Roswell Stores Sale and City Resolution 1906
New York Dry Goods announces a Monday closing with a big sale to attract shoppers as prices soar elsewhere. The item lists a vast inventory and emphasizes strong savings amid a booming year for merchants. The Roswell City Council passes Resolution 81 to estimate costs for macadamizing Main and Fifth Streets, ordering road grading and paving details. The document is certified by City Clerk Fred J. Beck with Mayor J. W. Stockard's approval.
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Fifth
Roswell
Nereas
City of Roswell
Main Street
Alameda Avenue
Fifth Street
Fifth St
City of
Alamedavenue
Territory
New Mexico
Fred J. Beck
Sales offer near Roswell with alfalfa and orchard land
Bargains two percent miles from Roswell offer 20 acres in alfalfa yielding two tons per acre per cut and priced at 250.00 per acre. A 20 acre orchard three years old at 250.00 per acre. Forty acres of alfalfa at 200.00 per acre with a good home place at a reasonable figure. Woodruff and DeFreest of North Oklahoma Block provide terms.
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Roswell
Woodruff & Defreest
Paving meeting urged by property owners along Main and Fifth
Captain Jason W. James calls on the Record to announce a meeting of property owners whose holdings abut Main and Fifth streets at Pilant's Hall Monday at three o'clock. The aim is to discuss paving plans and street improvements, with emphasis on Main and Fifth, and to hear residents' views on funding the work.
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Jason W. James
Pilant’s Hall
Main
Fifth
California Predicts War With Japan
San Francisco dispatch reports California politicians foresee war with Japan within five years despite a bridged crisis. They blame Federal reluctance to confront the insult to Japan while agreeing war is inevitable in time.
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Chicago
The
Tribune
San Francisco
California
United States
Japan
D. C. Lewis Sees Roswell Paving Plans
D. C. Lewis, an Oklahoma City attorney, visited Roswell and praised Main street paving ideas. He favors doubling sidewalk width to increase pedestrian space and reduce paving costs.
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D. C. Lewis
Oklahoma City
Roswell
Main Street
Roswell People and Movements Note Local Travel and Arrivals
Robert Broadbent of Hamilton Bros. seeks an old hat to remake into a new one. John W. Hamilton leaves for Marshall Texas after court attendance since Oct 18. J W Gaither arrives from Monument New Mexico to attend court. George Cobean departs for Chihuahua Mexico to join a large printing house. W J Chisum returns from Artesia with his nephew. J E Dill returns from Lake Arthur after shingle work.
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Robert Broadbent
Hamilton Bros
George Cobean
Chihuahua
Mexico
Roswell
Shah of Persia Reported Dead Rumor Spreads
Paris dispatch says Shah of Persia rumored dead though no confirmation from Persian legation or bank. Tehran reports slight improvement in health but remains very weak and sleeping at four this afternoon. Local items note marriages, real estate, and merchant ads in Roswell.
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London
Paris
Persia
Teheran
Santa Fe Improvements Contemplated for 1907
The Chicago Tribune reports the Santa Fe Railway Co plans large 1907 expenditures across its system, likely totaling about 25 million dollars. Key projects include double tracking from Chicago to Kansas City and a new line from Texico, New Mexico, to Brownsville, Texas.
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Chicago
the Tribune Today
Santa Fe Railway Co
Kansas City
Texico
N. M
Brownsville
Texas
Tragedy in East Liverpool Train Derailment Kills Man
A traction car of East Liverpool Tracion and Light Co derailed near a trestle plunging 25 feet. James Vale of Wellsville died instantly. numerous passengers injured, some fatally. Likely cause loose earth on rails. Also reports say Southern Passenger No. 34 struck a freight rear near Danville Virginia. engineer killed, fireman hurt. telegraph outage hinders verification.
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East Liverpool, O
East Liverpool Traction and Light Company
Jas. Vale
Wellsville
Vale
Washington
Southern
Danville
Roswell Weather Report December 8 Roswell NM
U. S. Weather Bureau local report notes observation at 6 am in Roswell New Mexico with max 62 min 31 mean 46 degrees. Precipitation 0. Wind northwest at 2 miles per hour. Weather clear. Forecast for Roswell and vicinity: fair and warmer tonight Sunday partly cloudy stationary temperature.
