New Mexico Legislature Closes With Vetoes Overturned
Santa Fe dispatch reports the 37th Legislative Assembly ended with Governor vetoes largely overridden. The session saw efficiency in bills, including the Spiess anti gambling measure, and a push to create a new Eddy and Chaves county. The governor’s appointments were confirmed and the legislature closed amid debates over county offices and pardons.
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Santa Fe
N. M
37Th Legislative Assembly
R. C. Garrett
Bursum
Boards of
County Commissioners
Boards of County Commissioners
Legislative Assembly
New Mexico
Eddy
Chaves
Artesia
Newkirk
Beach
Green
Biernbaum
House
Amr
Hudspetin
House of Representatives
Holt
Hudspeth
Otero
Repubblican Party
Plan to ease railroad crisis via western traffic commissioner
A Washington dispatch reports the Interstate Commerce Commission plans a western traffic commissioner to represent the board with headquarters in St Louis or Chicago. The official would work with public and railroad leaders to set reasonable rates and settle disputes, aiming to reduce hostile West Coast railroad legislation and improve gov ernment railroad relations.
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Chicago
Mar
Washington
The
Herald
Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Louis
West
Territorial appointments confirmed by council on Wednesday
The Albuquerque Journal reports the Territorial Council confirmed appointments across several agencies. Penitentiary Commissioners named E W Hayward Joseph F Sulzer Charles F Easley Price Walters and John R DeMier. Osteopathy board members Cc H Conner AM King Charles A Wheelon. Immigration bureau picks A M Edwards DA McPherson J W Bible George A Fleming C E Mason John A Haley. District Attorneys list by district includes Read Davis Leahy Gortner Clancy Wolford Thompson Hervey Pollard Wright.
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Albuquerque Journal
Territorial Council
E. W. Hayward
San Miguel County
Joseph F. Sulzer
Bernalillo
Charles F. Easley
Santa Fe
Price Walters
San Juan County
John R. DeMier
Otero County
Board of Osteopathy
Cc. H. Conner
A. M. King
Chavés
Charles A. Wheelon
Bureau of Immigration
A. M. Edwards
San Juan
D. A. McPherson
J.W. Bible
Grant County
George A. Fleming
San Miguel
C. E. Mason
Chaves County
John A. Haley
Lincoln County
Alexander Read
Tierra Amarilla
Stephen B. Davis, Jr
Las Vegas
Jeremiah Leahy
Raton
Regents Officials Updates and Appointments
Regents Orphans' Home at Belen lists Solomon Luna and John Rucker in Valencia county with Paul B. Dakies. Regents Agricultural College mentions R. R. Larkin of San Miguel county as recess appointee succeeding H. B. Holt along with Hiram Hadley and R. E. McBride in Dona Ana county.
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Regents
Belen
Solomon Luna
Valencia County
John Rucker
Paul B. Dakies
Regents Agricultural College
R. R. Larkin
San Miguel
H. B. Holt
Hiram Hadley
Dona Ana
R. E. McBride
Gambler Bill Thompson Linked to Sheriff and Attorney Killing
Fort Worth reports say gambler Bill Thompson killed Sheriff Honea and County Attorney Jeff D McLane and wounded Deputy Hamill Scott. Thompson, alive but dying, was moved to the county jail as a mob dispersed after midnight with no lynching imminent.
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H. R. Johnson
St. Joseph
Fort Worth
J. P. White
Roswell
Bill Thompson
Jefferson McClane
Honea
Texas
Southwest
Ft. Worth
Thompson
L. D. Danenburg
Associated Press
Tex
William Thompson
Jeff D. McLane
Hamill Scott
Plan to render grafting impossible in San Francisco
The Call reports a proposed citizens committee to supervise city government. An incorporated body would place auditors in each municipal office and attend all board of supervisors meetings to investigate acts. Records would be public with officials held to account. Secretary Strauss assists. Mayor Schmitz may be asked to resign.
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San Francisco
Cal
Citizens’ Committee
Heaé¢y
Board of Supervisors
Strauss
Department of Commerce and Labor
Schmitz
Hagerman to Return Home Tonight With Officials
Governor Herbert J. Hagerman wired that he will be home tonight for a few days. He will arrive by special auto at midnight, traveling through Torrance, accompanied by Capt. W. C. Reid New Mexico attorney general and Harold Hurd who has been at the capital.
