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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1908
Page
6
City urges immediate action on street improvements using local materials. Citing past trial with gravel and adobe clay on Third Street, officials propose a Highland street project as a cost effective public object lesson to prove home made materials can yield durable roads with proper maintenance and road rolling.
Officials discuss potential paving projects in the nation focusing on road layout, urban expansion, and municipal needs. Stakeholders weigh costs, schedules, and long term benefits for residents and commerce.
The essay laments the decline of the American home as thousands shift to hotel life. It cites New York hotel investments totaling hundreds of millions with plans for fifty million more, noting about 100000 transient guests nightly and families abandoning houses for hotels. It notes boarded mansions and the rich moving to hotels to avoid housekeeping costs and concerns. It mentions a resident hotel population of about half a million in New York City.
New York City selects a twelve firm competitive process for a 23 story municipal building with a Park Row site. The tower will exceed 700 feet, featuring 32 elevators and a granite steel frame. Architects claim steel skeletons offer greater safety than brick structures.
The NY divorce suit cites an income of eight thousand dollars annually or more from songs. It notes fleeting topical jingles earn large sums while enduring ballads yield less. Examples include Harris, Dresser, Barnes, Evans, and Shields with high royalties, contrasted with Wonder and Foster receiving far less.
The White Cloud Chief once issued humorous and stern rules to local correspondents. It warned against milking cows in stories, calling two married ladies by married names, and repeating overused phrases like neé, meals, or dance jokes. Readers would recognize the paper’s paternity and its editor’s sharp edge.
In a Washington Star interview Senator Foraker explains delaying the Brownsville relief bill until December. He says a vote is unlikely now but will be possible then and intends to secure passage, restoring rights to the affected troops without personal entanglement. The Star notes GOP leaders’ aim to aid Taft’s nomination and avoid disrupting Ohio politics.
The text argues that existing notes backed only by government bonds cannot expand. It proposes using non government assets as a basis for extra notes during emergencies, with retirement of those notes once the emergency ends.
The text argues that prevention via deposit guarantees is wiser than the Vre land cure, noting bankers’ resistance to a 16 to 1 offer. It then mentions a birth in Bernalillo County with the father Dr. Hendrick officiating and both parents reported doing well, hinting at renewed vigor.
Southwestern notes report big smelters at Humbold Arizona will be reconstructed and begin running within the current year. Belen hosts a thriving roads meeting boosting the cut-off town. Mstancia sees extensive building with thriving prosperity. Indictments against T G Norris and ex Supervisor Lattes dismissed by Prescott grand jury on demurrer. Freight officials meeting in Phoenix may secure rate concessions for Arizona shippers. A sheep herder near Montoya New Mexico Jose Encinas was accidentally shot and killed by Ambrosio Ortega, coroner's jury finds accidental death.
Alamogordo Advertiser reports a company studies mesquite bushes as a potential raw material for white paper. If the method proves workable, drought resistant mesquite could spark southwest paper mills and revive land once deemed worthless. The plant’s roots, regrowth, and pruning potential are noted as key factors.
A brief, sharp line from the San Marcial Standard rejects sensational insinuations about the editor as a bronco buster, a yellow-haired populist, or a Mexican turnip vendor, noting such chatter bothers them no more than two frogs in a hail storm.
The Hagerman Messenger editor urges Rio Grande Valley residents to holler to bring people in. The piece describes blistered lungs from yelling and an echo of a hoarse solo across the mountains as a call to attention.
The city issues a forty page descriptive work showcasing Albuquerque as an up to date metropolis. Twenty five thousand copies will be distributed globally to attract homeseekers and others, serving as a library and office reference guide with details of the city’s attractions and amenities.
For years T suffered billiousness and constipation harming appetite and vitality. Pepsin and strong laxatives worsened matters until Chamberlain's Stomach Tablets relieved ill feeling, aided digestion, and purified stomach and liver. Mrs. Rosa Potts of Birmingham Alabama endorses the product, noting its natural support. Sold by all druggists.
The text laments human folly destroying ancient forests. It contrasts centuries old trees with saplings and notes that divine care cannot prevent deliberate harm. The author invokes John Muir’s view on nature and preservation.
In St Petersburg on May 17 the Douma debates between Octoberists and the granhd duchy of Finland about relations with Finland and the Finland Russia railroad linkage will be revisited in the Douma on July 8. Premier Stolypin will present a speech outlining imperial policy.
The Golden Opportunity urges New Mexico residents to prepare for the National Irrigation congress in Albuquerque. Low rail fares will bring delegates and many homeseekers from across the United States, creating a rare chance to showcase soil, crops, and territory advantages to potential settlers.
A testimonial from G. J. Stevers of Crown City Ohio credits Hyomei with curing chronic catarrh after two inhalant bottles. The ad guarantees cure or money back and promises relief from asthma bronchitis hay fever coughs and colds. The complete Hyomei outfit costs $1 with refills 50 cents.
A San Marcial Standard piece contemplates New Mexico’s future leaders as hustlers dominate the scene. It criticizes stingy businessmen who avoid spending and predicts a procession of merchants aligning with a new economic order, urging a pragmatic, evolving culture.
A collage of editorials and quotes from Southwest papers comments on boosters for Williams and a naval policy shift. It notes Merc Eddy’s naval stance linked to followers at sea and mentions a Tucson Star tease about a gold nugget in a vermiform appendix.
Santa Fe engineer Robert B Bilderain narrowly escaped death when his engine struck a bridge on the Cajon grade. He leaned out to inspect a problem, unaware of the approaching bridge and was knocked unconscious, saved by Section Foreman Johnson who was in the cab.
A train was halted at the first station after engineer Bilderain sustained a scalp wound and remained conscious with help from restoratives. He reached his home on WW Street, weak but alive. Fireman Cary Neissen assisted after the injury while the train slowed and the blow was deemed a glancing strike.
Notice in Second Judicial District Court New Mexico states the bankruptcy trustee will auction real estate in Albuquerque on Wednesday May 27 1908 from 10 to 11 am. Property includes Lot 7 Block 42 Huninets adaptation with trust deed to Southwestern Building And Loan for 2225 dollars and Lots 10 11 12 Block 9 Francisco Armiiory Otero addition plus east 42 feet of lots 4 5 Block 39 Honine's Highland addition and west 35 feet of lots 4 5 Block 29 Honine's Highland addition.
Public notice from the Department of the Interior Land Office Santa Fe New Mexico dated May 2 1908 announces Ramon Vigil vy Apodaca’s intent to make final proof for tract in sections 86 and 36 T 7 N R 2 W in New Mexico Principal Meridian. It lists witnesses and sets June 16 1908 in Albuquerque for cross examination and rebuttal proceedings before Register Manuel R. Otero.
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