1920 was certainly off to a "roaring" start.
The news on January 3 was all about the Palmer raids of January 2, which came one day after the first Palmer raids on January 1. A huge sweep of the nation had rounded up a lot of "Reds", which in this context were simply radicals of all stripes. Indeed, in Russia, where the civil war was raging, the Reds of the Communist Party had proven to be bad news for the socialist left, even the radical socialist left, as well as for anarchists. In the US, however, they were all being rounded up together.
Radicals were even reported lurking in Denver stores.
The Press, which was generally Progressive, didn't shed any tears for the radical right. Now the Palmer Raids are regarded as an embarrassment, but the time, not so much. . . at least for awhile.
Mexico was showing up again on the front page and had been for some time, we'd note. Fighting was still ongoing and an election was scheduled. In the midst of it, Carranza had decided to try to reorganize the Mexican Federal army.
Radicals in store or no, the National Western Stock Show, a big even that's still held annually in Denver, was about to get rolling.
In Washington D. C., famous figures of the recent war continued to visit.
Admiral Jellicoe with Admiral Niblack on the latter's arrival at the Union Station, Washington D.C., January 3, 1920
