29 Feb 1904
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1904
Page
1
District records describe a maritime fire at sea on a Saturday morning with Officer Reese reporting a ship ablaze. Crews fought flames rising high from the after saloon as they struggled to keep control and save the vessel.
Reports from St Petersburg and Peking state that the battlecruiser Yashima and armored cruisers Asamia and Takiwa were towed to Nagasaki for repairs after sustaining damage in recent engagements. Officials provided limited confirmation.
The bill providing for an additional Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of New Mexico passed the House of Representatives on Saturday afternoon. The article notes strong support from the Judiciary Defenses and reports unspecified maritime fire incidents with casualties in the Rio Grande area.
Cablegram from Gen Wade to the War Department reports General Wood's account of the Jolo engagement on the 14th. Hassan's Cotta Moros were unyielding. firing stopped briefly for surrender but declined. The Moros suffered heavy losses. Hassan remains at large or captured, with Lieutenant Eugenie West seriously wounded.
Reports from Alabama officials say a white clerks shooting occurred on a northbound train near Meridian. Jim Nort Parida a registered letters thief seized the car, a negro suspect fled, and bloodhounds tracked him after the train halted.
In Seattle on February 29 a steamer named Queen was caught in a storm and partially burned, resulting in the loss of fourteen lives. The captain reported the disaster and the ship wasdestroyed while the railroad's operations were withdrawn.
A chaotic jumble of 1903 era weather records and war updates from New York and East Asia dominates the page. Reports note the coldest February on record alongside dispatches on Japanese and Russian actions in Korea and Manchuria.
Two furnished well ventilated rooms available for rent on Kentucky Avenue two blocks south of the schoolhouse. Also notes Hampton selling grocery odds and ends at half price during March. The Roswell school enrollment reaches 1,200 with Cantrall School reporting activity this morning. News briefs cover various cities and events with concise notices.
Oklahoma City trades rumors and capital join to form the Oklahoma City Roswell Mountains Railway Company with a five million dollar capital. John W. Kerker of Oklahoma City presides with officers in Shawnee and Roswell. The plan covers Mangum to the Sierra Blanca white mountains with surveys in progress and construction hoped by year end. Expected profits arise from Oklahoma agricultural regions the Texas Panhandle coal districts and New Mexico mining areas.
Mixed local notices report for sale items including furniture and a Victor Graphophone, with brief chatter on a potential independent rail line in the region tied to Oklahoma and Ozark prospects. Census of short dispatches notes power plant activity and a few personal updates among Chicago and Kansas City markets.
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