Congress Near Agreement On Railroad Legislation
Senate and House conferees near a final accord on railroad legislation. It is believed the bill will pass early next month to meet the President’s plan to return the lines to their owners by March 1.
30 Jan 1920
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Newspaper
San Antonio Evening News
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1920
Page
1
Senate and House conferees near a final accord on railroad legislation. It is believed the bill will pass early next month to meet the President’s plan to return the lines to their owners by March 1.
AIST Aviators Hay Fly Home Before Night from Brownsville report says pilots Davis and Grimes, forced to land across the Mexican border after straying from their course, will return unassisted soon. They stay at a Guerrero hotel awaiting gasoline and Mexican permission. Fort Brown officials rate no danger and note no bandit incident. the ship is undamaged and return depends on border arrangements.
San Antonio and vicinity forecast shows a low around 44 with variable winds tonight. Saturday brings similar conditions with a low near 40 and partly cloudy skies. daytime highs uncertain due to fragmented report.
Paris dispatch reports General Castelnau defended American troops over the Soissons battle, saying losses were caused by brave but imprudent exposure of flanks and that French orders were misinterpreted. He argued American officers faced unfamiliar tactics and that the high cost paid by the 1st Division reflected rapid Allied action and evolving coordination with French forces.
Paris January 30 The Social Administration of St Quen Town defies Premier Millerand by placarding City Hall with birth center posters urging a baby strike to avert future wars Gen Castelnau leads the drive for more and better babies and urges authorities to tear down the posters and arrest St Owen officials
Emma Smythe of Houston recounts her healing at St Mark's Healing Mission in San Antonio after a stroke left her barely able to walk. She quickly improved, walked to church unaided by cane, and expressed hope she would discard the crutch. Hundreds watched as others received prayers, among them a deformed child and a grateful elder. Continued on Page Two.
Seven Parts spans 92 pages across six sections and a final Part 6. Part 1 covers San Antonio, Laredo, and Eagle Pass scenes. Part 2 focuses on San Antonio business interests and the Southwest cotton industry. Part 3 details hag s, sheep, goats, irrigation, and water power. Part 4 presents mountain and seashore scenes, oil, fruit, and the army. Part 5 highlights truck farming and the Rio Grande Valley. Part 6 surveys cattle, good roads, dairying, honey, and minerals.
New York state lawmakers probing five unseated Socialist colleagues shifted focus to socialism’s wartime stance. Witness Algernon Lee of the Rand School testified on socialist influence globally while defense lines cited Shaw’s alleged advice to British soldiers. The inquiry raised questions about the Rand School itself.
Interview with Jules Breton, France’s minister of hygiene, outlines plans to combat falling birth rates. A supreme birth council will study methods to increase population, including bonuses for eligible families and support for unmarried mothers. The ministry aims to curb infanticide and aid mothers unable to work amid high living costs.
London papers echo Daily Express diatribe against the United States calling financial hostility and urging Europe to organize to curb American influence. Austen Chamberlain to meet memorial organizers on an international conference to discuss Europe’s financial chaos and rehabilitation as Goodenough cites the need for Germany and Austria in any plan.
The tank steamer Mietera split in two and sank off the Florida coast on January 26. A wireless report to the Navy Department says 22 persons are missing while a lifeboat carrying key crew members was picked up by the Ozette about 125 miles offshore. The main vessel remains adrift amid a heavy northeast wind and moderating seas.
Local ad for AF Beyer at 310 12 W Commerce selling typewriters and new Edivon Phona zimovies and records, advertising a selection for customers.
Senate leaders monitor Europe Asia and Africa dispatches as bi partisan talks stall. Analysts warn of global upheaval from currency turmoil and unrest while conferees delay Article 10 talks until Hitchcock returns from Nebraska. Negotiations drift as both sides seek leverage in the compromise effort.
General Trevino has been commissioned by the Mexican government to visit Spain, France and Germany to study and imply military organizations.
Francisco January 90 W J Borteeident of the First National Bank Newton California near here and I P Gomez pasties are under arrest here today following discovery of an altered shortage in the tens of funds which she examiners sax will probably reach.
In Sonora, Mexico, on January 30, after more than 120 hours of combat with Yaqui bands, the Santa Maria Mine crew of 87 workers was wiped out by dawn. Only Superintendent Roderich Wilson, an Austrian engineer, survived amid the siege near Norí and near the Chihuahua State line, run by Italian capitalists.
The autopsy on Mrs. F. E. Parker, 3 months married, found chloral poison in her stomach, suggesting a cause of death. Police detained Tom Crow, 32, arrested in Houston and returned to San Antonio, amid discovery of Parker diamonds hidden in a pair of shoes. Authorities continue inquest and seek statements from Crow.
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