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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1920
Page
7
Polish government recognizes Ukraine in a tense shift amid regional security debates. The announcement signals new alignment and raises questions about the balance of power in Eastern Europe. Ukraine hosts political discussions on defense and reform.
Vast tremors wreck Vera Cruz and Jalapa areas killing hundreds or thousands. Reports from presidential military HQ and private dispatches cite destroyed churches and homes, floods in rivers, and oil wells near Taxparo spurting since the quake. Continued shocks, ground cracks, and dried streams threaten mills and settlements across the region.
The report cites an Esthonian paper on a new ENCO offer to allies and steps to abolish terrorism and revolutionary tribunals. It mentions Warsaw and Paris talks, recognition of independence for Ghrame if Galicia claims are dropped, and Glasgow communist activity. London dispatches claim Soviet advances and occupation of several towns with booty, plus movements toward Tsaritsyn and other regions as fighting continues.
In a severe voyage La Touraige arrived in port with lifeboats missing and hull damaged after a hurricane lasting 34 hours. Among 659 passengers were Mr and Mrs Penrose of Denver on their way home from Belgium. Five French women bound for California were detained by immigration authorities for pending arrangements.
Extradition of Kaiser is set for January 19 as discussion centers on the surrender of former German leader Wilhelm Kaiser amid Allied demand. Authorities in Amsterdam and The Hague expect action around January 15 with Holland and allied pressure shaping the outcome.
Two Kaisers sons file divorce suits amid royal amidbetrayals. The report cites British dispatches about marriages in 1908 and succession figures, noting potential upheaval in German royal lines and links to Princess Marie of Anhalt in the era.
Democrats from across the country travel to Washington for the Jackson Day banquet. The event, a key Democratic gathering, features a speech expected to influence the upcoming presidential campaign. A toast from President Wilson is to be read and an address by William Jennings Bryan is anticipated to have significant impact.
Paris reports from January 7 say Premier Clemenceau is expected to be elected president of France in January. Editorials largely praise the choice while some extremists mock it. It would mark a rare selection of an outsider as president, the second such instance in French history after Marshal Mahon.
New York January 7 Hearings began today on more than five hundred alleged radicals detained for deportation. Inspectors expect 40 hearings daily. many lawyers ready to defend. Proceedings require inspector findings approval in Washington. some detainees released on bail or found citizens. Ambassador Tomilias resigns post. British pound stabilized. Ludendorff to participate in West German politics.
In Sofia a Bulgarian cabinet crisis unfolds as the government resigns and 80 candidates attempt to form a new administration led by Dr. S. Deneff former premier and foreign minister. A Bolshevik attack on Premier Stamboujsky is reported after failed negotiations with Romania in Belgrade. Germany seeks full damages from France over injuries to Frau Dornblyeth during the Versailles departure incident.
In Antwerp on Sunday Brigadier General W. T. Connor states American stocks valued at $1.7 billion were left in France after the army departed. France pays claim damages while denying that the United States financed trenches or frontline improvements. Connor asserts the American army paid nothing for war damage.
Philadelphia dispatch reports Grover Bergdoll, one of two brothers sought for draft dodging, arrested in his mother Emma Bergdoll's home after detectives broke in. Bergdoll, who reportedly fled two years ago amid high profile molar carned reports, hid in a box seat but later escaped. His mother has faced obstruction charges related to the draft case.
In Dublin on January date Sinn Fein headquarters were raided by a large force of police and soldiers. Offices of the Irish past and the New Ireland insurance society were searched. About eighty soldiers with medical bags carried out the operation at the Asquiamence Society's offices. A arrest was made. Micheal Maines, Sinn Fein member, is chairman of the company. Large crowds watched the searches as Stan Feho Led the raid with police.
The mother of a slain girl sobbed and screamed in the courtroom as she testified at the murder trial. Prosecution witnesses including Moss of Glendale and others described the defendant New and alleged he hired the victim after she refused to an illegal operation. The mother, dressed in black and using crutches, recalled her daughter as sane and asked why the couple would not have made a good husband, while the defense faced cross examination over questions of motive and parole.
A warrant for the arrest and deportation of Martens was issued by the justice department amid claims by Russian Soviet bureau figures that U.S. agents helped shape communist party platforms. Martens’ arrival in Washington from New York and the looming hearing on suspected activities were noted as officials prepared to open Ellis Island to full capacity for deportations if needed.
Salt Lake City January 7. George B. Hale, general manager, says the Salt Lake Evening Telegram will share fifty percent of net profits with all employees. The plan promises an annual bonus of about $306 per worker based on last year's profits, in addition to two recent advances in wages at WABCE.
The Meats government urged swift action after the killings of two American oil employees, F. J. Rowey and Earl Dowles, near Port Lobos in Mexico. The American embassy and consuls were instructed to urge Mexican authorities to apprehend and punish the murderers, with measures to be taken immediately and reports expected from Mexico City and Tampico.
Paria January report states that two German men accused of offenses related to the war in France and Belgium will be arraigned for trial at the military court. The list, said to be completed, is published by the Peilt Haristes.
Cincinnati report cites Ayrne of Rochester North Carolina predicting a fifty percent rise in shoe prices next summer before the National Shoe Travelers association convention. He notes trends toward colored skin shoes and warns that the public may resist low quality offerings as prices climb.
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