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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
7
Sig Grunsfeld files notice after county board refuses to pay 4 per cent commissions. He says he will bring suit. The action concerns a contractual commission dispute and potential legal proceedings against the county board.
Bernalillo county faced a clash over the four percent salary fee for county assessor Siegfried Grunsfeld. He seeks to recover four percent on all collections from 1907, arguing the 1907 law reduced his pay. The board refused the demand, likely prompting a lawsuit and a broader push to cut county salaries.
A mass meeting of New Mexico colored citizens denounces The Clansman at Bikes theater. They appeal to white citizens to suppress prejudice sparked by the play and to preserve peaceful race relations in Albuquerque. Signed by T. O. Mason chairing and committee members A W Henderson Fider Montgomery W T Thornton J B Lott.
John Sawtelle and Lynn Grey aged 16 and 17 were bound over to await grand jury action in 25000 in two cases of grand larceny. They confessed to burglaries at J A Skinner’s store and several others, claiming a plan to ride as cowboys in the Magdalena mountains.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney and Co Toledo Ohio states the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public A W Gleason. address Toledo Ohio. Pills for constipation sold by all druggists.
An early hour attempt to crack the safe of Superior Lumber Company failed when the burglars’ effort was foiled at its office on Pirot Street near Coal Avenue. No injuries reported. Police investigated the attempted break in.
Santa Me Night Caller Whitesides witnessed two men burgling a lumber firm safe at 2:30 a.m. The burglars fled after a shot was fired toward Whitesides. Police found the damaged but unopened safe and left behind burglar tools as possible clues.
Advertisement notes Foley's Kidney Remedy as the most effective treatment for kidney and bladder troubles. It claims to correct irregularities, rebuild worn tissues, restore vitality, and improve appearance. Sold by J. H. O'Rielly Co.
State Bank of Maige in Kansas, about fifteen miles west of Wichita, was entered at midnight by burglars who dynamited the safe and escaped with $6000 before locals could mount a pursuit after the explosion.
In twenty one Massachusetts municipalities the license question split thirteen against and eight for license. Fall River and Gloucester shifted to no license for the first time since 1903. Haverhill and Salem moved toward license, while most cities kept their previous stance.
President Roosevelt pardoned Midshipman Richard B. P. Bernard on the recommendation of Secretary Newberry after he pleaded guilty to driftiness on duty and scandalous conduct. Bernard had been court martialed and dismissed but may take rank at the foot of his class and would receive a commission as the last number if possible, in view of his year and previous good record.
A court found defendants guilty after testimony about counterfeit money and a fake remedy claim as Foley's Honey and Tar was cited. The case references the O'Reilly Co and a Columbus Moltebe dining scene as context for the trial.
Taxpayers are invited to a Thursday night meeting at the Commercial club to discuss the proposed sewer system. A. Bullock of American Light and Water Co Kansas City will explain the plan and answer questions. the meeting aims to raise public knowledge and involvement in Albuquerque’s sewer project.
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