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Old Roswell police and social controls in 1900s era
The account details Roswell ordinances targeting dogs and women, officer bias in enforcement, and fines in 1909 1910 cases. It notes penalties for unlicensed dogs harboring, bawdy houses, and drunkenness with jail terms. Annie Todd Grace Willcox and others faced fines while men faced lighter or no penalties.
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Old Roswell
Robert E. Maddux
Richard Lucero
the Historical Society of
Southeast New Mexico
Annie Todd
Grace Willcox
Ray Wootton
Sonal