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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1907
Page
1
Denver meets to discuss cattle trade policy with local merchants and court officials outlining next steps in commerce regulation. Proceedings review market conditions and inspection procedures affecting cattle shipments in Worth.
Freight rates for shipments west of the Missouri River and Chicago markets were debated in Denver at an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing led by Charles A. Prouty. Cattle leaders testified service worsened with long delays and car shortages causing tens of thousands of cattle and sheep to be left unsent in Texas New Mexico and Arizona. The session adjourned to Amarillo for continued testimony and moves to Fort Worth.
In Dallas on January 24 Joseph H. Cowan, famed for pursuing the Hartsfield estate in New York, retires to an adjoining room and is later found with a wound in the left breast. He seeks about 260 million dollars in a federal action alleging mail misuse related to his competitive land claim.
Norfolk Va January twenty four A report highlights the transport exhibits at the Jamestown exposition. Major locomotive makers and other motive power firms present ancient and modern transport modes side by side to show progress from grandfathers time to today.
A regional bulletin notes Josefita Montane's pension rise to 16 dollars monthly and reports on an agricultural bill trimming seed distribution while maintaining 235000 dollars for nonstandard seeds vines and plants. It lists postmasters at Copperton Valencia County and Show Low Arizona with related individuals.
Denver reports sixteenth states attend the trans Mississipp i Dry Farm convention led by Governor Jesse F. McDonald. Delegates discuss permanent educational interstate organization and scientific farming to reclaim semi arid lands and extend western agriculture. London store founder William Whitley is shot at his store.
Washington reports Shonts says there was no friction as Isthmian canal commission is reorganized with Stevens to become chief engineer and Shonts resigns as Panama Railroad president to lead the Interborough Metropolitan company. He arrives in Kansas City to speak at the Knife and Fork.
In Calcutta on January 24 a trial opened for sixteen natives including three women accused of murderously attacking Lieutenants Ramsay and White of the east Lancashire regiment and Connaught Rangers at Bond. The incident echoes the Danshawal affair in Egypt as officers attempted to move back villagers and native women while issuing warnings. Both officers were severely injured and their lives were at risk. The women claim they were not told of insults but were told they were prevented from entering a jungle path. Such attacks on English officers in India are described as rare amid long-standing harmony between English and natives.
Washington reports literacy differences among immigrant groups. German 96 percent, Irish 97 and English 99 percent can read and write upon arrival. southern Italians 66 percent, Poles 40, and Austro-Hungarian migrants show significant illiteracy. Last year totals: Austria-Hungary 275000, Italy 221000, Russia 144000. about 23 percent overall unable to read or write.
New York on January 24 a League of American Sportsmen meeting decided to create a club to establish a wild fowl preserve near Cape Hatteras and a quail preserve near Greensboro. Directors named include Gen James A Buchaway and Admiral Kebely. A committee reported on several properties in North Carolina and proposed purchase and lease plans.
The Senate adjourned today in Washington after news of Senator Alger's death. The House also recessed as pension debate continued, with the pension appropriation bill advancing in committee. Chief Justice Fitzgerald of Canada and Mrs. Pitagerald were guests at the White House for a dinner. The pension reform plan reduces agencies to one in Washington.
Washington D C January 24 United States Senator Russell A Alger of Michigan died suddenly at his home after a brief illness He had spoke with his wife before collapsing His career spanned Civil War service as a brigadier general to major political roles including governor and secretary of war Alger was born February 27 1856 in Ohio and built wealth in lumber railroads and mines His memory is marked by philanthropy to Detroit newsboys and a controversial public career toward McKinley’s era.
In London on January 24 the bishop unveiled the famed window in the Lady Chapel of St Bartholomew the Great. The Norman church, founded in 37, had its window hidden for 450 years by structures encroaching on consecrated ground. Sir Aston Webb led restoration revealing the edifice’s pristine beauty and linking it to founder Hehere who built the adjacent hospital.
Report from Santa Fe details the legislature’s focus on hiring extra employes with press notes denying discord in selections and stressing a sincere aim to secure competent help. Council and house sessions proceeded with harmony and routine work. bills to donate cemetery land were introduced and await committee action.
Trinidad reports 24 killed in the Primero coal mine disaster at dawn yesterday. Rescue workers, using two hour shifts, battled wreckage overnight with four bodies recovered and twelve more miners feared dead. The victims are described as foreign workers. had the blast happened in daytime, over 100 men could have been entombed.
Special report from Douglas Arizona details Arizona cowboy Bert Seely killing six Yaqui laborers during a clash on the Southern Paddle line near Mocteauma Sonora. He exchanged words with a gang of Indians, was attacked with shovels and picks, and after shooting five, fled. A seventh Indian challenged him and was shot, totaling six fatalities as Seely fled the scene.
Two thousand six hundred guests attend the Old Guard reception and dance at Madison Square Garden. A midnight grand military march with 200 musician band accompanies the event, drawing society figures from New York, Boston, New Haven, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Washington, including 100 West Point cadets and Annapolis midshipmen.
A rapid river rise was observed in the Mississippi River seventy five miles below this city. For three days the bend has been breaking with the river within a tenth of a foot of the district high record. The rise extends northward to New Orleans and beyond, suggesting bed changes may affect the estuary.
In Trenton New Jersey January the board of tech and game commissioners plans to purchase one thousand down quail to distribute widely. They seek more birds from Indian Territory due to laws against destruction of habitat and aim to address related bills in the legislature.
Fragmentary report notes various eel companies with no intention of price increases. Mentions ingots production and planned outputs, with unclear references to specific firms and dates.
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