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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1906
Page
1
Toledo report notes a special stockholders meeting approving increase of Wabash stocks and bonds to 131 million dollars. Refunding bonds of 4 percent rate to fifty years retire existing debt, with 16.5 million preferred and 81 million common stock earmarked for property improvement.
Seattle October 22 a new road north of Okanogan county to Oroville will soon open for traffic. Freight will move from Nighthawk mining camp through Palmer mountain mines to the Canadian line. Wehe Consolidated at Webesville, long hampered by rail limits, will be worked fully with a new cross cut found near the tunnel. Rich Bar at Nighthawk is ready for shipment and new mines are being explored as ore activity surges.
Oct 22 report from tnnipe notes the Great Northern extension of the Brandon Swan and Hudson Valley road progressed with rails laid to within forty miles of Brandon at the Souris river Carroll by Oct 6. Increased labor and continuous work enabled finishing the line ahead of contract schedule.
Havana reports a Spanish viewpoint on US intervention in Cuba as La Union Bapunola assails Palma government and its bureaucracy. Editors condemn excessive taxes and salaries, noting a rise in city council staff from 94 to over 400. Imports and duties crush commerce. remedy urged is reduced bureaucracy. New York money market shows beyondes.
A Topeka gathering brings 4500 delegates from Kansas to Georgia and beyond to form a permanent farmers cooperative. Leaders urge laws aiding horticulturists and cooperative control of farm products. Names include L N Holmes and H McCullough among others.
Chang Te Fue China Oct 22 The maneuvers of the Chinese army began today About 30 troops engaged They are equipped with the most modern accoutrements rifles and guns and present a highly creditable appearance No less than thirty military attaches of foreign powers are watching the operations
About 1500 farmers from twenty states travel to Topeka for the Farmers Educational and Co operative Union congress. The group aims to corner wheat and hold it in cooperative elevators until prices meet union leaders' terms, backed by a growing cooperative elevator program across several states.
Philadelphia on October 22 reports tockholders of the Reading railroad on record tomorrow eligible for a semi annual dividend of 2 percent on the second preferred stock payable November 10. The by laws require an annual dividend on preferred stock before any payout on common. Last May the company set aside funds to cover the second preferred dividend this fall and next spring amounting to 1 680 000 dollars or 4 percent on 42 million dollars of second preferred stock. Receipts for the fiscal year were 10 563 724 dollars, up 3 068 WA over the prior year. Surplus after charges stood at 5 384 471, down 1 074 690. Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron receipts were 34 458 500, down 2 060 869 due to mining suspensions from labor troubles. Expenditures for improvements jumped 2 569 708 from the previous year.
The Mudslinger newspaper savages Judge Baker and rivals, defending Judge Crumpacker and activist figures like W. B. Childers and O. N. Marron. It recounts Roosevelt reversing a prior order and accuses Clancy and Sulzer of fabricating staff claims to oust Baker, while praising Childers as independent and Republican.
Former United States Senator J R Burton of Kan sas accompanied by his wife and niece arrived in St Louis from Abilene and surrendered to begin a six month term in the Ironton jail He apparent changed his name since conviction Mrs Burton expressed pride and composure as they prepared for the journey to Trenton to start the sentence
President Roosevelt will leave for Panama soon after the election with two warships escorting him. The Louisiana will serve as flagship, and Roosevelt plans to board in New York on November 8, joining the convoy at Hampton Roads. The voyage to Panama will take about six days each way.
London scene notes the Duchess of Sutherland turning 30 and engaging in interests from motoring to novel writing. She spoke Friday night at a Pattersea labor meeting led by Marquis of Stafford, addressing labor concerns amid her varied pursuits and royal connections.
Severe storm across the western states plows through Colorado Utah and New Mexico with heavy snow in the mountains and rail traffic crippled. Snow ranged to over a foot in places with drifts near Cripple Creek and Divide. Telegraph and train service were delayed and cattle and crops faced damage.
London reports the Salvation Army will send 50,000 English emigrants to Canada in the spring. Col. Lamb, returning from a cross Canada trip, says immigrants are satisfied with their new surroundings and none wish to return home.
Cincinnati October 22 merger of all educational interests of the Methodist Episcopal church has been approved after sessions by the national executive board. Headquarters established in Cincinnati. National Freedman's Aid and Southern Educational societies conclude their labors by approving merger urged by the general conference committee.
Washington Oct 22 The Supreme Court refused to assume jurisdiction in the case of Mayor Rose of City Kas A $1000 fine from the Kansas Supreme Court for taking office after being deposed for failing to enforce the liquor law The court leaves the state court sentence in force and unaltered
Secretary Root opened the Republican campaign at Carnegie Hall New York with Secretary Shaw and Speaker Cannon slated to speak. The party plans one of its most active state campaigns aiming to mobilize younger voters by placing young men on the platform.
Bangor Maine Oct 22 reports from woods and camps say game is plentiful this year. Moose hunted heavily around Moosehead Lake and the Penobscot region. Season closes December 15.
Willam J. Bryan starts a three day tour of Indiana with an opening address at Brasil as part of his campaign. A note on Otero County Court announces a special district court session in Alamogordo on Monday November 12 after the September term was adjourned with hung juries.
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