New Mexico Eastern connects Vaughn to Texico rail line
In a letter to The Evening Citizen dated April 1907 the New Mexico Eastern announces completion of the rail connection between Vaughn and Texico, tying the line from Belen to Texico. The Carnero shovel cut finishes April 19, with western division work to wrap by June 1, weather favorable and record progress. Mr Sharp of C H Sharp Construction oversaw the final driving and returns to Kansas City that night.
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Chare Vorkes
Evening Citizen
Epril
N. M
Aye Lite
Vaughn
Texico
New Mexico
Belen
Texlow
Carnero
Hio Puerco
Jone
Sharp
C. Hi. Sharp Construction Company
Kansasity
Eprie
Sunnyside
Oxleo
Yatruction Company
Gabe Adams to be tried for murder
Special to The Evening Cuisen Faton reports Warren Middleton father of the victim shot by Cabe Adams in October 1908 is in town for the trial. Eva Middleton, widow, may appear with their infant son Warren. Bud Lee will not be subpoenaed. Kiva Middleton’s past divorce case reappears with questions about witness reliability. Thomas Middleton, the dead man’s father, provides a poignant account and remains hopeful for a conviction.
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Thomas
W. Middleton
Warren Middleton
Cookaven
Cabe Adams
Eva Middleton
Hutsen
Tucumcuri
Kiva Middleton
Cube Adams
Santille
Thomas Middleton
Adams
Mr. Middleton
Fifty Years A Convict Loves Flowers
Detroit correspondent describes John M. Warren inmate at Wethersfield prison who will mark fifty years behind bars this December. Once a killer who was spared the death sentence, Warren tends the prison garden, studies botany, and hopes for a pardon or release. He remains hopeful as he spends days in the yard among flowers, planning a future as a gardener after freedom.
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W. H. Brizes
Detroit
Mich
John M. Warren
Wethersfield
Here
United States
Evening Citizen
Warren
John Warren
Hie Jong
Neversick
Hell
Fames
State Board of
Rdone
Novel he wrote helped secure life term in 1897 murder case
Hartford March 25. John Higgins, jailed for life in Jackson prison for the 1897 murder of Lafayette Ladd in Adrian, petitions a pardon. He argues the conviction rested on a misread story he authored titled A Life for a Life, used by the prosecution as a confession. The tale traces a boy’s slide into crime ending in murder mirroring the Todd killing.
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Pecal
Hartford
Conn
John Higgins
Jackson
Lafayette Ladd
Adrian
Todd
Murderer Higgins Pleads Innocence Amid Escape Attempt
The article recounts Higgins claiming he killed to save a girl from a river and denies the broader charges. It notes a 1896 manuscript predating the murder, his Toledo arrest, circumstantial conviction, and a plan to marry Mia if released. A divorced Albion woman, Lace Bucklyn, is cited as an associate in his release efforts.
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Higgins
Toledo
Mia
Iace Bucklyn
Albion
Deepening mystery in Marvin kidnaping rivals famous cases
A Dover Dal March 25 dispatch reports Horace Marvin’s disappearance growing more perplexing as detectives and police from major cities fail to locate the boy or form a decisive lead. The piece links the case to Charley Ross and Omahas Cudahy tales, noting fear that kidnappers may have murdered the child. authorities pursue the child first, then the thief if possible.
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Marvin
Charley Ross
Boy
Tueves
Dover
Dal
Horace Marvin
United States
Pinkton Detective Agency
Charley Brewster Ross
Marvin Boy
Christian Rose
Washington Lane
Germantown
Ross
Philadelphian
Charley
Charley Hoss
Bayside
Brooklyn
Wm. Mosher
Jas Douglas
Douglas
Mosher
Wm. Westervelt
Edward Cudahy
Packer
Omaah
Cudahy
Bee Crowe
Omaha
Freddie Muth
Philadelphia
Muth
Macvin
Timepiece and daisies in tangled social vignettes
Fragmented notes mix verse about timepieces two footpads and a watch with a bridge game anecdote and a reflective meditation on love and daisies. The prose shifts through personal reminiscence and playful street comedy, ending with an advertisement for Dr Shoop cough remedy and Dr Teal’s mineral water.
Hans Hanson at Elks Opera House March 25
Hans Hanson presents a music backed production at Elks Opera House on March 25. The Hans Hanson Co orchestra enhances drama with intermissions and climactic moments, providing a standout musical accompaniment valued by theaters.
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Hans Hanson
Elks’ Opera House
Hans Hanson Co
Rural free delivery starts in Roosevelts county May 1907
Roosevelts county establishes rural delivery from Elida starting May 1 1907. A post office opens at Lumbre in Arriba county FD Trujilo appointed postmaster. testimonial claims Electric Bitters cure liver stomach and blood issues. user says skin cleared and energy rose. Price 50 cents.
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Elida
Roosevelt County
Lumbre
Fo Arriba
Trujilo
McDonough
A Fat Job for Councilman's Son
Clinton Stock son of ex councilman M B Stockton stands to be appointed deputy council inspector for the north district by Contel Inspector James Duncan. The post may bring about two thousand dollars yearly, with duties described as not onerous, a tempting plum for the family. A separate note advertises Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for stomach trouble and constipation, offered with a free sample by Imperial Laundry Co.
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Cathe
SWIFT
Atlanta. GA
Clinton Stock
M. B Stockton
Norn
Contel
James & Duncan
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Joun M. Higgins
S.S.S
Gase
Morace Marvin, Jr
Hoy
Haystack
Marsh
Father
Delaware Bay
Para Val
Harold
Stoth
Pegasus
Feender
Thomas Keene
Richard E
Hardmans
Wall Street
David Telasco
Carlsbad
Lembie
Postopf
Rio Arriba County
Imperial Laundry Co
the Citizen Publishing Co
Albuquerque, New Mexico
State National Bank
Albuquerque
West Railroad Avenue
Bank OF Commerce
Gold Star
Old Aus Bie
Frats & Monroe Telephone
St. Elmo
Joseph Barnett
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