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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1908
Page
4
The Military Institute beat the town all-star team 15 to 0 in a hard fought game yesterday afternoon. A detailed write up arrived too late for publication and will run Monday.
The National Conservation Commission presented to the Conference the first US forest inventory figures led by Senator Reed Smoot. The report highlights forests cover 550 million acres about a quarter of the nation and emphasize timber, soil, water, and wildlife value amid ongoing logging and fires.
James Lingafelter, a New York ex banker pardoned by the governor to die outside prison walls, was carried from the Columbus penitentiary on a stretcher today and will be taken to his Newark home. He is dying of intestinal cancer.
The report notes boxing of longleaf pine for tur pentining destroys one-fifth of worked forests and losses in mills range from one-third to two-thirds of timber sawn. Mill product losses due to seasoning reach one-seventh to one-fourth. Only 320 feet of lumber are used per 1,000 feet standing in the forest. Yearly growth is exceeded 3.5 times by harvest, with lumber cut up less than 15 percent recent years. Despite that, average mill prices have risen seven percent.
Creditors of the late Ed Mahan are directed to present claims at 205 North Kentucky for settlement by E C McClure. Call at the residence to verify and settle any verified debts.
The Ingersoll Book Stationery Art Co advertises copyright fiction and standard works as big sellers. The offer highlights top titles and popular reads available at low prices, with promotions mentioning 65 cents values and rapid sales to many buyers.
President Castro of Venezuela arrived in Paris from Bordeaux and has shown anger at the French government, receiving no officials and being confined to his apartments except for Venezuelan colony members. The French foreign office says it ignores his presence while signaling negotiation terms, likely including a formal apology.
A double funeral for James B. McConnell mayor of Hagerman and his sister Belle McConnell was conducted in Hagerman at three this afternoon. The bodies will be shipped tomorrow to Rock Island.
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