Johnson welcomed home as race riots feared fade
Chicago reports a jubilant reception for Jack Johnson after his return. A large black crowd greeted him, the Eighth Regiment band played, and Johnson rode through the black belt to his home at 35344 Wabash Avenue. Officials prepared police and guards to prevent disorder and to control the welcome.
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Jack Johnson
Eighth Regiment
Wabash Avenue
Johnson
Linois National Guards
Roswell
New Mexico
Johnstown
Pasadena
Calif
St. Joseph
Federation of Churches
Kentucky
Covington
Cincinnati
Frankfort
Lynchburg
Hollidaysburg
Wichita
Kan
el Paso
Texas
Robinson
Ciudad Juarez
Mexico
New York
Church of the Divine Paternity
Young Men’s Christian Union
Mayor the fight pictures showing barred in Roswell
Roswell mayor vows to block the Reno Jeffries Johnson fight film widely reported by the Associated Press. He would seek a city ordinance ban on such contest pictures to uphold civic decency in Southeastern New Mexico. Correspondent Robt T McClung notes AP dispatches include Roswell in the list.
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Associated Press
Ft. Worth
Texas
Harrisburg
Boston
Mass
Norfolk
Board of Alderman
Roswell
New Mexico
Veal
Wool Market St Louis July Trade Report Text
Wool unchanged. Territory and western mediums, 18 22 12, fine mediums 16 17, fine 12 14.
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St. Louis
Woman Wins Out For Head National Educational Assn
Mrs Ella Flagg Young of Chicago defeated Z X Snyder of Colorado for president at the National Educational Association convention. The vote was 617 to 376.
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National Educational Assn
Boston
Mass
Z. X. Snyder
Colorado State Normal School
National Educational Association
Ella Flagg Young
Chicago
Snyder
Contract To Amis And New Gilkeson Started
The contract for remodeling the New Gilkeson and adding a larger structure was let to G. N. Amis of Roswell for 15000 dollars. Survey stakes were set today and foundation excavation starts tomorrow. Total costs will reach 20000 to 25000 dollars once plumbing electrical and heating are let. The Roswell hotel project aims for fall completion to meet busy season.
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Amis
Gilkeson
Seismic Event Reported From Distant Quake Near Cleveland
A severe earthquake near Cleveland was recorded at St Ignatius college observatory last night. Officials estimate the disturbance originated from fifteen hundred to two thousand miles away, likely greater than any quake in six months.
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Cleveland
Ohio
St. Ignatius College Observatory
Big Sprinkling Preparations Post Ordinance Passage
After the sprinkling ordinance, Dallas received four extra sprinklers to join the two existing units. New equipment is loaded and ready, with teams identified and wagons and barns built for operation behind the fire house. Costs of three to four thousand dollars will be financed by Mayor Veal, as the city expands its own sprinkling program after the Booth contract expired.
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Dallas
Veal
Howard Booth
Reverend J W Taylor Dies at Noon in Roswell
Rev J W Taylor a Southern Methodist minister aged about 35 died at his Roswell lodging at 1622 North Kentucky avenue after a three week bed illness. He and his wife and three year old child had come from Colorado for tuberculosis care. The body was moved to Dilley undertaking rooms for shipment to Magazine Arkansas, the widow and child accompanying the remains.
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J. W. Taylor
Southern Methodist Church
North Kentucky Avenue
Arkansas
Colorado
Roswell
Dilley Undertaking
Magazine
Ark
Democrats Host Mass Meetings on Constitutional Convention
A mass meeting of Democrats is set for Friday at 2 PM and 8 PM 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 invites all in the Pecos Valley.
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Armory
New Mexico
Chaves County
Pecos Valley
Aviator to Carry Mining Machinery by Plane
Dr J J P Armstrong has hired A M Williams to move placer mining equipment from Douglas to a Chihuahua mountains property, about three hundred miles. The payload is limited to one hundred pounds per flight and Williams operates a monoplane, marking an early commercial use of heavier than air flight.
