Peace meetings and war loan drives dominate late dispatches
More than 100000 residents attend a peace rally in San Francisco and nearby towns as other items report war loan funding, troop movements, political campaigns, accidents, and international tensions from noted figures and events across the United States and abroad.
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San Francisco
Oklahoma
Texas
Bliss
Okla
Theodore Roosevelt
Illinois
Raymond Robins
Progressive Party of
Ilinois
Wilson Acknowledges Sympathy for Mrs Wilson's Death
President Wilson thanked Congress for sympathy resolutions following Mrs. Wilson's death. The report notes Burleson considers a two cent letter postage rate for the Western Hemisphere and the war revenue bill advances with party line votes. A. Rustem Bey will leave the United States within a fortnight per Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Congress
Ways and Means
A. Rustem Bey
United States
J. F. Welborn
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Colorado
Mr. Welborn
United States Department of Agriculture
Leach Cross to Box Gallant in Boston on Oct 13
Leach Cross of New York and Gil bert Gallant of Boston will box twelve rounds at 135 pounds in Boston on October 13. The bout is set for 4 pm the day of the match. J. S. Berger, an Eastern aviator, will perform six to eight flights during the Colorado-New Mexico fair in Durango on October 6 7 and 9 per a telegram to fair officials. United States Supreme Court Justice Mahlon Pitney led a 234-player field with a net 70 after the first eighteen holes of Apawamis Golf Club senior tournament near Rye New York. Show Secretary J. H. Hamilton of the Colorado Kennel Club reports Dr. J. E. DeMund of Brooklyn will judge dogs at the tenth annual dog show October 30 31 and November 1.
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Leach Cross
New York
Gilbert Gallant
Boston
J. 8S
Berger
Durango
United States Supreme Court
Mahlon Pitney
Chevy Chase Club
Washington
D. C
Apawamis Golf Club
Rye
N. Y
J. H. Hamilton
Colorado Kennel Club
J. E. DeMund
Brooklyn
Denver
Virginia votes for dry law as prohibition takes effect
Returns from Virginia's special liquor election show statewide support for Prohibition with the law to begin November 1 1816. Reports mention various political and international topics including women peace efforts and suffrage rulings in Chicago.
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Virginia
New York
Lithuania
Chicago
Owens
New Mexico Events and Local Developments Highlight State News
Agriculture, education, and infrastructure updates fill the page. Awards and fair preparations buoy Artesia apple shipments, Hagerman water bonds, and Santa Fé Railway surveys into Taos. Enrollment rises at State College, new mining professor arrives in Socorro, and public instruction funds urged for educational meetings in Albuquerque.
Damages Sought In Two Railway Injury Lawsuits
Western Newspaper Union reports two federal cases seeking damages. Ignacio Aragon sues the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway for 6000 over injuries at Belen on July 15, 1913 including a leg break and amputations of a thumb and index finger. Goust Koucles as administrator of Lewis Traganakes sues the St Louis Rocky Mountain and Pacific Railway after a mine accident at Van Houten Jan 17 1912 that killed Traganakes. the complaint cites gross negligence.
