Gortelyou Explains Endeavors To Defend His Course
Secretary of the Treasury Gortelyou outlines efforts to defend his policy path through bond issues and bank deposits. The remarks frame fiscal strategy amid political debate and economic concerns.
29 Jan 1908
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1908
Page
1
Secretary of the Treasury Gortelyou outlines efforts to defend his policy path through bond issues and bank deposits. The remarks frame fiscal strategy amid political debate and economic concerns.
Secretary of the Treasury reports to Congress that national banks received preference in the allotment of new Panama bonds and 2 per cent notes. The document details bank note circulation, deposit records, and securities data from 1907, with notes on public confidence and steps to aid the nation’s finances. Roswell items note efforts for federal building funds, local letters from senators, and memorials for Mrs. Ingersoll with funeral plans. social events and business notices complete the page.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra rode from Buckingham Palace to Westminster in a state coach drawn by eight white horses as Parliament opened in a sunlit day. Guards kept the crowd back while the throne speech was read and the queen sat at the king’s right. Security was tight amid suffragist threats and fears of unrest. only MPs relatives were allowed in the galleries.
Roswell Lodge of Elks advances steps toward constructing a new club and lodge quarters. The plan includes establishing a dedicated meeting and social facility to serve members and the community.
A committee was appointed to secure plans and specifications for a new Elks lodge building at the corner of Second Street and Richardson Avenue with a cost limit of 745 dollars. The first floor will hold club rooms and amusements while the second floor hosts a lodge hall and dance space. A bridal ceremony featured Miss Russ and a well-dressed groom, followed by a pink and white luncheon and a cake cutting. Mr and Mrs Holden departed for Corpus Christi after a well attended home wedding and well wishes from friends.
Director F H Newell of the United States Reclamation Service assures Secretary Twitchell of firm support for Albuquerque’s sixteenth national irrigation congress. He aims to aid details while keeping personnel in the background to ensure a popular, practical meeting across the country.
Mrs Catherine Ingersoll died after a brief illness of pneumonia at 2 15 this afternoon. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the family.
Sanitary Dairy announces driver Mr. Hill must depart unexpectedly due to a death in his family. Readers are asked to phone if a route is missed. the company will arrange replacements within a day or two.
The Cash Grocery advertises apples at 5e per pound, offering low prices to shoppers. The note emphasizes value and affordability for everyday fruit purchases.
In Mansfield Ohio two masked men robbed Adams Express at union station waking agent William Depew and fled with three thousand dollars. A larger bag containing forty thousand dollars in gold was overlooked. John McCue and Joseph Stevens were arrested in New London. Stevens confessed and implicated McGinty in the plan to rob the Delphos to Hamilton money consigned to a bank. McGinty denies the charge.
A brief item notes J L L Gibbany visiting the Cash Grocery to purchase groceries with a casual, local tone. The fragment references a small shop and everyday shopping activity without additional context or dates.
Three rooms and a bath with closets, electric lights, and gas. Available furnished or unfurnished. Contact T. McClane. Sore.
J B Finley has bought the Smith Livery on Second street and invites friends and customers to call for good rigs at reasonable prices. The ad mentions a price of $115.
Fragmentary line cites J. S. Highsmith and Wyatt Johnson in Roswell for fruit shade and ihenta trees, with unclear location details. No clear event, date, or organization identifiable. appears to be a brief reference from a classifieds or index section.
Governor Curry abandons push for statehood and suspends action until the next congressional session. The move ends current advocacy, leaving future action to lawmakers and timing to later sessions.
Governor Curry and ex-Governor Prince urged the House and Senate territories committees to tour New Mexico next summer to judge its claim for statehood after fifty years of effort. The invitation signals a winter truce as the presidential campaign looms, with no action promised for the short session. The discussion centered on population claims and historic efforts.
To My Friends in Roswell the ad offers specialty horse shoing for one dollar fifty cents at Texas Shop run by R F Cruse proprietor with M W and 76tf noted.
