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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1919
Page
2
Washington reports alarming coal shortages with restrictions extended nationwide. Garfield announces measures to conserve coal and heat. railways and utilities face curbs. Consumer impact expected across states as government actions limit heating fuel and power usage. It also notes obscure references to officials and wartime provisions affecting imports and energy supply.
A memorandum to President Wilson details a scheme allegedly led with Carranza support to disrupt U S border regions. Senator Fall of New Mexico, chairing the foreign relations subcommittee, presents findings on Mexican political plots and their claimed aims against the United States in 1948.
The case accuses five large Chicago meat concerns of violating the Clayton Act through alleged purchase and control of dairy and other food supplies. The complaint names Morris morphed words and notes factory closures amid ongoing shortages. Written answers must be filed within forty days, with officials citing executive concerns and the Federal Trade Commission procedures.
The article argues that increased wage compensation is needed to prevent profiteering and rising living costs. It discusses how employer profits rise with wages, calls for public consideration of wage policy, and cites government investigations into influences behind bond actions and Mexican government terms. Leaders urge cooperation and mutual understanding to ease labor troubles and spur solutions.
A growing coal shortage puts over a million workers idle nationwide as industries face disruptions. Officials warn the shortage could deepen, affecting production, wages, and consumer prices while urging swift policy action and fuel management.
Washom 100s OW. PNET president said after a conference with railroad and fuel administration officials that assurances were given the Northwest coal supply would not be disturbed by the present critical fuel situation. The Northwest has 500000 tons of coal, enough to last until Great Lakes traffic resumes in spring under current conditions.
Washington reports show thousands of workers hit by strikes and shortages, with wage and production debates intensifying. In New York sewer gas explosion frightens crowds in White Light district as emergency crews restore calm while officials discuss postwar food and fuel distribution.
Washington President Wilson faced Senate pressure to sever diplomatic ties with Mexico. Senator Fall of New Mexico, chairman of the Mexican situation subcommittee, said evidence found would astound the world and urged the President to withdraw all diplomatic relations at once.
Secretary Daniels reports on naval performance during the Great War and demobilization. He stresses readiness, unity, and symmetry in naval forces, and notes aviation's evolving role and pay-related personnel losses. He urges Congress to raise pay to retain skilled workers and prevent drift to civilian industries.
The American embassy reports William O. Jenkins release in Mexico City after a prior detention. A $40 check was deposited with authorities at Puebla amid reporting. In New York a suit seeks to block ratification of the prohibition amendment, arguing states reserved referenda. China erupts over the Fu Chow incident and Japan’s possible aggression with Canton's guilds protesting and nationwide telegrams urging strong protests.
Claims that a prolonged war continues to loom surface asERMANs may refuse to sign a protocol. The report notes potential refusals by involved parties and highlights ongoing disputes over the terms and acceptance of the protocol amid tensions.
Noske, the German defense minister, rejects the Entente peace protocol handed to Germany describing it as unacceptable. He clarifies his stance does not bind the whole government and advocates refusal to issue the protocol. He notes the coalition tensions with the Allies over dock rates and wartime reparations while warning against enforcing the treaty at the expense of Germany’s remaining capabilities.
Secretary Houston reports rising farm output across the United States with wheat and meat production setting new records. He urges credit unions, expanded rural facilities, better market policies, and improved rural health and education as part of a broad plan. separate note mentions Armenia relief and a deadly Mantua riot with city occupation after mobs attacked the garrison and telecoms.
Chicago hosts the International Live Stock exposition where for the first time the grand champion steer will not be processed as Christmas beef. Junior Lad, chosen by Judge Crician of England as the finest grade crossbred, is to live. The steer was awarded to Malcolm Bros, surpassing the previous top bid of $2.0.
Mary Lawry Vollard sacrificed her life in a fire at the home on the wharf at St Ives. Her crippled husband Edwvnn Chapple Pollard was also killed after already suffering blindness and paralysis from a prior accident. The couple, with two children, had lived in St Ives. The fire began in the kitchen and bedroom windows, and while Pollard’s brother attempted rescue, Vollard chose to stay inside. Fire investigators noted she could have escaped but died with her husband.
Two mules in Brooklyn ran amok after finding beer left by a party. One mule crashed through an undertaker’s window and died minutes later. the other was captured nearby and returned to pasture.
The sixty-year-old worker Gray, known as The Wolf, placed a dynamite cartridge in his ear at Port Weller and lit the fuse, dying as the explosion blew part of his head away. He had previously told colleagues he felt unwell and intended to end his life to “look after mates,” explaining a plan for others to follow if they were to be killed.
In a tense scene on the Bridge of Sizbs to Toni prison, Mrs. Lottie Scott meets her son after he is sentenced to five to ten years for manslaughter. She responds with a similar fate awaiting her for killing her husband, as they are separated in the yard.
The text lists livestock prices and agricultural commodities such as cattle hides wool and grains with rates and units, followed by a land-entry notice. It notes an application for forty acres in Arizona by Claude Nichols as intermediary for William Gerard and mentions Gerard’s heirs benefiting from patriotic service.
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