Governor Otero Opens Territorial Fair
Governor Otero inaugurates the territorial fair with praise for the fair association as carnival crowds fill the opening night. He commends organizers and urges support for the event and its activities.
13 Oct 1903
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1903
Page
1
Governor Otero inaugurates the territorial fair with praise for the fair association as carnival crowds fill the opening night. He commends organizers and urges support for the event and its activities.
Governor Miguel A. Otero opened the twenty third New Mexico fair at the Southern Carnival grounds with a large turnout. He announced a delegate irrigation convention to discuss irrigation in New Mexico and noted recent federal and national talks on the subject.
A Santa Fe special train carrying United States senators and congressmen leaves Chicago to visit Albuquerque and other Southwest cities. The trip, led by Congressman William Hearst, aims to study territorial eligibility for statehood. Stops include Eaton and Las Vegas with events at the Albuquerque Commercial Club and a reception with the territorial fair attendance. The delegation plans a ten day tour through New Mexico Arizona and Oklahoma.
Today's program lists a New Mexico Irrigation Convention opening at Library Hall at 10:00 a m. The Carnival Grounds open at 2:00 p m with racing events and attractions. Baseball between Albuquerque and Pasa, the VEE Pace, Great Cowboy Relay, Matt Gay's high dive, Pulkinis Slide for Life and Du Bells high wire bicycle act are featured.
Delegations from the territory gather with Governor and Promoter Doyle to inaugurate the 23rd annual territorial fair in Albuquerque. Attendees tour exhibits from trained animals to Dreamland, with confetti and street concerts marking the opening night.
Yesterday at the fair grounds the second program attraction was an automobile race, the city’s first, likely New Mexico’s. Four machines already reach Albuquerque as locals adapt to this new rapid transport. the track proved tight so drivers raced solo for safety, with Me, BR. Dodson driving a Rambler runabout weighing about 1200 pounds, expected to accelerate.
London dispatch notes the czar postpones his Rome trip due to looming eastern crisis. Reports from Kobe and Geneva describe rising belligerent tones, Russian mobilization, and Japan’s wary stance. Admiral Noel named China station commander as European powers shift focus. Baltimore reports Archbishop Kain near death.
Three men were killed and three others injured when a Missouri Pacific freight train collided with a Frisco freight train in the yards at St Louis avenue and Santa Fe streets. The Frisco train stood at the crossing and a freight car toppled onto a group waiting on the far side.
The Morning Journal celebrates its new Cox Duples Perfecting press with planned exhibition runs. Readers can view demonstrations tomorrow Wednesday at 10 o clock, Thursday at 10, and Friday at 10, as the paper shows off the improved appearance and printing machine.
Special to the Morning Journal Magdalena New Mexico Oct 12 word came of a tragedy in the Datil mountains Saturday Ever Wallace shot and killed William M McCarman at McCarmans ranch sixty miles west of Magdalena. Sheriff Leandro Baca and Deputy Robert Lewis rushed to the scene to arrest Wallace. The killing followed long running feuds and slight provocation according to reports. sentiment against Wallace runs high.
London reports Sir Joseph Chamberlain has retired to Highbury and will not speak for a fortnight. He plans to refine his policy and address objections while the Liberal leaders press a vigorous fiscal campaign across the country. Critics note tin plate trade shifts and British mill work increases.
At Lexington, arguments to the jury in the J H Tillman trial began as seven hours of courtroom discussion unfold. Three state attorneys and two defense lawyers addressed the jury, with four more on each side to be heard tomorrow.
In Paris the shooting of the Roumanian singer Eliza Papescu at Hotel Regina draws parallels to a prior case as Frederick Chetling reports a self inflicted death claim by a young woman in his room. Authorities hold Frederick Gretling on a murder charge amid alleged marriage proposals and ties to a similar murder in Aix les Bains.
The archbishop of Canterbury urges urgent subscriptions to the Macedonian relief fund, emphasizing the need for immediate humanitarian aid and support. The appeal stresses the ongoing hardship and solicits public contributions through church channels.
Thomas Murray a former millionaire who built the city’s first six story brick building in Omaha over twelve years died in a shack in south Omaha. The bachelor was known for peculiarities and lost much of his wealth in bad real estate deals leaving one nephew in Colorado.
Washington reports say Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock returns to the capital as charges against Arizona Secretary Isaac Stoddard surface. Reports allege a corrupt lobby and inflated fee claims from Stoddard, with a 20 day leave of absence cited as he seeks to safeguard his position.
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