Anti gambling bill passes Senate and House in New Mexico
Santa Fe on March 11 1913 reports the Holt anti gambling bill described as the most stringent in the nation passes the Senate 16 to 8 and the House 36 to 7 with an emergency clause. Governor may veto or approve, lobbyists described as highly effective, and discussions note county salary bills and general appropriations amid busy legislative sessions.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Senate
House
Holt
A. M. Berger
Solomon Luna
Govrnor
Work is Moving on oil wells at Meadows field
P C Mattox led a crew to the Meadows oil well with lumber and two workers to brace and reinforce the derrick and overhaul machinery for heavy loads. Driller D F Daniels left for Seven Lakes to arrange tools with Guffy and Gaily and return in ten to twelve days to Farming ton.
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P. C. Mattox
D. F. Daniels
Seven Lakes
Guffy & Gaily
Riga
Women Active in Santa Fe Legislature Talks
The Woman's Board of Trade of Santa Fe held two mass meetings at the capital to discuss legislation affecting women's rights. The first gathering at the courthouse featured Hon. Chas. Spiess, while the second at the Palace of Governors included Judge Abbott and Judge McFie. Both sessions were enthusiastic and well attended.
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Woman’s Board of Trade of Santa
Farmington Board Reorganizes Under New Officers
The Farmington Board of Trade reconstituted with John C. Hubbard as president, Orval Ricketts vice president, F. H. Telkamp secretary and J. P. Atteberry treasurer. A membership committee and by law panel were appointed for reports next Monday at Hunter Hall. The group plans to address oil correspondence, road links to Santa Fe or Albuquerque, and the Durango Shiprock road, as it pursues San Juan basin interests and joins the New Mexico League of Commercial Organizations.
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Hunter Hall
Farmington
San Juan County
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Durango-Shiprock
San Juan Basin
Farmington Board of Trade
New Mexico League of Commercial Organizations
Frank Staplin
Company profits and labor claims discussed in last year’s records
The article notes profits above seven million dollars and a twelve million surplus. It cites denials of girls working ten hours and records being doctored to show eight hours. It mentions a five dollar weekly raise for a thousand girl employees and Foley Brothers’ recent property improvements. It remarks on improving industry on the mesa as winter ends.
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Chicago
Prothers
James Simpson
Marshall Field & Co
Illinoia
George Lytton
Hub
Lytton
Foley Brothers
Mesa
Winter
Let it Snow and Snow Again for Winter Pasture Growth
A weather note hints that continued snowfall will improve grazing conditions. Farmers anticipate better forage as moisture accumulates, aiding soil moisture and long term pasture growth.
Plain Man from West Seeks Open Policy Talk With Wilson
Fred W. Hall of Bakersfield leads a Prospector Alliance memorial to President Wilson calling for open minded review of federal land and conservation policy. He argues for states rights and development of natural resources, urging enforcement of existing laws over interior department personal policies.
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Washington, D. C
Prospectors’ Alliance of America
Prospectors' Alliance
Hall
Trenton
Washington
Wilson
Public Land Administration
West
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
South
Livingstone Centenary Highlights Sir John Kirk’s Africa Work
The London centenary events for David Livingstone bring forward Sir John Kirk the lone survivor of the Livingstone party now retired at Sevenoaks. Kirk recounts Livingstone’s fearlessness and mission to end the East Africa slave trade, detailing his role in pressuring the Sultan of Zanzibar to sign the anti slave treaty and block supply sources, enabling later legitimate trade across Uganda and Nigeria.
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London
David Livingstone
Livingstone
John Kirk
John
Seven Oaka
South Africa
Africa
Westminister Abbey
Uganda
Nigeria
Shire
Sir John
Central Africa Lake
Bartle Frere
Zanzibar
Reclaiming Desert on the Mesa
Dr. Geo. W Sammons cultivates twenty acres on the mesa. The land will be sown to oats, then alfalfa. A pump ordered will bring water from the Independent ditch to a reservoir to irrigate the tract.
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Geo. W Sammons
Week of Meetings Outlines Future Life Topics
A sequence of religious talks begins March 17 with Rev. R C Jackson of the Methodist church discussing Ancient Pagan Concepts of the Future Life. March 18 features Ancient Hebrew Concepts led by Rev. F A Downs of the Presbyterian church. Regular services follow March 19.
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R. C. Jackson
Methodist Church
F. A. Downs
Presbyterian Church
Jesus
Paul
Cabinet appointments listed with Wilson era names
The board lists new cabinet posts including Secretary of State W J Bryan Secretary of Treasury William McAdoo Secretary of War Lindley Garrison Attorney General James Mc Reynolds Postmaster General Albert Burleson Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels Secretary of the Interior Franklin Lane Secretary of Agriculture David Houston Secretary of Commerce William Redfield Secretary of Labor William Wilson with incomplete lines for a few entries.
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W. J. Bryan
Treasury
William McAdoo
Lindley Garrison
James McReynolds
Albert Burleson
Navy
Josephus Daniels
Interior
Franklin Lane
Agriculture
David Houston
Commerce
William Redfield
William Wilson
Pueblo Bonito Agency Aids Growth Under Stacher Leadership
Superintendent Stacher at the Pueblo Bonito Indian Agency has overseen major upgrades including a new dormitory office building and superintendent cottage built with brick. Two frame employee cottages, other small structures, a sewer system and water works have been added. Plans for further construction promise significant expansion next season.
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Supt
Stacher
Pueblo Bonito Indian Agency
Pueblo Bonito Station
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Senta Fe
Enterprise
Board of Trade
Illinois
Washington D. C
Legislative
Springfield
O'Hara
New York
Gaynor
Illinois Legislative White Slave Commission
Juline Rosenwald
Sears, Roebuck Company
Rosenwald
Livingstone Centenary
Sir John Kirk
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