Railroad men and passengers travel amid Santa Fe changes
Charles O Trimble and Lee B Herndon led a Chicago Hollywood contingent visiting the city while Santa Fe plans new bridges and routes. Freight losses spark a box by box ransacking as crews discuss irrigation, mining trips, and long westward journeys amid ongoing desert development efforts.
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Su Fe
Lehigh Valley
New Mexico
Cutter
I. 1
Keene
High Valley Road
James R. Keene
Wall Street
Canyon
California
Tonopah
Goldfield
New York
Isleta
Santo Domingo
Penne
O Braddy At the Wicket and the End at Willard
A crowded station tale follows O Brady a wary porter whose patience frays with questions about tickets trains and weights. He collapses after a towering demand and a second scene notes a water supply test at Willard New Mexico on a cut off line with pumps ordered to test wells.
New Santa Fe Yard Expansion Advances in New Switch Tracks
New yards south of the machine shape with ten additional switch tracks nearing completion. A new freight house and telegraph office will consolidate operations as the uptown lines see reduced delays. Steam and rail construction progress continues with leveling off the site and preparation for the blast.
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Santa Fe Railway
Bill End
T Graph
Santa
Bar Hill Work Aims to Boost Coast-Bound Freight Tonnage
Bar Hill project seeks to widen line to allow heavier loads for coast-bound trains. The work will cut west bound freight schedule from Albuquerque to Taleta by about twelve minutes, improving overall traffic flow and efficiency.
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Ing Bar Station
Bar Hill
Albuquerque
Taleta
Water supply test outlines six wells capacity
The test aims to determine full capacity of six wells to supply water for the Belew cut-off. A deep well yielded 250 feet of head. one well pumps 100 gallons a minute without affecting supply. Sunnyside wells failed, Albo ux water proved salty, Willard to supply water for construction. Long-term plan includes a Willard to Belew pipeline, Sunnyside to Cloves line, and main pumping stations costing hundreds of dollars over years. Temporary cisterns of one million gallons at watering stations may be filled by water trains from Willard.
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Sunnyside
Pecos
Alry
Ind
Albo
Abo
Santry- Sharp Company
Willard
Belen
Belew
Cloves
Big Day at A and M College
Special Correspondence from Mesilla Park May 13 describes the annual field day at A and M College. Crowds packed the grand stand as students competed in events including the 100 yard dash and field events. K Elliott won the all round medal with 40 points. R B Deemer took second. Records fell in shot put discus and running broad jump with notable marks by Redding and Justin Weddell.
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Mesilla Park
Las Cruces Confectioners
Urse
H. D. Bowman
K. Elliott
R. B Deemer
Redding
Justin Weddel
Wife Leaves Her Home and Children in Colorado
In Trinidad on May 11 Mrs John Zausaviteh, wife of a miner on Animas street, left with her baby, abandoning five other children under 13. The husband, after finding the children cold and hungry, refused reconciliation when she later returned. Arrangements were made to send the five youngsters to Pueblo, and another woman who roomed there also left at the same time. The husband remains resolved to end the marriage.
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Trinidad
Colo
John Zausaviteh
Animas Street
Pueblo
Josephine Hanhon
Union Carpenters Win At Trinidad
Trinidad Colorado May 13 union carpenters and contractors settle strike ending work stoppage. Inside men 3.50 per day eight hours outside men 4 per day eight hours. agreement split difference ending May 1 strike. City anticipates busy building summer with no delays. proposal notice for jail and courthouse project in Gallup NM invites bids with 500 dollar certified check. Architect J L Ladriere Albuquerque NM signs.
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Trinidad
Colo
Carpenters’ and Joiners
Gallup
N. M
McKinley County
J. L. Ladriere
Barnett Building
Arbuquerque
Wolfe Studio Opens at 115 South Seboond Street
The Wolfe Studio begins operations at 115 South Seboond Street showcasing new services. Local patrons are invited to visit and explore offerings announced by the business. Grand opening details and hours were published in the notice.
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Wolfe
South Seboond Street
Travel Tickets and Agency Notice for 1907 Plans
Mexico City to return 40.25 from April 26 to May 18. Various city pair fares listed: Norfolk VA round trip 58.76 sixty day 72.90 season 87.45 by Dec 15. Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Colorado, and Columbus Ohio returns with sales windows and return limits in May June 1907. TB. PURDY. Agent. John Strumquist to lead mechanical work at Standard Plumbing and Heating.
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Mexico City
Norfolk
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Columbus
Ohio
Dickson, Tenn
TB. Purdy
Drunk Man Falls Into Coffin Box in Yuma Street Scene
On May 1 pedestrians along First Street witnessed a man, drunk and apparently lifeless, lying in a narrow coffin outside Sanguint undertaking. The supposed corpse awoke in a frenzy, cursing the strange sight as bystanders gasped at the eerie incident.
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Yuma
First Street
Sanguinent
Gailers
Concensus
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Thos. F. Keleher
West Railroad
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Tijeras Road
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Belen Town and Improvement Co
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WM. M, Berger
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Dr. King
Mott’s Pennyroyal Pills
DON J. Rankin & CO
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