New Mine to Open at Nava Expand Gallup Camp Output
Gallup American Coal Co announces new entries near the Navajo mine to raise coal output beyond 4000 tons daily. Additional housing is planned with 100 more dwellings to support workers as production climbs from December’s 1100 tons per day and last week’s 1254 tons. The town expects broader prosperity as camps expand and more miners are employed. Mrs. R. McProctor leaves for Mayo Bros Rochester for treatment, joined by her sister Mrs H H Walker and daughter Lydia. Jenkins Drug Co promotes Pine and Honey Cough Syrup with a free goldfish and globe offer.
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Gallup American Coal Co
Gallup American
Gallup
R. McProctor
Mayo Bros
Rochester
Minn
H. H. Walker
Lydia
Oil fields 10 to be prospected by drilling near Moll ranch
Oil prospecting moves visible as a Standard Oil and Coal Co outfit financed by California interests readies a drill near the Moll ranch fourteen miles east of town. The rig will tap the flat south of the bluffs where a first well was drilled about fifteen years ago. Oklahoma and Idaho investors show activity at Seven Lake fields while federal interest grows with rising petroleum demand.
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An Moll Ranch
Standard Rig
Bluffs
American Standard Oil and Coal Co
California
Court House
Seven Lake Fields
Oklahoma
Idaho
Seven Lake
New Mexico
Ordinance extending fire limits of Gallup Town limits
Ordinance No 103 oA supplements ordinance 80 to add a tract within the Gallup fire limits. The north line begins where Strong Street meets the Rio Puerco boundary and follows the river to Sixth Street, then south to the block line and east to Strong Street, beginning again. Passed January 2, 1918. P W Murdock Town Clerk. Ordinance No 104 regulates vehicles drawn by horses within Gallup New Mexico.
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Gallp
Gallup
Rio Puerco
Strong Street
New Mexico
Board of
Railroad Avenue
New, Mexico
P. W. Murdock
Mian From The Trenches Describes War Experiences
John Kerr of the 16th Canadian Scottish Infantry spoke at the Congregational church on Sunday night sharing war experiences. He affirmed German atrocities and recounted an English officer blinded by a German surgeon. Kerr described tanks and their use and answered questions within army law. Local lawyer Percy Wilken visited Gallup on business. A Junior Reserve Corps meeting was announced at the courthouse for training in drill and Boy Scout style activities led by Rev. H A Schuder.
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John’ Kerr
Canada
Kerr
Gallup
Court House
H. A. Schuder
Boy Scouts
Gallup Informs on Horse Vehicle Rules and Tax Intake
The town of Gallup New Mexico issues detailed horse drawn vehicle rules from 1918 including passing on the right and stopping near sidewalks. An income tax inspector E S Moore visits Gallup January 14 to assist taxpayers with returns and outlines exemptions and filing requirements for individuals and corporations.
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Income Taxk
Gallup
Jen Doe
Brion
Moore
Strike Called Off in Gallup District Miners Urged to Return
The United Mine Workers in the Gallup district ended the strike after a district president ordered its cessation. A notice signed by Leo P. Galvin urged strikers to return to work at any Gallup mines, noting many had already gone back. The movement faced government scrutiny and a Supreme Court ruling that weakened the agitators.
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United Mine Workers of America
Gallup
Leo P. Galvin
Department’ of Labor
Gallup District
Supreme Court of the United States
Clifton Mulholland Heads Signal Team at Go D Battery C
Clifton Mulholland of the Thirteenth Field Artillery is named head signalman for Go D Battery C. He expresses satisfaction with the post and fewer bosses. Dr. W. B. Cantrell of the Nineteenth Infantry at Port Arthur reports good quarters, little sickness, and one death from suicide within his company. Congregational Church announces topics on democracy and Rousseau with a jury of city lawyers invited for next Sunday.
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Cliff Mulholland
Thirteenth Field Artillery
Go. D. Battery
W. B. Cantrell
Port Arthur
Tex
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Hographs
Ome
Nava
Jenkins Drug Company
van Moll
Mian
Percy Wilken
Silver City
Congregational Church
Gallup Paint and Wallpaper Co
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