Roswell defeats Albuquerque 6 to 1 in baseball tilt
Roswell won decisively over Albuquerque 6 to 1 yesterday afternoon extending their series lead. Caldwell pitched well for Roswell allowing four hits and nine strikeouts while Baca suffered eight hits and nine strikeouts for Albuquerque. Leland hit a home run for Roswell and Weeks scored on a walk plus errors before a late Roswell surge.
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Roswell
Albuquerque
McCaslin
Davis
Wiggins
Hidalgo
Targa Jonovan
Leland
Baca
Cy Leland
Joe Ware
Aiga
Republican delegates select candidates and platform in Chaves county
The Chaves county Republican delegate convention at Gaullieur hall elected L. O. Fullen as chairman and R. C. Nisbet secretary. A credentials and order of business committee was named. Candidates to the Constitutional Convention were E. A. Cancon Elza White H. J. Hager man and Col. J. H. Elliott. The party adopted a thirteen point platform including state wide prohibition a utility commission primary elections corruption penalties and education in English.
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Chaves County
Gaullieur Hall
E. A.cahoon
R. Kellahin
L. O. Fullen
R. C. Nisbet
Upe
A. Hanny M. J. Hartman
W. T. Cowgill
Will Johnson
New Mexico
Territorial Committee
Unclear baseball play sequence with multiple pitchers and errors
Joe Ware reaches McCaslin in the seventh after being hit by several pitchers including Baca Wiggins Caldwell Donovan Luna and Baca. First base reached on errors by Wright Wiggins and Ieland. Game lasted 1 hour 34 minutes with umpires Jack Rowley and Newmeyer. Attendance 600.
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Albuquerque
Po Chavez
Gonzales
Donovan
Ss. de Blassi
Luna
Hidalgo
Rf. Burns
Baca
Roswell
Po Wright
Hal Ware
Joe Ware
McCaslin
Davis
Wiggins
C. Leland
Castiedine
Caldwell P
Baca Wiggins
Caldwell
Wright
Ieland
Jack Rowley
Newmeyer
Evans
Troops Sought to Battle Forest Fires in Montana Idaho
Washington August 6 a request was made for troops to protect the national forests in Montana and Idaho from fires and to help extinguish flames General Wood chief of staff has asked President Taft for authority to use soldiers for this purpose.
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Washington
Montana
Idaho
General Wood
Taft
Funeral of Grace Elizabeth Dean Held at Dilley Parlors
The infant Grace Elizabeth Dean daughter of Mr and Mrs Claud Dean was laid to rest this morning in South Side cemetery Rev J T Dean of Dallas conducted the service with a solo by Mrs G M Williams. The service began at nine o'clock in the Dilley parlors.
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Grace Elizabeth Dean
Claud Dean
Dilley
J. T. Dean
Dallas
G. M. Williams
South Side Cemetery
Texas Central men visit Roswell for railroad extension study
A four man Texas Central delegation from Snyder and Rotan arrived in Roswell by auto to survey routes for a westward extension toward New Mexico. They met at the Commercial Club, where they secured data on irrigation lands, cultivation, crops and tonnage for route planning.
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Texas Central Railroad
Roswell
Snyder
Texas
Rotan
Plains
Commercial Club
Col. C. H. Sharman
Chicago
Thomas, Trammell
Sweetwater
H. J. Cureton
Meridian
D. C. Morris
Rot
New Mexico
Texas Central
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Cureton
Col. Sharinian
Trammell
Pecos Valley
W. T. Wells
Railroad Committee
Pecos
G. A. Richardson
Lakes
Penasco Sheep Co Sold to Boston Firm
The 200000 pound clip of the Penasco Sheep Company has been sold to F. J. Solis of Hartley & Co Boston for 15 cents per pound. The company is composed of Elza White and the Rhea Brothers.
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Penasco Sheep Company
F. J. Solis
Hartley & Co
Boston
Elza White
Rhea Brothers
Railroad men push plan for wage increase vote
St. Louis August 6 A definite plan for a wage increase for conductors and trainmen on railroads west of the Mississippi may be decided today after a final conference between President Lee of the order of Railway Trainmen and Western Association of Railway Trainmen. A vote by the men is expected within thirty to forty days.
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St. Louis
Mississippi River
Lee
Order of Railway Trainmen
Western Association of Railway Trainmen
Rivalry With Calcutta Jail Sparks Global Outcry
Reports from San Pedro Sula and Siam describe political prison overcrowding and torture in Calcutta style jails and a Siamese crown prince rejecting royal marriage norms. The tales cite experts and missionaries noting political repression and royal family tensions across regions.
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New Orleans
San Pedro Sula
Calcutta
San Francisco
William O. Dodd
Siam
Chulalongkorn
English Navy Submarine Accident Injures Crew at Portsmouth
An explosion of petroleum on the submarine AI injures two officers and five men, with the coxswain blown from the conning tower into the sea. The AI, previously sunk in a 1906 collision off Portsmouth with all aboard drowned, is again in perilous condition.
