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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1920
Page
1
Premiers Lloyd George and Millerand meet at Hythe ahead of Boulogne talks with France and Britain seeking unity over German indemnities. Turkish nationalists under Mustapha Kemal Pasha reportedly control most of Anatolia with 37,000 troops and feared Bolshevik influence fuels broader international anxiety.
Frederick Gimbel first vice president of Gimble Brothers department store and two aides were arrested by justice agents on charges of profiteering in clothing. They allegedly marked up prices from 90 to 276 percent with several example sales cited. Bail set at 1000 each. preliminary exams scheduled for July 6.
Paris officials staged the first heavy American oil burning locomotive demonstration on the Paris to Tours line with an American engineer at the throttle. Yves Le Trocquer, minister of public works and former engineer, rode part of the run as the project envisions converting 400 locomotives to oil burners.
Newport June 19 AP Resolute captured a sixth victory in the ninth trial race against Vanitie to decide the challenger for Shamrock IV in the America's Cup defense. Resolute led by 21 seconds on elapsed time and 2 minutes 8 seconds on corrected time, in a windward and leeward contest that favored Vanitie early before Resolute pulled ahead.
The Spa talks between Allied representatives and Germany, initially set for June 21 and moved to July 5, are now postponed to July 10 according to Echo de Paris. The delay affects the alliance negotiations and timing for any potential agreements.
The actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies shows reserves running 3,847,970 below legal requirements a week after a $4,966,880 drop from the prior period in New York.
Vera Crus reports two new bubonic plague cases yesterday. The AP brief notes the health update as authorities monitor the outbreak and public health officials issue cautions.
Chicago June 18. Mrs Warren G Harding has approved the portrait of Senator Harding for the Republican national committee campaign. Five million lithographs bearing the image chosen by Mrs Harding are being printed for distribution starting Monday.
Washington June 19 major generals are reduced to brigadiers. Clarence R. Tar wards and Henry T. Allen both revert to brigadier. Omar Bundy Charlies Menohdler and others follow. The army expands laterally from 14 to 23 major generals and brigadiers rise from 16 to 46. Selection boards draft the new list.
The inter state commerce commission issued preference and priority orders for transporting bituminous coal to tide water for trans shipment to New England. The commission also issued preference orders for coal car assignments within the territory east of the Mississippi.
Berlin reports alarming military conditions on the Polish Bolshevik front with Breslau dispatches claiming Polish reverses and potential fall of Minsk. The front from Dnurburg to Poedolsk supposedly yielding, with Warsaw possibly occupied by Soviet troops. The Polish minister to Germany called the reports incredible.
Montgomery City Missouri and AP report Champ Clark of Missouri will be nominated for president at the Democratic national convention. Party leaders vow definite stances on prohibition Irish question woman suffrage and labor. A west ern governors conference will be held before the convention to discuss mining mineral and oil lands and related issues.
Surgeon General Cummings of the Public Health Service will depart Washington for Pensacola New Orleans and Galveston to review bubonic plague conditions. No new developments at those ports and conditions are not alarming. The Tampico quarantine was lifted at Monterey on June 17 per the state department advisory.
Mexico City on June 19 reports a case suspected of bubonic plague as per Democrata. The AP dispatch notes uncertainty about confirmation and ongoing public health monitoring.
In Washington on June 19 AP reports Senator Warren G Harding Republican presidential nominee plans to stay for further conferences with party leaders rather than take a vacation He aims to unify all party elements before notification of his nomination in Marion Ohio Governors Allen of Kansas congratulates him and pledges support Daugherty Sloan and others discuss campaign strategy
Brig. General Wolters, Texas National Guard commander, announced that a mass meeting called by the city commission for Monday night to express public sentiment on the presence of state troops would not be permitted. The statement came today in Galveston.
A report notes a German cabinet post involving a woman and claims she would be the first woman in the world to hold such a position. The story also references Frau Preni and ongoing affairs related to the appointment.
Colby issued a statement claiming he is a receptive candidate for the Democratic convention’s permanent chairman post. He says strong party members deserve recognition and that he will attend with delegates from the District of Ibia to support the convention, planning to depart only when it adjourns.
Des Moines June 18. Resolutions by the Americanization committee of the General Federation of Women's Clubs call for English as the sole language of instruction in public schools and for independent citizenship for women. They also address literacy tests for children of aliens reaching adulthood and potential legalization in court.
AP reports a chaotic string of news from New York and Moscow as alleged Russian security forces release leaders linked to a rebellion. The fragment mentions a Jewish science bureau, a parish, and a congress in Moscow with unclear details.
Washington June 19 AP Harding Republican presidential hopeful expects to stay in Washington until nomination notification arrives then travel to Ohio for the official acknowledgment. He plans a July 15 event and will meet Beveridge Roosevelt Jr and other progressive figures. he declined frontier days invitation in Cheyenne.
William G McAdoo announced he would not permit his name to be presented at the San Francisco convention. He sent a telegram to Kansas delegate Jouett Shouse stating the path of duty was clear. The decision shifts momentum toward Senator Carter Glass of Virginia and promises a renewed nomination fight.
Four railroads filed federal suits in Nebraska seeking injunctions against the Nebraska Railway Commission and attorney general. They contest a state law requiring railroads to provide cars with sleeping accommodations and other conveniences for stock shippers and caretakers traveling with trains to market.
The cabinet formed earlier this week resigned before presenting itself to the chamber of deputies, signaling a swift collapse of the new government. Santiago reports the ministerial group fell without a vote or debate.
Tokio cables report a battle between Peking and Canton forces at Changalia. Canton troops allegedly died as the Japanese warship Fushimi returned fire, killing scores of Chinese.
Londonderry Ireland June 19 violent clashes between factions left several men wounded. Armed groups controlled districts, searched pedestrians for arms, and police and military faced a desperate situation. Conditions were tense overnight, with calm returning by midnight.
A shoe price reduction movement was launched in East Orange on June 19 by Charles R. Steele a New York insurance broker. Dr Edwin C Broome superintendent of schools voiced support for the plan to lower shoe costs for children.
The state supreme court dismissed Allen V. Grammer's appeal seeking a sanity hearing after a Howard county district court denied the request. He is sentenced to be electrocuted for the murder of his mother in law, Mrs. Lulu Vogt, near Elba.
Weather predictions show Monday start with moderate temperatures and cloudy periods with occasional rain in the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys, northern Rockies and Plateau. Southern Rockies and Plateau and Pacific states expect generally fair skies and normal temperatures with some variation.
The United States destroyers Dupont Tatnall and Biddle left Constantinople today for New York and are expected to arrive in six to seven weeks. Six American destroyers remain on duty in the Black Sea and the eastern Mediterranean.
Washington reports indicate interviews and dispatches from Mexico City show prominent officials expect the new regime to back Article 27 of the 1917 constitution. Excelsior notes near unanimity for preserving the national union of the subsoil to aid industrial development.
The federation adopted resolutions on a national labor university feasibility, a territorial delegate to the Pan American government, and potential labor control of daily newspapers. It urged Congress to renew the 16 percent tax on child labor and to enact stronger child labor laws, while opposing U S intervention in Mexico and supporting aid to war-torn regions. The body endorsed labor unity with Latin America, criticized hotel keepers, and pledged protection for union teachers.
Alfonso Cordoba, 35, said to be wanted in New York on anarchy charges, was arrested in Los Angeles after a ten month federal manhunt. The case arose from a sweeping search by federal officers. Nat Geldstein and Robert E. Moore, traveling from St. Louis to the Republican National Convention, claimed they had given funds and then returned money to unnamed parties.
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