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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1919
Page
8
Paris October 31 reports say Pierre Veneire was publicly executed at Saintes prison for conspiring with the enemy. He is named as the third person executed for German agent activity aiming to fuel a defeatist campaign. Rumors link finances and German contact to other implicated figures in 1918 and 1919 trials.
Bureau of Public Roads receives Ford cars hoisting engine shovels scrapers and other equipment in large shipments from eastern areas. Materials and roadbuilding machinery bound for the Memile district west of Tonopah Nevada are en route. Engineering staff in charge notes forthcoming delivery and use plans for the project.
Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, visiting the United States, advocates votes for women but rejects full gender equality. She praises American factory conditions and air cleanliness, urges industrial models from the U.S., and favors women in education yet argues work should align with natural roles. She suggests language exchange to aid Belgium’s reconstruction and notes her dislike of short skirts while predicting turbans influence fashion.
Senate study highlights anarchistic activities in Gary linked to a treaty issue. The document challenges President Wilson and his Fourteen Points. The discussion notes tension over revolutionary rhetoric and calls for caution against plans seen as undermining national cohesion.
Washington witnesses describe large quantities of Bolshevik and anarchist material found in Gary. Lieutenant Van Buren testified about plans for May Day demonstrations and alleged revolutionary activity led by Russians in Gary, with raids on storage of red literature and references to the Third International. He noted foreign leadership and printed propaganda from Chicago and German sources.
In Washington on October 24, Senator Cronnn of North Dakota attacked the peace league as an unholy scheme to bind the United States to European, Asian and African conflicts. He condemned the covenant as a superior to the Holy Book, warned it would force war, erode free speech, and place the U S under a super-government unfit to ensure lasting peace. He urged returning foreign-born residents and warned against Shantung provisions as robbing and theft.
Karv fruvonky won a decision over Gun Boat Smith in a four round boxing match in San Francisco. It marked Smiths first coast appearance after a leg injury absence. A reading of anti religious pamphlets and tracts by Thursslan and union groups was noted in the record, with questions about distribution in homes and halls.
Washington Del 2 A conference of officials of the International affiliated with the American Federation of Labor will be held in Washington to discuss the ongoing labor strife and to coordinate efforts with the United States and Canada International unions. Samuel Gompers, federation leader, sent the notice to the Illinois state federation of labor. The executive council of the AFL approved calling the conference. date to be fixed.
Washington report shows 224 vessels launched in the week ending October 18, totaling 1801 tons. Fifteen steamers under contract to the Navy, five wooden ships, one concrete ship, and a requisitioned steamship aggregated 117,700 deadweight tons.
The national council of Fiume, formed October 1918 to pursue annexation to Italy, meets today to approve a proposed form of government and plan elections for a municipal mayor next Sunday under Gabriella Annuziolo. The assembly and cabinet will choose a president, with annexation backers urging move. Meanwhile U S torpedo boat unit heads to Spalato as allied warships reposition amid the Fiume situation.
Italian Ambassador to the United States Faron Avezzano will depart promptly due to the death of General di Cellere. He met with Premier Nitti to align policy for stronger Italy United States relations. He will sail from Genoa on the first available steamer after visiting the king at San Raffaele.
A press dispatch alleges Nikolai Lenin Tan Ine, Bolshevik premier, captured by anti Bolshevik forces, while reports from London claim evacuation plans for Soviet Russia and cabinet moves to Taschkent after Moscow withdrawal. Additional items note claimed Soviet advances, captures, and Lithuanian victories near Kovno and Vilna as German and Lithuanian forces clash on multiple fronts.
Baltimore Oct 23 American Federation of Labor head Samuel Gompers addressed the United Textile Workers convention urging workers to pursue their aims firmly but avoid overreach. He assailed the employers group for votes cast by lawyers and noted President Wilson’s conciliatory letter, praising its timing and influence on labor policy.
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