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Douglas,Ariz
J. J. P. Armstrong
A. M. Williams
Douglas
Chihuahua Mountains
Mexico
Williams
Spotted Cotton Bearing Trees Marked for Trimming
Under Mayor G T Veal order Roswell marks cotton bearing trees with a black cross to top them in fall after leaf fall. An ordinance will require topping at three to four year intervals to curb flying cotton nuisance without harming the trees. H A Braenvogel left for Vaughn after business and sightseeing in Roswell.
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G. T. Veal
Roswell
Desperate Wife Shoots Husband Then Kills Self
Chicago July 7. Desperation over alleged guilt and infidelity drove street car conductor Henry Mullan and his 3 year old daughter to be fatally shot by Mrs. Henry Mullan. She then killed herself with carbolic acid. In a letter to her parents and the public she said she had been a good wife but he spent time with other women and beat her.
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Chicago
Henry Mullan
Mulsaw
Heavy rains hit southern Oklahoma stalling long drought
Ardmore July 7 heavy rains swept southern Oklahoma breaking a months long drought. The downpour affected Ardmore and surrounding areas bringing relief to farms and prompting weather officials to monitor further rainfall.
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Oklahoma
Ardmore
Ohka
Ballinger Starts Westward Inspection Tour
Secretary Ballinger leaves Washington for an extended western tour to inspect reclamation projects Indian reservations and national parks likely lasting several months.
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Ballinger
Washington
Roswell Beats Hereford In Sloppy Nine Inning Tilt
Roswell defeats Hereford ten to three in Roswell after a wet field slows play. Weeks keeps Hereford's bats scattered while Wilson and Wright homer for Roswell, and 12 Weeks strikeouts pace the visitors.
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Hereford
Texas
Roswell
Abri Po Bennett
Shirley
Carter
Cf Wilson
Bowman
Black
O ‘Phillips
Stroud
Rf. Alban Ca
Acee
Roswell Ab
Hal Ware
Moore
Joe Ware
McCaslin
Wiggins
Wright
Leland
Castledine Cf
Former Roswell Boy Marries Letha Bell Near Fort Worth
Milton Claud Smith formerly of Roswell and Letha Bell daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Bell of east Roswell were married at 8 this morning by Justice A J Welter at his home in east Roswell The groom now farms near Fort Worth and the bride is described as popular The couple left for their Fort Worth area home after the ceremony
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Milton Claud Smith
Fort Worth
Texas
Letha Bell
J. W. Bell
East Roswell
Justice A. J. Welter
Roswell
Crash in Prices on New York Stock Market
New York July 6 There was a crash in stock prices at the opening of the market today and a paralysis of demand and free offerings similar to yesterday. Interior bankers comments and farm land speculation shaped the situation. Prices for the year were unlikely to be the slump low, with Union Pacific Reading and U S Steel rebounding in the first hour.
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New York
Union Pacific
Reading
U. S. Steel
Severe cyclone strikes far northern states causing deaths and injuries
A cyclonic storm swept western Minnesota eastern South Dakota and nearby areas last evening. It followed a path from Benson to Madison and reached Watertown with one death and score injured at a circus in ruins. Two horses were killed and telegraph service collapsed delaying details. Local towns Breckenridge Grand Forks Sioux Falls Brookings reported significant damage.
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St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
South Dakota
Benson
Madison
Watertown
S. D
Breckenridge
Grand Forks
N. D
Sioux Falls
Brookings
Kansas City Stock Market Western and Southern Livestock Report
Kansas City July 7 cattle receipts 6000 with 2500 southern cattle. Market steady to ten cents lower. Native steers 4.75 to 8.25, southern steers 3.75 to 7.25, southern cows 2.50 to 5.00, native cows and heifers 2.50 to 7.05, stockers 3.25 to 5.75, bulls 3.00 to 4.75, calves 3.75 to 8.00, western steers 4.75 to 7.75, western cows 3.00 to 5.50. Hog receipts 7000, market ten cents lower. Bulk 8.95 to 9.20, heavy 8.90 to 9.10, packers 9.00 to 9.70, light 9.10 to 9.25, pigs 9.00 to 9.25. Sheep receipts 4000, market steady. Muttons 4.00 to 5.00, lambs 7.00 to 8.25, fed wethers and yearlings 4.75 to 6.00, fed western ewes 4.75 to 4.75.
