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Newspaper
The Socorro Chieftain
Location
Socorro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1884
Page
1
A long fragment recalls a bitter rivalry between the Evening Squawker and a rival daily. The two papers battled over editors, readers, and advertisements, with threats of legal action, financial ruin, and a dramatic newsroom siege ending in an attachment and resounding collapse.
Probate Judge of Licera county New Mexico orders election of five town trustees in Chloride. Public meeting Aug 8 1884 at Blain & Quam hall to appoint election officers and three authorized voters to conduct ballots. D F Fitepawigk, George Netowss and H Wintare named as tellers. candidates listed to be voted for as trustees.
A passenger recalls an odd attack as a fat woman struck the front seat with a pad at a streetcar stop. The driver, unharmed, asks if such blows are common, then explains the pad is used to protect against umbrella points and can tips during strolls.
Enforcing the rule Pat arrives as a new hotel handyperson and warns guests about the sign: Gentlemen waste the spittoons. Pat watches a man for half an hour then confronts him asking if he observes the rule. The tale hints at social norms and a hotel authority figure.
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