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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1905
Page
1
At least sixty dead feared as the Bennington explosion produces a mounting toll. Officials report about fifty injured across San Diego and nearby hospitals, with twenty five missing. Navy investigations focus on boiler leaks and possible high explosive detonation.
Helsingfors dispatch reports Col. Kremarenko, chief of police, shot by Procope who died from wounds. Procope, arrested, identified as accomplice of the man who recently tried to assassinate former Governor Missojedoff.
The body of Admiral John Paul Jones, found in Paris under General Horace Porter, passed the Virginia Capes today aboard the U S cruiser Brooklyn. A battleship squadron of the North Atlantic fleet met the fleet under Rear Admiral Sigsbee off the coast as three divisions neared the Capes with plans to transfer the casket to a light-house tender bound for Annapolis.
A blast occurred in the courtyard of a mosque ending in unknown casualties. Authorities responded to the incident with investigators examining the site for cause and any related threats.
Turkish censorship suppresses reporting on the assassination attempt on the sultan. Bomb near the mosque after Selamlik service. the sultan uninjured, several killed or wounded. Also notes a civil case over a note and debts, and a Roswell man named Dr. E H Skipwith joins a plantation board in Jalisco Mexico as Pan American Company expands five thousand acres.
Hale Hortenstein announces a new steam laundry in Roswell with machinery due next week and a Main street building trade ahead. He also secures Wayne Automobile Company agency, Detroit, as Roswell’s automotive representative while away.
The CLAS 10 group is preparing a major organization effort with extensive planning underway. Key members coordinate logistics, outreach, and scheduling to build a strong framework for upcoming activities.
Elks plan a two day program starting Tuesday with lodge installation at I O O F hall and a large banquet on Tuesday night. Delegations from Santa Fe Albuquerque Las Cruces Amarillo El Paso and other points will participate. Visiting Elks will tour the area and a special train may be arranged for laundry services.
El Paso July 22. Engineer Thompson and Fireman Taylor died when west bound passenger train No. 10 wrecked on the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio line 15 miles east of Sanderson Texas. Spikes were removed and rails spread, causing the fatal wreck.
Texas Health Officer Tabor issues orders stopping all rail lines between New Orleans and Texas to prevent entry of people from New Orleans amid a threatened yellow fever outbreak. The measure targets trains crossing the border as a preventive public health action. The move signals heightened vigilance by state authorities in Houston and across Texas during the summer.
Grand Forks hosts the annual North Dakota State Sportsmen's Association tournament at the Grand Forks Gun Club with many top shooters from the region. The program includes ten events of fifteen targets and a team shoot of twenty five targets, concluding tomorrow. Visitors include J. F. Stanford and W. R. DeFord from Oklahoma City and W. H. Wilder of Lakewood visiting Bill Thompson.
A bomb exploded in central Byelstock Russia yesterday, killing several people and injuring many, including the chief of police and his son. The blast caused widespread damage as authorities investigated the motive and culprits.
Samuel Atkinson sues to dissolve their business partnership with Mrs Nellie Paylor in Kansas City, citing a verbal 1902 agreement to share profits from cattle, real estate ventures, and operations in Artesia. He seeks division of joint holdings and settlement after alleging a requested dissolution since April remains unresolved. The case points to plans to use folders marketing estate services across northern and eastern states.
W. S. Prager left for Albuquerque to attend a Territorial Sheep Sanitary Board meeting. The board plans a general dipping of all Territory sheep. He is accompanied by his daughter Stephana, who will return with him next week.
Portales citizens adopted resolutions praising the Tallmadge party after the B H Tallmadge trial. They applauded their work in settling the Pecos Valley and urged a hearty welcome in the Roosevelt county land business, expressing confidence in their integrity and vindication.
The program for Sundays band concert includes My Maryland Long Long Ago Annie Laurie Overture de Concert Lazarre Our Glorious Republic Fond Hearts Amorosa and Foggy Jones with JACK FLETCHER as Band Master. The event is set for Sunday afternoon at the regular hour on court house plaza.
Dr A M King of Lake Arthur reported in the city that last Thursday he shot a porcupine at his Lake Arthur home. The animal charged and did not have a chance to use its quills.
Those with beautiful homes or ranches in Totten and Roberson’s Pecos Valley souvenir book are urged to notify by card at once if overlooked in the canvass.
W. G. Hamilton traveled on business last night. A. K. Mott at 309 Main St offers guidance on ice cream for entertainments and trouble-saving tips.
U S Weather Bureau Roswell report shows max 79 and min 63 mean 71 with 0.11 inches precipitation. Winds west at four mph. Forecast calls for partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with local thunder showers and warmer Sunday. M Wright Official in Charge.
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