19 Jun 1920
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1920
Page
1
Established in March 1828 the notice emphasizes service and safety for banking transactions. It promises timely 4 percent interest on deposits and notes deposits are free from state county and city taxes to the depositor.
A fragmentary notice identifies Carlos Herrera as provisional president of Guatemala after Estrada’s resignation. It notes Herrera’s long tenure and wealth, his delegation to the Pan American Financial Congress in Washington, and that his daughters studied locally.
Kansas City report notes habeas corpus hearings for 39 African American prisoners at Fort Leavenworth tied to a riot. Thirteen men are aged and connected to the disturbance, with proceedings continuing in Red Oval Court.
Frederick Gimble vice president of Gimble Brothers Department Store was arrested by the Department of Justice on a profiteering charge. Two other officials were arrested on similar counts. They allegedly profited 0 to 275 percent.
In London on June 19 the Council of Ambassadors pressed to activate the Austrian peace treaty at once. Reports from Manchester state tenants occupied fourteen unoccupied houses, handed to tenants chosen by the League with guards to prevent eviction, with former soldiers among those housed. Chancery proceedings have been started by owners to recover premises.
The article notes the Meuse-Argonne offensive and references the Secretary’s statement about appointing to command the Marine Corps. It mentions policy of rewarding officers and hints at actions during the period.
Dispatches from Tokio quote a Japanese newspaper stating Canton troops fired on a Japanese warship, which returned fire killing scores of Chinese. The Associated Press notes government forces in the Canton area engaged in fighting, with casualties reported on both sides amid the conflict.
In Londonderry Ireland during June 1948 a two hour clash between Nationalist and Unionist forces erupted in the city. The fighting ended with an uneasy quiet as militia units restored order amid ongoing tension and gunfire.
The president signed the water power bill and other measures, including a regulation on pulpwood exports to the U S, authorization for enlistment in naval forces, bridge projects on the Allegheny Monongahela and Mississippi rivers, and a bill to reimburse Michael McGarvey for a set of teeth lost at work. Some measures failed, and a separate bill would have transferred surplus material to the agriculture department.
A tainted case shows Robert Meads and associates supplying Meads whisky for months. Evidence notes monthly trips to Montreal with whisky concealed in salt barrels. Disguised containers and hidden cargo linked to a wider ring reaching Hall and others.
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