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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1909
Page
1
In Britain a major constitutional clash unfolds as lawmakers vote down a key finance bill. The parliament faces a tense standoff as the government seeks fiscal approval amid opposition pressure. Leaders promise continued debate and potential budget consequences.
London reports the House of Lords refused consent to the budget, signaling a potential general election. Amid six days of debate, the division stood 450 to 1 in favor of the amendment demanding the country’s judgment. Public galleries were lively while police dispersed pre budget demonstrators as rain fell.
T P Y Connor, Irish nationalist in exile, says the House of Lords' rejection of the budget will spark a mass uprising in England and drive Irish independence. He predicts Lords' doom and the end of English rule by an alien parliament while urging home rule as Ireland’s emancipation.
Premier Asquith summoned the cabinet for 10 oclock to finalize procedures after the house of lords actions. A prorogation is expected by Friday until mid January and yesterday the council reportedly decided on measures to ensure the restraint.
Astoria, Ore November 30 United States lighthouse tender Manzanita arrived today with Captain Snyder and nine other survivors from the steamer Argo wrecked near TiNamook bay last Friday. The crew were rescued after the disaster and are reported in good condition.
Union City attorney general Caldwell denied reports that a failure to obtain a jury in the night rider murder trial would trigger dismissal. He proposed redrawing county lines to shift the murder scene into Lake county if the case cannot proceed locally. Mine swindlers sentenced in New York for $150,000 mining stock fraud via the mails. J Walter Labaree two and a half years and George W Emmanuel one year three months in federal custody.
W G Ogle real estate promoter and Y M C A worker was arrested in Las Vegas New Mexico on a perjury charge after being indicted by the territorial grand jury. He allegedly lied about his residence claiming Mora county Watrous as home. later he sought San Miguel county residency to dodge road tax. Ogle also served as Sunday school superintendent and Y M C A afternoon speaker and acted as fiscal agent for an Albuquerque news paper.
Knox ville report confirms eight men were trapped by a collapse in a Tennessee Copper Company copper mine at Copper Hill. Rescue crews, with oxygen gear, worked as engineers from the United States Geological Survey prepared to assist.
Pined for Cruncity to tonne Uray Ale, Nov 26, delivery mentions Rorece Mor rel Mesiean fined $100 and costs for running his horse uphill at a gallop over a nine mile distance.
A merger of major copper producing companies remains under review in New York. Officials from J P Morgan & Co indicate no final decision has been made and the plan may adapt to existing federal statutes. No formal announcement on plant changes is expected soon.
Morning Journal reports Secretary Wilson warns that irrigation development has grown costly and credit is tightening. He cautions that high water rights costs and increased farming input limit settler numbers and crop choices, risking overbonding and unsold lands from old canal booms.
The report series reviews irrigation in arid region states and territories. It notes demand for water growth, shows current canal delivery losses, and outlines experiments to quantify crop moisture needs and reduce evaporation for efficient water use.
A 15 day dispute ends with a 2300 switchmen strike effective at 6 PM. Railroads west and north of St. Paul face possible traffic disruption as unions and managers exchange official statements clarifying wage demands for double pay on Sundays holidays and overtime, meal period penalties, and other shifts.
Mexico. Under my hand and the Great Seal of the Territory of New Mexico at Santa Fe the Capital, on the fourth day of October, A D 190% Nathan Jaffa secretary of New Mexico evidences the official act.
In Seattle a once wealthy merchant known as Arion’s faces arrest in San Francisco after a confrontation with police. The case follows years of alleged criminal activity and a rapid public unraveling of his fortune and reputation.
John Bennett Rogers, arrested in San Francisco after a confrontation with police during an attempted safe crack at a Market Street saloon, was a former Seattle wholesale dealer who left twelve years ago. Police found drafts and cashiered notes, plus a rich burglar tool set. relatives say he has wandered Europe and the U.S. amid gambling and unrest. His motives cited as funds to reunite with his wife, with locals calling him demented and hinting at noble birth. Notes show dates ranging from 1900s to 1960s, and some papers suggest retirement in 1944.
John Bennett Rogers once led J B Rogers Wholesale Wine and Spirit Co in this city and was known locally about a dozen years ago. Arrest records in San Francisco appear genuine but bear dates from years past when Rogers traveled in Europe. His financial agent Kerr has not seen him for about three years.
Police believe John Dios is arrested in San Francisco during a saloon robbery. Four accomplices dug a tunnel from a basement toward vaults at First National Bank. Two men were captured after confessing to the plan. Metlarty jailed, others at large.
Denver reports the Colden School of Mines plans a new ore dressing plant on a seven acre site adjoining the Geiden campus. The project, modeled after the Map plant in Magdeburg Germany, will cost about 75000 dollars and is expected to save millions for state mines.
The former superintendent of Sugar Company's dock faces fraud charges and may become a government witness. The case centers on alleged misdeeds at the dock during his tenure and potential cooperation with investigators.
New York November 30 James F Bendernagle declines to be the goat in a government defrauding case over underweighing sugar. Witness Andrew J Mallen testifies that bank notes were paid to men in uniform of the Custom House and to weighers and checkers in envelopes with inflated sums. The defense argues Bendernagle acted under orders and will not shield anyone.
The article details assertions involving Lyman J. Gage and former Treasury aides about testimony on a sugar trust case. It notes statements by Wake man and corroboration by W. B. Howell, with Gage expressing confidence in his former subordinate’s honesty. The piece hints at further continuation.
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