27 Sep 1900
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Newspaper
Alamogordo News
Location
Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1900
Page
1
A regional report notes sufficient soil moisture across the plains enabling ongoing crop growth. Weather patterns show persistent rain in several counties supporting corn and wheat fields. Farmers express cautious optimism about yield prospects.
J C Dunn asserts Otero county offers profitable farming on the plains if plowed ground is kept well broken. He reports crops thriving, barley sowed in July, potato vines three feet high, and new California settlers moving to the area to farm cereals and vegetables despite early warnings.
The Santa Fe railroad plans a new alignment across New Mexico that shortens the Las Vegas to Santa Fe segment by about 35 miles and avoids difficult canyons. The change would bypass Springer and Wagon Mound, connect near Fort Union, pass north of the Tur key mountains, and bring New Mexico closer to Santa Fe andLos Angeles. The shift promises lower operating costs, uninterrupted service through floods, and faster California trains, benefiting territory towns and the state capital.
A major change follows the end of the existing sensation project with plans announced to replace it with newer structures. Officials describe the shift as a substantial upgrade signaling economic and cultural renewal for the community.
The speaker argues against a Filipino republic under Aguinaldo, calling it a despotism, and asserts the Philippines require US protection. He warns abandonment would lead to civil war and chaos, and touts liberty under American rule. The piece ends with an ad for Mrs. Stannard's hats and R. H. Pierce & Co. supplies in Otero county.
Ground broken for a 44 by 88 foot two story building with basement to house a box factory on the lower floor and a planing mill on the upper level. E. T. Johnson of Chama directs construction as the plant triples output and adds new machinery before November 1.
Work to build a new box plant in Alamogordo started with excavation operations on Wednesday this week. The project signals industrial growth for the town and involves local contractors and municipal oversight.
For two weeks from date the News offers discounts on commercial stationery priced at five dollar lots. 500 XX Envelopes 1.50, 500 Letter Heads 1.50, 500 Bill Heads 1.00, 500 Statements 1.00, plus further reductions on large orders. Good stock, union printers, quick work. Stock up on job work now as summer stock is cleared for winter goods.
Advertises latest music titles Health Wealth and Happiness Side by Side and Ma Rainbow Coon with popular prices. Rhomberg's music store invites references and requests calls at the news office.
Catarina Harper was found dead with a 38 caliber bullet wound in her home on Virginia Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets. Witnesses reported a man fleeing the scene between 3 and 4 pm. suspect Secundino Stogdon was arrested near Tularosa, bound over to the grand jury after a preliminary hearing.
Practical watchmaker and jeweler guarantees first class work. El Paso Steam Laundry advertised as best. Jor Brick as agent. Pain Balm by Chamberlain heals cuts bruises burns and similar injuries quickly and reduces scarring. Also claims to cure rheumatism sprains swellings and lameness. Sold by W E Warren & Co.
National Bank Notes outstanding deposits are listed, detailing capital structures and undivided profits in a historical financial record. The entry records assets and liabilities alignment with retroactive monetary notes.
A detailed profile of James Addison Reavis known as Prince Reavis. It covers his long, elaborate schemes to forge titles to 13,400,000 acres in Arizona and New Mexico, the forged Spanish documents and forged ancestry, his arrest in 1895, conviction and prison sentence, and his eventual release. The piece notes his frail condition and unlikely return to court.
Dr. Joseph Mullen of Houston toured Capitan via Cloudcroft Mescalero agency Ruidoso and Fort Stanton to assess climate altitude for sanitarium use for consumption. He asserts the region is ideal with plans for state built sanitariums and hospital homes attracting private capital and benefiting Capitan's growth prospects.
McGarry and Reiss have fitted up an excellent tailoring establishment next to the First National Bank on Tenth street. They offer artistic work with a fine assortment of spring and summer samples and prices as low as the largest city tailoring houses.
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