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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1920
Page
1
After a dispute with her husband in a Colorado rooming house, Mrs TIortune reportedly threw carbolic acid in his face and then attempted suicide by taking strychnine. Neighbors summoned Dr H N Leete. Fortune reportedly suffered severe facial burns and may bear lifelong scars while Mrs Tiortime rests and is expected to recover.
The local mills and with his wife and two children has lived in Twin Falls for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Fortune are middle-aged people.
Dr and Mrs W I Pike and family and Mrs C M Kinkeley returned to Twin Falls after a two month trip to Honolulu and Hawaii. From Hilo they drove 40 miles to Kilauea, called The Pit of Fire, a seething three acre lava mass. The road passed through fern groves as high as 30 feet, and the group praised Hawaii as Paradise of the Pacific while glad to be home.
Professor Leona W. Logue head of English at Gooding College Idaho plans a Republican bid for state superintendent of public instruction. A Twin Falls area resident native of Missouri, she holds bachelor and master degrees from New Mexico State Normal University and a PhD from Chicago University in pedagogy and school administration.
At Epworth Methodist Church the Epworth League begins Easter Sunday with a 6:30 breakfast in the basement, followed by a social hour and devotional service led by the local Salvation Army post. Special music is planned for the gathering.
Col I G Daves of Boise announced his candidacy for the United States Senate. He served in Idaho’s Eleventh Legislature from Oneida county, was assistant attorney general in 1914 and 1915, and entered World War I as a retired captain, earning a promotion to colonel. He is a Republican.
M. J. Goode of Filer, secretary of the Juaho State Dental society, announced the annual meeting to be held in Pocatello June 28 29 30 July 2 and 2. Eminent dentists will conduct courses in dentistry during this meeting.
Evierett Wash Miss Freda Rillings a Morton school teacher coaches the Monroe baseball team. Formerly teaching in Port Angeles she built a good program and is hoped to bring similar success. Rillings worked in playground programs in the east years ago.
February honor cows list shows Guernsey Golden Hero's Queen Lass owned by Henry Schick of Buhl at 65 pounds butterfat. Schick also owns Bursa of Sarnia and Butterwitch of Sarnia in top eight, with Holsteins from University of Idaho and Hastings of Wendell included. Jersey cows absent from the list as records were not obtained. plan aims to broaden coverage.
Exhibition game in Jacksonville features New York Americans defeating Brooklyn Nationals 78 to 52. Shawkey, Shore, Hoffman for the Yankees and Cadore, Traylor for the Dodgers appear in batteries.
Chicago Nationals defeated Frisco 6 to 4 in an April exhibition game at San Francisco. Batteries: Vaughn Dailey Couch Smith and Anfinson.
In St Louis Missouri on April 3 the St Louis Nationals defeated the St Louis Americans 4 to 0. The game ended after the sixth inning due to rain delay with Waines and Dilhoefer pitching for the winners and Sotheron and Severeid for the losers.
Cleveland beat New Orleans in an extra innings contest. Batteries: Bagby and O'Neil for Cleveland, Walker Bradshaw and Curren for New Orleans. Game played in April with unclear full details.
New York Nationals scored five runs while Boston Americans were shut out. Toney Nehf and McCarty pitched for New York with Gonzales Harper Karr and Devine appearing for Boston in a Knoxvile exhibition game.
In Philadelphia on April 3 University of Pennsylvania outrowed Yale in both Varsity and Junior Varsity Henley mile and 550 yard contests on the Schuylkill River. Yale led late in the Varsity but Pennsylvanian crew finished in 6 44 to win by two lengths with Yale close at 6 47 1 5. Yale won the Junior Varsity race in 6 00 8 5 while Pennsylvania clocked 6 07 4 5.
William T. Tilden II of Philadelphia defeated Vincent Richards in the singles final at the Seventh Regiment Memorial to win the national door tennis championship. He and Richards then defended the doubles title with a win over Samuel Hardy of California and S. H. Voshell of New York, after a 6-8 3-6 11-4 victory.
California edged Illinois 74 to 66 in a tense dual track and field meet at Berkeley. The meet swung lead several times with the final mile relay deciding the outcome as both teams raced for the title.
California won by a margin under two yards and dominated field events while Illinois edged in distance events and dlashes. Merchant of California topped individual scorers with 14 points, closely followed by Emory of Illinois with 13 and Grunsky of California with 11.
Census figures from Washington list multiple cities with gains and losses. Sherid in Wyoming reports 9 175, up 767 or 9.1 percent, Carthage Missouri 10 063 up 560 or 6.0 percent, Frankfort Kentucky 99 805 down 660 or 6.3 percent, Steelton Pennsylvania 13 428 down 818 or 6.7 percent, Natchez Mississippi 12 608 up 817 or 6.9 percent, Staunton Virginia 10 617 up 13 or 0.1 percent, Fort Smith Arkansas 811 up 4 836 or 20.22 percent, Leavenworth Kansas 16 909 down 2 462 or 12.7 percent, and Springfield Missouri 39 620 up 4 419 or 12.6 percent.
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