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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1920
Page
2
A sweeping digest notes foreign policy shifts as Russian withdrawal and Polish war pose questions, US sugar and cotton trade show imbalances, and American political life moves with Roosevelt’s campaign kickoff and Cox’s Camp Perry address. It cites census figures for Indiana and New Hampshire, wage rules in California, Ponzi fraud cases, and labor unrest in Denver.
Mrs. Anna Burian, age 104 and the oldest Chicago resident in the last census, died at her grandson James Sbotak’s home at 2313 West Fiftieth Place. Eleven grandchildren and forty great grandchildren attended the wake at the residence.
Weekend violence centers on a daring air force act with a captured aircraft forced to land in a field between Killarney and Tralee Ireland. One soldier died, four attackers were killed, three wounded, according to official reports. Poland insists on fighting to avoid disarmament as soviet troops stand near Warsaw. Prince Eugene Suapleba says Poland will not capitulate and refuses any arms surrender. A polo pony is flown from London to Lympne for a mid afternoon game at Sir W Phillip’s estate. Bolshevik actions in southern Russia strike near Gen Wrangel north of the Crimea.
American armored cruiser Pittsburgh and a destroyer head to the Baltic from Cherbourg to protect U S interests and Americans in Poland and the Baltic states while weighing extended aid to Poland. Lloyd George told the House Wrangel must bear sole responsibility for any further anti Bolshevik attacks in South Russia.
London August 18 Premier Lloyd George said Britain would discuss Irish settlement with any Irish representatives. He listed three conditions: northern Ulster to be treated separately, no secession of any Ireland part from the UK, and no action compromising island security or war safety.
Mexico City reports confirm the revolt of Governor Esteman Cantu has been settled. Governor Cantu will surrender his office to Luis M. Salazar, recently appointed governor of Lower California by Provisional President de la Huerta.
St Louis reports a riot between whites and blacks in Coulterville Illinois a mining town 40 miles south of St Louis. A Negro man and woman were shot and their homes burned. The disturbance followed the importation of Black workers to the mines.
An English inventor introduces a pen wiper made from a glass cup filled with sponge saturated with glycerin. The glycerin preserves pens, preventing drying and corrosion while cleaning nibs. Whitehall newsroom notes its novelty and practical use for writers.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for sore hands and general toilet use. It advises washing with soap, applying ointment, and removing excess with tissue, highlighting three Cuticura products.
The July ruby was blamed for granting night vision and warding off evil as a talisman against plague and poison. Beliefs tied its color to foreseeing misfortune and even healing eye disease when worn on the forehead. The essay notes credulity of ancient peoples.
Ferdinand Foch, marshal of France, to receive a costly baton with gold-embossed capitals Metz and Strasbourg and the inscription Marechal Ferdinand Foch 1914 19. The baton, alloy from Pennsylvania, will be presented by James A Flaherty of Philadelphia, supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, when the Lafayette statue is unveiled in France.
G S Wyckoff Vigo county scout executive is tall and slender. A young friend jokes about needing a khaki uniform and asks for an old suit. He agrees you can have it and roll it up instead. A corkscrew in a prohibitionist pocket is circumstantial evidence. A light headed man seldom makes brilliant conversation.
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