Man Escapes Freezing Ten Be Scalded
A man escaped freezing conditions and narrowly avoided severe burns at an ice plant incident. No further details are provided about location or injuries.
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1907
Page
2
A man escaped freezing conditions and narrowly avoided severe burns at an ice plant incident. No further details are provided about location or injuries.
Denver reports a man sought warmth at Capitol Ice plant on Hlake Street. He slept by boilers, died when steam released. another receipt ties him to a Leaver & Co Grande conductor, implying a 75 mile ride from Colorado Springs. The man, about 55, had no identity.
A woman, convinced her husband was insane, sought medical advice and obtained a certificate declaring his wrath was affected. She then applied for his admission to the Itihatte asylum while secretly accepting her own order. The two applications were accepted and presented to the authorities simultaneously.
Governor Beckham pardons Wright Young of Whitley county after 27 months in prison for manslaughter. The pardon cites a trial judge’s oversight and belief he would not be convicted, with a plan for a new trial afterward that was not carried out.
Paris dispatch reports a Frenchman living in Paris whose wife showed signs of insanity. He watched her anxiously as a doctor was called. After several consultations the patient ignored medical advice and the couple reportedly faced confinement in an asylum.
A fragmented passage extols Pabst Brewery Milwaukke claiming its beer equals nine minutes of brew, touts healthful, wholesome qualities, and describes sealed fermentation, pasteurization, and meticulous production as key to a superior product.
Madison and St Clair county wardens receive a fast gunshot-proof river-boat with an eight-horsepower engine. The craft will patrol the Mixeduppl river from Alton to Carvodelet to enforce state game laws and defend western boundary rights, risking prosecutions and potential naval engagements as needed.
In St Joseph Missouri two union printer workers Winnie Halterman aged 20 and William McGinnes aged unknown fell from the six story Live Stock Exchange roof during a repair attempt. Both men died from the fall with Halterman dead on arrival and McGinnes dying twenty minutes later. Halterman resided at Fourteenth and Charle streets and McGinnes near Sixteenth Street and Buchanan Avenue.
The New York tax list shows Russell Sage's personal fortune at 50 million dollars, the largest single public assessment. Sage’s lifetime income is listed at 2 million, with Mrs Sage assessed for 5 million in her name. If these figures stand, she must pay the city treasury about 510 thousand dollars.
St Paul Minnesota reports record severe winter conditions with three to four feet of snow on the level and ten to fifteen feet in some areas. Officials say 1,200 to 1,590 workers keep lines open despite extreme cold and dangerous travel. In Birmingham Alabama a Masonic conference forms among Jefferson county lodges to educate members on secrets and workings with grand lecturers present.
At a meeting in York on Jun 17 representative Jews discussed a projected Jewish colony near Galveston to settle land for Jews to be brought from Europe and other countries. The plan has support from Rothschilds and Roglin, with promises of substantial funds. A consul from Seaw York noted local transport details. The item mentions Chamberlains Salve and a New Home Bakery as side notes.
A garbled dialogue sketches a covert scheme involving disguises, false identities, and chloroform as operatives discuss how to locate a fugitive. The text hints at a masked exchange with a chief, a counterfeit plot, and a staged alibi, all conveyed in a fractured, phonetic narration.
San Antonio Texas January reports debate on Brownsville shooting and a Texas battalion captain’s actions in the Brownsville affair. Capt McDonald, long in service, has faced many dangers including a Quanah battle, arrests across Texas, and recent ambush fire where four attackers were killed.
Notice from the Department of the Interior Land Office at Santa Fe announces Santiago Griego of Carpenter and Lucio Ortega of Chilil filing final year proofs for their homestead entries. Griego’s witnesses are Venceslado Griego Salomon Griego Dario Chaves and JR Carpenter. Ortega’s witnesses are Hiarela Estefano Ortexa Loren Sanchez and Edward Carter. Proofs set before H W S Otero and conducted in Albuquerque on February 6 and February 8, 1907.
Department of the Interior Land Office Santa Fe gives notice that Jesus Ortega of Chile N M has filed intent to make final five year proof for homestead entry No. 4 SW section 1 Township 12N Range E and that proof will be made before H W Otero in Albuquerque NM on February 1907. Assisting witnesses Francisco Garcia Batolana Ortega Loren Sanches and Edward Carter, all of Chile NM. Manuel Re Otero, Register.
A mixed list shows various sale offers including a Gow boast to be refreshed, two year old heifers, a driving buggy and harness, a west Mountain road premises, and a No 1 Charter fire engine. Also notices of a house sale at 724 South Second Street, a California property trade, and a business for sale.
The Evening Citizen plans a canvass to gather names for a new Albuquerque city directory. The prior edition was a poor sample, omitting prominent residents. The forthcoming book will feature illustrated write ups of railroad shops lumber mills churches university and schools plus ads and an Old Villa directory and local points of interest.
An ad notes that a person may not feel hungry or alert before attacks and that Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets can ward off symptoms when first noticed. The tablets are sold by all druggists and orders with New Home Bakery receive prompt delivery.
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