Southwest News From All Over New Mexico and Arizona
A compilation of varied 1918 era notices reports Phoenix to Globe and Roswell. Passenger service resumes Phoenix Winkelman via Arizona Eastern. Roswell death by drowning. Gallup rail line planned costing $100000. Opium possession case in Globe. burglary in Phoenix. US search warrants rule. Miami foreman killed in crash near Globe. Lordsburg water sewer soon operational ahead of schedule. Coneberland ore finds valued up to $1000 per ton. Building plans exceed $2 million. Lost banker Brophy found offshore. Ortiz arrest for gambling in Santa Fe. Las Cruces lighting project worth over $2000. Requisition for escaped inmate approved. Arizona Legislature roster set. Hunt appoints warden Sims and others. Governors convention urges resource development. New Mexico farmers eyed cotton in De Baca. Fire destroys St Mary Magdalene Academy. Fort Huachuca pursuit of missing aviators fruitless.
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Lordsburg
N. M
R. W. White
Coneberland Group of Wines
Hillsboro
Selisman Commission
New Mexico
Arthur Seligman
William Hr. Brophy
Los Angeles
Arizona
Gulf of California
Mexican
Guaymas
New Jales
Marcelino A. Ortiz
Santa Fé
A. M. Edwards
Ortiz
Chamber of Commerce of
Las Cruces
Placido Jaramillo
Penitentiary
Mechem
J. W. Williams
L. R. Higgins
Socorro County
Oklahoma City
Okla
Ernst R. Halt
George W. P. Hunt
Robert B. Sims
Florence
Arizona State Penitentiary
J. J. Sanders Prescott
Fort Grant
KR. H. Thielmann
Somerton
Yuna County
Thomas E. Campbell
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Bi de Baca
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Silver City
Whetstone
Santa Rita
Fort Huachuca
Francis Marshall
Charles Webber
Big Plot Is Bared in Brooklyn Navy Base Theft
Twenty-two civilian employees arrested and twenty-three indicted after a federal probe into a Brooklyn Navy base theft ring. Indictments total $2,100 in losses from doctored requisitions, with operations run by Navy Intelligence and DoJ, aided by New York Police and federal agents. Court bail set at $5,000 per defendant. trials likely soon as hearings proceed.
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W York
Brooklyn
Navy Intelligence Service Department of Justice
Ped Jerat
Gavin
Washington
William J. Burns
Gcton
Department of Justice
Edward J. Brennan
Bureau
New York
Brennan
Enright
Francis Trainor
Robert Walsh
Ralph Navarro
Trainor
Government Will Sue Wright-Martin for War Claim
Washington DoJ plans to sue Wright-Martin Aircraft Corp for recovery of a war claim totaling 3 001 715, disclosed during impeachment hearing testimony by Assistant Attorney General Seymour to the House Judiciary Committee. Doris Brunen Acquitted of Murder in Mount Holly New York.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Wright-Martin Aircraft Corporation
House Judiciary Committee
Seymour
Daugherty
Shortage Discovered at Chicago Bank Leads to Arrest
Chicago National bank examiners report a $70,000 shortage at First National Bank of Chicago. Seth Anderson, manager of the clearing department, was arrested on a warrant by BR. E. Newhall, the bank's cashier. Newhall says the shortage was first found by the bank’s auditing department and that the bank is fully protected by insurance.
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Chicago
National Bank Examiners
First National Bank of Chicago
Seth Anderson
BR. E. Newhall
Newhall
I W W members arrested in Los Angeles Police Court
In Los Angeles fifty one men linked to the Industrial Workers of the World were arraigned on misdemeanor charges of idleness and being dissolute. Most could not speak English, pleas of not guilty and jury trials were demanded. Seven others were held for trial in Superior Court on felony charges of criminal syndicalism, alleged leaders of I W W meetings.
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W. W
Los Angel
Los Angeles
Industrial Workers of the World
Ament
Superio
Arbuckle Will Return to Screen in 1920s
Los Angeles reports Will Hays Roscoe Arbuckle may reenter films. Joseph Schenck expects Arbuckle to work for him, while Jesse L. Lasky pledges Arbuckle will prove worthy of the trust. The industry leaders express confidence in Arbuckle's comeback.
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Arbuckle
Los Angeles
Calif
Will H. Hays
Motion Picture Industries
Roscoe C
Fatty) Arbuckle
Joseph Schenck
Roscoe
Jesse L. Lasky
Fampus Players-Lasky Corporation
Indorse Market Plan By Farm Cooperatives Leaders Say Co op Marketing Restores Stability
Washington officials and lawmakers told delegates to the national council of farmers cooperative marketing associations that cooperative marketing has aided financial stability more than any factor. Hoover Capper and Meyer praised the farmer drive, urged broader credit facilities, and suggested shifting War Finance Corporation financing to local banks as Congress authorizes expires.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Eugene Meyer, Jr
The
War Finance Corporation
Ralph C. Miller
Federal Reserve Board
Naonal Council of Farmers’ Co-Operative Marketing Associations
United States
Senator Capper
Kansas
Senate Farm Bloc
Meyer
Mr. Hoover
Finance Corporation
Congress
Outlaws Kill Federal Guard and Loot Mint Theft
A federal guard was killed by outlaw gunmen during a raid on the Denver Mint. The attackers killed a guard and stole about 200000 dollars in cash and coins, triggering a nationwide manhunt for the robbers. Local and federal authorities cordon the site as investigators recover evidence and review security footage.
