05 Jan 1919
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1919
Page
1
The federal food administration declares a port embargo on New York Boston and Philadelphia for all grain and foodstuff shipments amid freight congestion a strike by freight handlers and ships drying docked cited as causes.
A broad cold spell spreads from the east to the southeast toward the Gulf Coast and Southwest Florida. The dip is expected to reach all areas tonight and tomorrow with frigid temperatures. Minnesota reports subzero readings as a preliminary indicator.
Washington report says regional embargoes at eastern ports arose from congested conditions after a New York conference. Officials claim the action should be resolved within a week and will not hinder overseas movement of American troop and civilian relief supplies.
AP discloses that by November 11 the American Expeditionary Force ran 3 24 beds in camp and base hospitals with 100 000 vacancies. There were 12 989 doctors and 8593 nurses on duty, far above entry figures of 206 nurses and 300 doctors.
Mrs Mamie Daniels of 746 South Fourth seeks confirmation of Corporal Fred Daniels Co L 16th Infantry dead from war department records as the family doubts the overseas report. Officials indicated possible action wounds unknown. family has not been notified of fate. communication with the War Department is ongoing for definitive details.
The Ford Motor Company directors at their annual meeting December 31 declared a 200 percent dividend. The payout amounts to about $4,000,000 to stockholders, with 100 percent payable January 1 and 100 percent February 1. The dividend is described as the first of many planned during wartime.
York dispatch reports the United States transport Matson arriving with troops. Wounded count listed with names and units including 144th Field Artillery and 40th Depot division. Soldiers from Colorado Utah California and Mexico aboard, amid headquarters and officers present at Forty sixth Depot division facilities.
New York January 3 Opposition to government ownership of railroads argues competition in service and facilities should be preserved while rates are regulated. Robert S. Lovett, resigning as director of the division of capital expenditures of the railroad administration, urges national regulation over private ownership with government checks on consolidations and service quality. He warns that government ownership could invite political manipulation and financial burdens and hinder efficiency by reducing competitive pressures.
Washington on January 3 General McAdoo testifies before the Interstate Commerce Commission urging five years of continued federal operation of railroads to provide a fair test and recounting government control achievements over the last twelve months while the panel considers extending control to 1924.
Notice from Petersen Furniture of a special stockholders meeting at the company's office in Pocatello Idaho on February 10 1919 at 2 PM. The agenda is to amend the articles of incorporation by increasing capital stock from 25000 to 100000 dollars and issue 1000 shares of 100 each with related business. Secretary A M Petersen signs dated January 4 1919.
Enid Levett discusses the railroad problem framing it as a fundamental question of competition versus regulation. He weighs how government scale salaries and private business areas intersect with proposed remedies. The remarks focus on the tension between public administration and private enterprise in transport policy.
President Wilson arrived in Rome at 10 25 am and was greeted at the station by King Victor Emmanuel Queen Helena government members and local authorities an immense crowd showed the greatest enthusiasm The day’s schedule includes luncheon with Queen Margherita reception by parliament a state dinner with the king and citizenship conferment in the evening a luncheon at the American embassy and a pope visit scheduled for Saturday plans also call for a Protestant reception at an American church and visits to Genoa Milan and Turin before leaving for Paris Monday night
Paris dispatches report that a preliminary conference among the four great allies is expected to begin on January 15.
Kokovstoin, a prominent Russian financier linked to wealthy and aristocratic circles, seeks allied intervention to protect their property from the Bolsheviks. In London he pleads for action on a large scale but has received negative responses to date.
Washington reports the Senate military committee unanimously rejected Secretary Baker's proposal to validate informal war contracts and let the War Department adjust them. It sent Senator Hitchcock's bill forward to legalize such contracts with adjustments by a noninterested commission.
The Pocatello Canteen unit reports remarkable wartime activity with 10 000 soldiers aided in the past month and extensive support from local women. Donations funded meals coffee postcards and candy while the canteen car operated daily aiding troops en route from training camps and Camp Lewis.
Crowds in the stockyards district protested seven cent car fares charged by the Denver Tramway Company. Service on this line was suspended an hour this morning while other lines continued normal operation.
Chicago market note reports corn at 1.4354 a bushel and oats at 69 percent on January 3.
Rear Admiral Rodman who led the American fleet in the North Sea recommends to the House Naval Affairs Committee that all German capital ships be destroyed after surrender.
Secretary Baker told the House Military Committee no decision on universal military service has been reached and no permanent force plan will be sent to Congress until the peace conference ends. He said a large European force for two years is unlikely. He noted 700,000 had been discharged since the armistice and another million would be discharged within five weeks.
London reports from the American chamber of commerce say most British business men want the immediate repeal of the Defense of the Realm Act Dora with only a few exceptions. Financial leaders anticipate ongoing restrictions to safeguard European finances during the reconstruction period.
Washington reports unconfirmed circles say private control could resume June 30 with a March proclamation to lease roads mid year. Rumors place Bil Hines as director general while McAdoo retires and testifies to Congress on a five year government plan.
New York reports naval officials indicate about 1000 Somme wounded troops have been moved from the transport Northam Pacific. Work is underway on the project to land them at a designated base as part of ongoing relief efforts.
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