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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1920
Page
1
Borah and Reed warn against entangling alliances as the peace pact discussion shifts abroad, highlighting cautions over involvement in European affairs.
Washington March 3 Senate debated the peace treaty with sharp exchanges as Borah and Hitchcock clashed over European diplomacy. The Adriatic question persisted with Reed attacking Nebraskas stance while others sought revisions or a path to passage. Owen opens Democratic headquarters in Oklahoma City for his presidential bid.
Local report from the University notes twenty four hour period ending 6 p m yesterday with temperatures around 46 degrees and 31 in some spots. Thursday will be fair with rising Friday temperatures and a colder southeast portion. Winds mainly from the northwest and partly cloudy conditions prevail in the day.
Curtiss Humphrey plane damaged en route from Denver to Albuquerque for the New Mexico Automobile show opening at the armory. Army air squadron planes from Fort Bliss will perform aerial routines Friday above the Mesa flying field with Capt John M Clark coordinating.
Richard S. Hawes president of the American Bankers Association calls the Esch Cummins railroad bill the most constructive action in years. He notes six or seven recommendations from a special railroad committee were included and says the bill will stabilize national conditions and protect labor with a fair trial for both sides.
The Navy Department received praise from Professor Kammerlingh Onnes of Leiden for the United States helium discovery and the nonflammable balloon gas developed during the war. Specimens sent to Onnes were called practically perfect, and he offered Leiden laboratories for further experiments.
Brussels reports the general council of Belgian workers backed an order demanding requisition of dwellings, flat bread price, income tax revision, coal production and distribution controls, and prohibition of luxury imports. Demonstrations are planned nationwide on March 20.
Telegraphic links to Portugal interrupted. Spanish officials call revolutions rumors alarmist yet note serious strike movements and possible future action. Portuguese legation in Madrid has no definite news from Lisbon.
A sharp earthquake shock was felt at Peach and nearby areas including Manhattan Beach and El Refugio at 7 25 tonight. The quake lasted several seconds with no damage reported.
Chicago March report from the American Institute of Meat Packers blames labor and households for high living costs. It notes hog prices high with low yard receipts, a surplus on farms, and beef demand favoring hind quarters over fore quarters. Lamb supply is tight with reliance on Scotts Bluff Nebraska Colorado sources through June.
A Chamber of Commerce meeting in Albuquerque discussed organizing a national guard machine gun troop. Adjutant General Baca explained details for a unit chosen as part of New Mexico’s First Squadron, with federal equipment and state officer pay. A follow up session was planned as leadership pledged wide citizen support.
London reports Alexander Vaida-Voevod, premier of Romania, says the new regent of Hungary will seek to restore the dynasty with Charles as king. He cites a unified Allied council action and a secret mobilization of men 18 to 26 in Hungary amid efforts to secure arms and munitions from Austria and Warsaw.
In the Ottawa House of Commons this afternoon W F P Cockshutt prominent Brantford unionist and manufacturer argued that unrest stems from peace not being real yet. He cited U S turmoil and warned neighbors not to drag other nations into chaos while political battles unfold.
Jack Sharkey of New York and Roy Moore of St Paul battled ten fast rounds in Detroit tonight. Early rounds saw Sharkey land stiff lefts to the head while Moore rallied with telling blows later, leaving newspaper opinion evenly divided on the result.
Hartford Connecticut March Frank Rose Nathan Sallsberg Jacob Bronerwine and Saul Joseph charged with murder in sixteen Christmas time deaths linked to wood alcohol whisky. They entered nolo contendere pleas to manslaughter in the superior court and were remanded to jail for sentencing Friday. Civil suits against the firm cited by defense were noted. state’s attorney offered no objection.
Since railroads were restored to private owners on March 1 government readjustments continue. A F P Morrisette becomes freight claim agent for the Rio Grande El Paso and Santa Fe with El Paso headquarters, moving from Las Vegas where he was claim adjuster. KB and Apeodaca join the regular wire operator staff after three years with limited advancement due to federal rulings.
A committee of the American Commercial association urged the state department to remove trade restrictions with Russia. The memorandum calls for immediate export and import licenses, toll shipping rights, unrestricted mail and telegraph service, and safeguarding Russian funds.
