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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1906
Page
1
The French armored cruiser Admiral Aube arrived at Thondhjem Norway with the special embassy for King Haakon's coronation. After anchoring she fired a salute as she dressed ship. Embassy members landed at 11 o'clock. Major William W. Gibson arrived to attend the coronation. Throngs fill the streets around the palace and cathedral.
Santa Fe agent W W Cook Jr returns from Kansas City and Chicago with attractions for the twenty sixth territorial fair. He reports Reckless Harry Russell, a one legged cyclist, as a standout act with a 45 degree incline plunge and a 40 foot leap into water, netted safely from a three foot deep pool. Cook shifts focus to the fair’s baseball tournament of which he is superintendent.
Company G National Guard plans a Saturday practice hike in heavy marching order to a point five miles east of town. They will stack arms, pitch tents, and camp overnight with provender wagon, returning Sunday for target practice, drills, and alarms as townsfolk prepare to visit the site. Fletcher D. Proctor nominated for Vermont governor by acclimation at the Republican convention in Montpelier on June 20.
Report from Grodno describes a brutal massacre in Bialystok with Jewish casualties and Christian victims amid rioting. Troops restored order after days of violence. Evidence points to mob violence, with claims of feared high authority involvement, yet no conclusive proof.
Washington notes Hob?e of Colorado passes bill uniting Mesa Verde lands in Colorado and New Mexico into a national park. The report mentions boundaries and claypreserving details amid broader Senate and House appropriation discussions including meat inspection costs and canal plans.
Milwaukee delegates and several hundred nonmember millers attend the Miller's National Federation meeting at the Pabst theatre. The event features extensive entertainment and banquets planned by the focal millers. The convention will last three days.
The Master Steam Fitters Association opened its annual convention at the St. Charles Hotel in Atlantic City with about 250 delegates from every state. The four day gathering will focus on business matters while extensive preparations await the attendees and events are planned for entertainment.
Washington reports on the interstate commerce commission hearing involving Western Maryland Chesapeake and Ohio and Buffalo and Susquehanna railroads. General Manager Robertson denied ownership in coal stocks and emphasized management policy toward independent mine operators. A separate navy armor plate inquiry prompts governors to seek up to date information from Pittsburgh Bethlehem firms. Maine Democrats convene to nominate a governor candidate while a currency comptroller suit updates the public on Sudonalanke condition.
Monte Ne Arkansas June 20 One of the most important cotton industry meetings in the south opens here today with over two thousand delegates from twelve states. Governors mayors brokers bankers planters and manufacturers attend. A fund to aid invention in harvesting cotton and discussions on the boll weevil feature the program. The grand banquet will feature speakers Michael Thomas of Dallas and Col Zeveley of Indian Territory.
The president sent a message to Congress announcing signature on the statehood bill. Senate and House moves plan wide distribution of copies. Arizona pen stories are denied, noting two pens used, one quill from an Oklahoma eagle and a gold pen for the Roosevelt name. Delegate Andrews meets with the president on the New Mexico land lease bill as a pension is granted to W J Sheehan of Fort Bayard.
Carl Jungbluth and Howard B Young head individuals named in indictments for not quality of conspiracy and unlawful restraint of trade. The two firms are subsidiaries of American Tobacco. Grand jury charged they sought to control the Heorlee paste supply used in plug tobacco production. Georgia Federation of Labor opens its eighth annual convention in Augusta with delegates, events, and tours planned. St Louis Wool Market shows wool prices steady with Modene 26 Wool unchanged.
Captain N Horner long prominent in Albuquerque, once a railroad worker, suffered a paralysis attack on the Highlands while riding Arno Mirwet. He is reported in a precarious condition. a longtime citizen with many local connections and property, friends hope for a swift recovery.
Manila reports a 300 strong Pulajanes faction led by Cacaario Pastor attacked Burauen in Leyte. Five policemen were killed, five wounded, rest captured with the lieutenant in command, and their tribunals ransacked with municipal records burned. A constabulary detachment pursued the attackers.
A sequence of earthquakes struck north Luzon yesterday and today, with strong shocks felt across Babuyanes and Catanes and even Formosa. No damage reported. Also, the US dry Dewey bound for the Philippines was sighted in the Straits of Malacca and reported all well. In New York, two workers died and six injured in a Penn Tunnel accident amid pressure-formed mud and air flows. The Fourteenth annual New York Grand Army encampment opened in Saratoga Springs, with large attendance and meetings planned. Chicago live stock totals show cattle and sheep markets steady to lower.
Albuquerque board of health demands immediate cleaning of all property under their control or owned. Remove filth foul water trash and debris, cut weeds, and haul away junk or face city court action under local ordinances. Special Officer Maing will warn owners.
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