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Newspaper
The Socorro Chieftain
Location
Socorro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1905
Page
2
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The territorial press argues against licensed gambling while asserting New Mexico and Arizona citizens retain the right to statehood. It states a large majority in both territories favor separate statehood and are willing to continue pursuing it.
Tax political and financial house cleaning now in progress in the United States is probably without a parallel in this or any other country, or in wholesome and we shall like it when we get used to it. Timid souls may shrink with fear that the country is going to perish, but a resolute purpose to make the cleansing process thorough and lasting is the best possible guarantee of safety.
A Monday evening fire in the northern part of the city produced a water main pressure that sent a stream nearly fifty feet high from the hose nozzle. The incident is cited as proof that stronger water flow could have saved much property in past forster fires.
Tar Criertars long urged irrigating the Rio Grande valley by pumping from the stream. San Antonio businessmen A A Hilton and C Be Allaire are sinking wells to lift water to a large land area. Allaire’s letter last week suggested strong prospects, and The Chieftain hopes to report real success soon.
The city council grants Max Kirchman an option on several hundred acres of the Socorro grant to back his irrigation project. He expects to attract five hundred Bohemian American families within three years to establish diverse industries and boost the city's prosperity. The council views this as the most substantial and lasting improvement for Socorro.
In a letter to Mayor Gibson of Santa Fe, Senator Beveridge urges joint statehood for New Mexico and Arizona citing patriotism and statesmanship as the guiding motives. The missive highlights a push for territorial unification amid political debate.
The speaker criticizes Beveridge for opposing the measure, accusing him of acting from selfish local and financial motives. The author argues Beveridge is dominated by his own imagination, diminishing the wider world, and suggests New Mexico and Arizona may gain separate statehood sooner than his political influence allows.
Socorro City Council approves an option sale to Max Kirchman for city lands to host a Bohemian immigrant colony. Price set at two thirds of last appraisal with nine month payment, six months to secure artesian water or drilling or spend at least 35000 on the lands or nearby. City safeguards noted. Albuquerque from Napier New Zealand Herald. Fresh fruits in season at Winklers'.
A mixed item notes Polish Christmas customs with straw luck and mirror wine tests. It also covers Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and Albuquerque Sunshine newspaper ownership change, plus local ads and a light fiction snippet.
A collection ofOpinion notes and editorials argues for strict licensing bans on gambling in New Mexico and the territory. It cites rising sentiment, calls for congressional action, and compares progress to civilizational advances, while also including assorted anecdotes and quotes on virtue and public welfare.
A reader, Nettie Bra from Yrtle Point, writes about her fourth child and the strain of motherhood. She describes distress over health and seeks guidance from Dr. R. of Buffalo, noting the Medical Association’s stance and offering to cover costs for a consultation, with a free or affordable edition of medical material for self-education.
The Youth's Companion plans 52 weekly issues in 1906 featuring serial stories, 30 special articles by notable figures, 70 timely editorials, 2000 anecdotes and poems, plus science notes and field discoveries. It promises balanced, non sensational content for every family member. A full-volume announcement and sample copies are available, with free remaining 1905 issues for new subscribers.
Reedy line details between Albuquerque and San Marcial report No. and 100 passenger service on the Magdalena branch with daily times listed for Socorro and other stops. An irrigation equipment advertisement from Fairbanks Morse & Company Denver notes irrigation plants windmills and pumps available.
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