Post Office Bid and Notable Passings Stir 1902 News
Summary of items: Hell Catton seeks a post office and Bret Harte dies in London aged 63. Admiral Sampson dies in Washington. The April 1902 El Paso Santa Fe climate record. The House passes omnibus statehood bill. 32 drown in Foss water spout. Reconcentration ends in the Philippines. Albuquerque Browns defeat Suota Me Centrals 11 to 4. Transportation expansion Springfield to Elizabethtown. Labor unrest across industries. Fortunes and trials of Potter Palmer and Martin appointments. Martinique volcanic eruption kills many. Sampson funeral in Washington. Beef trust inquiry and irrigation bill promises. Chinese exclusion ruling upheld for travelers through U.S.
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Hell Catton
Bret Harte
London
Philippines
Chaffee
Albuquerque Browns
Springer
Elizabethtown
Pri
Beef Trust
Roosevelt
Congress
New Mexico
St. Thomas
Danish West Indies
Sampson
Washington
Potter Palmer
Chicago
Allis Company Case Settled in Socorro District Court
The case of E. P. Allis and Company versus The Timber Peak Merning Company, pending in Socorro County district court for two years, has been settled. Allis sought 315000, while the defendants countered with 20000.
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E. P. Allis and Company
Timber Peak Merning Company
Socorro County
Allis
Santa Fe New Mexican
Commencement Exercises at New Mexico School of Mines
The New Mexico School of Mines plans a milestone annual commencement on May 29 at Garcia Opera House with Hon. A A Freeman delivering the address on American citizenship. Committees for decoration music reception and ball are named and a baseball game between Santa Fe Champions and the Mines team is slated as a featured event.
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New Mexico School of Mines
A. A. Freeman
School of Mines
FY. A Jones
Mesdames Jones
Hilton
Sleight
Sayler and Dougherty
Arthur Abernathy
Jon Jones
Mesdaniel Brown
Griffith
Kichne
Haynes Howell
John Greenwald
WOM
Swisher
Hall
Effie Berry
O. R. Smith
Jos. H. Smith
Garcia Opera House
W. E. Martin
Santa Fe
Martin
Digging for Adams diggings sparks joint expedition
Lon Jenkins and Barney Scettacini join Adams diggings search after a convict prisoner in Santa Fe allegedly sent Lon a map. The two miners recall tales of Mexicans with native gold near the Bosque area and race to locate the lost bonanza in western New Mexico with Socorro ties.
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Lon Jenkins
Barney Scett
Acini
Socorro
Adams Gold Diggins
New Mexico
WN Vajo
Diggins
Santa Fe
Jenkins
Gay Ap
Scertac O
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Endorsed as Healer for Skin Ailments
Promote Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a quick cure for eczema burns ulcers and related skin conditions. Claims include relief from itching scaldhead fever sores and piles with a 25 cent price at druggists.
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Bucklen
Earth
Home Gold Cure Promises Cure for Liquor Habit
An advertisement touts a home remedy for drunkenness called the home gold cure. It claims no narcotics, no nerve weakening, and that drinkers can self treat at home with positive guarantees. Sold for one dollar with full directions and confidential correspondence from Edwin B. Giles & Company in Philadelphia.
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Orion
Edwin B. Giles & Company
Market Street
Philadelphia
Three Distinct Rivers Rio Grande Study
The U S Geological Survey finds the Rio Grande is three separate streams along its course from Colorado to the Gulf. Upper Rio Grande in Colorado irrigates San Luis valley. New Mexico waters come from the north. lower Rio Grande in desert stretches loses water in Texas and reappears near El Paso before reaching the gulf.
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States Geological Survey
New Mexico
Rio Grande
Colorado
Gulf of Mexico
del Norte
San Luis Valley
New Mexican
Texas
el Paso
Concho River
Chihuahua
Coahuila
Pecos River
Cascarets Candy Ad Warns Against Fraudulent Tablets
A vintage ad highlights Cascarets Candy Cathartic with the C C C mark on every tablet. It warns against bulk selling and urges buyers to buy only from druggists while beware of fraud.
For Rent Notices for Modern Cottages and Rooms
Apartment and room rental ads list 3 to 6 room cottages and adobe houses with modern amenities. Properties include 8 room and 4 large furnished spaces with first-story options and city water, posted amid high inquiry activity by letter and in person.
Vast array of rural properties and livestock for sale near Socorro
Advertises numerous adobe cottages, farms, ranches, and grazing land near Socorro and Denver with details on size, improvements, water, fruit trees, stock, and equipment. Offers exchanges, partial trades, and a broad inventory including 40 plus acre tracts, 80 acre bottom lands, alfalfa fields, and dozens of cattle and horses. Includes “independent” merchandise business interest and inquiries for buyers.
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Denver
Colo
SocoTra
Socotro
Socorro County Court House
San Mateo
Emerson
Acequia
Irge
Ben Davis
New Mexico
Hereford Bulls For Sale By Harris Smith Socorro NM
Harris Smith of Socorro New Mexico lists 730 Hereford bulls available for sale. Parties seeking extra high grade bulls are invited to write. Also offered is a seven room house with acres of land two blocks from the courthouse, all set in fruit trees. application through J J Teessony.
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M. Stavenner
Roswell
N. M
J. J. Teessony
Uist
Cire Miaranierd
Prea Arte Memedy CO
Chicago
New York
Dr Kings New Life Pills Claim Digestive Boost
An ad promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a remedy for thin folks to improve digestion, regulate organs, expel poisons, enrich blood, enhance appetite, and build healthy flesh, priced at 25 cents in all druggists.
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Dr. King
Hore- Worship and Appropriations in Boston
Boston struggles with statue and monument funding as debates on appropriations begin. The piece contrasts the city’s push for great men’s statues with editors facing heavy workloads and dwindling energy. It cites Chicago Inter Ocean and quotes Mr Dooley and Mr Hennessy on editorial life.
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Boston
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Oklahoma Statehood Bill Hints Weaken Henderson Backdrop
Editorial fragment notes Speaker Henderson may keep the Oklahoma statehood bill in the background with potential support from Oklahoma in the future. The Detroit and Kansas City items reference political dynamics and responses to receptions.
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Henderson
Oklahoma
Kansas City Journal
St. Louis
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Texas
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Florida
Birmingham
Memphis
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Admiral Sampson
Alexander
Brodie
Arizona
House
Foss
How
Territorial Penitentiary
Rodey
Paul Lester Ford
Martinique
West Indies
Senta Fe
Portales
Pecos Valley
Rio Pierce
Santa Fe Pacific
American Lumber Company
Mitchell Grant
McKinley
Valencia
Supreme Court
United States
Pew
San Francisco
John Graham
Graham
N. B. Laughlin
Pie Plaintiats
Adams Diggins
Rio Grande River
Tak
Harris & Smith
Socorro, N. M
Rocky Ford
Limpiar
Escarday
Dgucar
Hombres Industriosos
Los
A. J. Sampson
Estard En Socorro Durante Este Mes
Compania Americana de Azucar de Betabel
Mr. Dooley
Mr.Hennessy
Manny Grreat
Bryan
Palma
Detroit Free Press
Home Journal
Ladies’ Home Journal
the Palace
Liles & Torres
May & Yunker
Toc. T. Brown
Iast
Passenger Traffic Department
Commercial Building
Saint Louis
Cururrain
Socorro Bottling Works
A. F. Ratzenstein
Coyote Water
Frisco Aa
Jacksonville
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