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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1919
Page
1
Paris dispatch reports Colonel House presided at a Council of Four session. President Wilson, recovering from a slight cold, was not fully present due to fever and limited room access. Grayson stated the president should rest.
In a Petit Parisien interview Premier Lloyd George denies any dissension with France over guarantees against Germany and says the understanding between the two governments is complete. He adds England is ready to make fresh sacrifices to secure France's peace and independence.
The Italian transport Umbria carrying 2000 officers and soldiers from Venice to Tripoli struck a mine off Bari and sank. Several were killed and a hundred injured, according to Bari dispatches quoted by Italian newspapers.
A. H. Connor declines the cabinet appointment of Governor D. W. Davis. He explains hospital discharge and short rest before joining the judge advocate general's department to aid in demobilization. He estimates August or September before discharge and regrets not joining the administration.
Captain Albert H. Connor cannot accept a cabinet position from Governor Davis and will enter the judge advocate's department instead. The earlier offer of commissioner of law enforcement went to R. O. Jones, who accepted and has begun outlining duties this week.
Local organizers pledge a 160000 guarantee to hold the world boxing championship in Pocatello Idaho. The Associated Press reports wide publicity from Paris to London and Chicago as the town promotes the event to a potential 100000 attendees and beyond.
Boise readers learn there is no local push to back the Willard Dempsey boxing match. Boise business leaders say they will not guarantee funds for the event, fearing state forfeiture risks, and favor supporting Pocatello instead due to its enterprise and sportsmanship.
Mrs. Ben Lindsay, wife of Denver juvenile court Judge, departed for New York after a telegram stated he is dangerously ill there. The move underscores concerns over the judge’s health and the family’s immediate response.
A French flier made a remarkable ascent to 25 000 feet with 13 passengers aboard. The aircraft faced a record low temperature near 20 degrees below zero.
Jefferson City April 4 the presidential suffrage bill for women has passed the house after already winning Senate approval.
The Northcliff owned papers push a broad trans media transmission network. Through this system the Daily Mail and its affiliates extend a story across the English speaking world amplifying reach and visibility for news items and numbers.
A community club drives to reach 500 new members with weekly progress tallies. District captains and lieutenants work to attract members as a clock in front of the Commercial club tracks daily gains. The effort aims to wrap up by next Wednesday with strong local support.
Atlantic City officials approve a near one million project to upgrade the main road the Horse Pike with concrete paving. The improvement aims to provide jobs for returning soldiers and enhance the resort corridor from the start of the main road into town.
Berlin reports leading German ethical religious and philosophical groups urge President Wilson to honor his pledges. They warn Germans could turn Bolshevik if pressed, accuse Czechs and Poles of testing Wilsonian aims, and say allies foster anarchic Germany by not easing the blockade. They fear renewed German militarism if hate and annihilation continue.
The report shows 23 561 oil and gas wells in Oklahoma in 1918, with a daily average production for the year of 645 561 cubic feet of natural gas for commercial use. The Blackwell District led with over 27 000 000 000 feet produced that year and conservation held 536 000 cubic feet.
A proposal from Mathias Erzberger to Marshal Foch at Spa suggests moving Polish troops of Central Haller by land from Lunéville across Germany to Poland. The message is reported as semi official by Bertin.
Mrs Ellen French Vanderbilt wed Lt Paul Fitzsimons USN at Harbor View Newport. Fitzsimons, son of the late Paul Fitzsimons USN and a 1914 Annapolis graduate, was married after Mrs Vanderbilt’s earlier divorce from Alfred G Vanderbilt, who died in the Lusitania sinking.
Berlin reports military authorities began disarming the Empress Augusta Regiment after it showed Spartacan influences. The action follows concerns of dissent within the unit.
In the Probate Court of Bannock County Idaho the administrator of the estate of Benjamin Croshaw Deceased calls creditors and all with claims against the estate to present them with vouchers within ten months after the first publication at the office of White & Bentley East Center Street Pocatello Idaho Dated April 2 1919 WM A Young Administrator of the Estate of Benjamin Croshaw Deceased White & Bentley Attorneys Pocatello Idaho wa tw
Vincent Richards of Yonkers New York won the national singles indoor tennis championship defeating William T Tilden Jr of Philadelphia in a five set final.
Washington reports the Forty second Rainbow Division assigned for an early convoy home though Secretary Baker warned a full division parade in Washington or elsewhere may be hampered by timing and staging challenges.
Washington reports that 50,000 volunteers are being enlisted to replace an equal number of men eager to leave the army. They will be organized into detachments of 1,000, sent to the army of occupation, and discharged on return to the U S for discharge of those with sickness or family distress. Camp Meade, Md., will assemble the provisional companies for overseas deployment.
Coblenz April 4. A Spartacus uprising in Frankfort drew Canada government troops near the city as the Tenth French army watched from the western suburbs. French troops have not entered Frankfort despite requests, with the main bridgehead line still intact.
New York on April 4 Miss Margaret Carnegie daughter of Andrew Carnegie and Ensign Roswell Miller A S N R of this city obtained a marriage license for a wedding on April 22 Miller is the son of the late heir to the Carnegie fortune.
Secretary Baker told a Philippine independence delegation that President Wilson’s mind favors granting complete independence. The mission of forty Filipinos, led by Del Quezon, seeks to carry home the idea that liberty should be extended to the islands. Baker cited a Wilson letter and said American resolve to liberty remains strong despite past obstacles.
Nampa wrestler M. P. Cyclone Workman was arrested Thursday afternoon by Sheriff Pete Wheeler and deputies on a charge of obtaining property by false pretenses. He allegedly bought a Chalmers car with financing and no bank funds, then caused a disturbance at Louvre cafe after a pie purchase. He was jailed, transferred to Bannock County authorities, and placed in a large cell where a melee erupted as inmates recounted the incident.
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