aliens in custody.
Holland Spencer Chamness longtime Galveston resident and former first lieutenant in the national service has been named postmaster of Galveston. Chosen from Civil Service exam rankings, he awaits official notice while working recently in a Indiana Harbor steel mill lab with his wife. Salary for the postmaster is $1,200 yearly.
Secretary Alexander Hume Ford traveled from Hawaii to Washington to offer President Wilson the presidency of the Pan Pacific Union and residence in Hawaii. Ford described Hawaii as a land with no race prejudice where nations around the Pacific have met for 12 years to plan a cooperative league of nations.
Indianapolis forecast calls for near zero temperatures by tomorrow night with continued cold. ice storm effects linger on interurban lines and trains. Longcliff thermometer indicated rapid fall from 18 to 13 degrees as the day ends. yesterday’s high reached 24 above zero.
Directors of Logansport Body Works opened bids yesterday for the first unit of a three unit factory. Bids will be reviewed for a few days as stock sales reach 70,000 dollars so far. The plan is to sell 125,000 dollars of 200,000 capitalization stock soon, keeping 75,000 in treasury. Stockholders aim to finish the drive within ten days.
An amendment to the city petition filed with the Indiana Public Service Commission proposes raising lighting rates to 6.14 cents per kilowatt hour and power rates by 60 percent, replacing the Decem ber filing. Hearing on the original petition is set for Saturday January 31. Mayor Barnes announced the decision following revisions to the rate schedule and sliding scale.
The Logansport Minsterial Association opens a 13 day union service at Broadway M E Church with Dr E L House delivering the first sermon titled An Available God at 3 PM The series includes talks on The Power of the Mind Realizing God and Powers of Suggestion and closes Feb 6 at Baptist Temple The lectures explore Psychology of Religion and are open to the public Rev Benjamin Kendall leads today’s service
Official telegrams shown at a senate sub committee hearing in San Antonio imply Carranza refused to recognize Huerta for personal reasons rather than for avenging Madero's death. The documents indicate Carranza moved to overthrow Huerta after Huerta challenged him over bank extortion in Saltillo. Hearings resume in El Paso next week.
A committee sends anti sedition bills back for revision after debates on scope and penalties. Lawmakers seek clarifications to balance security and civil liberties amid rising security concerns. Officials caution over potential overreach while aiming to preserve national stability.
Washington January 24 pending anti sedition bills return to the house judiciary committee for modification after rules committee hearings closed. Three witnesses opposed the bills while Blanton and Davey urged enactment. Ralston accused the attorney general and justice agents of constitutional violations in actions against radicals.
The Hague reports the Dutch government and the former German emperor awaiting the allies' next move. The Amsterdam Telegraaf notes government action, while Le Nation Belge accuses Holland of siding with the German junkers. Parliament is expected to approve joining the League of Nations with little opposition.
George D. Smith, rare books dealer, arrived with Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis dated 1599. He paid $75,000 for the two by three inch volume weighing two ounces. The tiny book was bought for Henry E. Huntington of New York, famed Shakespearian collector.
Chicago reports a decrease in influenza and pneumonia cases with 1,808 influenza cases and 307 pneumonia cases, deaths down from Friday. Health Commissioner John D. Robertson seeks nurse entry rule changes. fire, police, and telephone workers remain heavily affected.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen will press Director General Hines for a wage increase at a Washington conference on February 2 or 3. The demand, presented in July 1919, seeks increases from 35 to 47 percent as President Wilson asked for patience amid cost of living cuts. Hines will be absent next week, delaying a reply.
E H Clifford secretary of the Peru Chamber of Commerce reports Milton Kraus congressman pledging support for a flood prevention project. He notes the Wabash river may be navigable and work requires army engineers and a special act. Kraus supports cooperation among valley cities and a united petition for funds to deepen channels widen the river and build levees. A Terre Haute meeting of commerce secretaries discussed forming an association to seek funding and action.
Cass County Republican Central committee to dedicate its permanent headquarters in the Foley building. County Chairman Walter L. Closson announced a notable speaker will attend. The headquarters are expected to open for the upcoming campaign around February 1.
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