14 Apr 1916
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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1916
Page
1
The World in Paragraphs presents a concise roundup of notable passing events abroad and at home. It touches on political, cultural, and social items, highlighting key figures and dates in a compact historical snapshot.
Submarine sinks after engagement with French and British ships. German air raids and battles with Villa forces unfold across fronts. Austrians lure Italians from border. Greece, Saloniki debate foreign troop withdrawal. British seize Felabie. Verdun gains for France. Villa defeated near Guerrero. US reports Pershing and Funston updates. G A R marks half a century. gas price probes and political races noted.
A whirlwind of reports shows King George funding the treasury with £100,000 while Britain grapples with£1.5 billion wartime expenditure. Telegrapharies detail ship losses, strikes, Belgian relief grants, resignations in Italy and Germany, and US inquiries into torpedoing.
Summary of Progressive and Republican state conventions upcoming events in April and June. Reports include fires at depots in Tularosa and Dayton, new railway upgrades, notaries appointed by Gov McDonald, Bird Day proclamation, agricultural and commerce notes, school funding, and local civic actions across towns like Deming, Alamogordo, Silver City, Clovis, and Las Cruces.
The New Mexico State Board notes total education spending for 1914 1915 reached 1 984 321 07 a rise of 161 000 over 1913 14. Elementary high schools spent 1 549 825 99 and institutions 434 495 08. detailed agency figures are listed for UNM New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts School of Mines Military Institute and several normal schools and institutes. The article also covers a court response to disbarment motions and a homicide confession in Albuquerque clarifying the Chavez murder case.
East Las Vegas reports the New Mexico Cowboys Reunion Association purchasing an amusement park near Las Vegas to host its annual reunion. In the incident two Las Vegans are wounded when a revolver in Nelson Mueller’s hand fires accidentally, hitting Lawrence Coors in the wrist and leg.
The Tularosa district bonds totaling 19000 were sold to a Chicago bonding house for 30006.50 including issue expenses. The high price reflects strong demand for the Alamogordo area financing.
About eighty two thousand dollars from the state school fund was apportioned by Superintendent Alvan N. White to New Mexico counties. Bernalillo leads with seven thousand two hundred ten dollars and fifty cents, followed by San Miguel, San Juan, and Santa Fe among others in the distribution.
Santa Fe reports total resources of state banks on March 7 at 11 million dollars. Bank Examiner R H Carter states resources were 10,950,969.55 with 8,583 savings depositors and 20,917 other depositors noted on that date.
Carrizozo residents H. H. and F. G. Newbury were arrested by Undersheriff J. B. Baird after a search warrant led to the seizure of ten sacks of tungsten ore valued at $2,000, allegedly stolen from White Oaks Mines Consolidated Company. They were brought to the local jail for questioning.
Late market quotations show steer prices in the 7.25 to 8.50 range for various grades, with cows and breeding stock priced around 5.75 to 7.50 and hogs, sheep, and yearlings listed at modest gains. Hay and grain markets follow with Denver and regional ton prices for upland hay, Timothy, Alfalfa, and various grains, plus live poultry andproduce items with unit prices and regional differences.
The report lists spelter in St. Louis at 24 cents copper casting at 20.37 dollars per ounce lead in New York at 7.75 dollars and bar silver at 61.5 cents Boulder Colorado tungsten priced per unit with percentages 60 at 82.50 25 at 49.28 and 10 at 44.
Chicago hogs and cattle price ranges listed with figures for light mixed heavy and rough hogs. Beef steers Western steers stockers and feeders cows and calves and sheep categories show varied per hundredweight values and annual range shifts.
New York sugar centrifugal 5.95 molasses 5.19. Chicago grain and provision prices list wheat No 2 red 1.23 No 3 red 1.21 No 2 hard 1.19 No 3 hard 1.15. Corn No 2 yellow 81c No 4 yellow 71c No 4 white 72c. Oats No 2 white 44c standard 45c. Rye No 2 96c Barley 76c Timothy 4.50 8.00 Clover 10.18.50 Pork 21.50 23.20 Lard 11.42 Ribs 11.37 12.25.
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