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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1925
Page
6
The Albuquerque Morning Journal reports social notices including meetings and acknowledgments with standard advertising charges. This issue expresses subscription rates and advertising policies as of December 19, 1935.
The column argues the court martial silences dissent by expelling Colonel Mitchell, likening it to inquisitorial methods. It contends such suppression harms military science and echoes historical critics like Napoleon, Lee, and Foch, warning the army bears consequences for quashing innovation.
The piece laments industrial hazards after the death of Earl L. Stephens a carpenter fatally injured on a Santa Fe hospital project. It notes one life per floor in skyscraper construction and honors workers who risk and lose their lives for civilization, urging public sympathy for Stephens his wife and three children.
George J. Gould fathered ten children with three born out of wedlock. Although later legitimized, courts rule these children cannot participate in a trust fund left by their grandfather, highlighting a contested inheritance dispute and legitimacy issues.
New Mexico politics figure H J Hagerman arrives with brother Percy while Ralph H Johnson from Cleveland visits to see his father W P Johnson. Local residents W H Ballard family travel to Phoenix. Henry Huntley and Dwight Henry head to Jemez Hot Springs for a pleasure trip. New Territorial Mounted Police members E R Stewart and Rafael Gomez replace resignations. John D Hughes returns from Santa Fe on business with his father Jay Gould. FE A Miera Sandoval county treasurer and collector is in the city. note outlines local official movements.
The author blasts laws that stigmatize children by left handed descent and other inherited traits. It argues parents are not to blame for legal forms but children bear unjust social stigma and property disabilities. The piece commends Gould for treating children equally despite biased statutes.
A national poll shows 83 percent of newspapers favor joining the World Court, 11 percent oppose, and 6 percent are noncommittal. The Albuquerque Morning Journal is cited as favoring adhesion while the Tucumcari News opposes any foreign alliance. Long Senate speeches are anticipated.
The League of Nations invites the United States to join a disarmament conference. The piece argues for accepting the invitation in a spirit of cooperation, noting past talk of limiting military forces and cautioning against refusal based on alliances and entanglements that have lost meaning.
A collection of humorous clippings mentions a Santa Fe authority allowing open whisky waving without federal action, contrasts Albuquerque rules with preliminary exam risk, notes Babe Ruth weight losses, and ends with a Capper's Weekly verse about a lightning bug and a measuring worm.
A humorous fragment describes Benny and Pop arguing over a Morris chair that broke. Puds Simkins is blamed for the mishap after a contested sitting contest ends with the chair failing. The tale closes with a playful moral and a slipper illustration.
Narrator laments a fortune promised by Uncle Jones as neighbors chase wealth.遇 wealth brings corruption. Lawyers uncover a later will, leaving poverty and a cow named Jane to the speaker. The sea voyage ends with acceptance of poverty and a changed life.
Kenneth Servatius a State College student from El Paso was chosen duke to Miss Margaret Bowman Las Cruces daughter of Senator John M Bowman and a Las Cruces society member who was elected duchess by the student body to represent the college at the Old King Cotton festival in El Paso December 28 31.
A House report details the big annual supply bill for the treasury and post office, proposing a total of 867.9 million dollars, 4.6 million under budget estimates. Postal service would gain about 102 million, coast guard 24.2 million, and prohibition enforcement 9.3 million, with adjustments for salaries, airmail, and evidence procurement.
Paris December 18 Rudolph Valentino, motion picture star, arrived from London and ducked questions about his wife Winifred Hudnut filing for divorce. He said he was in the dark about the suit, would not discuss plans, and shrugged with a smile before departing for Berlin then London to spend Christmas with relatives.
Snowfall blankets Chihuahua state with drifts up to four feet and a two foot cover in Chihuahua City. Montezuma reports the heaviest fall while Marfa records six to fourteen inches. El Paso endures a 21 degree cold spell as a front brings unusually severe winter weather. American made player planes gain popularity in Guadalajara. New Year resolutions are urged as the season advances.
The Commercial Bulletin notes stronger activity in fine wools this week, with Australian and domestic varieties improving. Domestic wools remain clearer than foreign, while foreign prices trend lower in line with global markets. Mohair stays quiet and steady as quotas for various wool types are listed.
New York December report notes holiday influences growing in trade and industry as the season advances. Retail sales strengthen especially for seasonal goods, while staples drop in wholesale demand. Jobbing shows quick reorders, and bank suspensions in Montana boost local money circulation. southwestern reports remain less buoyant. Weekly bank clearings total 11,087,314,000.
The Hall of Fame in New York City announces two new inductees Edwin Booth the Shakespearean actor and John Paul Jones the naval commander. One hundred seven electors voted on twenty seven nominees four fifths of the electorate required for election. Elections occur every five years with this being the sixth election.
James McDonald alias Doctor Prather, former barber to convicts, is in Eagle Pass Texas custody charged with uttering worthless cashier's drafts on the defunct Santa Fe bank of Santa Fe. He allegedly used a bank scratch pad to sign drafts under an imaginary name and carried about $1,000 in such checks when arrested. He was previously sent up from San Miguel county in November last year and is said to have posed as a Santa Fe physician in Arizona and Texas for profit.
Arthur Blum of Bisbee Arizona was elected captain for the 1926 City College of Detroit football team. He plays at tackle and leads the squad into the season.
The bride has already decided what she will wear to the wedding, indicating confidence in her choice and preparations. Guests may anticipate the formal look and coordinated accessories as the ceremony approaches.
The day saw revival of activity with oil shares advancing on merger rumors and expected crude price gains. Industrials rose early but gains paused as call money rates stiffened from heavy gold withdrawals. total volume about 1.5 million shares with mixed commodity futures and firmer Pan American issues on Mexico output prospects.
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