21 May 1921
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1921
Page
1
The pope pleads for cessation of violence in Ireland. He writes to Cardinal Logue urging English and Irish leaders to abandon violence and proposes a body chosen by all Irish to settle the Irish question. The pope also sends 200,000 lives for the Irish White Cross.
An unnamed man arrested in Alliance is suspected of robbing a Union Pacific mail car between Cheyenne and Green River Wyoming. About $30 in stamps were found with him. He refused to identify himself. Postoffice Inspector Smith of Denver said the prisoner should be held for further investigation and suspected possible links to a Brush Colorado post office robbery.
Duluth Minnesota May 21 fire in the Wales branch of the state forest reserve crossed into the national forest camps Nos 8 and 1060 of the St Croix Lumber company burned. A crew of thirty men rushed to assist state and cooperative forces from Ely.
Milwaukee officials denied a nationwide report that eight aldermen refused to fly the American flag over City Hall or post a welcome sign for General Pershing. Phil A. Gray, head of the Milwaukee Association of Commerce, called the report a cowardly lie and defended Milwaukee’s loyalty. The Socialist minority blocked a welcome sign by delaying action.
Five railroad brotherhoods plan a joint conference in Chicago on Friday July 1 to discuss and bear ban awards to states to be set by the board with Warren B Stone and other presidents signing the call including W G Carter L Rhepperd and J Cashen in attendance for the event esteemed leaders of Locomotive Engineers Firemen and Enginemen Conductors and Switchmen Union of North America participate in the unified session with aims tied to union actions and wage standards.
Madrid on May 20 reports Sarah Bernhardt was decorated with the Crows of Alfonso. King Alfonso is set to receive Mme. Bernhardt upon his return to Madrid from Malaga.
In Kansas City on May 21, the probate court granted executors’ request to overturn a will provision that ordered “Laddie” the collie to be humanely chloroformed. The dog will be placed under the care of Mrs. Carrie Lane, a friend of the deceased mistress, who has cared for him since her death.
May 21 AP report says Mrs. Joseph Heil, wife of a wealthy broker, confessed to a year of robbing wealthy homes as a maid. Police found loot including jewelry and platinum pins. four former employers identified her. She is 38, pregnant soon, and held on four robbery charges. Her husband earns over $150,000 annually.
Paris reports worsening conditions in Upper Silesia due to German workers refusing to restore railway links and the Reichsbank's failure to transfer miners wages. Extremists spread propaganda and challenge leadership of Adalbert Korfanty in the Polish executive committee area. About thirty thousand German volunteers operate in two groups under a staff in German Silesia.
In Portland on May 21 AP reports James Walker a Black crew member of the schooner Mary W Barrett is missing after a raid by a gang that dragged five Black sailors from their bunks to the deck at pistol point. The sailors were beaten and Walker is believed tossed overboard as searches begin.
Prime Minister Lloyd George travels to Hythe near Dover to spend the weekend with Sir Philip Sassoon. Reports note possible talks with France’s Premier Briand are unlikely before Tuesday, as Paris dispatches show no willingness to discuss the Silesian issue yet.
Chicago May 21. A conference of North and South American locals of the I W W was authorized by the organisation's national convention.
Washington May 21 AP The House Ways and Means Committee advances a joint resolution to set new schedules in the permanent tariff bill to take effect immediately on introduction if the measure passes. The vote was strictly along party lines with Democrats opposing.
Sidney J. Catts former Florida governor was arrested in Albany Georgia on a federal warrant charging peonage. He appeared before U S Commissioner George White and his $2500 bond was set but not yet furnished at noon.
Roy Gardner, an escaped mail robber, was identified by mail clerk Ralph Decker as the man who robbed the Southern Pacific mail car on train No. 20 near New Castle. The report notes a single pouch was opened and its contents stolen, Gardner seen in Roseville and later taken away by car. He previously escaped federal prison in 1920 after a San Diego mail robbery.
Washington reports total stocks of meat in cold storage and packing plants are 211 million pounds under last year and about 261 million pounds under the three year average. Cured meat stocks show a 145 million pound deficit, with dry salt pork most affected. Apples in storage exceed five year average by 428 000 barrels while egg holdings rise to 4 018 000 cases against 2 135 000 last year.
A notice explains free theatre tick ads for Tribune subscribers on May 23rd and ongoing. Names will be drawn at random from subscriber files and may appear on the Pocatello Tribune classified page. Watch for your name among the random selections in the public notices area.
