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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1920
Page
2
Delegates meet to discuss forming a league and express optimism that the United States will join. They outline goals, emphasize unity, and plan future sessions to advance cooperation among member nations.
The article reports Paul Hymans being elected permanent president of the League of Nations at its opening session. It notes votes from Swiss and other delegates, mentions the assembly’s debates, and outlines actions toward Germany’s eligibility and the organization’s future structure, including the formation of a working group and parliamentary proceedings. Also reported are a bandit escape in Kayard, Nebo Lenn, a wounded chief, and the schooner Low Blossoms wreck with four missing near Dancing Cave amid a west wind and storm damage.
A southern Pacific freighter at a Hudson pier suffered a massive blast that dragged the vessel free of the wharf. Eight were injured as flames and smoke filled the river, with crews and spectatorswatching the hull list and citizens fearful of a wider disaster amid the confusion of the sinking ship and damaged waterfront.
Report states Wrangel forces were routed with commanders of most units killed, signaling a decisive collapse of the Wrangel army. The disaster ends sustained resistance and leaves few combat units intact, shaping the postwar political landscape.
Reports describe Bolshevik reprisals in Sebaste and widespread terror as American Red Cross aid workers and Mennonite relief staff in southern Russia face danger. The text notes evacuations, German and Soviet movements, and Allied concerns, with Kispatrick killed in a Holshevist raid and others missing or captured amid chaotic frontline actions.
A sweeping Home Rule bill sailed through with no notable incidents as Lloyd George hailed it as generous. The report details postwar tensions, Sinn Fein actions, and Irish prisoners hunger strike in Cork, plus a London raid on Lieutenant Colonel Malone linked to a revolutionary address at Albert Hall.
Delegations from Georgia and Dane attend the convention as Georgia hopes for full membership while Dane anticipates the free city of Trane forming a unified organization. The meeting reviews business proposals and the question of admission, with numerous revisions noted and a focus on new leadership and organizational planning amid broader political aims.
Story of Giuseppe Lungo's family in Boston after a home still explodes during a christening prep for Tony six months old. The blast injures three and shatters a kitchen area, with bystander injuries and a scalded arm. Father vows to proceed with the christening while warning against more danger.
John Travers, JT years old, of Kell Street, leaped onto a canvas covering over a skylight on the roof of a San Francisco high school. The skylight broke, sending glass and plaster into a main classroom. Pupils rescued him and he was taken to Central Emergency Hospital with non life threatening but serious scalp and arm wounds. Travers says he misjudged the canvas for the skylight and jumped through it.
A slow late market saw steady prices across cattle and sheep with liberal but lower quality offerings. Over 20 cattle traded in the session with steers around 6 to 7 dollars and various cattle and sheep prices fluctuating as buyers remained cautious.
The Kansas Supreme Court sustained a sweeping anti cigarette measure prohibiting smoking and possession of cigarettes or cigarette papers. The ruling cites Illinois and Tennessee verdicts, rejecting arguments that the state lacked authority to ban possession while allowing other tobacco forms.
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