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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1920
Page
3
Juarez joins in secession coverage as Carranza reportedly holds only one town in Chihuahua. The report notes shifting control amid ongoing political turmoil with regional power dynamics influencing the conflict.
The May 1 dispatch describes Obregon reaching a deal amid a revolt as crowds shout Viva Obregon in the streets. Rebel forces seize Chimalua area, with clashes noted and authorities detained, while U.S. consul and local officials respond to the upheaval.
A wartime housing report states Hog Island Hotel in Hog Island Pa was sold to house government shipyard workers. The deal connects with Philadelphia based.Wiser and local officials confirm the action amid wartime logistics.
In Tin Town a shooting affray left Bixoor, Arix Theodore Granulos and another man struck by stray bullets. The elder man was shot through the forehead with the bullet exiting the back. The son was hit in the head and chest area but neither was confined to bed.
A large fire at an ordnance department warehouse near Camp Travis San Antonio Texas was claimed incendiary in origin. The blaze damaged rifles machine guns and new equipment valued around 70000 dollars though most was saved. James G Flar board commander said he would appoint a board of inquiry to investigate the conflagration.
A garbled report notes a bigamist in a case involving multiple marriages and deaths. It references Taib Hulet and several officers, with claims of murder, suicides, and confessions, including mentions of Miss Gooden and others tied to 1906 and Kentucky incidents. The text is severely damaged but outlines a legal and criminal context with names, places, and alleged acts.
The document outlines four proposed plans to fund veteran benefits, including extended service pensions, job training, compensation schemes, and a national veterans settlement board. It details proposed revenue sources such as income taxes, sales taxes, stock transfers, and higher taxation on tobacco and luxury goods to raise about 1.8 billion dollars.
The mint's gold stock is exhausted prompting calls by Rayto and TP Baker for operations at full capacity. A projected $20,000 output daily is planned, with twenty-four hour minting replacing current eight hours to meet demand. Interchurch Gets Big Donation. York An anonymous gift of 5000 for the United Federal care plan of the Interregional Works Investment was handed to headquarters with officials stating the donor’s intent. Forecast Six Dollar Wheat. St Paul Wheat at 3 or 4 per bushel and bread at 25 cents a loaf could be possible per Dean Thatcher of the Minnesota agricultural department. Warsaw The Bolshevik resistance in south Ukraine is reported broken as Poles seize Mobiler and capture 15000 prisoners, 60 cannons, hundreds of machine guns and 76 locomotives since the offensive began. The Foseiaseke unit of American aviators made 32 raids crossing beyond Bolshevik lines, flying over eighty miles.
Argentine students at Bartolome Mitre National College in Buenon Altres adopt overalls to curb clothing costs. The move reflects economic strain among pupils and communities. In Illinois, federal agents seize 11,000 gallons of mash intended for whisky near Peoria, claimed as the nation’s largest still seized to date.
The Senate passed a large unexpended war appropriations bill carrying about 128 442000 and a returning provision, with a primary allocation around 6006150000. Underwood led opposition to the amendment as prosecutors accuse caralinders of crimes on distant islands off California. Nicolas, seventy five miles off Los Angeles, was said to be aboard a vessel after a Santa Cruz island arrest.
Jondon-Austen Chambertin, chancellor of the exchequer, led the bill through debate but the excess profits duty and the corporation tax were defeated in the House of Commons by 287 to 7. Chamberlain defended his stance, urging a real effort to cut the nation’s debt while trade prospered, amid the broad opposition.
El Paso reports patrol camps ready along the river front as Villa era movements press toward Juarez. Loyal forces under Bilis de la Garza prepare cordons and crossings while gambling dens close and trains load for possible mobilization.
The Federal Reserve Board in its April summary notes a renewed upward trend in prices across the country. It flags hopeful signs from consumers and expects signs of pricing slowdowns as the overstrained situation from high prices and wares eases.
A Oklahoma tornado near Chelsea wrecked homes and communication lines, killing several and injuring many. Madden died in a highway mishap as the storm struck. Rescue crews and townsfolk worked to care for the injured as houses collapsed and trains halted.
An explosion at the city hall entrance damaged the hallway and shattered flooring while piercing iron railings and ceiling with bullet-like holes. Reports from Buenos Aires note Argentine interest in Japanese colonization in South America and market expansion. U S recognition of Sonora shows de facto belligerent status via customs duty payments. Omaha plans a chamber funded housing project with 274 homes needed at a cap of 4500 dollars each. citizen questionnaires gauge demand.
Tombstone reports Wootton was found not guilty in the Bishee deportations of July 12, 1917. Judge Samuel L. Pettee received the verdict from J. C. Calhoun of Douglas, with clerk J. F. James arranging reading. Jurors deliberated from 5 12 p m and returned after supper, yielding a single jot verdict.
William M. Wood of the American Woolen Company explains the 1919 financial statement showing a net profit of 151,415 after reserves. He notes the profit per suit from goods selling at 15 to 65 dollars does not exceed about 1.30 dollars per suit.
In Sheepshead Bay Aunt Sallie Williams known as Mrs Sarah Gouley, age 114, says she has 17 children from multiple marriages, a son 80, a grandson grown, and twelve great grandchildren. She jokes about husbands and recalls a long life spent in her Cedars community, visiting Manhattan once and living in pre Civil War style cabins.
Market rundown shows livestock and dairy notes with lambs and sheep described as fat and good to choice, with prices around 18.75 and 18.50. Apples and metal markets list Colorado settlement prices for silver copper and zinc like 1.1, 19 20e, and 6.06 per unit.
Market notes from Chicago futures show cattle hogs and sheep with varied loads and top prices while grain futures report No 3 hard wheat at 2.86 and corn around 1.70 to 1.78. Butter and poultry prices are listed with mixed fresh outputs. New York Assembly passes Donalve Lockwood bill urging state tender salary hikes under emergency. Edwin J. O Malley calls a one month boycott of candy soda water and pastry to ease sugar shortage and lower prices.
Henry C. Boylston of Harvard trimmed his whiskers during a lumbering task with an automatic planer. His long vow since 1865 to never shave ended when his whiskers were snagged by rotating knives, forcing a barber to perform a final shave after the accident.
A one year old, David Bailey, coughing up an open safety pin after eight months unable to digest it. The infant, son of Mr and Mrs David Batley, received the pin from an older brother in infancy. Doctors say he is apparently no worse for the experience.
Police bribed a stray dog known as the Lookout before a raid in Cincinnati. The canine, lured by candy, let officers pass a hallway to reach nine gamblers who were caught. The incident shows how officers used a dog’s hunger to gain access and make arrests.
Clarence Purdin’s household goods were being moved when a windstorm sent a bed to the top of a tree. The bed traveled about 100 yards before landing in the tree, scattering belongings across the area.
Five boys aged eight to eleven confessed to forty burglaries in Louisville Kentucky. About half targeted churches. The crimes were planned and directed by a ringleader nicknamed Pagio with a pawn shop acting as the fence.
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