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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1920
Page
3
An American narrator in London rails at Anglo complacency and the dream of wealth. He notes casual prejudice, the surefire cash culture, and the clash of class as he struggles to disguise his background while chasing a precarious income and identity.
The image shows provisional President Adolfo de la Huerta with key officials: Benito G Ramirez as chief of staff, Francisco Perez director of railways, Manuel Mestre Ghigliazza national library director, Jacinto B Trevino secretary of industry and commerce, Miguel Alessio Robles private secretary, Jesus M Garza Obregon’s chief of staff, Antonio E Villaréal agriculture secretary, Plutarco Cales war and marine secretary, Pascual Ortiz Rubio treasury secretary, Jose Morales Hesse commerce secretary.
Baton Rouge lawmakers approved a bill to create a state boxing commission to supervise prize boxing in Louisiana. The measure moves to the Senate for consideration. The House also passed Rep. Sylvester's hazing ban bill for public institutions.
Senator W. Borah of Idaho told a Salt Lake City mass meeting that a new political party is desirable and that success depends on platform and nominees. He warned a third party must avoid reactionary or radical extremes to avoid failure despite a favorable window for breaking from old organizations.
In a Delaware pursuit the Black fugitive Isaiah Fountain, twice escaped from Easton jail and sentenced for a prior conviction, was surrounded in Hebron woods near Laurel. Officials fear the growing Maryland crowd could overwhelm authorities as the posse swells from about 100 to roughly 600.
Col Louis P Pepin commander of Mobile coast defenses at Fort Morgan is ordered to Jackson Barracks for examination with a view to demotion Col Robert F McMillan will succeed him from Fort Winfield Scott California Lieut Geoffrey Marshall heads to Milwaukee for detail First Lieut Omars R Phillipe and Capt Memagin and Ppt Hugh J C also report to Jackson Barracks for promotion examination
At Boulogne on June 22 representatives of allied nations met at 10 AM to discuss enforcement of the German treaty Russian questions and steps to curb Turkish nationalist forces in Asia Minor. A note to Germany on reducing military strength to 100000 was sent to Berlin though disarmament communication had not yet been dispatched. Edward H. Wootan, US Navy, of 255 North Conception Street, has departed for the new battleship Tennessee to attend the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce event.
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