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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1919
Page
2
Miss Mabel Miller visiting Mrs. Thomas P. Gore presents Vice President Marshall with a gavel carved from walrus tooth. The gift accompanies her Eskimo kinfolks visit. Wilson was not at home. The gathering centers on Mrs. Gore in Oklahoma.
The federal reserve board warns that large exports have pushed up U S prices by reducing imports and creating a favorable balance of trade. Consumers face higher living costs as demand from exporters competes with domestic needs, particularly for foodstuffs. A recent drop in exports and a government anti profiteering drive helped ease prices.
A committee of experts backs a plan to build docks and harbors along the Great Lakes to admit ocean going steamers. The project would link central western U S with foreign trade, cut rail and small boat hauling, and streamline access to Europe via the Welland canal, the St Lawrence river, and possibly the Hudson. It would also boost inland passenger travel and require canal expansion.
A fragment notes that every farmer and manufacturer who has goods needed for the home market becomes interested, signaling a shift toward domestic demand and local production benefits.
A guide encourages using home play to teach children caution on streets. Mothers as trolley cars, a brother as a motor truck, and a father as a traffic officer dramatize safe crossing. Yard scenes may influence careless neighbors, turning practice into lasting habit.
Six young American art students, with no funds, live frugally by sharing two dollars weekly for food and fuel. They work odd jobs to subsist while dedicating their summer to painting, dreaming of becoming painters and valuing the happiness of these days over wealth. They expect to be remembered as plucky, not lucky.
The piece condemns a plan to let the postmaster general select among the four top civil service candidates instead of auto promoting the highest scorer. It argues executive ability should appear in examinations and warns that broad discretionary power would reopen politics after years of reform.
An Irish mass meeting in Brooklyn drew cheers when a spectator called President Wilson a traitor. Eamonn de Valera received a long ovation while attacking the league of nations as a British trick. Hisses followed as Haig Lloyd George and Carson were named.
The Associated Press reports in Corpus Christi that Bishop Paul J. Nussbaum of Corpus Christi has been identified among the dead from Sunday's Gulf hurricane. The storm toll includes clergy and residents, with officials continuing to confirm victims.
Addie L. Bickford filed suit for divorce from Charles A. Bickford in district court claiming cruel and inhuman treatment. She accuses him of accusing her of infidelity and inviting strange men to their home, and seeks division of community property, real estate, and custody of three children.
Berlin reports Count von Bernstorff, former U S ambassador, will join the foreign office as permanent state secretary. The Zeitung Am Mittag notes the appointment on September 18.
H Bohrer and his wife and A T O Reilly county club leader leave this morning for the state fair at Boise. They accompany the YViler to participate in the event and represent local interests.
Claude N Beatty yesterday assumed duties as managing vice president of the Idaho State Bank in a newly created post. He was formerly with the First National Bank and will retain his large sheep holdings and other local interests.
General Pershing, addressing the wounded at Water Reed hospital, paid tribute to the fortitude and cheerfulness of American soldiers wounded in France. He praised their courage as an inspiration to the front and said they deserved the nation's everlasting gratitude.
The Board of Trustees of Independent School District No. 1 Twin Falls Idaho invites sealed bids for the general construction of an Intermediate School Building attached to the high school. Bids due by 8 p m September 23 1919 at the high school office. Deposit 25 dollars with architect. Include 2 percent certified check to W E Nixon. Bid bonds 60 percent required. contract within five days of bid opening. Board may accept or reject all proposals. Dated Sept 8 1919 Twin Falls Idaho D G Clark Attest S-20
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