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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1920
Page
3
A violent interurban wreck on the line between Denver and Boulder near Globeville results in eleven fatalities and many injuries. Rescuers rush to the scene as emergency crews attend to the wounded and secure the area. Authorities investigate the cause of the collision and assess damage to rolling stock and track.
A head on crash between a Denver and interurban railway car near Globeville caused multiple deaths and serious injuries. Passengers, including travelers to a Lakeside picnic, were hurled from cars and many rushed to hospitals as crowds gathered. Police and soldiers controlled the scene with recovery and aid efforts ongoing.
In Wilkesbarre and surrounding areas unions of coal workers vote to end work in protest against President Wilson's wage award. Thousands at anthracite mines walk out, while authorities prepare for further action and potential amnesty talks for Debs. Meanwhile incidents include a double tragedy in Arkansas and workplace clashes on New York piers as labor tensions surge nationwide.
Columbus Ohio report on the National Board of Farm Organizations three day session where farmers plan a vast wheat pool to internally control marketing and selling grain. The board oversees about 1000 grain elevators and runs a cooperative farm business totaling around 2 billion dollars annually.
The Department of Justice moves to prosecute contractors, targeting 324 firms for alleged multimillion dollar violations. Officials say action aims to recover funds and enforce regulations. Firms named include major national and regional players, with investigations spanning multiple states.
Vast arrangements involving 324 firms tied to wartime projects surface as prosecutions unfold and settlements aim to resolve contract disputes. Government plans to audit records, with insights from War Department investigations, signal broad scrutiny of costs and performance across army supply contracts.
Washington reports State Department warned 24 to 27 commercial treaties may be abrogated under the new act. President must notify foreign governments within 90 days, with many treaties becoming inoperative on abrogation notice. Ten treaties are named as likely terminated, including those with Belgium, Britain, Denmark, Norway, Honduras, and Spain, with varying notice periods.
Police and U S officers raid a doping ring in Denver, seizing narcotics and liquor. Authorities describe the operation as part of a larger crackdown on illegal narcotics distribution. No injuries reported.
Prohibition agents led by Henry A. Lary and Denver police raided a West Side den alleged to sell drugs to a diverse crowd. Agents recovered about $15000 in merchandise and capsules. a chase ensued with a fleeing suspect firing at officers and a patrolman wounding an attacker as the scene spilled into the alley.
Salina residents recall a Gypsum area claim of buried gold pieces tied to a farm near Salina. They say a cowboy was dragged to death at the site years ago and that gold pieces he carried were lost there in the vicinity.
New Orleans reports the Cotton Exchange closing down 200 points amid volatile markets. A newborn weighed one pound seven ounces to Afr and Mrs P de Luna, claimed by doctors as the region’s smallest baby. Robert Harrop, Hollywood actor, shot himself accidentally while unpacking a truck and is in serious condition. Pershing may visit South America. discussions in Washington consider a European tour by the general.
Soldiers from Virginia and Kentucky established a camp at Sycamore Hollow near Williamson, with infantry detachments sent to four Mingo county points. State troopers moved to other locations as Kentucky guardsmen remained on duty. Very little disturbance reported.
Denver chapter details Alex Adair once a James gang member who fled a wild West life and later found reform with the Denver Rescue Mission in Denver Cole. Born in Zanesville Ohio he rode with cattle trails and the James brothers before his spiritual rebirth in Wichita aided by the Salvation Army and marriage to a missionary.
In Montgomeryville Pennsylvania Gustav Si was butt by a goat while admiring his hog pen. Pigs swarmed him prompting his father to intervene and drive off the animals in a chaotic farmyard scene.
A Kentucky party traveling toward Indianapolis attracted attention when a woman begged in Columbus stores then left with two men and a baby in a costly automobile. She claimed the party was stranded and sought aid for food, with a shopkeeper later helping. The group was headed toward relatives near Indianapolis.
Active trading noted across cattle and sheep markets in Denver with steady to higher bids. Hogs and feeders show variable gains while fat lambs and cattle prices edge up. Colorado settlement prices report a fatal accident at Diamond Park and stable alfalfa and hay conditions with no output change. James Tuckerman, longtime Weld County cattleman, dies at ninety.
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