Farewell Honors for Mr Sullivan by Alamogordo Rail Staff
A large group of railway employees and citizens gathered at the courthouse to honor Mr. D Sullivan General Superintendent. Capt Leahy delivered a heartfelt farewell. gifts included a sterling tea service diamond Elk charm and silverware. The employees’ address praised his fairness and supportive leadership and wished him good fortune in retirement.
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Court House
Sullivan
D. J. Leahy
Alamogordo
Alamogordo Endorses Sanatorium Site With Climate and Beauty
Judge Sherry letters Dr. T. J. Martin in 1905 praising Alamogordo for a sanatorium. It touts healthy climate, low winter extremes, rich soils, scenic railroad to Cloudcroft, and high recovery rates for pneumonia and tuberculosis. Col. Buzzacott letters accompany endorsement.
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T. J. Martin
Board of Trade
Alamogordo
Sacramento Mountains
Rock Island
Grand Park
New Mexico
Las Vegas
Roswell
Sacramento Mountain Railway
Cloudcroft
F. H. Buzzacott
U.S. A
National
Fraternal Sanatorium Committee
West
Alamogordo Board of Trade Appeals for Santa Fe Sanatorium
Byron Sherry, president of the Alamogordo Board of Trade, writes praising Alamogordo's suitability for the National Fraternal Sanatorium but notes a Las Vegas offer of a million dollars in property influenced the selection. He pledges local support to assist the project and encourages Warren Brothers Druggists to locate there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Las Vegas
Alamogordo
Byron Sherry
Alamo
Board of Trade
Land fraud case opens in Roswell with Tallmadge arrest
Benjamin H. Tallmadge of Chicago connected to the Tallmadge Southwestern Land Company is arrested in Roswell on charges of subornation of perjury. A U S official says thousands of acres in New Mexico's artesian belt were obtained via fraudulent desert entries and sold for 20 to 30 dollars per acre.
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Roswell
N. M
Oregon
Montana
Benjamin H. Tallmadge
Chicago
Co. L. Tallmadge
Southwestern Land Company
United States Land
Karl Snyder
Grosvenor Clarkson
Tallmadge
New Mexico
E. Dawson Resigns as Master Mechanic
Master Mechanic E. Dawson resigns effective July 1 after one year with the local shops. He previously worked for Baldwin and is expected to return there. Known as a skilled foreman and master mechanic with a long career since 1886, no successor has been named.
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America
E. Dawson
Mr. Dawson
Baldwin
United States
Dawson
Park Keeper Crippen Notified To Leave After July
Herbert Crippen the park keeper has received notice the park will operate without his attention after July 1. He has dedicated time to beautify the park in New Mexico. The town plans to continue upkeep if needed and keep the park alive by self effort.
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Herbert Crippen
Crippen
New Mexico
Fire clay prospect in La Luz canyon curious residents seek beds
An eastern concern asks locals about beds of fire clay near La Luz canyon. The letter invites anyone with knowledge to report findings and notes optimism about a possible fire clay deposit in the area.
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la Luz Canon
Town to Close Stores On Fourth Day By Agreement
By agreement the stores and business places of town are to close on the 4th next Tuesday.
New Superintendent Appointed for Phelps-Dodge Lines
The new superintendent is A. R. Oster, an experienced railroad man with years as train master on the S P and Huntington roads in California. He arrives from Huntington to oversee the Phelps Dodge lines with headquarters in El Paso. Oster has hired G. M. Lawrence as chief clerk, E. L. Clark as private secretary, and E. L. Ashley as stenographer to Lawrence.
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A. R. Oster
S. P
Huntington Roads
California
Phelps-Dodge Lines
el Paso
Sullivan
G. M. Lawrence
E. L. Clark
E. L. Ashley
Lawrence
Park Logs Donated by J E Bachtel For Local Curiosities
Mammoth logs donated for the park stock of curiosities by J E Bachtel were unloaded by D Sullivan. The large logs attracted prairie folk visitors and were noted as wonderful sights in the park this week.
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J. E. Bachtel
D. Sullivan
Mass Meeting in the Park Sunday for Union Service
A mass meeting in the park invites all to a union service Sunday at 3 pm with music and address by Rev. M Armstrong. Revival at the church continues with Rev. Armstrong preaching morning and evening on Sunday July 31 1899. Northeastern headquarters moved from El Paso to Alamogordo. Joe Brick comments on the move. L A Delmas of the Katy Bridge Building in Denison Texas visits with D Sullivan.
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M. Armstrong
Northeastern
el Paso
Alamogordo
Joe Brick
Khnown
L. A. Delmas
Bridge Building Department
The
Katy
Denison, Texas
D. Sullivan
A Guaranteed Cure For Piles
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case in 6 to 14 days. First application gives ease and rest. Send 50 cent stamps to Paris Medicine Co. for post paid delivery from St. Louis Mo.
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Paris Medicine Co
St. Louis
Simmons Black Wedding in Webster Groves
Frank Simmons and Ruth Black wed in St Louis at Presbyterian Church of Webster Groves on June 24. They reside in ALGORDO after the ceremony. Frank is with E P and N E engineers and the couple receives best wishes.
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Frank Simmons
Ruth Black
St. Louis
Presbyterian Church
Webster Grove
The Lynx, Grizzly’s Rival in Cal Mountain lore
The Los Angeles Times piece extols the California lynx as a fierce, elusive foe. It contrasts it with the grizzly, notes their range from foothills to plains, and describes hunting methods, nocturnal hunts, and dog-danger encounters in a frontier wildlife sketch.
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California
Europe
Canada
Canadian Pineries
Los Angeles Times
Oak Apples Not Fruits But Gall Infections On Oaks
Oak apples are actually galls caused by a tiny gallfly (cynips) that lays eggs in oak shoots. The insect irritates the tissue to form brown balls on twigs, while other gall types appear as tufts currants or oak spangles on leaves.
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London
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MR. Sullivan
Judge Sherry
DR. Martin
W. E. Warren
BRO
A. I
Mr. Crippen
Lynx
Wolfinger
Y Climate Holf
Colorado
Jas. H. Laurie
G. C. Scipio
yTislldt
Alan
Crysty
Old Kentucky
U. S
Express
Post Office
Texas
Charles Zeiger
EL Paso, Texas
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