Summary of News of the Week in Socorro
Sanita Fe Central construction progresses rapidly. Sir Thomas Lipton issues challenge for Americas Cup. American Smelting & Refining to reopen Argentine smelter in Kansas. Colorado Fuel and Iron raises wages. Roosevelt has recovered from surgery and is in good spirits. Illinois and Indiana capitalists tour White Oaks mining district seeking investments. Santa Fe grants light and power franchise. Las Animas will sell cattle and stock ranges in Sierra county with sheep. Boars trouble San Juan county. 200 Boars from South Africa possibly to Las Vegas for tobacco farming. Herreshoffs to build new cup defender labeled hamrock. Masonic lodge of New Mexico to convene in Santa Fe. Lumber handling up 40 percent at Alamogordo. some shipped to Hutchinson, Kansas.
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Thomas Lipton
American Smelting & Refining Company
Argentine
Kansas
Colorado Fuel and Tron Company
Roosevelt
Ilinois
Indiana
White Oaks
Santa Fe
Santa Fe City Council Has Granted A Franchise To A Light and Power
Las Animas
Herreshoffs
Hamrock
Masonic Grind Lodge
New Muxico
Rodey
Congress
Pecos
W.S. Bopeme
Sierra County
Democratic Territorial Central Committee
Laughlin
Santa Fe County
Kansas City
New Mexico
Utah
Adolph Lorenz
Vienna
Chicago
Lolita
J. Ogden Armour
Grand Lodge Session Highlights and Local Aftermath
The Grand Lodge of I O New Mexico held its annual session in Socorro with about fifty visitors. Highlights included a public reception for guests, a tour of the School of Mines, and a Windsor Hotel banquet. Officers were elected, and delegates planned a congressional bid for road funding on forest reserves.
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Grand Lodge
The
I. O. New Brexico
W. E. Kelley
Gem City Lodge
Socorro
W. G. ‘Itch
School of Mines
Windsor Hotel
Yunker
Alfred Jeffs
Raton
CG. de Cruickshank
Law
Alex Gallup
Homer T. Ansell
Last
A. E
Santa Fe
Jno. C. Spears
Gallup
Samuel Vann
Albuquerque
Life in Peril and Recovery through Electric Bitters
Alfred Bee of Welfare Texas describes severe biliousness and back pain as life threatening until he used Electric Bitters. He reports better sleep appetite and strength, saying the tonic revived him for hard work. A general warning claims the product restores health to weak sickly run down people with vigor and new life. Only 50c at all druggists.
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Alfred Bee
Welfare
Tex
Soc
Good Nature and monopoly debate in Detroit coal story
A Detroit Free Press note criticizes monopolies in anthracite coal while reporting Mrs. Charles Tabacchi and her infant daughter arriving in the city to stay with Mrs. Tabacchi’s parents on California Street.
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Detroit Free Press
Charles Tabacchi
City
Irrigation trial shows alfalfa field water need and costs
A 6310 acre alfalfa field, after 55 dry days, was irrigated July 30 in 23 hours 45 minutes at about $1.30 per acre for fuel. A September 15 irrigation took 14 hours 20 minutes at a much lower fuel rate, with soil drier than normal but drier than if water had been available all season.
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O. C. Snow
A Harrowing Ride Through 1842 America by Dickens
The article quotes Charles Dickens on his 1842 stagecoach journey from Cleveland to Sandusky revealing a rutted corduroy road, log crossings, and cars tumbling with riders slammed to the roof. It contrasts those brutal roads with modern improvements in poorer and now wealthier areas.
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Charles Dickens
America
Cleveland
Sandusky
St Paul's
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Albuquerque Journal- Democrat
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General Ager
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A. S. Potter, Prop
Sherwin-Williams
Socorro Bottling Works
A. F. Ratzenstein
Coyote Water
Socorro, New Mexico
First National Bank
Joshua S. Reynolds
M. W. Flournoy
Frank McKee
K. Newhall
United States Depository
A. & P. Railroad
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