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Newspaper
The Gallup Herald
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1915
Page
6
Dispatches describe Allied gains in France and Mesopotamia while German forces claim advances elsewhere. Reports mention Russia and Japan mobilizations, naval movements, and political notes from Washington to Bucharest with varying casualty tallies and strategic shifts.
Portales to Albuquerque events include the October 9 convention and the October 11 to 16 fair. Reports cover a new Magdalena enterprise, a Roswell death, hotline on car licenses, and a pending Okla shipment of cattle. Also noted are highway work Portales to Clovis, a crowning YMCA cornerstone in Albuquerque, and a record of local grand jury actions.
Santa Fe reports State Land Commissioner Robert Ervien turned nearly 29000 dollars over to the State Treasury for distribution to land grant funds. The office incurred 38994.36 in operating costs. 20 percent of land sale and lease revenue, amounting to 68986.84, was retained for office expenses and the rest distributed mainly to the common school fund.
Santa Fe officials report the east side canal of the Rio Grande irrigation system tests successful. Water flows through the canal and a syphon between Mesquite and Brazito. McMillan reservoir now has steel head gates replacing wood. A concrete syphon under the Pecos river will extend 600 feet from Lake Avalon headgate to carry water beneath the river.
Hand company plans a staged sale in a few days to fund Hebrott dam reconstruction begun in October. The project aims to restore the irrigation system for 26,000 acres, with costs estimated between 75000 and 100000 dollars, ensuring water supply even in dry seasons.
The U S land office reports August land transactions in Santa Fe were fairly good with 61 621 9 acres taken up and $8 174 received. A total of 249 entries were recorded including 405 homestead originals under the June 11 1906 act.
In Santa Fe the sale of state highway bonds will fund road projects employing more than 1,000 workers under the state engineer. Current carpentry camps total about 380 to 160 years of art work and more camps are being set up, with most new work starting in the southeastern region of the state.
State tax commission fixed the full property valuation at 305 667 966 14, a net increase over the assessors 283 276 934. The gain exceeds 32 million from 1914 7 totals. The commission raised charges on real property to 4 824 199 6 7. Santa Fe trains switch to biweekly schedule starting next card day.
Berlin disavows the Arabic sinking by a submarine and agrees to pay indemnity to American families. Ambassador von Bernstorff presents the note to Secretary Lansing, seeking to settle the incident with the United States and criticizes the attack as against orders. The German government emphasizes good faith of British officers and outlines terms for compensation.
In New York negotiations for Bethlehem Steel to acquire Pennsylvania Steel Company and possibly unite with Cambria Steel are under way though not closed. Separate talks also hint at a Bethlehem Pennsylvanian merger and a broader steel consolidation. Meanwhile Clifton copper miners protest wage disputes, marching with banners as a walkout looms on September 17 after union recognition refusals. An Arizona Copper Company store briefly shuttered then reopened amid tensions.
Report outlines a plan to organize about 8 000 women and 1 000 clerks at General Electric in Schenectady. A meeting was set to discuss union action and the aims of the organizing effort across the plant.
A fragment describes male on male banter with insults and threats as used in magazine fiction. It notes profanity and a pattern of personal violence and property abuse within the dialogue.
An assortment of Cuticura soap and ointment promotional lines appears beside fragmented dialogue about hair growth. The text mixes advertising copy with quirky quotes and stray conversation about a fish and a waiter, reflecting irregular newspaper page snippets.
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