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Hagerman
Herbert J. Hagerman
Torrance
Capt. W. C. Reid
New Mexico
Harold Hurd
Capital
Open Air Concert Program at Court House Yard
Tomorrow at 3 30 in the court house yard a band concert features March Highland Lofty Intermezzo Goldenrod Mackie March The Trooper Huffer Phenomenal Polka Herndon March Buffalo Bill Chambers Waltz Claribel Ripley Gypsy Intermezzo Romany Rye Paul March Imperial Goward Loosey
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Court House Yard
Highland Lofty
Holmes
Goldenrod
Mackie
the Trooper
Huffer
Herndon
Buffalo Bill
Chambers
Claribel
Ripley
Paul
Loosey
Lost bay horse advertised near town with branding
Notice describes a bay horse, 141 hands high, shoed all round, branded A over round on left thigh and 7 on left shoulder. Owner must pay for this notice to recover the horse of J B Alston. Location cited is five miles northwest of town. Also a brief item notes W A Welcha returned to Portales and an entire week at Majestic theater.
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J.B. Alston
Alliance Rumors Stir Washington on Japan Russia Pact
A Washington dispatch cites reports that Japan and Russia are moving toward an offensive alliance with Great Britain and France possibly joining. If true, it could end the current pacific truce and shift powers, with the United States seen as a potential foe.
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Chicago
the Tribune
Washington
Japan
Russia
Great Britain
France
England
American Pacific
United States
Severe Earthquake Shocks Kingston Jamaica
A severe earthquake struck Kingston Jamaica last night causing panic though no injuries were reported. American tourist Speaker Cannon and others aboard a ship nearby narrowly avoided the quake as their vessel sailed shortly before the shock.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Speaker Cannon
Kansas City Live Stock Market Report March 23
Cattle receipts 4,000 with 200 southerns. Market steady. Southern steers 3.75 5.20, southern cows 3.00 4.00, stockers and feeders 3.75 5.25, bulls 3.00 4.25, calves 3.50 7.00, western fed steers 4.00 5.75, western fed cows 3.00 4.50. Sheep none. Market nominally unchanged.
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Kansas City
D A R Meet Opens at Blue Mountain College
The Mississippi division of the Daughters of the American Revolution holds its annual state conference at Blue Mountain Female College. Delegates attend as guests of the college faculty. A monument to a Revolutionary War soldier will be unveiled at a nearby grave discovered recently.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Daughters of the American Revolution
Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain Female College
Arrivals on Todays Autos From Artesia and Santa Fe
D L Newkirk of Artesia returning from Santa Fe with gold bricks. Sheriff C L Ballard bringing John Tolbert, wanted for robbery. Sheriff J D Christopher and Allen Heard of Carlsbad returning from Santa Fe with prisoners. Co H McLenathen and A N Pratt of Carlsbad and Judge Boyd of Lake Arthur at Santa Fe over Artesia Newkirk county issue.
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D. L. Newkirk
Artesia
Santa Fe
C. L. Ballard
John Tolbert
J. D. Christopher
Allen Heard
Carlsbad
Co. H. McLenathen
A. N. Pratt
Judge Boyd
Lake Arthur
Newkirk County
Bank president charged with murder in Hattiesburg
Joseph Pettus, president of the People's Bank, a negro institution, was arrested in Hattiesburg on charges of murder and grand larceny in the death of Edward Howell, the cashier shot March 19. The vault was opened and notes Pettus owed the bank and $2,700 cash were taken.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Joseph Pettus
People’s Bank
Edward Howell
Pettus
Howell
Thaw Defense Files Affidavits On Mental Capacity
Eight affidavits filed with the New York Supreme Court clerk address Thaw mental condition and whether a lunacy commission should be appointed. Delmas offers the first affidavit stating Thaw is capable of understanding the proceedings and conducting a rational defense.
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Thaw
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Supreme Court
Delmas
Lake Arthur Bridge Contract Let Over Pecos River
County commissioners nearly let the Lake Arthur bridge contract to Mitchell and Pigg of Weatherford Texas for 6116 dollars 55 cents. Lake Arthur residents pay 2064 upon material arrival. Chaves County covers 2552 dollars 55 cents in December and the balance 1500 in June 1908. A special levy was approved and a three person Lake Arthur committee J J Boyd J K Hearte R W Crowder named to oversee the project.
