Joint statehood debate and economic notes in a late edition
The item surveys Arizona and New Mexico stance on joint statehood, noting opposition from a majority of residents amid a Phoenix meeting on May 27. It also critiques Taft’s Panama Canal supplier policy and its impact on American manufacturers, arguing for a stronger home market and reflecting on women’s rights debates and social roles.
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New Mexico
Aneeting
Arizona
Phoenix
Taft
Wallace
Panama Canal
Wile
New Liquor Law 15 Being Tested in New Mexico
The recent New Mexico Legislature enacted a provision to set the liquor sale age in settlements under 100 residents. The aim was to curb traffic in railroad camps, but contests arise in small communities where licenses were refused to shops already selling to locals. A McKinley County case questions the law’s census provisions for tiny villages.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Smutl
McKinley County
New Mexico Public Lands Set Aside for State Use
The secretary of interior Lieng approved selections of New Mexico public lands under the enabling act. Clayton district 440 acres for public buildings Lua Cruces district 40 acres for permanent reserves and 500 acres for penitentiary Santa Fe district 2,672 acres for permanent reserves.
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New Mexico
Lieng
Clayton
Lua Cruces
Santa Fe
American Yacht Wins Kaiser's Cup in Atlantic Dash
The Wilson Marshall fleet schooner wins the Kaiser's cup in a remarkable transatlantic race. The auxiliary three masters covered 3,003 nautical miles in eleven days, sixteen hours and twenty two minutes, completing a stunning long voyage.
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Wilson Marshall
Texline Visit Described By Texas Bill
Texline tale recalls a lively stop with whiskey and dances in Claytons town. The narrator praises the bustling burg and hints at a planned affidavit to dispose of wool, while noting a friendly rescue and a hospitable reception before returning home. They toast water and aquaforties amid a jovial spirit. The piece concludes with an invitation acknowledgment from Regents Faculty and the New Mexico College to Mesilla Park for the twelfth annual commencement May 26 to 31.
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Texline
Texas
Enterprise
Klayton
Mary Jane
Regents
New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Mesilla Park
Creed Flexibility and Practical Verse in Faith Leader Remarks
A church discourse urges allowing creed fallibility and warns against letting creed dominance overshadow daily practical living per God’s word. It emphasizes that scripture guides honesty, purity, and plain speech over doctrinal rigidity. Separately, Clayton Public Schools postponed Oliver room exhibits due to bad weather, with profile maps and drawings by Mrs. Oliver’s students shown Monday the 29th. The committee lists prize winners for the exhibits: Burchette Cures, Alice Schleiter, Blanche Herron, Josie Clendenin, and Mrs. C Ackley, with Mrs. Bitterman and Miss Burke assisting.
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Clayton Public
Oliver
Blanche Herron
Josie Clendenin
C., Ackley
S. Bitterman
A. Burke
Lap Versus Trousers and Irrigation Faith in Arizona
A humorous tale from the Herald describes a bashful drummer who misreads his outfit at dinner causing embarrassment and a furniture crash as he escapes, while a Cincinnati Star note argues irrigation turns arid lands into valuable property and hints at future statehood for Arizona.
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