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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1919
Page
5
The Chronicle Polygon campaign draws attention as readers race to gather subscriptions and votes. Leading totals hover around the 300,000 mark with special 60,000 votes per $24 subscription. Prominent organizers include Sutton of Caldwell as president and Norman Bockley of Boise as secretary.
H H Thompson, an employee, was saved yesterday morning after cyanide fumes flooded a deep elevator pit. He rushed to aid C R Holland during a plant inspection following an explosion. Thompson was overcome by fumes but recovered after others retrieved Holland while Thompson received aid from an Army recruiting station.
San Francisco mayor James Ralph appealed to President Wilson to end the telephone workers strike disrupting the Pacific coast. He warned the labor dispute could widen to involve other unions and employers, urging federal action to restore order.
Associated Press reports shipyards remain shut despite strike end with most yards in district continuing closures on normal operations while others have not rescinded initial orders. Details unclear as officials delay full reopening.
Prosecuting Attorney Frank L. Stephan leads inquiry into the death of farmer BEl L. Van Riper in the Buhl area. H. P. Grosvenor, a ditch rider, is alleged to have struck Van Riper with a weed hook after a water dispute. No charges yet filed as authorities seek more information.
Idaho pharmacists will gather for the annual Idaho State Pharmaceutical Association convention, starting Monday and continuing through Wednesday. Organizer Buehler notes expected attendance near 100, with the first two days for business and a likely field trip to Artesian Canyon on the third day.
The text describes a voting scam offering 40,000 votes per 2-year Chronicle subscription and 50,000 extra votes per $24 club, with a deadline of 9 p.m. Monday, July 21. It argues subscriptions could propel a candidate to leadership, noting a new candidate could gain majority through mass subscriptions despite lacking initial support.
Denver Mayor Dewey C. Bailey said he may submit a proposal to the city council to expend 3,000,000 for a municipal motor service to replace the Denver Tramway company now blocked by a strike after wage reductions. He noted London ended its streetcar strike with motor lorries and claimed the transportation problem is solved with over 1000 passenger cars licensed. Strike breakers would not be imported as Tramway attempts to operate are interfered with.
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, urged four years of restricted immigration to curb corporate contracts that enslaved immigrant workers. He cited trusts and shipping firms recruiting men abroad, with workers marketed to factories and mills. The AFL plans to hold its Pan-American federation meeting in Mexico City next July.
Washington July 9 July is the month to kill enemy insects, says a statement from the American Forestry association. Charles Lathrop Pack, president, estimates the annual insect feast costs the country 606000000. The association offers July spray tips for fruit trees elm beetles tent caterpillars woolly aphids carpet beetles and more. It notes Bordeaux mixture ratios and methods including whale oil soap and arsenate of lead, plus cautions about beech juniper and yew plants. The Vatican palace at Rome is noted as the largest building in the world at 12 1 2 acres.
Knepper, Ralph Rider and Robert McKee led Iowa Golf Association action in Des Moines. Knepper defeated James Swick in a 36 hole championship match, finishing 6 and 5 after 18 holes in the morning and 18 in the afternoon. Rider posted a 73 early in his 36 hole match with Learned Allen.
London reports a chaotic scene as tennis tournaments are blamed for distractions and distractions among players, with references to the allure of the event and concerns about maintaining sportsmanship and focus during competition.
London July 9 The American chamber of commerce in London notes no real handicap to Lancashire's cotton trade. It warns against the belief that wartime mill diversion will curb British and Dominion supply or shift overseas markets to the United States. Reliable authorities say Britain has met all demand so far.
Ghent officials express concern over the American department of agriculture prohibition on importing live plants. They warn of a two million franc yearly loss in business tied to the botanic garden and urge an American expert be sent to Ghent to test soil and plant health in hopes of overturning the ban.
Berne July 9 About one thousand starving Czecho Slovak children from Prague and other Bohemian towns will shortly arrive to spend their summer holidays on the border healing amid efforts to ease wartime suffering and provide relief for displaced youths.
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