26 Jan 1918
Page 6
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Newspaper
The Spanish American
Location
Roy, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1918
Page
6
A sweeping wartime briefing notes Italian shipping losses and French air successes, British manpower and fuel controls, Bolshevik martial law, and global political moves. It covers German submarine activity, Italy’s front reports, Pacific and Asian theater notes, and Western Hemisphere interests. It also tracks U.S. Senate military planning, labor unrest, and a push for national father and son week.
New Mexico items report waterworks road projects from Roswell to White Oaks and a rail link pledge by Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce to Durango. Fire truck order for Deming, Camp Cody tent fire, Red Cross seal sales, church project at Albuquerque, and 108 Red Cross members in Estancia. Also notes on state mining, education plans, incorporation, population statistics, and military induction prepares.
Battery A New Mexico's crack artillery unit commanded by Capt. Jemmond and Capt. De Bremmond has joined Gen. Pershing's forces overseas. About 199 men, praised as the best national guard battery, trained in the east after readiness to transfer. First New Mexico fighting unit abroad, 146th field artillery designation.
A five year old boy survives a fatal Christmas Eve wreck that killed Anfbale Belucet of Walsenburg Colorado. Mrs Beluci perished earlier in an oil can explosion while building a fire. Two other children died shortly after.
Petrograd January 21 Bolshevik members and left wing socialists withdraw from the constituent assembly. The body, threatened as counter revolutionary, hurriedly adopts decrees giving land to peasants and proposes sending delegates to warring nations to pursue world peace. Amid bayonets and chaotic scenes, the assembly also votes on land decrees and contemplates future steps with Japanese denial of Vladivostok landing. large crowds clash with Red Guard fire in Moscow.
Berlin reports Ostend bombardment on the Belgian coast with one Turkish cruiser sunk and another beached. Two British monitors also sunk at the Dardanelles entrance. British repulse a German raid south east of Graincourt and take prisoners east of Harglicourt. Eight German aircraft downed. four British planes missing. French raids near Loivre repulsed with prisoners taken north of St Mihiel. French destroy six German aircraft. artillery active on Italian and western fronts.
East Last Vegan-Fred Frecke of Toledo is jailed by Sheriff Lorenzo Delgado at Hillsboro after officers sought him for uttering false checks. Frecke denies being the wanted man but matches the description. In a separate incident, Donley dies after being struck with a club on a Santa Fe train Christmas Day while en route to a hospital.
Two young siblings Ismael Armijo aged four and Mario Armijo aged three were found dead in the charred ruins of a shed on their father’s ranch north of Albuquerque. Neighbors reported a fire swept the outbuilding late yesterday, with authorities investigating the cause while describing the scene as grim.
Edward Wheed, a convicted payroll robber, was condemned for murder and sentenced to die by hanging on February 15 in Chicago.
Santa Fe Mrs. W. B. Lindsey has left for a Denver visit lasting several weeks, accompanied by expected plans and regional social engagements.
Indianapolis Ind After two days of debate the United Mine Workers of America in a biennial convention by an overwhelming vote ratified the Washington agreement of Oct 6 granting substantial wage advances to bituminous coal miners and penalties for contract violations. The agreement took effect Nov 1 and remains in force until April 1 1920 unless the war ends earlier, terminating automatically.
A girl named Dorothy pretends to enjoy real tea by tasting each flavor, then at a friend’s house tea is served with hot water sugar and milk. The hostess notes Dorothy isn’t drinking and asks why, Dorothy says it is sweet enough but dull.
Elsie returns from school complaining of scorn toward Hilda tied to her father, who is born in Germany. Her mother probes the motive, learning the conflict stems from cultural tensions rather than any direct action by Hilda.
A dialogue captures a sailor’s joke about where bulls will be housed during transit. The exchange highlights shipboard arrangements and steerage conditions as the livestock moves to sea.
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