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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1919
Page
2
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An editorial warns that wholesale amendments to the Paris peace treaty risk nullifying the agreement. It argues such changes could force a new peace congress, delay global stability, alienate allied powers, and discredit the United States internationally.
The great body of railway shop men and other workers threaten to strike unless the government acts to lower prices. They consent to defer action to allow time for potentially effective price reductions and to see if measures will materialize.
The author argues authorities and producers must reduce prices by increasing production, warning wage hikes alone won’t solve price evils. He cautions against strikes and rushed legislation, urging patience and fair work from labor and lawmakers to address long‑standing wrongs and stabilize necessaries.
A New York Times inquiry questions the disappearance of women from the labor market after munition plants closed. Housewives report no kitchen labor surge, trades advertise for workers with little success, and theories range from marriage to withdrawal from industry.
The text notes a bill to compensate the Kaiser 170 million marks for losses from abdication. It suggests punishment by French mothers would be harsher, implying public anger at the former ruler. The remark frames the issue as a political and moral rebuke rather than a financial matter.
Theodore Roosevelt told business leaders at the Minneapolis YMCA and a large crowd at the Minnesota state fair that the nation is a single enterprise with citizens as stockholders. He urged spontaneous civic awakening to quiet unrest and left for Omaha to continue his western speaking tour.
With 44 of 71 counties reporting, the soldiers bonus measure shows a 70,000 lead in favor. Shawano county reports a single county against the bill as total statewide vote is expected to reach about 100,000 in support.
In Buffalo on September 3 a 26 passenger Lawson airplane arrived from Cleveland after a three hour flight. Alfred W. Lawson, owner, said the trip was to inspect landing stages for a Chicago to New York route. He plans to fly from New York to San Francisco next, with a departure to Syracuse scheduled for tomorrow.
In St Joseph Missouri September 3 the reward for recovering William J Tillotson a Denver real estate broker who vanished last Saturday was increased to 1000 dollars. City clerk Joel I Gates announced the rise at his home where Tillotson was a guest. Police report little progress in the search for the missing man.
In Montgomery Alabama the state senate again refused to ratify the federal woman suffrage constitutional amendment. A motion to ratify was defeated 18 to 18 after a two hour debate.
Liverpool Sept 3 Kentucky distillers rush shipments of whiskey to England Scotland and Ireland after embargo lifts. Contracts made before January fuel the trade and about 20 000 barrels have been shipped to date.
Weimar remains under ongoing entente pressure as foreign interventions shape Germany's internal politics. The statement mentions constant outside involvement by allied powers influencing domestic governance and policy choices.
New York Sept. 3 Eamonn de Valera president of the Irish republic says colonial home rule is designed to deceive self governing dominions of Great Britain and those not politically alert in Ireland. He comments on Sir Edward Carson's Belfast speech equating colonial home rule with Sinn Fein.
Berlin Sept 8 German medical journals advertise positions for German physicians and surgeons in the Russian army. They promise attractive pay and homestead rights and urge enlistment with volunteer units fighting Bolshevism. A premium of five thousand marks is offered if counter revolution succeeds.
New York fur dealers move to reestablish raw fur trade with Germany by appointing an agent in Leipsic. The New York Fur Auction Sales corp says German dealers seek to regain prewar prestige by offering many varieties to the American market.
Paris dispatch reports German Bohemia government sending cables to U S Senators Lodge and Knox. It requests defense of self-determination for about 4 500 Germans in Bohemia and the Silesian marches and asks for a hearing before ratification of the peace treaty by the United States Senate.
Paris September 3 The federation of theater workers empowered a committee to enforce claims presented to managers. The committee will meet managers tomorrow. The theaters were open this evening as usual with most prominent actors as federation members.
Berlin dispatch reports the Tagelschie Bundeschau condemns entente demands to alter the German constitution as likely to provoke internal upheaval. Vossische Zeitung urges a flat refusal, while Kreuze Zeitung criticizes the entente and calls the amateurs of reform reckless.
In Winslow Arizona on September 3 five hundred Santa Fe shopmen representing machinists boilermakers sheet metal workers electricians blacksmiths and car department employees voted unanimously to accept President Wilsons four cent hourly wage increase and agreed not to strike at this time.
American soldiers lament the high costs in France before returning home to face steep prices from their own countrymen who admire them.
New York September 8 reports tennis star Molla Burjstedt, once American women’s champion, has wed a New Yorker. The brief item notes her marriage as a notable personal milestone for the famed athlete.
Some authorities of the American Bar association say that American military law would have sanctioned the execution of Edith Cavell. If that is true, it is no vindication of the Germans, but a mighty severe criticism of American army law.
A Boston milkman on a highway defense story uses a storm of milk bottles to drive off a highwayman. The incident reflects wartime morale with the dairy worker’s motto seen as a folk defense stance amid milk price pressures.
The prohibition party confronts an existential crisis as no clear platform or issue remains to rally support. with no effective stance, its future is in jeopardy and morale appears steadfastly low.
Odessa is captured once more by allied forces in a recurring pattern, echoing Juarez as another town falls under military action. Local reports indicate ongoing conflict dynamics with shifting control and strategic significance for the region.
Franklin I Mallory, a New York broker, married here today to Miss Bjurstedt who listed her age as 27 while he was 42. The ceremony joined two individuals amid local wedding notices and confirms their ages and professions.
In Brussels on September 3 King Albert met the Chilean mission and showed strong interest in developing political and economic ties. The delegation held a lengthy talk with the premier and the economics minister to advance cooperation between Chile and Belgium.
Copenhagen defense minister Peter Munch has proposed immediate demolition of most fortifications on land and sea to break up fortifications, signaling major changes in the city’s defenses.
Gene Snow of Hansen who was recently paroled by the local probate court has been arrested at Idaho Falls. His father left here yesterday to bring her back here.
A vintage advertisement promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound to darken gray hair naturally. It claims easy application with a sponge or brush and promises a glossy youthful look, noting it is not a cure for disease.
In Twin Falls Idaho a district court summons is issued against Thomas A Gibson and his wife to answer a complaint within twenty days within the district or forty days elsewhere. The action seeks to foreclose a material man's lien on Lot 23 Block 89 Townsite of Twin Falls for 285 35 and names James R Bothwell and W Orr Chapman as attorneys.
In the Probate Court of Twin Falls County Idaho Thos M Robertson administrator of the estate of George B Holmes deceased notifies creditors and all persons with claims to present them with vouchers within ten months after first publication at the office of Guthrie and Myers Twin Falls Idaho Dated July 15 1919 THOS M ROBERTSON Administrator Guthrie Myers Attorneys for Administrator
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