New Mexico and Arizona to hold constitutional conventions
Washington reports that congress will authorize New Mexico and Arizona to hold constitutional conventions and provide election tests for approving their constitutions. Taft urges careful framing to protect public lands and resources, with sure statehood for two new stars within a year after adjournment.
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Washington
Congress
New Mexico
Arizona
Taft
House
Senate
Senate Committee
Oklahoma
Charles Avery a Pioneer in North Branch Life
Charles Avery born June 3 1868 in Cham plin Minnesota. He moved from Stackto p to Harris then North Branch where he built a business career. He married Miss Anna Gale of Portland Ohio and later became a key figure in North Branch average tele phone networks and local sports. He died suddenly from heart trouble linked to appendicitis after a brief illness. He was renowned for fair dealing, love of the national game, and civic work including founding a ball grounds and advancing the town’s telephone system. He left a widow and many relatives.
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Chas. Avery
Champlin
Minesota
Jlorace M. Avery
Christine L. Swenson
Stack
Chisago County
Charles
Miss
Nna Gale
Portland
Ohio
Avery
Raton
Norh Branch
Tie
North Branch
St. Paul
Minnesota
Rush City
Stacy
White Bear
Twin Cities
Murray & Bizes
Minnesota Mutual Telephone Company
SAYS COOK IN CAMP IN INDIANA
A physician claiming friendship with Dr. Frederick Cook says Cook mailed a letter from a Laurentide camp in the Lake St. John District. He reports Cook in excellent health and resolved to remain isolated until the polar controversy is settled.
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Montreal
Frederick Cook
George Rowley
Laurentide
Lake St. John
Cook
Waterworks Resume Operation After Sand Blockage
Waterworks in town resumes service after sand clogged the pipe and caused inlet reservoir freezing. Lake Twenty supply restored to city mains reducing outages. Heavy consumption followed as residents completed postponed ablutions, reporter notes. How many towns of Maxwell size in region possess water works?
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Lake Twenty
Mainl
New Year Hints From Cimarron Citizen 1910
A reflective New Year message emphasizes manners on visits and careful behavior at calls. It contrasts practical tips with reflections on time’s passage and the value of lessons and memories as 1910 approaches.
Death of Judge Oliver's Grandson in Rincon NM
The Raton Daily Range reports Judge William Oliver lost his only grandson Paul Oliver Ettrein at eighteen from typhoid fever in Rincon New Mexico. The youth contracted typhoid in San Antonio while attending the Texas Military Institute. He recently returned home for Christmas with his parents and died at his Rincon residence. interment likely at Rincon.
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Burchard-Hurlburt Investment Company
St. Paul
Southwest
Texas
Old Mexico
Colorado
Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
Maxwell, N. M
Maxwell Irrigated Land Company
William Oliver
Ettrein
Rincon
Paul Oliver Ettrein
San Antonio
Texas Military Institute
Oliver
More Houses Are Needed in Maxwell
Maxwell faces a housing shortage as demand remains high and vacancies vanish quickly. Local discussions push for three to five room homes, with Town Site Company offering to finance half of the lot costs. Carpenters have been scarce due to bank and irrigation projects, but Mr. Falk plans to return to carpentry, potentially starting a new house within two weeks.
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Maxwell Irrigated Land Co
Falk
Mr. Falk
Heavy snows burden mountain regions and Red River cattle
R A Oldham reports heavier snowfall than in eighteen years in the upper Red River country. Canyon snows are heavy and will bring abundant spring water to irrigation sites, though much may be wasted. Cattle are in fair condition but a late spring could endanger county cattle interests due to the severe snow.
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Koch
R .A. Oldham
Oldham Bros
Red River
Oldham
Trying Experience of Train Passengers in Cold Fire Panic
Columbus dispatch reports the Cleveland Akron and Columbus train from Cleveland arrived six hours late after passengers endured extreme cold a fire panic and rushed transfers in nightclothes. A sleeper heater froze and the car caught fire the crew quenched the blaze and passengers moved to another car.
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Columbus, O
Cleveland
Akron and Columbus
President Taft Attends Niece Louise Taft Wedding
President Taft, with daughter Helen and son Robert, leaves for New York to attend the wedding of his niece Miss Louise W. Taft to George H. Snowden of Seattle. Louise is the daughter of Henry W. Taft. the couple will marry in Seattle.
