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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1920
Page
1
New York and Chicago mark New Years with festive gatherings while wine flows freely and officials discuss sugar policy amid Cuba and Cuba linked prices. Government moves to control distribution and curb profiteering faces debate as Cuban sugar enters market and prices peak.
Washington dispatch reports Attorney General Palmer warning that 1920 will be an open season for Bolshevists anarchists and rad ical saboteurs seeking government overthrow He calls for counteracting radical ideas through press church schools and labor groups while stressing law and order and national solidarity American business outlook notes Fed Reserve Board cites rising prices limited production and labor unrest with cautious forward planning across sectors.
Dansey Prosecutor quotes warn prices may rise and living costs must be cut to maintain comfort. Secretary Trégoe of the National Association of Credit Men urges restraint as production costs and unrest threaten to curb purchasing power. Washington reports a 1919 trade surplus near four billion dollars, with hopes for freer exchange and European credit to sustain postwar commerce. Typewriters in London report the first protest by workers against factory automation in the history of the industry.
New York report on the New Year events in hotels and streets near the Great Vale War era. Crowds gathered on Thirty‑sixth Street and surrounding avenues as revelers faced ordnance and unrest. Box office receipts reached about 180 thousand with a high admission price. references to diplomacy and a French reception highlight the era’s mood.
New Year’s Day passed quietly in official circles with no formal White House celebration due to the president’s illness. Luncheon for the diplomatic corps and receptions by Secretary of State and Mrs. Lansing, and other cabinet members, conveyed hopeful messages for the year ahead.
Winnipeg reports a booming demand for automobiles with Canadian and American makers strained to meet orders. Local dealers estimate 2920 cars reserved nationwide, projecting Canada will spend about 10.9 million dollars on automobiles this year.
A chaotic New Year scene in Chicago through reports, police actions, and warnings about illicit alcohol sparked by a mass of contraband distillations. Deaths from tainted whiskey rose nationwide, with 17 confirmed in Connecticut and 92 in Chicago. federal and local officers intensified efforts to curb poison liquor amid widespread alcohol-related fatalities.
Mexico City reports Prince William second son of Sweden amid telegram alerts. sources imply voyage on the high seas with planned visits to Mexico City and other municipalities, though exact whereabouts remain unclear. Gonzales to announce policy in San Antonio as he prepares to declare his platform for Mexico’s presidency in a speech at the INA theatre Mexico City.
A fragmentary report notes a person living in London during the war, effectively divorced and connected to the Tower of London. The wording is garbled but implies displacement and a link to royal or historic sites amid wartime life.
In St Louis reports delegates at the American Association for the Advancement of Science claim a new serum may eradicate yellow fever. Speakers note progress against malaria, influenza, meningitis, and infantile paralysis, with science moving toward a possible end to yellow fever through targeted research and vaccines.
Italy marks New Year with formal ceremonies at the Quirinal palace as king receives state officials and diplomats. In Nantes and Lille, authorities report damaged stocks and destroyed munitions amid French war factory reconstructions, with American munitions burning and plants razed in the north. Mexico City reports the Mexican Congress adjourning after a regular session.
Funeral services for the late Sir William Gola were held at Old St Pauls Cathedral in Baltimore with the Imopresatos service preceding the funeral. Attendees included local physicians and fans attending the ceremony at Christchurch Cathedral, Oxford.
DERLEN December 30 German agricultural workers to be brought to Brazil by steamship on Brazilian ships from Amsterdam. Brazil to advance fares with repayment later. Vorwaerts notes Brazil’s offer amid wartime exchanges. A separate Buenos Aires dispatch reports a great fire near San German harming the Pampas region, with extensive wheat losses.
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