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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1921
Page
2
A report from Washington outlines a traveling cabinet concept with Secretary Denby visiting naval posts aboard the Yosemite while Secretary Weeks and others plan similar tours. It notes anticipated Alaska and Philippines trips, and Wood and Hoover travel plans as part of broader inspection and policy duties.
Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands arises from a volcano whose cone stands about 1,900 feet high. A 690 foot wide breach on the southeast wall flooded the crater, creating the circular harbor Port Foster about five miles across and roughly 570 feet deep.
The term Metis means mixed. It derives from the French word metis and the Latin misere. It was first used in the Northwest by early French settlers to describe people of mixed white and Indian heritage. Among Southwest Spanish speakers a related term reverize carries a similar sense but emphasizes half white and half Indian blood.
The text presents a jumbled mix of political charges about a Republican representative and a federal fiscal issue, a tale of a man jumping from the Brooklyn Bridge, and a Navy-related incident with a Japanese ship. The scattered details mention weapon use, prohibition liquor, and a confrontation with officers, all conveyed in incoherent, error-filled prose.
Francws Carey, a 19 year old teller at the National City Bank of Orewa TL, stole 5000 and was sent to the Nations Twining School in Washington DC for one year by Judge KM Landis. Members of Congress talked of impeaching Judge Landis following the court action. Carey was said to support his widowed mother on a seven month salary.
A multifaceted plea from twelve unions seeks President Harding's support for a railroad labor plan. The proposal calls for eight hour work, collective bargaining rights, and grievance representation, with wages held pending conference outcomes. It also outlines apprenticeship requirements and protections against discrimination. A Kalamazoo police squad disruption adds to tense news alongside Siberian peasant unrest reported from Moscow.
The Department of Agriculture announced a cut in wheat acreage in India for the coming season, predicting lower production compared with last year. Last year’s crop reached 377 million bushels, a level India has only surpassed twice in history.
In Thayer Kansas a village of 40 voted to seat an all female leadership for the coming year. Two widowed grandmothers, three housewives, and a telephone operator formed the town’s new governing group after municipal ballots were tallied.
American radical A B Gale has been deported from Mexico via Vera Cruz amid authorities and newspapers reporting his expulsion for activities against the Mexican administration. President Obregon issued a formal statement calling Gale a pernicious foreigner and noting his deportation.
British leader Hughes declares total war footing as Japan threat escalates. Army and navy mobilize for strike duty amid fierce labor uprising shadows.
London reports railway and transport workers join miners in sympathy strikes. King George V invokes emergency powers to deploy reserves and volunteers to maintain food distribution and public services as Lloyd George proclaims a national emergency.
In Chicago six condemned men rebelled against execution drills under Carl Wanderer, the man convicted of killing a ragged stranger. Wanderer, a former army lieutenant, had drilled the squad daily for a week but they retreated to their cells when he cried Attention. Lone Wolf Ward called the effort too hard bolted and Sam Cardinella questioned the purpose of endless grilling before hanging.
Washington reports Postmaster General Hays vows drastic measures to curb daring robberies and thefts of valuable mail. Armed clerks, a $54 000 reward, and use of all powers are planned to stop the crimes, with inside information and well organized gangs cited as likely sources. Also notes grazing fees due Sept and Oklahoma City police union abolition following Democratic defeats.
Washington Hope at Navy Department says five men who left Pensacola Florida in a Free Taloon A 3004 balloon on March 22 are unlikely to be found alive. The search is mostly land based with little chance of locating the airmen or the balloon.
New York officials announced formation of a citizens reserve corps based on voluntary service to be trained under Gen John J Pershing. The first move includes establishing camps designed as outings with uniforms food and transportation supervised by the government.
Don M. Roberts former mayor of Terre Haute who served three years in federal prison for participating in section frauds has filed notice of candidacy for the mayoralty. He is one of three Democratic aspirants for the office.
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