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Seattle
Washington
Taft
Helen
Robert
New York
Louise W. Taft
Henry W. Taft
George H. Snowden
Church Wedding After Seven Years of Matrimony
Mr and Mrs J W Smith of East Raton celebrated a church wedding Tuesday. Over twenty five guests attended a dinner reception and baile with music by a string band. The couple wed civilly seven years ago and chose a Catholic church ceremony officiated by Rev Fr Cooney with Juana Serna as brides maid and Juan Serna as best man. The community extends best wishes for the future.
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Fr. Cooney
Juana Serna
Juan Serna
Smith
Holiday Charity Aids Many Needy Families
Charitable institutions of Raton aided Eastside families after a Christmas appeal in The Range. Elks lodge and local citizens distributed wagon loads of clothing and food. City Clerk W M Oliver and Elks' committee members oversaw relief, ensuring every needy family received coal flour potatoes lard coffee and other essentials.
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Raton
Eastside
Elks’ Lodge
Raton Elks
Fami
W. M. Oliver
Dimick Baldwin
Elks’ Committee
Father Cooney
A. C. Gonzales
S. Rahy
Celso Chavez
Courts Order Dissolution of Traders Live Stock Association
Judge Co L True of the District court at Kansas City ruled the Traders Live Stock Exchange Association a trust and ordered its dissolution. The group of 185 members traded stockers and feeders at the Kansas City stock yards and faced a two year old anti trust suit. A similar action targets the Kansas City Live Stock Exchange.
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Kansas City Traders’ Live Stock Association
Kansas City
Co. L. True
Traders Live Stock Exchange Association
Kansas City Stock Yards
Association
Kansas City, Live Stock Exchange
U S Farm Lands Growth Revealed By Census
The census reported thirty billion dollars invested in farm lands and buildings, with farm numbers rising from one million in 1850 to nearly seven million in 1900. The western states show a century of farm growth with land values up sharply and production up over two hundred percent.
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Chicago
Yee
United States
Orange Judd
New Mexico
Colorado
Wyoming
Another fatal New York tenement fire reported
A big Belmont Avenue tenement fire in New York left more than twenty injured, five probably fatally, with six firefighters among the wounded. Inmates panicked and jumped from windows as smoke and flames raged through the building.
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New York
Belmont Avenue
Tong War Mystery Continues in New York Chinatown
New York police failed to identify suspects after a tong renewal claim led to another killing in a Chinatown tenement hallway. The victim Hung was shot as authorities search for tangible clues and names.
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New York
Chinatown
Hung
Victim of Gasoline Explosion Beginning Recovery
Mrs Ripburger, severely burned in a gasoline explosion yesterday, shows improvement and is out of danger. She was moved to Miners Hospital for treatment and is receiving careful care from the matron Miss Shields. plans call for home discharge soon.
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Hinton
Ripburger
Miners’ Hospital
Shields
Creel Says Nicaragua Mission Ends With Peace
Governor Enrique Creel special envoy from Mexico to the United States reports his Nicaragua mission's task is finished with gratifying results. He states Zelaya’s resignation and Madriz’s succession reduced difficulties, prevented injury, and fostered peace and patriotism. He notes Mexico granted Zelaya asylum as lawful and not unfriendly to the United States, and he will depart after January first.
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Washington
Bec
Enrique Creel
Mexico
United States
Associated Press
Creel
Zelaya
Madriz
Nicaragua
Double Wedding at Palace Hotel in Raton
A unique ceremony took place at the Palace Hotel with two couples tying the knot. Emmett Bennett and Stella Corbin of Cripple Creek and F W Rogers and M Riley of Dillon were strangers before meeting on the Denver bound train. Rev Samuel Magill officiated. after a lavish supper the couples departed on No 10. Bennett and Stella head to Independence Colorado while Rogers and Riley settle in Dillon.
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Palace Hotel
Emmett Bennett
Stella Corbin
Cripple Creek
F. W. Rogers
M. Riley
Dillon
Colorado
Denver
Murray
Samuel Magill
Presbyterian Church
No. 10
Mrs. Bennett
Independence
Bennett
Mrs. Rogers
Coal fraud case continued in Las Vegas
United States v Henry Wilson and others charged with conspiring to commit an offense against the government over coal lands in Colfax county was continued until the May term.
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Las Vegas
United States
Henry Wilson
Colfax
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Charles Avery
John Schmidt
North Branch Cemetery
Mr. Avery
Indiana
Waterworks
Cimarron
Maxwell
U.S. Farm Lands
Eng
PPO A Ree
the Palace Hotel
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