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Kansas City
Taft Extends Vacation With Mayflower Cruise
President Taft enjoys a vacation with no official duties and plans a ten day cruise on the Mayflower starting July 18 with his family. He will sail the north coast stopping at Bar Harbor and possibly other points of interest while taking golf along.
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Taft
Beverly
Mass
Bar Harbor
Marvin Stull 20 Die After Illness at St Marys Hospital
Marvin Stull aged 20 died Tuesday in the tubercular wards at St Marys hospital. He came to the city two months ago from Franklin Kentucky seeking health. The body lies at Henninger parlors and will be shipped tomorrow to his home.
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Marvin Stull
St. Mary’s Hospital
Franklin
Henninger
El Paso Man Heads to Vaughan in Automobile
Mr. Schnable of El Paso set out yesterday by automobile for Vaughan.
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Mr. Schnable
el Paso
Vaugan
John Phillips Taken To St Mary's Hospital
John Phillips was taken to St Mary's Hospital today due to appendicitis illness.
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John Phillips
St. Mary’s Hospital
School Board Elects High School Teachers
The Board of Education met in regular session with members present. Minutes were read and bills paid for water, light, and plumbing on the new High School building. The board selected S. C. Lee of the University of Missouri as science and chemistry teacher for next year, replacing Dowell who resigned. The board recessed to Saturday night to hear the construction superintendent report.
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Jaffa
Hamilton
Finley
Ogle
Rucker
Murray
Gibbany
S. C. Lee
University of Missouri
Dowell
Oklahoma
Lee
Wiggins
Roswell Alfalfa Growers Association Forms to Boost Prices
The Roswell Alfalfa Growers Association creates a temporary general selling agency to secure uniform, higher hay prices. Similar groups in other areas report gains of 50 cents to $1 per ton. The next meeting is set for July 9 at 7 30 PM at the Farms School House. all farmers are invited to discuss agricultural interests and alfalfa pricing.
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Roswell
Alfalfa Growers ‘Association
Farms
SFD
Weather drains Kentucky crops under heavy rains
Too much rain in the south for good crops hits Kentucky with cloud bursts and drought in Tennessee and southern Indiana. The crop situation is acute as excessive wet and drought cut truck gardening and small fruit yields by half, while tobacco, corn and wheat suffer tremendous damage.
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South
Louisville
Kentucky
Tennessee
Indiana
Birth announcement and rental notice clipped in one item
Mr and Mrs D A Paddock announce the birth of a fine big baby boy Tuesday. For rent a furnished front room east front with shade. couple preferred at 104 South Kentucky. Also a wanted at once non descriptive ticket to Kansas City addressed Route 1 Box 77 0612.
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Kansas City
Mrs
D. A. Paddock
Travel party heads east from Albuquerque via Vaughn
Lu K McGaffey departed Albuquerque this afternoon by auto route to Vaughn. Also traveling were Dr Gregory with W G Hamilton en route east and Arthur Ingham bound for his ranch northeast of Roswell.
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Lu. K. McGaffey
Albuquerque
Vaughn
Dr. Gregory
W. G. Hamilton
Arthur Ingham
Roswell
Roswell Weather Report July 7 Roswell and Vicinity Forecast
U S Weather Bureau local report Roswell New Mexico July 7 temperature max 98 min 63 mean 80. precipitation .02 wind SE 2 clear. Compare extremes this date last year max 91 min 68. Fifteen years' record max 106 1895 min 56 1907. Forecast fair tonight and Friday.
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Roswell
N. M
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