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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1923
Page
1
In a Stockton raid on an alleged Chinese gambling house police found a small arsenal including two Mauser 7.43 guns. Eleven tables were active as officers seized 1416 dollars in cash, 35 boxes of morphine, scales, and illegal items. One proprietor faces three charges. three Chinese conductors and 44 visitors are charged.
Washington jan 19 ap efforts of the Southern Pacific to retain control of the Central Pacific despite a supreme court ruling for separation reached final stages before the interstate commerce commission. Fred H Wood argued that the 1920 transportation act allows consolidation in public service and traffic agreements could protect Ogden routes from discrimination while keeping unified operation.
Wallace Reid motion picture star dies after long health battle marked by narcotic dependence. memorials pour in from Lasky, Chaplin, Pickford and others. funeral set at First Congregational Church with public viewing and cremation per Reid’s wish. Hollywood studios close to honor him.
Washington January 19 AP reports Union Pacific conditionally withdrew its position on continued control of the Central Pacific system by Southern Pacific during Interstate Commerce Commission proceedings. A pro traffic arrangement was discussed as part of the case.
The First National Bank of Rupert and the Bank of Paul Idaho, jointly controlled, voluntarily closed their doors refusing to continue operations due to dwindling deposits. Bank officials said they chose to close and settle with creditors while opportunities remained to do so, amid rumors causing public concern over both banks' condition.
Paris and Essen report France will promulgate customs controls in the Rhineland and Ruhr prompt to enforce reparations. German officials warn of hardship from famine and currency shortages as French authorities press coal and dye trade requisitions and deliveries to remain uninterrupted.
Madison Wis Jan 19 AP public burning of the round robin signel by UW professors denounces the war record of Senator Robert M La Follette. A state senate resolution, backed by the La Follette faction and Governor Blaine, directs destruction of the signers document by the State Historical Society librarian and public property superintendent.
Bastrop Louisiana January 19 AP William J McDonald 60 brother in law of J L Daniel testifies at open hearing on masked band activity in Morehouse parish that Jap Jones warned the Daniel family would be cleaned out before an alleged assassination of Dr B McKain. Witnesses describe kidnappings and a Bastrop barbecue with Klansman T B Pratt Sr and Henry Jones among those questioned.
In Essen on January 19 AP reports scientific circles estimate that the coal mined in Rhenish Westphalia over the past decade suggests the region has enough deposits to last about two thousand years. The total surface mined to date is about three billion tons.
German forces report a postwar settlement scene amid Tokyo and Berlin fronts. Dispatch notes reparations and economic pressure shaping surrender terms as Allied powers press for unconditional capitulation and reconstruction efforts offered to defeated nations.
French forces moved to enforce reparations by seizing Ruhr state mines and Reichsbank branches across the Ruhr and Rhineland. Mine managers and directors were affected as miners threatened to quit. Berlin ordered a railway strike in response while France also took over Rhineland customs districts and coal tax funds.
A Williamson county jury found all five defendants in the Herrin riots trial not guilty. The panel included Leoa Mann Joe Carnaghi Peter Hiller Burt Grace and Otis Clark all union men except Hiller the taxi driver. Jurors deliberated about twenty seven hours over two days.
Bastrop La Jan 19 AP The Louisiana hearing on the Morehouse atrocities aims to identify the actual perpetrators of the Watt Daniel and Thomas R Richard kidnapping murders on August 24 Attorney General Coco says Nineteen witnesses including one woman were summoned to testify. Many witnesses come from Spyker and nearby towns and today's testimony covers the Spyker Lake La Fourche area.
Washington from January 19 AP report states Roland W. Hayden the American representative told the reparations commission that Germany cannot meet the demands imposed by the Versailles treaty. He called the burden "impossible" and indicated the plan is unworkable under current terms.
Duesseldorf reports French authorities seize money withdrawn from Reichsbank and seize depositor cars. Municipal police asked to guard bank area but refused. Ruhr area sees state mine seizures and arrests as occupation widens. Banking closures halt local commerce and a Ruhr rail workers strike looms.
In Harrison Arkansas amid days of disturbances authorities await the joint executive committee investigation opening next Monday in Little Rock. Two arson suspects were arrested and thirty indictments returned as a “citizens’ committee” investigates bridge burnings on the Missouri and North Arkansas railway.
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