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Portsmouth
Eng
King Alfonso Visits Lipton Yacht Dismasted at Sea
Cowes Isle of Wight Aug 6 Sir Thomas Liptons vacat Shamrock with King Alfonso of Spain aboard was dismasted in heavy rain and wind. No injuries reported only a topmast lost. The incident recalls King Edward's 1901 near miss on Shamrock II with a squall in the Solent.
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Cowes
Isle of Wight
Thomas Lipton
Alfonso
Spain
Edward
Solent
Charges of bribery in Oklahoma land deals under probe
The congressional investigating committee heard new charges of attempted bribery in Oklahoma land contracts. D C McCurtain testified that J F McMurray offered him 25000 dollars to approve the deals. Senator Curtis and Vice President Sherman criticized the contracts granting a 3 million dollar attorney’s fee for 30 million dollars in Indian lands.
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Muskogee
Oklahoma
Congressional Investigating Committee
D. C
Curtis
House of Representatives
McMurray
White House
Taft
Sherman
Senate Committee On Indian Af
Political Names and Roles Listed in Roster
A partial OCR line lists names including W. S. Prager J. E. Rhea vice president J. W. Poe J. J. Jaffa J. S. Lea Gaslaughter H. P. Saunders M. A. Finley and J. W. Rhea. The fragment hints at a board or organizational roster without context.
Senators oppose reopening Indian enrollment question
Senator Curtis relays a White House discussion on Indian claims and attorney fees. He notes 14 000 claimants, warns reopening would be a serious mistake, and argues against paying attorneys fees, citing treaties that direct land sales by the government and deny need for counsel.
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Botan
Sherman
Great Cholera Spread In Russia At Higher Rate
St. Petersburg reports a rapid cholera rise, hitting the southern mining districts and Moscow area. In the week to July 30, 15244 cases and 6944 deaths are recorded. A government commission will study the epidemic and sanitary prevention measures amid mining disruption.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
For Sale Cheap If Taken Next Week in Roswell
Parties leaving town advertise items for sale including a Jersey milch cow a driving horse buggy harness piano Plymouth Rock hens a refrigerator and folding bed. Will accept cash or notes at 413 West 17th Street Roswell New Mexico 3112 by next week.
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W. S. Morgan
West 17Th
Roswell
N. M
Water in Hondo and nearby creeks rises after heavy rains
A strong rain event between here and the Capitan mountains Wednesday night sent water into the Hondo river and ditches reaching as far as Hadley place southeast of town. An auto driver from Vaughn reported water in Salt Creek the Macao Eight Mile and other usually dry streams, the most water seen this year.
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Hondo
Hadley Place
Vaughn
Salt Creek
Macao
Eight Mile
Capitan Mountains
Wanted to rent 5 or 6 room house in good neighborhood
Advertiser seeks a modern 5 or 6 room house to rent in a good neighborhood. The contact points to H. H. Hendrick at Union Trust Co. for arrangements.
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H. H. Hendrick
Union Trust Co
Stage hold up near Mogollon robs silver bullion
Captain Fornoff reports the Mogollon to Silver City stage was again held up with the driver killed and twenty thousand dollars in silver bullion stolen. Earlier raid last week included three women robbed of 650 dollars. Four of eight bullion bars recovered. no passengers aboard.
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Santa Fe, N. M
Ernestine Mining Company
Socorro Mining Company
Mogollon
Beel and
Wright
Keep your glasses clear with V O K Y cleaner offer
Valley Optical Company advertises a sanitary cleaner V O K Y and offers a free one by calling. It notes the shop at the first door north of Price and Co and mentions good driving horses at City Livery.
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Valley Optical Company
Price & Co
Roswell Weather Summary For Aug 6 In Roswell N M
Local station notes 6 00 p m observation in Roswell New Mexico shows temperature 78 degrees with a high of 95 and low of 68 during the day. Wind from the north at 5 miles per hour. Cloudy conditions. Comparisons to last year record show extremes this date max 99 min 57 in 1907 1894 respectively. Forecast calls for tonight and Sunday generally fair.
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Roswell
N. M
Tonigat
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Chaves
Weeks
Be- Blassi
Burns
Republican
Dean Baby
Daniel Drug CO
Carter
Collier
Penasco Sheep CO
BLACK
THE
Indian Land Gase
E. A. Cahoon
L. K. McGaffey
W.S. Prager, J. E. Rhea
J.T. McClure
J. E. Rhea
L.K. McGaffey, W.M. Atkinson, J. F. Hinkle
W.S. Prager
J. W. Poe
J. J. Jaffa
J. S. Lea
A. Pruit
H. P. Saunders, M. A. Finley
Savings Department
J. W. Rhea
Yekaterinoslav
Macho, Salt Creek
el Paso
Jose Dominguez
Glenwood
Jake Rouse
Dominguez
U. S. Weather Bureau
U. S
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