U S Mint Robbery Shocks Denver Bank Heist Drama
In Denver four bandits robbed the U S Mint alerting a furious gun battle with guards. Federal Reserve guard Charles T. Linton died from abdominal wounds. The robbers fled in a car after loading $200000 in eight boxes into their truck. Insurance officials said the government would not lose the funds. Separately Alvin Marion Clark and William Kramer, both 19, confessed to wrecking a Burlington line passenger train near Saxton, planning to rob the mail car.
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Denver
Federal Reserve Bank
United States Mint
Mint
Charles T. Linton
Federal Reserve Guard
Colfax Avenue
State Capitol
Aurore
Federal Reserve
Linton
Robert J. Grant
St. Joseph
Alvin Marion Clark
Easton
William Kramer
Burlington
Saxton
St. Louis
Dewey C. Bailey
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Fourteenth Governors Conference Ends with Klan Debate
White Sulphur Springs West Virginia hosts the fourteenth annual governors conference where a spirited discussion of the Ku Klux Klan follows. Executives then depart for Washington to meet President Harding on prohibition enforcement. An executive committee is elected with Cox of Massachusetts Hardee of Florida and McCray of Indiana as members while Townsend of Delaware is re elected treasurer and Miles C. Riley of Madison Wisconsin serves as secretary.
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White Sulphur Springs
N. Va
Washington
Harding
Cox
Massachusetts
Hardee
Florida
McCray
Indiana
Townsend
Delaware
Miles C. Riley
Madison
Wis
American Canadian power project seeks 1 200 000 hp
New York reports a joint American and Canadian energy venture to develop water power from Lake St John and the Sagueny river in Quebec. Backers include James B. Duke and Sir William Price. A Canada based corporation with 25 million dollars capitalization is formed. Wichita notes Josephus Daniels calls the disarmament conference a failure, citing England and Japan gaining edge on capital ships and light vessels.
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New York
Lake St. John
Sagueny River
Quebec
James B. Duke
William Price
Price Brothers, Ltd
Canada
Wichita
Kan
Washington
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Wholesale food prices rise in November while yearly retail drop
The Department of Labor reports wholesale food prices up 2 percent in November with a 1 percent yearly rise overall. Retail food prices show a 5 percent drop for the year ending November 15, despite the November wholesale increase.
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Department of Labor
United States Mint Holdup Reports Classed as Historic
Washington officials describe the Denver mint robbery and $200,000 cash loss as the first organized holdup of its kind in history. In Nogales, Arizona, hope fades for locating Col. Francis Marshall and Lieut. C. J. Webber, with Camp Stephen D. Little scrambles to resume search. Experienced flyers doubt the aviators crossed into Mexico, citing likely engine trouble.
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Washington
United States Mint
Denver
Hes
Nogales
Ariz
Col. Francis. Marshall
Lieut
C. J. Webber
Stephen D. Little
Mexico
Ten Years for Stealing Fifteen Cents
William Horn and James Mathews, held as hold up robbers, were sentenced to ten years in prison for threatening Ruth Korbitz, a sixteen year old girl, with death if she cried out while stealing fifteen cents and other small sums. The Korbitz holdup was the clearest link to them, though they robbed other victims the same night.
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Chicago
William Horn
James Mathews
Ruth Korbitz
Patr
County Judge Fines and Imposes Lashes on Boy's Mother
County Judge Charles Nauerton fines Mrs. Jake Hunsaker and sentences her to three months in jail after her five year old son receives twelve lashes. The boy, beaten so severely he needed hospital care, prompted the courtroom harsh remark about tying the mother to a post for similar treatment.
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Quincy
Charles Nauerton
Jake Hunsaker
Assassin slays Poland's Narutowicz at exhibition
Civil War fears rise as Warsaw mourns Gabriel Narutowicz after an assassin named Neiwadomski fatally shoots him at an art exhibit. Narutowicz dies minutes later while aides and cabinet members witness the tragedy. Marshal Pilsudski named army chief amid stabilization efforts.
Polish martial law braces Warsaw after Narutowicz shooting
In Warsaw a cabinet proclamation makes martial law effective to bolster security. Captain Niewadomski, the artist who assassinated President Narutowicz, is held for court martial. In a preliminary exam he says he acted alone, with no accomplices. The move increases public confidence amid the crisis.
