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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1920
Page
5
AP dispatch from San Antonio reports that Carranza and a principal lieutenant instigated and directed a long series of raids on American properties along the Rio Grande. Attorney Mac Ry Barnes anticipated involvement in the case.
AP report from New York details a National Civil Liberties Bureau statement by Albert de Silver before Secretary of War Baker. It cites Coli. R. D. Johnson, ex executive officer, at Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, and describes a device described as a mall torture cage used on prisoner Robert Simmons, a conscientious objector, in solitary confinement.
New York reports show eastern railroads returning to formal operating conditions after the armistice. Passenger traffic remains heavy with monthly increases over 1917 and 1918. Freight tonnage to New York in 1919 reached 7,866,582 tons, up from 4,040,694 tons the prior year. California fruit receipts exceeded 1917 by 39 percent. The fuel economy campaign saved about 9.2 million for the region, while railroads paid out 36 million in 1919 for losses and damages, compared with 14,110,684 in 1918.
A staged gang of fraudulent revenue agents, aided by dishonest peers in the revenue department, has victimized more than 100 New York saloon keepers. Ringleaders identified by James J. Quigley, assistant supervising federal prohibition agent. Payments ranged from 1 to 500 dollars, with liquor seizures in several cases. Swindlers used imitation badges to threaten compliance, while California wine and Kentucky whiskey flow into New York at four carloads daily, with permits for bond Hale sales to druggists or manufacturers.
The House defeated all amendments to the river and harbor appropriations measure and passed it with 12.4 million dollars for maintenance and continuation of under way projects. The vote was 167 to 25. An attempt to recommit the treasure with river and harbor improvements country wide failed 207 to 116. The House also refused to appropriate 11 million for Mississippi Ohio and Missouri river work among other smaller projects.
Associated Press dispatch from Washington reports two American soldiers killed and one wounded in a January 10 clash near Posolsakayt with a detachment of General Semenoff’s forces. Russians suffered five killed and one wounded with 55 captured including a general and six officers. US Major General Graves says the attack was repulsed and may be peacefully resolved, placing responsibility on General Semenoff who could not have been present.
The Associated Press reports consumer prices hit a historic high in December, signaling broad inflation pressures. Analysts cite sustained demand, supply constraints, and shifting energy costs as key drivers behind the notable rise.
January 22 report from Albany states five suspended socialist assemblymen faced tense moments as witnesses and documents were proposed for identification. A potential walkout was avoided after judge and counsel disputed rights and procedure. Hebrew book evidence sparked confrontation over witness credibility and conspiracy claims.
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