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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1908
Page
8
Readable items note Prof Wallace planning a daring leap act tonight in New York City. Also listed are local social and business notices including people traveling to Pueblo and Independence, church meetings, and a note on Hawley's store burglaries with stolen items.
In Santa Fe Mrs W C Swank and children travel to Lockwood Missouri for the summer. Miss Katherine Davis leaves for Colorado Springs to spend vacation. Mrs Mattie Jordan arrives from Springer to visit her daughter Miexe Lillian Gist. Mr and Mrs William R Morley arrive from their ranch near Datil with Mrs Morley leaving for the night. The skating rink hosts Leaping the Gap and a championship race tonight with Professor Wallace performing.
A playful ad style piece echoes Shakespearean precepts urging readers to be frugal, polite, and buy at Strong's Book Store. It urges lending not, spending wisely on clothes, and enjoying a hammock with a good book, then directs readers to the store next to the post office.
City Treasurer Harry A. Axtell of Bloomington Indiana is said to be short about $66 000 in state and city accounts The Real Estate Building Association irregularities total about $40 190 while city treasury books show a $7 200 deficit Securities signed by his mother in law amount to $11 206 The developments were reported in Bloomington on June 15.
In Boston six major structural steel and iron firms are accused of colluding to win city contracts. Seven officials linked to the firms are held for hearings. The move follows a Boston finance committee report and a Roosevelt administration inquiry.
Territorial Health Board Agent Ruppe continues arrests in eastern New Mexico of fake and unlicensed doctors. J. W. Martin, who fled to Logan, was captured and fined 75 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty. Logan lies 23 miles east of Tucumcari. Dr. Eider of San Jon also appeared in court.
The court employed C C Davidson as legal adviser. His case was continued to the next regular district term and not expected to go to trial soon. The doctor was released on a 200 dollar bond.
Washington June 16 Postmaster General Meyer ends a postal convention with Italy allowing parcel post shipments starting August 1 at 12 cents per pound for items up to 13 pounds. The agreement expands cross Atlantic mail services and sets a fixed rate for small parcels.
In New York on a June 16 crowd of about three thousand gathered along West 330th Street near Broadway to witness police raid a gambling house frequented by hotel guests. Patrons in evening dress fled via fire escapes but were blocked by detectives at exits. managers and patrons were detained at the station. Twelve arrests reported.
Lexington date June 16 report chairman J P Chinn to call a meeting of the state racing commission for next Friday to act on the Latenia Jockey club which plans to permit bookmaking at its tracks starting Saturday Four or five commissioners reportedly oppose betting by any method other than pari mutuel and auction pools and a rule banning bookmaking for licensed tracks with license loss as penalty also notes a separate item: the Duma tonight approves double tracking of the Siberian railway in St Petersburg June 16.
An advertisement proclaims Poiey’s Kidney Remedy cures kidney or bladder trouble not beyond medical reach. It credits J H O Reilley and Co and urges readers to try the domestic finish laundry service by Imperial Laundry at 314 South Second Back of Post Office Stock, signed F G Pratt.
Major Ernest Meyers will depart for Niagara Falls to attend a national convention of wholesale liquor dealers and distillers running from the 23rd of the month into July. The event is billed as a turning point for the trade with aims to eliminate the purchase clause fakiri and shut down disorderly dives, as producers pledge to refuse sales to those running such establishments. Meyers will be the sole New Mexico delegate.
Taos New Mexico June 16 Bill Walter a blacksmith was held to the grand jury on the charge of selling liquor to Indians amid taos tribe intoxicated braves. Sheriff arrested Walsh and Mrs L Bowen of Wayne West Virginia. a local donor story accompanies the notice with unrelated ads and remedies.
The man identified as Collins flees through Oklahoma Kansas and now New Mexico forging letters of credit and cashing drafts. Banks in small towns suffer losses as he copies signatures and signs as M D Field. A bankers association crackdown follows as he heads toward the western states.
A. Montoya offers a loan of 50000 dollars secured by first class real estate. The property is located at 215 West Gold Avenue.
Walston's Drug Store promotes Fee's Root Beer as the beer of choice. The ad highlights availability at the storefront.
Fine suite of rooms for rent with kitchen privileges in a new thoroughly modern house. Centrally located. apply at once at 620 West Silver Avenue.
Text fragment points readers to F. G. Pratt & Co at 814 Second Street for seed lines. The notice implies a location for sourcing line material and directs end users to that business.
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