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Newspaper
The Daily Alaska Empire
Location
Juneau, Alaska, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1920
Page
1
Northern New Brunswick and Nova Scotia area forest fires devastate over 200 square miles of standing timber along the Intercolonial Railway. In Liscomb a Memorial Day salute by former service men goes wrong, injuring at least 42 with four in serious condition as crowd panic ensues.
Delegates begin pouring into Chicago for the Republican National Convention opening June 8. Maj Gen Leonard Wood Senator Hiram Johnson and Gov Frank Lowden report growing pledge counts while Will Hays inspects arrangements. The Coliseum, site of the convention, features record seating capacity and guards of overseas service personnel to prevent past overcrowding.
Ole Hanson former Seattle mayor says Mayor Hugh Caldwell bears main responsibility if the city overpaid for the street railway. Hanson notes Caldwell was corporation counsel during the deal and aware of all details amid the dispute over paying 15 million dollars for the system.
Eugene V. Debs convict No. 2253 at Atlanta Federal Penitentiary was informed yesterday of his fifth nomination as Socialist candidate for U.S. president. He spoke briefly from the warden's office declaring his lifelong radicalism and support for socialist aims. Debs began serving his sentence April 13, 1919, after Canton speech investigations and wartime espionage act charges.
The Soldiers' Relief bill, approved by the House 289 to 92, awaits Senate committee reference. Senate leaders say no action before the summer recess, which runs until September 1.
Washington May 31 Subscriptions to the last issue of treasury certificates of indebtedness have exceeded the $100,000,000 goal by about $25,000,000, signaling strong demand and ample funds ready for government use.
A campaign fund of about 1.2 million dollars for Maj Gen Leonard Wied was testified before a Senate committee investigating pre convention expenditures. A. A. Sprague treasurer said two banks loaned 100000 each on notes signed by Col William O Proctor. Contributors included John D Rockefeller Jr 10000 and William Loeb nearly 250000.
Seattle, May 31. The Department of Agriculture notified the city that its petition for perpetual water rights on the Skagit River has been granted. The municipal power and light plant will cost about seven million dollars and require a 26 mile railroad for construction. When finished the plant will generate 50000 horsepower.
Senator Albert B. Fall told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that full recognition of Mexico should be withheld until Mexico revises its 1917 Constitution via a treaty with the United States. If rejected, the U S should hold Mexico to a reckoning for losses to Americans and may deploy armed forces to protect U S residents. He also urged not recognizing Adolfo de la Huerta until approved by Congress and proven capable of stable governance.
Washington May 31 The tentative draft of the Republican platform is nearly finished by labor leaders after weeks of work. Planks on Mexico and the League of Nations are left out and will be decided at the National Convention in Chicago next week.
Gaston Chrevolet, driving a Monroe car, won the 500 mile Indianapolis sweepstakes in 5 hours 40 minutes 15 seconds. Rene Thomas finished second in a Ballot car while Ralph De Palma's car caught fire at the 467 mile mark as he led the field. In Washington, a tentative agreement to adjourn Congress sine die on Friday June 4 was reached by Senate and House Republican leaders.
In Chicago on May 31 the Republican National Committee began hearings on 137 contested delegates for the upcoming National Convention with a time limit on arguments. Regular white delegates at large from Arkansas were seated. In Bend Oregon on May 31 L K Shepard a prominent merchant drowned when a small boat overturned on Sutton's Lake during an afternoon outing.
The Boston Navy Yard bids $8,898,000 to restore the Leviathan as a passenger ship with completion in 600 days. The project would employ about 6,000 workers, and officials expect the bid to be accepted.
Memorial Day observance halted government business while Congress stayed in session. Veterans from Civil War to World War I paraded along Pennsylvania Avenue to Arlington National Cemetery where French war graves were decorated for the first time. The Memorial Amphitheatre hosted ceremonies and a Wilkes monument was unveiled with a wreath for Admiral Peary. A Belgian king's cablegram to President Wilson was read. In London, Memorial Day was observed with 2500 American graves adorned and Westminster Abbey services attended by Ambassador Devlin and Earl Reading.
France honors America's war dead in Paris and across 197 burial sites on the old battle lines. Thousands of French troops served as guards of honor during the second Memorial Day observance since the war ended.
Washington reports May analysis shows no change in cost of living drivers despite nationwide price cuts. New York wholesalers face pressure as department stores demand 15 to 50 percent reductions, while some warn the move is artificial and uneconomic. A cabaret restaurant cuts menu prices 30 percent.
Peking reports Charles R. Crane was due to assume the office today as the new American minister to China, following an announcement from the American Legation yesterday.
The British steamship Tregantree, returning from Chesapeake Bay, asked police assistance to quell an incipient mutiny in a wireless message. A police boat with reserves hurried to the scene. Paris dispatches report D Annunzio forces seized Albana, Albania's main port.
New York May 31 Frank M Trash of Vancouver Washington has been chosen as a member of the American trap shooting team for the Olympic Games at Antwerp this summer.
National budget bill moved to President Wilson for signature after the House approved the conference report late Saturday. The action completes the legislative step responsive to the fiscal measure, signaling imminent presidential action on national finances.
Dr. Robert Simpson and E. C. Guerin bagged two black bears near Lemon Creek headwaters last Saturday night. They spotted the old bear and her cub about 800 yards away at seven PM, pursued and killed them. The first carcass arrived in camp by 10 PM and the second the following day. hides are described as prime trophies.
Greek forces have started occupying Turkish Thrace as part of the peace treaty terms. The initial train load was sent to a point opposite Adrianople, marking the first deployment in the region.
Mexico City dispatch reports several suspected bubonic plague cases in Vera Cruz as of May 31. The Excelsior notes the health authorities are investigating and monitoring for potential spread.
Lieut Masiero and Lieut Ferrar from Rome arrived in Osaka today after a smooth flight from Seoul. The Italian aviators reported no difficulties along the route to Tokio.
Washington May 31 The Senate by unanimous consent votes tomorrow at 4 pm on a resolution declining to grant President Wilson authority to accept on behalf of the United States a mandate over Armenia.
Fierce fires swept through St. Quentin yesterday leaving half the residents homeless. Relief trains remove the displaced as property loss in the town alone tops $1,000,000 with sixty five dwellings, three mills, two hotels and numerous businesses burned.
Fire swept the principal street of Londonderry near Halifax today destroying forty seven buildings including four churches a school and the town hall. The blaze was started by sparks from nearby forest fires.
Frank A. Vanderlip and American financiers arrived in San Francisco after talks in Japan. They report strong Tokyo support for close commercial ties with the United States and say Japan aims to restore Shantung to China while preserving commercial advantages. They note German property claims and potential Japanese control of German assets and railways in Shantung. Copper and silk dominate trade to Germany. potash is sought from Germany.
Frank A. Vanderlip predicts a future shift as Europe will pay its $10 billion debt to the United States with goods instead of cash. The observation, dated May 31 from New York, centers on changing balance of trade dynamics as debt payments move in kind.
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