28 Jan 1906
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1906
Page
1
Readable OCR notes pedestrians becoming targets in business and residential districts. The report details areas hit by fear and marks where people were harmed as authorities assess risk and seek safety measures.
Thousands of promotional bills fluttered through streets advertising the New York Dry Goods Store sale. The street commissioner warned distributors but no ordinance existed to curb the chaos. A monster sign fronts the store, which will open for a major sale on Wednesday January 31 at 9 am with extensive stock marked down.
The House committee favored reporting the statehood bill to the Senate with a minority report to follow. Supreme Court action advanced Senator Burton's case to an April hearing while denying habeas petitions for Imboden and Hill. Local notes include Roewell County growth and the Roswell Military Institute’s strong enrollment amid drought and new land settlement wave.
Legal dispute over the Packers case stalls as lead attorneys cannot reach consensus on the statement of facts. The disagreement slows progress toward a possible settlement or trial timeline.
Louis C. Krauthoff testifies about meeting Commissioner Garfield at the Chicago Club on April 13, 1905. Garfield urged access to packers books as part of a fair, exhaustive investigation, asserting department independence and legal protection for disclosures.
Attorney W. C. Reid of Roswell joins the Governor’s party in Santa Fe and will stay a few days to handle supreme court matters as Pecos Valley development accelerates.
The King of Denmark died at 3 30 this afternoon in Copenhagen surrounded by the Crown Prince and Crown Princess and their children and the Dowager Empress of Russia. The death caused immediate and widespread signs of grief as news spread swiftly.
Local investors have secured 160 acres at the Kenna station northeast of Roswell for a new townsite named Urton. A stock company will be formed to develop the project and sell town lots soon. The move hints Roswell becoming a regional distribution hub for surrounding counties.
The Roswell Country Club invites bids for a one story frame building to serve as a club house. Bids due by Saturday February 3 at the architect J M Nelson & Co office. Each bid must include a $100 certified check payable to the club president as guarantee of contract and bond approval within ten days of award. The club may reject any or all bids.
Copenhagen reports a gun attack on Justice Minister M Alberti was stopped when he wrestled the assailant to seize a revolver. The suspect, former insurance agent Boye, had prior burglary conviction and claims innocence amid alleged imprisonment distress.
Governor Charles E. Magoon of the Panama Canal zone spoke with reporters in New York about Poultney Bigelow's article. He noted Bigelow's visit was brief, detailing his Colon arrival on Thanksgiving morning, a short stay in Panama, and return to Colon before departing the isthmus the following day.
William Aikin of Beaver County Oklahoma, father in law of Mrs May Aikin charged with the murder of her infant son, was seen in Lakewood this week after arriving Friday night on a train en route to Carlsbad. He reportedly visited the jail to see his daughter in law.
120 acres near Roswell in the Hondo Valley offers 5 miles away with a house barn well windmill fences and some cultivated land. $1,500 recently spent on improvements makes a special bargain at 35.00 per acre. Carlton Bell. Two story room house with cellar outbuildings artesian water large lots 150 by 160 feet near Main Street six blocks away. A snap at 2500.00.
Advertisement notes free handsome manila book covers with each school book bought at Ingersoll's Book Store. The pitch emphasizes free covers as a perk for students and parents.
Price-based travel notice from Ingersoll's Book Store offering half-price rail fares to Illinois Kansas Ohio Indiana Missouri Kentucky and Iowa. Customer urged to visit store for discount details and booking.
A storefront ad touts a safe place to buy school books tablets and pencils with a complete stock and best values. The message emphasizes trusted service and ample selections for students.
The piece invites readers to buy R A tickets from Ingersoll's Book Store and save half. An editorial page is omitted again, with the Tenderfoot quip about a pie question provoking laughs and speculation on public reaction.
Structural steel workers in New York threaten a city wide strike involving 150000 men. After seven weeks of a stalled walkout they warn the open shop issue could force a general stoppage. Fate to be decided next Friday as they seek to preserve their waning union.
U S Weather Bureau local report notes 6 am observation in Roswell New Mexico on January 29 with max 63 min 22 mean 43 and no precipitation. Wind from the north at a moderate velocity. Forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with steady temperature.
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