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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1904
Page
1
J W Riggs, a U S Forest Service forester, spoke yesterday in Roswell about planting trees in the Pecos Valley. He outlined free expert assistance and cost estimates of about 50 cents per thousand trees, naming suitable species for windbreaks and orchards and urging landowners to contact A G Mr Riggs via Water Town Kansas for guidance.
General Sherman Bell orders warrants for arrest to seize arms department property. The conflict centers on warrants for militia members and foresees payments to as many as 1,000 men. Bell cites financial strain and hopes for public support to fund the action.
A former inspector of constabulary was found guilty of robbing the government and stealing from Misafis Mindanao. He received a 13 year imprisonment term after the conviction.
In Kansas City Missouri on January 29 the trial of Mrs Kennedy Kramer for the murder of her husband Philip H Kon dy concluded with a not guilty verdict. The court found she was insane at the time of the shooting but had since regained sanity, avoiding commitment to an asylum. Evidence cited family history of mental illness including forebears in asylums. The earlier verdict was reversed on a technicality.
The report covers Missouri Republicans endorsing Roosevelt and Cyrus Watbridge, with convention details on nominees and vice presidential picks. also references to the Free Delivery chief clerk case, wartime diplomacy notes about Japan and Europe, a murder conviction of Amanda Youngblood, and the steamship Zeolin reaching Vancouver after a long delay from high water.
CHICAGO Jan 29 cattle receipts 8000 market lower with good to prime steers priced around 480 to 550 while poor to medium cattle, stockers and feeders, heifers, canners, bulls, calves show softer demand. Sheep and lambs slow with good to choice wethers 420 to 460 and Western lambs around 600. St. Louis notes wool nominal and unchanged.
San Francisco January 20. Pinkerton detectives tracking anonymous letters sent to the Southern Pacific Railroad demanding 10,000 under threat of dynamiting trains have centered on five men near Fresno. One man is identified as the writer of the letters.
The article reports ex mayor Ames charged with receiving money from Mandy M. and others in Minnespots. It notes a magistrate court in Hennenin handled the case, with an appeal following a vague omnibus indictment.
A military commander requests a division of artillery units and indicates awaiting gun shipments. The situation centers on supply delays and deployment readiness. Authorities emphasize mobilization timelines and coordination with supply depots.
Dispatches report a new force near Kawatuerasane after a sharp clash. A division of about seventy troops was sent forward by rail. Casualties cited: four dead and three wounded on our side. enemy losses estimated at twenty to twenty five dead.
Barney Oldfield defeated Womenn Vanderbilt by three quarters of a second in the one mile automobile championship of America held in Ormonde Florida on January 26. Oldfield posted a 45 second best time, lowering the world competitive mark below Angiers' Paris record.
Albert Nesles, a noted Brooklyn attorney, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the first degree for taking bonds valued at 20,100 held in trust for Amila Kainer and her minor children of the late Otto Kainer. The bonds were misappropriated from a trust.
Denver police identify Fred Nold age 20 as alleged leader of a burglary band linked to the killing of Mrs Amanda Youngblood. The report notes the group operated in January in DenverColorado. Authorities continue investigations.
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