Eddy County Commissioners Tax Wells on Unpatented Land Won’t Apply
Attorney J L Johnson returned from Carlsbad after securing a new order from Eddy County commissioners setting aside the tax on artesian wells on government land. About 152 wells in the county faced assessments ranging from 3000 to 5000 dollars, with Artesia leaders Galvie Talbot George Cleveland and E F Hardwick among the fighters. Parts of Roswell report heavy rain from the Fourth with Carlbad claiming two inches since then.
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Eddy County
J. L. Johnson
Carlsbad
Johnson
Artesia
Galvie Talbot
George Cleveland
E. F. Hardwick
Ives County
Roswell
Carlgbad
Engine Jumped the Rails Near Texico
An engine attached to the north bound train jumped the rails near Texico yesterday. It tore up several ties delaying other trains. The passenger car suffered no damage. The second section of the afternoon train bringing a crowd from the north was delayed a few hours for repairs.
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Texico
Remains Taken to Old Home for Tim Dean
Mrs. Pearl Dean departed this morning with the remains of her husband Tim Dean who died yesterday at the Perkins home North Hill. She carries the body to Weldon Arkansas the late home where the funeral service will be held. Dean came here about a month ago for his health but was too late.
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Old Home
Pearl Dean
Tim Dean
North Hill
Weldon
Ark
Dean
Cooper Foreman Leaves for Denver After Family Ills
Rees SF reports Cooper foreman of the Record office departed for Denver to be with his wife who had left a fortnight earlier after a telegram announcing her father’s death. He received word that his wife’s sister Miss Flie Weatherly had died. Mrs. Cooper’s mother is not expected to live, prompting the family to return to their old home in Indian before resuming their duties.
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Rees SF. Cooper
Record Office
Denver
Cooper
Flie Weatherly
New York Store Launches Advertising Campaign
Mamie Moore, formerly at the Western Union Telegraph office, visited Por tales on her way back to Carlsbad after a stay with relatives. Mr Edwards earns trust by keeping his store promises, with customers relying on price and quality claims.
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New
Mamie Moore
Western Union Telegrap
Laden
Carlsbad
Hime
Portales
Jaffa Prager Co Announces Big Special Sale
The Jaffa Prager Company advertises only when it offers something special and begins a large special sale this issue. The firm has the goods and sets prices to move them, making the sale eagerly read by customers.
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Jaffa-Prager Company
Wire Tappers Foiled in Windsor Ontario Betting Ring
Reported across the nation, wire tappers tapped into the Windsor Ontario race track line and sent false information to New York betting points, but were stopped after howls of fraud were uncovered.
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Work
New York
Windsor
Ont
Rich strike reported at Nogal Peak mine
L W Adams returns from mountains with news of a rich mining strike at the Nogal Peak mine. The discovery signals potential further production as ore yields attract attention from local operators and investors.
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Nogal Peak
L. W. Adams
Roswell man tours distant gold strike with Keebler party
A Roswell man and Kenneth Keebler joined a mining expedition into the mountains to assess a reported gold strike. The traveler left Keebler at a mountain location for a three to four week outing while he sought more details on the find and the ore quality.
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Gold Mining and Milling Company
Roswell
Mr. Adams
Kenneth Keebler
Death of Romaldo Montana in Lincoln
Romaldo Montana 36, an agent for Singer Sewing Machine Co, died by suicide in Lincoln last week after reportedly falling behind in accounts. He leaves a widow and six young children.
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Romaldo Montana
Lincoln
Singer Sewing Machine& Co
Death of W. W. Boykin Typhoid Fever in Allene Tex
W. W. Boykin aged 17 died yesterday at St. Mary's hospital from typhoid fever. Funeral held at two this afternoon from Ulery Undertaking parlors with Rev J. W. Smith officiating. The deceased recently came here from Allene Texas.
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W. W. Boykin
St. Mary’s Hospital
Ulery
J. W. Smith
Allene
Tex
Social World notes from Christian church class outing
Class No 6 at the Christian church led by Mrs Cooper enjoyed a Fourth of July hay ride to the Owens place east of town. About forty in the party shared a picnic and a baskets meal before the ride home. The Woman's Club plans an old fashioned spelling bee next Tuesday at the Southern Methodist church to raise funds for a room at St Marys Hospital.
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Christian Church
Taugat
Cooper
Owens Place
Southern Methodist Church
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rubber Tire and Horse Shoeing Ad in Texas Shop
Two first class workmen to wait on you. Rubber tire and horse shoeing services offered at Overman's stand in the Texas Shop. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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Texas
Overman’s
Polish unrest and police resignations amid Jewish tensions
Warsaw reports escalating crime and terrorism. Police formed into a troop for self protection against bombings, later resignations threaten to arrest absentees. In St Petersburg debates critique government policy amid anti Jewish riots and peasant movements. Cossacks killed in Poland in an explosion at a lime kiln used for bombs. Seattle police raid a house for bomb making machines linked to August Rosenberg.
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Warsaw
Rbin
St. Sec Ecres
Bescathioes
Eds Council of Empire
House of Parliament
Bialystock
Father Arandsieff
Trans-Caucasia
Expo Berlin
Lokal Anzieger
Kattovitz
Sian Silesia
Seattle
Wash
August Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Hamburg
Turkish Invasion Halted on Persian Frontier
Report from Constantinople says a July 64ish Turkish push to seize more Persian territory was checked by the government, with heavy losses to the invaders. The ministry ordered the Turkish commander to withdraw and avoid further rupture with Persia.
