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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1920
Page
9
In IQUE Iowa May 4 organized Republicans view chairman John T. Adams from Dubuque as a target in a split over the re election bid. The group cites opposition to Adams on the national committee ground and seeks change at the local level.
Thieves stole a bag of cigars from Wesley Brown in Tacoma. Brown quips that his wife gave them to him at Christmas in 1911, noting he has opposed organized labor for years.
Portland police judge scolded Charlies Finley for disorderly conduct after an arrest. The judge declared prisoners should be gentlemen and implied others would be treated similarly, though Finley received a severe rebuke.
Maj. Gen. Wood won Maryland’s presidential preference primary by nearly a two to one margin over Senator Hiram Johnson. Wood carried Baltimore and all but two counties and will control the state convention to name 16 delegates to the Republican National Convention. Delegates are instructed to back Wood if he can win the nomination. No Democratic candidates appeared. Maryland’s San Francisco delegation will be uninstructed. Wood 15,900 Johnson 6,059.
PRICE Utah May 4 Uninstructed delegates to the Republican national convention were chosen by the state convention which met here yesterday. Senator Reed Smoot was unanimously chosen to head the delegation, which includes four delegates at large and four district delegates. Observers believe Utah's votes will go for Senator Hiram Johnson if he shows strength on the first Chicago roll call.
Indiana reports light balloting in the initial hour of the presidential preference primary. Key contenders Hiram Johnson Leonard Wood Frank Lowden and Warren G Harding vie for Republican delegates while no Democratic entry is listed. Grass Valley notes last minute Mine Workers group briefly endorses Johnson amid labor unrest.
May 4 Agua Prieta Sonora a trio of revolutionary armies led by Calles and Flores prepare converging thrusts toward Mexico City with plans to unite in Chihuahua and press south through the interior. Calles claims Carranza’s governance triggers this democratic revolt and pledges immediate elections if they prevail.
London reports new clashes in the Ruhr district of Germany with German troops occupying Düsseldorf and Duisburg. An Amsterdam Exchange Telegraph dispatch says more disorders in the industrial area are feared.
According to Dr. D. A. Lyons of the U.S. Bureau of Mines gold mining today is practically a failure. Operators are turning from gold to many of the baser ores. The lengthy notice lists events at Rite Temple and other venues, plus marriages, deaths, and local notices as part of a community page.
Gaiety fills Agua Prieta as Supreme Revolutionary Commander De La Huerta plans a conference with Field Commander General Calles before night. Sixty Chicago businessmen arrive on a trade excursion and will be honored with beer despite prohibition. Acuna Prieta marks Juarez joining the revolt and Dieguez deserting Carranza, fueling talk of a bloodless revolution.
California voters began the primary with heavy early turnout in Johnson strongholds San Francisco Oakland Sacramento and Brockton while Los Angeles showed lighter participation Hoover backers predicted a strong female turnout in Long Beach and San Diego faced a 60 percent registration vote estimate Modesto reported a tight race and Sacramento expected to set records in voting activity
Sacramento, Cal May 4 voters flood polling places as Senator Hiram Johnson and Herbert Hoover supporters canvass neighborhoods in a heated presidential primary. Volunteers drive voters to the polls amid daily charges and counter charges in a tense campaign atmosphere.
Ralph Murane a 19 year old Broadway night school student living at 313 17th Ave North told police he was kidnapped by three men Monday night, driven to a boulevard off Madison St, tied to a tree, and abandoned after seven hours. He arrived home at 5 AM and said no rope marks or footprints were found at the claimed tree.
Government forces rout rebels on the Tehuantepec lathman near Balina Cruz, killing the rebel commander and 60 troops. Carranza troops push rebels from Cuautla Morelos and repulse an assault on Morelia Michoacan as Gen. Markula arrives to defend the capital. no evacuation planned.
The Ojinaga garrison opposite Presidio Texas joins the Bonora revolutionists. Free intercourse between El Paso Jaarez resumes after rejoicing in Jaurez obedient to Obregon revolt against Carranza. Abel Rodriguez named rebel governor of Chihuahua with T R Beitran as commercial agent at El Paso.
Juarez and most of Chihuahua rise against Carranza with no fighting. Parral and Cusihuiriachi join the Sonora rebellion as officials in Juarez vow loyalty to the constitutionalist cause led by Gen. Alvaro Obregon. Escobar to command garrison. Americans in Juarez remain safe.
A fragment notes a revision day for Ruiz Sandoval aligned with Carranzista leadership awaiting orders from M, signaling a political adjustment or status update in the faction.
A terse note places a five foot tall person on the beach at seaside with a measured distance of about two and three quarters away. The exact units and context remain unclear but the figures anchor a simple spatial reference on the shoreline.
A medical discussion stresses that many infections in teeth are silent and require radiographs to detect. It warns that untreated infected roots can spread to other organs, undermining health and risking fatal disease, urging patients to insist on X rays before dental work.
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