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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1906
Page
1
Reports from St Petersburg and other cities describe political strife and international conflict. The British fightZulu resistance near Buffalo river. Guatemala faces revolts and Mexican border tensions. In Pennsylvania a boxing match in Chester is halted by order. another fight is prevented by state police. A five round brutal duel on Heart Island ends with a knockout.
Nashville May 21 Unusual interest marked the Democratic state convention as delegates gathered morning preliminaries and committee appointments. Governors Cox and Patterson led rival headquarters with Shelby County backing Patterson and Hamilton County backing Cox. Both claim enough instructed delegates to secure nomination, but midstate sentiment suggests the race will extend beyond the first ballot amid legal squabbles over the primaries fueling a lively contest.
In Bavaria the 118 year old woodman’s widow Josepha Eider in Sphaendorf defies chills by walking barefoot daily. Her diet centers on milkless dumplings sauerkraut and potatoes. Fran Baler, widow sixty eight years, lives with her daughter and recently walked to Titling village to fetch water.
New York May 29 A Shakespearean revival opens at the Academy of Music with Julia Marlowe and E B Sothern in Romeo and Juliet The cycle runs for four weeks featuring Much Ado About Nothing Taming of the Shrew Merchant of Venice and ends with Twelfth Night and Hamlet.
Washington May 29 Senator Tillman travels back to South Carolina amid renewed pressure from enemies aiming to unseat him over the tale dispensary system tied to his governorship. He plans to defend the dispensary stance while on the ground for any impending fight. G A R Memorial Services Held At Albany May 24 preliminary to Memorial Day will feature Jerome Meher as principal speaker at the Piru Reformed church with all patriotic groups represented.
James E. Scripps founder and longtime publisher of the Evening News and Detroit Tribune dies at home after a year with myelitis aged 71. Born in London in 1835 he built a vast newspaper empire with Detroit News and other papers, shaping national press. He endowed parks and remained simple in life, leaving a legacy of papers, institutions, and philanthropy.
Washington May 29 The house committee on labor authorized a favorable report on the eight hour bill with Gardner of New Jersey leading and no opposing vote. Mention of Jim Crow cars and railroad rate conferees notes disputed amendments and debates. Sulzer asks for reports on Chicago stock yards and meat plants as part of antitrust probes. The agriculture appropriation bill faces committee review and includes canal work funding. Wool market shows slight improvement as trade eyes renewed activity.
Miners Denver May 29 The Western Federation convention debated pitcgerald Cunningham seats, awarding to Lawnes and Duffy. Chadbourne reports start on line to lumber mills with grading on Second Street, North Twelfth, and New York avenue, aiming for operation in about thirty days amid steady steel supply.
Caldwell Idaho May 29 Courts open with disqualification pleas against District Judge Frank Smith. Motions for change of venue filed by Moyer Haywood Pettbone. Governor Gooding named in motions and affidavits cite influence. Habeas corpus status to be resolved by supreme court.
Washington May 29. Naval officers debate choosing a successor to Rear Admiral M T Eudicott chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks when he retires in November. Civil engineers vie for the post while the naval board faces moves to control public works and station expansion. Senator Hale opposes transferring duties to the general board, which the president favors as a means to coordinate administration.
Memorial services under the Union Veteran Legion will be held in Paterson New Jersey this evening with a number of prominent speakers scheduled to address the meeting.
Lloyds reports the German steamer Soerabaya once listed as lost was found frozen at Utkolalefsk near the Amur. Crew bodies were recovered on board. Cargo valued around 250000 dollars may be salvageable. an expedition will recover cargo and sailors’ bodies. A separate item notes the 7th annual Long Island Kennel Club dog show opening at Brighton Beach with over 1000 prizes.
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