The Messenger Boy Becomes a Finance Figure
In a sharp shift from comic fodder to power broker, the messenger and office boy are shown to have aided fictitious loans totaling millions to circumvent laws. The piece notes the rise of the office boy as a pivotal actor in corporate finance, replacing old jokes with a sobering portrait of control and risk.
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Bin
New York Legislative Committee
New York Life Insurance Company
Thos. F. Ryan
Equitable
New Jersey
Smiths
Cities surpass nations in debt as urban population grows
A Chicago Inter Ocean summary from a census bulletin shows 175 U S cities with over 25 000 inhabitants in 1900 161 such cities then and now 175 with total population around 22 million New York City leads municipal debt at 400 658 341 while national debt trails far behind city indebtedness The trend over 30 years reveals cities borrowing heavily while states reduced their deficits.
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Chicago
Vncr
New York City
Philadelphia
Boston
Cincinnati
St. Louis
New Orleans
New Yorkity
United States
Baseball World News Reflects on Giants and Athletics Race
The piece surveys the National and American leagues noting the Giants and Athletics as leading contenders, with Cleveland and Boston faded from the race. It laments Chicago White Sox as the rising challenger and comments on sportsmanship, betting, and integrity in baseball. It also digresses into wool and livestock education at regional fairs and praises San Juan county’s farm produce.
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New York Giants
Pittsburg
Smoky City
Dreyfus
McGraw
Barney
Bunting
Athletics
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Cleve ‘Land
Lajoie
Boston
Chicago White Sox
Nature's Vast Richness of Smiles and Treasure Poem
Kansas City Drovers Telegram renders a lyrical meditation on nature and abundance. The poem paints autumn and harvest as divine gifts, praising fields, bees, and moonlit nights while linking beauty to human duty and love.
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Kansas City Drovers
Fruit display at the fair showcases Governor Prince exhibit
Governor Prince presents ninety six fruit varieties in a judged display including apples pears plums and nectarines. The Roswell Hagerman orchard exhibit and Albuquerque grape displays also entice visitors with named varieties and premier specimens. John Gleckler features quinces earning top honors.
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New
Feu
Siade
Hon. L. Bradon
Orchatc
Pford
Horizen Panoa
New Mexico
Corery
Prince
Langer
Wolf River
Spitzenberg
Duclesse
Vicar
Louise Bonne
Pond
France
Fair Grounds
Espanola
Crawford
Henrietta
Rea
Stanwick
Albuquerque
Territorial Horticultural Society
Roswell
J. J. Hagerman
Asq
San Juan County
Jats Cruces
John Gleckler
Land of Caucasus A Storied Region Rich in Resources and History
The Caucasus spans about 180000 square miles between the Caspian and Black seas with Transcaucasia and Northern Caucasia. It yields significant petroleum and mineral wealth while boasting diverse flora fauna and many languages. Russian expansion progressed from 1770s to 19th century control amid uprisings.
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Caspian
Black Sea
Sea of Azov
Caucasus
Caucasia
Transcaucasia
Rion
United States
Russia
European Russia
Europe
Stavropol
Kuban
Yerek
Baku
Black Sea Dashestan
Yvelizavetpol
Erivan
Kars
Kutala
Tiflis
Zakataly
Persia
Turkey
Shamyl
Magnificent compensation and oddities flash from era columns
A collage of humorous clips shows honesty rewarded with a dollar for returning a wallet containing $3,000, a southern wedding with sharp class humor, counting insults, a geography exam joke, and romantic mixups. The excerpts illustrate dated newspaper whimsy.
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Jacob Seman
Selman
New York World
Medical Science Discovers a Cure for Hay Fever
Medical notice proclaims Hyomel as a home remedy to relieve hay fever by purifying the air. It claims climate change is the only lasting treatment and offers a complete outfit for $1 with 10 cent refills. O Rielly & Co guarantee satisfaction or refund. Subscribe to The Evening Citizen.
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White Mountains
O'Rielly & Co
Beautiful float of electric light company gains praise
The Albuquerque Gas Electric Light and Power float dazzled the big parade with holly autumn colors and a painted backdrop. Four riders Carrie Neher Helen Pinch Virginia Pinch Rose Huntinger drew by four black horses, decorated by J J Wilson. After the float, the riders attended a box party hosted by J B Downey. Rio Grande Woolen Mills invites shoppers daily except Thursday with a chance to take home a tailored skirt at cost by visiting Globo store.
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Albuquerque Gas, Electric Light and Power Company
Mies Carrie Neher
Mins Helen Pinch
Virginia Pinch
Rose Huntainger
J. J. Wilson
Ohlot
The
Economist
J.B. Downey
Tevetony Dp i
RIO Grande Woolen Mills
RIO Grande Woolen Mills Co
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Liv
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Ryan & Haygood Gleckler Building
South Fourth ST
O. F. Platt
Hendrix Avenue
W. Strong’s Sons Strong Block
Undertakers
Fairview Santa Barbara Cemeteries
J. Korber & CO
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Copper Ave
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Fourth ST. and
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Duke Tea and Coffee Co
West Silver Ave
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Globo
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Aerat Lexico Board of Optometry
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