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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1908
Page
2
Announcements name Lucius Dills as a candidate for Justice of the Peace in Precinct No 1 with voter will at the polls A J Welter to oversee polls while noting future state growth and mining prospects in the Southwest and shifting investment interest.
The Carlsbad Current laments grafting in Roswell and urges action. A reader proposes new state names such as Peace Wealth Health Harmony Sunshine as the town eyes progress with a new railroad armory and Federal building. The message calls for a stronger, improved record in 1909.
Governor Curry advocates rapid admission of New Mexico and Arizona as states arguing they meet population and wealth benchmarks. He cites Oklahoma’s statehood as shifting opinion and says both platforms support separate statehood with passage of an enabling act by Congress, or risk of an extra session.
Immense crowd packed the new First Baptist Church for a Christmas program with two large gift trees and a star over the pulpit. Mrs. Longfellow and Mrs. Maratta led the program with the Ladies Chorus and solo by Mrs. Hinds. Santa Claus greeted children in a striking costume. The event highlighted giving with a school pile of foods and supplies to aid the poor.
An unreliable narrator recounts posing as a lighthouse keeper Branegan to marry Cora Earl and later be exposed. He admits roles, arrests, and a board trial, finally receiving official appointment after Branegan's capture and a $1000 check. The tale blends romance, deception, and maritime oddity with a corrective ending.
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