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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1908
Page
8
A long list of local notices and brief reports from Las Vegas New Mexico includes names of visitors officials and business folks. The paper urges readers to publish with real names and addresses and notes a fire on Coal Avenue viaduct. Several residents depart for travel and events while clubs meetings and entertainments are announced.
The Phoenix Republican reports Captain A F Banta, an early Albuquerque figure of the Rio Abajo Press era, has returned to Arizona after a long journey from Phoenix to New Orleans, Panama, New York, and Durango. He writes of Arizona’s sunlit country and notes sheep men hopeful for a wool market upswing within sixty days.
Misses Beatrice and Ruth Ilfeld entertained many youths at the Woman’s Club building with a dancing and games event. Pretty, hand decorated programs complemented the venture of the evening.
Tasteful and desirable souvenirs of the evening were presented by the young hostesses. Parents and several older friends assisted in entertaining. Attendees included Misses Jamie Kelly, Stella Kelly, Virginia Carr, Alma Baldridge, Helen Hoye, Merrill Hoye, Bernice Hesselden, Rita Mensch, Lena Ferguson, Alene Stern, Francine McNassar, Florence Grunsfeld, Rebbeca Borradaile, Gladys Mandell, Elsie Kempenich, Sophia Yrisarri, Jean Arnett, Annette Wyman and Messrs. Junior O’Reilley, Herbert McGaffey, Birdie Stern, Frank McKee, William McKee, Robert Hopewell, Willard Hopewell, Lester Ifield, Edgar Jaffa, Leslie Briggs, Frank Spitz, Hugh Bryan, Clyde Ross, Arthur Yanow, David Rosenwald, Louis Hesselden, William Arnett, Paul Deickmann, Edward Yrisarri and Edmund Harrison.
A target was penetrated six inches by a weapon discharge without spectators noticing the bullet left the rifle. A faint trigger click was followed by quiet, and examination revealed a soft-nosed bullet embedded in the leaves of bulky volumes.
A 36 person service set of 595 pieces features a unique design with no ornamentation aside from the state seal and the word Colorado, intended for constant use by the vessel captain. The design was selected by a unanimous committee including Governor Henry A. Buchtel and former governors Alva Adams and Jesse McDonald, with a cost of 5000 dollars.
San Marcial New Mexico June 11. Friends of J E Nichols the barber deny a report that he tried to commit suicide yesterday and say the rumor is utterly without foundation. They state they do not know origin of the rumor.
California delegates, facing a potential loss of one vote at the Republican national convention, plan to elect a substitute for Delegate-at-Large Jacob Neff and his alternate C S Wheeler. A tentative offer has been made to Harrison Gray Otis of Los Angeles, and if he accepts, all fourteen delegates will elect him to the post.
New York June 11 Demonstration of the powers of the new noiseless gun perfected by Hiram Percy Maxim was given by the inventor here today. Two large books which served as targets were used in the test. The weapon appeared to produce no visible recoil and created no report audible to onlookers.
Denver reports a silver service designed by Paul Revere will be presented to the United States cruiser Colorado by Colorado at San Francisco before its August voyage to the Orient. The set reflects historic American design and aims to honor the naval vessel on its journey.
New house offers a vine suite of rooms for rent with access to a kitchen. Centrally located at 620 West Silver Avenue, applicants urged to apply at once.
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