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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1920
Page
6
In New York on July 26 a widow advertised for 250 dollars for her two and a half year old daughter Margaret. Katherine McNulty, 29, recalls the sale bid as the mother describes illness and poverty after her husband’s death. The child is described as curly and fair haired amid the family’s struggles.
Chicago July 26 Internal reports say Illinois coal mines will exhibit a 100 percent shutdown today with operators preparing to appeal to President Wilson for reinstatement of the federal bituminous coal commission. Wage questions loom as strikes continue while federal conciliators set hearings and plan to question Frank Ferrington, head of the Illinois miners union and other officials.
London July 26 allies agree to surrender General Wrangel anti Bolshevik commander in southern Russia as demanded by Moscow in a step toward a peace conference to be held in London. Soviet government guarantees Wrangel's safety and a conference will gather all allied nations to settle the Russian Polish war with Bolshevik commanders negotiating with Polish authorities.
Fayetteville West Virginia July 26 authorities seek leaders of mob that lynched William Bennett Jr after he was convicted of murdering his wife and unborn child. The mob gained jail entry by summoning the sheriff on a pretext. Bennett's body was found hanging from a tree.
Police in Washington Pennsylvania ruled out Miss Katherine Dan of Cannonsburg as the victim found in a trunk in New York. Relatives reported receiving a letter from Dan days after the trunk’s discovery, ending suspicions she was the murdered woman.
Belfast reports a quiet day after nights of clashes that left one constable dead and three Sinn Feiners wounded. Sniper fire killed the constable, while Sinn Feiners were hurt in street battles with Unionists as thousands of British soldiers manned streets and guarded public buildings.
Earthquake shocks disturbed Los Angeles with first tremor at 4 12 and a second at 4 14. Police reports indicated no damage though many residents fled in night attire and brief confusion followed.
French forces led by General Gourod entered Damascus, seat of Amor Seiful's government, after a spirited battle on the outskirts. The troops established headquarters in the foreign quarters, signaling a shift in control of the city.
Aaron Dunn known as Buffalo Dunn in the Black Hills, Indian fighter and longtime guide and hunting companion of Theodore Roosevelt, died at Spruce Gulch near Deadwood South Dakota on Saturday at the age of 77.
Five masked men held up the Union Credit Bank cashier at Fales at gunpoint early today and fled in an auto with a strong box containing 11000 dollars.
A general strike was called at the Reading Iron Company mills in Reading and affected eight mills in the city and nearby towns. The action began today and centers on labor unrest across the region.
Aboard the United States Destroyer Goldsborough on July 26 the fifth race for the American yachting cup became a drifting contest along the New Jersey coast. Light variable winds kept both Shamrock and Resolute with minor leads as the Shamrock finally held a slight advantage mile after three hours at sea.
Washington notes Poland would become a campaign issue as Bolshevik pressure on Poland shapes arguments for and against the league of nations. Republicans claim US entry would draw men and money into wars with Soviets, while Democrats argue a strong league would prevent Poland Bolshevik conflict and reduce arms commitments.
Captain Arthur Carey of the homicide bureau said a Detroit detective is en route to New York with a full description of Mrs. Eugene Leroy of Starkville Mississippi. Police believe she owned clothing found atop a nude body in a trunk shipped from Detroit. Carey thinks the trunk victim is Mrs. Leroy formerly Katherine Jackson of Nashville Tennessee pending Detroit sketch for identification.
Aberdeen July 26 A well organized movement to fix a standard scale of farm labor wages was evident at a meeting of the Brown county threshermen association. Labor agencies report plenty of harvesters but will not supply men under 70 cents an hour, a condition mirrored across the state as farmers and threshermen form county organizations seeking a uniform wage scale.
Chicago July 26 Jack Johnsons bid for bail was refused as the hearing should have proceeded before Judge Carpenter now in a hospital. Carpenter had originally sentenced Johnson for Mann Act violation, with federal Judge Alshuler denying the request.
Dayton reports Governor Cox announcing that Democratic nominees will demand weekly submissions of campaign expenditures and contributions for Kenyon senatorial committee review. He seeks reconvening the committee to pursue pitiless publicity and extend inquiry to state and national funds. He plans to discuss the plan with Senator Pomerene of Ohio today or tomorrow.
A small gathering of about twelve intimate friends honored Miss Florence Hedstrum at a Fifth Avenue home last Wednesday evening. The guests presented her a silver coffee percolator and the piece notes a shift from road hogs to speed crazed drivers endangering countryside travel. The writer urges state action to curb fast driving and protect travelers on rural roads.
Mr and Mrs M M White returned from Minneapolis where he received medical treatment. Visitors included Mr and Mrs John Whitcher and daughter Florence of St Paul. Mrs Wm Harper and Helen with Dr and Mrs Pray. Mr and Mrs Stroud of Wimbledon. Mrs Wm and Charles Ronzheimer in Fargo for the fair. The Rogers and the Sampsons also visited and returned from Wisconsin and Iowa Minnesota trips.
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