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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1920
Page
5
A special trainload of visitors will be on hand for a program at North Side Salt Lake. The Falls band concert begins at 8 p.m followed by the Bush Troubadours. Admission is 55 cents including war tax.
The second night of the Twin Falls Chronicle Auto Show wowed crowds as dealers finished arranging displays. Music and lighting drew praise, creating a dreamlike, fairyland atmosphere that highlighted the event’s success.
Aviation showman Barker will perform daring stunts over Twin Falls today noon at the Kimberly road grounds. Accompanied by mechanic Winston, he will execute a barrel roll loop Immellmann turns and a risky two-plane transfer at altitudes near 2 000 feet if weather permits. Residents flock to witness the high peril feats as the crowd cheers the airborne spectacle.
Yale undergraduates staged a mock Republican convention in New Haven attracting about 2,900 attendees. The event modeled after a national convention featured Hoover and General Wood, with detailed procedures and speeches mimicking the real proceedings.
Reports from Washington dated May 11 describe thousands of Austrian and Hungarian prisoners starting a long foot trek from Siberia back toward their native lands. Condescending care by Bolshevik authorities is noted as lacking. prisoners reportedly marched with minimal provisions and wore tattered remnants of their uniforms.
Secretary Daniels defended President Wilsons war policy before the senate naval committee. He contended the North Sea mine barrage was a bold US initiative opposed by Admiral Sims who claimed British credit. Daniels asserted the plan originated in the navy and was urged by Washington for months before British approval.
The Associated Press notes Underwood leads in a nomination race for the Senate. Voting dynamics and party dynamics are described as a close contest with Underwood ahead in early results.
In Washington on May 11 opposition fire opened in the senate on the Republican peace resolution. Senator McCumber North Dakota leading the first salvo, with Senator Hitchcock Nebraska to follow. Leaders privately predicted adoption by next Thursday or Friday as debate narrowed. Senator Lodge pressed the measure amid Democratic resistance, while Senator Tinderwood warned of obstruction. McCumber urged a commercial-relations substitute with Germany and assailed President Wilson for the Versailles treaty as the colossal blunder.
Miss Stella Hyman 29 confesses to poisoning and killing her sister Mrs Bunch and her husband in Lincoln Center near Here. She claims motive as relationship with Leg Bunch and says Mrs Bunch and family abused her. Nancy Bunch remains bedbound from poison. Both suspects held in Salina jail as investigation continues.
A warm convention atmosphere in Indianapolis marks the start of a two day Republican gathering. Key interest centers on resolutions and the role of Ted Renstrom as a leading figure amid the party’s center decisions.
May 11. President Carranza, defending San Marcos near Puebla, holds his position against rebels as Hill and Trevino advance. American consul Foster reports quiet, urges withdrawal of U S warships to avoid friction. Trains run to Puebla and Orizaba with guards. Felix Diaz seeks permission to leave Mexico. likely granted.
El Paso dispatch notes Ramon P. di Neer and other officials discussing timely recognition by the United States. The report reflects cautious optimism about American public sentiment toward the revolutionary government and implies ongoing conversations with state and federal authorities.
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