Water rights loom over Pecos dispute in Santa Fe
State records warn that inter state water withdrawals from the Pecos could divert New Mexico's supply to Texas as lawmakers and officials press for a court action. Assistant Attorney General Jah Maxwell heads to Pecos for talks while the Legislature considers a remedy to protect New Mexico’s irrigation needs. The piece notes irrigation growth and fears of loss of control over Pecos river waters.
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New Mexico
Pecos
Jah Maxwell
Tiday
Pecos Cay
Alan
M Care
United State Supreme Court
Cartihad
Fr .Sumner
Feria
Ste 2
Sihe
Bait
New Orleans
Pacific Coast
Me Rock
EP & S
Gallen State Limited
Denver and
Trad
Antonite
Santa Fe
Orporaton
Antonito
Kr. Parker
Western Lines
Sasta Fe Railway
Amarillo
Dierector
Furinal
Santa Fe i
Lamy
Albuquerque
el Paso
la Junta
Denver
Santa Fe First
Secon
Chicago
Kansas City
Kansas
Los Angeles
Chicaon
Amarilla
Clovis
Castrate
Summlter
Angeles
Alhuquerque
No. R
Neston
Vstanta
St John
Ls Jemia Nos
Ate
Denver Bee
Grande Rais
Grills Baker for Cowardice and Inaction
Washington December 10 special correspondence reports sharp criticism of War Secretary Baker for cowardice and inaction as border violence and Mexican raids threaten Americans. Senator Ashurst and Hayden press for immediate protection of U S citizens, accusing the War Department of neglect while officials focus on golf and tennis. The debate centers on a resolution to shield Americans along the border and restrict Mexican incursions.
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Washington
Senate
Arizona
Wilson
Pansy Baber
Sim
United States
United Si
Amicr
Ashurst
War Department
Columbus
Hayden
House of Representatives
Baker
Av Hurst
Senater
Aer
Hau
Panama
Liberia
Semm
Shields
Carranca
Christmas Program of 1918 Christmas Day Message
A suggestive Christmas program from 1918 calls for a focus on Christian ideals amid war victory. It urges giving aid to the hungry and needy and promoting brotherly love, ending with a wish for peace on earth and goodwill toward men from Jonathan H Warner, State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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Earth
Jonathan H Warner
Phillips Brooks
Christimas
Roy
Ty Liste
Mike Nate Leman
Christmas Day 1918 Recitations and Songs From School
A fragmented school page outlines Christmas songs and recitations. It lists "A Christmas Carol" and "The First Christmas Eve" along with classroom activities, decorations, and student dialogue. The text references helping others, Santa, and sharing happiness, with notes on preparing clothing drives and language study related to Christmas themes.
Patriotic Humorous Scene Reflects American Stocking Woes
The fragment depicts a street scene with children and adults discussing Christmas stockings and American character. A boy named Harry is dressed, while two small boys and a large boy observe. The dialogue hints at national mood and everyday holiday preparations.
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Sean
Will Holt
Mary M Currier Cusston
Harry
Constant Christmas in the Sky and Our Hearts
A prose poem evokes a Christmas remembered in December light and darkness. It imagines angelic presence, steadfast earth, and children’s dreams as the story of Christ unfolds through music and open hearts. The piece closes with a call to seek Bethlehem and the Son of God through steadfast hope.
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Mars
Christ
Bethlehem
Messing
God
Phillips Brook
The Wiser Way A Dialogue For Two Boys
A short verse dialogue about Christmas expectations and Santa Claus. Two boys discuss goodness and Santa’s gifts with wary humor and sharp averted smiles. The exchange hints at reward and punishment themes linked to behavior.
A Christmas Legend of the Wise Men and the Housekeeper
An account from The International Review recounts a Christmas tale. The Wise Men seek the Christ Child with gifts while a housekeeper delays to sweep her home, promising to join later. Darkness falls and she never finds Him, yet folklore says she returns each year to kiss all children, hoping some child may be the Christ Child.
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Harry
Bob
Tive
Granny
Rose
Peter
Hightind
Christ
Wien
Seasonable Sermonette on Spreading Cheer This Christmas
A seasonal sermonette urges readers to share joy with the weary and poor. It calls on the generous to give from abundance to brighten at least one home this Christmas, promising lasting happiness from such acts of kindness.
Second Boy- Well, I think that's the wire way
Two individuals discuss a Christmas plan and make a mutual promise while shaking hands, expressing a lighthearted, informal moment with humorous admission of behavior. The fragment hints at a holiday context and personal interaction without clear names or places.
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Wes
Hoye
Wooden Cross Honoring War Fallen Moves Readers
A pensive reflection on military decorations and sacrifice contrasts the glamour of medals with the plain Wooden Cross marking those who died in service. Personal memories recount Raymond Lorimer’s France duty, the Christmas church social at Methods Church, and the community’s celebration of giving as true honor to the fallen.
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Fieorge Elliott
France
England
Hently
Raymord Lorrimer
Germal
Santa
Lorrmer
Lorrimer
Methods Church
George Dittmar
Floyd Rice
Dittmar
Chama
Jobe Boyce
Roy Gecbnaner
Corporal Cooley
Engat
Prives
The Kittens Christmas Letters and Santa Claus
A fragmentary Christmas vignette shows three kittens puzzled by stockings and gifts. They seek guidance from their mother Tabby and consider hanging mittens as a substitute for stockings while other kittens flag their wish lists to Santa Claus and face mail mix ups.
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Tabby
Santa Claus
John van Sant
Noisy Spirits Steal Mittens From Sleeping Children
Quiet intruder described as a tabby cat slips in on soft paws to fill the sleeping children's mittens, leaving them brimming as they nap.
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Tabby
Christmas Carol Brings Peace Across All Lands
A historic poem evokes the Magi and shepherds, predicting the Christ child’s light. It celebrates Christmas as universal joy, peace on earth, and goodwill everywhere from snow peaks to palm groves, linking faith to daily life.
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Prince of
A December Spelling Lesson with Christmas Theme
A fragment from Marion Mitchell recounts a December spelling lesson where nine children spell CHRISTMAS. The verse features Old Mother Goose lamenting and Jack Horn er crying for plums and Boy Blue’s tin horn, illustrating a playful holiday scene from a vintage page.
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Jack Horner
Jack My Boy
Old Mother Goose
Jack
San‘a
Blue
Marion Mitchell
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