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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1919
Page
2
Ount declares he will not put his name to the death sentence of Germany. The statement comes amid political tension and international diplomatic pressure as the issue reaches public attention.
Berlin dispatch reports Count van Brod dort Ranta discusses the Versailles peace talks. German leaders debate whether signing the treaty would safeguard the people and ruin if the document failed, with pressure from Berlin and reactions from Paris and Allied governments.
Fragmented notes recount suffrage moves slowing amid renewed efforts in Parliament and protests by soldiers and workers. Reports detail marches toward Parliament, police clashes, and demands for work and a minimum wage, with President Wilson speaking at a memorial service and US forces cited.
War Department advices report the 340th Infantry awaiting evacuation from Archangel. Cables indicate individual soldiers returning as casuals would not speed their discharge, as their units would reach home first.
Report from May 2 details Allied pressure for Germany to submit notes by May 20 as part of the Versailles peace talks. Officials discuss extensions for Germany to present replies, printing presses to Versailles, and public demonstrations urging acceptance of terms. Observers note Germany’s desire for time and political distance from Berlin, while American leaders reiterate demand for prompt, just peace.
National suffrage for women was endorsed by the House of Representatives for the second time on May 15, with Anthony amendments defeated by 904 to 80. Supporters planned to push the measure to the Senate, confident of two thirds. The House vote exceeded the required two-thirds by thirty-two votes.
A Danish steamship plucked HAWKER and GRIEVE from mid ocean after a perilous incident at sea. The two men were recovered unharmed and taken aboard for medical checks and safety.
Reports describe Harry Hawker and navigator in peril after engine trouble forced a landing at sea two weeks out from New Orleans. A Danish steamer Mary recovered the crew, with Royal Navy vessels aiding rescue and a British premier expressing condolences to Mrs Hawker.
A massive blast at the Douglas Starch works injures hundreds and destroys the plant. Fire follows with widespread window damage and casualties across nearby offices and hotels. Officials speculate boiler defect or spontaneous combustion as possible causes amid frantic rescues and water shortages.
Dr. F A Brewster introduced the use of an airplane to reach long distance medical calls in Beaver City Nebraska. The inaugural flight carried Wade Stevens, a former lieutenant, as pilot. About 5000 people from nearby towns attended to witness the event.
Official estimates show cost per soldier overseas at 85 dollars and 90 dollars per ton of war supplies. About two million soldiers departed, totaling around 70 million dollars for passage. Six million tons of food and equipment were shipped, equating to 300 thousand dollars per soldier and 300 million dollars in transport costs. Foreign ships carried substantial portions, creating a freight bill of around 36 million dollars.
Western Newspaper Service report from London on May 24 describes evacuations from Moscow as Bolshevist resistance weakens. Communications cite a flooded rail network, shifting fronts, and Allied observations of Russian retreat and strategic losses around Petrograd, with reports of captured guns and disrupted supply lines.
The military governor of Iki stated to Athens agents that Italian troops guarding a Bulgarian prison in Macedonia and Bulgaria allowed nearly all 1000 of the Bulgarian prisoners to escape. Paris sent a negative reply to a German note on peace terms, deeming it exaggerated and noting German responsibility. The German note was urged to acknowledge total accountability.
The Denildsen tiner Cassandra, 10 miles off Cape Race, struck an iceberg. Her forefoot was stoven by four low dying berg. Four hundred passengers aboard are all safe. Texas Votes Dry In General Election Prohibition support 52,904 to 2,900. Woman suffrage support 46,513 against.
Chicago tale of detectives Finn and Sully fishing on a Ranier building roof using three pounds of gear to reel in a pocketbook and eyeglasses tossed into a chimney. Janitor Alex Kuety suspected but cleared. suspect George Crotzman arrested after purse found in the chimney. Scholton valued loss at fifty dollars.
In Burlington Kane a probate court appoin ted guardian for ER A Whitley after a complaint that he was feeble minded. A public sale disposed of his estate largely consisting of hundreds of bushels of dented corn eroded by rats and weevils sold at a discount. Whitley, who lived alone, ground corn on a coffee mill and claimed it was the most nourishing food and that planets predicted no more crops.
Eaton bought a house near Toledo and left for a year with keys in hand. Returning from his cottage he found the lot bare and the woodshed emptied. Police say the house was rebuilt a mile from its original site after the theft.
In Columbus an adding machine was stolen from a local business office amid erratic activity described as needing a tabulator. A bystander recounts a rough encounter while the parade noted a husky remark about the thirty seventh doughboy. A police officer collected the remains.
Grain and hay price listings show winter wheat, oats, mixed corn, alfalfa, and straw values from the US Bureau market. Hides and pelts are listed with dry flint and green salted values, including butchers pelts and horsehides, with various weights and quality grades.
Market notes list copper at $6.00 per unit and tungsten at $7.60 to $10.00. Live stock in Chicago ranges with hogs $21.00 to $21.25, heavy weights around $21.00, cattle prices from $11.76 to $19.00 for various grades, and veal calves at about $15.75 to $16.75. Grain in Chicago shows No 3 yellow corn around $1.80, No 3 white near $1.70, with sugar and butter figures also noted, plus a Lebanon mohair sale at 01 cents per pound, highest price this season.
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