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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1907
Page
1
A UKE ship disaster leaves one passenger named J. M. Rhodes and four crew members dead. The incident details indicate a mid voyage fire or sinking, with rescue efforts underway and authorities investigating the cause.
At dawn the Crosby line steamer Naomi burned to the water line in Lake Michigan near Grand Haven. Four coal passers are believed dead after failing to escape their quarters while J. M. Rhodes of Detroit died from burns. Fifty passengers and most of the crew were rescued by steamers Stratford and Kansas. The loss is estimated at 250000 and the burning hull was towed to Grand Haven.
The New York Central line near Little Falls experienced a bad wreck as a westbound Buffalo Cleveland special crashed into wreckage after derailing the eastbound Central. A baggageman from New York was killed instantly. two engineers and several firemen and passengers were injured.
Madison Coal Company cashier Caleb Bartlett was arrested last week for embezzling between 25,000 and 26,000 dollars. He confessed after a period of investigation and disappeared while his wife recovered from surgery. President A. J. Moorehead says Bartlett served the firm fourteen years and used the funds for speculation. He is in the custody of a private detective. his whereabouts remain unknown. Also noted, San Francisco railroads began operating more lines as trains ran without disturbances.
Payson Utah about 2,000 residents faced a flooding crisis after a burst reservoir sent waters through the town. Crops ruined, stocks damaged, and homes inundated as residents evacuated from low areas. Rapid mountain snowmelt caused the breach and danger remains as authorities assess losses and risks.
Odessa May 21 reports say three people were hospitalized with head injuries after a Black Hundred assault following the assassination of police officials. Jewish neighborhoods and homes were attacked. many injured and some deaths alleged. In Washington, Capt. J. B. Morton was elected national commander of the Army and Navy Union at its convention.
Globe Ariz May 21 An important placer gold discovery near Steamboat Springs canyon on the Dripping Springs range, twenty five miles west of Globe, draws prospectors. Mexican workers on Frank Wilde’s claim yielded 700 to 800 in coarse gold with a largest nugget of 42 and another 30. Brown and Kavanaugh brothers stake adjacent claims. Old Fort Grant route nearby recalls a historic nugget sale to Charley Brown of Tucson. Wheat prices also rise with September at 1.04 and December 1.04 1/4.
Acting Governor JW Raynolds, per an act of the territorial assembly, appoints members to the Capitol Improvement Board to oversee work on an addition to the capital. Named are Miguel A. Otero of Santa Fe FH. Pierce W. Venas Col. W. Hopewell of Albuquerque.
A party of forty one Igorrotes from Luzon traveled aboard train No. 8, arriving in Albuquerque at 9:20 PM and leaving at 10. They were confined to their car as crowds gathered, claiming they are head hunters and dog eaters. Antero, the interpreter at St Louis and Washington, described the group including ten women, two babies, and twenty nine men. They are bound for Chicago via the White City to exhibit at the Jamestown fair, with plans to visit Detroit and possibly Jamestown. They spoke of health and comfort on board, noting their appetite for chicken and the culture they bring, including their own crafts and elevated lifestyle claims.
Labor men in Chicago dismiss a Pinkerton tale tying Charles H Moyer to a Boise burglary as an intent to bias the Haywood trial The Chicago Moyer involved in 1886 robberies is linked to John Keating and a 1835 burglary case A Chicago suspect Sam II owned the stable used for rendezvous Moyer in Boise denies the charge and cites work for Castle Creek Gold Mining in Rockford S D during 1886 87 and says a Rockford postmaster can verify mail receipts
New York May 21 A banker, Arthur Spears, is charged with paying 386 000 for bogus Gold Temple Cripple Creek Mining stock in a New York ledgers fraud case. He met impostors Mosness and McBride who claimed a 100 percent profit in 24 hours. They exchanged 60 000 shares for 49000 cash then attempted to sell 40000 shares, discovering the stock was worthless.
The excerpt praises a tribe as bright and potentially good American citizens, noting they are not warlike but skilled with spears and bows. It describes their conduct on travel, seating boards on launches for rest, and mentions temporary dietary provisions, with a lone remark about dog meat used rarely and an invitation to loosen the band in streets as vagrants.
New York May 21 Developments of an interesting character are to follow the serving of summons in the separation suit brought against Honard Gould by his wife Katherine Clemens the actress. The bill of particulars charges abandonment and cruel and inhuman treatment and Mrs Gould will seek 250000 a year alimony.
Alamogordo Texas man M May Lr-W W Deweons from Ivckwall killed when his wagon slipped off a bluff eight miles from Clouderaf on Saturday. One horse also died in the accident. He was en route to visit a friend and will be buried with Odd Fellows rites.
Dublin May 21 Irish national convention will decide if the British Irish bill before the House of Commons is acceptable to Ireland. After yesterday's Irish leaders meeting, it became clear the measure would be rejected and resolutions by John E. Redmond, chairman of the Irish Parliamentary Party, were prepared to settle the bill's fate. The convention unanimously adopted Redmond's motion rejecting the bill.
Phoenix May 21 Governor Kibbey grants a pardon to Robert Parsons serving life for killing a Mexican woman five years ago. Parsons, a British subject, was pardoned largely as a courtesy to Britain amid foreign government interest in the matter.
A Panhandle railroad wreck at Holliday Cove West Virginia left one dead, seven seriously injured and fourteen hurt when a work train backing into a freight train on a curve crushed the caboose and attached cars. The incident occurred today and involved the Panhandle line near Kvavurg Pa.
May 21 Idaho reporters describe Judge Wood adjourn ing to gather a venire of sixty men while bias excuses narrow the pool. Names of potential witnesses and local residents, including several farmers and a nurseryman, appear amid talk of Orchard’s possible testimony against Jack Simpkins. Governor Gooding denies immunity pledges, while Senator Borah signals Orchard may be held until Simpkins is captured.
The article details Mrs. Haywood and Mrs. Adams as central witnesses in the Steunenberg murder case. It notes Adams’s arrest, a repudiated confession, and his prior trial in Wallace, Idaho. It describes Orchard pressuring Adams, prison conditions, limited access for relatives, and a governor's visits amid ongoing legal tensions.
May 21 report details a seven member committee formed by merchants to take over mayor Schmitz’s power for reform but resigns after failing to secure cooperation from Rudolph Spreckles and Francis J. Heney. Chairman F P Anderson stresses careful study, avoiding haste and class bias while confronting graft inquiry tensions.
In San Francisco on May 21 the courtroom filled with the largest audience yet for the probe into alleged boodling linked to local franchises. Assistant district attorney and Judge Dunne denied defense affidavits claiming a conspiracy to dethrone officials. Judge Dunne refused a trial judge change. jurors were summoned for the proceedings.
In Las Cruces New Mexico on May 20 a petition to the county commissioners asks for incorporation as the town of Las Cruces under the Incorporation act. No opposition has emerged though a few decline to sign. promoters expect favorable action and a future mayor and city officials.
The Brooklyn league schedules its annual knockout championship to be contested at a venue in Kings County. The long tourney will require players to win three times to claim the prize, with local officials overseeing the event and ties resolved by standard byes and matchups.
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