Broad Gauge for Marshall Pass Railroad Upgrade
Denver officials announce Denver and Rio Grande plans to convert the Marshall Pass line from three to four feet eight and a half inches. The 136 mile upgrade cost about 2 million dollars to restore a second standard gauge route through the Rockies for freight and passenger service.
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Denver
Bush
Brown
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
New York City
Marshall Pass
Salida
Montrose
Coorado
Rio Grande
Marehall Pass
Tennessee Pass
Glenwood Springs
Grand Junction
Marshal Pass
Continental Divide
Lieuteant . L. Marshall
Geological Survey
United States Army
Washington, D. C
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
North Fork
Court Adjourns Fall Term To December Sixteenth
Judge E C Abbott has adjourned the regular fall term from October to December sixteenth due to county fall work. Authorities report sufficient funds in the court to cover expenses for a term long enough to complete all business on the docket.
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E. C. Abbott
Land Rulings Monthly Digest of Interior Decisions
Digest notes recent interior determinations on homesteads under the 1909 act and final proof requirements. It discusses residency and cultivation evidence, restoration of lands not to be announced before public notice, and executive orders affecting land entries. It also covers preference rights in public land contests and their nontransferability under current law.
The Man Who Knows Corn Palin and His Champion Ear
Fred C. Palin, a Indiana farmer known as a top corn judge, recounts how he found and exhibited the champion ear. He stresses careful seed selection and breeding, saying the Kellogg Trophy win at Omaha proved his methods. Palin grew the ear on a rented 860 acre farm near Newtown.
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Fred C. Palin
Palin
Indiana
Omaha
Chp
Patin
Newtown
Ind
Mr. Palin
Reid
Alexander
W. K. Kellogg
Tiffany
New York
Kellogg
Kellogg Toasted Corn Flake Co
Columbus
Ohio
R. A. James
Charleston
New Mexico Optimism Aims at Bright Early Statehood
The Herald notes nationwide enthusiasm for New Mexico as it enters statehood. Pecos Valley papers cheer a banner fruit and crop year with optimism, while Albuquerque reporters report strong crops in the San Juan country and plans for canning factories and irrigation projects. Deming also shows growth.
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New Mexico
Herald
Pecos
San Juan
Farmington
Automobile line to northwest New Mexico eyed for 1910s era service
Reports claim an Albuquerque to San Juan country automobile stage line may launch, with J W Stockard of El Paso indicating readiness to oversee the route. Local business leaders and Farmington residents push the project as a precursor to a regional railroad, promising traffic and mail potential.
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Albuquerque
San Juan
J. W. Stockard
el Paso
Stockard
Farmington
Albuquerque Journal
Next National Corn Exposition Opens February 1913 in Columbia
The next award of the trophy will be made at the National Corn Exposition to be held in February 1913 at Columbia South Carolina. Plans call for a broader exposition with special buildings including a main structure 400 by 167 feet. The show will last ten days with $40,000 appropriated by South Carolina for expenses as Dixie aims to surpass all previous expositions.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Dixie
Local Traveler Arrives from Farmington Minutes at Palace
Mrs J S Pawley arrived from Farmington Freernight and stopped at the Palace this morning before departing for Denver, Durango Herald reports.
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J.S. Pawley
Farmington Freernight
The
Palace
Denver
Durango
Injured Women Recovering After Runaway Accident
Mrs Roy Gibbs and Miss Helen Prewitt injured in a runaway last Wednesday are recovering. Gibbs suffered bad bruising while Prewitt sustained more serious injuries and was confined to bed for several days before able to sit up in the past days. Durango Herald.
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Roy Gibbs
Helen Prewitt
Gibbs
Miss Prewitt
Durango Herald
Sugar beet factory plans seen in Montezuma valley trip
Senator George Weat Frederick Noble superintendent of the Rocky Ford sugar factory Mr Adams of Denver and engineers arrived last week and traveled through Montezuma valley to survey land for beet growing and potential sugar plant. Noble and Adams with engineers also assessed a large irrigation project in the northwest portion of the county.
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George Weat
Frederick Noble
Rocky Ford Sugar Factory
Adams
Denver
Montezuma Vallley
Noble
West
Mancos
Jaffa Nominated for Congress in New Mexico
Nathan Jaffa of Chaves County was nominated for Congress by the Republican state convention after Elfig Baca withdrew. The gathering in Albuquerque endorsed Jaffa unanimously with Prince and Baca backing his bid. Senator Fall urged reforms and lauded Roosevelt, urging New Mexico to push for initiative and grazing homestead laws and flood irrigation finance.
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Nathan Jaffa
Chaves
New Mexico
Jaffa
Elfeg
Baca
Albuquerque
Rio Arriba
Pritford Prince
Congress
Prince
A. A. Sedillo
Bernalillo
Pecos Valley
Levi A. Hughes
Santa Fe Cout
Mast Fowler
Grant County
Elfego
Gallegos
Union County
Catron
Charles A. Spiess
Elk’s Theater
United States
Committee On Permanent Organization
Senator Fall
Roman L. Baca
Blas Sanchez
Mora
Luis Armijo
Santa Fe
Nestor Montoya
H. B. Holt
Bb. F. Pankey
Fall
Senator Fal
Senator All
Republican Party
Judge Fall
Party of Progress
Roosevelt
People of
Republica Party
Republican State Central Committee
Herbert W. Clark
Las Vegas
Lans
Taft
Nethan
Alfa
County Fair Dates Set for October Four
Mancos Tribune notes the county fair runs October 1 through 4 this year with fair management aiming for a grand success.
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Mancos
Creamery Industry Debate Aims to Boost Cortez Economy
Montezuma Journal reports a conference on establishing a local creamery industry in Cortez. Prof. Syder led an engaging talk at the Beri ranch, drawing a roomful of attendees who foresee a positive impact on cash flow and local agriculture.
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Montezuma Valley
Beri V.ranch
Syder
Cortez
Willngreas
Montezuma Journal
San Juan Basin Sees Irrigation Boom and New Settlements
The Durango Democrat notes mining and stock raising give way to irrigation as new enterprises extend districts and pump systems. Deserts are reclaimed and prosperous homes spread toward the center of civilization, driven by workers with a clear spirit and under standing of progress.
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Thio Ami
San Juan Basin
Durango
District Court Opens in Silverton Monday
Monday morning District Court will convene in Silverton with Judge C A Pike presiding. The fall term will hear cases including People vs Charles Carter for altering brand and People vs Charles Carter and William Truby for larceny, both continued.
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Silverton
C. A. Pike
Charles Carter
Altering Brand
William Truby
Durango
Magnificent Ship Rock Navajo Agency Praised
Mr and Mrs W T Kirkpatrick express surprise at the Ship rock Navajo Agency calling it the Southwest show place and worth millions to the Indians as an industrial school per the Durango Democrat.
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W. T. Kirkpatrick
Shiprock
Navajo Agency
State Control of Lands
Fragmentary policy note arguing public lands should be turned over to states to pursue fair use and national cooperation. Mentions equitable treatment and regional interests without clear dates or named entities.
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Wes
Theetary of the Interior
Tren
Metropolis
Tifeany
Columbia.s Cc
Spiess
Teeman
Hughes
Fowler
Clark
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