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Warsaw
Maruu
Niewadomski
Narutowicz
Irish Execute Seven Rebels Amid Train Attacks
Seven men captured in Rathbride County Kildare and tied to a gang responsible for Troop train attacks were executed after a military committee found them guilty of possessing rifles ammunition bombs and detonators. Names include Stephen White Patrick Bagnel Joseph Johnston Patrick Mangan James O Connor Patrick Nolan and Brian Moore. Father Donnelly witnessed the executions. attacks on Dublin and Cork continued as de Valera faced deposition rumors.
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Dublin
Allway
County Kildare
Free State
Republican Army
Stephen White
Patrick Bagnel
Kildare
Joseph Johnston
Patrick Mangan
James O'Connor
Bansha
Tipperary
Patrick Nolan
Rathbride
Brian Moore
Father Donnelly
Cork
Lord Glenavy
Senate
Dublin Independent
Eamonn de Valera
de Valera
Farmers Dump Carloads of Apples in River War Hint
Washington farmers plan to dump ten thousand carloads of apples into the Columbia River to protest prices. Consumers in stern cities pay ten cents per fruit as a telegram from John Quincy Adams, president of the state Farmers' Union, was read in the Senate by Senator Smith W. Brookhart of the progressive Republicans.
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Rive
Washington
Columbia River
Washington State
Stern
John Quincy Adams
Farmers’ Union
Senate
Smith W. Brookhart
Progressive Republican
Unnamed Ship Found Off Jupiter In Gulf Stream
Local customs officials in West Palm Beach report a runaway thirty five ton sloop found unmanned at Lake Worth. Two African American fishermen brought the vessel to port after discovering it under full sail fourteen miles off Jupiter. Provisions remained aboard, indicating recent abandonment.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Lake Worth
Gulf Stream
Jupiter
Prohibition Raid Sausages: Liquor Returned After Warrant Ruling
In Philadelphia United States District Court Judge Thompson dismissed two liquor cases and ordered the return of liquor and wines valued at 300000 dollars seized by prohibition agents. The ruling held the searches violated the fourth amendment and halted prosecutions involving hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Philadelphia
United States Prohibition
Thompson
United States District Court
J. L. Lipschutz
General Strike Planned by I W W Defenders
A general strike agitation is planned by the Industrial Workers of the World to force release of sixty four war opinion prisoners. The new tactics were outlined at a special meeting of delegates to the I W E Wey convention. Bandits robbed two Los Angeles banks and a Walnut Park branch, taking between 2 000 and 4 000 plus a cafe robbery netted 15 000 before a frightened employee girl shouted. A single thief took 1 000 from the Western State bank in a west Los Angeles district.
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Chicago
United States
General Defense Committee
The
Industrial Workers of the World
I. W. Wey
Los Angeles
Western State Bank
Walnut State Bank
Walnut Park
Girl Shot by Auto Bandits Near Draper Utah
A 14 year old girl, Miss Roylance Fitzgerald of Draper Utah, was shot and perhaps fatally wounded when two young bandits fired on a car carrying her and Rodney Cushing. Bullets tore into the rear of the vehicle as a three mile high speed chase followed after the bandits ordered them to halt and four other cars were looted.
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Sait Wake Wa
Roylance Fitzgerald
Draper
Utah
Rodney Cushing
Hait
Cushing
Alaska Sourdoughs Trade Romance for Modern Comfort
A lone traveler in Alaska shifts from dog team travel to steam heated Pullman journeys while prospecting timber and crops. The scene contrasts old rush era danger with new comfort as three elements of frontier life never quite align.
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Alaska
Swamp Root Kidney Ailments Ad Claims Cure
Advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a premier kidney remedy, claiming many successful cases. It urges early treatment, notes availability in drug stores, and offers a sample by sending ten cents to De Witt Kilmer Co. plus a paper mention. Also includes a short joke about a gang member spilling blasting powder.
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Kilmer
Deilmer & Co
Binghamton, N
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Phoenix
Winkelman
Arizona Eastern
John Hall
Roswell
Lake of the Country Club
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co
Gallup
Yee Fong
Hu Hee
John F. Hechtman
Globe
John Hennessey
Aquor
William H. Sawtelle
Robert Smith
Miami
Smith
Navy Yard
U. S. Naval Base
Indorse
Agricultural Bloc
Red Cross
Brussels
American Junior Red Cross
Bourgemestre
M. A. Max
Miss Benedict
Europe
Denver Mint
U. S
Poland
Gaabriel Narutowicz
Polish Republic
Neiwadomski
Nelwadomski
M. Narutowicz
Joseph Pilsudski
General Sikorski
M. Rataj
Sikorski
Gabriel Narutowicz
National Assembly
Herrin
MRM
Ant
Williamson
Johnson
Eamon DE Lera
Auto Bandits
Ea Ee Tetae
Lathrop
Haarlem
Feotot
Ban
John D
University of Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Chicago American
Glas Joes
Jess
Murphy
Erin
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