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Newspaper
The Spanish American
Location
Roy, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1917
Page
2
A network of wires carries news around the globe in rapid cadence. Reporters stitch brief dispatches into readable rounds offering updates on events, locales, and figures shaping the day.
A concise digest notes Allied gains near Lens and Champagne, Russian raids repulsed, and Austro German advances checked. It cites Admiral Sims head of allied fleet, cabinet changes in Austria, Polish involvement against Germany, and naval losses including the Cameronian sinking. Western sources list troop movements, political shifts, and wartime funding prompts with figures on vessels entering ports and bond issues.
The Finns, with backing from the Finnish diet and provisional government, ordered requisitioning all cereals. Reports from Stettin describe hunger riots driven by women and children, with troops deployed to quell the unrest. London notes a public funeral for sixteen children killed in a German air raid. Senate resolutions urge Finland's separation from Russia to form an independent republic.
A survey of New Mexico towns shows rapid development with new buildings rising in Clovis, a county hospital planned for Otero, and water plant installation at Las Cruces. Liberty bonds attract Italian investors, and Santa Fe hosts a large mobilization parade. State leaders report high payrolls in Albuquerque machine shops, land sales at Clovis, and a thriving Navajo blanket trade in Gallup. The National Guard encampment heads to Albuquerque, while tax and draft statistics show strong regional mobilization and civic planning.
Official report by Federal Disbursing Officer R C Reid shows New Mexico total 32003 registered with 27272 white 199 negro 4324 aliens 108 alien enemies. Estimating 100 registered since June 5th, total including enlistments may exceed 34382.
Mrs J I Ford of Anthony toured El Camino Real with a pet deer in a motor car to El Paso and gifted the animal for Plaza Park while East Las Vegas Juan Angel was sentenced to ninety to one hundred years in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to murder in the second degree in District Court before Judge David J Leahy.
Dr M J Moran of Deming, secretary of the state board of dental examiners, has been appointed by the National Defense Council to be official dental examiner for New Mexico.
Silver City reports Charles E. Johnson, county surveyor, has been appointed by the State Highway Commission as county highway engineer for Grant County. Johnson succeeds in directing county roads and precision surveying, with duties including project oversight and maintenance coordination.
James R. Waddill, former Missouri congressman and longtime New Mexico bar member, died here after a prolonged illness. He served in public life and practiced law for over a quarter century in New Mexico.
Grant County farmers answer the nation and state appeal for larger crops with a 40 percent increase in corn and a 60 percent rise in bean acreage compared with last year. Ansel W. Gardner of the county agricultural demonstration team, representing the state college at Menilla Park, notes substantial potato seed planting as well.
In Chapelle Saint Luc near Troyes a Motor Culture school opens teaching maimed soldiers to run auto plows and traction implements. Fifty army nurses supervise crews to repair parts, drive tractors, and learn forging. Similar programs operate at Ondes, Bordeaux, Grenoble, Grignon, and Nolay le Grand to reeducate amputees for farming.
Two cadets at the Plattsboro Officers' Training Camp association trade jokes about artillery service and risks of being shot by a friend. One vows to reach the artillery, the other jokes about avoiding guns, while a final quip suggests a head relocation from the rear as the only safe option.
The passage argues that American English emerges from a melting pot of tongues brought by immigrants. It envisions English becoming a universal tool for a vast population and global trade, potentially spreading worldwide. It notes Europe’s linguistic competition and the need for English to be distinctive and expressive to fulfill its adopted nation’s goals.
Santa Ana pioneer Charitable Mason G F Townsend dies leaving ten thousand dollars to be invested for thirty years, expected to grow to one hundred sixty thousand. On maturity the trust buys land and builds a home for indigent Masonite lodge members in the area. Probate estate reported at one hundred thousand dollars.
A husband quotes his wife accusing a man of swearing at him. He recalls the confrontation and questions the man’s bravery, remarking that true courage would be shown if he were not married to the woman involved.
A garbled dialogue fragment mentions a government action and an attempt to uncover details. The readable text hints at questions about whether a ban was unearthed and how the inquiry might proceed, though specifics remain unclear.
In a military center squad, one tall wiry recruit and a short puffy companion endure Swedish drill. After an hour the smaller man gasps I’m all out and protests that the routine is too hard. He jokes that he did not know Sweden was at war as the sergeant contemplates another spell.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura products for hand care. It recommends soaking hands in hot suds with Cuticura Soap, drying, applying Cuticura Ointment, then removing surplus with tissue. A free sample is offered by mail via Cuticura Boston and products are sold widely.
A four year old girl named Margaret ate from two berry boxes bought for guests. Her mother lamented what she would do if she had a daughter who devoured a whole box. The child quipped she would make her eat the other box. The excerpt ends with a lighthearted exchange about bridal wages and living plans.
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