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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1906
Page
1
A Buenos Aires dispatch reports Valparaiso earthquake devastation with 11,000 deaths and widespread destruction. Fire, dynamite use, and ruined hotels follow the quake as Chile and Argentina brace for relief efforts and looming famine concerns.
John B. Roper a jailed killer with many aliases killed two inmates Trawick and Crowder in the county jail at Ruckin Texas on August 15 then hanged himself last night with a blanket strap He admitted involvement with a wagon gang bank robbers at Longview Texas in 1892 Sheriff Watts has proof he is the Arkansas murder suspect of Sheriff Boyd 1892 with a $1 000 reward offered He boasted of other crimes across Texas Louisiana and Arkansas
President calls on Republicans to maintain control of Congress to carry out his agenda. The statement emphasizes continued political leadership and policy momentum across the legislative branch.
New York report summarizes President Roosevelt's letter to Congressman James B. Watson. He endorses the current leadership and the ongoing legislative program, urging stability to advance reforms while opposing broad leadership upheaval. The letter cites tariff policy and antitrust aims amid a national debate on corporate wealth and monopolies. Anarchist suspect Cirillo Frances arrested in Marseilles linked to assassination plot. police found notable bomb accessories in lodging. Copper and steel markets noted with prices in St Louis and Pittsburgh reports.
The Manchuria of Pacific Steamship is stranded on a reef at Tabbit Inland after a bow strike in a heavy storm around 4:30 AM. Local agents and an inter-island steamer have gone to the scene. No loss of life reported, but damage may be serious. floating possible at high tide tomorrow morning.
New York August 22 reports hundreds of victims in a wave of violence by breothyn rapid vans Co thugs enforcing a fare. Thomas Rice was beaten, dragged from a car, and left unconscious for hours as guards attacked him before police intervened.
Special correspondence from Washington reports the new federal naturalization law, effective September 27, centralizing the process under a Department of Naturalization within commerce and labor. The article walks through a typical case of Jos Spagetti, detailing five years residence, two year wait, witness requirements, court fees, and a final certificate issued by a Washington bureau, with safeguards and possible legal challenges if witnesses or applicant are flagged as unsuitable.
Indigestion and illness keep John D. Rockefeller confined to his Forest Hill home as a large crowd gathers at Euclid Avenue Baptist for a sermon defending him from newspaper attacks. A Brooklyn preacher, Cortland Myers, leads the service and discusses public criticism of Rockefeller.
Gibraltar Aug 20 William J Bryan and his party boarded the North Lloyd line steamer Princess Irene at 1 20 today. The steamer sailed at 2 p m Peoria Aug 20 Judge Owen P Thompson of Jacksonville says Bryan desires no instructed delegates from Illinois in the West democratic national convention. He added he had received such a message from Bryan.
New York reports a Havana dispatch saying after yesterday’s arrests of prominent figures tied to a conspiracy to assassinate President Palma and topple the government, Speaker Frye consulted Palma and the House was summoned to address the uprising. The note cites gangs, a suspicious schooner off Pino Del Rio, and a mail steamer seizure, while officials stay silent.
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