25 Aug 1920
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Newspaper
Tonopah Daily Bonanza
Location
Tonopah, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1920
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text discusses alleged foreign money and campaign contributions. Mentions British ambassador, a committee in Chicago, and funds raised by Republicans and Democrats. Notes calls for investigations into campaign financing and potential rewards for political influence. Unclear names and dates due to garbled source text.
Major Fred A Reed announces Senator Harding pledged continued Republican policy of reclamation if he wins in November. The pledge will reach Idaho Reclamation Association's 15 000 members, amid Borah's campaign and opposition to Wilson.
Vienna reports the assembly passed the wealth tax bill after amendments aligning with peace duties and the Entente's 1920 bond proposal. Chancellor Reager defended the changes amid criticisms that the measure would hurt national stability while socialists accused Christian Socials of pressuring bankers to block it.
Local Elks lodge announces a dance scheduled for September 1 inviting members and friends. Weather notes reference expected conditions and temperatures for the event day.
Reports from Washington on August 26 circulated that John Davis, American ambassador to Great Britain, had arrived in New York and would not return to London. The State Department offered no official confirmation, while gossip noted the post as unusually costly and relied on private notes from the men who held it.
Market summary notes stocks weakening across divisions with several shares slipping from highs. Major movers include increases in some techs while others such as divisions in Virginia and Silver Hill show modest gains, trading at close to day’s lows and highs.
Retired Hugh Rodman announced he will command the exercises from a ship near New Mexico. The fleet will depart around September and will visit Hato New York Akan wan and Wyoming before returning.
Madrid officials report a surge of Spanish migrants seeking the United States. Pietro Emil, town clerk, presented details at a local consulate outlining the migration scheme and numbers connected with the move, as described by authorities.
In Melena Montana Barton Wheeler appears ahead in the Republican nomination for governor while incomplete returns from May’s primary show Senator Joseph Dixon leading for the Republican side and Democratic contenders still undeclared.
Shiftien Siddons of the district court denied today an anti suffrage injunction to block the federal suffrage amendment. The federal action aimed to restrain certification and prevent ratification by the states. The ruling followed debates over authority and the process of recognizing the amendment in Washington.
St Louis hosts the American Bar Association annual session as leaders prepare to review modernisation of federal procedure and sections on comparative law patent law and legal education. Prominent figures including Shorkand Geddes the British ambassador and former Senator Albert J Beveridge attend.
A fragmented report describes foreign legion postings amid a tense context. References to airmen and formations imply military reorganizations at the time, with notes of drowned individuals and a tragic incident noted beside the water, suggesting a maritime accident and related investigations.
The National Park to Park Highway route spanning 4600 miles through 11 national parks was formally dedicated in Denver on August 25. Leaders and sponsors announced a cross country itinerary led by AL Le Westrard and other officials, visiting Rocky Mountain, Yellowstone, Glacier, Glacier, Yosemite, Grant and Roosevelt parks, ending near the Grand Canyon. A Denver convention of the National Park to Park Highway association is planned after the tour, likely in November.
An art gathering of 90 painters and sculptors failed to recruit enough models for a major Merand raid project. The art school posted ads and drew only seven survey respondents, with merely four willing to pose nude inside, and none staying long. Models offered salaries from 25 to 350 dollars monthly for two to three two hour sessions daily.
Washington reports the Mexican foreign office confirms Pedro Zamora, noted bandit leader who kidnapped NY war British captives, has offered to surrender. Embassy notes such an action may avert further risk to the captives. clarification pending from Mexican authorities.
London reports Mac Sweeney aged 19, amid a bunker strike during wartime, near death from hunger. Lord Mayor Mark Moe Newteth and Premier Loyd George are cited as figures involved in the crisis. The government refuses responsibility for releasing Sweeney, while a private chaperone administers last rites.
A garbled 1940s political brief states Harding urges economy as Democrats accuse Republicans of extravagance after Congress nears a vague $1 billion figure. The piece also mentions calls for wartime restraint and improved federal highway maintenance and tax reform.
A Durand evening dispute over money ended with Mire Miller killed by Fred Wilberg, a Colorado bar bartender. The shooting at Riuke's cabaret occurred after a confrontation witnessed by witnesses including Jhuttes Whales and others. Wilberg fled and was later tracked, with authorities citing a 48 caliber pistol found behind the bar. Miller, formerly of Hotel Kerte in San Frances, had arrived in March 1919, and the coroner’s inquiry followed the fatal incident.
Miss Truscott wed Heine Hinkle in a ceremony described with local ritual terms. The event drew community attention and featured references to families, friendships, and city figures amid a period of social pageantry.
Ambiguous reports from London and Warsaw in late August indicate strain in Minsk talks as Polish demands for Russia withdrawal threaten progress. Soviet and Polish delegates clash over terms with officials signaling potential derailment of the peace process amid mounting Allied mediation efforts.
Mexico copies a proposed dry belt along the United States border to bar gambling houses and other forbidden activities. An unnamed official notes the plan, citing enforcement by the undersecretary of the interior line and border authorities.
A garbled early 20th century account shows Geddes delivering a forceful critique of democracy and Bolshevik influence. The excerpt references Lincoln, Coburn, and a British envoy, noting tension between American and British perspectives.
Trains stalled by a cloudburst disrupted service between Los Angeles and West El Centro with delays ranging from four to eight hours. A cloudburst washed debris onto tracks near Cayuer Welt, halting operations and delaying the Imperial Valley line.
A suspect connected to a trunk murder is in custody after a crash of rumors and misreports. Police confirm the arrestee is detained in the case tied to a fatal incident near a city port while investigators trace the sequence of events and possible accomplices.
A flawed dispatch reports Nugent renomination amid calls for a truce between opposing Irish factions. The conference notes momentum toward immediate binding peace terms and self government for the island, amid a tense regional political climate.
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