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Constantinople
Furthe
Persia
Libraries urged to equip publics for good citizens
James H. Canfield of Columbia Law School urged the American Library Association to stock public libraries with books to help immigrants become good citizens. The call was shared at the association meeting in Narragansett Pier.
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Rosaline Narragansett Pier
R. J
American Library Association
James H. Canfield
Columbia Wie
Settling Insurance Payments Rise in San Francisco
Fourteen million dollars already paid at San Francisco as the fire insurance settlement process reports 166 settlements completed and preliminary calculations show more than 104 million dollars in losses to be adjusted. Over fourteen million dollars have already been paid.
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San Francisco
Cal
Anarchist Rosenberg Arrested in Altona Plot Claim
An alleged anarchist named Rosenberg from Seattle was arrested in Altona Prussia yesterday. He is accused of having designs on the life of Emperor William.
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Emperor William
Altona
Prussia
Ank
Rosenberg
Seattle
Washington
New Zealand Premier Meets President at Sagamore Hill
Oyster Bay July 6 Sir Joseph Ward premier of New Zealand dined with President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill. Ward said he wished to discuss a possible reciprocity treaty with the United States as New Zealand has a surplus of wool and gum.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Jos. Ward
New Zealand
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
United States
Gasoline explosion kills three at Cos Endall dye works
Three persons were killed and six injured when a large gasoline tank exploded at the Cos Endall dye works in Saginaw Michigan. Two injuries were serious as the blast shattered every window in the block.
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Saginaw, Mich
Judy
Cosendall Dye Works
Record July 4th Toll in Chicago
The Chicago Tribune tally shows fifty-one lives lost and 3 551 celebrants injured in July 4th incidents, with some injuries fatal, as of an early today report.
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Chicago
The
Tribune
Snow In Elida Delights Record Readers
C C Cooper departing for Denver telegraphed from Elida that it was snowing there as the Record passed the station, noting Roswell’s cooler today.
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Roswell
C. C. Cooper
Denver
Elida
Roswell Adopts Sidewalk Ordinance and Revenue Notes
The Roswell city council sets 1906 1907 tax rates with a general Territorial levy of 1.40 per hundred and county levy of 2.00 per hundred, funds to support city sidewalks and public works. An ordinance requires cement sidewalks on Tilden Street and posts notices to adjoining owners with penalties for postings on private property.
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Roswell
New Mexico
City OF Roswell
City of
Clement
Astaviz
Tilden Street
Lea Avenue
Union Avenue
Kentucky Society May Skip June Meeting in Absence of President
With President Skipwith away the Kentucky Society canceled June’s regular gathering. A proposal urges a Saturday night meeting at the Big Four Real Estate Co. offices in the Grand Central Hotel, rooms once used by the Tallmadge Co. Garton offered the space and all members and potential members are urged to attend.
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Skipwith
Kentucky Society
Big Four’ Real Estate Co
Tallmadge Co
Grand Central Hotel
Garton
Lis
Subscription Drive for Volunteer Fire Department Suits
George Foraman circulates a local subscription list to raise about 75 dollars to finish paying for rubber coats boots and hats for the Volunteer Fire Department. The emphasis is on practical protection in firefighting rather than dress parade. Town residents with property interests should contribute, and even a smile is welcomed when the list is presented.
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George Foraman
George
Oil executive visits camp to inspect east town well
John R. Beach secretary of Vulcan Oil and Gas Company of Independence Kansas arrived to study the oil well east of town. He will report after visiting the Roswell Oil Company camp.
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John R. Beach
Vulcan Oil and Gas Company
Independence
Kansas
Prominent Minister Dies in Chicago Parish Role
Reverend P. L. Moyer, longtime pastor of the New Jerusalem church and founder of the Parliament of Religions, died of heart disease in Cincinnati on July 6. He led Chicago’s largest church of his denomination for 25 years and helped shape the 1893 World’s Fair religious program.
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Cincinnati
P. L. Moyer
Church of the New Jerusalem
Chicago
General Mechel Dead Credited By Oyama
Major General Mechel former professor of military tactics in Japan died in Berlin. Field Marshal Oyama credited Mechel's instructions for his success at the Mukden battle.
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Marshal Oyama
Berlin
Mechel
Japan
Mukden
Bridge Plans Move Forward Over Hondo River Bed
Commissioners announce steel arrival and will advertise for bids to construct a run bridge over the Hondo river bed near Slaughter place east of town.
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Hondo
Slaughter Place
President Cleveland Says He Feels Better
Princeton New Jersey July 6 reports President Grover Cleveland improving from illness and expecting to be out in a few days, according to a morning statement.
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Cleveland
Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Roswell Field Blueprint Maps at Carlton and Bell’s Office
Blueprint maps of the Roswell fields stored at the Carlton and Bell firm office. The plans detail layout features and property boundaries in a historical mapping record.
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Roswell Fields
Carlton & Bell
Roswell Weather forecast July 6 details
Local Roswell New Mexico weather report at 6am records maximum temperature of 70 and minimum 56 with a mean of 63 and .01 inch precipitation. Wind light from the north with a slight sprinkle. Forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions tonight and Saturday with local showers and a rising temperature.
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Roswell
N. M
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