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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1920
Page
1
A displaced Armenian girl who endured torture by Turks since 1915 arrives in New York. She recounts harsh treatment and forced displacement from her home, marking a sobering chapter in wartime refugee narratives.
In New York a 20 year old Armenian girl Vartanousch Karaghousian, scarred and tattooed as a former slave, arrives with brother John N Karagheusian in Minneapolis. She survived Turk deportations, endured hunger and loss, and will be sent to a shop in Minneapolis. Other Armenians reach the U S seeking relatives and safety amid the Turkish campaigns.
The columnist quips that shoes should fit both pocketbook and feet and jokingly suggests a mayoral candidate must show an X-ray of his spine. The satire targets political credibility with layered humor from the era.
A Chicago Great Western passenger train wreck near Wyeth Missouri 22 miles north of St Joseph left one dead J J McGrath a section foreman from Aitkin Minnesota died in hospital and five others injured including Ruth Jackson of Des Moines who was described as not expected to live rail officials blamed a broken rail for the wreck
President Wilson announced the decision not to exercise powers to purchase and distribute Cuba sugar, saying the available U S supply suffices for domestic needs. The licensing system price control may be used if necessary in cooperation with the Department of Justice as figures show 1919 consumption around 45 000 tons with a 400 000 ton crop but limited purchase factors noted.
Washington notes the War Finance Corporation announced loans totaling seventeen million dollars to aid European reconstruction. The move aims to support American exporters supplying needed materials to stricken nations. Officials weigh further loan plans though officials caution not all applications will be approved quickly.
Yesterday in Amarillo the highest temperature reached 46 with a lower reading of 28. Dry temperature ranged from 29 to 42 while wet air varied from 28 to 44. Humidity hovered around 50. Forecast calls for Sunday generally fair, with possible rain in the southwest. Monday likely unsettled with rain.
Federal agents and detectives widened a crackdown in New York as over 60 warrants were issued to arrest radicals accused of plotting to overthrow the government. Hundreds, including many from northern New Jersey, were moved to Ellis Island amid fears of a Soviet Ark voyage. Shipments of suspected aliens and equipment were readied for potential evacuations and deportations.
In Chicago county jail Sheriff Peters announced a Friday hanging of Arthur Raen sel, convicted of murder, with over 200 prisoners to witness. The plan follows a recent Buffalo hanging that sparked criticism as detainees watched from cells. Peters called it a moral lesson and said most inmates pledged to reform, despite Governor Lowden's objections.
Two defense alienists testified that Harry New was insane when he shot his fiancée Miss Freda Lesser near Los Angeles last July. Dr. Hoag labeled New a constitutional inferior and a paranoid feeble minded person with the brain of a child. Dr. Sawyer faced cross examination as the trial paused.
A Virginia fire at a local oval caused estimated damage between 700000 and 1,000,000 dollars. Investigators say the blaze may have been sparked by an accident while a bus company was involved. No injuries are reported.
Washington reports outline a planned nationwide raid to curb a feared revolutionary movement. Officials say a secret “slush fund” funded by two parties aims to bail out adherents facing arrest for sedition and violence. Attorney General Garban disclosed a memorandum used to classify the communist organizations.
CHICAGO January 4. Key Republican talks for the national convention begin Monday with leaders from the middle states and the national committee meeting with Will Hays. Leonard Wood and Frank Lowden are among those invited to a dinner. National committeemen and state chairs from North Dakota to Wisconsin prepare for state conferences and a Des Moines gathering.
Washington January 3 Congress returns for a noon Monday session with the Senate ready to resume the Sterling sedition bill debate and the House poised to address the Berger seat controversy. Leaders pledge budget cuts while preparing railroad and resource bills and various investigations into Bolshevik propaganda and war era issues.
New York Jan 3 Eugene Mercer Jr managing director of the War Finance Corporation urged in a speech to press correspondents for the creation of an international public market for securities to supply long term credits to war stricken European countries.
Michigan authorities led by Attorney General Alex J. Groesbeck took charge of the Brown death inquiry. A half dozen witnesses were examined at the scene near Mount Clemons as details emerge about J. Stanley Brown’s December 28 death.
Three children of Catherine Villanueva residents of Agua Prieta were wounded when a pistol under their father's pillow fell to the floor and discharged. Alfred, 5, was flesh-wounded. Camerino, wounded through the left arm. Jorene, a girl about nine months old, was struck in the head and said to be fatally hurt. The incident occurred in Nouglas.
The Hague correspondent of the Tageblatt portrays the former German emperor as aged and frail. The Kaiser is described as corpulent and weak in movement, with tremors in his limbs and a softened resolve. He has bought a Hollant home and no longer longs to return to Germany, believing the country betrayed by its leaders. The Dutch authorities monitor his letters and urge Amerongen to keep his residence quiet and undisturbed.
The Phoenix union hall of the mining branch of the I W W reports the theft of 3000 dollars worth of dues stamps from Local 100. Officials say the ore area remained untouched and the heist occurred sometime on Thursday, leaving police to investigate the break in.
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