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Newspaper
The Gallup Herald
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1915
Page
6
A digest of World War I updates reports German submarine actions in the Atlantic and Italian developments in Albania. It notes Turkish Gallipoli retreat, Austro German Bulgarian advances near Greek frontier, and global casualty tallies alongside diplomatic moves and domestic posts.
Readable items describe Alianza Hispano Americana convention at Albuquerque, stockmen meetings, new Methodist church project at Santa Rosa, cattle sales near Santa Rosa, quarry fires, and building boom in Otero county. Also notes include League of cities officers in El Paso, licensing changes for 1916, school and quarantine updates, and railway rate hearings planned across the state.
A Western News Service report states jurors found Manuel Vigil Trinidad C. DeBaca and four others not guilty of conspiring to liberate Gen. José Ynez Salazar from a Santa Fe jail. The trial addressed Salazar’s 1914 Albuquerque escape and related perjury habeas corpus issues.
Bureau of Crop Estimates reports state wide figures on acreage and production in thousands, covering crops and prices. The data were transmitted through the Weather Bureau of the U S Department of Agriculture in Washington.
Gunbattles and riots erupt in Juarez Chihuahua as Mexican and American troops clash after a drunken riot. An El Paso brakeman George A. Diepert is killed aboard a freight car near the border. Juarez looting claims include saloon keeper George Morrow. Reports vary on total fatalities, with ten cited in some accounts.
London reports Varna fallen to Russian forces after bombardment silencing Bulgarian guns. Russian infantry and artillery reportedly arrived unscathed and could hold against Bulgarian attack. Czar massing troops near Bulgaria ready to invade, with Durazzo as a likely objective. Albanian crossing to forestall Italian coast occupation noted.
Estimates place the Hanover fire loss at 15000 dollars or more in the mining town, with fear and concern spreading through Silver City as damage tallies rise. The report notes a recent blaze causing substantial property destruction and financial impact on residents and local businesses.
The Taos Cerro store of Mr. L. Freeman & Sons was burned. It is the second Freeman location to burn in Cerro within a year.
The U S Supreme Court refused to review Oscar Cook taser case and the Colorado Board of Pardons may commute his sentence. Cook and accomplice Edward Siewald shot and killed Denver policeman William McPherson during a Valverde saloon holdup. Saloonkeeper Andrew Lloyd also died. Siewald serves life. Cook’s case has reached the state and national high courts twice.
A farming accident in the Deming district attributed an 80 year old Wheeler's death to a fall from a wagon. The incident details are limited but indicate the fatal mishap occurred on the farm.
Totals show 6 267 066 in dividends and interest from local corporations and securities traded after January 1. Dividends amount to 5 322 566 while interest totals 944 500 including bank savings interest totaling about 320 000. Indictments returned in Pueblo allege forgery and uttering forged notes against W K Greene president and J Q Greene cashier of the defunct International Bank of Commerce. They were jailed on 10 000 bonds each.
Joseph Zanella of Galup was found guilty of selling liquor to an Indian. The case centers on illegal alcohol sales and the defendant's conduct in this period.
Funeral services were held at the Cottonwood schoolhouse for Mrs H G Stevens and her sixteen year old daughter who died from burns in a distillate explosion. Citizens from Artesia and nearby areas attended the ceremony as the bodies were shipped to their family home in Indiana for burial. An Artesia group presented a purse of 100 dollars to Mr Stevens.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt describes a proud beauty and Mr. Dottles in a tense poker moment. She pleads to release her hand as he holds it and she threatens to walk away from a real money game. The scene emphasizes her pride and sharp eyes.
A Scottish minister tests a girl's name during catechism as the parishioners laugh at her bold reply and the minister glares in embarrassment. The exchange reveals local slang and humor within the church setting.
An old advertising snippet promotes Cuticura Ointment and Soap for dandruff and hair growth with a free sample offer from Boston. It also stresses cheerful, brief visits to the sick, recommending small gifts and flowers to aid recovery, as echoed by Iowa Homestead.
An old newspaper fragment touts Castoria as a safe infant remedy used for over 30 years with a Bears label. The text shifts to a brief tale where Pat confronts a suspicious foreigner over a shirt missing, the stranger denying theft while noting it was hanging up.
An old advertisement from Moyles Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago promotes an eye care product with bold claims to make users look younger. It instructs readers to keep eyes bright and to request an eye book for more details.
An intimate friend asks about a wedding present. The bridegroom answers with 4 o clock, lamenting a missing check. The line plays on the saying time is money as a quirky exchange.
Cured in days claims for PAZO OINTMENT to end itching bleeding and prolapsing piles with first application causing relief. Includes ad style notes on Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for liver bowel and stomach regulation. Mentions sensational Yale Record item about Jonca concussion and a political fence metaphor.
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