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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1906
Page
4
The Albuquerque election showed modest interest as the Taxpayers ticket opposed the city water works plan and, without a slush fund, defeated the set of water works proponents. The Citizens Paper urged voters to reject party control and warned fusion tickets may fade in the future.
The piece argues that Albuquerque voters rejected a private water plant purchase for 200000 as grafting and not municipal ownership. It contends many support municipal ownership but opposed the high price and faulty deal, noting a newer plant could be bought for about 190000.
In a sharp civic broadside, The Citizen proclaims Kalamein Kalliope’s downfall. It blasts the water works plot, claims the city’s sellout failed, and praises the people for a decisive rejection of wrongdoing. The piece ends with a call to retire.
The New York Herald reports bankers fret over rising speculation in copper and oil markets. The piece argues legitimate bankers should focus on sound local business, not market manipulations, while noting widespread public voting outcomes and a city hall campaign amid a waterworks issue.
Report of a local election showing mayor, treasurer, clerk, alderman, and school trustee results. Includes vote totals, majorities, and positions on Water Works and City Building bonds. Names cited include McKee, Rogers, Owen, Beaven, Vann, Oleson, Marron, Passmore, and others.
Totals from all wards show McKee leading mayor with 256 vote margin over Chamberlin and Ryck Socialist. Treasurer Rogers leads with 123 plurality over Boutright. clerk Lee leads with 87 plurality over Owen. bonds for water works fail 446 to 65. City building bonds fail 18 to 876. Overall total votes and majorities listed.
Bulletin No 13 from New Mexico College of Agriculture outlines growing interest in dry farming and the Campbell System. It urges farmers to study the method, form water reservoirs by deep plowing, and use subsurface peeling to improve percolation and conserve moisture. Readers are advised to consult experiment stations and read agricultural literature to avoid failure and spur regional development.
A second survivor from the Courieres mine blast on March 10 was rescued after twenty five days entombed. August Berton described his ordeal, finding a dead horse and food from fallen comrades, and nearly attempted suicide before engineers arrived. The crowd blamed officials, troops and gendarmes kept order as rumors spread that others were alive.
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