Statehood Bill Details for Oklahoma and Territories
Washington details the Hamilton joint statehood bill dividing sections between Oklahoma Indian Territory and New Mexico Arizona. It calls for elec tions to choose 110 delegates to draft a constitution, with final ratification by voters. The plan includes land grants, school funds, two senators, two house seats, and two new federal courts.
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Washington
Congress
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
New Mexico
Arizona
Santa Fe
United States
National Treasury
House of Represent
Internal Revenue District
El Paso County to Hold Special Election Feb 2 1906
El Paso County Texas announces a special election to fill the vacancy created by A L Sharpe resigning as collector of customs. Sharpe, a Republican, was one of two Republicans in the Texas legislature. The El Paso Times notes Republicans may refrain from running unless Democrats field a capable candidate.
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A. L. Sharpe
el Paso
Pat Garrett
Texas
Sharpe
el Paso Times
el Paso County
Teachers' Examination Notes and Certification Rules
A notice states a teachers certificates examination will be held on the last Saturday in January in Alamogordo. Only third grade certificates can be granted under the law. Territorial Supt Hadley confirms the rule, saying the board will not rule beyond the current statute.
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A. J. Smith
Smith
Hadley
Territorial
Santa Fe
N. M
Alamogordo
Local Notices and Transit Anecdotes From a Bygone Issue
A mix of local advertising policy changes from Alamogordo News dated January 6 and a traveler tale recounting packed bundles in a train smoker car. The items reflect editorial pricing rules for events and obituaries and a passenger dispute over misplaced bundles and passenger ownership.
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Alamogordo
Maryland Railroad Hog Stirs Uproar at Convention
Paul Morton quotes a Marylander who boarded a crowded train with two armloads of bundles and refused to move, forcing conductors to intervene. The episode is used to illustrate the term railroad hog and criticizes selfish passenger behavior.
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Paul Morton
Maryland
Color in Fruit and Soil Fertilization
The article urges growers to improve fruit color by using chemical fertilizers, noting that knowledge of fertilizers helps produce better colored fruit. It highlights phosphoric acid and potash as key agents and mentions potash variations from wood ashes as especially valuable for coloring.
Not High Financiers and the Literary Man
George Ade recalls a compliment and a humorous hotel story from early in his career. He notes how a landlord welcomed literary men who pay in advance, highlighting the irony between modest beginnings and expected status.
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George Ade
Chicago
Ade
Streets Around the World Named by Guinness Juxtapositions
The text lists world streets with superlatives: highest Main Street Denver richest Fift Avenue New York widest Market Street Philadelphia shortest Rue Ble Paris twenty feet long dirtiest Tehangis Nanking cleanest Via Castile Seville most beautiful Avenue des Champs Elysées Paris narrowest Via Sol Havana forty two inches ugliest Broadway noted by artists and architects for its skyscrapers.
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Main Street
Denver
Fift Avenue
New York
Market Street
Philadelphia
Paris
Nanking
Castile
Seville
Avenue Des Champs Elysées
Via Sol
Havana
Broadway
Pandolfo Granted 50 Year Water Franchise in Tucumcari
County commissioners grant Pandolfo a 50 year water works plant franchise in Tucumcari New Mexico. He plans to start soon on the system and is noted active in the insurance business on Paseo Street.
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Tucumcari
N. MM
Pandolfo
BE Paseo
Dreaming Poets And The Lost Verse Of Kubla Khan
A London Globe review surveys dream born works by poets from Mickle to Tennyson and Coleridge. It notes memory loss of sleeping inspiration and the famous Porlock interruption that left Kubla Khan a fragment. It discusses how sleep composing yields varied recall and value.
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Coleridge
Tennyson
Southey
Daniel
Khan Kublai
Porlock
London Globe
Bride seeks eggs and hens eyes in witty market banter
A bride peruses the market list for a dozen eggs and considers hens eyes as a possible option, recalling her mother’s phrasing. The clerk asks about case eyes, prompting the bride to ponder the unusual term with a gentle smile.
He who has health has hope, and he who has everything.
A brief quotation attributed to Arsblaa roy bas 3 stating that health grants hope while having everything is not guaranteed.
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Arsblaa Roy Bas
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