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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1908
Page
3
The Interior and Treasury departments urge Congress to add 25000 to the regular Indian irrigation appropriation for the Zuni reservation in New Mexico. Builders say current funds have mostly built the reservoir but not the distribution system, risking waste and delaying water for about 8000 acres.
Government notes urge land office surveys within the fiscal year to sectionize irrigable lands under the Zuni project. Without timely action, locating distributing laterals for the allotting agent becomes difficult ahead of lateral construction. Proposals include a $25,000 special item for Zuni work and $10,000 to $15,000 for completing construction in 1910. Chief Engineer’s signoff appears from the Secretary of the Interior.
Mayor McClellan revoked the licenses of every moving picture show in greater New York after protests over moral harm to youth. The order, likely temporary, faces strict new licensing conditions and fire-safety concerns from the fire department.
Hieck WHE Pight for Chains Reno Nevada December 24 40e Rock the Frenchman driven out of Rawhide yesterday by vigilantes for alleged claim jumping has reached Reno with lawyers to protect his interests at the camp He says he owns the claims he allegedly tor backed and will seek state police aid to regain possession.
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad seeks public cooperation on a new inter state freight tariff for lumber and related products. The proposal includes local joint and proportional carload rates from midwest and south gateways to midwest east and Canada with a notice from the railroad inviting shippers to suggest corrections and additions.
Andrew Jorgensen, sole survivor, reached Newport News aboard Raverscraig after Jeanie Lippit foundered off Hog Island in a northeast gale. Captain Robinson and five crewmen drowned. the schooner, bound from Jacksonville to New York with lumber, struck a shoal and broke apart after taking on water and sustaining hull damage.
In Lisbon on December 24, Senor Francisco Beirao formed a new cabinet but resigned as president and minister of foreign affairs after ministers were named due to unforeseen difficulties. The king summoned Senor Antonio Azevedo, the former marine minister, under whom the other ministers are expected to retain their posts.
William H Edwards, Princeton football captain in 1899 and 1900 and later coach at Michigan, was appointed street cleaning commissioner. He also refereed the Yale Harvard matchup, reflecting a notable post collegial career in sports.
Olga Stein, arrested in New York last March and extradited to St. Petersburg, was sentenced to sixteen months in prison and loss of civil rights. Her victims are paid to save more than $150,000.
New York faces a possible cabless Christmas as drivers affiliated with the Liberty Dawn association failed to settle the stake. Strikers rejected terms tied to recognizing the open chop principle, leaving settlements unresolved and city transit in suspense.
President Fallieres and suite open the aeronautical salon in Paris. The grand palace hosts the most complete display of aeroplanes and balloons with large crowds. The Wright aircraft, the first built in France by a company holding French rights, receives special attention.
The Post Office announces limited quantities of postage stamps in 500 and 1000 roll bundles for vending machines and stamp affixing devices. Postmasters may requisition to try the program as a popular service expansion.
Rear Admiral Melville and Colonel John P. Nicholson urged the president to write the Philadelphia Loyal Legion commandery letter for Lincoln's birthday on February 12. The president joked that his letters are causing trouble and that he will voice Lincoln sentiments in a speech at the Lincoln farm in Kentucky on February 12.
A local report notes a guilty verdict related to passing counterfeit money and touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a leading cough remedy. The ad mentions sale by J. M. O'Reilly Co. and references the anti cough product as a cure for obstinate coughs.
Pratt's Heave Cough and Cold cure offered as a long used veterinary preparation for horses. Promises relief from severe cold swiftly with improvement noted after several days and cessation of coughing in a few days. Contact Bb. W. Pee 602 601 Ss, phone 16.
Work paused at the local district headquarters with employees taking a day off and a short holiday break. Supervisors Goddard and Mackay and Forest staff Balthis Winn and RL Rogers are away or traveling for holidays while John La Fon plans a Kentucky visit after completing wood lot work.
Illinois forest assistant at the Alamo National Forest near Alamogordo is reported on a short leave of absence while work continues on timber lands within the Coconino National Forest in Arizona.
H M Cox a wealthy Portland Maine manufacturer died after falling from a third floor window at a Hot Springs hotel. The coroner's jury ruled death not by suicide, but by accidental fall. Cox, a neurosastrian sufferer, had come to spend the winter with his wife. his brother lives in Bloomington Illinois and his son is a San Francisco merchant.
In Rome on December 24 Ambassador Griscom spent the day shooting with King Victor Emmanuel at Castle Porziano. The king discussed the formation of a new United States cabinet and inquired about the prospects of various candidates.
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