Jaffa Named Secretary Amid Valley Growth and Reform
Nathan Jaffa, born 1865 in Hesse Cassel Germany, named secretary after resigning when he saw fit to do so. He helped found the Jaffa Prager company in Roswell and served as cashier of Citizens' National bank of Roswell, aiding Pecos valley development from arid land to farmland and reclamation projects. He married Essie Straus in 1899 and has two daughters and a son.
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Nathan Jaffa
Pea Valley
Hesse-Cassel
Germany
United States
New Mexico
Jatt Brothers
Trinidad
Colorado
Albuquerque
Roswell
William Pri
Jaffa-Prager Company
Pecos Valley
Citizens’ National Bank of
Jaffa
Essie Straus
Wage dispute freezes AP service across cities
The Associated Press workforce walked out after wage demands, halting operations in hundreds of cities. General Manager Melville Stone stated increases would cost over 200000 dollars yearly, with no funds to cover it, and urged negotiation before any adjustment.
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Stone
New York
Associated Press
Ffteen
Board of
Board of Directer
Melville Stone
National Bank Changes Hands in Chicago Group Sale
The Federal National Bank is reported to have been acquired by a consortium led by John Worthington of Kunesasity. The move marks a major change in control for the Chicago financial institution as investors consolidate its ownership.
Battleship design blamed as deadly for sailors
Washington reports claim American warships are a century behind in construction with elevator shaft like ammo hoists risking catastrophic fires. Critics cite the Georgia disaster and urge Congress to probe battleship methods and safety standards across navies.
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Washington
Georgia
United States Navy
Nelson
United States
Debt-free businessman at local fair
A prominent young old man in the community attends a regional fair. He prides himself on never having been in debt for a single moment, a point highlighted as part of his successful personal finance record.
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Scraper
United States
Swastika Route Men Visit Albuquerque
In Albuquerque this week two high officials of the St. Louis Rocky Mountain and Pacific railway, known locally as the Swastika Route, visited with Walker Evans Albert Molson Coons John A Barnes to inspect large tracts of land near the city. The purpose of the visit remained unclear as speculation grew about possible business plans.
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St. Louis
Albuquerque
Henry Pittock Made Good in Portland History
Portland born Henry L Pittock rose from a fifty eight year old printer boy to chief owner of the Oregonian and a leading timber baron. He bought timbered land in 1849 for 400 dollars and later built a home and a modern skyscraper on the block now leased for 102568 dollars yearly with increasing rents.
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Ore
Pittsburg
Pavidle
Henryl. Pittock
Oregonian
Associated Press
Pacific
Pittuck
Oregon Penitentiary
Dacay
Pittock
Albuquerque Grows as New Buildings Emerge Across City
The city sees rapid construction in Old Town Barelas Highlands and business districts. The Masterday office building at Fourth and Marquette is rising for Dr. J B Easterday with potential medical tenants. Completion plans include a Tot and Giradi block on North Second Street and a North First Street brick building sale to Louis Traner for major improvements.
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Barelas
Uie
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Copper and
Tijeras Avenues
North First Street
Tijeras
Copper Avenue
Joseph Vale
Louis Traner
Resignation of Raynolds and Jaffa as New Mexico Secretary
Nathan Jaffa, Roswell banker, is named by President Roosevelt to succeed J Wallace Raynolds as New Mexico secretary. The New Mexican says Raynolds retired to aid Governor Curry's policies, while observers recall prior retirement rumors and discuss a businesslike administration for the territory.
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J. Wallace Raynolds
Curry
Santa Fe
N. M
Nathan Jaffa
Citizen's National Bank of
Pecos Valley
Roosevelt
New Mexico
Raynolds
Hagerman
New Mexican
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Haynolds
Prir Rly
Jaffa
Raynelds
Las Veras Optic
Raynolde
FUEL FAMINE PREDICTED DURING WET SEASON INTERVIEW
Omaha Aug 14 F H Harriman and his two sons paused on a western vacation trip aboard a special train. Harriman spoke at length on coal shortages, car scarcity, and labor costs, blaming multiple factors beyond railroads for the coming scarcity. President Harahan of the Illinois Central backed motor cars as Union Pacific equipment expands.
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Neb
F. H. Harriman
Harriman
Chicago
Harahan
Ilinois Central
Bere
Dharria
Mlinois Central
Union Pacific
Classified Ad Test Raises Interest Among Likely Buyers
The text discusses a method to test demand by placing repeated classified ads for a week to reach nearly all potential buyers. It notes success depends on how strong the proposition is and how widely it is distributed.
Judge A B Fall Accepts New Mexico Attorney General Post
Governor Curry announces Judge A B Fall has formally accepted the attorney generalship of New Mexico. Fall is expected to arrive in Santa Fe within days to assume the office.
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Curry
A. B. Fall
New Mexico
Judge Fall
Santa Fe
Hopewell to Stay on Capitol Extension Board
Colonel W. S. Hopewell of Albuquerque has tendered resignation to Governor Curry as a member of the Capitol Extension Commission and is asked to remain on the board. It is expected he will continue in the post.
