22 Aug 1906
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1906
Page
1
Citizens of Roswell urged to attend a local education institute as teachers and visitors filled all seats. Rev. Smith and Miss Rodkey led talks on self reliance, language training, pedagogy, and the value of foundational work for teachers and adults.
A private dispatch reports Paul Stensland’s arrest in Paso. A Chicago area oil field describes drilling through hard rock delays. experts expect a gusher once through the rock, with the current well yielding four to five barrels daily and plans for another well after completion.
The Parlor Barber Shop, a leading barber establishment in the city, will relocate about September 1 from 914 North Main Street to 222 North Main, in the E H Williams Co building, second door south of First National Bank. L R Basham died after a collision with a surry. his wife was killed in the same incident. Funeral arrangements to be made locally.
Boston report notes steady improvement in wool market with growing manufacturer interest. Hudson County Democratic leader Robert Davis announced Bryan would visit Jersey City on Saturday September 1 as part of a campaign visit.
A brief note states an official will examine the Democratic clubs in Jersey City Hoboken Bay and surrounding areas as part of a broader party review. The fragment hints at regional scrutiny by a referenced authority. No additional names or dates are provided in the readable text.
A concise note references security in Hudson County municipalities and mentions a figure of ten thousand related to a demonstration or deployment. The readable text does not provide dates or specific actions beyond the expected scale of activity.
In Chicago on August 22 seven people are dead and twenty prostrated as a heat wave traps residents. Emergency crews battle the extreme heat with cooling stations and medical teams responding to the citywide strain. Authorities warn of continuing high temperatures through the week.
Ohio voters and party affiliates signal support for the Democratic candidate in a statewide endorsement drive. Party leaders push unity as the primary season advances with coalition endorsements and planned events across major cities.
Ohio Democrats divide over a county local option measure as part of platform talks at the Democratic convention in Columbus. The platform also endorses William J. Bryan for president in 1908 and signals party tensions on temperance policy.
St. Petersburg dispatch reports that despite mass arrests and deportations of revolutionists, the daily chronicle from major centers continues to record high murder and robbery rates.
Good driving horse and harness and furniture at half price offered near 700 North Penn Ave. H J Shaver and W M Atkinson report J M O Kelley awarded a 2 ½ mile grade project from Main street north toward upper Berren do bridge. work began today. Heat toll rises with five more deaths. Moscow exiles head for Siberia. Count Fermor wounded. Temperature rises to 88 by 10 am.
The Pecos Valley Drug Company displays an attractive window filled with flowers from Alameda Greenhouse and other plants. Asters, dahlias, periwinkle vines, Norfolk Island pines, and a sensitive plant highlight the exhibit, which is open for visitors in Roswell.
Cattle receipts total 10 000 at Kansas City on August 22 with prices ranging for native steers and heifers, southern and western cattle, calves and bulls. The report notes steady market conditions and varied bids across categories.
Roswell banker E. A. Cahoon reports faith remains strong in oil prospects at the Roswell field. Auction cattle and sheep prices are listed with ranges for cows, sheep receipts, muttons, lambs, range whethers, and ewes, reflecting livestock market tone.
Albert Lane Cahoon banker and educator, aged 65, died after nervous prostration at his Roswell oil field home. He once led the New Mexico Bankers Association and was a prominent figure in western education circles. Cahoon had traveled to Albuquerque for a bankers meeting and was expected to return home.
An advertisement offers a fine registered Jersey male in Roswell with call or address to F N Brown near American National Bank. The text pivots to political endorsements praising moral endowment, then reports a split on a local option plank and a telegraph outage to Denver. It closes with Nebraska politics on Morris Brown and Edward Rosewater in a Republican senatorial contest.
John Barrett United States envoy to Colombia has departed Bogota for Guayaquil to confer with Secretary Root on the Panama treaty. President Reyes pledges a quick orderly settlement of the tensions. The cabinet has named Senor Mendoza a traitor for leaking secrets.
Henry L. Whitney says he will run again for governor only if there is no contest for the Democratic nomination. He notes Governor Douglas reportedly consented to run again if unopposed and would withdraw if the party unites behind Douglas.
Observation at 6 am shows a maximum 89 and minimum 68 with a mean of 78 and no measurable precipitation. Wind from the south at 3 miles per hour with cloudy conditions. Forecast calls generally fair weather tonight and Thursday with stationary temperatures.
Superior Wis Aug 21 a heavy rain ended a period of drought menacing northern Wisconsin potato crops. Reports from the Vermillion and Mesaba ranges in Minnesota say forest fires are still burning but appear less threatening.
The Cuban government confirms General Gomez, once a presidential candidate, has left Yagajay in Santa Clara with a band of insurgents. Santa Clara authorities are ordered to arrest him as fear prompts people to flee toward Havana.
A Valparaiso dispatch reports continued slight earthquake shocks and new large fires in the city. In Havana, President Palma says there is no cause for alarm regarding the Cuban revolutionary movement.
Topeka Kans Aug 22 Owing to labor demand in San Francisco railroads will offer colonist rates to California starting August 27 for the period through October 31 The price is 25 from Missouri river Kansas and Oklahoma points and 65 cents for advertising copies of a new $1 50 edition at Ingersoll’s Book Store 417tf
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