Weekly shipment arrival line prompts attention
A new shipment arrives each week and offers value for readers to review. The line suggests consistency and potential benefits for customers who monitor the weekly stock.
16 May 1903
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Alamogordo News
Location
Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1903
Page
1
A new shipment arrives each week and offers value for readers to review. The line suggests consistency and potential benefits for customers who monitor the weekly stock.
One hundred Washington correspondents visited St Louis for the dedication ceremonies and warn of hotel and transport shortages that could strain crowds. They note Roosevelt and Cleveland on stage and discuss press relations and the post office probe.
Walter Wellman reports Morgan sees solid, long lasting American prosperity with no horizon clouds. London’s mood shifts to optimism as British buyers return to U.S. stocks, while Wall Street bears fade and the St. Paul decision tempers boom with a cautious pause.
The territorial land board meeting at Land Commissioner A. A. Keen's office in Albuquerque adopted a resolution requiring applicants to pay at least ten percent of the purchase price and wait over one regular meeting. Bids must be in writing, sealed, and opened at the next board meeting in Santa Fe Albuquerque Las Vegas or county newspapers, with certified checks equal to ten percent of the bid. Bids become cash sales to the highest bidder at the minimum legal price.
Semi official news reports Mexico will detach Zona Libre from existing states and attach it to the federal district. The Free Zone spanning sixty miles along the border will shrink to twenty miles and all state officers there will be abolished, with governance by mayors and district governors.
Last Sunday evening May 10 Rev Van Valkenburgh conducted the nuptial for William R Bowdain and Miss Mary Watson both of Alamogordo.
La Luz items report R. B. Everett and family leaving for Highrolls where he will lead the post office. R 8S Pettibone and family depart for Austin. A cowboys ball is planned at La Luz pavilion Saturday night. Fred Robertson has been ill for days. Alamogordo visitors picnicked at La Luz. C Myers adds two rooms to his home.
The Indiana Mining and Development company filed articles of incorporation in the territorial secretary’s office. Nine incorporators form the first board for three months. Principal office listed as Weshawaka Indiana with potential later office in Choloride New Mexico. Capital stock set at $500000 in 50000 shares of $1. Also described are aims to mine smelt and manage mining property, timber and water rights, and a private railway.
Acker resigns as wrecking foreman to become general foreman at Rock Island shops in Alamogordo New Mexico. Promotions and transfers abound with engineers and yardmasters moving positions along the E P N E system. The Santa Fe passenger depot at Raton begins, Dona Ana county trims debt, a Pecos river water gauge established at Santa Rosa, and a store fire at Wharton Co’s Hondo, with injuries and wage raises noted.
The Weather Bureau serves commerce and shipping with a global observation system unseen by most. Chief Willis Moore highlights widespread marine warnings, rapid dissemination to vessel masters, and the Galveston hurricane detection as proof of service value beyond daily rain forecasts.
Joe Goodlander of Myers Drug Company in St. Louis reports the tableau on the Alvarado grounds showing the statehood issue impressed President Roosevelt. The scene: forty five girls reorienting states, a pleading young girl draws a smile, then the president laughs aloud after peering through his glasses.
Bruce Jones faced a preliminary trial in Justice O Reilly s court for the killing of Ernest Lowell on the 7th. Col W H H Llewellyn prosecuted for the territory and Hon Jonh Franklin defended. Bond of 10000 posted by brothers Wm Jones C N Jones and R H Pierce.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.