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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1920
Page
1
The article reports Carranza delaying July elections as insurgent forces grow. Villa in Chihuahua commands 10 000 Carranzista troops and Obregon factions edge toward power shifts. Puebla and Sonora tensions rise with potential military moves affecting the Mexican presidency and U S relations.
Roland Parks, 17, lies in critical condition at Cristeid Var Marinas Hospital after a shooting tied to an old Tangler law barring porch or street sitting on Sundays. Constable Charles Connorton and Parks clashed when the boy refused to go to church, a pistol discharged, lodging a bullet in his stomach.
A train collision near Richmond killed three people and seriously injured two others after a car stalled on the track. The machine car was struck broadside by a passenger train splitting the auto in two. Names of the deceased and injured are given for several local residents.
French cruiser units landed three battalions of infantry several batteries and cavalry at Mersina Asia Minor on April 14 per official Mustapha Kemal Pasha dispatch. Armenian volunteers aided the landing but were wiped out and the French held their naval gun positions. Communications with Adana cut for days while bands are being sent to Anatolia to support the nationalist cause. About 1000 men have been sent to Panderma to aid Anzerour Pasha in battles against Mustapha Kemal Pasha. Aggressive measures and large-scale arrests follow the nationalist proclamation in Constantinople.
From Morelia to Acambaro and Morro, generals aligned with Obregon push revolts. Gov Rubio leaves Michoacan with 190 men, Gen Flores reports a northern advance with arms and horses. Troops move toward Morelia while government holds cautiously.
Premier Nitti, George, and Millej rand regret America’s absence at the peace council. Turkey’s treaty leads the agenda with broader topics including Dardanelles control, Thrace and Armenia borders, Greek Smyrna status, and German Versailles fulfillment. Sessions run morning to evening with key diplomats present.
Gov Frank Q Lowden of Illinois arrived in Washington from Chicago and will stay several days as the guest of Sen Medill McCormick. He will attend conferences at the Capitol with political supporters and former Republican associates in Congress, as interest grows in his presidential nomination bid and party leaders show curiosity during this Washington visit.
A blaze yesterday at 1822 Thirteenth Street Northwest, in a garage occupied by N. Butard, caused $3,566 in damages. A machine valued at $3,590 was destroyed, with no injuries reported.
The Shipping Board steamship E A Morse, en route from New York to Genoa, reported sinking conditions 390 miles east of Sandy Hook and in need of immediate aid. The San Mateo reported proximity within seven miles, while the Marne remained afloat but nonresponsive. Cutter Abshnet was ordered from Woodshore to assist.
Preston H Cobb aged 44 collapsed and died in the Seventh Street Christian Church Richmond during his reception as a member. The Rev H D C Maclan was pronouncing him a member when Cobb reeled and fell in the aisle. Heart disease given as the cause of death.
Harbin Manchuria April 13 reports fighting between Japanese and Chinese troops on the rail line west of Harbin with Japanese stations taken north of Changchun. Allied engineers struggle to improve railways as Gen Voitzehovsky and remnants of the Kolchak army cooperate with Japanese to establish a new antibolshevik front beyond Manchuria.
An executive session of the railroad labor board will hear delegates from the exit brotherhoods at 10 o clock urging immediate wage raises. Doak, vice president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, leads a labor delegation as reports say freight and passenger traffic improved in the last day. The wage dispute dates to April 1, with outlaw leaders excluded from consideration. A G Wharton of the American Federation of Labor will attend. Judge R M Barton of Memphis will preside.
Special to The Washington Post Laurel Del Apri 18 Derreck Morris was slain by his 19 year old son Ollie last Wednesday and buried today in Derris burying ground near the scene of the killing. Public services were held in Carria Methodist Church Old residents say never were so many people on the old Carris burying ground for two hours the body lay in view as thousands passed by. The wife who had partially recovered from Saturday’s cotnpee sat through the ordeal Young Morris was not permitted that at ten owing to the feeling against c.
Dr James Markoe, a renowned obstetrician and parishioner at St George's Episcopal Church in New York, was shot dead while collecting offerings. The assailant, identified as Thomas W Shelley also known as Thomas W Simpkin, was captured by parishioners led by William Fellowes Morgan. Shelley claimed escape from Eastern State Hospital and had a trail of radical papers and fake IDs.
Notes recount a financier who spurred the Lying-in Hospital on the Lower East Side and later induced J P Morgan to endow a modern institution. His son cared for the hospital while Dr Markoe served as surgeon and physician. Morgan heirs survive. Fergus Falls report: Thomas W Simpkin, alias Thomas W Shelley, an inmate at Minnesota State asylum, attempted escape with two failed jumps from a third story window. He had a wife and two children in Duluth and claimed spiritualist communications.
The Rev William C Hicks provincial secretary of the Washington province Episcopal Church died in a New York City hotel after a heart attack during a board of missions meeting. His wife and daughter Marguerite sped to his bedside and a son, William C Hicks Jr., studies at Trinity College. He was 55, formerly pastor on Martha’s Vineyard and Cumberland, and a longtime church leader and trustee. Funeral arrangements were not announced.
A soldier returning from mass at Kilmihill Church Bealor Clare was shot in the back and died. Constable Martyn with him fired back, killing Stephen Green and wounding others. In Londonderry a five hour melee involved civilians attacking soldiers, with twelve injured and police barracks damaged. two arrests reported.
A one-year-old girl, Eugenia Waller, daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Waller, died after an oil can exploded while she tried to start a fire for breakfast. The blast turned her into a living torch and burned the apartment home in Rockwood. Police believe the can held gasoline rather than petroleum.
Spain launches into the European serial communication system establishing a giant aerodrome in Bilbao as the starting point for regular postal and passenger flights to Bayonne. The network will connect with other systems across the region.
The nationwide railroad strike faded in impact with most workers returning to duty. By April 15 officials reported virtual restoration of service in many regions including Buffalo Toledo and Philadelphia. Union leaders faced rearrest warrants as authorities asserted the strike violated federal mandates.
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