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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1920
Page
3
Modern bluebeard Watson pleads guilty to nine murders in California and receives life sentence. Prosecutors say the defendant confessed to a spree of killings across multiple years, linking actions to his pattern of violence.
A long report traces a spree of killings tied to a confessed suspect, detailing previous murders and new charges. The piece references police actions, court moves, and linked crime narratives across states, with names and locations implied in the fragmented OCR text.
A legal motion to quash indictments against coal miners was filed amid a region facing rising floods as western Colorado waterways threaten ranches. The paperwork suggests counts related to labor actions amid ongoing weather and river concerns, with references to local authorities and surrounding towns.
Fragmentary OCR shows discussions of abolishing a tax on trade with China, widening import duties at ports, and public concern over rising prices including water and food. Aimed at revenue stability, the plan faces uncertain domestic reaction amid incomplete details.
A Moscow wireless message forwarded by Kurl Curzan to the Soviet foreign affairs commissioner states direct talks with General Wrangel are possible as Britain signals willingness to negotiate with the Soviet government.
A revolutionary leader gathers 2000 men at San Romico and plans a march on Mexico City. Reports state supporters may switch sides at Obregon and other fronts as 6000 soldiers from Sonora and 8000 more move south toward the capital, under federal leadership changes.
Vera Cruz joins rebels as political foes are slain by Carranza forces and the president flees the city. Strong entities include Vera Cruz and Carranza with the political upheaval centered in Mexico during a turbulent period.
The Union News Service details chaotic events in Mexico City where revolutionary forces reportedly control the capital while heavy fighting near Vera Cruz and along the coast prompts U.S. destroyers to Veracruz from Key West. Reports cite Carranza loyalists gathering at Monterey and San Luis for a stand against Torreon, with uncertainty over ship movements and the outcome of the revolution.
The State Department announced two destroyers from New York travel toward Tamupien and Mexican waters for repairs. The message notes no foreign dispatches and cites rebel actions near Mexico City. casualties reported in a separate blast and an accident left eight dead and eight injured on the Southern Pacific line.
A decayed racing venue in the Northwest changed hands as a track once famed for thoroughbreds sold at auction. The sale reflected the decline of horse racing prestige, with the property fetching far below its original value and a small mortgage remaining.
Forces of Gabriele D'annunsie clash with Triest-A and Anditii as mutiny erupts in Frume. Fierce fighting leaves twelve dead and fifty wounded among carabineers and allied units.
Coombs flies an Orenco aircraft with three Himengers and Wimselt to 10200 feet over Mitchelfield in a record flight vouched by American Flying Club officials. A four passenger recon lists about 12400 feet. an exact time was not recorded, but estimates place it at one hour and ten minutes.
United States tax figures show $267 200 000 in additional corporate taxes assessed over nine months after IRS audits. Commissioner Williams told Congress about a request for $1200 MO to cover audit costs. An earlier inquiry found women dress manufacturers may have raised prices from $82 50 to $90 00 or more per garment.
Three persons burned to death in a fire in a New York tenement hall. The origin of the blaze was traced to a hallway on the ground floor. Authorities reported one other resident died later from injuries.
Theodore Granifios and his son Eufacio Granition were shot in a Tin Town shootout. A stray bullet passed through Theodore's forehead between the eyes, and another bullet entered Eufacio's side. Both men survived and were not confined to bed.
Central Islip New York. Miss Phoebe Prush age sixty eight and her sister Ada fifty six are released by the supreme court after spending ten years in the State Hospital for the Insane. Their inherited estate valued at one million dollars dwindled to about one hundred thousand during confinement. The court ruled that the commitment papers were faulty in 1910 and no final action followed. The sisters contend they were kidnapped from their home by four men and several women and forced into a car and taken to the asylum amid family distress and church gossip surrounding Ada s intended marriage.
Josep Martines sixteen and Margaret King twelve were found living as a married couple in an abandoned shanty after truancy from school. Police and parents investigated while Martines and King reportedly sought a marriage license but were refused due to ages. later the parents consented to their marriage.
Merre and D describe a legendary elk king of Scotty Phillips' herd dying after a brutal struggle with a barb wire fence. Bull buffaloes from America’s largest herd tried to challenge the king but were repelled. The elk fought the fence, tore free, but sustained fatal wounds from the tangle and toppled.
An incident in which a woman climbed down a tree used as a fire escape after a house fire forced evacuation. The scene featured a cherry tree serving as a reach to a second story window, with neighbors noting the daring exit.
New York police arrested Nora Murphy twenty two and Grace Thatcher nineteen for smoking on a city street. They were fined five pounds each in police court. Stanford Kentucky reports a new city police judge J W Acey who succeeds Dr R Davison with no cases before the court for four months.
Market data shows uneven cattle and hog quotes with some higher bids and bulk action. A divorce law comparison cites Chicago and Reno, noting Chicago laws easing versus New York and other cities, Reno leading in divorces.
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