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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1906
Page
1
Atlanta reports show 17 militia companies in control as saloons shut and firearms sales halt. Death toll rises to ten with bodies buried and others unreported. Zeb Long’s body found south of Atlanta. A mob attacked black residents Saturday night following multiple assaults in the city.
The Pikes Peak Centennial celebration opened in Colorado Springs with a two mile military parade lasting an hour past the reviewing stand where Vice President Fairbanks reviewed the march. The display featured United States Army, GA R members, Spanish War veterans, Colorado National Guard, high school cadets, Inca military groups, alongside Cowboys Indians and Colorado pioneers, amid festive decor.
Miss Josephine Smart, a New York society girl, makes her first public stage appearance under the name Josephine Drake in The Embassy Ball at the Princess theater. Discovered by Daniel Frohman after Europe travel, she trained informally with Frohman and D Orsay before a two year contract was signed.
Washington reports indicate a pause in Cuban crisis diplomacy as mediators postpones talks with insurgents due to illness among prisoners. naval preparations continue with coal colliers Leonidas and Hannibal heading to Havana to support vessels there.
After more than ten years a laden steamer Lora from St Louis docked in this city proving the river navigable despite exceptionally low water and unexplored channels. The movement began here four months ago and regular St Louis river traffic will start once boats are secured.
Oyster Bay Sept 24 President Roosevelt gave $100 to support Rear Admiral Thomas in a legal suit over exclusion from a Newport dance hall while in uniform The case seeks to determine whether a person in military uniform can be excluded from a public entertainment venue Admiral Thomas is reportedly paying half of $500 damages claimed by Chief Yeoma of the J Bungle against Newport Amusement Company for bars to entry while in uniform.
Crookston Minnesota September 24 delegates from Red River valley commercial organizations gather under Twenty-Five Thousand Commercial club to promote regional industry and form a permanent body for the valley. In Kansas City authorities announce a renewal plan for Missouri River steamboat traffic as part of the same event’s program.
Voters in precincts 12 13 26 gather at 7 30 PM in Colombo Hall Armory and Albuquerque court house to choose delegates. Chairman M E Hickey Modesto C Ortiz host meetings as county convention delegates to the territorial convention in Las Vegas are named. The Republicans denounce the Morning Journal as a bolter and urge support for the regular organization.
Fragmented dispatches report a Borishgiiebski incident in which Marie’s shooting killed the police secretary and wounded officials, a refugee Finnish exodus to Stockholm amid dynamite finds, and Paul Stensland’s US custody voyage. Other items note Warsaw executions, Kentucky church convention attendances, and a Paris chamber of commerce session.
New York Sept 24 London marksmen from the Queen's Westminster volunteers arrive aboard the Minnetonka to join the Seventh Regiment N Y N G for a sharpshooting contest at Creedmoor. They will stay at the Seventh Regiment clubhouse with rail service to the grounds and events including a visitors dinner, Weat Point visit, and Roosevelt reception.
Buffalo and Topeka reports describe split Democratic leadership as meetings end without settlement. Hearst supporters claim the most instructed delegates, while Kansas fire disaster reports put losses near $100000 after a gas explosion at the Crawford opera house and adjacent firms. Roy Distrow hospitalized with severe burns after lighting a match in a gas leak search.
W J Bryan arrived in New Orleans on a brief state trip and spoke for fifteen minutes in Hammond on the way. He was greeted with a streetside escort, a reception, and a banquet. A banquet and a city park reception were scheduled for later in the day.
United States Senator Joseph W. Bailey is expected in Dallas tonight or Tuesday morning and has promised to issue a statement regarding alleged involvement with the Waters Pierce Oil Company.
Jellico Tennessee and Jellico Kentucky seek urgent AP publication of relief appeal for towns nearly ruined by last Friday's dynamite blast. Contributions may go to D D Scott Jellico Tennessee recorder or Frank Snider Jellico Kentucky clerk. New Jersey hosts annual state fair with large exhibition, liberal premiums, Knabenshue dirigible airship and notable vaudeville program. Major J W Green departs for Oyster Bay on presidential business after visiting.
WASHINGTON Sept 24 Secretary Bonaparte aims to avoid confrontations in the current session by detailing exact home applications for naval appropriations. He estimates that past practices complied with law, while stressing tighter controls to prevent diversion of funds. The issue centers on waterworks and material quantities cited by the Naval General Board for Guantanamo improvements and the feasibility of fixed prices and quantities. The gunboat Helena reached Shanghai safely after prior reports of loss, and the Sheridan is expected to be afloat by tomorrow after pumping.
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