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Newspaper

Twin Falls Chronicle

Location

Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1920

Page

7

GitenS Meet to Collect Evidence on Power Rate Petition

Yesterday morning a citizens committee gathered to assemble examples for submission at a Saturday hearing before M E Sweeley of the public utilities commission regarding Ida ho Power Co. rate increases for heating electricity. The mass meeting will continue earlier arguments and invite individuals to present their side to oppose the rise, arguing there is not just cause at this time.

Citizens’ ‘Committee M. E. Sweeley Public Utilities Commission Idaho Power Co

Twin Falls Men Apply for Passports to Visit Holland

Hol Pastoor and John Koster, Twin Falls County farmers, requested passports to travel to Europe to visit relatives. Their applications were filed with the county clerk and forwarded to the state department. They signed the oath of allegiance to the United States and expect approval to visit relatives overseas.

Hol Pastoor John Koster Twin Falls Holland District Court State Department Europe United States

Three Die in Milan Riots as Police Clash With Strikers

A Reuters dispatch reports three people killed and about 50 wounded in Milan during clashes between police and demonstrators after a meeting of railway strike supporters. Windows were smashed and chaos followed the rally at the port area.

London Milan Italy Reuter

Weekly Concert by the Twin Falls Band in the Park

The Twin Falls band plays its regular weekly concert in the park on Thursday evening. The program includes marches, waltzes, fox trots, overtures, and a ball with audience requests, featuring works such as March Old Colonial, Carmen overture, and Star Spangled Banner.

Twin Falls Ohio King Lake Fox Washington Cate Munro

Elm Park Water Company v City of Twin Falls Hearing Held

In district court yesterday the Elm Park Water Company sued the City of Twin Falls. The court overruled the defendants general demurrer and ordered them to show cause why a temporary injunction should not be issued. London dispatch reports Japan recognizing a Russian Far East republic if it has full independence and a democratic government.

Elm Park Water Company City of Twin Falls London Moscow Japan Addy

Famine Riots Kill Seventeen in City Germany and Five at Ravensbourg

Seventeen killed in City Germany and five in Ravensbourg with many wounded as famine riots erupted into pitched battles. Dispatches from Berne Switzerland dated June 23 report the toll and fighting across both towns amid food shortages.

Berne Switzerland City Germany Ravensbourg

Polish chief of state forms new cabinet in Grabski cap

A dispatch from Warsaw reports on June 23 that the Polish chief of state has entrusted Ladislas Grabski, serving as finance minister, with forming a new cabinet. The communication notes the step taken amid ongoing political changes in Poland and specifies Grabski’s appointment as the key figure.

Paris Hayas Warsaw Ladislas Grabski

Troops Pour Into Belfast Heading to Londonderry

A Belfast dispatch to the London Times dated Wednesday night reports troops pouring into Belfast with some already moving toward Londonderry as tensions rise and security measures tighten in Ireland.

London London Times Belfast Londonderry

Twin Falls Visitors and Local Residents Arrive in City

Idaho Falls reports list of Twin Falls visitors and residents stopping in for shopping and social calls. Maud Davis of Juneau Alaska arrives noon as Mrs Parrott’s cousin for a lengthy Twin Falls visit. Kimberly’s Mrs W K Cawood and Buhl residents frequent Twin Falls for errands and social engagements. Arthur Wright from New York plans to settle in the west while Miss Kerr of Twin Falls wed in Pocatello last Saturday. Lieutenant R A Knight of the Fourth artillery from Salt Lake City visits for a local recruiting station inspection.

