Roswell Chamber of Commerce Annual Report 1922
The Roswell Chamber of Commerce presents a broad view of 1922 activities, detailing progress on agricultural development, home products use, apple and freight-rate advocacy, park and recreation enhancements, and regional cooperation. It notes efficiencies gained, projects in rail and forestry outreach, and extensive publicity efforts, including 13 600 copies of the Roswell Way magazine and over 4 327 letters sent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Valiey
Roswell
New Mexico
Arizona
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Miami
Globe
Nogales
Bisbea
Flagstaff
Phoenix
Tucumcari
Silver City
Santa Fe
Las Vegas
Lincoln National ‘Forest
Forest Service
Mescalero Indian Reservation
Lee Highway
Boy Scouta
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Ruidoso
Locke
Americka Medical Journal
United States
Golfer’s
Texas
Texas Today
Earth
Roswell Way
Union
Spring River
New Mexico Military Institute
Ellis County to Take Annual Farm Inventory
Ellis County commissioners approve funding for an annual farm inventory per agricultural statistician H. H. Stutz. The census will count head of stock and acres per crop to guide improvements in Texas agricultural conditions. The measure relies on native credit sources to compile data for statisticians.
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Ellis County
Texas
Houston
H. H. Stutz
Agricultural Statistician of
Nativ T
Strikes Mark 1922 Domestic Scene In The United States
The year saw coal and rail strikes dominate the domestic story with widespread fuel shortages and transportation disruptions. The coal strike affected 160000 miners across 260 collieries and 55 companies, ending with a one year agreement after battles with strikebreakers and the Herrin massacre. The rail strike tied up travel as troops were deployed, marooning trains in the Arizona desert and sparking numerous clashes and fires. Major disasters claimed 155 lives in wrecks and crashes, plus 261 deaths in mine accidents, storms, and floods including the Argonaut mine disaster and the Texas floods. Notable deaths included General McAndrew, Henry P. Davison, J. Wanamaker, Belvin Maynard, and Wm. Rockefeller.
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New York
Jas
Herrin
Philadelphia
Scranton
Arizona Desert
Texas
James William McAndrew
Henry P. Davison
Wm. Rockefeller
Lieut Belvin W. Maynard
John Wanamaker
Panhandle League Could Form in Panhandle Area
Plainview Texas January rumors say local baseball fans plan a new Panhandle League covering Texas and eastern New Mexico. A meeting in Amarillo is likely to organize the league with towns listed including Amarillo Clovis Roswell Lubbock Plainview Childress Dalhart and Slaton. Trinidad Colp may also apply for a berth.
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Plainview
Tex
Panhandle
Texas
New Mexico
Amarillo
Plain View
Lubbock
Clovis
West Texas
Sersen
New League
Roswell
Childress
Dalhart
Slaton
Trinidad Colp
Debated Ship Subsidy Bill Faces Senate Defeat Risk
Washington dispatch reports opponents of the ship subsidy bill argue it favors passenger vessels and giant lines, not cargo carriers. They contend compensation based on size and speed would cause vast costs, with subsidies potentially reaching hundreds of thousands per ship annually, risking a costly government burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Shipping Board
Senate Committee
Commerce
Tasker
Administration
Congress
Senate Commerce Committee
Hog Island
George Washington
America
Democrats
Minnekahda
Atlantic Transport Line
International Mercantile Marine
Harding
Huckster Ordinance Passed by City Council
The city council approved a compromise huckster ordinance restricting peddlers from selling groceries confections or ice cream on streets while allowing fruit vegetables and garden produce. The $15 annual old license remains. Paving matters were discussed and part of the new paving accepted. Regular bills were ordered paid and officer reports received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tegular
Widow in black at Texan murder case trial
In Hemphill Texas Mrs Lillian Knox faces an examining trial for murder in the shooting of her millionaire husband Hiram Knox. The small Justice of the Peace court room was crowded as Dr W T Arnold testified no powder burns were seen on the victim.
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Hemphill
Texas
Lillian Knox
Hiram Knox
Court of Justice of the Peace
W. H. Pratt
Knox
Fire destroys Buckner Orphans Home near Dallas
A blaze at Buckner Orphan's Home near Dallas on January 3 rescued 260 boys aged six to fourteen without injuries. Assistant matron Mrs. Bessie Dumpas sustained a minor arm cut. Estimated damages reach $65,000, with origin undetermined.