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Roswell
N. M
Toaigat
M. Wright
Woolverton Business College Offers Holiday Scholarships
The Woolverton Business College announces a sale of thirty scholarships this month at Sixta and Richardson. Buyers receive a ten dollar discount and twenty dollars in gold as a Christmas present, with most students described as doing splendid work.
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W. C. Woolverton
The
Business College Co
Bowling Green, Ky
Roswell College
Business College
Woolverton Business College
Sixta
Richardson
A Fighter Who is Afraid
General Frederick D. Grant declares in the New York Defender that he abstains from liquor for eighteen years, saying he is afraid to drink it. He recounts attempting moderate consumption but finds it impossible to drink in moderation.
Pat McCarley Purchases Up-to-Date Barber Shop
Pat McCarley, long-time manager and expert barber, buys the Up-to-Date barber shop in the Coronado Block from George A. Frieden bloom who also owns the Parlor shop in the Costa Block. McCarley plans to employ only expert barbers and to introduce latest improvements to match the best shops in the Territory.
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Pat McCarty
Pat McCarley
Coronado Block
George A. Friedenbloom
Costa Block
Mr. McCarley
Friedenbloom
Meyers case death sentence likely upheld
Mrs Agnes Meyers fate in U S Supreme Court denial of writ of error in murder case against her husband Clarence Meyers and Frank Hottman. Governor Folk granted a respite to January 10, giving hope for clemency though relief awaits. Meyers remained confident Folk would not permit execution.
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Cincinnati
Supreme Court of the United States
U. S. District Court
Sheridan-Kirk Co
U. S. Supreme Court
Congress
Kansas City
Agnes Meyers
Clarence Meyers
Justice Brewer
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington
Folk
Meyers
Frank Hottman
Former President Cleveland Ill with Acute Indigestion
New York December 8 Former President Grover Cleveland is ill at his Princeton home with acute indigestion. He has been sick a week and remains unimproved.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Princeton
Walton's Studio Offers Photographic Services
Walton's Studio advertises availability for all photographic needs with a focus on portraits and studio work. The notice highlights affordable rates and professional equipment, inviting local customers to inquire for sessions.
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Mark Goods
Rosweil
Edwards
Rietor
Theim
Alameda’ S Avenue
Noth
J. W. Stockard
C. A. Reed
Woolverton Practical Business College Coo
Oklahoma
George Carier
Shelby
Queenie
Schlitz Hotel
Carlsbad
Schlitz
L. W. Holt
Dr. Farnsworth
W Ross
L. F. Richards
G. Walters
Schosser
Sherman, Tex
Hagerman
the Cemetery Association
H. D. Heflin
Ing
Lakewood
New Bedford, Mass
New
England
Labor Council
New England
Fall River
Pittsburg
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania Company
Wabasa Lines
Lead
S. D
Home Stake
Joyce Pruit CO
Springfield
Ill
Leo F. Seymour
Episcopal Diocese of
Tack
San Marcos
Tex
Owen Ford
Kafr Corn
Roswell Produce & Seed Co
John W. Hamilton
Marshall
J. W. Gaither
Monument, N. M
W. J. Chisum
Artesia
John Robert
J. E. Dill
Lake Arthur
Shah OF
C. H. Waugh
Barstow
Ingersoll’s
Nora Lee Shields
L. B. Boellner, the Jeweler
Bennie” Trowbridge
Cyril Marion Trowbridge
Bennie
Edna West Williams
Conroe
Bessie
Jessie Vandruff
Ralston
T. C. Vandruff
J. H. Hamilton
Mr. Alexander
Presbyterian Church
Hess & Co
Fifth and
Main St
N. Main
Harry Holly
Dexter
Ingersoll’s Book Store
Bellamy Storer
Cusses the President
Daily Tribune
Roosevelt
Austria- Hungary
Storer
Drere
Archbishop Moreland
Santa FE
Ments
U. & Weather Bureau
the Woolverton
Frederick D. Grant
New York Defender
Tell
Hselll
Mrs. Meyers
Cleveland
Walton’s
Walton
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