Acre entrymen face delayed lands amid 640 acre law
National scope report notes debate over the 640 acre homestead bill and Fall amendment. Conference action eliminated the amendment, leaving entrymen to await Interior classification of lands, risking two to three years before possession and saddling 3,000 to 4,000 New Mexico settlers with filing costs. Local lists from San Juan Socorro Taos and others mention numerous applicants and officials.
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New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
South Dakota
Land Department
Secretary of Agriculture
House Public Land Committee
Interior and Agricultural Departments
House Public Lands Committee
Interior Dept
Secretary of the Interior
County Councils of Defense Appointed in New Mexico
Governor W E Lindsey names additional county defense councils to work with the state council. The list covers Curry De Baca Guadalupe Lea Lincoln and others, naming numerous appointees including Moye Jones Baxter Bratton Scheurich and many more across counties. The names include local officials and residents. the document reflects wartime civil defense organization.
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J. O. Miller
John H. May
Francis E. Lester
R. G. Young
Guadalupe
Jose Marquez
J. J Moise
H.R. Roberson
J. W. Ruane
I. Casaus
Salome Martinez
John H. Hicks
Pedro Romero
J M. Abercrombie
J. V. Gallegos
J W. Mclaven
Benigno Padilla
Submarine menace persists despite Allied efforts
The Tribune reports Germany is building three to four submarines weekly, with about 200 in service and never more than 250 in commission. Allies destroy subs at one per week, while American ship output remains inadequate. Officials warn economic loss could reach three to five billion dollars monthly as US security is questioned.
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Germany
Chicago
Trilune
United States
Secret Service
Ace
Encoura
Admiralty
Prairie dog and jackrabbit damage eyed at four million yearly
Government and states push extermination of prairie dogs and jackrabbits in national forest reserves. Biological Survey uses poison grain with strychnine under J. G. Crick in New Mexico or cooperating with county agents and state authorities. Plan includes field parties and coordination with A. C Cooley and College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
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A 1
Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture
National Forest
New Mexico
J. G. Crick
A. C Cooley
College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Crick
Santa Fe
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul Hurts Rural Schools Hard
State Superintendent J H Wagner reveals state aid funds for weak rural districts are short. Approved applications total 18458 with a balance should be 20365.27 though treasurer shows under 5000 due to prior drafts for codification and other state bills. Many districts cannot operate without funds. Don Encarnacion Sandoval sells thousands of sheep near Mosquero as farm transition reduces range.
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Educat
J. H. Wagner
Department of Education
State Department of Education
Wagner
New Mexico
Payne
Railroads Urge Public to Buy Coal Now
A National Defense rail committee urges consumers to place coal orders early to prevent shortages. Officials warn current car shortages and warrelated traffic may strain rail transport this fall and winter. Government coal moves could limit railroad capacity, so public action is needed to assure supply.
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American Railway Association
Igokinst
Colorado
H.A. Mudge
Press
R. Ry
Koller
CH. Bristol
Super
AT. & SF
A. F. Vick Roy
Deer Killing Convictions Near Las Vegas
Fast Las Vegas August 5 Justice of the Peace Stewart fined Tomas Abeytia and Aureliano Mares 150 dollars each and jailed them nine months for illegally possessing a slaughtered buck deer and a doe. Deer was killed in Gallinas canyon about sixteen miles from Las Vegas. Game Warden Theodore Rouault Jr with Lawrence Tamme and William Gordon trailed the pair and brought them to Las Vegas. Stewart later offered to reduce the fines to 50 dollars and nine days, warning that repeat offenses would yield full penalties and extra sentencing.
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Las Vegas
Justice of the Peace
Stewart
Tomas Abeytia
Aureliano Mares
Gallinas Canyon
Theodore Rouault, Jr
Canon
Lawrence Tamme
William Gordon
Deming Welcomes Dairy Expert To Launch Ice Cream Plant
Wiley from Los Angeles has taken over the former People's Ice & Storage building in Deming and will start ice cream production within days. He plans to handle milk and cream on a large scale, bringing in about one hundred cans daily, and will study the local dairying trade to boost the Mimbres Valley industry. He built a major California dairy operation and helped organize Armour Company interests. He also researches costs of irrigation and feed crops, aiming to supply southern New Mexico from this point.
