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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1920
Page
5
The New Mexico State Record is issued weekly from Santa Fe by the State Publishing Company. Frank Staplin is listed as receiver, with second class mailing and a yearly subscription price of 31.50.
The special session mends business with patchwork measures likely to finish Friday or Saturday. Ratification of the Woman Suffrage amendment was accomplished with little friction as the majority prevailed. Local option for health funding via half mill taxes was approved and will pass. The Hidalgo county indebtedness issue and land revenue debts were disposed of promptly. Bills for additional project expenditures passed, one affecting Jim Sierra and Grant counties, the other Socorro county. Debates on income tax authorizations and Soldier Settlement bond issues continued. The National American Legion adopted a plan to bury deceased soldiers in European cemeteries unless families request return. Exhumations would be error prone. Roosevelt’s stance favors letting remains rest where they fell.
A fragmented report outlines a controversial platform promising new laws to make America vote for Americans. It cites penalties and enforcement efforts, suggesting critics claim the plan would curb dissent and target opponents while creating a chilling effect on political activity.
A garbled paging fragment references many proper nouns including Whe Lodke, Weston Gay, and Stull Favgors Britain among scattered names, places, and terms. The readable bits hint at a discussion or listing of figures, dates, and events, but the full meaning is obscured by damaged OCR.
The piece denounces Woodrow Wilson for demanding Robert Lansing's resignation, claiming the move alienates many supporters. It praises Lansing for calling cabinet meetings with full cabinet support and asserts his conduct was necessary and proper for running the country.
American Boy Scouts training and rehabilitation efforts center on hundreds of Armenian refugee children from Constantinople. Troops organized by workers in the city aim to support orphans and aid in schooling, clothing, and care while awaiting permanent placement in the Near East.
A Washington meeting urged federal and private support for Armenians suffering in the Near East. Archbishop Gibbons called for united action to fund relief and aid work, stressing humanitarian duty and the need to prevent famine and famine-induced hardship among the stricken peoples.
A fragmented rendering shows a push to support an orphan with a five dollar monthly feeding aid. The garbled text mentions locations near Keefener and Staten arennia, with unclear names and figures, but centers on sustaining an orphan through ongoing monetary support.
A petition filed in the First Judicial District Court in Santa Fe, New Mexico, seeks to change the name of Josephine Lowe. The hearing is set for 10 a.m. on the first day of the March 1920 term at the County Court House in Santa Fe.
Notice for publication details multiple oil and gas lease offerings across New Mexico counties including McKinley Valencia and Rio Arriba. biddings specify terms, deposits, and required payments to Public Lands. All bids subject to rejection or modification by the Commissioner.
Government notice announces a public auction for oil and gas leases on public lands in Roosevelt County New Mexico under the 1910 Act and State rules. Bids must be cash on certified funds with payment due at the sale location after public posting and publication.
A classified notice offers 1000 acres of Santa Fe Pacific land scrip usable in New Mexico. Low price terms. Address box 1192 El Paso Texas for inquiries.
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