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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1907
Page
2
All advertisements to insure insertion on the same day’s issue must be in the printers’ hands before eleven o’clock in the morning. Orders for taking out any standing ad should also be in the office by eleven o’clock to prevent its being run that day.
A strong stand from the Almanac elevates dignity as its defining resource. The statement frames dignity as essential to guiding policy and public discourse.
Councilman Cameron announces that all county division propositions will be laid on the table for the present. The move compresses action and signals a pause in consideration of the items.
A fragmented line suggests Mexican authorities executed a plan, aligning with a prior record prediction about the governor’s actions. The sentence is incomplete but implies official steps taken or anticipated by the governor’s office.
The New Mexican asks why the attorney general contract isn’t awarded to the lowest bidder, as the Territorial printing contract was. The note implies a comparison of bidding practices and seeks clarification on selection criteria and historical precedent.
In a bid for Democratic backing Governor Hager is rumored to appoint Democrats as district attorneys in districts with clear Socratic majorities. The leak suggests political patronage shaping prosecutorial leadership across key jurisdictions.
The Albuquerque Citizen notes a playful tally comparing the Bible's letter count to the number of ems in the governor's message printed in Spanish by the New Mexican.
Hon. H. O. Cameron, the lone Democrat on the Territorial Council, is assigned to Judiciary, Finance, Education, Irrigation, Enrolled and Engrossed Bills, Library, and Public Property committees.
If the district attorney bill passes, Pecos Valley Democrats will elect their own district attorney. The west-of-the-mountains counties face renewed grafter influence and possible recontrol.
The Governor might enlist the Roswell Commercial Club leadership to head the Territorial Immigration Bureau with other Club members forming a cabinet, suggesting a coordinated effort to advance the bureau's usefulness.
The Albuquerque Citizen deems the Journal a Democratic organ while The Record objects. It notes the Journal is not orthodox yet appears to pursue good government and Republican ideals in its public-spirited coverage.
If the district attorney bill passes there may be fewer Democrat candidates in this district than in the justice of the peace race. K. K. Scott is the only name heard so far.
In a heated political exchange the Las Vegas Option accuses the Governor of threats while he consults counsel. Observers note the Governor’s restraint and warn that bluster has little effect, as critics press for decisive action amid ongoing speculation.
The New Mexican reports no censorship over Santa Fe correspondence this session. Democratic papers lack their own capital bureau, managed by Mr. McCutchen. The Daily Record and Alabama Journal run on site correspondents. The truth will be published and the public less deceived by grafters.
The text claims district attorney bill workers are driven by self interest to shield old gang factions from prosecution and to halt election fraud investigations. It argues that while voting by the people is democratic, Democrats may aid the old guard in restraining an honest governor, undermining good government.
The Roswell Record announces Western Union telegraph service improvements allow larger standard-size pages, adding 136 inches of news space. It claims more set news than any other daily in the Territory except Albuquerque, with no filler ads, and commits to ongoing growth and support for Roswell and the Pecos Valley.
The text praises effective advertising by local groups including a live commercial club in Roswell and real estate men who spread ads to attract settlers. It touts coverage through Daily Record Hagerman Messenger Lakewood Progress Artesia Advocate Carlsbad Argus and Current, contrasting modern campaigns with old methods and noting regional Governor awareness.
The document records that from December 1904 to November 1906 the Bureau of Immigration printed 5000 pamphlets for San Juan county but none for Chaves. 3000 for Bernalillo with none for Torrance. 2000 for Rio Arriba with none for Hidalgo. over nine tenths of new arrivals went to counties with no pamphlets. Torrance had no pamphlets yet had few new settlers.
The clerk of the house refused access to a copy of the bill after introduction. The article accuses grafters of hiding their actions from the public and from newspaper representatives, suggesting a move to railroad the measure through.
Sareveport Louisiana January 28 Directors of the Louisiana State Fair Association meet to elect officers for the year and set dates and plans for the next fair. They report the association in flourishing condition and the forthcoming exposition promises to be one of the greatest in the south.
Governor Duncan C. Heyward of South Carolina will speak to a joint Alabama legislature session on immigration. He heads the Southern Immigration and Industrial Association and plans for state immigration leagues in Alabama and other Southern states to bring Europeans to the region to replace diminishing Black labor.
London announces Cyril Maude will open the new Playhouse theatre tonight. Opera and stage events expected as the venue debuts in the city.
Northbound arrival 10 10 a m depart 10 25 a m Southbound arrival 4 50 p m depart 5 00 p m M D Burns agent Cedar Brook Oriental 691st figure with B F Smith when you want buggy painting phone 176
Hon. J. O. Cameron of Carlsbad, Democratic member of the Legislative Council, opposes creating new counties in the Pecos Valley. He warns Artesia and Hagerman proposals would harm Eddy and Chaves counties, while praising a Kansas City Short Line railroad to El Paso that would unlock Pecos Valley markets and spur rapid development along the route.
For sale items include an eight room house on six lots with artesian well and sidewalks priced at 5500, a new five room house with southeast frontage, a 16 acre unimproved tract, and a 160 acre Hondo water right land listing. Also alfalfa land in artesian belt with water rights and a 40 acre alfalfa crop. 1906 income noted. Carlton & Bell advertise at 303 N Main Street offering trade for property near Roswell.
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