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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1920
Page
2
Mexican Consul Fieres reports Tampico oil fields are well protected as federal forces crush rebels. The clash underscores security in the oil region with authorities asserting control.
Unclear OCR reports unrest linked to Southern Pacific de Mexico and Nogales workers amid wage disputes and strikes. Chinese gamblers alleged to be expelled strikers forming a union. Falkland strike leader Meltuch cites unionization efforts affecting forty across the counter, with threats of action against brotherhoods and a claimed $20 emt restitution. Hidden names and vague phrases present.
In New York two robbers, Frank Frater and Join Deefranca, were sentenced to Sing Sing for eight to twenty years after a bank heist ended with violent confrontation. A sailor named Frank Zie reportedly concealed money on his person, leading to a violent attempt to seize funds and disable a victim.
A 57 year old man planned a crime with a chloroform attack and left a note for a business college attending daughter, detailing a confrontation and his intent. The note references family ties, legal actions, and mentions a possible plan to harm others before taking his own life. Police report a death by suicide and ongoing investigations into the motive and circumstances surrounding the incident.
A garbled report notes Caillaux sentence in Paris and the political fallout. It mentions Kadota A W Rehronder and a war criminal suspect. Medical officers assess a near miss involving three passengers on a flight. Proceedings hint at civic rights penalties and a trial.
James McNary president of the First National Bank of Houston reports to police that a satchel valued near £2000 was lost on a train. He offers a $29 reward for its recovery. Witnesses say some pictures were left at the station but the contents remain missing as the train departed.
American reports say U S warships were sent toward Mexico amid rebel advances at Vera Cruz and threats near Pico, with cruisers and destroyers deployed. Half of Sinaloa reportedly overrun as tensions rise on the west coast and preparations for possible attacks on Naval targets are noted.
Reports from the border describe artillery actions and troop movements as Mexico and the United States exchange warnings. The State Department cites American observers noting advances near Agua Prieta and Nogales, while Calles consolidates rebel forces and Sonora governs camps in Sinaloa and Nayarit amid growing secession activity.
New York resident Riyminnd Beluvant, son of August Helmoot, was settled in Newport by Edward W. Rankin for the account with interest. Mierness Torenelt asked the Supreme Court to end the debtor dispute as Belmont admitted signing but could not recall the lines.
A burglary suspect named Harry James was fatally shot after a gunfight with about twenty police officers. The raid at a repair shop yielded stolen property valued at 100,000 with many revolvers and skeleton keys found. the man was wounded, captured, and searched in adjacent areas.
Annapolis Maryland notices indicate vacancies in the midshipmen regiment. Naval authorities estimate the February and April examinations will not fill the quota, with a third examination in June. Between 1300 and 400 vacancies will exist after the first class graduates in June.
Detroit city authorities penalize landlord Jacob Shevit after tenants accuse annual rent increase from 42.50 to 60 dollars. Fire disaster at Seville Arkansas leaves 300 homeless, 80 homes destroyed with $40,000 damage. In Beirut a 3000 strong French column reports American safety and Armenian resistance, with Consul Lampert set to return from Aleppo.
In Mount Vernon a mule fatally kicked Mrs Maude J. Padgett while she tried to rescue a horse from a barn. Her step mother, Mrs W. H. Padgett, drove the animal away and summoned help, but Maude Padgett died on the barn floor before transfer.
The Supreme Council at San Remo outlines postwar spoils. Armenia would gain independence under U S arbitration, while Mesopotamia and Palestine are allotted to Britain and Syria to France. The plan preserves Jewish settlement hopes in Palestine and preserves regional balance after the armistice.
In Atochester X.Y a jury convicted James Odell of first degree murder in the death of his wife and received a death sentence set for the week of June 15. The case followed deliberation on a night of alleged robbery and motive tied to a reward from J. Eawi.
Several carloads of pottery stored on railroad sidings in Chicago since late March were moved following an investigation led by U S District Attorney R A Milroy. In two cases, authorities directed the movements of the cars.
The supreme council plans two commissions for the Dardanelles, one to regulate traffic and dues, the other a military commission to command forces around Gallipoli. Washington also agrees on raises for officers and service personnel across army, navy, marine corps, coast guard, and public health, with details to be set later.
Gracimo F Ito of Boston with wife, son, grandson, two 30 horsepower engines, and one navigator completed a miraculous Atlantic crossing in the Lucy B Winsor a 2 masted schooner in bad weather. The voyage from Boston to Azores Angra and Lisbon is hailed as a remarkable feat marking a triumphant return and the skipper’s skill celebrated by friends and Portuguese papers.
Greenwich police detain a 9 resident Austrian named Boehimer after he raved he would smash windows unless placed in a cell. He stated he last slept five years ago and claimed to be employed by a ladies’ tailor, pleading to be sent back to Austria where sewing machines are idle and he could rest.
Cincinnati news reports a new student organization at the University of Cincinnati described as the Man Haters club. Its code promises that no male company is invited on the usual basis, favoring financially independent and physically competent suitors deemed suited to be brought up the father.
A bandit armed with an empty automatic pistol robbed the mail car on Union Pacific passenger No. 2 between Omaha and Fremont about 40 miles west. One bag containing $5.00 in Savings stamps was ripped open but the contents were not molested.
A farmer at a Paris Kansas farmers convention recalls his daughter buying butter for 75 cents a pound while he was paid 40 cents. The grocer and a branch brother from town discuss the bill, noting an additional 35 cents cost beyond his earnings.
Late session market quotes show creamery prices and commodity notes. Items listed include Lat grade goods, copper and tungsten prices per unit, with figures such as 5.00 for a metal mask and copper around 9.25 and tungsten at 6.00.
Eastern Livestock in Chicago reports top yearlings and heavy steers at 16.00 with bulk around 13.00, cows weak at 8.00 to 11.00, 560 pound heifers 14.50, lambs 21.00, prime wooled Colorado yearlings 16.06, pork and dairy figures listed. Grain notes include Northern spring wheat 82.7, mixed corn 84.71, No 2 yellow 1.00, and various cash grain values. A 1919 Arizona hanging and Edith Cavell monument mentioned in context of global events.
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