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Western
Thon News Service
Santa Fé
A. T. 4S. F. Railway
St. Louis, Rocky Mountain and Pacific Railway Company
Ignacio Aragon
Valencia County
Belen
Goust Koucles
Lewis Traganakes
St. Louis, Rocky Mountain and Pacific Company
Greece
Colfax County
van Houten
Governor McDonald Names Delegates to National Irrigation Congress
Governor McDonald named delegates to the Twenty-first National Irrigation Congress to meet in Calgary Alberta Canada from Oct for the event. Delegates include H K H Smith Santa Rosa F L Cox Silver City James A French Santa Fe Will Benson Artesia Ralph Ely Deming Edwin Ross Albuquerque Hugh Louden La Cueva J L Lawson Alamogordo J K Pardue Fort Sumner J H Latham Lake Valley A J Meloche Raton James W Norment Santa Fe W G Hamilton Roswell H F Robinson Albuquerque George H Webster Cimarron W S Hopewell Albuquerque W Gott Black Aztec M N Mikesall Springer F G Tracey Carlsbad H J Hagerman Roswell William Butler San Juan Lafayette Clapp Hatch BE F Young Aztec A A Rogers Portales L T Prince Santa Fe R E Twitchell Santa Fé C C Davidson Tucumcari Thomas Lyon Gila
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Santa Fé
McDonald
Twenty-first
National Irrigation Congress
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
H. KH. Smith
Santa Rosa
F. L Cox
Silver City
James A. French
Santa Fe
Will Benson
Artesia
Ralph Ely
Deming
Edwin Ross
Albuquerque
Hugh Louden
la Cueva
J. Ll. Lawson
Alamogordo
J. K. Pardue
Fort Sumner
J. H. Latham
Lake Valley
A. J. Meloche
Raton
James W. Norment
Santa F
W. G. Hamilton
Roswell
H. F. Robinson
George H. Webster
Cimarron
W. S. Hopewell
W. Gott Black
Aztec
M. N. Mikesall
Springer
F.G Tracey
Carlsbad
H. J. Hagerman
William Butler
San Juan
Lafayette Clapp
Hatch
F. Young
A. A. Rogers
Portales
Prince
R. E. Twitchell
C C. Davidson
Tucumcar
Thomas Lyon
Gila
Santa Fe Woman Sues for Divorce Over False Marital Claim
Mrs. J. M. Graham of Santa Fe files for divorce in El Paso claiming her husband misrepresented himself as a widower before marriage. The suit, heard in El Paso, notes her Catholic faith and potential damages claim for false pretenses.
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Santa Fé
J. M Graham
el Paso
Graham
Mountain States Telephone Company
Cincinnati
Onofre Wagner
Las Vegas tragedy ends in double murder suicide
Leandro Gonzales aged 25 went to Ramon Alderete’s home in Wagon Mound Nevada and shot his wife dead then wounded Alderete likely fatally before shooting himself and dying instantly in a shocking triple tragedy.
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Las Vegas
Leandro Gonzales
Ramon Alderete
Alderete
Governor McDonald Resting After Illness in Durango Visit
Governor William C. McDonald, recently returned from Durango, is resting at a hospital near Aztec while attending San Juan county fair. Doctors report he is steadily improving and in good health.
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Capitol
Santa Fé
William C. McDonald
Durango
Coio
San Juan
Aztec
Saloon Robbery Defendant Sentenced in Santa Fe
Judge E C Abbott sentenced Adolfo Quintana to two or three years in the penitentiary for entering John Hampel's saloon on San Francisco street and holding up bartender Carl Stephan with an old civil war rifle a few weeks ago.
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Santa Fé
E. C. Abbott
Adolfo Quintana
John Hampel
San Francisco
Carl Stephan
Burford Heads Sportsmen in Southwestern New Mexico
Miles W Burford was re elected president at the Sportmen Association of Southwestern New Mexico annual meeting held in Silver City. The report notes district conditions including a separate item about a school money distribution dispute at Elephant Butte project. The attorney general’s opinion favors allowing pupils to attend the Elephant Butte public school.
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Silver City
Mogollon
Howard Strief
Cleveland
Ohio
Socorro
New Mexico School of Mines
Waro
Huerfano Butte
San Juan County
Gallup
Carbon City
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Grand Lodge
Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias
State Council of Knights of Columbus
State Medical Society
State Federation of Labor
National Mohair Growers’ Association
State Dairymen's Association
State Undertakers' Association
Shriners
Board of County Commissioners
Alvan N. White
New Mexico Educational Association
Santa Fé
Sportmen's Association of
Miles Ww. Burford
E. D. Tittman
Hillsboro
Sierra County
Elephant Butte
Who Really Invented the Air Brake
The article credits George Westinghouse with the automatic air brake patented in 1872 while noting earlier and competing claims. It mentions Mme Drouanet and Henry Miller as other early figures, with Miller linked to a January 1855 patent declaration on steam and compressed air for railroad brakes.
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George Westinghouse
Westinghouse
Mme. M. Drouanet
M. Debruges
Paris
The
New York Times
William P. Fiero
White Plaing
Henry Miller
Fragment on Imperial Titles Across Europe
The emperor of Austria claims marquis of Antwerp while various sovereigns press broader titles. The king of Italy is styled king of Sardinia France Spain England Italy Jerusalem Greece Alexandria Hamburg Sicily and others. The king of Spain also asserts Jerusalem Galicia Gibraltar West Indies and India. It has been.
