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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1920
Page
5
Public safety tips advised for pedestrians and motorists urging care near streets with warnings against skating and running behind streetcars. Article notes Western Samoa mandate going into force May 1 with New Zealand unable to fully implement constitution and gradual withdrawal of mounted police amid local disfavor.
Austin report notes Arnold No. 1 in Young county as a producer at 4700 feet claiming deepest producing well in Texas and possibly in the United States. The Texas company filed the log with the railroad commission urging attention to the well’s depth and production status.
Apia reports that the Samoa station order, enacted by the New Zealand parliament last October, governs American Samoa. Pago Pago authorities announce ongoing administrative mandate as part of the arrangement.
Advice on protecting ignition cables and home wiring forms amid a roundup of early 20th century automotive notes. The piece covers fuel shortages, alcohol as a fuel, the Pic-Pic car from Greece, U.S. tire demand, sparsely motorized towns in Tangier Island and Nottings Hill, and Nova Scotia road spending.
Jim Thorpe reflects on the 1920 Antwerp Olympic field. He hopes the United States repeats as champions, recalls Howard Drew and Carl Johnson as standout talents, and notes Sweden and France as strong challengers. He praises Penn’s Lawson Robertson and cites a new echo-based instrument for ship soundings.
Wheeling, May 22. The right to vote has not been forfeited if a man swears allegiance to a foreign allied nation to aid in war. Attorney General O. ruled in the case of Albert Marshall of Wheeling, denied the vote for enlisting with Canadian troops at the war’s start, but he later joined the American army when expeditionary forces arrived overseas.
In Gallipolis Ohio Dr G G Kincon superintendent says jazz music entertains and eases suffering for epileptic patients. The hospital dispersed 12 pianos 35 phonographs and over a hundred string and wind instruments in cottages. Patients adore band music and weekly dances featuring jazz for hours.
New Orleans reports the 1919 rice crop valued at 63.42 million dollars, topping state rankings. Catton placed second at 52.5 million, followed by corn and sugar cane, with sugar notably only about half of 1919 levels.
Sverre Helleng petitioned the district court in Minneapolis to drop his name as profane and adopt the title Lewis Moore. The petition was granted, establishing his new appellation.
A vintage tip explains dimming headlights by applying a dried solution of Epsom salts and water to the inner glass. The frosting remains effective for several months as a dimmer.
Over the last decade population rose about 2 percent annually while crop production increased at roughly half that rate. The statement highlights a widening gap between population growth and agricultural output.
Fragmented notes report a ski jumping contest on Mt Rainier and a new regional baseball league forming in Allen Wan Baunsee Morris Osage counties with Sunday games. Mentions Lefty Sullivan joining a White Sox road trip, Sam Crawford with Los Angeles after stealing home recently, Fred Rousk brother of Eddie, and Tom McCarthy moving to coach Boston College baseball succeeding Johnny Evers.
Pete Trivoulidas is recorded as the winner of this year's Boston Marathon after official results are filed. The victory marks a notable achievement in long distance running, with the result confirming his status as the premier finisher in the event.
Hugh Jennies, famed on the links, accepts a challenge from Bil Coughlin Lafayette College coach and former Tiger. Coughlin, a beginner, is set to test Jennies in a notable golf match.
Open to students in Detroit will be admitted free at Navin Field to see Hughey Jennings' Tigers play. Detroit becomes the first major city to grant student free admission to big league games.
Fibrous cocoanut hulks are fashioned into célullost to protect warships by blocking water ingress through shot holes. This material aims to prevent flooding and preserve buoyancy during combat or rough seas.
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