Non-Partisan Convention Debate Shapes New Mexico Politics
In Albuquerque and Santa Fe the Democratic and Republican Territorial Central Committees meet to discuss a non-partisan constitutional convention and party strategy. Democrats split on concessions to Republicans while Pecos Valley supporters push a no-compromise stance. accusations of corporate influence and betrayal color the debate amid a tense political landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
Republican Territorial Central
Chaves County
John J. Hinkle
Hagerman
R. D. Bell
Roswell
K. K. Scott
G. A. Richardson
J. S. Lea
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Commercial Club
Democratic Committee
Vaughn
Santa Fe
N. M
Democratic Party
Territorial Committee
Hitchcock
Washington
Good Showers Across Pecos Valley Sunday
The Roswell region reported light rain at six in the evening totaling about a quarter inch. South Hill saw heavier showers forming small rivers and a lake near the railroad crossing by South Spring. Dexter Lake Arthur and Carlsbad also recorded good rains Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Valley
Roswell
South Hill
South Spring
Dexter
Lake Arthur
Carlsbad
Taft and Roosevelt Discuss tariff bill in Beverly
William Loeb Jr met President Taft in Beverly to talk over the general political situation including the Payne Aldrich tariff. Taft wants Roosevelt to study the new law before committing himself. Roosevelt had heard insurgent views from Bristow La Follette Beveridge and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Mass
William Loeb, Jr
Taft
Roosevelt
Bristow
la Follette
Beveridge
Elks Lodge 969 Tuesday Meeting Notice
Roswell Lodge No. 969 B P O Elks announces regular meeting on Tuesday evening July 12. Lodge opens promptly at 7 30 to allow members to attend other attractions later in the evening. Fred C Hunt E R 6912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
Roswell Lodge No
B. P. O. Elks
Fred C. Hunt
E. R
School Board to Fill All Vacancies Tonight
The Board of Education meets tonight to receive the report of the special committee on superintendent of construction for the new High school and to fill all vacancies in the public school teachers lists. Three vacancies exist in the High school and one in the lower grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Roswell
Kansas City
St. Louis
Roswell Amusement Association backs Roswell baseball bid
After a safe Fourth of July, the Roswell Amusement Association resumes the season with strong fan backing. The team posted a .727 winning percentage in 22 games, better than any big league average, and seeks new pitchers to replace a departed salaried hurler. A Tuesday meeting at the Commercial Club invites fans to show support, followed by a team banquet at The Gilkeson and a celebratory smoker. Cy Leland resigns as captain while McCaslin assumes on field leadership and game coordination responsibilities. The association publishes its receipts and expenditures to July 10, 1910, to show town ownership and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
Hereford
Black
Caldwell
Bratton
Cairdress
Texas
Albuquerque
Duke City
Gilkeson
Cy Leland
Association
McCaslin
Mack
Teachers resign for better pay across the region
Teachers who won election positions have resigned to take jobs offering $300 to $500 more annually. Mr. Lee of Missouri accepted a new post, and a Colorado school offered $150 monthly, releasing him from his contract. The board will keep seeking qualified teachers at affordable salaries through the summer. Roswell hires only university graduates with years of experience, surpassing Dallas and other Southwest cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Missouri
Colorado
Roswell
Dallas
Southwest
Rainy Weekend in Carlsbad Prompts Move For Joyce Pruit
F G Snow a book keeper for Joyce Pruit Company in Carlsbad reports a big rain Saturday night. He spent Sunday in Roswell with his family and plans to move them to Carlsbad soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlsbad
F. G. Snow
Joyce-Pruit Company
Roswell
Trouble in Guba leads to arrests including Colonel Valera
Havana July 11 reports an attempted widespread uprising disrupted by the arrest of Colonel Jorge Valera and six others, many of them colored. A trunk with arms ammunition and dynamite was found en route to Veja Bermeja in Matanzas, with letters and documents linking others to the plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Jorge Valera
Veja Bermeja
Matanzas
Roswell Superintendent Brasher Returns From Texas Trip
M H Brasher Roswell school superintendent returned from a five week vacation to Texas visiting Fort Worth Dallas and Greenville at his brother’s Cumby ranch Austin and Galveston. He gained thirteen pounds and praises Roswell as the best town of its size while noting Texas will always be near his heart but prefers the west and does not plan to live east of New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Brasher
Roswell
Texas
Fort Worth
Dallas
Greenville
Cumby
Austin
Galveston
Missouri
Brasher
Big Springs
Barstow
Pecos
Carlsbad
Altho
New Mexico
Wool Market Steady in St Louis Prices Listed
The Wool Market in St Louis Missouri on July 11 shows steady activity with territory and western mediums at 18 to 22 cents per pound, fine mediums 16 to 17, and fine 12 to 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Kansas City Stock Market Report Receipts and Prices
Cattle receipts 13 000 including 6 000 southern. Market steady to ten cents lower. Native steers 4 75 8 25 southern steers 4 00 6 25 southern cows 2 50 4 50 native cows and heifers 2 50 7 00 stockers and feeders 3 25 5 50 bulls 3 00 4 75 calves 3 75 8 25 western steers 4 50 7 50 western cows 3 00 5 50. Hog receipts 7 000 market 10 20 cents lower. Bulk sales 8 60 8 85 heavy 8 55 8 60 packers 8 60 8 80 light 8 75 8 95 pigs 8 50 8 75. Sheep receipts 8 000 markets ten cents lower. Muttons 4 00 4 80 lambs 7 00 8 00 fed wethers and yearlings 4 25 7 50 fed western ewes 3 75 4 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
New York Central Wreck Kills Three Workmen
Three train men died and a trainload of passengers was badly shaken near Newton Hook nine miles north of Hudson when a New York Central express derailed after the engine struck a freight car door that had fallen on the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Central
