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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1920
Page
1
The item lists Robert H. Stevenson as editor and publisher and notes post office filing, AP membership, and republication rights. It records copyright and exclusive use statements for news dispatches credited to the Associated Press and local news published in the paper.
Comment on Plymouth ceremonies contrasts Pilgrims with Puritans. Pilgrims sought worship in their own way and fled intolerance, while Puritans later joined Massachusetts to spread rigid practice. The piece notes both groups influenced American institutions and ideals, and warns against blaming the Puritans for later religious bigotry.
The text notes slow progress in Congress amid public pressure for relief measures. It warns hurried laws risk unfairness and ineffectiveness, stressing that while fear grips all classes, immediate action could drain funds and deepen national distress rather than help those in temporary financial difficulty.
Bush and M. H. Austin faced preliminary hearings in probate court before Judge Duvall on charges of stateistiz. They were bound over to district court for trial with bonds set at 500 each for their appearance.
Amsterdam reports a new international labor federation plan leaning between second and third Internationals. Van Oudepest and Pieter Thoclestisty outline a unifying plan to modernize industry and coordinate global labor movements. The federation, with 24 million members, aims to counter American and Russian currents while pursuing industrial nationalization.
New York reports a banker driven plan to reorganize the Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad company. The scheme calls for about 2510000 in securities in five classes with three bonds one preferred and one common stock and a 25 share assessment on existing holders. The Katy system binds the Missouri Kansas and Texas and Wichita Falls and Northwestern and has been in receivership since September with Charles Schaft as receiver.
An article mocks xenophobia at the Canadian border noting a customs officer investigates a hunchback’s hump. A two-quart bottle of Scotch is blamed, sparking doubt on disability as a disguise for smuggling with calls for caution against hollow excuses and pity.
An English tourist plans a day's fishing on Arran and asks a Highland inn servant girl for horseflies. She replies she has never seen one, leading to a quip about witnessing a cop jumping over a cliff. The anecdote is attributed to Chicago Daily News.
A gossipy Exchange quip notes a shopkeeper proudly admits he printed a misspelled sign. The affable proprietor explains he made the sign himself, leaving the speaker briefly speechless as they left the scene.
Little Ernestine, during a country vacation with her father, announces she has found a place with millions of apples and proudly presents two of them as proof. The quirky scene captures a child's curious blend of imagination and simple wonder.
The London Chronicle notes a controversy over the best building stone for London's atmosphere after a new project prompts debate. Portland stone is widely claimed as London's most useful stone, but some doubt its permanence and suggest science may counteract weathering with artificial coatings on exposed faces.
A soldier presented at the Victorian commonwealth treasury in Melbourne claiming to be a swallowed 9 pound 20 note. He recalled the number, and the note was the only one missing from a recalled issue. He received a replacement note.
The largest cotton storage sheds in the world are being erected at Hull Higland. They accommodate 50,000 males at one time under ideal conditions. Facilities exist for inspection of cotton in the best light and for removing any bale regardless of position. This is done by a remarkable piece of mechanism recently invented.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe an upcoming program featuring music speeches and dance cards. It references a gathering with an order of events and attire notes such as a fez. The text is incomplete but indicates a formal presenting sequence and attire details.
An unusual scene on the road to Onset Brockton shows a car kiwi avoiding a mother skunk and her four kits crossing the highway. The auto lifted over the mother without harm, the brood fled into bushes, and a trolley car passed safely nearby. No injuries were reported.
Los Angeles detective bureau chief Captain R Moffatt announced a second investigation into the death of Lieutenant Pat O'Brien, a war aviator, in a downtown hotel on December 17. He confirmed the initial finding that O'Brien took his own life.
Senator Ashurst of Arizona pressed for information on a mine assessment bill after visits to the White House executive offices and the interior department. He sought a conference with President Wilson but was told to wait for Secretary Tumulty as the bill had not yet reached the president. He returned multiple times, awaiting news, and by 7 30 pm awaited a formal answer after assurances to newsroom staff.
New York Dec 29 Formation of the American committee for relief in Ireland with an initial fund of 200000 was announced at a meeting of business men of Irish ancestry from across the country. Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore heads the national council. Morgan J. O'Brien was elected chairman of the executive committee and S Pulleyn of the Em Spa rat Savings Bank was named treasurer.
William Tilden II, the world's champion, defeated Norman Brooks of the Australian team in the opening match of the Davis Cup championship tour in Auckland New Zealand on December 30.
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