14 Aug 1914
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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1914
Page
1
The paper announces that subscriptions sent outside the state will rise to 1.75 per year after the current campaign, and any such subscriptions will be dropped at expiration. It explains higher costs from non railroad shipping and promises a renewal rate of 1.00 per year through the fair, with three years for 2.00 or three subscriptions for 2.00.
A compact roundup of notable happenings across the globe and abroad. It covers political shifts, societal trends, and cultural moments observed in various countries.
Brief items report Eva Morley Murphy nominated for Congress in Kansas sixth district. Southern Railway embargoes export shipments. Southern Pacific Mexico branch operations resume to Mazatlan. Lightning kills William Chesney in Wyoming. Forest fires controlled in Montana Idaho. 900 men save Boville Idaho. Iowa banks form National Currency Association of Iowa to seek 5 million emergency currency. Yellowstone bandit captured by Yellowstone scout Jimmy McBride in Idaho. Los Angeles police announce action against reservists or recalled officers. Estate of James Campbell lists 17 million in property. Ben Graham extradition case to Tennessee. Belgian consulate in Denver alerts mobilization and requests contact for Belgian reservists in Colorado Wyoming New Mexico.
The German Reichstag considers a 1.25 billion dollar appropriation for war efforts as global tension rises. Reports note currency constraints in Paris and U S concerns while Americans seek passage home aboard the liner France. News also covers political shifts in Saint Petersburg and Serbia, with Jaures funeral in Paris and imperial policy moves shaping near eastern diplomacy.
The Newlands bill to create a federal trade commission passed the Senate 53 to 16 as the first of three administration anti trust measures. Other items include bills on navigable streams power permits, oil and gas field relief, and a treaty to pay 3 million dollars for canal rights in the Gulf of Fonseca.
The newspaper announces a new annual rate of 1.50 inside the state and 1.75 outside, and a policy to drop subscribers at term end. A special fair time offer allows three years for 2.00, urging prompt action before the fair ends.
Upcoming events include the State Editorial Association in Albuquerque on August 17 and state political conventions in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. County fairs are listed from Farmington to Tucumcari with horse stock shows and Livestock and Products Exposition at Roswell in November. Notable incidents include burglaries in Carrizozo, a fatal lightning strike near Mosquero, a shooting in Carls, and a record cattle dipping at Logan. San Juan County reports an eleven foot three inch corn stalk.
The death of retired Rear Admiral Royal Bird Bradford at Chelsea Naval Hospital, age seventy, is announced. Other items note a favorable Senate report on a 2.5 million relief bill, ongoing Mexican fighting near several towns, and various local economic and political updates across New Mexico.
The State golf tournament will be held at the Country Club course in Denver August 20 21 and 22 marking a sharp rivalry among Colorado clubs. The National League has arranged accident policies for ten umpires on its rolls. De Lloyd Thompson of Cing in an Americ set an altitude record at Kansas City rising 15600 feet surpassing 11260 feet by Lincoln Beachey.
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