New York
Newton Hook
Hudson
Northern and Western Express
Dr Rosser Heads to Amarillo for Lecture Tour
Dr C M Rosser professor of surgery at Baylor University Dallas traveled from Roswell with his daughter Elma and son Curtis Rosser and Dr Cash for a western Texas and eastern New Mexico auto trip. He arrived Saturday afternoon and left Sunday morning for Amarillo where he spoke at Potter County Medical College, detailing a vacation and country viewing trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosser
Amarillo
C. M. Rosser
Baylor University of Dallas
Potter County Medical College
Texas
New Mexico
Miss Elma
Curtis Rosser
Cash
Dallas
Roswell
Carlsbad
Pecos Valley
Dr Rosser visits Roswell amid Baptist engagements
Dr Rosser was hosted by the Canves County Medical Society at a Country Club supper with George M. Slaughter presiding. He spoke at the First Baptist Sunday school and planned to address Hereford on Tuesday and Amarillo Tuesday night, with his school described as Baptist-endowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosser
Country Club
Canves County Medical Society
George M. Slaughter
First Baptist
G. T. Veal
Miss Rosser
Roswell
Spain in Religious Conflict Intensifies Across Cities
Anti clerical meetings persist in Madrid Zaragoza Tarragona and Toledo. A Barcelona petition signed by 22 000 women backed government policy. In Granada Andalusia Catholics faced an attack by anti clericals amid growing tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Madrid
Saragosa
Tarragona
Toledo
Barcelona
Granada
Andalusia
Forest fires cause over three million in Wisconsin damage
In northern Wisconsin over the last three weeks forest fires have caused more than three million dollars in damage. No fatalities are reported as yet, but the homes of more than three hundred families were destroyed last week and widespread suffering exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eau Claire
Wis
Wisconsin
Steamer Cape Girardeau Sinks After Hitting Snag
The river steamer Cape Girardeau struck a snag near Turkey Island 50 miles south of St. Louis and sank to the Mississippi bottom. Ninety aboard were rescued, including many women and children, after alarms were raised and passengers landed on a gang plank. The vessel was returning from Commerce Missouri when the accident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Cape Girardeau
Mississippi River
Turkey Island
Here
Commerce
Missouri
Johnsons Friends Barred Parade in New York
Hundreds of African Americans gathered at Grand Central to greet Jack Johnson as the Twentieth Century Limited train was delayed by a wreck near Albany. Police blocked a parade and Johnson would be taken to a west side hotel for a reception after a large turnout caused crush injuries in the station and surrounding streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
New York
Grand Central Station
Jack Johnson
Twentieth Century Limited
Albany
West Side
Heat Wave Reaches NYC Killing Twelve in 24 Hours
New York reports twelve heat deaths in the last day as the city bakes under a blistering wave. Nearly a million beachgoers crowded beaches Sunday while the Atlantic coast endures extreme heat. a man on Sixth Avenue was fatally shocked after collapsing onto a third rail. In Boston and vicinity several heat prostrations are noted by police and hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Minnan
Sixth Avenue
Boston
Goulds Divorced Wife Plans Next Marriage
New York July 11 plans were completed for the wedding of Mrs Helen Kelly Gould former wife of Frank J Gould to Ralph Hill Thomas nephew of Washington B Thomas president of the American Sugar Refining Company. The ceremony will likely take place today with few friends present and the couple will honeymoon by car touring England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gould
New York
Helen Kelly Gould
Frank J. Gould
Ralph Hill Thomas
Washington B. Thomas
American Sugar Refining Company
England
Newark Lynching Sparks State Charges and Grand Jury
Formal charges accuse Sheriff Links for failing to stop the lynching of Detective Etherington during rioting in Newark Ohio. Judge Charles Seward signs and calls a special grand jury to meet next Monday to investigate. Governor Harmon suspends Newark Mayor Atherton for 30 days during an inquiry into Friday night violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Ohio
Links
Etherington
Common Pleas
Charles Seward
Harmon
Seward
Columbus
Herbert Atherton
Ais
Carl Etherington
Linke
Anti-saloon League Sits Up and Takes Notice in Roswell
The Anti-saloon League of Roswell held a Sunday afternoon meeting at the Baptist church with 25 to 30 men. They formed committees on law and order and on constitutional convention legislation to push prohibition, plan delegates to Mountainair Chautauqua and Santa Fe, and criticized the Democratic temperance plank as too weak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anti-Saloon League
Rosweil
Baptist Church
Roswell
Mountainair Chautauqua
Santa Fe
Harvard Man Aims to Fight Jack Johnson in Ring
Cambridge July 11 Earl V M Long Harvard substitute center last fall seeks a match with Jack Johnson to win the world championship title He is described as nearly as big as Johnson in excellent condition aided by a strict diet costing about one dollar weekly He has long harbored pugilistic ambitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Jack Johnson
Cambridge
Mass
Earl V. M. Long
Long
Johnson
For Sale Non descriptive ladies ticket to Birmingham
A brief sale notice offers a ladies ticket to Birmingham Alabama for sale. The posting instructs to apply at Record with reference O912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Roswell Weather Report July 11 Roswell NM
U S Weather Bureau local report shows a high of 87 and a low of 63 with mean 75 and .24 inches of precipitation. Winds from the SE at 2 mph. Cloudy conditions forecast with possible local showers tonight or Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
N. M
Also Mentioned on This Page
Taft and
Bakerwell Studio
W. 4
Roswell Amusement Association
F. Co. Hunt
R. L. Malone
Auditing Committee
Guba
Supt. Brasher Home
U. S
U. S. Weather Bureau
Finley Rubber CO
Goodrich and Fisk Tires
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!