Interior probe into 5330 acres of Alaska coal lands case
The Interior Department’s inquiry into 5330 Alaska coal land entries, part of the Cunningham case in the Ballinger Pinchot controversy, opened before special commissioner W J McGee. The 5280 acres are valued around 50 million dollars and officials allege collusion and failure to open or improve the lands as required.
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Seattle
Wash
Department of the Interior
Alaska
W. J. McGee
Land Department
Kansas City Livestock Prices Cattle Hogs Steady to Higher
Kansas City market report shows cattle receipts around 7000 with native and western steers and cows trading mainly steady to mixed. Hog receipts near 10000 mark price gains of five cents, bulk sales 7.70 to 8.05, lambs 6.00 to 7.50, sheep steady with muttons 4.50 to 5.50 and ewes 3.50 to 5.25.
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Kansas City
Wool Market Prices Reported in St Louis Trade Note
The Wool Market in St Louis on November 18 lists prices for Territory and western medium wool at 24 to 29 cents, fine mediums 22 to 26, and fine wool 14 to 20 cents. The note also promotes Home Bakery Banana Bread as a superior southwest specialty from 1816.
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St. Louis
Copper merger talks proceed with limited disclosure
New York reports negotiations for consolidating major U S copper properties continue. The merger is not expected to close for days with a proposed capital of seven to eight hundred million dollars. Only five individuals know the plan: John D Bryan Thomas F Cole Daniel Guggenheim George W Perkins and J P Morgan of U S Steel Co.
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New York
United States
Boston
John D. Bryan
Thomas F. Cole
Daniel Guggenheim
George W. Perkins
Corey
United States Steel Co
Institute football setback fuels resolve for Thanksgiving game
The Institute team, after a tough loss to the University team, plans to rebound against A and M College Las Cruces on the Institute grounds. Chicago news reports football denounced as dangerous with calls for rule changes by the USIA.
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Institute
A. & M. College
Las Cruces
Albuquerque
Farcmners
Chicago
Chicago University Board of Physical Culture and Athletics
Stagg
Big Western College
United States Intercollegiate Association
Coach Stages
Christmas Gift Offer From The Greater Woman's Home Companion
The advertisement promotes giving The Greater Woman's Home Companion as a Christmas gift with a yearly subscription and a mez zotone Bristol Board card bearing the donor's name. Prices are $1.25 for 1 year $2.00 for two years and $3.00 for three years through December 20. Agent Hattie L. Cobean lists phone contact.
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Bristol
Hattie L. Cobean
Fear grows for Col Astor and son aboard Nourmahl
New York on November 18 reports intensified fears that Col John Jacob Astor and his son Vincent are lost after no word from Nourmahl, the yacht believed sunk or disabled in the recent hurricane in the West Indies. Nourmahl likely left Kingston Jamaica between November 5 and 10 en route to Porto Rico.
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New York
Col
John Jacob Astor
Vincent
West Indies
Kingston
Jamaica
Porto Rico
Irrigation Committee Inspects Elephant Butte Dam Plan
In El Paso on November 18 the Senate Irrigation Committee led by Senator Carter viewed the Elephant Butte project site in New Mexico. The planned dam would cost eight million and take eight years to build, forming a forty mile lake to store Rio Grande waters for three years and irrigate 225000 acres across New Mexico Texas and Mexico. The project fulfills a treaty with Mexico ending twenty years of dispute over Rio Grande flow.
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el Paso
United States
Senate Irrigation Committee
Carter
Montana
Elephant Butte
New Mexico
Assouan
Egypt
Rio Grande
Committee Arrival in Roswell Builds Carlsbad Schedule
A committee arrives in Roswell tomorrow morning at 7 35 for a three hour stay, then proceeds to Carlsbad. The delegation will be in and about the city during the visit before moving on.
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Roswell
Carlsbad
Thanksgiving Turkeys at Roswell Meat Market
Leave your orders for Thanksgiving turkeys at Roswell Meat Market. Plenty of nice fat birds at right prices. Phone 425.
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Roswell
Janitor Accused After Hospital Wing Fire
San Francisco report states the old wooden wing of the rebuilt St. Luke's hospital burned early today. Seventeen patients were affected as investigators probe possible arson by a janitor.
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San Francisco
St. Luke’s Hospital
Parson s and Lawrence Real Estate and Insurance Ad
An old classified style notice from Parsons and Lawrence Real Estate and Fire Insurance promotes selling or renting property and offers fire insurance. It urges readers to inquire about total disability and double pay policies with Kansas City Life and invites calls to 216 North Main.
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North Main
Parsons & Lawrence Real Estate and
Kansas City Life Insurance CO
Fire Victims Carried From Building As Police Hunt Suspect
Many of them helpless were carried from the building by nurses and policemen as authorities search for T. E. Saunders, a discharged janitor, whom they accuse of responsibility for the fire.
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T. E. Saunders
Wells-Fargo Announces Major Capital Stock Increase
Wells-Fargo & Company reports an increase of capital from eight to twenty four million dollars. A sixteen million dollar new issue will be offered to stockholders with a three hundred dollar per share stock dividend drawn from accumulated earnings. Each holder will receive funds to buy two new shares at one hundred dollars par per share.
