22 May 1921
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1921
Page
1
Cork and Dublin reports describe a night of shooting and bombings with many soldiers and sailors injured. An official Dublin Castle crime review notes sixty attacks on crown forces and fifty five police casualties, including deaths, during the week.
Benedict writes Cardinal Logue urging both England and Ireland to renounce violence and proposes a united Irish body to settle the Irish question. The pope sent Cardinal Logue 200,000 lives for the Irish White Urosa.
An unidentified man was arrested yesterday in Alliance suspected of robbing a Union Pacific mail car between Cheyenne and Green River Wyoming. About 30 dollars in stamps were found in his possession. He refused to identify himself. Inspector Smith of Denver investigated and believes possible ties to a Brush Colorado post office robbery.
Duluth Minnesota May 21 reports say a Wales branch fire in the state forest reserve crossed into the national forest campus. Affected structures Nos 8 and 10 of the St Croix Lumber Co burned as a thirty man crew assists state and cooperative forces from Ely to contain the blaze.
Milwaukee May 21 action by eight aldermen, a small minority, sparked nationwide reports that the city refused to post a welcome sign for General Pershing during his planned visit. Phil A Gray, executive director of the Milwaukee Association of Commerce, called the report a cowardly lie and defended Milwaukee. The Socialist minority blocked the sign by delaying council action.
About a hundred officials from four brotherhoods and the Switchmen's Union of North America will meet in Chicago on Friday July ee to discuss awards and actions by the United States railroad labor board. The conference awaits approval signatures from Warren B. Stone, W. Carter, L. W. Shepperd, W. G. Les, and T. Cashen.
In Madrid on May 29, crown leader Alfonso grants the Crow of Alfonso to Sarahern hardt tedey. King Alfonso will honor Mme. Rembhadi upon his return from Maloge, marking a ceremonial recognition in Spain.
Kansan City reports a probate court saving the life of a collie named Laddie. After his mistress Dr Violet Metager died, she left a will guiding humane treatment. The executors asked to alter the clause and place Laddie with Carrie Lane, a friend who cared for him. the judge granted the request.
Mrs Joseph Heil, wife of a wealthy broker, confessed to a year of robbing wealthy homes by posing as a maid. Detained on four robbery charges, she is said to have stolen from canary cages to jewelry with assets traced to pawn tickets. Heil, 38, faced mental and criminal scrutiny as relatives and doctors cited injuries and alleged kleptomania.
Dispatches to the French foreign office say the economic crisis in Upper Silesia worsened as German workers refuse to restore railway links and the Reichsbank fails to send funds for miners. Extremists push propaganda and challenge Adalbert Korfanty for leadership of the Polish executive committee amid a German volunteer corps of about thirty thousand in the plebiscite area.
James Walker a Black crewman on the Mary W Bar rett was missing after a May 21 raid by armed men. The attackers roughed five Black sailors, forcing them from bunks to the deck at pistol point. Walker disappeared during the clash, search teams later said.
Prime Minister George Lloyd George travels to Ilothe near Dover for a weekend with Sir Philip Sassoon. Dispatches from Paris suggest Premier Briand has no plan to discuss the Silesian situation with him before Tuesday at the earliest.
A conference of South and South American LWV locals was authorized by the national convention of the organization. Local leaders Calero and Day Sl reported the approval and outlined upcoming regional activities.
Washington reports that the House Ways and Means Committee backed a joint resolution to make schedules in the permanent tariff bill take effect immediately upon introduction. The vote was along party lines with Democrats opposing. Rep arter of Texas said points of order would be reserved, signaling a Democratic fight. Republicans suggested pushing it through next week.
Washington May 21 AP says the deficiency appropriation bill carrying 100 million dollars would raise total government outlay for the year ending next June 30 to six billion. Rep Byrne of South Carolina accuses Republicans of hiding or shifting funds to cover expenditures not listed in the appropriations table.
Sidney J. Catts former Florida governor was arrested in Albany on a federal peonage charge from Florida. He appeared before U S Commissioner George White and was held on a 2500 dollar bond not yet furnished at noon.
Roy Gardner, escaped mail robber, identified by mail clerk Ralph Decker as the man who robbed Pacific Limited No. 20 near New Castle. Decker said Gardner boarded the train in Roseville and was driven away in a waiting car. Gardner previously escaped federal custody after a San Diego mail robbery.
