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Newspaper
The Clayton Citizen
Location
Clayton, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1906
Page
2
A collage of items from early 20th century life spans jokes on American fashion and slang, aviation, and travel. It cites Europe France and Japan with oddities from trains earthquakes and public health. It ends with Jesuit leadership news and clerical election counts.
Alfred Damon Runyon cites his inquiry into the Brotherhood of Light at a Rio Piedras valley farm near Arboles Archuleta county. He notes only two adults present Minnie Wheeler in charge of children and L C Robertson denying most allegations. Seven children reside on the well kept farm with seven infant deaths attributed to cholera infantum while one child has a hereditary disease.
The Colorado and Wyoming Presbyterian synod voted 87 to 42 to accept the $400000 Westminster building site in Denver for the new Presbyterian College. Denver Pueblo Rocky Ford Canon City La Junta competed with Pueblo prevailing in the end. Denver also provides 129 acres of land and two years of a secretary’s salary.
Salida experiences a major religious revival with 2,000 nightly attendees in a big tent. Rev. W A Sunday preaches as 500 conversions are reported, with 75 confessing last Sunday and another 75 on Monday and Tuesday, aiming for about 1,000 converts before closing next Sunday.
A tablet commemorating the first permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory was unveiled on the Marietta college campus. Whitelaw Reid led the Ohio company. Mrs. Nicholas Longworth unveiled the memorial. Governor Harris and Vice President Fairbanks attended. Prof. Albert Bushnell Hart gave the historical address.
A Lamar Republican special reports Justice B. H. Pike ruled W H Martin died from foul means after a month long investigation. Martin went from Lamar to the Hardscrabble ranch eight miles away and was later found dead with a wound from a sharp instrument. no guilt fixed on any individual.
An aging prospector and his burros, stranded in the desert, halted a Los Angeles Salt Lake train Tuesday to obtain water. The engineer complied, citing the law. The miner and animals were in distress and gratefully received relief.
In Golden Colorado Guggenheim Hall was dedicated with civic and academic leaders present. Simon Guggenheim funded the $70 000 building and $10 000 furnishings, to serve as administration and class space for geology and mineralogy. Marcus Alderson presided as officers welcomed by Dr Gunsaulus and President Regis Chauvenet sent a congratulatory note.
The report lists new postmasters in Lincoln, Hansonburg, East View, and Seama plus a Platea post office establishment and a Lewis Harvey postmaster appointment. It notes a Carlsbad burglary, a governor’s immigration appointment, a fatal locomotive boiler explosion near Alamogordo, and various corporate filings including Big Horn Mining and Masonic Building Association.
The grand commander Kal Templar of New Mexico presided at the Albuquerque convention on the 18th installing officers: Arthur Eyeritt as Grand Commander. J C Slack Deputy Grand Commander. O. L. Gregory Grand Generalissimo. J H Wroth Grand Captain General. George Shepard Grand Senior Warden. Frank Henning Grand Junior Warden. C D Stevens Grand Prelate. A J Maloy Grand Treasurer. A A Keen Grand Secretary. W P Fox Grand Standard Bearer. A N Whitcomb Grand Captain of the Guard. The next annual conclave will be at Carlsbad, NM after the grand royal arch chapter. Past commands were honored with jewel presents to Stevens, and jewels to McGrorty and Blackwell.
Roswell dispatch reports Judge Pope sustained the government request for continuance in land fraud cases against B H Tallmadge Denver L Tallmadge BE R Tallmadge John H McKinstry and C Young of Kansas City The defense pressed for an immediate hearing The government cited unresolved Supreme Court appeals as reason for delay Over $125000 has been spent by defendants and government Bonds were reduced from 50000 to 40000
The Royal Arch grand chapter A F and A M installed its officers on the 17th in Albuquerque after the election. Names include Grand High Priest J Fitch Socorro Grand King C D Boucher Las Vegas Grand Scribe J J Kelly Silver City Grand Treasurer A J Mablay Albuquerque Grand Secretary A A Keen Albuquerque Grand Lecturer Robert Kellahin Roswell Grand Chaplain H B Brower Albuquerque Grand Captain of the Host Frank Heening Raton Grand Principal Sojourner J C Slack Clayton. They adjourned to hold the next annual session at Carlsbad in October 1907.
Ramon Baneval, long feared across San Juan Rio Arriba and neighboring counties, was captured after a late night raid. Deputies and a large posse arrested him while he terrorized settlements, facing charges linked to a recent Rosa attack and other alleged shootings.
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