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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1920
Page
1
Officials say the Elwell murder involves several unnamed individuals and the killer was not a stranger to the victim. The case remains under investigation with no identified suspects publicly named.
William Barnes Elwell's secretary testified revealing names of several men said to be bitter enemies of turfman and whist expert Joseph B. Elwell. Officials, led by Assistant District Attorney Dooling, believe a person with a key likely knew Elwell and urged a broader suspect pool with new leads from the examination.
Governor Tobby signed the pink boll worm bill. Dr. Hunter of the horticulture board said the law meets the federal requirements and will aid eradicating the pink boll worm in Texas. Enforcement will limit federal quarantine to infested areas and avoid a general state quarantine unless further infestations occur.
National guard units patrolled streets near the county jail in Duluth on June 1 to deter possible jail raid. Fourteen Black inmates, thirteen linked to a white girl assault, were being held as crowds gathered and officials asserted the troops would thwart any planned attack.
The state convention of the Socialist party adopted a platform calling for the impeachment of President Wilson. It also demanded impeachment of Attorney General Palmer and Postmaster General Burleson.
Senator Harding begins a series of meetings with progressive faction leaders after abandoning a vacation flight plan. The talks include Poindexter Allen Moore Shaffer Weeks and Beveridge, with support pledges and plans for the acceptance speech.
In Birmingham Alabama on June 19 Ethan Harden a Black man was removed from the city jail under mob pressure to the county jail after police used fire hoses to deter the crowd. The disturbance lasted over an hour and a white woman’s purse was seized in the confrontation. Harden was wounded in the ensuing fighting. Police sent a patrol wagon four times to evacuate him, each time the crowd halted it. on the fifth trip Harden was inside and the mob did not inspect the wagon.
Toney Percy a Chectaw Indian was arrested by Sheriff Burton Roach and Deputy Cobb at his Buchanan street drink stand between First and Second streets yesterday afternoon about 4 o’clock. He is jailed as complaints are prepared on charges of selling intoxicating liquor. The haul includes two kegs of Mexican hot and multiple demijohns and bottles of beverages and extracts labeled with alcohol content. Officers note the vendor did not realize two plainclothes men were in the main room when a sale occurred.
Homer Cummings, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, says the platform will endorse Wilson’s League of Nations course by adopting the Virginia plank. He criticizes Republican reservations as erasing the document and asserts Hoover supports a league with reservations.
Governor Hobby said McAdoo will not be a presidential candidate but urged delegates to act without pressure. He stressed the league of nations must bind nations and called for unity within the Democratic party amid ongoing convention intrigue. In New York the Soviet press secretary Martens denied reports of recall and London consultations.
Governor James M. Cox of Ohio says he is not a candidate for the Democratic nomination for vice president. He spoke amid cheers from thousands at a community demonstration before Ohio's delegation and boosters left for San Francisco. He added he is not fitted for the duties of vice president and is not eager to be a senator. Ohio's delegation and boosters departed in two special trains at 8 20 p.m., to rest in Kansas City before reaching San Francisco.
Washington reports evidence ties the Marine Transport Workers Industrial Union to Philadelphia harbor strikes and indicates plans to join the New York longshoremen walkout. Officials say alien exclusion law could bar members for unlawful strike participation.
A dispatch reported that the American school near Ismid was entered by nationalist troops from Moietooha Kemat Pasta. Civilian refugees were murdered, with the report noting ongoing turmoil and refugee displacement amid the conflict news.
The Interstate Commerce Commission issued preference orders to speed coal shipments to New England and other domestic destinations. Railroads east of the Mississippi must prioritize coal for water shipment to tidewater for three days and supply coal cars to mines for thirty days beginning Monday due to an emergency.
The American Federation of Labor endorsed the League of Nations after a stormy session in Montreal. Gompers led the push, with Irish sympathizers and a progressive wing opposing the covenant. The convention adjourned as leaders planned to push the federation's program, including ratification of the peace treaty and broader labor aims.
Lieutenant G. M. Crawford of Wilmington, Delaware, a member of the Koscisacko Squadron, single handedly attacked a Bolshevik troop ship on the Dneiper during the Polish Ukraine drive. After a near 100 kilometer flight, he set the ship on fire with incendiary ammo, watching it burn and sink as hundreds of soldiers fought to escape.
A Chicago Herald and Examiner front page call urges a new party based on independent American principles. It condemns the Republican and Democratic establishments and argues for pure American leadership, limited government, and a return to George Washington era ideals.
Associated Press reports deny rumors of an attempted assassination of former Emperor William of Germany in Doorn on Wednesday afternoon. M Pereboom, secretary to the ex-emperor, refutes the claim while locals say a German man fired nine shots from near the fence around the count's residence. An AP team was briefly detained at the gate during inquiry.
Kansas City June 19 United States Senator James A Reed announced he would leave for San Francisco tomorrow night or Monday to attend the Democratic National Convention as a delegate from the fifth district. Reed was reelected today as delegate despite the state convention earlier rejecting his name and directing the district to name a successor.
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