04 Jul 1907
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1907
Page
1
Ancient Order of Pie Eaters plans action against Governor Curry once he takes office. A strange coalition of weakened Democrats anti Republicans reformers stale beer bad whiskey and cheese Traford aims to be reorganized, promising to influence state politics.
In Santa Fe a group dubbed the Ancient Order of Pie Eaters emerges amid George Curry’s appointment as governor. They claim to control Curry’s acts, with members including Charley Easley and Muller, plotting influence through affidavits and alleged Hagerman ties. Telegrams paid from territory funds reportedly funded spontaneous outbursts, but records are incomplete.
Marie de Ruiz Sanvodol of Mexico says a letter from Isabel de Ruiz in Mexico City reports about sixty Mexican women of high degree have been imprisoned on a charge of inciting revolution. The women are confined in dirty cells at Belem prison and treated as felons, with politics not part of their charitable mutual improvement society.
The Belgians from Nautique de Grand defeated Leander by a length and a third in the second heat to reach the finals for the grand challenge cup. Christ Church Oxford defeated Thames Bowling Club to advance, with the finals set against the Belgian crew.
A mine shaft incident at the Ajax mine in Cripple Creek, Colorado, results in the death of an unidentified miner named Richardson. Authorities report the accident occurred this afternoon with no further details available.
Silver City July 4 A large fire roars through the Great Gila forest reserve in the Mogollon district burning over two thousand acres. Rangers aided by hundreds fight the blaze amid dense timber with water four miles away. Losses run to thousands as crews from Silver City join the effort. The fire began a week ago and may burn out before controlled.
Chicago reports an advance Fourth celebration last night resulted in one death from nervous shock when a giant firecracker exploded near a woman. Many injured and widespread property damage followed, despite police efforts to enforce sane Fourth rules. New Yorkers buy fireworks worth about four million dollars as celebrations intensify. Tammany Hall marked Garibaldi day with speeches by Henry Halney and James Branson. In Portland Mrs Mary Ramsey Wool, aged 120, was named mother queen of Oregon by General George H Williams, amid cheers from the crowd.
Santa Fe observes Independence Day with typical Fourth of July noise and a restrained prison celebration. Inmates spend the day in their cells while two baseball games are played inside the walls and a modest dinner of pork, applesauce, potatoes, tomatoes, coffee, and fruit is served.
Windsor Trust Company teller Runyan, accused of stealing 96.41 dollars from the bank vault, was believed by detectives to be aboard a vessel bound for the south. Investigators reported the incident occurred yesterday and labeled the suspect a defaulting employee.
Warrants issued for Anton io Maza Mexican consul Harry Shropshire J B Dowdle Sam Hayhurst and Lee Thompson on kidnapping Manuel Sarabia from Douglas jail and taking him to Old Mexico. Mass meeting denounced the act demanding Sarabia's return and extradition. Officials face possible removals amid political tensions. Miners convention adjourns in Denver after selecting next year’s meeting site.
Two people were killed and another seriously hurt as a cyclone struck Wisconsin. A single building survived the storm’s impact at Oakdale, underscoring the scale of damage and loss in the area.
Reports from eastern district describe a tornado that struck Oakdale killing Mr and Mrs John Dame and injuring Mrs William Butterfield. The storm leveled most buildings including the St Paul railroad station, damaged farms, and left many missing or seriously hurt. Millstone Warrens mills and other areas suffered extensive destruction with no warning and widespread desolation.
Delegates from Wyoming Utah New Mexico and Arizona attend the annual convention of fretter carriers in Colorado Springs Colo today.
Special trains of educators arrive en route to Los Angeles meeting as Albuquerque hosts teachers on the way to the national event.
A Santa Fe special and a second train carried nine Pullmans of teachers from Chicago to Albuquerque en route to the National Educational Association meeting in Los Angeles. Prominent educators toured the city, praising its modern cityscape and nearby mountains, and the group enjoyed hospitality from local teachers and the University of New Mexico.
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