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Capitol Extension Board
Querque
Curry
Capitol Extension
Sion
W. S&s. Hopewell
Albu
Typhoid Delays Mubilee in Sofia Celebrations
Sofia reports the twenty year anniversary of Prince Ferdinand’s government in Bulgaria postponed due to typhoid epidemic. Plans for Tir nova on August 15 were cancelled as health concerns spread through the ancient city.
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Sofia
Ferdinand
Pulgaria
Tirnova
Congress May Halt Grace to Pacific
Washington reports indicate strong opposition in Congress to the president’s plan to send a powerful fleet to the Pacific. Naval committees and individual members seek a full explanation of the movement’s aims, with possible resolutions to embarrass the administration if fleets are not underway when Congress convenes.
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Washington
Pacific
Congress
Navy Department
Naval Affairs Committees
Railroad Men Return to Work in Denver Meeting
Switchmen on the Colorado Southern road resumed work at 7 30 this morning as wage talks proceed. A two cent per hour increase will be discussed at a conference in Denver on August 20 with committees from the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and road officials to decide the dispute. Both sides agree to abide by the conference decision.
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Aus
Associated Press
Colorado Springs
Denver
Stone
United States
Mr. Stone
Colorado Southern Road
Brotherhood of
Prosecution of Alton rebate postponed by judge
Judge Landis delayed the grand jury probe into the Chicago and Alton rebate case until September 3. The delay follows a claim that the railroad would gain immunity, tied to information obtained through the Department of Justice during talks led by Moody.
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Landis
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Stepade Ard Ol Company
Indiana
Bonaparte
Chicago and Alton
Supreme Court
Moody
UN Fee
Morrison
Ena
Hoew
Standard
Chieers
Alton
Lantie
Billy Edwards Dies, Noted U S Boxer Remembered
New York Aug 14 Billy Edwards once among America's best known boxers died today at age 0. The former champion and star of many bouts passed away leaving a legacy in heavyweight boxing history.
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New York
Billy Edwards
United States
France Aims to Honor Algeciras Pact in Morocco
Paris reports at the foreign office that no authoritative source could confirm France would exceed the Algeciras treaty limits to end Moroccan anarchy. Officials say events may compel action, but France will strive to fulfill its European mandate in good faith.
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Foreign Office
France
Algeciras
Morocco
Europe
Muscular Mules Challenge Arizona Teams
Yuma Sentinel reports a wager last Saturday where F. Sanguinetti’s mule team drew four and a half tons of cement in a 2 600 pound wagon. The paper questions whether any Arizona team can beat this feat.
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F. Sanguinetti
Arizona
Yuma
Italian to Hunt North Pole in Automobile
Rome reports the Duke of Abruzzi plans a joint Polar expedition with Prince Borghese after his return Italy. They discuss feasibility and use of an automobile from the Peking to Paris trip, plus carrying four balloons for the voyage. The plan remains embryonic with no firm decision for a year.
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Rome
Duke of
Abruzzi
Prince Borghese
Pekingtos
Paris
Italy
Lord Ashton Narrowly Escapes Bomb Attack at Glenbury Lodge
At Monge Ireland on August 14 a bomb shattered the wall of Lord Ashton's apartment at Glenbury Lodge but caused no injuries. He had recently received threatening letters from political agitators.
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Lord Ashton
Monge
Ireland
Glenbury Lodge
Fierce Riots in Streets of Belfast
Belfast reports describe serious and fatal disorders as troops fired on strikers and bystanders. A woman and a man were killed, many wounded as rioters blocked streets with chains, and troops charged the mob at least forty times. Police courts adjourned at midnight with numerous prisoners.
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Belfast
Pat Bigers
Pope Manufacturing Company Appoints Receiver
Albert T. Pope has been appointed receiver for the Pope Manufacturing Company of Hartford Connecticut as part of a legal proceeding affecting the automobile concern on August 14.
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Automobile
Hartford
Conn
Albert. Pope
Pope Manulacpiurog Company
Italians Attempt to Cremate Lodgers in San Francisco
Mrs Stella Sigota and husband John Sigota are jailed on arson charges after police found coal oil soaked books cloth and bed coverings throughout their ten room home at 2366 Pine Street used as a lodging house. The fire was quickly fought by firefighters who called in the police.
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San Francisco
Stella Sigota
John Sigota
Pine Street
Fire Department
Sigotas
Sigota
Refugees Flee Poverty From Barbary Coasts to Gibs
Hundreds of poverty stricken Jewish and Spanish refugees arrive daily from the Barbary coast into Gibraltar. French warships provide provisions and deter hostiles as British and French forces coordinate in Moroccan waters. Meanwhile, search continues for Bill Miner and other escaped miners in British Columbia. A Hempstead prankster elopement ends with a seventeen year old girl in a sanitarium after the unfrocked guardian abandons her.
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Barbary
Forbit
Casa Blanca
Balliste
Philibert
Mazagan
Fortin
Catapulte
Bibeldersi
New York
Hempstead
Fioretta Whaley
Jere Knode Cook
St. George Episcopal Church
Prisoner dies after hunger strike in San Francisco hospital
Aug 14 report states Augustino Rodrigues, who fatally wounded Manuel Madrid in a quarrel over a woman, died yesterday at the central emergency hospital. Doctors cite starvation and strong injuries as the cause after his refusal to eat in the city prison following the incident.
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Augustino Rodrigues
Manuel Madrid
Central Emergency Hospital
Rodriguez
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