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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1920
Page
2
A Chicago veteran of the road, years known as broke and hungry, reveals a hidden stash of $600 in a money belt and proclaims he will work while pay is high, then buy land in the country when pay drops, illustrating a link between wages, drinking and vagrancy on West Madison Avenue.
The passage notes a shift from aimless living to productive farming as wages entice workers to become producers. Reformers and respected citizens hesitate while the so called dregs of society lead the change, signaling a societal move toward independence through farming.
Governor Cox assailed the Republican fund drive calling it a smoke screen of hypocrisy to secure spoils of office. He accused bankers of trying to emasculate the Federal Reserve Act and said the minimum fund demanded is 15 million dollars to influence pivotal states. He also attacked Harding’s front porch campaign and the Republican senatorial oligarchy.
Governor Cox warned that Bolshevism would spread if Democrats won and stated the surest guarantee is an administration shown to have bought the presidency. He said his battle was against the senatorial oligarchy controlling the party, not the Republican rank and file.
The Washington Times quotes Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson stating President Wilson has reached his normal weight of 179 pounds. The article notes daily activity including left arm exercises, shaving, stair climbing, rapid dictation, shorthand notes, and signing letters with an indelible pencil.
Kansas City Aug 19 President Hickey of the American association announced all games will be halted for five minutes tomorrow to honor the memory of Ray Chapman.
Dispatch reports Leon Trotsky, Bolshevik war minister, arrived secretly from Bialystok to meet German staff near Trosken on the east Prussian frontier to discuss political and strategic questions. A preliminary conference was held August 12 in East Prussia amid German volunteers forming near the Polish front.
The readable fragments describe a plan from California to New York and a transcontinental maritime route from Vilny to march. It mentions alleged revolutionary aims to unite Prussia and the Soviets against Ivto west land and joint action by Prussia and the Soviets.
Friends of Eddie Rickenbacker and John Larson, inventor of the all metal Larson airplane, fear for the pilot after a letter dated Aug 44 with Mexican stamp reached Omaha. The note signed by Rickenbacker and Larson said the wind forced the plane into Old Mexico and the author would meet soon. The Larson plane, piloted by Rickenbacker, was on a return flight.
Democratic state chairman Jerome J. Days issued a call for a meeting of the new Democratic state committee to convene in Idaho Falls at noon on August 24 for organizing the coming campaign.
An unclear clipping lists produce prices with many misspellings and misread words. It mentions sweet corn at 20 cents, cantaloupes at 3 for 25 cents, peaches at 6 cents, and references ED VANCE. The fragment appears to be a rural market note or commodity price snapshot from a local Idaho area.
District Court of the Fourth Judicial District of Idaho Twin Falls County files Bank of Kimberly vs Jansen Jansen and Hailie Jansen. Writ issued August 11 1920 attaching defendant’s property for $4037 plus interest. Clerk signatory and deputy attorneys listed. notices dated August 20 27 September 2, 1920.
The Twin Falls Canal Company announces stock ledger transfer prevents individual statements. A due payment of 1.00 per acre plus 10 cents per acre and special assessment is due September 1, 1920. Directors urge prompt payment to meet company obligations. Aug 13 20 27 notices appear. And other court notices attach writs of attachment in Twin Falls Idaho for 1920 actions against S. W. Fielden and J. W. Havens with sums 437.47 and 3670.00 respectively.
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