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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1905
Page
5
The American Lumber Company under manager H. C. Jackson plans a massive parade entry with hundreds of mill workers and large floats. Machines in operation will march on floats drawn by many horses, showcasing mill departments and industry, drawing broad merchant interest for Albuquerque day.
Four statehood veterans planned a parade float with designer B S Rodey and helpers Greer and Childers as Albuquerque readies for fair week. Whirlwind the ostrich will parade from Kansas City to Albuquerque, trotting daily amid electric displays and night lighting. The fair opens Monday with full fire department exhibitions and elaborate decorations across downtown.
Voting for the county fair queen continues briskly with Miss Edna Gibson leading and Miss Mildred Fox close behind. Rumors speak of dark horse candidates entering late to boost votes, as about a dozen new entrants are anticipated before final tallies.
Market notes from New York and Chicago dated Sept 14 cover copper prices steady in Lead and Copper, wool market steady with ranges for territory, western medium, and fine grades, and New York money market steady on call. Closing quotations list rail and steel stocks, with cattle and sheep receipts and prices in Chicago and Kansas City, plus Chicago Provisions futures for September and December contracts.
The Silver City Independent notes a major ore discovery by Manuel Taylor and Ernest Oughton on a claim midway between Baltic and Magler, Chloride Flat. Sinking through slate led to lime rock and a six foot ore show with a five foot crowbar mass, suggesting a large chamber of rich ore near the Comanche smelter.
A village chronicle recalls meeting OK Bill Simmons near Birdville Arkansas and a wild tale of a wedding halted by a shooting on the Yellville turnpike. Hank Thompson and Si Jones clash in a violent incident that spills the wedding plans, drawing in Jim Slivers and others before authorities arrive. The piece captures rural chatter and local color from Birdville to Portland Ore konlan.
The Twentyfifth New Mexico Territorial state baseball tournament opens Monday afternoon with a McIntosh Brown versus Trinidad B game. Ed Pickard announced the tourney lineup with Bean likely starting for the Browns and Pettus catching. The schedule lists ten games across five teams Albuquerque Trinidad El Paso Clifton Las Vegas, with Deming withdrawing before play begins.
Mr and Mrs John J Keegan of Globe Arizona travel north to the Portland exposition to enjoy sights while in transit. On the platform they chat with acquaintances including Miss Grace Kennedy and Geo Bolton and reflect on Globe as the region's premier mining town while recalling Gallup’s coal camp woes. The piece contrasts Globe with Gallup’s strikes and hopes Globe avoids a similar fate.
fragments note requests for workers and chores at the Lion Store with a mill work prompt action. A free concert at the Casino is advertised.
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