War News Recap from Western Newspaper Service
A wide wartime roundup reports Nicholas II's escape from Tobolsk, Bolsheviks in Manchuria and Kaluga, and Austrian gains in San Marino. Allied forces regain ground on Ypres while German air raids kill American railway workers. Rockefeller home burned. economic and political notes follow from treasuries to prohibition.
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Volon News Service
Nicholas
Russia
Tobolsk
Ypres
William
Tamanovka
Kaluga
Reuter
Petrograd
San Marino
Caprillo Hill
Jerusalem
Manchuria
Harbin
New Mexico State News Highlights and Local Notes
A 1918 roundup from Roswell to Socorro, Las Vegas to Silver City covers wool grower plans, salt deposits near Willard, deer season bans, a new federal building at Ratón, and a First National Bank charter for Taos. Also noted are jailbreaks, school funding talks, death of Judge Bell’s widow, a revival of Maxwell, irrigation mishaps, and New Mexico draft administration figures.
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Willard
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Federal
Raton
Comptroller of the Currency
First National Bank of Taos Co
Rafael Garcia
Hilver City
Grant County
Las Vegas
Relief Committee
Santa Fe Woman's Board of Trade
Susan A. Bell
John J. Bell
Silver City
Grant’ County
Maxwell
Hebron
Magdalena
Guillermo Marinez
Juan Martinez
la Lux
Otero
Old Albuquerque
Loli Salazar
Barejas
New Mexico County Tax Totals 1912 16 by County
Tax collections across New Mexico counties from 1912 to 1916 totaled amounts for each county with the percentage of the overall tax take. Bernalillo led at 1 656 953.05 dollars and 96.19 percent, while others ranged with Colfax 1 452 633.91 dollars and 94.80 percent and San Juan 368 692.52 dollars and 83.89 percent.
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Newwapaper
Union News Service
Banta
New ‘Mexico
Curry
Dona Ana
Eddy
Grant
Guadalupe
Lincoln
Luna
McKinley
Mora
Otero
Quay
Ria ‘Arriba
Roosevelt
Sandoval
San Juan
San Miguel
Santa Fe
Storr
Socorro
Taos
Torrance
Union
Valencia
Woman In Sult for Million in Idaho Mine Suit
Mrs Mathilda Cardener of Albuquerque sues Eugene R Day and kin over a one sixteenth share in the Hercules lead and silver mine near Coeur d Alene Idaho The defense calls two Spokane millionaires as witnesses L A Horton tests the mine value at four million in October 1916 when Cardener sold her share for 370000 while she claims it was worth 30000000
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Albuquerque
Spokane
Coeur
d’Alene
Idaho
Mathilda Cardener
Eugene R. Day
Day
Hercules
Burke
d'Alene
L. A. Horton
To Close Immoral Resorts in New Mexico
District Attorney J B Vaught issued orders to shut down immoral resorts in Lordsburg Hurley Santa Rita Silver City and other central New Mexico towns. Lieut Paul Popenoe of the Fosdick committee enforcement branch seeks closures for any establishments within 150 miles visited by soldiers. Over 100 inmates affected by the action.
Murderer Gets Thirty Years In Pen
Roswell Judge G A Richardson sentenced two prisoners. James H E Alvey convicted of murder in the second degree for killing Ray Walters drawn a sentence of thirty to thirty one years in the penitentiary. W H Garretson pled guilty to rape and received seven to eight years in the penitentiary.
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Roswell
G.A. Richardson
James HE. Alvey
Ray Walters
W. H. Garretson
Governor Pardons Thirty Five Men in One Expansive Action
The governor grants conditional pardons to thirty five convicts most nearing release to ease severe prison congestion. Four inmates were serving time for murder.
New Mexico Fuel Administration Names Advisory Members
The state fuel administrator William McDonald selects the New Mexico State Advisory Committee of the United States Fuel Administration and county chairmen. Members include Justice Richard R. Hanna Santa Fe John W. Poe Roswell Harry Kelly Las Vegas and W. W. Risdon Albuquerque.
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Banta Fe
William ©. McDonald
United ‘States Fuel Administration
New Mexico
Richard R. Hanna
Santa Fe
John W. Poe
Roswell
Harry Kelly
Las Veegas
W. W. Risdon
Albuquerque
Deming Commander Transferred to Lead New Division
Brig. Gen. George HH Harries, longtime commander at Camp Cody, has been reassigned to Columbia to lead the Eighty-ninth Brigade of the One Hundred and Eighty-sixth division, a unit composed of African American troops.
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Deming
N. M
George HH Harries
Cody
Fifty-ninth ‘Depot Brigade
Columbia
Alamogordo School Bond Proceeds Reported
The New Mexico Department of Education was informed Alamogordo has received 58800 dollars from recently approved bonds for a new high school building.
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Alamogordo
Iprove
Santa Fe
Department, of Education
Ogordo
Robertson Held for Lyons Murder in Silver City
Indictment by the Bl Paso county grand jury charges J R Robertson a cattleman of Paso with killing Thomas Lyons of Silver City. The instrument described includes a bar and hammer. The case stems from Lyons death on an early date in the week.
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Silver City
J. R. Robertson
Paso
Thomas’ Lyons
Felix
BR. Jones
Thomas’ ‘Lyons
Submarine F-1 Sunk in Fog Collision Killing Nineteen
Secretary Daniels announced that nineteen lives were lost when American submarine F-1 was rammed and sunk by F-3 in home waters during fog Monday afternoon. Five survivors were rescued including Lieut. Av BL Montgomery, among the crew. Names of the fallen and survivors are listed.
