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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1906
Page
6
A Hochum woman tried a prank by sending a nephew a chocolate tablet marked with a declared value of $25 000. The high declared value drew postal scrutiny, extra delivery charges, and a double fee on return. She paid nearly seven dollars and vowed not to repeat the stunt.
Miss Mary Hall completes a nine month journey from Cape to Cairo across Africa. She started at Chinde in June last year and traveled with a guard of thirty men. She crossed uncharted districts without white companions for weeks, camped nightly, and faced lions and hippopotami. Only German soldiers caused a minor conflict near German Southwest Africa.
Washington April 28 elaborate Grant day banquet marks Grant's birthday. Sen P C Knox presided, Attorney General Moody spoke, James Watson Indiana delivered life and work of Grant. Other speakers included J Hampton Moore, J R Wiggin, H W Kelley, B A Sissons, J W Carson, and Scranton mayor A T Connell. Americus Club dates back to 1884 with 1450 members.
Day afternoon events include a meeting for men at the Town Hall a meeting for women at the Baptist church and a meeting for boys at the Old South church Sunday evening the convention will close with a Harlow Memorial.
Munich reports reveal lax prize conferrals with Ludwig's medal awarded to Basil the theatrical manager, later found to have received the same honor years earlier. Fraulein Augusta Lyneker, slated for the Crane of Merit for hospital service in the Franco Prussian war, had been dead for 28 years. Atlantic City hosts the New Jersey Bankers convention with Taft and other prominent figures speaking.
The annual benefit for the Actors Fund will be held this afternoon at the Auditorium in Chicago. Featured performers include ER H Sothern and Miss Julia Marlowe from the Illinois theater, Robert Lorraine and company in Man and Superman from Powers' theater, Mrs. Madge Carr Cooke and company in Mrs Wigee of the Cabbage Patch, and other top acts from vaudeville houses.
A large crowd of art lovers and theater figures attended the auction sale of Joseph Jeffersons picture collection at Mendelssohn Hall after a one week display at the American Art Galleries. Jefferson selected many pieces over years, making the collection rich in individual interest beyond artistic value.
A fragmented sports column lists American League and National League batters and battery pairings by city and team, including Detroit Cleveland Washington New York Philadelphia St Louis and Boston Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburgh Brooklyn and others. It also mentions a local incident where a man named Mr. Win, Thos. Lanorgan, a Chapleau constable, left for Ontario after catching a cold, and advertises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a cure for coughs and colds.
A varied column discusses home remedies using peroxide hydrogen and simple mixtures as cheaper substitutes for proprietary cures. It covers brain disorders caused by worry, splenic and liver issues, spinal and nerve concerns, and feverish conditions. Includes critique of overuse of appendicitis operations and a legal notice about stock sale in a New Mexico case.
The New Mexico Medical Association will meet in Albuquerque on May 2 and 3 in the Commercial club rooms with Dr. P. G. Cornish presiding. Delegates from across the territory will attend, with a full program of scientific papers and an annual banquet at the Alvarado hotel. Notable attendees include Thomas B. Hart, S. M. Lane, R. B. Meliride, H. M. Smith, W. R. Tipton, and others from Albuquerque and other cities.
Notice is hereby given that Jesus Garcia y Lopez of Carpenter New Mexico has filed to make final proof for the south half of the south west quarter section 12 township 1 north range 5 east before the United States Court Commissioner at Homeroque New Mexico on June 15. Witnesses Jaramilla Petro Garcia Olguin and Thario Gutierrez. Manuel R. Otero Register.
Reports from Alamogordo recount a burglary at F C Roland’s home on April 1, netting over $140 in cash and about $200 in checks. Other incidents mention T Kinn losing $60 from a pool-room nail and B Prather missing $70 after a bank deposit, with no clues in sight. A testimonial from Chattanooga praises Champlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets.
A large ranch west of Deming changed hands with Howlett & Henderson selling to Mrs. C Carpenter, her daughter Mrs. John Burnside, and Luther Foster. The deal, one of the area’s largest in years, involves several hundred head of cattle. The price was not disclosed, but described as several thousand dollars.
A fragmented schedule lists train times and stops including Embudo where good meals are served. Other towns such as Taos Espanola and Antonito appear in the sequence with various arrival and departure times.
Eastbound and westbound Atlantic Chicago and Mexico trains listed with arrivals and departures. No. 10 fast mail and No. 99 local freight details. notes include direct routes to Los Angeles and San Francisco and all trains daily. Agent T. E. Purdy signs the notice.
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