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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1919
Page
2
Noulens, the French ambassador, claims Bolshevists are responsible for all recent disturbances. He points to anarchist culpability and condemns counterrevolutionary actions affecting international affairs.
Paris reports on a Supreme Council meeting with President Wilson and Secretary Lansing, plus M. Noulenc revealing Russian changes. Berlin notes a German food shortage causing mental illness spikes and infant deaths, while Coblone residents face electricity cuts. London reports Prince John’s death at Windsor Castle.
In the Third Electoral District of Baden the returns declare the Socialists win five seats, the Centrists five, the German Nationalists one, and the German Democrats three. Votes: Socialists 362,048. Centrists 78,780. Nationalists 226,?. Democrats ?. Karlsruhe district totals show Socialists leading with 24,557 against Centrists 14,570.
Lieutenant James McCullough of the army aerial gunnery school at Reamfield near San Diego fired from an Imperial Beach aircraft and killed a small whale two miles offshore after fellow airmen spotted it spouting. The incident occurred as the plane descended toward the whale.
Reports describe Riga under Red Army control with Bolshevik forces occupying Newut station near Mitau. Berlin endures widespread terror with looting and fires as Spartacist leaders are hunted. authorities claim documents show Moscow origin. House supports 140 million for European famine relief. Sacramento jury convicts six Industrial Workers of the World defendants after a brief trial.
Arrangements set for President Wilson to visit the Ameren battlefields and the northern French regions, with timing to depend on the peace conference and the progress of allied meetings.
Moscow reports that Commissioner Unitz ky signed 000 death warrants while a Bolshevik government member in Russia. Vritzky's successor Bokli was criticized for failing to maintain this gh ly wearage. Armistice extended with Germany to deliver 48 000 agricultural machines by February 17. Entente reserves the right to occupy part of the Strasbourg fortress right bank Rhine fortifications and adjoining territory.
Washington reports that thirty five states have ratified the prohibition amendment with twelve states confirming action in two days. Iowa Colorado Oregon New Hampshire and Utah are among those ratifying this week as legislatures continue in session nationally.
Widespread riots disrupt major Hungarian cities as elections fuel unrest and street clashes intensify. Police efforts struggle to restore order while residents report damage and tense neighborhoods. Protests flare across multiple districts with numerous arrests.
Reports from Newaun News Service describe Spartacan activity outside Berlin with protests, strikes, and suppression of clerical and democratic parties in Dusseldorf Spandau. Riots mark elections as national assembly plans surface amid unrest. Marshal Foch comments on Rhine barrier and German recovery prospects after alarm.
About twenty German girls at Andernach near Coblenz were arrested for violating General Pershing's order forbidding fraternization with American soldiers. Similar numbers were found guilty and reported behind German lines. Provost guard will intervene if officers or soldiers speak to a woman in public.
The Merriman Baptist Church of Ranger Texas with a 29 member congregation declined a offer of 1 000 600 for drilling rights in the church yard graveyard already surrounded by oil wells. The church has earned about 200 000 from oil on site. Numerous companies have pressured for the burying ground.
A summary of items from war reports notes the armistice session at Treves ends after one month. Allied delegates sign on clauses covering agricultural implements Russian prisoners of war naval conditions and restitution of material. Washington reports wartime expenditures and outstanding contract obligations. A fire at Anaconda Mining pany damages a sawmill and elevator plant at Bonner. Erzberger urges return of prisoners and eased trade, while Marshal Foch backs prisoner releases and limited food exchange to prevent unrest.
Praxmis Railway in Washington reports to the State Department that all business between Lima and Callao Peru has been suspended following dynamiting of a Central Railway segment amid strike disturbances that began in Lima on Monday. The Lima city lighting system was attacked causing darkness, and strikers tried to disrupt the water supply as police with rifles and soldiers patrol the city.
Reported fighting as Serbs try to escape the clash in Montenegro with insurgents claiming success in seizing towns. Also, Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg shot during arrest in Berlin. Paris conference outlines which powers participate in peace negotiations. Washington reports on funding for railroads and a proposed general strike to support Mooney and Billings. Senate voids La Follette expulsion charges.
The French steamer Chap roi struck a floating mine in the straits of Messina and sank within minutes. About five hundred passengers, mainly Greeks, Serbians, and Russians, were drowned. A second steamer rescued roughly 150 aboard. In Seattle police report, an open air mass meeting drew about six hundred people and sparked a parade.
France's Dent Poincare is set to deliver the opening address with all nations represented. The event marks a global gathering emphasizing cooperation and peaceful relations among participating countries.
Paris dispatch reports the Peace Congress begins with delegations of Belgium and Serbia each and two to the King of Hedias. Press access is allowed to full conferences with some secret sessions to protect deliberations. The article compares conference tactics to cabinet practice and stresses public discussion for legitimacy.
A Denver meeting of about thirty five ministers and laymen from many denominations drafted a plan for a league of churches to supervise interdenominational churches. The goal is a non-denominational, harmonized movement with broad minded leadership. Washington urged officers to preserve discipline and civilian ideals during demobilization. New York reports meat packer competition rising in groceries, while Coblenz notes 60 000 to 70 000 German helmets seized for prize distribution in a loan drive.
Former emperor William Hohenzollern is said to overheat while sawing and chopping wood, a longtime pastime before the war. Authorities note his walks in the woods required many guards to keep him safe from pestering. Maria decided to resume his old pastime.
In St. Louis a woman identified as Mary Bertha Schmidt posed as a husband to her cousin Mary Assede, living together as a couple for two years until police arrest. Schmidt, born in Hungary, denied the charge and called the arrest ridiculous, while detectives called the tale one of the most remarkable in their experience.
Market notes list fat cattle and hog prices, hay and alfalfa per ton, beans and corn values, and live stock figures. Includes creamery products, fruits, vegetables, hides, and wool prices, with regional price ranges and per ton or per hundredweight figures.
In Springfield Massachusetts Charles Tift son of the city treasurer and ex broker was rumored to die from influenza at Camp Zachary Taylor. A hospital neighbor died and was wrongly listed as Mr Tiffe leading to the body being shipped. A telegram to Mr Tift announced his death then another from the real Mr Tift said he was recovering and would return on furlough.
Louise Kugel fourteen and Billy Goodwin eight spent a night in a hotel after slipping away from Oakland homes for sixteen hours. The girl used eight dollars taken from home to fund the jaunt and hoped to work as a newspaper vendor to help support Louise. They returned home claiming they would delay the "elopement" until a better chance arose.
Chicago bootblack John Samaras was robbed of 88,000 dollars and 1,600 of his own cash after two so called friends left to get a drink. He returned to find a handkerchief containing neatly cut paper wrapped in a ten dollar bill and nothing else.
A single woman who met a married man faced a mayoral court in Findlay. Testimony showed the wife found the pair at a trysting place. The mayor fined the woman $22.85 and suspended a 30 day sentence in the Toledo workhouse.
Three girls aged ten, ten, and eight hid in a cave under a Gloucester residence since the war began. They robbed houses at night and stored loot in a hidden dungeon. After being found they asked for food and were taken to a large banquet instead of a police station.
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