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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1906
Page
2
William H. Andrews appears on the Republican ticket as a delegate candidate in Bernalillo County. The item notes his candidacy for a congressional delegate position within the party slate.
A Bernalillo County Republican convention is called for Monday October 1906 at 7:20 PM at the Elks Opera House to nominate a county ticket for the November 1906 election. Precinct chairs and delegates, based on 1904 Greer votes, will organize primaries by October 6 1906 with designated precinct chairmen and contest deadlines set.
New Mexico reports 26 miles of public road in 1904 with only two improved. Road mileage equals 12 square miles per mile of road and one mile per 12 inhabitants. County boards may levy road taxes up to one half mill, with optional special tax to 1.5 mills. Male residents 21 to 60 must perform 2 to 5 days of highway labor or pay $1 per day for substitute. Expenditures totaled 10.80 per mile and $4 per inhabitant. Also notes final commutation proof for William G. Tight and early medical advert from Chamberlain’s Pain Balm.
A historically described figure once in charge of Santa Fe Weather Bureau and adjutant general is highlighted as well known across the West. The fragment mentions arrival in Paris from Norway with Walter Wellman and hints at involvement in a green balloon race and early aviation efforts. The text is incomplete but preserves the notable names and travel context.
The passage describes Lieutenant Lahin and Major Hersey aboard the United States balloon the United States on a voyage that faced improving weather early on but grew perilous as an easterly wind pushed the craft toward a cliff near Whitby. Major Hersey later served with the Rough Riders and held weather bureau positions in Santa Fe and Kentucky.
Six men named Bruno Trevino Carlos Humbert Lodinardo Villareal Juan Garcia Ru bio Antonio and Joaquin were moved from Tacown to Nogales on Thursday night and forced back across the border by immigration officials. Handcuffed together, they were detained at the line before deportation based on Washington authorities finding them liable as illegal migrants. The six are alleged to be prominent in a revolutionary plot to seize an armed force into Mexico and incite an uprising.
A cluttered page lists numerous want ads for cooks, house staff, a gentleman boarder, camping gear, employment agencies, carpenters, and rental notices. Entries reference addresses across city streets, hospitals, lodges, and apartments, plus offers for furnished rooms and real estate. The notices emphasize quick hires and available rooms, with several business and personal names appearing amid the listings.
A Santa Fe reader describes kidney trouble with backache and general symptoms. Doan's Kidney Pills allegedly relieved the pain and urinary issues after prior medicines failed. Also mentions a probate notice for John Condon and various religious institutions in Albuquerque and Memphis.
A dense listing of professionals including attorneys D Bryan and Ira Bene, dentists J E Kraft and Edmund J Alger, Dr R L Hust on tuberculosis treatment, undertaker services, architects FW Spencer, civil engineer J R Farwell, notary Thomas K Maddison, electrical and mechanical engineer, Fairbanks Morse engines, and early 20th century medical remedies like King’s New Life Pills.
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