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Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1923

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Barragan Held for Murder in Luis Ramirez Shooting

Amelia Barragan is jailed on charges of killing Luis Ramirez on south Main Street Tuesday night. Two eye witnesses, Felista Ramirez and Inez Nunez, reportedly confirm Barragan as the slayer after a confrontation with Ramirez in the district. Officials say they have a tight case.

Amelia Barragan Luis Ramirez South Main Street Barragan Felista Ramirez Inez Nunez Ramirez Man Street

Senate Democrats stay with party in ICc chair fight

Washington December 12 Senate democrats refuse to form a coalition with the Progressives against the administration Republicans they will stick with the organization as the battle to break the deadlock over the Interstate Commerce Committee chairmanship begins.

Washington Senate Democrats Interstate Commerce Comittee

Republican King in a Sleep Beside Saxony

Berlin dispatch reports ex King Friedrich August of Saxony, touring in Saxony, greeted by monarchist demonstrators who shouted republic slogans. He waved a faint hand from a train window then settled back to sleep as the scene puzzled royalists.

Berlin Augusto Friedrich August Saxy

Fight to Oust Mayfield From Senate 10 Start

Washington reports a bid to oust Mayfield from the Senate next week. Luther Nickels of Dallas, chief attorney for the Peddy forces, says a protest on file will be referred to the privileges and elections committee. An open probe would scrutinize the Klan link, with the case hinging on Mayfield’s Texas primaries spending and ballot legality.

Washington Mayfield Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections Luther Nickels Dallas Peddy Klan Texas

Wedding at Elks Charity Ball Goes Grandly Local

A Bat tery A Elks Charity Ball will feature a real wedding with a former lodge officer as groom and Exalted Ruler Roy A Brady giving away the bride. The ceremony will be performed in ship shape fashion with Riemen as best man as about 400 Elks and their ladies attend. The Elks plan a $100 lodge check and Purdy Furniture offers to kit the moonlight cottage kitchen.

Elks Simpry Riemen Roy A. Brady Gastif'el Southwest Tyler Brady Will Purdy Purdy Furniture Company

Moonlight Is Fine Car Trouble Light Ad

An advertising notice from Roswell Auto Company promotes American Flash Lights as a reliable car companion for night driving. The copy urges readers to keep a flashlight in their vehicle for emergencies and convenience.

Roswell Auto Company

Main Street at Princess theater show delayed due to late arrival

The Princess theater will show Main Street Friday and Saturday after a shipping error delayed its street date. The program reopens with The Leather Pushers featuring Reginald Denny and Felix the Cat cartoon. In other news, three people froze to death near Clovis during a storm, including two children and a unnamed Negro man, with details of location and circumstance noted.

Princess Princess Theatre Reginald Denny Felix, the Cat Clovis Jon Ceritrell Friona Texas Cov's

Road West 10 Carrizozo Open After Storm

A White Line car with Carl McNally in charge traveled from Picacho toward Carrizozo yesterday, meeting another White Line car between Picacho and Tinnie. Both reached Picacho and Tinnie by five yesterday evening and this morning. Only these White Line cars have used the road since the storm, while the Alamogordo road remains closed with no traffic.

White Line Carl McNally Picacho Tinnie Tinhie Alamogordo

Revolution in Portugal Is Suppressed Quietly

London dispatches report nine rebels killed and two hundred prisoners taken after a brief uprising in Portugal, with no spread to the provinces. The suppression is described as prompt and decisive. The note mentions Red Cell Taxi Phone 26% as an advertisement tag.

London Kled Portugal Gunz

Peddlers Under Ban in Fort Worth

Fort Worth Texas December 13 The city health department has banned peddlers who argue their food products and expose the public to risk. A vigorous drive to drive itinerant peddlers from the streets is under way.

Fort Worth Tex City Health Department Fort. Worth

Candy for Dayans Record subscribers this Christmas

The Daily Record offers candy to subscribers who clear arrears and renew for a year in advance. Two-pound boxes of Luff’s chocolate will be supplied if possible, though availability may shrink. Orders should be placed early before the six oclock deadline on Christmas Eve, December 24.

Daily Record Luff

Blizzard claims ten lives in New Mexico region mass death toll

Ten persons died in the New Mexico blizzard this week. Five perished on the Blue Springs ranch, three near Vaughn, one at Bisbee, and another near Vaughn, as the storm paralysed large areas across the state.

Albuquerque N. M Blue Springs Ranch Vaughn Bisbee

Cold Weather Forecast for Texas Tonight and Friday

East Texas expects a very cold night with frost and freezing temperatures in the north and west. Friday shows fair skies and rising temperatures in northwest and north central areas. West Texas will be fair tonight with continued cold in the north and west and colder in the southwest. Friday brings a warming trend across the region.

East Texas West

Fair and Frigid Conditions Across New Mexico Plains

Roswell Pecos Valley weather shows fair tonight and Friday with continued cold, slowly rising temperatures. Southeast plains see some precipitation and clearing, while unsettled Northwest conditions form from a Pacific storm. Plateau and plains stay generally clear. Pecos valley remains fair. Temperatures dipping with unseasonably low readings likely for several days. CLEVE HALLENBECK. Meteorologist.

Roswell Pecos Valley New Mexico Southeastern Plains Northwest North Pacific Coast Plateau Plains Mountain Plains States Cleve Hallenbeck

Whitaker To El Paso On Short Business Trip

Frank Whitaker of the D and S Motor Company departed today for El Paso on a brief business trip. In a State University assembly Judge Sam G Bratton of the state supreme court discussed the Monroe doctrine, framing it as Americas traditional policy of live and let live. He said the doctrine is a self defense precaution not an extension of territory, and emphasized protection over aggrandizement.