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John D. Rockefeller
Forest Hill
Cleveland
Ohio
Phen Pushtion Company
Chicago
Moen
Paso
Tex
Guat Kondakos
Cheyenne
Danver
United States Guards
Adjutant General of the Army
Washington
Maj. C. N. Barney
Colorado
Wyoming
Ives
Daniels
Julia’ Montgomery Pratt
Fort H. G. ‘Wright
New York
J. M. Schmissauter
Henry L. Brown
Joseph J. Burns
John J. Stewart
Navy Department
Lyman .F. Lovely
Lyman -Lavely
Denver
John R. Belt
Frank M. Bernard
William L. Cartwright
Harry L. Cor Bon
James Goonan
Simon Greenberg
Dudley Stough
Charles F. Vincent
Thomas A. Walsh
Glyde W. Wyatt
Edward B. Hall
Ray Wi. Scott
Albert P. Smith
Guy R. Stewart
Ralph E. McLure
Duncan A. McRae
John P. Messange
Grover B. Metz
Couple Found Shot to Death in Wyoming Cabin
In Douglas Wyoming Mr and Mrs A T Mentz were found dead in their cabin in the Cheyenne river oil fields forty miles north of Douglas. Reports say the wife killed her husband then died by her own hand with no note found explaining the self inflicted death.
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Wyoming
Douglas
A. T. Mentz
Cheyenne
Cheyenne River
Air Raiders On English Coast And Italy War Updates
German planes raided English east coast towns crossing Kent and Essex and reaching London. Austro German attack on Monte Solarolo front repulsed by Italian forces. Italy calls up all troops aged 18 to 43. French report fighting on the Meuse bank near Corieres. Washington House vote on woman suffrage constitutional amendment set for January 10 after committee agreement.
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Monte Solarolo
London
Kent
Essex
Italy
Meuse
Corrieres
Wood
Heson? Vaux
Mexicans Hang Themselves in Gallup Jail
Two Mexican inmates, Maria Cuevas and Ailverlo Silva, convicted of murder, died by hanging with a rope smuggled into McKinley county jail Gallup New Mexico. Authorities found both bodies as letters indicated they preferred firing squad and asked for respect. Cuevas had killed another Mexican at a dance last May. Silva killed a roomer after a dispute over $5 rent.
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Gallup
Jal
Santa Fé
Cuevas
Sliva
Colorado Soldier Reported In Ottawa casualty Mat
Salida resident Charles Clemens is listed among reported casualties in Ottawa. The scant item notes a Mat casualty status, reflecting wartime reporting gaps and fragmentary details from the field.
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Colorado
Ottawa
Charles Clemens
Salida
Mat
Pueblo Attack Sparks Excitement Amid Austrian Girl Incident
Report describes a chaotic scene in Pueblo following an assault on an 18 year old Austrian girl named Carolina Pelo. Police hold a suspect named Arthur Irene Mogra, a soldier, as investigations continue after the early post incident period.
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Pueblo
Carolina ‘Pelo
Arthur
Irene
Mogra
Western Canada offers high returns on grain farms
The article argues Western Canada farms can yield high profits by cultivating grain on low priced land. It cites wheat yields of forty bushels per acre, prices above two dollars per bushel, and land costs from fifteen to twenty five dollars per acre. Government incentives include tax relief and reduced railway rates for new settlers.
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A. Bens Eral
Canada
Western Canada
Green's August Flower Ailment Remedy Claims
An old advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a cure for stomach disorders and liver inactivity. It describes laxative effects and digestion regulation, claims bile stimulation, and lists prices of 80 and 90 cents per bottle, urging national aid.
Don’t Worry About Pimples With Cuticura Regimen
Advice promotes Cuticura Ointment for clearing skin by applying and washing off after five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Recommends daily use as a toilet preparation and offers a free sample by mail with address postcard to Cuticura Dept L Boston.
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Dept
Boston
Debt and Duty: A Note on Small and Large Sums
A concise reflection discusses debt as common burden. It contrasts small owed amounts often ignored with larger sums kept in memory and inventory, suggesting prudence in handling both. The tone resembles a brief editorial or moral note from a periodical.
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Lagle Pass
Gutierrez
Lnsting Unt
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Sammy
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Fnr
Congress
Simmons
Asaiat
Crosby
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McAdoo
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Senate
Wilson
Singapore
Strait
National Provincial Bank of England
Union of London and
Smith's Bank
Charles 8. Smith
St. Louis
John F. Stevens
American Railway Commission of
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Hull
England
Francisco Villa
el Paso
Chihuahua
Chihuahua City
Villa
Parral
Jiminez
Santa Rossulia
Robert Borden
Wilfrid Laurier
Jean Baptiste Glockin
Mont. Blanc
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Patsy” Clark
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Stockyards Stadium
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Red Cross
W. H. Taft
America
Jersey
Twentieth Century Limited
New
York
Harriet A. Varney
West Upton
Pauline Keyes
George H. Keyes
Norfolkounty Superior Court
Dedham, Moss
Garfield
Phoenix
Yo W.G
J. Stanley
Howard
Yarnies’ Francis
Los Angeles
Ents Thurman
Pinal County
Gov
Ae Tha Hnilldine
Wool Growers
Morgan Mayfield
Stanford White
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Thaw
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R. C. Reid
State Tax Commission
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Frances
Lavender
Rockwell City
Iowa
Silver City Normal School
Helen Chandler
Tudge
Ryan
Sheriffs’’ and Peace Officers’ Association
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Falee
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Carrizozo
Ard
Rumaldo
Martines
Maximiliano
Chavez
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R. Cy Reid
Santa Feenows
Phe
Was . Cheayiest
Rio Arriba
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Hal
Robertson
Lyons
U.S
Lyman F, Lovely
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Cuticura
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