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Newspaper
The Jansen News
Location
Jansen, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
6
Washington dispatch reports big sugar dealers facing heavy losses as prices fall from 28 to 18 cents a pound. Prohibition miscalculation and global rushes to sell supplies trigger decline with no quick recovery. Beet sugar yield ahead expected to flood western markets, intensifying competition for eastern refineries.
The Tennessee House ratified the Susan B Anthony suffrage amendment after Senate concurrence, making Tennessee the 36th state to approve. The 50 to 46 House vote followed a Senate majority of 19, with suffragists cheering as tearful victory notes spread. Leaders vow to press for more ratifications before November elections despite county constitutional clashes.
Washington announces the Seventh army corps will be established at Fort Crook in Nebraska near Omaha. The corps area covers Missouri Kansas Iowa Nebraska Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota, marking Fort Crook’s return as a military post after 1916.
Washington market summary shows potatoes and fruits near season’s low. New York hit $3 per barrel while western cities report $4 to $5 per barrel. Onions at 70 cents a bushel and cabbage at $20 a ton. other fresh produce including cantaloupe and watermelons suffer after the spring peak.
President Wilson has regained his normal weight of 179 pounds after treatment by Dr. Cary T. Grayson. Though aged from a long illness, he is improving and now walks with a cane, while arm exercises aid recovery from the stroke that affected the left side.
Kansas City reports Farmers' Union delegates from Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Nebraska meeting to urge holding wheat off the market until a usable price per bushel is secured. The plan seeks to steady prices through a coordinated market action by the four states.
Seven members of the local street carmen's union executive committee, who went on strike August 1, were sentenced to days in the county jail by Judge Greeley v. Whitford in district court. They began serving immediately and must also pay court costs.
Poland reports rapid pursuit of retreating Bolsheviks northeast and east of Warsaw. Brest Litovsk taken. Sokolow Drohiezyn and Bialystok areas captured with thousands of prisoners and war materials. Bolshevik attack northwest of Warsaw repelled. Polish civilians aid. Peasants near Lipno and Thorn fight Bolsheviks with axes and scythes. seven Bolshevik divisions cut to pieces and guns captured.
Nebraska items report contracts for Oshkosh sewer system and preparations for Omaha Day at Lincoln during the State Fair. Also noted are sugar beet yield projections, hospital cornerstone events, bond votes in Sidney, and farm and railway developments across the state.
A Times London report cites a Moscow wireless message urging a Russo German agreement to avert an European economic catastrophe. It notes Trotzky’s East Prussia visit and German staff talks, signaling hope for a political and economic convention between Russia and Germany.
The North Carolina senate voted 25 to 23 to postpone ratification of federal woman suffrage to the next regular session. Senator Warren, the opposition floor leader, introduced the postponement resolution, and after a day of bitter debate supporters were overwhelmed as the resolution to postpone until 1921 was adopted.
The United States warned Poland not to repeat any advance into Russian territory as its army drives Bolsheviks from Polish lands. The warning stressed that ignoring it could prejudice Poland’s case in the eyes of the United States.
Women’s Polish battalions in the Thorn region captured an armored train used by Bolsheviks to guard the railway line. The action underscores local resistance efforts during the conflict.
The Department of Labor announced that more than 5 000 immigrants are arriving daily at Hillis Island Washington DC amid unfavourable conditions. The daily influx underscores ongoing wartime and policy pressures shaping migration patterns and labor supply.
Secretary Colby notes that France and the United States share a basis for concord on Turkey and Russia politics. He warns that support for Polish aims could hinder the November elections and cautions against bolstering the Bolshevik regime. Authorities stress independence of French policy and the need for swift, coordinated action toward peace.
The operators and central committee failed to settle disputes after days of talks called by President Wilson. Miners and operators met separately and a telegram from the mine workers expressed no general success, with John L. Lewis quoted on the mounting stalemate.
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