Excursions Revive Interest in Land Buyers and Fights
A large North line excursion train brought 54 buyers and accompanying agents to Roswell after weeks of slack crowds. Rain hindered viewing land but boosted later prospects, with Tallmadge and DeFreest-Draper groups present. Boxing match buzz centers on Britt versus Sullivan as weigh in looms at 133 pounds tonight.
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Central States
B. H. Tallmadge
Pecos Valley
Roswell
Ing Britt
Nelson
Britt
Sullivan
Disorders in Spain flare in Seville and Salamanca
Madrid reports serious unrest in Seville and Salamanca as distress spreads. Four hundred farm laborers invaded Seville looting bakeries and shops before police dispersed them. In Salamanca mobs stormed the city hall and sacked the building. a municipal council member fleeing rioters leapt from a window and died.
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Madrid
Seville
Salamanca
Abandon River Bridge After Structural Drift
The Frisco decides to abandon the river bridge after its six inch misalignment near disaster. The area faces heavy rains in the Ohio Valley and central states with cooler tonight in the Mid Atlantic as showers persist.
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Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic States
North Carolina
Middle and
Atlantic States
Nebraska
South Dakota
Colorado
New Mexico
Strike ends as teamsters quit for work in nationwide flood report
Joplin Missouri and Chicago report two distinct items. In Joplin flood waters of Spring River reached the dam at Lowell Kansas early this morning as waters rose. In Chicago striking teamsters who last night gave up their long struggle against employers broke ranks today in a stampede for work. Of more than four thousand men who quit, not more than fourteen or fifteen hundred will be reinstated in the next days.
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Chicago
Occupation Ordinance Arrest Linked to Dam Flood Damage
An arrest was made under the city ordinance after an urgent incident at the dam where water rose to within two feet of the top. Flooding occurred a mile above the dam in Wark, with about three feet of water over the banks but no deaths. Damages to crops are estimated at about half a million dollars.
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Wark
Gun boat blown up boiler on Bennington
Explosion aboard the gun boat Bennington destroys a boiler, triggering a catastrophic blast that kills over fifty sailors. Rescue efforts are underway as crews battle fires and secure the area. Local authorities confirm the vessel sustained severe damage during the incident.
Flood Crest Hits Spring River Valley Theorizes Losses
Galena Kansas reports rising flood along Spring river with mining land inundated and operations halted. Frisco bridge near mining area shifted out of line and abandoned. Peacock Valley warns of water entering mines. Arrest in San Diego for real estate license violation. hearing set for Monday. Occupation tax six months totals six dollars.
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Galena
Kans
Spring River
Spring
Frisco
Peacock Valley
Badger
Indian Territory
Frickey
West Alameda Street
Bailey
Bennington Gunboat Explosion Shocks San Diego Harbor
A boiler explosion aboard the U S gunboat Bennington near San Diego Bay killed many and wounded dozens. The ship listing and sinking fears prompted rapid rescue efforts as bodies were recovered and wounded rushed to hospital. News from Copenhagen and Paris adds context to global reactions.
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San Diego
Cal
U. S
Bennington
A & Wagon
Hospi & Vatal
Dismissed on Points in Tallmadge Case at Portales
Assistant U S Attorney Medler said the two perjury charges were dismissed due to a leak in the law. The defense argued subornation of perjury follows common law, but the commissioner ruled in their favor. Citizens of Portales held a mass meeting, closing many businesses in sympathy with the accused.
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Portales
Britt and Sullivan Fight Draws Little Attention
San Francisco July 21 Britt versus Sullivan set for tonight with Hayes Valley Club promoting the mill as decent attendance expected due to Britt’s following. Public interest appears limited despite fan base and local sporting momentum.
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San Francisco
Cal
Jimmy” Britt
Sullivan
Hayes Valley Club
Britt
South Dakota Merchants Unite to Fight Mail Order Firms
South Dakota retail and wholesale merchants convened in Sioux Falls to organize against eastern mail order houses. They seek a plan to force these firms out of the field and protect local business interests.
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South Dakota
Sioux Falls
S. D
Millionaire Plow Inventor Killed In Auto Crash
Los Angeles July 21 M T Hancock noted plow inventor and millionaire dies from skull fractures after an automobile crash on South Main near 48th. His wife and children are severely injured. The large machine struck a buggy driven by J Saul. car hit curb and pole, occupants thrown to street. Hancock known for reckless driving and prior fines.
