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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1919
Page
4
A disruptive event damaged the residence of a local judge in Poentello Idaho. Investigators seek leads as the incident is linked to a wider second-class matter. No further details on motives or suspects are provided in the fragment.
The text discusses health and sickness driving poverty, noting families battered by repeated misfortune and the aging poor abandoned by the industrial system. It argues for old age pensions, health insurance, better ventilation and sanitation, improved diets, and public education to remove many causes of ill health and poverty.
A historical reflection ties Flag Day to American unity and pride across states and regions. It notes the 1777 flag adoption and urges school and home observance, while warning against agitators and German propaganda influencing postwar strikes and labor unrest.
The Minneapolis News cites government data showing farm produce up 116 percent, lumber 73 percent, and general commodities 113 percent above prewar levels. Authors predict a long path back, with faster-rising prices falling first and a gradual adjustment likely, especially for building materials.
Citizens call for better equipped officers and disciplined service matching larger communities. Emphasizes knowing the time and a policeman as essential as efficiency in the town’s public safety, urging modernization beyond the current small town approach.
Spokane reports Capt Thomas Busha of Big Timber Mont describes a German map and prisoner quote revealing the Ninety first division earned extra one day leave for captives. Busha, ex 364th Infantry and Argonne veteran, notes Northwestern Yanks fought cautiously after the intel. He is a University of Montana football alumnus and Montana law graduate.
The article notes that Congress plans speedy action on water legislation, an oil land leasing bill, and road and public land measures crucial to the West. It accuses self-serving politicians of blocking progress for years and suggests the measures have nearly exhausted their opposition.
The article notes local resistance to funding a patriotic soldiers' homecoming, with council members differing over support. It mentions Conicht facing opposition and a near ultimatum from Councilman Bistline, while defending the value of honoring veterans and sustaining wartime sacrifices.
A wartime era utterance questions the source of a loud strike noise heard in the air. The speaker recalls hearing similar sounds from Germany Russia Poland France and other allied nations. The first three years of the war are referenced as a point of comparison.
Treasury reports show Boy Scouts of America sold 300 million dollars in Liberty bonds and 50 million in War Savings stamps during the national emergency. With 400,000 members, Scouts could mobilize 25 times that impact if all 12 to 21 year olds joined, illustrating the group as a form of national service. Local note about police presence discusses a single officer known to residents and strangers seeking an officer in town.
A humane argument urges better treatment for working horses and domestic animals amid rising car culture. It notes neglect harms animals and business, praises caring for creatures, and links kindness to developing responsible citizens and leaders.
The piece notes that government control of 240,944 miles of U S railways cost taxpayers 176,116,065 in early 1919 versus 144,462,329 a year earlier despite higher rates and reduced service. It argues the war-time experiment should yield more homes and investment, urging quicker building amid labor and material constraints.
Nogales June 10 General Pelias Calles former Sonora military governor and new Carranza commerce secretary returns from Mexico City to lead fifteen hundred troops into Sonora to crush Yaqui and bandit bands. News reports mass exodus from Juarez into El Paso as Angeles forces concentrate near Samalqase. Streets empty refugees flee with belongings as Juarez awaits developments.
El Paso reports villa troops seized Guadalupe opposite Fabens Texas last night while another unit allied with General Angles advances toward Juarez. Carranza garrison had evacuated Guadalupe and moved to Juarez last week a courier rushed into Juarez with updates.
Vienna reports the Austrian government plans an evasive response to a diplomatic demand as tensions rise about an unspecified issue. The move signals careful drafting likely to avoid direct commitment while signaling continued consideration.
The Atlantic City session of the annul conference of the American Federation of Labor defeated a resolution protesting Congress repealing daylight saving law.
Rome reports a sharp drop in Italy’s birth rate from 31 to 17 per thousand during World War I. Dr. William Charles White of Pittsburgh notes wartime excess births over deaths and rising infant mortality, with large cities at 171 per thousand and small cities as high as 637 per thousand, highlighting the urgent child welfare crisis.
London June 9 AP correspondent reports American women aiding the London Red Cross canteen for marines are made life associate members of the US Marine Corps and decorated with gold and silver brooches. Recipients include Elizabeth Davidson Florence Heald Margaret Stephens Jane Rider Ada Boardman Mildren Weinman Cora Porter and Alice Collingwood. Major Gilchrist presided at naval HQ and praised their hours of service and cheerful comradeship in support of Marines and sailors.
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