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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1905
Page
1
City council meeting last night approved installing electric lights at key corners including Main and College Boulevard and Carnegie Library area. An ordinance for new cement sidewalks along multiple blocks was postponed for second reading while hiring and nuisance abatement actions were noted.
The Roswell Baptist Church will present the clerk and Treasurers annual report outlining new members since last August, contributions to each object, local church expenses, and other matters. The year’s outlook is described as prosperous with missionary support totaling over three hundred dollars within the association. Reports from the Sunday school Ladies Aid and Baptist Young Peoples Union will be followed by District Missionary Miss Mina Everett speaking on the Home Mission Society in the West.
Police report chaotic night in San Juan with mobs in control and violent clashes across the area. Residents describe alarms and street confrontations as authorities respond to ongoing disturbances. Emergency services treated injured individuals and secured key intersections amid rising fear.
In San Juan Porto Rico August 2 a longshoremen wage strike led to mob rule from seven to nine pm. Police armed with rifles restored order after one man died and about forty were injured three or four fatally. One hundred officers faced a thousand rioters with expected reinforcements.
Sault Ste Marie August 2 Thousands of visitors lined both riverbanks as a sunrise salute from government ships opened two days of events celebrating the semi centennial of the St Maries ship canal linking Lake Superior with the lower lakes. The canal handles more traffic than any similar waterway. the Suez is only about a third as busy. The first day featured naval parades and a reception for VIPs including Governor Warner and Vice President Fairbanks. A grand fireworks display was planned for tonight and tomorrow’s exercises will feature addresses by notable guests.
A young woman fell from a horse at Bonito Ford, sustaining injuries. Emergency responders arrived, and she was transported to a medical facility for treatment. The incident remains under investigation by local authorities.
News from Picacho and Roswell reports a tragic accident at the Bonito ford where five Murray family members drowned earlier in spring and Miss Mabel Rogers died after being thrown from a horse at the ford. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Klasner traveled from Picacho to Roswell with details of the flood and its toll.
The report notes a rise in yellow fever cases in New Orleans influenced by hot weather, while heavy rains swell streams and cause accidents in the mountains. Montana telegraphers strike disrupts rail service, with multiple lines tied up and crews walking out. In Mississippi and Texas, officials investigate troop movements near Louisiana and a fatal illness claims a local doctor’s father. Roads worsen, but the Commercial Club plans drags and a good roads club to improve travel.
New York dispatch reports M. Witte, the Russian envoy, fears negotiations will end within a week as Japanese terms appear intolerable. From St. Petersburg, Russ Noeve Vremya and others urge patience until peace terms are known and warn against attacking straw men before clarity on terms.
Danish court reports Emperor William has shifted to support Prince Charles of Denmark as Norway’s future king. He warns that without Charles as monarch, Norway would become a republic, while expressing a personal preference for a monarchy and backing Charles’s candidacy.
The best authority endorses crushed rock as superior to previous materials for Roswell concrete and cement sidewalks. Contractors quickly adopt the material, signaling a shift in local building practice.
Paterson New Jersey August 2 Mayor Belcher has not been seen or heard from since yesterday afternoon friends fear he may have taken his own life. He was unsettled by investigations into collateral given for loans and a banking department report that signatures on part of the collateral were forged.
World today reports a looming national strike against the American Bridge Company. If called, more than fifty thousand workers may participate, tied to claims that Boston Bridge Co. hires non union labor.
San Diego reports from an official source that the Bennington boiler explosion resulted from a dead crown sheet and worn belts from twenty years of use rather than high pressure. The Bennington court of inquiry will not censure the ship's officers but will defer responsibility to higher authority.
After rain, East Second Street residents report the drag system has left the road in better condition than ever. Long-term use makes the drag easier to work and more beneficial. Workers include George M. Slaughter, Bixby & Copeland, James Garrard, Arthur Stevens, and McClennery. The L. F. D. People will drag their area.
Col. Sellers the secretary orders 10,000 yards of bunting in green cream and cariial to decorate the city for the Territorial Fair. L. W. Bourne of Glenn arrived for a visit with friends last night.
The body of A. S. Hutchinson a Dexter carpenter who drowned while fishing on the Pecos River Sunday afternoon was found Tuesday afternoon. He was taken on the morning train to Kirkwood for burial accompanied by his widow and one child.
Classified note offers a brick business house for rent half a block east of the post office. The offer is signed by A. K. Mott. The Territorial Fair Association has allocated three hundred dollars in cash prizes for fruit and vegetable exhibit growers at the Albuquerque Fair, September 16 to 23.
The automobile division will be a major feature of the grand steel parade at Albuquerque during the Territorial Fair in September.
Deputy Sheriff Lang of Hagerman is in town for a brief business visit. W A Wilson accompanied Mr and Mrs C A Baker on their mountain trip this morning.
J. E. Carter, a Santa Fe surveyor visiting for 21 days, left this afternoon by car for Torrance and will proceed to Epril, New Mexico, to resume work.
Walton's Studio invites families to a children's event with activities and crafts. Details are sparse but the notice emphasizes kid friendly entertainment and a welcoming environment for young attendees.
U S Weather Bureau local report from Roswell New Mexico notes temperature extremes a max of 87 and min 66 with a mean 76. Trace precipitation and light wind from the south. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and Thursday with local thunder showers and warmer conditions Thursday.
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