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Deming, New Mexico: Water Quality and Refrigerating Plant

place Deming Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 84 words

Deming is a town in Luna County, New Mexico, noted for its water quality and as the site of a modern refrigerating plant installed in 1913. [chunk:3701][chunk:1265]

Congressman Wallace’s Telegraph Vote Cost Him Re-election

person Congressman Wallace Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 132 words

Congressman Wallace of Indiana cast the deciding vote for a $30,000 appropriation for Samuel Morse’s electromagnetic telegraph, a decision that ended his political career. [chunk:4331]

A. Staab

person A. Staab Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 42 words

Apache Raiding Party in Grant County, 1890

org Apache raiding party Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 101 words

A predatory band of Apaches from the San Carlos reservation was seen near Cook's Peak in 1890, on its return to Arizona and feared for further attacks [chunk:2980][chunk:2731].

Alfred Job, Jr., indicted for shooting at John Coleman in Grant County

person Alfred Job, Jr. Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 96 words

Alfred Job, Jr., was indicted for shooting at John Coleman near Silver City, New Mexico, and held in the Grant County jail after failing to post a $2,500 bond [chunk:4517].

William Mason, Robbed Pap Seed in Central

person William Mason Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 39 words

Vic Culbertson – GOS Brand Manager on the Sapello

person Vic Culbertson Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 82 words

Donaldson. [chunk:1966][chunk:3070]

Sam rescues narrator from bear in Grant County

person Sam Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 104 words

Sam is a companion who rescued the narrator from a bear attack in Grant County, New Mexico, using his Winchester rifle and lasso [chunk:4839][chunk:4853].

Miss Higgles (governess, V V Ranch, 1891 suicide)

person Miss Higgles Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 53 words

Martin Flynn, road master killed in train accident near Anthony, N.M.

person Martin Flynn Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 88 words

Martin Flynn was a railroad road master killed in a fall from a train near Anthony, New Mexico, in 1891 [chunk:4627][chunk:4658].

Julian Swallow – Disappeared Prospector

person Julian Swallow Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 76 words

Julian Swallow was a prospector and occasional book peddler from Central, New Mexico, whose mysterious disappearance around 1890 was widely believed to be a murder. [chunk:4900]

Joseph F. Smith (Mormon leader in Deming)

person Joseph F. Smith Β· πŸ“ Short Β· 23 words

Smith, was a resident of Deming, New Mexico, in 1889 [chunk:1920].

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