Geneva reports that the Red Cross league and the international sanitary commission linked their efforts with a commitment read from Jules Breton. Dr. Richard Strong outlined medical work on contagious diseases child welfare and nutrition as well as a model of the child welfare unit with dental maternity milk stations nurseries and convalescent clinics. The Rockefeller Foundation’s Dr Wickliffe Rose spoke as an invited non delegate while the American delegation pursues non intrusive planning for global Red Cross activity.
Official Moscow results show the Bolshevik victory with eighty percent of 1,461 deputies. Dispatch notes 128 elected officials belonged to no party, signaling broad communist dominance in the recent soviet elections.
Denver March 3. About a thousand clergy and laymen from Colorado churches heard there is too much competition in evangelizing heathen souls. Dr W C Mason argued for ending denominational rivalry to improve global mission work. Bishop Francis J McConnell urged Washington action on Mexico, saying intervention would be a mistake and education plus Christianization would aid Mexican salvation with church missionaries enjoying Carranza’s cooperation.
Durango March 3 heavy new blizzard snarls Southwestern Colorado with trains stalled for days. Silverton and Cumbres pass crews snowbound as relief runs push snow shoes to stranded passengers. Animas canyon rimrocks shed boulders tearing rails while La Plata district reports twelve to twenty feet of snow. Fear rises of spring thaws triggering floods and property losses.
In Ireland three people were killed in 24 hours. Frank Shawe Taylor was shot at Athenry, a Dublin man died of wounds, and Robert Mareh was killed at Cork. Forces raided Liberty Hall and other union venues, arresting William O Brien and Sinn Fein MP Thomas Hunter. Letters of Viscount French were stolen from a mail van. At Rushbrooke docks a large search of 300 workers aimed to recover stolen rifles.
Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California spoke in Sioux Falls urging free speech and free press, backing the Rich ards primary law and opposing the League of Nations. He argued profiteering drives costs and suggested government power can target links between producer and consumer to curb it. He planned to travel to Yankton, S. D., for another appearance tomorrow night.
Pendleton Oregon March 3 The largest funeral ever held on the reservation took place today when the late Yum Umkin was buried at the reservation He was asphysiat ed at Chicago while on his way to Washington D C on business for his tribe He was a famous Cayuse Indian and left an 86 000 estate.
Five thousand carpenters in St Louis voted to return to work tomorrow after a strike that began over hiring practices. They demand that only skilled carpenters be employed to unload and carry materials used by their trade.
Morris Hillquit summed up in a five hour speech in Albany defending five suspended socialist assemblymen under probe for seven weeks. He urged the judiciary committee to seat the five and warned that failing to do so would stain democracy. He listed eight charges and offered rebuttals showing socialism as lawful mass action and not a threat to the republic.
New York police seized John 8. Nansen believed to be J Salter Hansen who posted bail for William C. Jenkins after his arrest in Puebla Mexico by Carranza authorities. Nansen was taken into custody at the Hotel Plaza on a bench warrant issued in 1919 for a related offense in this city.
The government suit against Utah-Idaho Sugar, Amalgamated Sugar, and Salt Lake men to curb unfair intermountain competition will be sped up. Special FTC attorney Henry B. Beer said trial in federal district court will occur without a jury as soon as practicable. The defendants allegedly circulated false reports on competitors to control the beet sugar industry.
Henry Forres, an American citizen, is denied permission to enter the republic after giving testimony before the fall committee. The report notes language barriers and procedural questions surrounding his access.
Washington reports the Mexican government refused to permit American Henry Forres to re enter Mexico after testifying before the senate subcommittee on Mexican conditions. Hilario Medina cited Forres antecedents and propaganda against Mexico as reasons to deny his passport visa.
North Dakota Supreme Court rules women may appear on the March 16 preferential primary ballot. Mrs. M A Rudd of Fargo must be placed on the ballot as a Republican delegate candidate. Miss Minnie J Nielsen also will be listed as a Republican national delegate candidate. The ruling notes electors may select delegates who do not meet all constitutional qualifications.
A fierce Nebraska blizzard hits from the central to northern regions with drifting snow and plunging temperatures. Kearney reports a 45 degree drop to zero, risking train interruptions. O'Neill and Norfolk suffer heavy snowfall and disrupted rail service as winds rise.
Cincinnati shortstop Larry Kopf signed a contract to play with the 1920 Cincinnati National League baseball club. The report notes Kopf completed the deal in Cincinnati Ohio, with March dated inside the ticker.
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