The Spencer Seedless Apple Co announces first class shade trees guaranteed to grow and a full line of fruit trees. Office location is 2nd and Main St in Seed Store.
Mrs Ellen Church dies at her daughter Mrs W L Matson's home in Washington City on January 24. She and her daughters Misses May A and Ethel spent last summer in Roswell seeking health. Mrs May was a clerk in the land office.
Notice from R F Cruse offers a nice lot of cherry, pear, prune, plum, peach, raspberry, blackberry, gooseberry and currant plants for sale at his shop on South Main Street at cheap prices.
Cattle receipts 9,000 with prices 1 percent lower. Southern steers 3.99 to 4.75, southern cows 2.75 to 3.60, stockers and feeders 3.00 to 4.65, bulls 2.80 to 4.15, calves 3.25 to 6.25. Western cattle 4.00 to 5.75, western cows 2.50 to 4.50. Sheep receipts 6,000, market weak to 10 cents lower. Muttons 4.50 to 5.25, lambs 6.40 to 7.00, wethers 4.50 to 6.00, red ewes 4.25 to 5.00.
Local grocery advertises apples priced at five cents per pound at Cash Grocery. Limited details available from short OCR snippet.
Francis J. ae. accuses U S Senator Charles W Fulton of misusing high office in a Portland speech on Graft Versus Good Citizenship. He presented signed statements documents and sworn affidavits to substantiate the charges in a courtroom style address.
In New York on Tuesday January 28 both the prosecution and the defense in the Thaw case finally rested at 3 16 p m after presenting final arguments.
New York January 29 Martin W Littleton counsel for Thaw argued before a crowded court room seeking to persuade the jury to acquit or show leniency as the Thaw trial proceeds. The attorney urged the jury to consider the insanity defense and the surrounding public attention as factors in their deliberations.
A compact notice from Roswell Title and Trust Company announces a brief alert or update regarding title services. Details are sparse, emphasizing urgency or a pending action related to property handling or trust arrangements. The item preserves the firm’s name and the concise public-facing tone of a legal or real estate notice.
Mrs L B Boellner received a telegram announcing the death of her brother Will Rees in Las Vegas yesterday He was about forty years old and leaves a wife and three children He formerly lived in El Dorado Kansas moved to New Mexico for health then to Roswell and Las Vegas Roswell residents recall him with sorrow as they learn of his passing Described as well known locally and missed by many.
Mose Lewis awaiting trial for the murder of L. S. Terhune sent a sealed envelope by mail containing a lock of his hair and trimmings from his finger nails. It is reported that insanity will be used as a defense at the upcoming trial.
Miss Susie Jones was operated on for appendicitis at St. Mary's Hospital this morning.
New York Jan 29 reports financial observers expect a merger of the National Railroad of Mexico and the Mexican National Railroad to be completed within a week or ten days. Under an agreement with the government a new company will be organized and its stock and bonds issued to the stockholders of the two old lines.
A brief notice states that customers will pay five cents per pound for fine apples at the Cash Grocery. The fragment also mentions Russell performing carriage work, but the full context is unclear.
Roswell Cycle Company announces a new complete line of electrical goods alongside bicycle and repair services. E. J. Dixon, in charge, is an experienced electrician familiar with insurance underwriters. Contract work is a specialty with emphasis on safety and reliability. satisfaction guaranteed. Phone 165, 104 E. 2nd St.
Owing to growing trade, R F Cruse on South Main St advertises securing another man to shoe horses within 30 minutes. The shop pledges first class work or no pay, signaling prompt service and strong craftsmanship.
U. S. Weather Bureau notes observation at 6:00 am in Roswell New Mexico on January 29. Temperature yesterday high 62 low 28 mean 45. Precipitation 0. Wind north at 4 miles. Sky partly cloudy. Forecast for Roswell and vicinity: fair tonight and Thursday with steady temperature.
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