Washington reports total stocks of meat in cold storage ware houses and packing plants are 211 million pounds lower than last year and 261 million pounds below the three year average. Cured meat stocks are 145 million pounds under the five year average with dry salt pork most affected. Apples in cold storage are 428 thousand barrels above the five year average while eggs are 4,018 thousand cases higher than last year at this time.
A fragment from the Pocatello Tribune warns readers about a misdated free theatre ticket offer with stray words and unclear instructions. The note mentions Mrs will call at the Tribune office tomorrow and references Sebenure and ghaca in an unclear context.
Washington May AP says proposals to boost federal support for reclamation projects reach the Senate committee. McNary Raith bonds may fund the effort, with emphasis on large waterworks and irrigation schemes. Governors and analysts note benefits for western farmers and mining regions, stressing cooperation between federal and state authorities.
Rough OCR text reports armed bandits stopping a New York Central freight train near North Te Parivy and robbing merchandise worth about 97000 dollars. The crew was forced to sit under guard while bandits loaded the loot and fled toward an unspecified location. Police chief Miles of Poldward is mentioned in connection with the case.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a resolution and a banner in the house with unfamiliar phrasing. No coherent event, names, dates, or places readable enough to identify.
Nine balloons prepare for the national elimination race in Birmingham with Captain John Berry leading Atascadero I about to launch after repairs. The field includes Ralph Upson City of Akron Wade Vanorman and Roy Donaldson City Birmingham among others as they vie for the US slot in the international meet. Weather expected fair with east-southeast winds. start delayed to five p m local time due to weak gas pressure.
Berlin reports that Ambassador Harvey and Premier Lloyd George spurred strong wartime praise for Anglo American ties. London exchanges could advance world pacification and help solve the Upper Zesian question tied to Germany’s interests, aiding European economic restoration. The Tagliste Rundschau deems Viviani’s U. S. mission a failure.
The Great War Veterans association of Canada pledges aid to the American Legion in recovering Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the Philadelphia draft evader, from Germany. A letter confirming the stance was received by American Legion officers in New York. Bergdoll is said to have fled to Germany using a fraudulent Canadian passport.
The U S district court approved a modified plan to dissolve the Reading company as decreed by the Supreme Court. The plan grants equal stock rights to common and preferred stockholders for the new corporation to take over Reading company equity in the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company stock.
In Council Bluffs on May 21 an inquest found Jacobatera, a railroad fireman from Omaha, criminally responsible for T. J. Dolan's death after he drove intoxicated and reckless on May 17, throwing Dolan from an automobile. The coroner's jury transmitted the case to the grand jury on a manslaughter charge.
Mustapha Kemal Pasha leads nationalist push and defends Turkey’s refusal to fund a military budget. He emphasizes, We are not Europeans, and vows to wage wars without money despite parliamentary opposition.
The body of Edward Douglass Whte, chief justice of the United States, was buried at Oak Hill cemetery amid simple, honor filled rites. President Harding ordered a eleven gun salute and flags to half mast as cabinet members, Congress committees, and Supreme Court justices attended the funeral.
Madame Curie arrived in Washington to dedicate the new low temperature laboratory of the Bureau of Mines. Fatigue limited her remarks but she pressed the start button for the lab’s machinery and received carn Otite ore and a bottle of carnetite ore as gifts to place in her Paris museum.
In Tulsa on May 2, Mrs Nellie Ficks was found guilty by a district court jury of first degree manslaughter in a quarrel over a sewing machine ownership. The statute imposes four years to life in prison. The deceased was her divorced husband Lustand.
An agreement between Lee Davis and Chairman Benson of the board and marine engineers’ representatives outlines modifications to wage reductions. The deal envisions changes in work and overtime terms, bringing the overall rate closer to the secretary’s figure. Details of the final terms remain to be signed.
The St James Missouri community hears a tale of a domestic worker who blamed officials for her son's troubles and sought reform from inside government. She ran for mayor and won becoming Missouri’s first woman mayor.
In Civitavecchia a new strike followed a battle between Pascisti and longshoremen leaving two dead and eight wounded as military forces moved in. Earlier near Florence eight wounded, Mant area one dead, and in Chiusi Tuscany a post election clash between Communists and extreme Nationalists left three dead and many wounded.
A Austrian General Maximiliao Kloss who led a war department bureau in Carranza administration and served as Mexican consul general was shot and killed at his home in Mexico City. Authorities suspect a charged employee carried out the assassination.
A Dallas man identified as J. F. Strickland was found dead at his residence in May. Police began an investigation as a potential accidental death with no immediate signs of foul play.
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