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Newspaper
The Spanish American
Location
Roy, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1912
Page
6
Rebels loot a city causing a dire security crisis with authorities frantically responding. Looting disrupts vital services as military and police brace for potential escalation in the region. Local leaders urge calm while negotiators seek control and relief for residents.
The Mexican city of Chihuahua faces a dire crisis as rebels lack funds and arms and foreigners flee. Only about thirty Americans remain, with few women or children, while locals fear a looming clash as Government forces advance. Rebels report limited money, with under $200,000 gold left, and resort to cheaper means to fund the campaign. Rebels claim credit lines in state are jeopardized as rival sympathizers confront lenders. More than 4,000 rebel troops have been paid in recent days, and the city remains tense but quiet.
North Yakima Washington witnesses describe how Philip O Parmalee, a Wright aviator, took off into a guasty west wind and crashed after three minutes. His lifeless body was recovered from wreckage in an apple orchard in the Moxee valley two miles from a polling point. The cause of the disaster remains uncertain. he died instantly with a fractured skull.
Mrs Witla Moore of Burlington township, mother of twenty nine children, writes to Col Theodore Roosevelt who has advanced arguments in favor of a doctrine. Moore, forty six years old, is described in this fragmentary notice from Murphall, Michigan.
German airship Zeppelin Hl arrived in Hamburg after a 460 mile journey from Priedtriche haven. Count Zeppelin visited the fireship during the 10 Route and 98 minutes flight, reporting success of the voyage.
In Winnipeg the national council race for the BI C A saw G H Woods of Toronto chair the meeting as Canadian and American rotations merged. The MC A group linked Canada and the United States, with ongoing coilgarped discussions at AR end.
This past week brought mixed news across regions. Hemveater Union Yawe Beeston western prospects show harvesting promise while Mammoth oil fields west of Cortes, Colorado, report strong indications. A burial in Tyler Texas follows an assault on a young girl. In Price Utah workers dig a trench as Ray Jewek and Andrew Thowian perish in a cave collapse. Troops near Cheyenne Wyoming may move to Cuba. A Beloit Kansas Probate judge Mary H. Cowper seeks reelection. Downtown Bum Fravolaco experiences three explosions near pool rooms on Furth and Stevenson streets. Officials discuss plans with the Treclamation Service to aid irrigation and settlement in Wyoming Wind River lands, while Arkansas and western states face legislative adjournments and mining, elections, and education bills. Refugees from the Mississippi flood district receive extensive aid. relief totals exceed a million dollars, with more funds and clothing en route to assist about 170,000 displaced persons and 140,000 daily ration deliveries.
Luck Johnson begins training in Las Vegas for his upcoming battle with Jim Flynn. Tommy Ryan takes charge of Flynn, who starts training on July 4 in Boat Sas Vegas New Mexico, as the Irish American Athletic Club faces a Manhattan menu event with a $1,000,000 prize in a six round bout context.
The account notes Alberta sustaining $100000, with references to invading Venus and Vik. A cinematograph operator photographed a crater descent and vapor, while a moving picture film was shown in Villareal Spain Monday night. About eighty people were reported to have exited their trees in the fire. General William Doth, head of the Balration Army, recently underwent an operation for the femmural of a estarwet from hip left 970 in Lotion, and will be totally blind per a physician’s report.
Washington reports include Dr Harvey W Wiley’s serious injuries after a fall and GOP pension updates. In Minneapolis the Methodist Episcopal conference adopts a major report, leaving paragraph 260 unchanged. Roosevelt leads New Jersey delegates to Chicago, while a New York hotel waiter strike hits major houses. Bishop Warren’s farewell appearance marks the centennial meeting.
The Senate advances a pension appropriation bill with $164,690,000 in new funds and a $12,600,000 increase over the House figure. A narrow 4 to 11 vote supports the eight hour labor provision for government work, with penalties for violations. debate includes Lorimer, Kern, and Taft aligned delegates, while Roosevelt Day delegates show mixed intent. The Horah-Tay bill advances, sent to the President for signature after conference committee approval, amid graft accusations against Rep Gerald for alleged overpayments. The emergency appropriation bill draws attention as Wickersham cites Southern Pacific oil land issues and a government subpoenaed witness remarks.
In New Mexico news, a Navajo guide known in McKinley and Valencia counties brought specimens from a reportedly rich gold ore while traveling from Cold Springs. A historic mine, Adamms Lost Mine, was cited as the source four days out from the area. Governor McDonald signed five bills including protections for wildlife, district court adjustments, school funding for equipment, and voting hour provisions.
Leaders in the House recently introduced measures funding river and bridge work across northern New Mexico. Proposals include 10000 for an eight bridge over the Rio Grande at La Toya, 15000 for a bridge near Bolen, 1400 for San Marcial improvements, and provisions to electrify lighting and allow foreign railroad participation. Also urged are changes to justice elections and forest reserve distribution, with New Mexico's Gettysburg commemoration and a 1000 donation to the PanAmerican Institute of Hants FC.
The text outlines resolutions during the current legislative term calling for an inquiry into a mail election controversy involving Juno Caradon and Marcelino Marinos, both Democrats, amid Republican objections. It also requests county official investigations by district committees and compensation for hours worked during adjournment, plus a broader probe of state officials and institutions.
The Rio Grande swelled by melting snows cuts approaches to the Barelig Bridge and washes it out, tears at the Belén area, and damages a bridge near Coehitl. A river flood devastates roads and hydro lines, with extensive property damage and uproar along the riverbanks as the flood surge moves rapidly downstream.
A spree of accidents and a murder surfaced in New Mexico with incidents in Curry County Fort Sumner Guadalupe county and Colfax. Leandro Gonzales drowned after a Pecos crossing near Fort Sumner. a three year old child died in Guadalupe. Rudolph Miller’s son drowned in Dorney Lake. Simon Simmons was killed in Mogotlon by Constable Cipriano Buea during an attempted arrest.
Fragments report the Knights of Pythias lodge in Dewing planning to construct property in the city. The note mentions marriages and a prominent upturn in local affairs, with dated references and procedural steps under the lodge.
A Colorado herd of four fully grown elk two calves and three young elk roamed from Trout Springs to Las Vegas damaging crops. State Game Warden Gabte reported the animals earlier this year and efforts to round them up have been unsuccessful. G M Jones the veterinary surgeon has restrained and roped the elk and plans to crate and ship them to Santa Fe.
A chaotic survey of New Mexico news covers a Rio Grande bridge opening, a new public well bill in the Senate, and freight road plans. Reports note a fatal train incident near T or Lag Croces, a Navajo chieftain suicide, and local crops damaged by cool spring. Local officials discuss salaries, road upgrades, and school funding as community leaders anticipate construction in Wagon Mound and Clovis.
Old time advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as the safe laxative for the elderly and children. It claims to clear constipation with one action, strengthens stomach and bowels, and offers sample bottles on request from Dr W B Caldwell, 201 Washington St. Monmouth.
In a fragmentary local page, Weber taunts his checker opponent with a boast about a stage role as the rival pressures him nightly. A doctor dispute follows a plan to hire a boy to shout during a speech, prompting laughter and embarrassment.
A fragmented report notes a star facing mental strain amid rising fame and scrutiny. It mentions fans, box office, and shifts in perception as the public eye intensifies while colleagues and public figures like Lyell Foster are referenced in the waning period.
A garbled ad style passage claims coffee causes malaria like symptoms and cites a testimonial from Worthman about health changes after switching to Postum coffee substitute. It references Postum Co Battle Creek and a book mention, with dubious medical reasoning.
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