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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1907
Page
1
Photographs from the ship show passengers aboard The Admiral Farragut and Unite Ingesting after the quake. The images capture the immediate aftermath with travelers gathered on deck and inspecting damage.
The Interstate Commerce Commission submitted its first report on discriminations and monopolies in coal transport east of the Ohio River. It names railroads including Norfolk & Western and Pennsylvania and urges public disclosure of car distribution, fair mine-based equipment sharing, and ending private coal car use, with bans on railroad officers owning coal properties. It also notes legitimate stock in coal concerns but warns against improper holdings, citing the Pennsylvania line as the clearest offender. A separate note reports pearl slab imports facing a 25 percent duty under the Dingley tariff.
Paris reports show church eviction precipitating serious riot with 600 troops clashing with protesters led by Marquis D Anglade over seminaries in Van Ness. Injuries on both sides as crowd shouts Long Live the Prussians. Marquis de Cuverville seen injuring police commissary with an umbrella.
The negro race conference in Columbia opened Wednesday and closed today. Initiated by Rev. Richard Carroll, a state educator, the event featured addresses by Gov. D. C. Heyward, governor-elect M. F. Ansell, and the renowned Rev. Booker T. Washington amid extensive discussions.
A passenger aboard the steamer Admiral Farragut captured the Kingston fire as the harbor and much of the business district burned after the earthquake. Fire raged through the city while small blazes dotted the residence areas amid widespread destruction.
E E Longley, among half a hundred Americans in Kingston, became a noted savior after locating two women trapped in a hotel collapse. He climbed through wreckage, cleared beams, and freed Miss Turner and her mother, guiding them to safety as flames roared nearby. The scene followed repeated tremors and rising fires.
Special to The Evening Citizen Santa Fe New Mexico January 25 The House passed bill New 1 to shift DA appointment power from the governor to election by the people by a 17 to 7 vote. Ruppe opposed in a fireworks speech. Abbott defended. Floor noise, lobbyists cleared, adjourned to Monday with committee actions upcoming.
Berlin reports the decisive Reichstag election underway with heavy public interest and fears of a strained monarchy. Analysts cite rising prices, famine fears, and discontent with Weltpolitik as Berlin anticipates results and possible chancellorship changes. The Socialists are seen gaining ground while Catholic support wanes. Voting began at 4 PM with calm thus far and no disorder reported.
In Helfast on January 2, delegates overwhelming 835,000 votes against an amendment to the party constitution would have made it an avowed socialist organization. The labor conference this morning upheld the current non socialist stance.
Columbia University Athletic Association will hold its annual indoor meet at Madison Square Garden Saturday afternoon. Key events include the one mile intercollegiate indoor relay, two and four mile club events, the two mile relay for the national guard, and the two mile relay handicap for athletic clubs. The one mile Invitation race for the cup donated by the Hotel Martinique will also be run with prominent athletes expected.
Special to The Evening Citizen reports the president sent to the senate the names of postmasters in Colorado and Texas including H. T. Hani Georgetown and T. Miller Rusk. The piece notes additional homestead law actions allowing late settlement in several western states and a soldier’s declaratory statement.
From January delegates from states and territories west of the Missouri River filled the Denver sessions, with attendance swelling to over 1,000 as the Albany hotel hall proved too small. The congress moved to the First Baptist Church and invited meetings in Cheyenne Salt Lake and Los Angeles next year. President Ki C Aylesworth of Colorado Agricultural College presided. Speakers included W Farmer of the U S Weather at Cheyenne and Dr B M Tindel, president of Wyoming Agricultural College.
Jan 25 report states cattle losses exceed 1,000 at Calvary ranch with another thousand dead near Brooks Alberta. Antelope herds seen along P I fences while cattle perished across a large western area. Riverbank cattle subsisted a month and cattle owners gather herds. many ranches are in distress.
Dominion Iron and Steel plans a Canadian subsidiary from its Cape Breton coal holdings. The new company will issue bonds totaling about 90 million dollars, guaranteed by the Deminton Tron and Steel company. Revenue above bond interest will fund a sinking fund to redeem the bonds over time.
The murderer of Wittane Whitely is identified as Horace George Raymer. He appeared to have temporary jobs and is described as unemployed and staying in a cheap hotel. A doctor believes Raymer will recover from injuries. The motive remains a mystery.
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