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Lovington Leader

Location

Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1916

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War News Roundup From The Front And Home Front

Germans push in Russia west of Lutsk while Bucharest falls giving central powers vast Romanian land. Asquith resigns. Bonar Law poised as PM. Italy torpedoed Palermo with 25 Americans aboard. Lloyd George becomes UK premier. Japan and other theaters cited. Prohibition act in Nebraska takes effect May 1 1917.

Petrograd Constantinople Dardanelles Russia Macedonia Palermo Spain Bucharest Brussels Belgrade Cettinge Sofia Berlin Carpathians Jablonitza Great Britain Asquith Andrew Bonar Law David Lloyd George Law Ploeshti Jassy Romania Rumania Transylvanian Alps Danube Dobrudja

New Mexico Farm News and Local Grants Reach Across State

June 19 events cover Cowboys Reunion in Las Vegas and sisal hemp plans in Mimbres valley. Reports note Colfax county beets, Wills’ bean yield, and road work on state highways. Misc items include Norwegians found dead, child hit by car, and new Citizens Light Power Telegraph Company in Gallup.

Union News Service Cowboys Las Vegas A. Wollang Albuquerque Hig Gallup Citizens Light, Power and Telephone Company McDonald Hunt Jack Elliott Arizona Miami Valley Colfax

New Mexico Educational Association elects officers and Santa Fé as 1917 meeting site

The New Mexico Educational Association chose Dr. Frank H. H. Roberts as president and Miss Isabella Acbles as a top vote getter at the Santa Fé convention. Officers include J. S. Long, Grace Goebel, C. L. Burt, and D. I. Boyd. The group approved resolutions on education funding, school lands, and governance, while Santa Fé was set as the 1917 meeting location.

Western Union News Service Santa Fé N. M New Mexico Educational Association Frank H. H. Roberts Las Vegas Isabella Acbles Silver City J. S. Long Lamogordo Grace Goebel Deming C. L. Burt Mountain Air D. I. Boyd the State University Educational Council David R. Boyd Department of Education State Board of Education The Oaks Company Clifton Eberle Queeon Mogollon W. B. McFarland New Mexico Educational Association Old Palace Myrtle Cole Raton Willa Skipwith Roswell French State College Louise Henderson Silver City Normal School Pauline Madden Albuquerque Lola C. Armijo F. H. H. Roberts N. Woodman Costilla Taos County Tex” Williams Tularosa

Fatal shooting in rear Buffalo beer hall area

East Las Vegas reports Jose Maria Chavez, 33, Tecolote resident, was killed in a plaza rear Buffalo beer hall fight. Juan Angel, alleged shooter, fled and remains at large. Jose Chavez, brother of the deceased, was struck and dazed, likely by the revolver butt.

Las Vegas Jose Maria Chavez Tecolote Buffalo Beer Hall Juan Angel Chavez Jose Chavez

Wounded Man Recovering After Turley Camp Stabbing

Pablo Ybarro charged with stabbing his paramour Sara Lemos to death at Turley mining camp is recovering in county jail from a self inflicted abdominal wound. Attending Burgeons say he will likely recover.

Silver City Pablo Ybarro Turley Sara Lemos

Memorial Service Held for Las Vegas Elks Members

The East Las Vegas Elks Lodge held its annual memorial service in the lodge room to honor departed members. O A Larrazol o delivered the principal address.

Las Vegas

Copper Developments Begin Near Silver City Fierro Property

The Fierro Copper Company receives chartering by the state corporation commission with a capitalization of $1,000,000 and $2,000 paid in, marking the preliminary step toward developing a large copper property in the Fierro Hanover mining district near Silver City.

Silver City State Corporation Commission Fierro Copper Company Fierro-Hanover

Calf Branding Guilty Plea in East Las Vegas Case

Leon Gutierrez pleaded guilty in District Court to unlawfully branding a calf owned by E. B. Cropp of San Chez. He claimed he believed the old Maverick law gave him a right to brand the animal as his own.

Tri- City New Jersey Tarrytown N. Y Las Vegas Leon Gutierrez E. B. Cropp Sanchez Gutierrez

Gunfire injures Cuban man at Albuquerque hotel

Pedro Gutierrez, a Cuban, was shot in his left thigh at a local Albuquerque hotel. The incident details or motives were not disclosed.

Albuquerque Pedro Gutierrez

Germans Drive Foe to New Front in Surprise Battle

German forces push Romanian troops back to a fresh line in a sudden clash along the front. Teutons seize 8000 Romanians in the engagement, according to reports from the sector.

New Front Teutons Alt Line

Germans Drive From Hill 304 Near Verdun

In the Verdun area German forces claim the capture of Hill 30 and a section of trenches on Hill 304 while Rumanian troops continue to be rounded up by the German war office. Rumanians and some Russian aiders retreat northeast toward the Buzeu line as Bulgarian forces contest Serbian advances near Monastir.

London German War Office Buzeu Moldavia Galata Danube Verdun Meuse Paris Macedonia Monastir

Third American Slain as Villa Bandits Extend Attacks

Paso, Texas reports another American killed by Villa bandits in Mexico. Dr. Fisher of Santa Rosalia joins Howard Gray Weeks and Foster among the Americans slain. Will Snyman also listed among foreign victims. Dispatches claim Villa’s massacre methods persist despite a supposedly friendly stance toward foreigners. The Parral and Alvarado mine properties were spared after consul warnings. Meanwhile, the House passes the omnibus Fish Hatchery Bill by 185 to 161, signaling funds for hatcheries.

Paso Tex Villa Dr. Fisher Santa Rosalia Mexico Howard Gray Weeks Denver Foster Torreon Will Snyman W. D. Snyman Parral Alvarado Ynez Salazar Purral

U S Protests Belgian Draft in State Department Note

The United States released a note to Germany protesting Belgian deportations for forced labor as a violation of international norms. Charge Grew was instructed to read the protest to the German chancellor, after Wilson discussed the subject with Ambassador Gerard.

Chihuahua Arnulfo Gonzales Rome Francesco Paolo Tosti Lloyds Bosi Fairbanks Alaska J. A. Hughes Thirty-first Company Thirty-second Company United States Marines Macoris Dominican Republic Verne Maximilian Harden Zukunft Herr von Jagow Foreign Office United States Pio IX New Orleans Barcelona Canary Islands David Lloyd-George Buckingham Palace London Treasury Asquith Palermo Palafrugell Spain Germany State Department Washington Arabia Mediterranean Berlin Charge Grew Gerard Wilson Charge

Georgia Congressman Tribble Dies in Washington

Representative Samuel J Tribble a Democrat from Athens Georgia died in Washington after a stroke suffered three days earlier He was serving his third term in Congress and represented his state in the U S House of Representatives.

Georgia Washington Samuel J. Tribble Athens

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