Floods and storms sweep Texas and nearby regions
News of the Week reports severe floods in Texas with Cameron delivering fifteen inches of rain in four hours. Eddy county sees ten inches in days. Earthquakes rattle Nebraska and California. Reports touch on rail consolidations, bridge projects near Roswell, and a 100 ton concentrator for Cerrillos. Colorado and New Mexico bets include politicians and rail plans. a Morrill fund payout reaches New Mexico College. a suspected boxing bout fakery surrounds Jeffries and Fitzsimmons. Weather dominates with prolonged rainfall aiding grazing, while local remedies gain praise for cholera and diarrhea relief.
Matson praises Socorro and warns overpark water needs
C B Matson, an old-time editor friend, visits Socorro en route from El Paso to Chicago and praises the town and the Black Range mining district. He notes trees in the park suffer from lack of water and urges better irrigation. He mentions barometric pressure and its effect on weight. Also notes new California claret wines at Palace saloon.
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C. B. Matson
Socorro
el Paso
Chicago
Mr. Matson
New Mexico
Arizona
Mexico
Black Range
Record of the 20th Century Limited rail run set new speed marks
The 20th Century Limited Express on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern broke a record by covering 481 miles in 460 minutes with wakeups and engine changes. distant segments including Jockton to Cleveland in 131 minutes and Cleveland to Toledo in 103 minutes, peaking at 90 mph. Late starts and delays offset by time lost then regained. Also notes grim rumor of a corpse service by Santa Fe and a disinfected car used in Germany. World’s Fair 1904 in St Louis planned by Congress and President.
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Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
20Th Century Limited Express
Buffalo
Jockton
Cleveland
Toledo
Elkhart
Chicago
Englewood
Thirtyfirst
Scientific American
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Germany
Roswell
Congress
United States
St. Louis
Las Cruces Land District Acreage Totals and Transfers
Land office statistics for the fiscal year ending June 30 1902 show Dona Ana county 1 213 entries and 1 968 462 unappropriated acres, Dona Ana transfers to Luna 1 127 000 from Grant 594 000. Marconi reports wireless signals from Cornwall to Cronstadt about fourteen hundred miles with overland and water transmission. signals reach Skagen Denmark about eight hundred fifty miles. Scientific American.
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Nicholas Galles
Las Cruces
Luna County
Grant County
Dona Ana County
England
Marconi
Cronstadt
Russia
Cornwall Station
Skagen
Denmark
Scientific American
Tickets on sale for select city round trips 1902 era
Tickets on sale each Tuesday Thursday and Saturday from May to September inclusive to San Francisco and return at 555 to Los Angeles San Diego Santa Monica and Redondo Beach at 35 Return limit November 30 1902 To Omaha Neb Oct 13 14 one fare for the round trip Subscribe for Tun Crmtrain.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Santa Monica
Redondo Beach
Omaha
Neb
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Comisionados DE Condado
Negocias
el Enerpd de Comisionados de Condado
Precinto
E. M. Dailey
Esquipula Pino
Ke K. Hilton
Demetrio Bac
Jose Gonmnales
Adoot
Precinto No
I. B. Baca
Meliton S. Otero
José M. Gonzales
Silverio Chavez
Andres Vigil
Ramon Baca
Flanga de
Supervisor de Caminos de
H. Herman de Preciato
W. W. Jones
Agrimensor de Condado
C. G. Cruickshank
J. G. Buteh
W. H. Byerts
John &. Griffith
Escribano de la Corte de Distrite
HL Kirkpatrick
Severo Carrillo
Oficina
Conaciano Gavaldon
Elfego
Misuio del
Fondo de
Veorte
al Fondo de Escuelas
Adoptada
Las Autoridades del
Asilo de Locos de Nuevo Mexico
Las Vegas
Fuesen Avisados de Que
el Condado de
Socorro Pagard el Sustento
Rafael Salas
Insano, Hasta el Dia
Agosto
Rafael Salas Tomaré
Clemente Chavez
el Rescribano Ordenado de Expedir Libranzas
Fondos Propios
C.F. Blackington
Benj. Sanchez
Comisida
Strawberry Peak
May & Yunker
Alquiler de Caballos
Carruage
Asilo de Locos de
Nuevo Mexico
Abran Abeyta
HL. Chambon
Supre
H.G. Baca
Sero Intérprete Y
Estampas
John Greenwald
Salario M. Contreras
A. BR
C. Griego
Mauricio Miera
Ricardo Pino
Fecundo Anaya
Teodoro Lucero
Juan Torres Y M
Maria Vallegos
Jomn T
al Curador
Istrito
Seferino Abeyta
Misais Baca
Benjamin Sanchez
Montando
Condade
EL Cuerpo
Atesto
Joan Greenwalp
H. G. Baca
Presidente
Ascribano
Chamberlain
F. L. Wilkins
Shell Lake
Wis
Mr. Wilkins
Shell Lake Lumber Co
A. E. Howell
W. M. Borrowdale
Magdana
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Texas
Cameron
Kansas
Nebraska
Eddy County
Rock Island and
New Jersey
Abe
White Oaks
Hagle Mining Co
Shenandoah
Penn
W. H. Andrews
Torrence
Pecos
Cerrillos
Magdalena
Otero
Rodey
Republican Territorial Central Committee
Albuquerque
Raton
Los Alamos
California
Territorial
J. H.vaughn
Morrill
New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanite Arts
Jeffries
Fitzsimmons
Ma Schmitz
San Francisco St
Fitasimons
Carlsbad Argus
Palace Saloon
the Palace Saloon
Liles & Torres
New York and Chicago
School OF Mines
Turton
Ben
F. A. Jones
Sale Stable
C. T. Brown
Frisco Cru
Kansas City
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Indiana Territory
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Florida
Birmingham
Memphis
Indian Territory
Passenger Traffic Department
Commercial Building
Saint Louis
First National Bank
Joshua S. Reynolds
M. W. Flournoy
Frank McKee, Caphieri
K. Newhall
United States Depository
A. & P. Railroads
Frisco System
Jacksonville
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