New Mexico Statehood Talk and McKinley Era Notes
A scatter of 1900s Sierra County items reports oil prospects on the Gila Mohawk Arizona. McKinley comments on New Mexico statehood and silver standard politics. Local fines and public office notes appear, with Deming audience reactions and regional political tensions.
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Sierra County Advocate Fa
Hillsiives
Sierra Co
New Mexico
McKipley
Deming
Statehood
Ot Advocate
Alerts
McKinley
Hood
Oklaoma
Carlabad
N. M
Vncve
Congress of
United States
Chine
Postion
Hillsboro
Sierra County
Smelter Trust Pressures Mines With Bold Slogan
A mining industry report notes the smelter trust campaign urging miners to surrender mines with the promise to handle processing and profits. The smash slogan reads Give us your mines We ll do the rest signaling a push for consolidation across regional ore sources.
McKinley Speech in Deming Triggers Audience Reply
President McKinley in Deming urged more rain and more people for New Mexico. A listener who knew local needs interrupted to demand more money, highlighting a clash between federal aims and regional concerns during the address.
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Deming
McKinley
New Mexico
Misread crowd prompts odd presidential party remark
A young Indy member of the prosidential party at Doming prye the Logependent commented that the crowd dressed as neatly as anywhere, though he seemed to expect breech cloth and sombrero. The garb described suggests a humorous misunderstanding of local attire.
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Doming Prye
McKinley Praised Amid Travel Across the Continent
Republican organs highlight President McKinley’s long continental journey. They contrast today’s palace cars with the hardy pioneers who opened trails across the West. The piece notes that great men did not ride in luxury in their era and hints Fortune's role in modern travel.
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McKinley
Gare
Copper hardening and ancient bronze origins noted
The piece discusses copper hardening with manganese oxide or phosphor tin, plus rough percentages for manganese phosphorus and phosphotirin. It also describes Montezuma or Monte love’s well and Verde river Arizona mining area with a deep water pool and a 260 miners flow, plus Arizona mining history and a court ruling on mining property liability to lessees.
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Alphar
Montelove
Valle Ley
Verde River
Arizona
Jerome
Rome
Chase Gulch
Clifton
Supreme Court of the Territore of
Colorado Ooarte
Man Claims 108 as Train Passenger Landmark
On the westbound morning train a passenger, Jamerd Overton of Long Beach California, drew attention as the oldest aboard, stating he is 108 years old last October having been born around October 1797 in Germany and now visiting his old home before settling in Pennsylvania.
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Andres Galles
John
Milan
Gila
Grant County
Sam
Hoady
Jamerd
Overton
Long Beach
Cal
Read
Pennsylvania
Womanly health and cures promoted by Dr Pierce products
A nostalgic appeal contrasts public reactions to danger with daily suffering from female ailments. The text promotes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Common Sense Medical Adviser, claiming relief from inflammation ulcers and female weakness, with a testimonial from a Mrs. Meeville Taney Ca about bladder and urethral issues improving after using the products. Free paper covers offered for mailing with stamps.
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Greman
Aldek
Pierce
Pierre
BR. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Ocean Grove Hotel excels in meals and lodging
The Ocean Grove is favored by business men travelers miners and cattlemen for best meals and lodging in town. Meals available at all hours. Mrs J W Orchard is the proprietress.
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Ocean Grove
J. W. Orchard
Centenarian Reads Thus Far Without Appetite for Tobacco
The subject, a man of advanced age, drinks no beer or intoxicants and has never smoked or chewed tobacco. At 60 he reads better than most men, possesses keen eyesight, and has never worn eye glasses. His memory remains sharp and he enjoys recounting major events of the past century in a talkative mood.
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Mort Men
Albuquerque
Long History of Rio Tinto Copper Mine in Spain
The Rio Tinto copper mine in Spain has been worked almost continuously for more than two millennia, rivaling Spain’s Almaden quicksilver mine for the longest recorded mining history in the world.
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Spain
The Home Gold Cure An Ingenious Liquor Treatment
An advertisement touts a daily cure for drunkenness with no nerve weakening effects. It claims to detoxify drinkers using a “Hose Group Cure” that allegedly reconditions the brain and restores sobriety, offered for one dollar with confidential correspondence from Philadelphia.
Notice of Forfeiture to Nobbitt and heirs in 19th century mine claim
Notice of forfeiture to J Nobbitt and heirs regarding the Hubbite Mine claim recorded by Mahar. The notice cites a mining claim entry, reference to a public record, and the requirement to appear or lose co ownership rights under section 2526 of the revived statutes. Publication dates noted as February 18 and related deadlines follow the notice.
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Joneph Ke
Satot
Wiley M. Weaver
Medea
Seine
Anid
Martin Firat Publicatio
T. Woltfenden
Lyons
Dushire
Lange
Sierra County
Territory of
New Mexico
United States
As & Co
Kane
Ashton Kingston
Mudan
J. Nobbitt
Adem
Sears
Local Probate Officials and School Superintendent Named
W H A Lewellyn and attorney Procnpio Torres appear in probate matters with Probate Judge Thomas C Hall and Clerk J C Piemmons. Treasurer J D Chandier and Sheriff Andrew Kelley listed, plus Assessor Frank Given and Superintendent of Schools.
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W.H. A. Lewellyn
Ict
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Sierra County Advocate
Tarmenon
Gila River
Mohawk
McArthur
Philippines
Silver City
Capt. Curry
Ptaro County
North
Camarines
Philippine Archipelago
Congresa
Ari Fons
W. J. Pope
Dors
New Mex
Ocean Grove Hotel
Purple
A B. Elliott
W. E. Nutson
Hillsboro, N. M
C. H. Jo
Nelson & Jones
Aloys Preisser
Hillsboro, NM
Laidlaw
Court House
Frank I. Given, M.D
W. H. Bucher
Dalleboro
Mexco
E Teaford
Labanas Land & Castle Cy
Bae Rae
Hopewell
Heraova, N. M
Herman N. M
the Union
BAR
Galles Bron
Hillsboro, New Mexico
Tom Murphy
Prop
B. Newcomb
HOLT
Newcomb & Holt
Attorneys At Law
Las Cruces
Francisco m. Bojorquez
Palomas Creek
Les Palomas N.M
Holty
Tom
Nebriatos
Dromkarda
Tom Fee
Market Street
Philadelphia
Cardui
Cardus
Lena T. Prieburg
East St. Louis
Thedford
Howe
Seat Pem
Anada
Klwin H. Giles & Company
Sierra Codniy
Crespin Aragon
Jamon Reay
Noveber
Third Judicial District
F. W. Parker
Lake Valley
G. A. Hatock
Lake Valley Station
Siet
Lake Valley Branch
G. A. Hattock
Century Publishing CO
Heron Lake
Minn
Tomlinson
Chas, Nt. Meyers
Little Corner
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