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Dallas
Here
Bessie Dumpas
Texas County Woge Found Dead Today
Hemphill Texas January 3 The coroner s jury investigates the death of retiring County Judge W C Arnold and states he died of wounds related to personal safety details remain unclear. Home From Santa Fe Colonel J C Troutman Captain P Saunders Captain Lawrence Merchant Captain Charles A Flannery and ten cadets part of the military honor guard at Governor James I Hinkle s inauguration return to Santa Fe Institute officers and cadets impress locals as New Mexico Military Institute opens tomorrow with cadets returning after Christmas.
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Hemphill
Texas
W. C. Arnold
Hell
Santa Fe
J. C. Troutman
Capaiai P. Saunders
Lawrence Marchant
Charles A. Flannery
James I. Hinkle
Institute
New Mexico Military Institute
British Deadlock Over Reparations Plan At Allied Conference
Paris January 3 British delegation to the Allied premiers conference will withdraw if Premier Poincare insists on the French reparations plan as the sole basis for discussion. President Millerand summoned an extraordinary cabinet meeting to consider the situation. The cabinet rejected the British plan, which proposed fifty billion gold marks in German payments over four years with no coercion.
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Paris
Poincare
Millerand
Group of gem thieves blamed for New York jewelry heist
A New York police sweep targets a trio of alleged master gem thieves linked to a record New Year’s Eve diamond and pearl robbery. They allegedly bound and gagged Irene Schoellkopf, wife of a Buffalo magnate, and stole ropes of pearls valued at five hundred thousand dollars.
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New York
Arsene Lupin
International
Underworld
Irene Schoellkopf
Buffalo
Germany to Offer State Railways as Security
Berlin January 3 The German government plans to offer the state railways as the chief guarantee if an international loan can be floated Hugo Stinnes dispatch says today Germany may seek a loan of as much as thirty billion gold marks to raise funds for the state.
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Berlin
Hugo Stinnes
Germany
Black man killed while aiding fugitive escape
In Bronson on January 3 Sam Carter a Black man was struck by a mob seeking a Black person who wounded a young white woman at Sumner. Carter confessed to driving the fugitive for miles in his wagon and aiding the escape. Two Black people are jailed and police search for two more implicated.
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Bronson
Fia
Sam Carter
Sumner
Carter
Y M C A Plans 200000 Fort Bliss Building El Paso
The International Y M C A will erect a 200000 building in El Paso to serve soldiers at Fort Bliss and visiting naval men. A 48500 site has been purchased near the camp for easy access. Funds from the postwar treasury will aid construction with maintenance funded for five years, then by an endowment. The plant is planned as five or six stories high.
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FT. Bliss
EL Paso
Texas
International Y. M. C. A
Fort Bliss
Carter To Ei Paso Morning Meeting
Brief excerpt shows T W Carter preparing for a morning session in El Paso with brief notes on schedule and participants, indicating a walk through or briefing event.
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Carter To-Ei
Paso
Unanimous Push For Key Chamber Project
The Chamber of Commerce reports a broad agreement on the community's top project though the exact item remains undisclosed. Directors urge all members to complete and return the questionaire promptly to ensure full, unbiased input and avoid influencing late respondents.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Com Merce
President Harding Vetoes Bursum Bill on Veterans Pensions
Washington Jan 3 President Harding vetoed the Bursum bill which would have raised pensions for civil and Spanish war veterans and their widows arguing that the nation cannot bear further financial burdens. The move follows debate over veteran aid and federal costs.
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Washington
Harding
Three Die? Fatally Hurt When a School Burns
Lanett Ala Jan 3 Three small children were fatally hurt and three girls suffered internal injuries in a school fire. Twelve hundred pupils evacuated in an orderly drill as five others were only slightly injured during the blaze yesterday.
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Lanett
Ala
Parish to Be Placed Under Martial Law
Merrgag La Jan 3 More parish where murders flog sings and kidnappings have been rampant will be placed under martial law to prevent further kidnapping and coercion of important witnesses by masked terrorists charged with brutally beating and killing Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards last August
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Merrgage
Morehouse Parish
Watt Daniels
Thomas Richards
Human Fire Tower stands seven feet six inches tall
In San Benito Texas a local youth, R E Madsen, 25, Ranger, Texas, nicknamed the Human Fire Tower held the nozzle of a hose during a blaze. He stands about seven feet six inches without his hat and drew attention for his unusual height while aiding firefighters. Madsen, born in Texas, attributes his length to West Texas air and rabbit hunting in spare time.
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San Benito
Texas
R. E. Madsen
Ranger
Madsem
Madsen
Weal
West Texas
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Roswell Chamber Commerce
U.S
Panhandle League
San Antonio
Clemente Apolinar
Pat. Neff
Apolinar
Theodore Bernhard
Hace
Texas County
Cem
T. W. Carter
Pres. Harding
Parish
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