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Austria
Antwerp
Italy
Sardinia
France
Spain
England
Jerusalem
Greece
Alexandria
Hamburg
Sicily
Galicia
Gibraltar
West Indies
India
Dash Hound or Hyphen Dog Sparks Banter
A newsboy’s owner previews his curious dog with a short body and long ears as amused acquaintances debate the breed. The exchange features playful mispronunciations and quips about the animal’s name, ending with a quip that the dog resembles a hyphen.
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Acquaintance
Youngstown Telegram
Mortuarium Debate Between Politicians
In London Punch style talk, one politician questions a proposed welfare fund while another explains it as a government financed provision that costs the public nothing. The dialogue frames social welfare and public policy in a brisk, rhetorical exchange.
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London
Marine Eye Remedy Ad Promises Eye Comfort
An advertisement for Marine Eye Remedy Co Chicago claims relief for red watery eyes and granulated lids. It touts a caution on smarting and promotes its product as an eye comfort solution from the Book of the Eye small mail.
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Marine Eye Remedy
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Weary statesman mocks railroad critics
A weary statesman responds to criticism by shifting focus from motives to locomotives, saying he is tired of attacks on his character and suggests critics target the trains themselves. The exchange highlights political theater over railway issues.
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Rhea
Bright
Red Cross Bag Blue Ad Sheds Light on Wardrobe Care
Advertising lines urge readers to choose Red Cross Bag Blue for bright white clothes. The note claims the product is available at wood grocers and markets a clever warning about fashion choices and identity changes.
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Western Newspaper
Union News Service
Rheeg Jackson
United States Infantry
Laredo
Tex
Jackson
Oregon
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Peoria
United States Revenue
Kiska Island
Seattle
Seward
Alaska
Ilinois Tunnel Company
Deldrich Arnold
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Yale
Kansas City
W. L. Williams
Fred Mayer
Elder, Mo
Galesburg
A. Ray Brant
Galva
Eva Exabeling
John Murpheson
Murpheson
Reese Prosser
Libby
Mont
Notre Dame D'Arvor
Newcastle-on- Tyne
Cape Flattery
Idzumo
Ordronneau
Port Townsend
Europe
Ernest August of
Brunswick
Cape Kureli
Asia Minor
Carranza
Villa
Mexico City
Peking
Germany
China
Manuel Bonilla
Francisco I. Madero
Charles A. Leonard
American Southern Baptist Mission
Lat Chow
San Tung
College
Prince William
Valdez
Charles Henry Weston
Salem
Mass
Richmond
SPORT
Los Et
Sioux City
Eevee Oe
St. Joseph
Des Moines
Omaha Ao
Lincoln
Opeka
Wichita
Mexico
Fort Wingate
Eagle Pass
Henry Cabot Lodge
Olympic
Henry M. Flagler
Asheville
N. C
State News
Union Newae
Dona Ana
Wesley T. Williams
Blackdom
U. S
Woman's Club
Moriarty
Sacramento Mountains
Board of Town Trustees
Hagerman
Santa Fé Railway
Taos
Scottish Rite Masons
Vaughn Commercial Club
New Mexico Military Institute
Custer
San Jon
O. N. Marron
State Corporation Commission
Taliban
Farmington
C. B. Stubblefield
Roy
State College
Jireh
Tyrone
Byrne
Nashville
W. T. Moore
J. 8. Hartman
P. K. Taylor
Sedan
Clayton
Employé
Irrigation Congress
Burford
Mra
C. F. McHargue
W. Sth
Jacksonville
Florida
Social Welfare
Tvevy
EB. Wright
Pueblo
Colo
Ana
Doan
Aalburn Pease CO
Buff
First Territorial Bank
Lovington
Oscar Thompson
Jeff D. Hart
J. S. Eaves
L. Creighton
Lee Haywood
Lovington Automobile Co
Lovington Grocery and Dry Goods Co
Lovington, New Nexico
P. S. Eaves & Co
Robert Johnson & Rand
OWL Drug Store
Exica
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