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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1901
Page
1
Public notice references the Ocean Grove Hotel located in the Purple Block area of Hillsboro Sierra County New Mexico. Details on ownership status or property actions are not provided in the readable text.
A Fourth Monday in May session of the Ns ov District Court for the Third sung District convenes in Livera County. Officials urge attendance and note ceremonial honors for local figures.
A daredevil attempt at the Hinghamton exposition ended when a balloon tied to a cannon carried a performer 2 000 feet aloft. He fought to descend from the rigging and crawl away as the balloon shattered and the craft plummeted toward the ground. He escaped with scratches after hours of peril.
Police traced a missing child after reports of a child playing on Cantor Street possib ly led to a kidnap scare. Officers searched Davies Park and nearby areas before locating the girl and returning her to her parents. A Texan ranger assisted in the inquiry and the case drew media attention.
The article notes Mount Ararat in Armenian territory rising to about 17,200 and 14,000 feet, straddling three countries. It mentions ascents by explorers, rarity of climbs since the late 19th century, volcanic origin with eruptions in 1784 and 1840, and historical seismic activity.
Walter Vrooman returns to New York from Trenton to reorganize Ruskin College in Oxford England now renamed Rickin College. The new campus includes a $40,000 building on 1,600 acres funded by donors and pledges. Dr. Miller remains president, with Prof. Thom He as Kanevite agricultural college head and Wybor college movement secretary. The four year Ruskin course will be cut to two years with student work expected. a $100,000 fundraising drive is underway for scholarships and expansion across Missouri Iowa Kansas City and St Louis.
General Miles urges study of automobiles for Army use with electric propulsion. He recommends trials at Fort Myer to test light armored and supply tasks. He foresees mobile detachments using cars for reconnaissance and rapid communication in suitable terrains.
Mrs. Mary Lee of 87 Hrool street St Louis and Kathe rton of Chicago were reunited after a long separation. Each had given up the other before the Civil War. Mary had married and moved to New Orleans, then lost track of her sister until a letter brought them together at last.
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