Borah Seeks Global Naval Reduction Victory
Senator Borah wins a landmark Senate push for a universal naval reduction plan. He urged a conference among the United States Britain Japan to cut armament spending for five years. The move faces opposition but gains committee backing and aims to ease tax burdens while promoting world peace.
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Borah
Great Britain
Japan
United States
Committee On Naval Affairs
Mkwan
Idaho
Senate
Louis Dexter
Naval Committee
Hora
Crediu
Embree's Rise and Fall Tied to Wobblies in Copper Country
The article recounts Embree's prominence in the IWW, noting his Chicago role as acting general secretary during Haywood's jail term and his later leadership in Butte. It describes his "boring from within" strategy, crackdown by sheriff under criminal syndicalism law, and his impending incarceration in Idaho with transfer to federal custody upon release.
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Embree
L W. W
Chicago
W. D. Haywood
Tutte
LW. W
McClure
LWW
Butte
Great Copper
Coeur Walencs
1 We W
Idaho Penitentiary
Fire Prevention Week Alarm Urges Citizen Care in Forests
A statewide fire prevention message urges Idaho and neighboring states to combat forest fires during a dry season. The notice stresses care with matches, campfires, sparks, and brush to prevent devastation to water supplies, young growth, and dependent industries, warning of massive losses if fires rage annually.
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Canada
Idaho
Montana
Kington
Oregon
California
Aity
Conviction of Haywood’s Chief Lieutenant Described
The arrest and conviction of A. S. Embree is hailed as a major achievement for Sh county authorities. Embree, linked to the J. W. Weism faction and once a key figure behind Bisbee’s reign of terror, faced trial after having driven mining operations into suspension and terrorized the camp. With Haywood abroad, Embree’s downfall marks a turning point for the Bisbee region and its fight against mob rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Embree
Sh County
W. D. Haywood
Embree
J. W. Weism
Bisbee
Arizona
Federal appropriation for good roads urged in congress
The nation calls for federal aid to build and maintain modern highways in cooperation with states. The Dowell bill would provide a fifty fifty financing mix, cover maintenance, and aid states like Idaho with land reserved by the government. Passage, while funded by taxation, would quickly create jobs and deliver lasting public benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Idaho
Opposed to Suspending an Annual Assessment
The miners and mining interests in Idaho oppose suspending annual assessment work for 1520 and 1921. The extension given for 1920 favored few claim owners, while many in good faith must complete the work. Wages and supplies cost have fallen, yet many depend on assessment work for income. suspension would harm workers and local businesses. The law should stand as a beneficial, nonburdensome requirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Congress
Real Basis of Friendship Between Nations
General Pershing will attend Bastille Day celebrations in Paris then return to the United States with Marshal Foch and the body of an unidentified American soldier to be buried at Arlington with elaborate ceremonies. The event highlights exchanges that cement ties between France and the United States beyond formal treaties.
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General Pershing
Paris
Bastile
United States
Marshal Foch
National Cemetery
Arlington
France
Ex-King of Bavaria Said to Own Gold Table Service
A report notes the ex-King of Bavaria possesses a solid gold table service comprising 400 pieces. The claim underscores the royal wealth and collection associated with the former monarch.
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Bavaria
Harding Sees Them All Callers Reach White House
Washington Star notes the president receives a wide range of visitors including Republicans, Democrats, socialists and independents. Senators and representatives from both parties attend, sometimes visiting jointly, signaling renewed White House Capitol Hill relations and hopes for smoother national governance.
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Washington Star
White House
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hi
New Phase of Strike Brings Legal Challenge in Atlanta
A set of seven damage suits totaling 4103 seeks salary restitution for workers on an alleged illegal strike by the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks. The plaintiffs, clerks with Central of Georgia Railway, say J W Thomas ordered a strike May 17 1920 later ruled legal. If sustained, the case could set a precedent making labor leaders financially responsible for workers' lost wages and spark wider repercussions across labor actions.
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New York Herald
Atlanta
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship
Central of Georgia Ralway
J. W. Thomas
Clerks’ Union
When the Angelus Rings in France Bells For Rebuild Aid
An American appeal urges funds for bells to ring again in French villages ruined by war. The drive, supported by American donors, aims to restore church bells as symbols of friendship and gratitude between France and the United States, echoing prayers across war scarred fields.
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Boise Statesman
France
Millet
America
Washington
Lafayette
Decoration Day Poem by Will Carlton
A reader poem honoring fallen soldiers on Decoration Day. It recalls the thousands buried far from home, their quiet graves among hills and fields, while soft winds and flowers honor the patriot dead. The piece invites mourners to cover their faces with flowers and keep alive the memories of parents spouses brothers lovers who gave their lives.
The Little Green Tent Poem by Walt Mason
A patriotic poem honors soldiers who went to war in sixty two, with little green tents of sod as a country shrine. It recalls their youth, sacrifice, and the veterans who returned to women’s tears and a land saved from foe.
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Walt Mason
Dole
Madam Curie and the Story of Radium in engineering journal note
The article chronicles Marie Sklodowska Curie’s education in Warsaw and Paris, her work with Becquerel and the Curies, and the discovery of radium in Bohemia. It notes her future gifts to science, upcoming May 23 custody handover, and recognition by U S authorities, with additional items on Serbia weddings, a Polish boy chess feat, and Australian MPs’ pay rise.
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Robert Abbe
St. Luke's Hospital
New York
Marie Sklodowska
University of Warsaw
Paris University
Mariel Sklodowska
Antoine Henri Bacquerel
Pierre C. Curie
Paris
Marie Curie
America
Mme. Curie
Germany
United States
France
U. S. National Academy of Sciences
Walcott Gibbs
American Physical Society
College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Carte
Yap Mandate Stance Praised by Italian Foreign Minister
The Italian foreign minister Count Sforza credits the United States with shaping the Yap mandate stance and aiding postwar recovery. He notes America asked for nothing and provided vast sacrifices, while France Britain Italy and Japan expand Mesopotamias and other territories. The U S remains aloof on mandates and urges resettlement of Yap.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Count Sforza
State Department
Earl Curzon
United States
France
England
Italy
Japan
Mesopotamias
Syras
Shantungs
Aegean
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Haywood
Harding
Angelus
Will Carlton
Madam Curie
Mme. Curle
Carlsbad
Bohemia
Ringhals
South Africa
Curie
Serbia
Parliament of
Australia
Uncle Sam and
Yap
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