Western state governors told the senate committee that federal loans, repaid by farm loan bank bonds, could expand reclamation and create arable lands to aid returning veterans. They urged a general policy to guide ongoing projects and noted potential irrigation of 1,800 acres in Arizona and wider western development with eastern markets benefiting from higher wages.
Twenty armed bandits robbed a New York Central freight train on the Sanborn branch near North Tosland, stealing bikes shoes clothing automobile parts and other freight valued at about 70000. The robbery lasted about thirty minutes as the crew complied and loaded goods for the bandits.
A fragmented political item notes a New Jersey representative plans to lead the House in singing the Star Spangled Banner, with mention of a banner and in-house ceremony. The readable fragments point to a patriotic event tied to congressional proceedings.
The Turkish Nationalist cabinet at Angora resigned after the assembly refused to pass the military budget. Mustapha Kemal Pasha warned that Turkey would wage wars without money, asserting their historic pride and non European stance.
The national elimination balloon race in Birmingham was delayed an hour due to weak gas pressure. Captain John Berry of St Louis will lead off in the nine-ship field aiming to determine the US representative for the international meet. The lineup includes pilots from St Louis New York Akron Birmingham and Illinois with ages spanning from a 75th birthday celebrant to the youngest entrant.
Berlin reports that Harvey's speech and Lloyd George's reply spark support for the Anglo American understanding. The Vossische Zeitung says the exchange in London marks a step toward peace if it solves the Upper Silesian issue and aids Europe's economic restoration. The Taglische Randschau sees Viviani's mission to the U S as a failure.
The Great War Veterans association of Canada pledges support to the American Legion in securing the return from Germany of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, a Philadelphia draft evader. A letter from Canada expressing the stance was received by American Legion officers.
The body of Edward Douglass White, chief justice, was laid to rest at Oak Hill Cemetery after a requiem mass at St Matthews Church. President Harding, cabinet members, diplomats, and eight surviving Supreme Court justices attended the ceremony as flags flew at half mast and a 17 gun salute marked the national tribute.
Madame Curie received a gram of radium from President Harding and dedicated the new low temperature laboratory of the bureau of mines in Washington. She could not speak long due to fatigue, but moved the machinery to start the lab and viewed rare carnetite ore specimens donated by Gordon Kimball of Ouray Colorado for her Paris museum.
The U S district court approved a modified plan to dissolve the Reading Company and create a new corporation to take over its equity in the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. The plan, presented May 2, received consent from Reading Company and the U S Attorney General, granting equal stock rights to common and preferred holders.
In Council Bluffs after hearing testimony on the May 17 death of T. J. Dolan, who was thrown from an automobile driven by Omaha railroad fireman Jacob Patera, a coroner s jury found Patera morally responsible for Dolan s death by reckless operation while intoxicated and referred the case to a grand jury on a manslaughter charge.
Tulsa jurors convict Mrs. Nellie Fields of first degree manslaughter for the murder of her divorced husband Temene in a quarrel. The penalty ranges from four years to life in prison.
Washington and New York reports say the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association will accept a roughly 15 percent wage reduction after modifications to working conditions and overtime. Secretary Davis and Shipping Board officials plan further talks with the American Steamship Owners’ Association to gain agreement. Union leaders on the coast reportedly oppose any final deal as the nationwide marine strike continues.
St James resident Mrs Ousley told the St Louis league of women voters how she went from domestic worker to mayor after confronting officers who planned to send a boy to reform school without trial. She announced her candidacy and was elected Missouri's first woman mayor.
Rome May 20 AP reports a general strike declared after clashes between Fascisti and longshoremen left two dead and ten wounded. Military forces occupied the city. Separate clashes near Florence and Mantua left additional dead and wounded as post election disorders continue in Chiusi Tuscany with three dead and many injured.
Mexico City May 21 AP General Maximilio Kloss and Augetman head of the artillery bureau of the war department, the Carranga administration and recent Mexican consul Karin, were shot and killed at the scene near his home. It is supposed his assassin was a charged employee.
An unclear May 21 notice from Dallae Texas refers to a dropped incident involving Mitel peideat aevera evas Seadu and Lit Coenen. The readable elements indicate a local event or casualty but details are incomplete. Further context is required to confirm individuals, location, and outcome.
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