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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1920
Page
7
Mayor and committees in charge arranged plans and aim to raise funds soon. Jack Gardner, former longtime MLB infielder visiting Twin Falls, attended the meeting last evening and urged using as much local talent as possible.
The Associated Press notes a setback for an American tennis team bidding for the Olympic title as Belgium confirms the tournament cannot be moved. The Belgian Olympic committee cites courts not ready for play before August, replying to the American request for scheduling flexibility.
The committee and the United States Lawn Taunis Association agree to shift the event from August 15 23 to the week beginning July 5. The change aims to accommodate participants and align with scheduling.
Philadelphia March 11 Associated Press reports middleweight champion Dowd stopped Jack McCarron in the second round of a scheduled six round bout. Dowd knocked McCarron down three times in the first round and his seconds threw in a towel after a second knockdown.
Purdue defeated Ohio State 68 to 25 in a Western Conference basketball game at Lafayette Ind. The win showcases Purdue's dominance as the teams clash on the court.
Four of ten Industrial Workers of the World on trial for murder in the Centralia ar mistice day shooting testified for the defense. Bert Bland said he fired four to eight shots at soldiers near the I W W hall. Other defendants also described firing after marchers moved on the hall. Some witnesses denied firing or being sure who fired. The case features related testimony from marchers and a hospital scene near Seminary Hill.
A cargo of cotton was being cast into the sea to lighten the steamer Bohemia after it struck the Sambro rocks near Halifax during a snowstorm. The ship carried 64 passengers who were brought to safety. 120 crew remained aboard as the vessel neared the ledges.
Mitch Golo of Uson Kansas, a art student at the state university, was found suspended from a bed post with a trunk strap around his neck in his boarding house room. Friends say he had been brooding over ill health.
Daniel M Hall national commander of the G A R was guest of Department Commander 7 B Strode of Nebraska tonight and was welcomed at a Lincoln reception where Lieutenant Governor Barrows delivered remarks.
Rex B Goodcell leaves Bernardino California for Sioux Falls South Dakota to campaign for United States Senator Johnson's presidential bid. He will speak in Michigan and Wisconsin as part of the tour.
Reports from London describe a violent encounter between striking railway workers and troops amid a rail dispute. Details remain scarce as dispatches note a heavy deployment and sporadic clashes, with no confirmed injuries or arrests reported.
The state committee pledged support for a Democratic National Convention plank calling for restoration of personal liberty and abolition of prohibition with states to legislate on said issue. Supported by Nebraska, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Arkansas, Oregon, Kansas, Nevada, South Dakota, Wyoming, Arizona and others.
Twenty one states joined with the federal government today in asking the Supreme Court to dismiss Rhode Island's suit testing the validity of the federal prohibition amendment. They subscribed to a brief filed by Charles E. Hughes, arguing there are no justiciable questions involved.
A 26 year old described as a shandy man in London proposes a six month service raffle through a newspaper. Each of 100 firms would pay $5 for a ticket, and the winner would receive six months free service with no wages. No firms had accepted yet.
A local sale at Eldridge's promotes all-woe men’s suits priced at $35. The event runs through February with limited stock, aimed at budget-conscious shoppers.
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