New Mexico Board of Trade Reshuffles Education Seats
The Board of Trade discussed the resignation of secretary F H Telkamp and elected Orval Rickette to fill the post. They proposed ten candidates for the five member board of education, with ballots to be printed for the next Tuesday vote under a new state law increasing terms and board size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Hunter Hall
F. H. Telkamp
Orval Rickette
Committee On Education
W. L. Paddock
L. J. Gower
L. M. Garrett
Lucy Hoff
Lorena Mahany
Ed. P Woods
M. C. Picken
Lile A. Johnson
A. W. Funk
J. C. Strawn
Senate
Boards of Education
State of
New Mexico
Board of Education
Seid Board of Education
Iipcorpo
Alvan N. White
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Dry White House Etiquette Sets No Liquor at Events
Washington society reacts to a new administration rule banning wine and liquor at official entertainments. The policy, supported by President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson, Vice President Marshall, Secretary Bryan and many cabinet members, aims to curb social spenders and reshape Washington’s social calendar.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson-Marshall
Wilson
Marshall
Bryan
Washington
Secretary
Mre
Amibaesador
Lee Brown Laid To Rest In Farmington Area
Funeral held at R. H. McJunkin home for Robert Lee Brown who died last Friday in a fall near his sheep camp. He leaves a widow and five sons, two sisters, a brother, and many friends. buried on a high mesa beside his first wife. Born 1866 near Denver, he moved to Farmington in 1879 and married Julia McIntosh in 1895 and Charlotta Hayward in 1907, with one son from the second marriage.
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Robert Lee Brown
Glade
R. H. McJunkin
R. C. Jackson
Farmington
Denver
Colorado
Julia McIntosh
Charlotta McJunkin Hayward
Robert Craig
Mr. Brown
Bonnie
John W
Samuel
Charles
Lizzie Vaughn
Aztec
Mary Doresy
Oklahoma City
Animas
San Juan
Lee
Brown
Lee Brown
Clovis Chamber of Commerce Boosts Local Growth
Clovis New Mexico reports a 350 member push by the Clovis Chamber of Commerce after a banquet with 369 boosters. The piece cites Clovis as setting a state record for its commercial organization for a town of its size and notes optimism for continued progress in the eastern New Mexico city.
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Clovis
Curry County
Albuquerque
Taxes Rail Roads Pay Taxes in New Mexico and Texas
A statement from Avery Turner of the Santa Fe system compares railroad taxes per mile across Texas and New Mexico. He notes Eddy County NM taxes far higher than Reeves County TX and explains how NM valuations affect rollbacks. The piece also mentions interstate traffic, 1912 tax increases, and the impact on rates. Separately, a government case seeks forfeiture of Farmington Distilling Company property for revenue violations with a March 31 hearing.
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New Mexico
Texas
Avery Turner
Santa Fe System
Armarilla
Santa Fe
Frank Staplin
N. M
Higgine
Tex
Texico
Belen
Texas Railway
Kansas
P. & N. T. Railway Inc
Palmer County
Chaves County
Eddy County
Reevee County
Reeves County
Curry County
Chaves
Eddy Counties
United States
United States Revenue
M. B. Otero
Pope
Farmington Distilling Company
James T. Fay
Wm. Locke
Joseph C. Wynn
August J. Fritz
John L. Pauley
Frank Cain
Niles M. Fulwyler
Emmett T. Rice
Foster Blacklock
Sylvester R. Blake
New Tax Schedules Change County Assessment System
Archie McCoy San Juan county assessor tours Farmington to implement separate schedules per precinct and town taxes. Taxpayers receive duplicates to verify assessments and file complaints to the board of equalization under a new full cash valuation rule and a one third levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie McCoy
San Juan
Farmington
Board of Equalization
Palmer and McDonald Explore Meadows Oil Claims
J. 8S. Palmer and J. T. McDonald visited their oil claims in the Meadows at the start of the week in the interest of the Enterprise oil company, of which they are principal owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 8S. Palmer
J.T. McDonald
Meadows
Enterprise Oil Company
Princpal
Not Guilty In Colorado Trial Cox Graves Carmen Verdict
The jury found Cox Graves and Carmen not guilty after a two hour deliberation. Applause filled the courtroom as the verdict was read, then they were re arrested on a new charge of attempting to murder Dave McCullum. Each posted bonds of $1,000 but quickly supplied more.
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People of
Colorado
Cox, Graves
Carmen
Moore
Russell
Searcy
Cox
Graves
Gravee
Dave McCullum
Sam Truby
Welfare of Women and Prostitution Debate in Illinois
The Illinois vice commission under Lieutenant Governor O Hara calls for nationwide cooperation to fight prostitution linked to wages in Chicago department stores. The piece argues wages alone won t curb vice, cites temptation and ethics, notes red light districts can protect or harm girls, and urges factual public discussion.
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Illinois Vice Trust Commission
Chicago
O’hara
Vice
Abraham
David
Fruitland group negotiates for two portable rigs at Seven Lakes
The Fruitland team is in talks with D. F. Daniele of Seven Lakes aimed at securing possession of two large portable rigs at the Seven Lakes oil field. The communications indicate a possible transfer or lease agreement in the ongoing oil situation.
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D. F. Daniele
Seven Lakes
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School Board
E. C. de Baca
Isidoro Armijo
Ramon L. Baca
House of Representatives
William C. McDonald
Department OF Education
Santa Fe, N. M
Pioneer
Turner
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