Los Angeles Cali Clara Phillips Alberta Meadows Montecito Clara William Herington Alber Tremaine Gene Biscailuz Eugene Biscailuz Honduras Hammer Jamal John Cowan Phillips Lola Bonnet Billy Moody San Quentin Monroe Sam G. Bratton State Supreme Cours State University Assembly America Bratton

Three Narrows Escape Freezing Near Roswell

Yesterday evening Mr. Gregg notified Roswell authorities that three travelers were stranded in a shack ten miles north of town with little clothing and in danger of freezing. County officials sent a taxi from Ballards to rescue them and they were taken to the Bankhead, where supporters furnished clothing and essentials. The trio were R. B. Snyder and two grandsons from Bellevue, Arkansas, aged 60, 15, and a younger lad, journeying from Arkansas to Corona New Mexico via the burro route.

Roswell Gregg Ballards Bankhead R. B. Snyder Bellevue Ark Arkansas Corona N M

Cook Sees Seven Pals On Way To Leavenworth

Dr Frederick A. Cook, jailed after conviction on mail fraud, watched as seven of thirteen co-defendants left for Leavenworth. Cook, Cox, and others remain in jail pending appeal actions. Also noted are real estate transfers filed December 1923 in Leavenworth area and nearby townships listing numerous property deeds and estimations.

Cook Leavenworth FT. Worth Frederick A. Cook Tarrant County Cox Gessert-Sanders Abstract Company John A. Nelson Glenn W. Bergsten S. R Oliver H. Smith Hilda Hodges Roswell Robert L. Lowe

Santa Claus Reschedules Visit to Roswell for December 22

At the Ad Club luncheon a wireless message from Santa Claus announced a change in plans due to the Pecos Valley blizzard. He will arrive in Roswell on Saturday December 22 instead of December 15, adjusting his route to reach children in snow-free areas first. A special train from Clovis remains possible to ensure arrival on regular train time. Everyone is invited to note the change and bring children to the reception.

Santa Claus Roswell Ad Club Pecos Valley North Pole Nome San Francisco Clovis

Witness in Fox trial sold fox a dirt knife dirk knife

Clarence A. Everett, first witness in Phil E B Fox murder trial, testified he sold a long dirk knife to the accused man. Everett, a sporting goods store clerk, said the weapon was found in Fox's pocket after Coburn was shot. Other witnesses described rapid shots and Fox's deliberate killing.

Atlanta Clarence A. Everett Phil EB. Fox W. S. Coburn Everett Knfe Fox Coburn A. E. Wilson W. A. Jones Jones M. L. Heyman W. A. Holbrook

Brilliance and Hunger Sharply Split German Life

Berlin observers describe a divided Germany where wealth displays itself in the Sport-Palace crowds and elegance, while bread lines and scarcity define daily life. The nation endures a bitter winter with meat priced beyond reach, ordinary people skipping doctors and letters, walking to work and living by dim oil lamps as misery and luxury clash.

Berlin Germany Grunewald von Seeckt Berlers Schieber

Tractor Beats Hedge Than Man in Drying Battle

In Saranac Lake on December 13, reports note smaller forces of man appear to outpace nabire in a contest over field conditions. The fragment suggests tractors or farmers faced challenges, with emphasis on effort versus odds, reflecting local agricultural concerns.

Saranac Lake Nabire

Obregon taxes field against rebel forces in Mexico

President Obregon has taken the offensive against rebel forces and plans an extensive attack. Dispatches say he is conferring with military leaders at Irapuato while federal airplanes map rebel-held territory for the campaign.

San Antonio Texas Obregon Irapuato

Interstate Commission Denies Colorado, Columbus and Mexican Rail Line

Washington Dec 13 The Interstate Commerce Commission denied the Colorado Columbus and Mexican railroad authority to build and run 395 miles of track across Texas New Mexico and Arizona stating the line would not carry sufficient traffic to justify construction The ruling blocks the project and cites economic viability as the decisive factor.

Washington Interstate Commerce Commission Colorado, Columbus and Mexican Railroad Tree Hundred Texas New Mexico Arizona

Paris Fashion Update Adds Beauty Case To Cloaks

Paris women at Auteuil embrace a new fashion with beauty cases mounted on left sleeves containing powder and puff, plus a mirror on the right. The niche accessory aids touchups in cold wind. Muffs wane as leather coats and long hair prevail.

Paris Auteuil

Stowaway Dismisses Sheriff as Bold German Claims

A German stowaway in Houston dismisses Harris county Sheriff T A Binford as a "mad man" after being arrested. Deputy Hamper cuffs him as the stowaway boasts Binford has killed thirty men, countering with a claim he saw 30,000 Germans killed in France, in a tense exchange.

Houston Tex T. A. Binford Harris County Sherif Hamper Binford France

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DEMOS 2Nd St Mary A. Gobern Taxi Service Studebaker Oes Bert Ballard Carrizozo Buzzard EXAS Oscape Freezing North Ashley Pond R. W Brown U.S. A John R. Ballard T. E. Mayetux Elizabeth Teaver Bik South Roswell C. Yarnell Frank M. Johnson Fairview O. K. Stevens Donald C. Hodgson Mt. View S. Lusk Ail R. D. Brown E.thomas Long Clarence Parker Ben Ames E. Mithoff Nicholas Meldrum Gray E. M. Nicholas Oliver J. Chapman E. H. Lowry New Mexico Road Ammerican Magazine Lois Guffin
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