Man Shot by Alex Lewis Cleared as Accident
Coroner's jury finds the death of an unidentified man near Fletcher ranch was caused by a shotgun shot fired by farm hand Alex Lewis without criminal intent, the killing ruled accidental. Lewis testified he shot at the ground to scare the man who rushed him with rocks. victim died shortly after.
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Lewis
Alex Lewis
Fletcher Ranch
Fletcher
Bill
Mr. Fletcher
Sheritl Armijo
Armijo
Oneriff
Armijo Mils
Iicinity
Mr. Pletcher
John P. Pletcher
Ollock
Heyn
A. Borders
Gaumer
Mr. Gaumer
Muriel Lewis
Lewy
Mayfield
Colo
Texas
Fletchers Place
Roswell Oil Strike At 1200 Feet Sparks Town Interest
A Roswell dispatch dated June 10 reports excitement over an oil test at Roswell Oil Co. with some saying oil was struck at 1200 feet. It ran to a small basin, yielding four to five barrels. Mr A Canfield expects further striking within 27 feet. A firm offered 1400 for a claim after news spread. Reeves Shriners prepare for visitors on June 14.
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Roswell Dispatch
Denver
Roswell Oil Company
A. Canfield
Reeves Shriners
Offhem
Fourth of July Attractions at Traction Park
A.W. Bruner announces July 4 sensational acts from Dr Carver including expert shooting with firearms, diving horses, a flying automobile, and a death defying act. Traction Park hosts July 4 events with Casino managers scheduling four days of attractions plus a mammoth play production and bicycle races.
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A.W. Bruner
Dr. Carver
Gift
Traction Park
Mowers
Berger
Grose
Dace
Narrow Escape From Death At Jemez Springs Hotel
H B Steward recounts a near miss at Jemez Hot Springs where a Mallette boy and two others played near a storage area holding fifty pounds of dynamite and caps. A cap bit by a boy showed tooth marks, a single bite away from explosion. three boys avoided catastrophe while a doctor treated facial and hand injuries.
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H. B. Steward
Thom
Jeméex Moutains
A. L. McKee
J. W. Mallete
Albuquerque
Mallette
Jemez
Roosevelt music teacher weds in Roosevelt family circle
Miss Cornelia Dyas a New York music teacher and relative of the Roosevelts married William Monroe White of Philadelphia at her sister’s New York home. The ceremony was performed by Rt. Rev. Dr Zoliffe with a floral parlor decor. A luncheon followed for about thirty guests before a westward wedding tour. The couple will reside in Philadelphia and messages from President Roosevelt and family were sent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wool Growers Defiant Over Low Wool Prices
Richard Heller of Cabezon rejects buyers offer of fifteen to eighteen cents per pound for twenty-tw o wagon loads of spring wool. He says he will hold the wool as the market trends downward and growers fear storing much for future sale. Heller’s caravan drew a crowd and filled the vacant lot near Field Avenue and Fifth Street with a busy scene.
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Richard Heller
Cabezon
The Reporter’s Mistake At Court House Yesterday
A damaged OCR shows a citizen alleging Deputy Sheriff Montoya assaulted and accused by a deputy during a court visit. The text references a district court matter, an attack near the courthouse, and claims of political interference by law officers and deputies in an election context.
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Iidge
District Court
Montoya
Doughty
Law
Bslavio Vigil
Citisen
Yostentag
Sherif J
Montoxa
Court House
Treacock
O'Eviek
Sounty
Jailera
Polle
New Invention Installed at Postal Office
The phantoplex, installed at the Postal Telegraph & Cable Company’s facility, is the invention of Francis W. Jones of New York. It enables additional superimposed transmission of signals on a line already in use, without interference, via a simple transformer connected to the brushes of a 175 cycle generator and the telegraph wire. It can operate through grounded wires, potentially allowing uninterrupted service between distant points like Albuquerque and Denver.
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Postal Telegraph & Cable Company
Francis W. Jones
New York
E. C. Bradley
Postal
Albuquerque
Denver
Poisoning Cattle Spark Quay County Scare
Quay County cattlemen report many cattle poisoned by salt bait, blamed on rustlers. Will C. Barnes of the Territorial Cattle Sanitary board notes ongoing investigation. Police are seeking the poisoners and will mete out severe punishment if captured.
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Quay County
Will C. Barnes
Territorial Cattle Sanitary Board
Endee
Hones
White Plague Hits Albuquerque Trees and Air
A local protest describes a “white plague” from cottonwood trees filling Albuquerque air, causing discomfort and health concerns. Citizens urge city council to remove female cottonwood trees and ban planting, seeking fines for violations and relief from this pervasive nuisance.
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Toon
Albuquerque
Halling Point
Elty
Santa Fe considers new rail line into Gila country
Santa Fe locating engineer F M Jones says a 30 mile radical line may be built from Silver City to develop 1300 acres of clay bearing land with aluminum potential owned by New York interests. Jones travels with daughters Amelia and Ruby Jones en route to Las Vegas after visiting Mrs H B Byers of Belew. Local police court notes report 5 days for Clayton Winning on vagrancy and 30 days for Louis Brown after a breach of the peace incident tied to alleged cosmetic overreach.
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Grant County
F. M. Jones
Santa Fe
Chicago
Gila
Louis Brown
Brown
Third Street
Eve
Garden of Eden
Heraulby
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Joe
Border
Las Vegas
Herger Grose Stock Company
Casim
Park and Casino
Cain
Albuquerqueam
Roswell
DR. Carver's
Roosevelt
Albuquerquean
Roosevelt Children
William Monroe White
Council For Relief
Home Library
Roll
Fiat
Iion
Albert Faber
Railroad Ave
Albuquerque, N. M
Peeeeees
A. Simpier
S. Second Street
Postoffice
Williams
The
Williams Drug Co
West Railroad Avenue
Chamberlain
Clitton Winning
Crawford
Southwestern Electric and Construction Company
Josh Hardware Company
Jemez Hot Springs
City
W.t. Trimble & Co
Block
Proplemez Hot Springs
New Mexico
Agen Lod
the Club
South Second Street
A. J. Richards
Colorado Telephone Co
St. Elmo
Joseph Barnett
Prop
Railroad Avenue
eLua
Eoeo
Imperial Laundry Co
Evening Citizen
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