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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1919
Page
1
A relief train from Kingsville and Robstown arrived in Corpus Christi at midnight bearing food and supplies for relief workers. Red Cross teams took charge of aid while many plans to locate relatives rode along but could not be searched.
Reports circulated that more than 125 persons had been recovered in Corpus Christi and Nueces Bay, but officials could not confirm the figure by midnight and were inclined to discredit the reports.
Late tonight a call from Beeville reported 120 bodies found on a reef eight miles from Portland near White Point. Most victims were identified as Corpus Christi residents, according to the message.
Corpus Christi counts at least twenty five dead and over fifty missing after Sunday hurricane. A relief train from Kingsville and Robstown arrived at midnight with food and supplies. Red Cross workers take charge as Mayor Gordon Boone appeals to Governor Hobby for two National Guard companies and financial aid. City lacks water lights and gas. rescue crews search Nueces Bay for survivors. Missing include Captain C. M. England and Harry Spiker's family. unidentified bodies stored in courthouse morgue.
Early reports from the Texas coast after a tropical hurricane show a rising death toll and extensive property damage. Figures vary from 26 in Corpus Christi to over 180, with bodies recovered in nearby bays and surrounding towns also suffering heavy losses and damage exceeding four million dollars.
Samuel Gompers returns to AFL headquarters amid police strike in Boston and a pending steel workers strike set for September 22. He aims to secure consent from steel unions to delay action until the October 6 industrial conference with President Wilson, while the United Mine Workers vote to support postponement.
Portland Ore Sept 15 An automobile in President Wilsons party touring the Columbia highway overturned near Portland killing two men and injuring three The president sent a telegram of sympathy to Mrs Allen wife of one of the victims The deceased was a Cleveland newspaper man named Mr Allen
In New Haven Conn on a September afternoon reporters for the Associated Press and local outlets walked off the job, leaving the newsroom short of staff as the Association of News Writers declares action. Details are scarce as papers struggle to publish without regular patteral gretts and reader input.
Senator Hiram J. Johnson of California denounces the league of nations covenant as a gigantic war trust in two addresses at Des Moines. The Coliseum crowd heard Johnson attack Bolshevism and defend American blood in treaties while noting praise for President Wilson and attendance by state officials.
Pittsburg Sept 15 The iron and steel workers strike set for Monday may be postponed until after the industrial conference at Washington October 6 called by President Wilson. The decision rests with the national committee for organizing iron and steel workers meeting here Wednesday. Labor leaders expect Wilson’s wish for postponement to be carried out.
The regular city council meeting could not be held because councilmen Ostrander and Breckenridge were absent. The notice notes the postponement and cites the lack of a quorum as the reason for canceling the session.
Macon citizens demanded immediate dissolution of police and fire unions at a mass meeting. The firemen’s union warned they would resist. city commissioners faced hoots as the order was presented.
Boston reports a possible end to a planned general sympathy strike with police who quit last Tuesday. Key figures McCarthy and O'Donnell cite court remedies to reinstate officers and fault Police Commissioner Curtis for alleged lawlessness. They note Curtis issued a rule banning AFL affiliation after a charter request and warned of outcomes weeks prior.
Associated Press reports a fatal shooting on 185th Street in New York during a confrontation between Black and white groups. Three people were injured, and police were alerted by four precincts as the incident unfolded in the morning.
The marriage of the daughter of Mr and Mrs C C Markle to Theo Rantzow was announced yesterday. The couple will reside in Twin Falls. The groom is employed with the Browning Alito company.
Paris Sept 8 The supreme council agreed to send a note to Germany. The peace conference ignored German representations that General von der Goltz and Baltic troops are under German control. Germany was held responsible for the speedy withdrawal of those forces.
A building permit was issued for a $16,000 structure on lot H.3, block 14, 50 by 100. The fee details accompany the permit record.
President Wilson told a Portland audience that the league of nations covenant reflected Republican sug gestions for peace and even protections like the Monroe doctrine. He praised Lodge’s 1915 call for united action and warned against a special US privilege, while noting few oppose the league. He cited Republican inputs from the foreign relations committee and stressed world equality of nations.
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