Idaho Falls Ogden Utah R.A. Parrott Arthur Wright Luke M. Wright Twin Falls New York Wright West August Warner Filer William Lierman Buhl Myrtle E. Faye Kimberly Faye C. E. Edmunston Hansen Rose Waugh Idaho Department Store Dodge City Kaw Bernice Irene Kerr J. 3. Kerr Lawrence Url Bolden Los Angeles Pocatello Wendell Allen Dre J. B. McFarland Downs J. &. Miller Castleford R. A. Knight Fourth Artillery Salt Lake City

Jury Rules for Plaintiff in Probate Sale Case

A jury in probate court yesterday found for the plaintiff in the Tecl versus Austin case. The verdict awards $260 as commission on a real estate sale, after a prior mistrial in the first trial.

J. F. Tecl T. H. Austin

Wright and Crow Family News in Twin Falls

Luke M Wright of Idaho Falls motored to Twin Falls to spend a few days for the Wright store interest. Miss Marjory Crow returned from California to visit her parents Mr and Mrs P H Crow. Mr and Mrs L R Wharton and Co Blair left for Texas on an overland trip to attend to interests. Mrs Frank Reeves of Buhl shopped in Twin Falls. Mr and Mrs J E Wright, visiting Clarence Wright, left for home.

Luke M.wright Idaho Falls Twin Falls Wright Marjory Crow California Twin Walls P. H. Crow L. R. Wharton and Co Frank Reeves

Ice cream vendor faces serious charge in county jail

George Fox a Greek ice cream cone vendor is in the county jail charged with a serious crime. He allegedly took a 10-4 year-old boy to a northern city location and attempted an unlawful act. The boy gave authorities a detailed statement. State law carries prison terms for this crime.

George Fox

Hotel Arrivals List Names Many Guests Across Cities

A lengthy hotel arrivals roster lists numerous guests by name and origin including Perrine A B Robinson Salt Lake Oakley W A Wright Ogden H Felt Ogden E H Giles Boise W H Cook Boise P Eb O Cley Boise K G Kunming Salt Lake TH G Morris Salt Lake and many others from St. Anthony Burley Beatrice Neb Pocatello San Francisco Seattle Spokane and more. The record reads as a hospitality snapshot of travelers and locals lodging at the hotel.

Eden Ernest Frazer Boise Ll.k. Caton San Francisco W. 10. Child Ogden C. Wells Pocatello M. Bragg Salt Lake C. W. Stream M. Ns. Shaw H. King J. ¥. Francis Filer Carl Weigelt W. Brown

Five Lava Hot Springs cousins join coast artillery

The local Army recruiting office secured five recruits yesterday. The young men are cousins from Lava Hot Springs. They signed up for the Fifty-fifth Coast Field Artillery, stationed at San Francisco.

Lava Jot Springs Fifty-fifth Coast Field Artillery San Francisco

Platform Builders Crusade for Rural Health Reform

The piece argues urban death rates are higher in rural areas and calls for a crusade to improve conditions in the countryside. It posits city life yields better health opportunities and urges readers to join efforts to raise rural living standards.

New York

Gawsworth long famed for hall grounds and a dancing master

An early 20th century auction in Macclesfield sells Gawsworth after the Harrington Cheshire estate sale. The village features a fourteenth century Old Hall and England’s finest tilting ground. In the eighteenth century a Gawsworth-born figure earned fame as a dancing master playwright and actor who wrote Hurlothrumbo under the name Old Maggoty Johnson sometimes called Lord Flame.

Gawstworth Earl of Harrington Cheshire Macclesfield Drill Hall Dresetyes England Gawsworth Johnson Duke of Montague Lord Flame Christian Science Monitor

Women on Juries and the 1918 English Act

The 1918 English act requires women to serve on juries alongside men. While some view it as overdue, others argue it aids time efficiency in jury selection and handling, emphasizing practical considerations over novelty.

England

Democratic Nomination Debate Sparks Platform Focus

Headquarters for several candidates voiced views on naming the party standard bearer before the platform. Senator Owen of Oklahoma, earliest in the race, opposed pre adoption naming and urged the convention to enunciate party principles. Palmer forces reportedly indifferent on the course ahead.

Rendersy Owen Oklahoma Hadeen Democratic ‘ Convention Palmer

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