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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1907
Page
1
The legislature conducted a short sitting and adjourned until tomorrow. The vote tally and names of lawmakers were not provided in the readable text. The action focused on routine business and setting the next session agenda.
In Santa Fe on January 29 the House focused little work while a County Lines committee of seven formed to handle new counties and boundary changes. Cameron steadies county division plans, with Artesia county unlikely this session. Hudspeth and Mullens in the House expected to control the division outcome.
In New York on January 29 the Thaw trial shows only two empty jury seats remaining in the box as morning sessions end. The Thaw family attends calmly. By afternoon two jurors are excused reducing the panel to eight after a conference among defense counsel, the DA, and Justice Fitzgerald. The reasons were not disclosed but described as business in nature.
Shelburn Falls Mass January 29 In a rear end crash between an express train and an extra freight on the Fitchburg division of the Boston and Maine railroad at South River five railroad workers were killed. Injured included railroad employees and several passengers.
In a collision between a freight train and an express, the freight struck the rear of the express after a signal whistle. Several employees in a dead head coach at the rear were killed or injured, though most others escaped serious harm.
The National Association of Freight Agents convened in Cincinnati on January 29 with about 150 members from across the country attending a three day session. The event emphasizes social events and a banquet to wrap up Thursday night.
Paris Texas January 29 local option election held today ends a heated campaign between wets and drys. Over 600 voters signed the petition and temperance elements predict victory.
A special election is in progress in San Diego on January 29 with three proposed amendments to the city charter. The amendments would empower the city to issue bonds to build and own a railroad to the Colorado River. Result expected to favor passage.
The twenty second annual meeting of the Associated Ohio Daily Publishers' Association opens in Columbus at the Neil House. Sessions cover business management of newspapers. editorial topics are set aside. Plans for legislative action next year will be discussed. banquet scheduled for tomorrow night.
Oklahoma City hosts the first semi annual gathering of the Oklahoma Retail Merchants Association with delegates from every county and city attending. The three day convention features leading local retailers hosting the event.
Lovers of portraiture will appreciate the display of portraits in the west window of Walton's Studio. The note praises preservation of likeness, true interpretation of character and fine photographic effect, calling it of merit, skill and artistry. Visitors are welcomed with courtesy and respect.
Roswell Produce and Seed Co announces a large stock of oats blue grass and onion sets available now at 8013wl offering extra fine quality for planting season.
Congress observes the 64th birthday anniversary of McKinley with commemorations. Officials and attendees reflect on the late president's legacy and era.
Washington report notes the sixty fourth anniversary of McKinley's birth observed in the capital with officials and staff wearing carnations. Other items include a push to investigate cotton market fluctuations, a favorably reported service pension bill for Mexican war and Civil War veterans, and updates on Senator Curtis of Kansas being sworn in.
Paris January 29 The French bishops with papal approval present a government proposal seen as the first real prospect of reconciling church and state under separation It appears to be an ultimatum aiming at recognizing the Roman hierarchy though its acceptance by the government remains uncertain
A contract filed by bishops proposes a perpetual virtual lease of church buildings to parish priests controlled by mayors. The proposal outlines ongoing church access and governance arrangements, raising questions about church autonomy and municipal oversight.
The district attorney notes that the bill has passed the lower chamber, moving toward final approval. Details on the bill’s provisions and next steps remain to be clarified by lawmakers and state officials.
A proposed act would elect district attorneys by the Legislative Council for ten districts in New Mexico with terms beginning January 1909. The bill sets residency requirements, term lengths, and mechanisms for vacancies and designation of temporary counsel, repealing conflicting laws. It also outlines election timing and authority for counties to employ district attorneys only under the act.
The Hard wood Manufacturers' Association of the United States holds its fifth annual convention in Memphis Tennessee with more than 200 delegates in attendance Nine-tenths of the country’s hardwood manufacturers are represented. The Memphis Lumbermen's Club plans a generous hospitality program for visitors.
A January 29 special election in Fayette Mississippi aims to decide the prohibition question in Jefferson County. The dry campaign features temperance lectures and circulated literature claiming cotton crop losses from 25000 to 10000 bales and liquor consumption above 190000 dollars annually.
The fifth annual Arkansas Good Roads association meeting opened in Little Rock with a program to interest merchants and planters. Legislative discussions are planned for tomorrow with state legislators expected to attend. Road builders' day follows to review methods, with county judges road commissioners and business and labor leaders present to address highway construction and maintenance issues.
Washington January 29 The Comptroller of the Currency issued a call for statements of the condition of all National banks at the close of business on January 26.
A serious revolt has erupted in Kediri province on Java in the Dutch East Indies. About three hundred natives are reported to have taken up arms, with many Dutch officials and adherents killed or wounded. The vice governor is among the wounded and the police chief is reported killed.
No cheap rates for service members as a railroad coalition presses for Uncle Sam to pay the full ticket price. The move affects transport costs for soldiers, facing opposition from veterans and civic groups urging relief.
The Harriman roads buy coal in Australia for $10 a ton delivered to San Francisco, citing scarce motive power and cars. Wyoming coal camps, including Union Pacific mines at Rock Springs and the Cumberland mines, halt operations and deprive the system of nearly 20,000 tons daily. Railroads refuse to grant government troop transport discounts as imports continue during the famine.
A New York letter on Progress in Federal Government by President Roosevelt opens the program for the Woman’s Press Club meeting at the Waldorf Astoria this evening. Notables including Governor Hughes Oscar Hammerstein and Mme Josefa Osborn contribute papers on Progress in various fields.
The City Council will meet tomorrow night in adjourned session to confer with ditch owners about tiling irrigation ditches through the city. The meeting is expected to attract a large turnout of citizens seeking to learn details and express interest.
Extensive repairs and renovations are underway at the Grand Central Hotel with paper paint and plaster being used to embellish the entire interior. When finished the hotel will look like new.
Chairman Shonts of the Isthmian Canal Commission returned to Washington D C after a ten day absence in the West and immediately sought a meeting with the President by appointment.
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