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Lake Arthur
Pecos River
Mitchell & Pigg
Weatherford
Tex
Chaves County
J. J. Boyd
J. K. Hearte
R. W. Crowder
Cold Water Johnnie Arrested at Baton
Sheriff C L Ballard brought in John Tol bert known as Cold Water Johnnie from Raton after two years at large. He was indicted for taking part in the Dexter saloon robbery of L C Card, who was attacked by masked men as he left his saloon with a sack of money. Card later moved back to Illinois.
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Hudspeth
House
Beach
Sargent
Johnnie
Baton
C. L. Ballard
John Tolbert
Mr. Card
Illinois
Wyoming Board Enacts New Sheep Sanitary Rules
The Wyoming state board of sheep commissioners issued new regulations for sheep entering the state. The prior thirty day quarantine after dipping is canceled and all sheep in Wyoming will be inspected before shearing. Infected animals will be quarantined and treated.
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Wyoming
Laramie
Wyo
State Board of Sheep Commissioners
Mrs. Blasco and Mayer Die After Sudden Shock
Mrs. Fred Blasco wife of Alcazar Theatre partner Juliet Crosby died suddenly at three this morning in San Francisco and an hour later M L Mayer at Blasco's died from the shock.
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Fred Blasco
San Francisco
Cal
Alcazar’ Theatre
Juliet Crosby
M. L. Mayer
Blasco
Lovelace Sells His Ewes to Multiple Buyers
Frank Lovelace sold five thousand six hundred ewes to several buyers. Henry Santz purchased fifteen hundred head. Prices ranged from four fifty to five dollars per animal.
Masonic Visit and Local Movements Highlight Roswell Note
A.Masons plan a favor at Hirst National Bank with R M Parsons. A N Pratt Grand Master of Masons of New Mexico to visit Roswell lodge 18 Saturday March 23. Local arrivals include Wyatt Johnson from Orchard Park, Judge Jerry Cazier from Dexter, Minnie Kannengieser from Newton, Kan, and others.
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Magonic Orders
R. M. Parsons
Hirst National Bank
A. N. Pratt
Masons of
New Mexico
Roswell Lodge No
Warren Cobean Returns From Artesia Visit
Warren Cobean arrived this morning from Artesia where he had been since Tuesday visiting the Pecos Valley Drug Company store.
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L. Springer
Carlsbad
Warren Cobean
Artesia
Pecos Valley Drug Company
Lusk Returns from Dayton with Saddle Horses
C. S. Lusk came back from Dayton this morning after purchasing a batch of saddle horses.
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C. S. Lusk
Dayton
Captain Fritz Attends County Commissioners Meeting
Capt N J Fritz arrived from Ha german this morning to participate in the county commissioners meeting.
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N. J. Fritz
Hagerman
Roswell Sheep Breeders Plan Early Shearing Apr 25
The sheep breeders and wool growers of Roswell and vicinity intend to begin shearing about April 25. This notice signals the start of the spring wool harvest and local market activity.
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Roswell
President Roosevelt Promises Aid in Kidnapped Boy Case
Roosevelt wrote to Dover Delaware resident H N Marvin promising government aid for recovering his missing child. He reported contacting the post office department to obtain all requested assistance. Marvin described threats against his boy and noted his notices and pictures were not allowed in public buildings.
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Washington
Mar
Roosevelt
H. N. Marvin
Dover
Del
Post Office Department
Marvin
North Spring River Remains In City Heart
A writer extols the North Spring River as a city treasure while lamenting poor road upkeep and the sight of dead cattle along its banks. The piece laments potential health hazards in summer floods and questions who should oversee stream pollution.
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North Spring
Texas
Chief Engineer of Denver Road Dead
Salt Lake City March 23 E J Yard of Denver chief engineer of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad died of pneumonia here today at the age of years not given in the fragment
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Denver
Salt Lake
Utah
E. J. Yard
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Dendingers Move Plan for Roswell Remains Set
Mr and Mrs J R Dendinger departed for Dallas to spend ten days planning their permanent removal to Roswell, outlining a long term relocation effort.
