Man killed by blow on jaw in Denver incident
William Swint of Denver died after a blow to the jaw before medical aid could reach him. Authorities reported the fatal assault occurred in the city. no further details were provided.
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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1920
Page
3
William Swint of Denver died after a blow to the jaw before medical aid could reach him. Authorities reported the fatal assault occurred in the city. no further details were provided.
In Greeley Colorado a fatal post accident inquest found the death of Swint accidental. Four men from Denver Wichita and Colorado are held in Weld county jail as witnesses. The incident began after Swint Harrington collided with a homesteaders’ vehicle near Fort Lupton and a dispute led to a punch. Swint died instantly. Blackburn admitted striking him but claimed no intent to kill. Swint was a longtime Cement V employer and left a widow.
El Centro reports a 60 year old man born in Mexico fathered his thirty-fifth child. His second wife, married in 1000, bore her seventeenth child, marking a remarkable family growth for the couple and highlighting a long family history.
Dublin reports Sinn Feiners plan a food transport system and potential railway stoppage. They prepare to commandeer motor cars and institute food control while police and soldiers may accompany trains. Dublin labor leaders back railway workers who refuse to operate trains carrying munitions or soldiers.
Constantinope reports from the US destroyer Tracy at Messina dated June 24 that Paul Nilson and his wife of Wheaton Illinois were captured near Tar sun and have not been heard from since June 15. French authorities at Tarsus hold twenty Turks as hostages awaiting missionaries' return.
Turbulent scenes in Londonderry and nearby areas left hundreds injured and several Protestant deaths reported as gunfire, bombs, and arson erupted across multiple streets. Soldiers struggled to control the chaos while police barracks and religious centers faced hostile attacks. casualty counts rose daily as authorities warned of ongoing violence. Washington meanwhile pursued Mexican constitutional restoration, with a manifesto from generals led by Villa signaling continued resistance. Ambulance crews in Colorado Springs attended a crash scene fatal to a father-in-law and injuring his family, after a high speed collision near Nevada and Las Vegas streets.
ParisoM Morc Gaifferi, once counsel in a recent trial, and attorney Henri Torres dueled over a personal matter. Two shots were exchanged without injury. Gaifferi, a member of the chamber of deputies, was reportedly involved in the dispute.
Telegraphic dispatches describe Turkish resistance around Ale Suleh and the city of Constantinople as Greek forces land along the Gulf of Saros and threaten operations into Oriental Three. Reports cite Turkish casualties, refugee flows, and disruptions as authorities plan a possible siege and renewed mobilization under Mustapha Kemal Pasha.
Roberts of Tennessee announced he would comply with President Wilson's demand to call a special session of the Tennessee Legislature. The governor said the meeting would occur in ample time to permit women to vote in November if Tennessee ratifies the federal suffrage amendment.
United States officials announce the purchase of 1,700,000 ounces of silver at one dollar an ounce for delivery in Philadelphia and San Francisco. The total under Pittman act for June reaches 200,000 ounces. In Iowa, Mr and Mrs Andrew Addell, both elderly Treynor pioneers, die after a cow gore incident as they attempted to retrieve a calf. In New Orleans, 26 Chinese sailors aboard the British steamer Northern vanish from port, believed desertion, with Captain WT Davis saying they lack passports and face fines under U S law.
The late Gaby Desiys jewels are exhibited in Paris before sale for Marseille's poor. The collection features pearls diamonds rubies sapphires emeralds and other stones valued near 350000 dollars. Desiys died February 11.
News dispatch outlines Allied notes urging Germany to accelerate disarmament and treaty compliance while resolving delays over aerial material delivery. It cites German concessions on conscription, police measures, and transfer of supplies to allied nations, amid broader postwar reconstruction efforts.
A thief robbed a Coro-time special while stopped in Grand Junction, taking about $1000, two gold watches, after searching four berths. Deputy U S Marshal Shoemaker of Iowa was among the victims. The theft was not discovered until the train reached Green River, Utah.
A U S army unit that fought near Kiev recently reached Warsaw unscathed, being the last to depart. Their convoy of trucks and ambulances was periodically surrounded by Bolshevik cavalry, and the group narrowly avoided capture twice. The unit included fourteen ambulance drivers guards interpreters and Red Cross officers.
Pederson was pinned under a tractor for hours after it toppled in a ditch. His right forearm welded the iron trying to end his life as cold, wind, and coyotes surrounded him. Rescued in critical condition, he faced searing kerosene burns and a crushed chest before hospital care.
Revenue agents traced moonshine operations to a wireless signaling system. Confederates at railroad stations broadcast coded alerts, enabling stills to vanish before raids. A diagram of a radio station was found at one site, and investigators say dense woods aid concealment as searches continue.
Representative Kreider of Pennsylvania, a shoe manufacturer, visited a Washington store and tried on shoes from his own factory. He learned the store paid $0.75 for a pair while the clerk quoted $7.00 to him, then noted a $3.05 cost to the store, prompting a sharp reaction.
A red bull vanished from a farm after being advertised. It was later found alive in a frost covered straw stack, buried in straw. The farmer tried to chew through the stack to reach it, as rain moistened the straw. The bull appeared unharmed despite the ordeal.
The page lists prices for hides, pelts, pelts, and animal products with Denver prices and stock terms. It notes various classifications such as dry salt hides, brained kip, and green salted moorhides, with figures per pound and per unit, reflecting late market values for livestock materials and associated commodities.
State officials report an anthrax outbreak last week killed $2,000 worth of livestock on a Beatrice area farm. Oregon braces for forest fires with a Willamette Heights heliograph searchlight to signal Larch Mountain and forestry centers.
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