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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1907
Page
1
Santa Fe March 13 The appropriation bill was reported to the council before adjournment and will likely pass the senate. The governor is expected to veto the bill, but a veto could be overridden in the house. The house remained in session with regular business and a new election law bill assigned as special order for Monday.
The assembly approved House Substitute for House Bill 142 by 18 ayes to 5 nays. The measure funds territorial institutions with bonds, adds a strict county jail inspection law, and creates scholarships, district attorney elections, and convict labor projects for road work. Minor changes limit duplicative printing costs and shift public printing contracts to publishers.
New York stock actions turned volatile as heavy blocks of stock hit the market. Union Pacific dropped nine points amid a trading day marked by indiscriminate selling. About 1.82 million shares changed hands by 2:20 pm.
New York March 13 In the formal opening of the Colony club at No 122 Madison avenue the club for women built by and for the New York City smart set unfolds. The club aims to include bread winners and strictly society figures, with a guest dining room open to men when escorted by members and occasional male presence on Thursdays.
Los Angeles dispatch reports fifteen injured or crushed when a Southern Pacific freight engine struck a street car at a crossing near Ascot park just after midnight. Two may die, with a river crossing and bridge washouts causing further trouble in other distant reports.
Heavy electrical and rain storms hammered the Ohio valley with widespread flooding. Cincinnati reports unprecedented rain flooding streets and halting traffic. Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and Lancaster Pa report rising waters and flooded districts as rescue crews evacuate residents from second stories. Market declines follow rapid credit tightening as stocks drop and liquidity tightens.
United States Judge Volock denied Kirkman’s habeas corpus petition claiming the two sentences for conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman were concurrent. Kirkman received eighteen months in federal prison at Fort Leavenworth.
Special to The Phoenix Ark reports the Arizona legislature moves to extend wet years by defeating key prohibition measures. Four council members support the plan, influenced by courtesy for the author, a Methodist minister in King roa.
New York March 13 James Clinch Smith White's brother in law was recalled as a witness in the Thaw trial brief cross examination of Delmas then Abraham Hummel testified Jerome questioned whether Evelyn Nesbit told Thaw of alleged abuse in Paris and a paper accusing White of drugging and ravishing her Delmas objected and a long legal argument followed Jerome asserted if Nesbit did not tell Thaw the story sanity would collapse He asked for a recess until tomorrow Justice Fitzgerald adjourned until tomorrow
Washington reports a special cabinet meeting discussing Secretary Taft's planned September visit to the Philippines to attend the opening of the first Philippine Assembly. The assembly of sixty one members mirrors the U S House, with elections July 30 and Taft's August departure.
Walter Gaynor a miner living in Globe faced a preliminary hearing in Judge Thomas court on a rape charge involving 13 year old Ma Weaver. He waived further exam and was bound over to the grand jury in 4000 bail, remaining jailed after failing to post.
The Rebably Codes committee opens today to baseball advocates and opponents. The session discusses the Mooney Riley bill amid strong attendance and a large opposing delegation across the state.
A nervous man visited a city chemist claiming his whiskey tasted off for a week. He feared his wife spiked it, asked for analysis. The test showed only water and coffee ingredients, he planned to try another brand.
Special to The Evening Civic reports a hasty wedding in San Margial as Glenn Potts of Uneily Drug Store marries Daly of Mecord Mine. The ceremony was led by Rev Hy diving at the church, with a telegram from the bride’s father insisting on travel to Chicago for new work. The tale hints at a dramatic family interference and a swift, uncertain future.
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