22 Dec 1910
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1910
Page
1
Congress adopted a joint resolution to annul a portion of the New Mexico constitution that tried to alter the boundary with Texas and to remark the boundary as per the Clark survey of 1859-60. The House had not acted, and Congress adjourned for the holiday recess.
A blaze at the leather factory of D Friedlander in Philadelphia killed thirteen firefighters and one policeman, with over fifty injured. Investigators consider arson possible while rescuers recover bodies under freezing, debris filled ruins and fall of walls reports.
Firefighters and police officers suffer heavy injuries in a wall collapse at the Friedlander building where William Glazier, an engine company member, was trapped under brick as rescuers worked. The five story structure had confined fire inside when the north wall gave way burying rescuers and several others.
R. M. Ware and Hal Ware arrived today from Greenfield on a business mission. They conducted meetings and discussed local trade opportunities.
Cecil Grace competes for the DeForrest prize flying Dover to Calais in fog. He passes Calais at 10:45 but turns back before reaching the Belgian frontier due to headwinds, landing near Calais and resuming toward Dover at 2:10.
City Market advertises ready fat turkeys for Christmas with best prices. Call phone number 393 to place orders now.
Fire at Morris & Co beef house in Chicago kills Fire Marshal James Horan, Assistant Chief William Burroughs, Lieutenant Fitzgerald, and 23 to 26 others, with 40 injured. A collapsing canopy traps crews amid a blaze that started beneath the overhang and threatens the stock yards district.
An American observer reports General Navarro surrounded at Pedernales with about 250 troops in the town and 600 elsewhere. Fire from houses pins them down, with heavy insurgent pressure and many dead near Pedernales and Mal Paso. General Hernandez says Navarro must wait for reinforcements as fighting rages in the region.
Firemen battled a large stockyard blaze that killed multiple firefighters and destroyed two meat warehouses and a tallow house. Assistant Chief Burroughs’ body was recovered at noon, and the death toll could rise with over fifty injured. The blaze spread through the stockyards district after a ammonia pipe burst and an awning collapse trapped crews. Sixteen bodies were recovered and the area remained dangerous as flames consumed adjacent buildings.
Bolton England December 22 reports the Little Hulton colliery explosion and subsequent fire killed at least 360 people. Rescue parties have recovered 150 bodies as they press toward the scene’s center.
Three arrests were made for drunkenness last night, all parties arriving directly from Dexter. Two arrestees were Black, one a Black woman, and they were found with a gallon of whiskey at the time of arrest.
In Leipzig Germany on December 22 Captain Bernhard Frederick Trench of the Royal Marine Infantry and Lieutenant Vivian H Brandon of the Royal Navy were found guilty of espionage on German fortifications at Borkum and each sentenced to four years in a fortress prison.
R. H. Bond suffered crushed feet when a wagon wheel rolled onto them while he attempted to replace a bolt on Monday. One foot sustained broken bones as a result of the incident.
Friday morning at 9 30 the Kindergarten will present its Christmas program. Patrons interested in little children and their work are invited to attend.
Chicago officials announce a project to place six thousand Bibles in hotel bedrooms across the city. Guests who steal a Bible will have it replaced to encourage reading. The effort is led by the Gideon Association of Traveling Salesmen of the United States.
Four year old Grady Sowell, daughter of Mr and Mrs J H Sowell, died at St Mary’s hospital from meningitis. The family from Lower Penasco took her to the hospital for treatment. Funeral services were held at Henninger parlors at 2:30 this afternoon led by Rev P H McDowell of the Baptist church.
Letter from Avery Turner to E A Cahoon argues for grading packing and inspecting fruit to meet market standards. Suggests forming a Pecos Valley association with a general sales agent to organize shipments from Portales to Carlsbad, linking markets in Colorado Utah Idaho Washington California and South Texas.
Los Angeles reports that Orval Overall and Mordecai Brown, Chicago National pitchers, will quit baseball for good if their winter attitude continues. They have been in Visalia and say they will settle in California devoting themselves to Tulare county investments.
John D. Rockefeller donates ten million dollars to the University of Chicago. A letter to President Harry Pratt Judson reveals the funds chiefly for religious instruction, with at least a million and a half earmarked for a university chapel construction and furnishing.
Local leaders urge Roswell and surrounding residents affected by the auto mail service cutoff to write direct letters to the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General. They argue personal accounts showing on time delivery and afternoon mail advantages will carry more weight than officials. Citizens urged to state their occupation and impact on business or daily life.
A Christmas present offer targets wives and families with beef at 6 cents a pound. The ad notes this week may be the last chance for the deal, promising relief for households with multiple pets and family members.
Roswell New Mexico reports yesterday’s high 60 and low 31 with a mean 46 and 0.0 precipitation. Winds from the northwest at 6 miles per hour. Partly cloudy with a general forecast of fair and colder tonight and Friday.
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