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J. R. Dendinger
Dallas
Roswell
Northbound travelers depart Roswell for Lincoln and Hobart visit
Mrs. W. E. Williams and Mrs. Frank Cummings, wintering in the south, stopped in Roswell briefly before continuing home to Lincoln Nebraska. Ada Caldwell departed for a two week visit with friends at Hobart Oklahoma. Mrs. Will Mayes and sister, two
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W. E. Williams
Frank Cummings
Points South
Roswell
Lincoln
Neb
Ada Caldwell
Hobart
Oklahoma
Will Mayes
Ingham Reports Healthy Sheep Despite Dry Weather
From a trip to his sheep camp Arthur Ingham reports the herds in good condition despite the dry weather. The account notes normal grazing, steady condition of sheep, and no immediate concerns for losses.
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Arthur Ingham
Lady's grey suit jacket found with owner urged to claim
Found item described as a lady's grey suit jacket. Owner may call at this office and pay for ad. Mrs. Mary C. Browne, mother of Ww. N. Baldwin, left this morning on an extended visit to San Marcos, Texas. Mrs. Jack Shelby also left this morning for Amarillo to visit friends.
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Mary C. Browne
Ww. N. Baldwin
San Marcos
Tex
Jack Shelby
Amarillo
Mrs N Y Brown Arrives From the South for a Visit
Mrs N Y Brown arrived yesterday morning from the south to spend today with relatives and friends in town.
Clinton Visits Texico for Two Day Business Trip
H. Clinton arrived in Texico on Friday morning for a two day visit aimed at pursuing business opportunities and meeting local officials.
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H. Clinton
Texico
Frida
Foster and Smith Return to Elkins After Visit
J. B. Foster and G. W. Smith return to Elkins Friday after spending several days here attending to business interests.
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J. B. Foster
G. W. Smith
Elkins
Visit Records From Albia Resident Mention
A. A. Mason and friends have been visiting for several days and left a day for Carlsbad. J. A. Edwards of Albia Iowa is noted in the text.
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A. A. Mason
Carlsbad
J. A. Edwards
Albia
Miss Sadie Moore Takes Job At Western Union Office
Miss Sadie Moore travels to Portales on Friday to start work as a day operator and clerk in the Western Union Telegraph Office.
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Sadie Moore
Portales
Uni
Mrs. D. H. Tillett Moves to Dayton With Daughters
Mrs. D. H. Tillett and her daughters Nellie and Anna traveled from Shelbina Missouri to Dayton to join Mr. Tillett in establishing their home.
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D. H. Tillett
Nellie
Anna
Shelbina
Dayton
Tillett
Moon Returns Home to Albia After Wife’s Illness
J. S. Moon left Friday for Albia Iowa after a message announced his wife’s serious illness. He has purchased property in Roswell and plans to bring his wife there for residence soon.
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J. S. Moon
Albia
Mr. Moon
Roswell
Mrs Burge Loses Grandfather in Beaumont Visit
Mrs R T Burge returned Thursday from Beaumont after six weeks visit. Her mother’s father, Col Luke P O'Brien, died there leaving the family in mourning.
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R. T. Burge
Beaumont
Landlord George W. Cazier Returns From Midwest Trip
George W. Cazier, former Shelby hotel landlord, returned Thursday night after a three weeks tour through Missouri Illinois and Iowa. He studied immigration business and contemplates joining a large land and irrigation company serving central states and the great southwest.
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George W. Cazier
Shelby Hotel
Hill and Williams Tour Valleys and Dexter
W. H. Hill visited Acme on Friday and Dexter today to take views. D. L. Williams, who spent ten days in the valley, left Friday for his home in Abile Kansas.
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W. H. Hill
Acme
Dexter
D. L. Williams
Abile Kansas
Mathews Leaves After Short Oswego Visit
G W Mathews who spent three days attending property interests here departed Friday to return home in Oswego Kansas.
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G W. Mathews
Oswego
Kansas
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Conner
Ernor Hkbeouen
Legislative Council
Easie
W. A. Wel¢a
Majestic
Allery Furniture Company
Alliance
Bucharest
Roumania
Moldavia
Brahiley
Buzeu
Bacau
Vaslui
Misaeli
Chernowitz
Verpole
Pudati
Misaileni
William Thaw
Thaws and Copleys
Wyatt Johnson
Orchard Park
Jerry Cazier
Minnie Kannengieser
Henry Winkley
Newton
Kan
Theodore Burr
E. R. Spencer
Belding, Mich
Bert White
W. S. Hendricks
Iola, Kan
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