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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1919
Page
2
Authorities announce the new campaign plan and insist on no middle ground, stating lines are drawn and the treaty must be accepted as is. Public statements emphasize firm stance and unified effort from governing bodies and allied organizations.
In Paris on May 13 the Four Council and foreign minister defined Austrian boundaries, aiming to complete the treaty within days. Germany signals acceptance or counter proposals on a League of Nations plan, while debate centers on inclusion of Turkey and mutual defense among Allies. A $ substantial reward is offered for May Day bomb plotters in New York.
The message to Congress on May 19 is expected to be brief as the Franco American joint plan against Germany is reserved for personal presentation. The President plans to depart around June 1, with potential start for the May deadline, while Navy officials note the Montauk Point to St Johns dirigible flight may influence future transatlantic plans.
Capt Leopord Stocker of the U S A foresees air thefts becoming a major concern as bullion moves by air from Western mines to markets. He warns that air bandits could challenge city police, necessitating aerial police to protect transport routes.
Washington warns President Chamorro against invasion plans as San Jose dispatches report hostile forces crossing the Costa Rican border from Nicaragua. Officials say they have no clear information if the forces are Nicaraguan troops or revolutionaries.
May 0 issue reports Berlin and Paris dispatches about peace terms after Versailles conference. Germany risks rejection of harsh concessions while leaders like Von Lersdorff and Massey condemn German stance. incidents include an attempted bigamy case in Vancouver Washington as a wedding license leads to surprise arrest.
Advices from Washington say Camillo Cirruti of the Italian embassy staff was attacked by six armed men while inspecting oil fields for his government. He was robbed, stripped, and left to crawl back to Tampico on the MaAanen railway between Tampico and its surroundings.
National sentiment roars in Peking and across China over the peace conference decision on Shantung and Kiaochow. The press unites in demanding unfettered return of the territory to China, while Parliament adopts a resolution deprecating any temporary cession to Japan. A boycott of Japanese goods is widely discussed in official circles.
Seventy seven bandits led by a Mexican jefe shouted viva Villa as they looted Cananea stores in Sonora. Robbers seized rifles and ammunition, wounded twenty two and killed the Cananea chief of paltes. Towns of Agua Prieta Nogales and Hermosillo received appeals for aid while Guardia gendarmes and local police were overwhelmed.
Washington reports the fifth and final war bond drive oversubscribed as the Victory Loan nears closure. Officials project total subscriptions far above initial targets with a final figure likely close to six billion dollars. the Treasury lists 3.84 billion yet to be finalized and only 4.5 billion will be accepted.
In San Francisco a bandit gang in the heart of the business district held up Frank Buckley, a federal reserve bank messenger. He was robbed of checks worth thousands of dollars and a small amount of currency while Buckley carried the money and checks to the clearing house. They escaped. In Paris a debate opened in the Chamber of Deputies on a bill granting women over 30 suffrage for municipal and general councils in arrondissements and departments.
Chicago society subscription drive for Victory loan at the Blackstone totals 4.56 million with similar New York Ritz-Carlton events. George J. Gould, executor of Jay Gould’s estate, ordered to show cause why he should not be removed after affidavits alleging frauds and laws violations causing 25 million dollars in loss, including alleged acts against his brothers and sisters.
President Wilson issues a proclamation calling Congress to convene an extraordinary session at noon on May 19 1919 at the Capitol to handle communications from the executive branch. Secretary Lansing verifies the order as Democratic and Republican leaders adjust plans for House and Senate organization ahead of key appropriations.
In Federal Court in Kansas City Missouri the Public Service Commission cannot interfere with rising telephone rates. Judge Kimbrough Stone affirmed with Judge Arba S Van Valkenburgh concurring while Judge Joseph W Woodrough dissented. Archangel A column west of the railroad has cleared villages near Lake Sego of Bolsheviki and another column is fifteen miles from Povinetz. Bolsheviks withdrawn along the railway a point seventeen versts south of Meselskaya while American railway troops renew lines to Meselskaya. Artillery and patrol activity aided by British gun boats continues.
Rath Garrison, 18, confessed to poisoning Mrs Grace G Storrs in a duel for D M Storrs love. Found not guilty due to mental irresponsibility. She smiled and kissed her mother as jurors reacted with sobs and tears.
Western Newspaper Union News Service reports German officials and the Hohenzollern party reacted to preliminary peace terms published in Dutch papers. Notes to Clemenceau outlined changes in labor policies and prisoner of war treatment, with a plan for a joint labor convention at Versailles. Also mentions a Berlin rumor of William Hohenzollern’s trial and German officials’ nervousness.
Yorick Owen Henry, famed for beauty and charm, is jailed on charges of larceny bigamy and forgery after a tale of two wives and a past with Stearns and White chemicals. He used aliases R J Planer, Fred Lamonte, Adolph Henry, and ran a home where both wives lived. The plot unraveled when a wife reported quarrels and police were notified.
Quoted late market figures show fresh creamery products and butter with mixed grades and discounts. Several references to Butte creameries and packing firms indicate price variations and discount stances, including Hungarian product mentions and multi grade listings.
A girl in fur and gown halted crossing Twelfth Street as a garter slipped. The patrol wagon responding to a call swerved around her, narrowly missing a pole, while the girl retrieved the blue garter and moved on. The driver suffered the scare, but no injuries were reported.
In Long Beach a coffin containing a body shipped for burial from a middle western town fell two feet as Andrew J. Wilson a negro worker at a freight station let it down. He fled the scene as Police Sergeant Clyde Allen and a ventriloquist friend nearby corroborate the incident.
Mrs. Margaret Walters suffered seven weeks between life and death from influenza. Green H. Vor cared for her after work, fell ill, and was moved to her home where she recovered. Their friendship grew into love after her recovery.
Miscellaneous market notes from Chicago markest show hogs at 19.00 to 21.10 for various weights and packing sows 18.00 to 20.00, cattle prices range from 10.50 to 20.00 for beef steers and heifers, feeder steers and yearlings listed with mixed grades, and poultry prices noted. Also mentions dairy butter Creamery price and general storage readings.
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