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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1908
Page
6
D S Boucher business manager of The Journal Publishing Company testifies before Bernalillo county court that The Albuquerque Morning Journey printed and circulated an average of 4 461 copies daily in April 1908.
The piece highlights the National Irrigation Congress as the pioneer of the nationwide resource conservation effort. It credits its leaders with spurring government action on large water projects and forest conservation, framing the Albuquerque session and next September meeting as a milestone in safeguarding natural resources.
The Democratic state committee chairman predicts many candidates and a Democratic win in New York. He notes unprecedented conditions and advises caution about early talk of nominees. Observers in Republican-leaning papers acknowledge shifting times and potential nonautomatic victory for Republicans nationally.
The passage argues that Indiana Ohio and New York show Democratic and Republican dynamics with Taft as a unifying force. It notes Harmon’s potential Ohio governorship and predicts a tight fall election while praising Taft's handling of foreign and domestic issues and his future presidency.
Eastern papers describe discontent among Republicans over a southern Democrat becoming Taft’s cabinet choice after the Chicago convention. The Washington report notes concerns of mugwumpery, potential harm to the campaign, and fear of alienating Black voters in northern states by promoting Governor Wright before the elections.
Taft’s Panama sojourn showcased his talent as a specifier and organizer. He straightened tangled issues and set up methods to prevent future misunderstandings, presenting a model for handling the Philippine situation amid political and religious tensions.
The American Grocer reports 1967 as a year of record drink use with per capita totals of 23.53 gallons for spirits wine and beer and a rise in distilled spirits to 1.63 gallons per person. Coffee and cocoa rise while prices push the national drink bill to 1 698 085 444 dollars.
The Herald reports Colin sustained a minor tendon scare from stepping on a stone or hole. Trainer James Rowe and veterinarian Dr. McCully say there is no soreness, swelling has subsided, and the colt could pass a final exam to race in the Belmont stakes if he proves sound.
The New York Herald extols the Wright brothers aeroplane as a major advance and compares it to A M Herring's airship noting its superior points. It argues aerial navigation is a present fact and urges readiness for war with practical flying mechanisms.
A collection of satirical lines and snippets from various papers. Mentions a Texas blacksmith gubernatorial bid, Yaqui negotiations, a bronco busting contest, Moros, an oil magnet in perjury talk, a Great Northern hold up, Alfred Vanderbilt mockery, Walter Wellman libel suit, Las Vegas evangelists predicting destruction, Oklahoma migration into New Mexico, and grim crime reports from Haverhill with a sensational ear injury.
Hervey Bean a wood heel worker at Haverhill Wood Heel Company in the Bradford district lives at 2 Garden Court. His right ear split by a Merry Widow hat on Merrimack Street last evening with profuse bleeding that stopped without medical aid. The injury will heal over time.
A City WITHOUT NOUSE Berlin is called the quietest city in Europe. Railway engines may not whistle inside city limits. No loud huckster cries and loose wagon gears can incur fines. Courts have discretion on noise fines. Piano playing is regulated with daytime and nighttime silent hours and fines for pounding.
The Oklahoma governor signs a bill requiring the upper sheet on hotel beds to extend two and a half feet past the lower cover. The measure aims to standardize bedding and improve guest comfort across hotel rooms.
The World notes the governor can resume consideration of constitutional fixes while warning a naval clash over Florida if another navy attacked. It suggests saloon license caution in Albuquerque and predicts Bryan's persistent influence in Arizona West Virginia Nebraska grows more formidable and the San Francisco Chronicle supports him as the party’s choice. The Philadelphia Ledger judges Congress as having delayed many desirable actions but avoided major blunders, praising conservative omissions and minor errors.
A compilation of editorials from several papers including Roswell Record Boston Transcript Tucson Citizen and Denver Post reflecting on public opinion and political money. The pieces contrast local Arizona views with broader national commentary.
Governor Johnson travels south in a swimming excursion while a four year old case in Esopus draws attention to another judge. The Hartley Journal and Montoya Republican debate honesty in politics and religion. Half of Illinois delegates bound for Denver travel by auto as guests of Roger Sullivan and face potential road hazards near Lincoln Nebraska amid tense political commentary.
The Las Vegas Optic responds to a claim of religious or political heresy, reiterating its stance and defending its editorial position in a concise counter-argument.
The Gallup Bee protests unorthodox editorials while Roswell plans about 500000 in public improvements this season. Carlsbad Current notes Roswell debt near 500000 and Carlsbad owes 1800, yet some urge approving 40000 for sewers streets and fire protection.
The Alamogordo Advertiser notes New Mexico towns advertise the big red apple as a local identity and that any temperate fruit thrives in the territory, suggesting broad association rather than a single home.
The editorials across republican papers in the territory this week discuss the 30000 appropriation for the Albuquerque Irrigation Congress. They credit Col Twitchell and Col Hopewell and hint Delegate Andrews had much to do with securing the funding.
A reflection on how jokes invite echoes of Sidney Smith Dr Johnson and Byron. The speaker notes that human nature prompts others to attribute wit to famous authors and to claim originality lapses when one’s expression echoes a prior line.
Final accounting and discharge petition for J F Pearce as administrator will be heard Monday July 6 1908 by the Probate Court. All interested persons must take notice of the hearing and rights to object to the final account. Francisco Lucero y Montoys files final five year homestead proof in Alameda New Mexico to be shown June 15 1908 before H W S Otero. Several other notices of final proof for land claims in Santa Fe and Albuquerque appear with witnesses named and inspection dates specified.
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