City Council Passes Sprinkling Ordinance After Quick Session
A short July meeting ended after a brisk vote on Ordinance No. 219, the sprinkling measure, amid debate over amending blocks and potential delays. Mayor Veal was absent. Mr. Reid presided as six to four approved the amendment before final passage.
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Veal
Reid
A. J. Welter
Haymaker
East Fifth Street
Parker Earle
Earle
Bryant
Cummins
Mr. Davis
Cottingham
Anderson
First Street
Virginia
Mr. Whiteman
Messrs
Mullis
Mr. Reid
Messrs. Bryant, Whiteman and Wylys
Dexter Fourth Draws Big Crowds and Crowded Trains
Roswell sent about 200 to 300 people to Dexter for the Fourth celebration. Morning train south sold around 200 tickets. many traveled by carriages and on top of cars. A crowd enjoyed entertainment, a dance at night, and speeches by C. C. Hill of Roswell. Rail service suffered from crowding as two cabooses were added and extra coaches were diverted to Carlsbad. Lost notes for gold Waltham watches and a housing request appear in the notices.
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Dexter
Roswell
C. C. Hill
Carlsbad
Malaga
Vaughn
Auto Service
J. W. Stockard
Amarillo
Auto Company
Post Office Department
Bottling Works Worker Suffers Cut Hand
R. W. Smith of Oklahoma sustained a badly cut hand from a bursting pop bottle at the Gilmore bottling works today.
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R. W
Oklahoma
Smith
Gilmore Bottling
Democrats Rally in Roswell to Debate New Mexico’s Constitution
Democrats from Artesia Carlsbad Hagerman Lake Arthur Portales Clovis and Dexter converge on Roswell for two meetings to discuss the Constitutional Convention and the path for New Mexico's statehood. Delegations from Pecos Valley towns will attend as Republicans push for a GOP dominated state and oppose key constitutional provisions.
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Jeffersonian Club
Democratic Central Committee
Chaves County
New Mexico
Commonwealth
Roswell
Pecos Valley
Artesia
Carlsbad
Hagerman
Lake Arthur
Portales
Clovis
Dexter
Union
Senate
Alexander Hamilton
Petition to keep Roswell Vaughn auto mail service
A large Roswell petition signed by 120 business leaders and professionals asks Joseph Stewart not to discontinue the Roswell to Vaughn auto mail route amid rumors of Santa Fe railroad opposition. Many intended signers were refused listing.
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Roswell
Joseph Stewart
Vaughn
Santa Fe
AS Is
Modern Woodmen Picnic Delights With Farm Victory
Modern Woodmen of America members and guests enjoyed a large Fourth of July picnic at the S S Bible place four miles southwest of town. A six inning baseball game pitting the farmers against the Woodmen ended 15 to 6 in favor of the farmers. A plentiful dinner followed the game.
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S. S
Woodmen
Democrats to hold mass meetings on Friday at Armory
A mass meeting of Democrats is scheduled Friday at two and eight o clock at the Armory to discuss issues before the New Mexico Constitutional Convention. The afternoon session is a Chaves county business meeting while the evening session covers the Pecos Valley.
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New Mexico
Roswell
Armory
Chaves County
Pecos Valley
Hereford Team Arrives for Three-Game Series
Hereford Texas baseball club travels from Artesia after a twin bill win. They face Roswell this afternoon and continue Friday. Hereford swept Artesia 7 to 5 and 14 to 5, boosting season record to thirty games with only two losses.
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Hereford
Texas
Bmch
Husky
Artesia
Roswell
Sam Swope Safe and Sound Report Recalled as False
A Saturday rumor claimed Sam Swope an old timer and ranchman with three ranches in the Penasco and Elk country was murdered. It was learned yesterday the report was without foundation. Tillotson of the U S Land Office spoke with him by long distance telephone. Swope and his son are at Alamogordo.
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Sam Swope
Penasco
Elk Country
T. €. Tillotson
Register of the U. S. Land Office
Mr. Swope
Alamogordo
Cities ban and regulate Jeffries Johnson fight pictures
Across the United States and beyond officials act to prohibit or restrict showing the Jeffries Johnson fight pictures. Mayors in Fort Worth Harrisburg Boston Norfolk Louisville Des Moines Portland DC Savannah Pittsburg Richmond and Cape Town urge bans or enforce prohibitions. Jeffries arrives in Oakland showing facial injuries and grief while Rickard weighs whether seconds’ help to rise counts as a disqualification.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Davis
Boston
Mass
Christian Endeavor Society
Branca
Fitzgerald
Chicago
Jack Johnson
8Th Infantry Band
Negro Elk Band
Johnson
Wabash Avenue
Norfolk
Reed
Portsmouth
Louisville
Cape Town
South Africa
Jefferson City
Hadley
Jeffries-Johnson
Portland
Maine
Washington
District of Columbia
Savannah
Tilden
Pittsburg
Des Moines
Richmond
Mann
Virginia
Jeff
Reno
Nev
Jeffries
Tex Rickard
Rickard
Fourth of July prank may kill Mexican boy in Las Cruces
In Las Cruces New Mexico on July 6 a group of American boys used ligated firecrackers on Antonio Ruiz a small Mexican boy. The crackers exploded set his clothing ablaze and the breeze assisted the flames as he ran. He was fatally injured and died shortly after.
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Las Cruces
N. M
Antonio Ruiz
Kansas City Stock Market Report July 6
cattle receipts 7000 with southern and native cattle prices listed. hog receipts 7000 with rising bids. sheep receipts 5000 noting steady to strong market. good driving horses at City Livery.
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Kansas City Stock Market
Kansas City
Ballinger says Roosevelt may be led astray
Secretary Ballinger arrived in Washington from Beverly and commented on a Oyster Bay rumor that Roosevelt backs Miles Poindexter for the Senate seat to succeed Senator Piles. He called Poindexter not a Republican but a socialist ally, and declined to discuss the Reclamation Service reorganization, calling Director Newell’s relation to the service a misfortune.
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Ballinger
Roosevelt
Washington
Beverly
Oyster Bay
Miles Poindexter
Senate
Piles
Poindexter
Browne Retrial Set for July 23 in Bribery Case
Chicago July 6 The retrial of Representative Lee O Neil Browne charged with bribery was set for July 23. State's Attorney Wayman announced an indictment against grocer John A Malloy for attempting to corrupt juror Oscar Morford during the recent trial.
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Lee O’neil Browne
Chicago
Lee O'Neil Browne
Wayman
John A. Malloy
Oscar Morford
Census figures show Abilene and San Angelo populations
Washington July 6 Census Director Durand reports Abilene Texas has 9 204 residents while San Angelo Texas lists 16 32 steel in a first census pass likely indicating a typo or data error for the latter city.
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Tex
Washington
Durand
Abilene
Texas
San Angelo
Passenger steamer Grand Republic on fire off New York
A passenger steamer Grand Republic bound for Rockaway caught fire off the Quarantine Station in the Narrows. The sister ship of the General Slocum, it was steered toward the Crescent Athletic Club dock where all passengers were safely landed.
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New York City
New York
Grand Republic
Rockaway
Narrows
inHiated General Slocum
Crescent Athletic Club
Roswell Weather Summary Opens with Warm Day and Rain Expected
U S Weather Bureau notes Roswell New Mexico observation at 6 00 a m shows max 102 min 68 mean 85 with 0 precipitation and W wind at 4 cloudy conditions. Forecast calls for local showers tonight and Thursday with cooler temperatures and a comparison cites record highs for 15 years ago.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Roswell
N. M
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