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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1919
Page
2
Chicago reports a severe race riot with fourteen dead and seven wounded in ongoing clashes. Police and emergency crews respond as neighborhoods are put on alert amid street fighting and curfews.
A garbled report suggests a Jape withdrawal stance and claims of Japanese soldiers withdrawing from Shentang. It hints at restoring Chinese sovereignty over Kino Chan but remains unclear and partially unintelligible.
After hours of debate with chamber heat near 100 degrees the Washington House repealed the 10 percent tax on ice cream and sun water. The body also passed a measure to repeal a 2 cent per gallon tax on fruit juices, a reduction from Zi conte, urged by Western producers.
The text reports government concerns over coal shortages amid a strike influence. Lloyd George supports rapid resolution while workers and miners' unions press for settlement. Talks include potential commissions and inquiries, with transport and industry impact noted as critical nationwide.
A naval disaster report states that radio current effects caused the airship crash. Thirteen people were killed and twenty seven injured when the craft plunged in flames. Officers will assist authorities in fixing responsibility for the tragedy.
U S forces retain personnel in Russia to protect operators along the Transsiberian railroad as part of ongoing security measures.
Washington reports the Senate approved a resolution on withdrawal terms tied to Allied forces, with Wilson confirming American aims in Siberia while Japan agrees to keep troops until rail and allied goals are secured. Other items note a murder confession in Virginia, a Dayton air service test, parish priest contract rumors, and Lakewood Nebraska town fire devastation.
A House committee on expenditures will investigate Postmaster General Burleson's official conduct in the Postoffice Department. Chairman Zibinen states the date is not set yet and the inquiry stems from many complaints about the postal service. The hearing is postponed until after the House recess planned for late August.
Death of famed minstrel George Primrose follows illness. He was born in London Ontario and died in San Diego. Survived by a widow and a brother in Canada.
Topeka reports Jess Willard bought a 100 acre farm between Topeka and nearby area paying about 100000 dollars of the purchase price. The transaction highlights Willard’s real estate move in this regional note.
Vienna reports fighting continues between Rumanians and Hungarians as the river Theiss runs low. Hungarian forces crossed the river between Tokal and Ceongrad and used rafts after Romanian bridges were blown at Csaba Szolnok and Cepngrad. Partisans claim captures of prisoners, foot soldiers, and munitions.
The supreme council accepted Marshal Fochs report on the boundary between the Poles and Lithuanians. Poles will move into Savalki and withdraw to Moe running northeast from Savalki.
The Treasury Department announced an additional credit to France of 157,549,000, increasing France total indebtedness to the United States to 3,010,020,900.
Western Newspaper Union reports Belin coat strike threatens industry as miners protest troop transfers to protect pumping crews. Geddes says government will use all resources to prevent ruin. miners demand mine nationalization while coal owners resist. Labor coalition opposes conscription and military intervention in labor disputes. Reports also cover Marburg casualties after a socialist revolt and Wilson seeking information on Americans in Mexico.
Paris July reports summarize Allied message to Hungarians. The Allies say peace and relief require a government representing the Hungarian people and repudiating Bela Kun, warning foreign occupation ends once armistice terms are met and Budapest is governed without terrorism. The statement stresses negotiation only with a legitimate government.
Washington plans a congressional gift of a sword and a vote of thanks for General Pershing but details from both Congress and the War Department remain incomplete as the timing of his return is awaited.
The Massachusetts minimum wage commission announced a $100 weekly wage scale to cover board and lodging at $2.25, clothing at 0 cents, recreation at 15 cents, and self improvement as part of a plan for a woman to meet living costs and maintain health.
Prag protests to Bela Kun over aerial attacks on Czecho Slovakia and other powder armistice violations. Premier demands formal assurance that such acts will not recur. Also notes influenza epidemic cost estimates for life insurers and War Risk Bureau payouts in the United States.
A Bolshevik delegation arrives at Kishinev with a peace offer to Romanian Dolester troops on Lenine’s order. The proposal includes ceding Bessarabia to Romania if Romania blocks Ukrainian citizens and Admiral Kolchak’s bands from crossing the Romanian frontier.
A Pittsburgh street scene saw a cat cause panic as a woman screamed and three speeding cars halted suddenly. The Mars route street car on Federal street and Ohio avenue braked quickly to avert catastrophe, leaving pedestrians noting the unusual quiet at a usually busy corner.
Norman Ross of San Francisco, who won a swimming match in the Seine at Paris, informs the Explorer that he intends to attempt swimming the English Channel. The report notes his prior success and plans to seek a new challenge across the water.
In San Francisco a woman posing as Mrs B M Davis cheated an undertaker firm after paying a $150 funeral with a worthless $176 check and fleeing with $26. She wept to gain sympathy, cited a dead relative, and gave a false story about a fifteen year old niece. A warrant was issued for her arrest following the complaint by the firm manager W J Thorpe.
Cleveland police learned Albert Majoras, dubbed a cave man, claimed he killed his wife. Officers found the wife alive and bound, tied up and thrown from the home, revealing the hoax after she freed herself.
Theodore Lindfors, who escaped from the Insane asylum two years ago, voluntarily returned and applied for his old room. Home Stuff Got Him. William Hausman’s child drowned in a bathtub in Kalamazoo after a mother left an eleven month old alone. Albert Fairbrother found the infant dead when the mother returned.
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