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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1920
Page
3
A California grand jury indicts 27 switchmen amid a crackdown on railway labor unrest. Arrest warrants are issued for alleged outlaw strike leaders as prosecutors pursue swift, decisive action to restore order.
Reported bail set at five thousand dollars with John Grunan refusing bond and being taken into custody. Federal officers announce indictments, arrests, and planned sweeps involving union organizers and railway workers amid ongoing labor dispute actions.
Reported government losses amounting to 7.129 billion tied to federal control over railroads and appropriations, with mentions of transfer terms and overseas links. Japanese agents allegedly arranging equipment sales and movements toward Nogales Sonora, while U.S. officials cite weakened ties affecting operations. Also notes a Butte strike ending for 87 wage and eight-hour day expectations, with about 300 miners moving to work.
An unconfirmed report states twenty two people died and at least 109 injured as tornadoes swept northwestern Arkansas. The storms damaged homes in Franklin, Logan and Johnson counties, crossed into Boone and Yell counties, with two families wiped out in Yell.
Washington dispatch reports Congress to pursue investigations under a resolution directed at Assistant Secretary Post of Labor over deportations. Representative Nean of Kansas leads a push to impeach and seek impeachment through a House Judiciary inquiry into alleged abuses of power. The bellicose note cites U.S. policy aims amid upheaval, with a threat to pressure recognition of the protective aims abroad.
The Senora revolt seeks U S recognition as a belligerent to shield its border actions against Carranza and to open cross border trade. Brigades under Gen P Elis Catte and others send troops toward Agua Prieta to guard the city. Reports from Hermosillo indicate continued Senora advances into Sinton with limited detail on clashes.
A garbled excerpt describes a crowd in a city reacting to a spectacle titled Dancing Upon a Volcano. It mentions a large American hat and a bystander event, with scattered quoted words like dynamite and detonator. The jagged text hints at danger and dramatic phrases though details are unclear.
A garbled report notes a 1 300 000 recovery and a possible stock increase linked to a New Jersey firm. Mentions New York Stock Exchange listings and a Scapa Flow affair tied to a naval episode, with unclear references to ambassadors and marine equipment.
Jennie Peiters of Pyllity Ned sues Lon Howe of Linrein for breach of promise after a jury award grants her twenty-two thousand for the broken engagement. The case details demonstrate the legal action and the consequences sought by the plaintiff.
The Contans treason case resumes after Easter holidays with summing up by the prosecution led by Theodore Lescouve. A verdict is expected within a fortnight. Lescouve urged guilt but did not seek the maximum penalty for the defendant.
Leonard Fowler Nevada attorney general files suit to set aside a divorce granted by District Judge Langan between Gladys E. Moore known as Mary Pickford and Owen Moore. The petition cites actress testimony as an exhibit and claims it was sworn false fraudulent and perjured.
A Senate committee report declares K. Martens, calling himself a Russian Soviet ambassador, a German subject and thus an enemy alien. The committee found his activities warranted investigation and action by the Department of Justice rather than by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
War clouds gather as Yaqui Indians and Sonora troops mobilize for defense against Carranza forces. Reports from Nogales and Agui Prieta place 4,000 to 5,000 Yaqui red warriors ready to join Sonora, while frontline fortifications along Sinoloa Sonora and Chitwan Pass tighten. Civil war pressures push Sonora toward states’ rights amid secession tensions.
Western Semipaper Union News Service reports a severe blizzard gripping Nebraska and Wyoming. From Billings Montana to Broken Bow Nebraska trains halted on the Chicago Harlington and Quincy line with drifts blocking Alliance and Fort Collins. Zero temperatures at Leadville accompany widespread stock losses and feed shortages in cattle country. A bank president in Alliance warns of economic strain while rancher Merian Krause predicts heavy losses. A separate note cites a fatal church shooting in Yorkin and bombs in Lisbon with government action to punish. The Red Cross aids displaced war workers and a Chamute field trainer dies in a plane crash.
Report from Moscow on the first day of peace talks between Letvin and Soviet Huma showing divergent views on postwar adjustments. Press access reportedly restricted as Latvians outline fundamentals for later negotiations and merging of positions.
Tolan national bank in the city closed its doors after losses of around 1.5 million dollars. Exchange National Bank assumed the assets and liabilities, pledging to sustain any losses and pay depositors in full at 100 cents on the dollar. The move involved most local banks, with only two remaining independent.
Melle Telish, 43, crippled by despair after his wife eloped with another man, crawled into woods near his Lathrop home to starve. Found emaciated after 23 days in summer underwear, he carried $123 in cash and a bank book. He had sent $1000 for transportation to his wife, who later married another man.
In St Louis Robert W Maxton installs trick nest with a door and electric bell to trap hens that lay eggs. A bell rings in the kitchen when a hen exits, proving the device detects laying hens with no false alarms after several months of use.
In St Louis police nabbed Clarence St Cronk after he offered a dead cemetery investment and sold 1500 dollars in stock while claiming 500 dollars were placed. He told a Chicago banker the scheme prewar would revive dying people, then the war halted the plan. Cronk faces charges in Chicago for running the confidence game.
A Worthing child lost a purse during a school picnic in a field where a cow grazed. The purse containing two coins a button and two postage stamps was later found intact inside the cow’s stomach after it was butchered. The purse reportedly belonged to the postman’s daughter.
Police pursue suspected killer of Virginia Walker whose body was found in a shed at Somers Creamery company yard. Authorities describe ongoing manhunt and urge public aid while investigators review clues from the disturbed scene.
Fragmented OCR shows late market notes with silver at 1.18 per ounce copper around 19 to 20 cents per pound and copper and related items referenced. Mentions WTR and Colorado context but unclear.
Report of live stock prices and market terms with figures for cattle and hogs, including heavy shipments at various bids and bulk buys. Mentions Chicago Produce receipts and poultry rates, plus a note on potato quotations and a foreign news item about Pass DeMott escaping Wesel.
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