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Wells-Fargo Company
New York
Wells-Fargo & Company
Final Effort to Conquer Fire in the Cherry Mine
Preparations were completed to enter the St. Paul mine where 300 men are entombed. The hazardous attempt will be led by state mining inspectors with oxygen helmets as smoke and gas fill the mine. James Taylor said the team will fight the mine until conquered or overtaken.
Fireman survives high speed fall with toothache
Fred Eder, a Colorado and Southern fireman, was hurled from a cab window by a mail crane while the train ran at full speed near Trinidad Colorado. He woke in a hospital hours later reporting only a severe toothache as injury.
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Trinidad
Colo
Fred Eder
Colorado & Southern
Wild cat meat sold at premium in San Francisco Chinese quarters
In San Francisco the Chinese quarters see wild cat meat command high prices amid a tong war. Detec tives warn more killings are likely as the belief in ferocity from wildcat flesh spurs a thriving but perilous butcher trade among Chinese communities.
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San Francisco
Elks Night at the Lyric Delivers Fine Vaudeville Show
A fair crowd attended the Elks regular night at the Lyric theatre. Manager Hunt presented an exceedingly good show with a pleasing vaudeville sketch and top quality pictures, though attendance was below expectations.
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Lyric
Elks
Lyric Theatre
The
Hunt
National Banks Called For Condition Report
The Comptroller of the Currency issued a call for the condition of all National banks as of close of business November 16. The notice was released from Washington on November 18.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Today
Labor Leaders Granted Stay On Jail Mandate
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals granted a stay until November 29 delaying the mandate to jail President Gompers Secretary Morrison and Vice President Mitch all of the American Federation of Labor for contempt of court. Chief Justice Sheppard said a certiorari petition by November 29 could prompt another stay until the Supreme Court acts.
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Washington
Court of Appeals of
District of Columbia
Gompers
Morrison
Mitchall
American Federation of Labor
Sheppard
Supreme Court of the United States
Nigher Tribunal
McClure Memorial Dinner at Clover Club Philadelphia
Leading national figures gather at the Clover Club in Philadelphia to honor the memory of Col. Alexander K. McClure and commemorate his years as club president during a memorial dinner this evening in November.
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Philadelphia
Clover Club
Alexander K. McClure
Americans Shot in Central America Amid Nicaragua Turmoil
A Panama cable reports executions of suspected revolutionaries in Zelaya controlled Nicaragua. Over 500 shot. civilians abused. refugees call for intervention. Two Americans Leonard Grace and Leroy Cannon were executed by Zelaya order. Taft cuts communication with new minister as warships head to Nicaragua.
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New Orleans
Panama
Nicaragua
Zelaya
Washington
Taftas
Leonard Grace
Leroy Cannon
Taft
Senate Irrigation Committee Visit Planned by Local Groups
Co. C Tannehill arranged a morning entertainment for the Senate Irrigation Committee of about eighteen members. They are due to arrive by a special train at 7 30 tomorrow. The Commercial Club City and Water Users Association organized the event with breakfast at Gilkeson then autos to the Hondo reservoir and farms to South Springs to catch the train.
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Co. C. Tannehill
Senate Irrigation Committee
Commercial Club
City and Water Users’ Association
Gilkeson
Hondo Reservoir
South Springs
Tree Topowner Proves Loudest Rally Boosts Sales
A humorous proverb about selling tactics shows a seller who shouts from a tree gains more attention than one who quietly bribes a well. The line contrasts quiet whispers with bold public display to win customers.
Price & Company Incorporates
Price and Company incorporate forming Roswell's long standing dry goods firm. Morris Price, who arrived in New Mexico in the 1880s, built a regional business path from Socorro to Akron before returning to Roswell twelve years ago to join Sidney Prager.
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New Mexico
Sidney Prager
H. F. Duffy
E. J. Williams
Prager
Roswell
Jaffa, Prager & Co
Mr. Price
Duffy
Cripple Creek
Colorado
Price & Co
Williams
Jonesboro
Ark
Frm
Morris Price
Socorro
Akron
Ohio
West
Garst
Jewett Billiard Hall
Woman's Club Meeting at Carnegie Library
The Woman's Club met yesterday afternoon at the Carnegie Library with Mrs. W. A. Johnson presiding. Attendance ranged from 11 to 66. $100 was allocated for periodicals. Mrs. C. E. Baker spoke on the Growth of Italian Cities with photos, and Mrs. J. B. Keaster discussed The Waterways of the West.
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Carnegie Library
W. A. Johnson
C. E. Baker
Excursion Train Tonight Delayed Amid Big Prospectors Crowd
Tonight’s excursion train runs three hours late and a large crowd gathers. The P. V. Land and Development Co expects about twenty prospectors join the trip, signaling overall interest in the venture.
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P. V. Land & Development Co
Roswell Weather Report for November 18
U S Weather Bureau local report shows Roswell New Mexico at 6:00 a m with a max of 58 and min of 19 and a mean of 38 degrees. Precipitation 0. Wind 4 miles per hour from the southwest. Forecast calls for fair weather tonight and Friday.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Roswell
N. M
S. W
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