News of the Week condensed for New Mexico readers
National items include the San Francisco casualty list at 418. President Roosevelt’s Memorial Day address in Virginia. Idaho murder trial postponed. Foraker amendments. Irish patriot Davitt’s death. Mongolia earthquake. a Russian bombing incident. a Madrid royal wedding bomb. Territorial notes cover Pecos electric line. El Paso to Organ mountains railroad. Albuquerque park land. Las Vegas teachers resignations. deaths of James K. Allen and a Lutheran school head. Luna county grand jury ruling. executions in Baton Rouge. Lincoln county youth murders and sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Portsmouth
Virginia
Washington
Andrews
Roswell
Hagerman
Littlefield
Kansas
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Southwestern Coal Operators’ Association
Idaho
The
Federation of Miners
Congress
Hamilton
Foraker
Michael Davitt
Dublin
Mongolia
Russia
South Africa
Alikhanoff
Alfonso
Spain
Ena
Battenburg
Madrid
Albuquerque
Las Vegas
Vert
James K. Allen
Luna County
Dickey
Duff
David Agnello
John Murdock
Baton
Pat Otero
Solomon Aragon
Lincoln County
Trouble in stringing wires across Rio Grande
The Colorado Telephone Company struggles to repair the broken long distance line in Socorro after two spans of the Los Lunas bridge were carried out. Linemen attempted to string a wire across the swift river but the current broke the wire twice. Two boats will be used in a new effort with first light cord then rope, and finally wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque Journal
Colorado Telephone Company
Socorro
Los Lunas
Rio Grande
To the Land of Sunshine featured in New Mexico book
A Pecos Valley Echo praise piece notes the second edition of To the Land of Sunshine, a 446 page cloth bound volume issued by the New Mexico Bureau of Immigration at Santa Fe. It highlights the book as a comprehensive advertisement for New Mexico with maps, details on laws and resources, and guidance for homeseekers, stockmen, miners, investors, and businesspeople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Echo
Land of Sunshine
New Mexico
Bureau of Immigration of
Great New Industry At Mountain Mines In Socorro
A revived industry emerges as alcohol production expands after free alcohol legislation. Reports from Santa Fe note distilleries and starch plants forming nationwide under lax licensing and low costs, with farmers and manufacturers poised to gain. A bank suit over a 1903 mining deal in Socorro county looms as probate and commissions are contested. Memorial Day ceremonies in Socorro marked by tributes and local recitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Yerkes
Marshall
South Dakota
Mr. Marshall
Washington
Standard Oil
Abbott
First National Bank of Albuquerque
Alice P. Herrick
Prof. Herrick
Cat Mountain Mining Company
Albuquerque
Col
E. W. Dobson
N. B. Wield
Ministerial Mining Company
Prof
Herrick
Bank
Socorro Mining Company
Executrix
Socorro County
Mogollon
Bisbee
Clifton
Kelly
Jacobson & Co
Denver
Tri-Bullion Company
Graphic
George Christlow
Missouri
Tern Socerry
Sierra Oscura
Menominee Range
Jones
Ojo de Dios
Miners Visit to Arizona Copper Mines from Socorro
A party led by Professors O R Smith and R P Brindsmade with H C Kibe Sam Cockrell H L Peck W H Bliss and J J Gibbons departed Socorro Sunday to tour Arizona copper mines. The trip is part of the mine engineering course at the School of Mines with several members planning to stay in Bisbee for hands on mining experience and earnings before returning in September. The Singer 66-1 ball bearing was for sale by Geo Sickles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
Howard Paschal
Tri-Bullion Mining
Ofce
Kelly
O. R. Smith
R. P. Brindsmade
Messrs
H.C. Kibe
Sam’ Cockrell
H. L. Peck
W. HH. Bliss
J. J. Gibbons
Socorro
Arizona
School of Mines
Bisbee
Also Mentioned on This Page
News OF
Preas
IGN
Territorial
Pecos Valley
Territorial Undertakers Association
el Paso
Organ Mountains
Land OF
Pecos
Hall
F. J. Crewry & Co
Props
Toledo
Studebaker Wagons
Geo
E. Cook
CAT Mountain Mines
Socorro County Mines
New York
Geo. E. Cook
San Antonio and
Carthage
San Antonio
My Midland Railroad
Joseph
Aragon
Cornelio Aragon
Cipriano Baca
Ruby
Rev
H. M. Perking
Winklers
H. M. Perkins
Marshall M. Cooney
Presbyterian Church
Conference
House Today
Poraker
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Tuos
Jaques
Santa Fe Agt
the Mining and Engineering Journal
the Kelly and
Magdalena District
Arizona Mines
School of ‘Mines
Singer
Geo. Sickles
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