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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1920
Page
3
Moscow forces advanced decisively in a two day battle, capturing control and driving Reds back. Reporters tally a 90 cent price tag on costs and casualties across the contested front with string of rapid maneuvers and rotating units.
An emergency alert from Layton Utah describes a safety incident involving a collision and an explosion near Layton. Authorities say a vehicle was damaged and people present were investigated for potential hazards. No further details on injuries or outcomes are available.
Reports from Washington indicate rising agitation for a union of Central American republics into one nation. Guatemala shows ambivalence with wishes for unity, while El Salvador and Honduras have long opposed the idea. Costa Rica favors the plan, but Nicaragua remains opposed.
Reports indicate Gil Com p has acquired the Welles building on Broadway near the financial district. With current holdings, negotiations are under way for the Welles site and plot, potentially yielding a 528,10 foot Broadway frontage and a total full-term value around $25,000,000.
In Washington, a naval official affirmed the U S Navy will equal Britain in its naval program. He cited continued work on eighteen capital ships and pledged the most formidable armada the world has seen in a similar period. The statement aimed to defend the naval appropriation for ongoing construction.
The treasury has completed arrangements for exchanging temporary Liberty bonds for permanent bonds with interest coupons to maturity. Secretary Houston announced that within the next month permanent bonds of other Liberty loans will be exchanged except those still bearing interest coupons. They need not be exchanged until after coupons mature, with the latest date October 15.
Red forces clash with troops amid ongoing riots and violence across Munster and nearby regions. Reports describe fierce fighting, widespread injuries, and mounting casualties as government forces pursue rebels. Coalition talks falter while civilians fear further upheaval and mass displacement.
From the private collection of William Mills, curator of the State Archæological Society, items including garnets, amethyst, tourmaline and other stones were reported stolen from the society's archive at the Shire University. The theft targets a valuable group of stones and jewels.
The readable text shows garbled phrases about a doctor, a physician, and a patient seeking care at a drug store with references to a street and a physician named Miller. The fragment hints at a medical error or rushed exam but remains unclear and inconclusive.
The War Department reports France planting trees on American graves as a memorial. Charles Lathrop Pack of the American Forestry Association speaks of living memorials and future generations, while officials note the call of humanity and the desire to honor fallen U S service members.
Allied forces have occupied Constantinople with 18 allied powers in control of war offices and communications. Turkish resistance was limited, but protests and lootings occurred as Maj. Gen. Henry F. M. Wilson warned against any disturbances. The occupation includes British and Indian detachments and a ban on actions endangering allied troops.
A failed U S Senate vote on ratification of the Versailles treaty broke along party lines. Four Republicans and twelve Republicans opposed the measure with Democrats split. The tally fell short, leaving the treaty unratified and tempers high as both sides declared further moves wasteful.
The Cork mayor was killed when a masked assassin shot him inside a residence. The gunman fled in a car after the attack. Authorities, after warnings from the Sinn Fein of possible armed action, are tightening security as they investigate the incident reported by the Daily Mail.
Governor Ritchie urges passage of a bill to legalize beer elder and light wines in Maryland. He sent a message to the House endorsing the Jones bill to legalize 3 percent beverages and outlining the administration’s overall liquor program to take effect in the state.
Sister Mary Te ros, mother superior of St Mary's convent, died in the blaze that engulfed the big convent of the Order of Mercy in northeastern Pennsylvania. Five other nuns were warned or seriously injured as they escaped by leaping from windows. the fire, starting in the basement, spread rapidly trapping residents on upper floors.
A sedan driven by trav is Field Real former U S submarine KS navigation officer plunged from the Woodward avenue bridge into the Detroit River. Four minutes after the crash Real surfaced wearing his cap and was taken aboard by Patrolman Watson who had witnessed the accident.
Lansing heads the Inter-Church board and backs its alliance of over twenty denominational groups. Franklin K Lane and A Mitchell Palmer with Secretary Wilson praise the board’s plans as an important step against radicalism.
Miss Phoebe Brush and her sister Ada Brush once heiresses to property valued at 1,000,000 were confined in the Asylum Ten Years in White Plains New Jersey. Justice Arthur S. Tomkins ordered their release from the insane hospital where they had been held since 1910 due to faulty original papers and a temporary commitment.
Western Newspaper Cajun News Service reports on German events as the Kapp regime falters. The red army advances in central Europe and calls for punishment of those deemed guilty while sparing those forced into action. Three thousand killed at Leipale, civilians shot fleeing and shells ignite a building. Gun men clash in Newark restaurant. leaders dead and others wounded.
The exodus of Mexican laborers to the United States has swelled to such a scale that entire towns are abandoning daily work, with migration concentrated in northern states and Michoacan Queretaro regions. The report notes the Mexican government struggles to halt departures and warns of labour shortages at home. A separate item reports on rumors of a Franco Belgian alliance being denied and military pacts criticized. Also noted is a Paris-London dispatch on Novorossisk frontline gains capturing thousands of prisoners and artillery. In Denver, surgeons announce a $58,500 radium purchase for cancer treatment, with delivery planned by May 1 and half a gram allotment.
A county grand jury returned indictments charging fifty three people including several United Mine Workers of America officials with perjury linked to testimony in Tony Stafford's trial for attempting to kill a fellow miner at Glenwhite West Virginia. Stafford himself was indicted for perjury. Eight other miners face charges of conspiring to keep two miners from returning to work during last fall's strike.
A New York resident placed his bag on a station ledge as a woman abandoned an eight week old baby. The bag was swapped with the infant in transit to Bridgeport. The mother left for California. The baby was found unharmed after four hours in the bag. Police notified. hospital took custody.
A 14 year old boy in Mayunk Pennsylvania near the Wright Street crossing saved a little girl from drowning after spotting her head in a sewer inlet four feet underground. He grabbed her by the hair and pulled her to safety, lifting her from the water as she half drowned.
Troance William Francis, apparently bent on taking his life, jumped into the Delaware River at Chester Pa. He disappeared, surfaced, dodged ice cakes, and sank again before paddlers could reach him. He finally reached the shore exhausted but alive.
In Asheville two youths Conaad Gillespie and Pat Moody sold two government brass cannons received from the federal government as junk. They took the money and headed toward Cuba before officers halted their flight. The case outlines youth delinquency and improvised flight from law enforcement.
Late market reports show copper at 1.2 per pound, lead at 9.26, spelter 8, tungsten 6.50 per unit. Beef steers ranged 11.65 to 13.45 with various grades. calves 1 to 6. hogs and lambs listed with bids up to 16.50 for stockers. Wheat No 2 hard 2.48, corn No 2 mixed 1.53, rye 1.73. Chicago produce notes butter at 4.46 to 4.60 per dozen. market activity mixed with regional prices varying.
A. McLaughtin, a government hunter near Estes Park, has bagged his fourth mountain lion this winter. The latest cat was chased by McLaughtin and John Griffith for ten miles and captured at the den mouth near Love and Grand Canyon.
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