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Hancock
South Main Street
48Th
J. Saul
Saul
Dexter man returns from Tallmadge trial
T. W. Hamer of Dexter arrived back from Portales where he had attended the Tallmadge trial. He will return to his home in Dexter tonight.
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T. W. Hamer
Dexter
Portales
Tallmadge
Pension agency death rate hits Civil War veterans
Topeka pension agency serves Missouri Colorado New Mexico Indian Territory and Oklahoma listing 115,368 pensioners with a net loss of 252 in the past year. gross loss 5,931, deaths total 4,506. Spanish War veterans and Civil War widows rise while Civil War veteran deaths remain very high.
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Topeka
Kan
Missouri
Colorado
New Mexico
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Wireless Report: Fleet Bearing Jones Body Nears Home
Report from Norfolk navy yard states Admiral Sigsbee's fleet bearing John Paul Jones's body is in wireless contact with Henry station. The North Atlantic squadron in two divisions under Admirals Evans and Davis is near Sigsbee's fleet and will arrive Saturday morning. The Newport squadron bringing Jones's body from France was heard by wireless early today and is due Chesapeake Capes Saturday if weather holds, with no incidents reported.
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Pauli Jones
Norfolk
Norfolk Navy Yard
Sigsbee
Fleet
John Paul Jones
Evans
Davis
Admiral Jones
Newport
France
Government Torpedo Station
Chesapeake Capes
Roswell Lodge to Hold Regular Communication July 22
Roswell Lodge No 18 invites all Masons in the city to attend a regular meeting on Saturday evening July 22. By order of the Worshipful Master Ralph M Parsons, Secretary. An excursion plan is announced for late August with six coaches and a brass band of 25 to promote land sales and valley advertising. Laura Tucker visits Mrs Tom Duke from Hagerman.
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W. M
H. L. Birney
Dexter
Illinois
Roswell
Pecos Valley
Weather Bureau sees cooling trend across regions
The United States Weather Bureau reports encouraging general weather conditions with a shift from abnormally hot to abnormally cool. Temperature continues to fall slowly in New England and the Middle Atlantic states as fair weather is forecast for tonight and tomorrow.
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National Bureau
Washington, D. C
United States Weather Bureau
New England
Middle Atlantic States
Roswell Weather Summary July Report
U S Weather Bureau local Roswell New Mexico daily report temperature highs and lows with mean 75 and .02 inches of precipitation. Wind southwest to west at 2 miles per hour. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday with local thunder showers and warmer conditions.
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Roswell
N. M
Russian Paper Reports Japan Peace Terms Questioned
A July 21 leading article in Novoe Vremya questions Japanese peace demands, citing Vienna Tageblatt and Frankfurter Zeitung reports. The piece discusses conditions deemed excessive and argues peace should not require too much.
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St. Petersburg
Novoe Vremya
Vienna Tageblatt
Automobile Departures from Roswell Auto Club
Departures via the Roswell Automobile Association occurred today. J F E Sherar of Hay Creek Ore bound for Pastora Denver and UU. S Marshal Harry Cooper and E L Medler assistant U S Attorney bound for Albuquerque. All traveled from here to Torrance by car.
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Roswell Automobile Association
J. F E. Sherar
Hay Creek Ore
Pastora
Denver
UU. S
Harry Cooper
E. L. Medler
U. S
Al-buquerque
Torrance
Ladies of Cemetery Association Meeting Notice
The ladies of the Cemetery Association will meet with Mrs. Skipwith at 19 North Main on Saturday at 2 30. Full attendance is desired as business of importance will be before the meeting. Judge J S Sherrell arrived from Greenville Tex to visit his ill son Bruce at the home of his sister Mrs J W Thomas.
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Skipwith
North Main
J. S. Sherrell
Greenville
Tex
Bruce
J. W. Thomas
Prof Croft Heads for Capitan Mountains for Week Outing
Prof. D. N. Croft and family departed this afternoon for the Capitan mountains where they will spend a week in a leisure outing.
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D. N. Croft
Capitan Mountains
Hardeman Returns from Portales After Tallmadge Trial
Jim Hardeman came back from Portales where he attended the Tallmadge trial. Hale Hortenstein and bride returned from their honeymoon traveling across much of the United States. District court convened briefly for a short session today.
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Jim Hardeman
Portales
Tallmadge
Hale Hortenstein
Bride
United States
District Court
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