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Deming
Wiley
Los Angeles
People’s Ice & Storage Company
Mimbres
California
New Mexico
Arizona
Mining activity surges in large copper camps
Reports show heavy ore output and new development across multiple camps. Mines at Pinos Altos, El Paso, and Calumet & New Mexico push exploration and high grade shipments while the U.S. Copper group plans to resume August work. New mills, concentrators, and clubs rise as firms expand, hire, and raise wages.
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Toston Hill
Pinos Altos
Pacific
Skilacorn
el Paso
Indian Hill
Manhattan Group
Manhattan
Greybird
Harvey
Mexico
Small
U.S
Lare
Mountain Key
Silver City
Organi
Silver Cell
United States
Germany
Calumet & New Mexico
W. H. Janney
The
Republic Mining Co
Chino Copper Co
Hurley
Republic
Hanover Copper Co
United States Copper Co
Hanover Bessemer Steel Co
McGee Group
Fierro
Victoria Tungsten & Silver Mining Co
Arizona
Minnesota
California
Santa Rita
Fl Paso
Walton Makes Last Stand For Fall Bill
Congressman W B Walton argues for immediate classification of lands under the stock raising act to aid New Mexico homesteaders. He cites 3000 pending entries, delays harming families, and urges relief while stressing urgent national food production needs despite a likely House defeat.
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W. B. Walton
New Mexico
Speaker
Congress
United ST
Statewide indebtedness totals ten million nine hundred fifty-one thousand seven hundred sixty-eight
A compiled audit by Chief Clerk Rupert P L Asphind details state, county, municipal, and school district debts. The state owes 5,308,001 with counties at 2,737, municipalities 3,430, and schools about 1,750,000. Santa Fe and Grant county bonds add 1,178,009 to state debt, plus 541,000 bonds assumed by the state. San Miguel County leads county bonds at 479,600, followed by Bernalillo and Dona Ana, with multiple smaller county debts listed. Albuquerque tops municipalities with 853,000, and Santa Fe shows no municipal debt. Bernalillo county has school debt 220,700, while Chaves leads counties in school indebtedness at 228,700.
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Rupert PL Asphind
Santa Fe
Grant
San Miguel County
Bernalillo
Dona Ana
Socorro
Chaves
Luna
Otero
Valencia
Lincoln
Mora
Eddy
Colfax
Curry
Guaalupe
Sierra
Tags
Sandoval
Union
Rio Armllance
San Juan
Quay
Roosevelt
McKinley
Albuquerque
Raton
Alamogordo
Roswell
Gallup
Tucumcari
Clovis
Las Cruces
Las Vegas
Rhodes Scholarships for New Mexico Students
Rhodes Scholarships at Oxford University remain available for New Mexico for 1918 1920 1927 and 1923 with three year tenure and fifteen hundred dollars per year. Applicants must be US citizens aged 19 to 25 and have completed at least two years of college. Four NM State University graduates have already received these awards.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Rhodes
Oxford University
England
Newexico
David R. Boyd
State University
Rhodes Trust
London
Rodes Trust
United States
Great Scholarship Trust
Cecil Rhodes
Unite States
New Mexico State University
Oxford
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Bureau
L. G Reese
Wilson
J Sp
Honglind
A. A. Rowers
Jord
CV Harris
J. J. Priddy
Geo, Wiliamson
A. A. Beeman
W. Oldham
Paneer
Washington
Foo
House
Senate
C. E. Noble
R. M. Jackson
Gee
E. Allen
J. M. Palmer
W. H. Hunter
H. D. Abrams
Dr. D. Smith
N. A. Conger
C. Jillier
W. G Black
J. V.' Lujan
A. Burdick
A. J. Green
Gill Perea
W. Robins
H. A. Mirabal
Christine Chave
Perfecto Jaramillo
Macario Torre
Joseph Davis
Vilencia
Placido Jaramillo
Eugene Kempenich
Paul Dallis
Becker
Adelina Sanchez
Romero
Helesio Romero
W. O. Chapman
J. F. Padilla
M A. Baea
County Councils OF Defense
Peter
Paul
Don Encarnacion Sandoval
Mosquero
Sol Floersheim
Mr. Sandosval
Denver
Colo
CHINO
Tyrone
Frank R. Wicks
W. H Janney
Burro Mountain
Dodge Co
Austin-Amazon Co
Burro Grande Co
Giant Copper Co
Phelps Dodge
Federal Copper Co
Burro Mountain Ois
Walton
Bill
CS Forst
Asplind
Wireless
Amsterdam
Liege
Belgium
Bret
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