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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1920
Page
8
CHICAGO April 9 Butter tower creamery 48 6é4%c Eggs unchanged receipts 22,424 cases Poultry Tower alive springs 388ca fowls 41c Potatoes strong receipts 17 cars northern whites sacked $7 $7.35 ditto bulk 7.35 $7.50
Final Liberty bond prices show varied results with 3s at 96.82, first 4s at 91.30, second 4s at 89, Victory bonds near 97.5, and other series ranging around 89 to 92. A separate note mentions gold deposits located in Sumatra, Celebes, Dutch Borneo, including beach deposits, tertiary gravels, and veins.
Widening railroad strike and stronger breadstuff demand push grain values higher in Chicago. Corn gains about 1 7 8 to 2 1 8 cents, oats up 1 4 to 3 1 4 cents. provisions fall. Wheat prices climb with bullish talk of limited rail stock and pending shipments. futures show firm demand from Europe amid reports of a small winter wheat yield.
Wheat cash No 1 northern 2.85 3.00, corn 1.68 1.70, oats 0.96 0.97, barley 1.30 1.59, rye No 2 1.88 1.894, flax No 1 4.68 4.738. Fleur unchanged.
A Japanese millionaire plans a 10,000 ton exhibition steamship to tour worldwide in April. The rebuilt vessel will feature exhibition shelves and entertainment rooms to showcase Japan’s products to foreign lands.
London reports the Soviet government has threatened to place the workshops of the northern railways under martial law to end what it terms the workers’ crime of wasting time in holiday making, according to a Moscow wireless message. The authorities justify drastic action as necessary to curb perceived inefficiency and unrest among workers.
The message from the government, headed Sháme, comrades, warns that 1,000 working days were lost in one month and rail workers plan two days of weekly idleness as bread becomes scarce and trains fail. It threatens penalties under martial law unless time is made up.
Moscow Idaho Dr P H Soulen chairman of the University of Idaho committee on vocational guidance has prepared an elaborate questionnaire to be given to all undergraduates to collect data for the committee to base its work on. The plan aims to connect students with prospective employers and helps those undecided or aligning courses with ambition.
In Honolulu, sugar mills across six island plantations push grinding hours despite a late January walkout by the Japanese federated labor union seeking wage hikes. Kahuku mill runs full time, others 12 to 15 hours. planters claim over 2,000 strikebreakers plus more.
About 000 Filipinos returned to work while others refused to walk out as the Japanese federation and the Filipino union declared a strike. At the time the general strike on Oahu was called it was estimated that approximately 8,000 men quit work.
In Grass Valley California near Forest Hill a Chinese man maintains a yearly grave for a horse killed during a July 8 1902 stage robbery. He buries the animal and places American flags on the grave, returning each year to renew his rites despite the robbery.
Mrs Mitie Jester Cumming charged with murdering her divorced husband Gordon Cumming, a lawyer and former assemblyman, testifies at her Hampton Virginia trial on April 6 detailing marriage, divorce, and alleged brutalities. A witness recalls loaning a revolver to her for protection. A thief in Beaverton Pa escaped after entering a pharmacy.
We are the owners of 300 acres of land near Tuttle Idaho under the north side project segregation and will sell on State of Idaho terms. $120 acres are cleared with a good house and well. Price or terms offered to responsible parties. Call write or phone.
Analytical Chemist expert in bacteriology and toxicology with food and sanitary analysis, health work specialist. Office L. D. Building, Phone 966 MO. Also B. White Auto Company offers used cars and service station opposite the post office, Phone 218.
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