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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1905
Page
1
City officials convened a lengthy meeting tackling zoning, budget allocations, and public safety items. Key actions included approving street repairs, discussing new park development, and scheduling hearings on proposed ordinances. Several council members spoke on fiscal implications and community concerns.
The city council discussed 30 year franchise requests for waterworks from Jaynes and Bonney and from J Jones. Both proposals include six miles of mains, 60 hydrants, and city sale options within five to ten years. Main Street macadamizing and sidewalks were also on the agenda along with city sanitation, grading, and bids for garbage receptacles.
The Norwegian Congress declares the union with Sweden at an end. The move shapes Nordic relations as both nations pursue separate trajectories in diplomacy and governance.
Christina June 7 Norwegian Storthing declares dissolution of the union with Sweden and that there is no king of Norway. The government appoints a state council to act as Norway’s governor, and a plan for separate consular service prompts the crisis. King Oscar protests Norway's actions from Stockholm. A separate telegram from King Oscar to Premier Michelson condemns the Norwegian government’s method. In the same city a street railway strike ends with Deputy Sheriff Fred Harris fatally shooting Henry Welk and wounding two others as nonunion men jeered the crew. Harris was arrested.
Peace prospects revived as the teamsters joint council agreed to accept employers conditions for another conference. The truck drivers union had rejected arbitration, and a lockout of 8000 drivers was not expected immediately.
Russia aims to press hard on terms in talks with Japan seeking a harsh stance. Government negotiators weigh concessions and dispute points as Tokyo resists and counteroffers.
Reports from Tsarskoe Selo indicate Russia seeks Japan peace terms with Moscow signaling a favorable tone. Conversations involving Lamsdorff Meyer and Hardinge show delicate negotiations amid Roosevelt’s mediation while Orel bears battle scars ahead of Manila dispatches and allied peace efforts.
New York June 7 Enrique Cor tez former minister of foreign relations of Colombia and now confidential agent of his government on a mission to Washington arrived today. He will proceed to Washington and confer with President Roosevelt regarding the re establishment of friendly relations between Colombia and the United States.
Ten cars of freight derailed by a sudden flood washed into ditches along thirty eight miles of track between Sheridan and Cody on the Burlington. No injuries were reported as the Big Goose and other streams surged. Recovery and repair work began at once.
This morning a train load of alfalfa totaling thirty cars was shipped from Roswell. Last week two trains carrying fifty five cars were dispatched. All shipments go to Beaumont Texas and surrounding country for delivery.
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows will hold memorial services next Sunday June 11 at 2 00 p m. The group will meet in the lodge room and proceed to South Side Cemetery to decorate the graves of deceased members.
A M Robertson traveled to Lakewood for an evening engagement or errand, with details not specified in the readable text. No further context on purpose, company, or outcomes is available from the fragment.
One man is killed and two are wounded in a deputy sheriff involved incident in Saginaw Michigan on June 7 as investigations begin into the first bloodshed connected with the developing case.
Property owners in Block 12 Roswell New Mexico express appreciation for the Volunteer Fire Department after a Main Street fire. They tender a partial reward totaling 41.40 with gifts from Godair Rufus Smith Barnett James and the Citizens National Bank for the department's untiring efforts in saving property.
A special notice states rumors that the Roswell Canning Factory would not be built this year are false. A lot has been purchased and construction will begin as soon as contractor figures are obtained.
R Holden appeared before Judge Pope on a habeas corpus writ and was released on his own recognizance in 200 dollars. He had been jailed on a misdemeanor charge of obtaining money under false pretenses, issued March 25, 1905 by Justice Bailey.
London June 7 The British open golf championship began on the St Andrews Links with spectators from across the British Isles. Notable entrants include Willie Anderson, United States open champion, and Alex Smith former holder of Pacific Coast and Western titles, heightening interest in this year’s event.
Editors from daily and weekly papers across the country gather in Guthrie Oklahoma for the 20th annual National Editorial Association convention. Over one thousand attendees including many wives and families will be welcomed by Governor Ferguson Mayor Duke and Commercial Club President Fegan. Business sessions run from tomorrow morning through Friday.
Mrs. Cora Neel and her children traveled to Pecos City for a short visit last night, staying briefly and planning a return.
Clarence B Young was sentenced to fifty years in the penitentiary for dynamiting the express car of a Northern Pacific train near Bearmouth Montana on May 28 during an attempted robbery. News from Phillipsburg supports the verdict as received from Northern Pacific headquarters in St. Paul Minnesota.
Attorney R C Reid received a dispatch from Santa Fe officials selecting him to secure the right of way for the Eastern Railway of New Mexico known as the Belen Cutoff. The 195 mile line runs from Texico to Willard, with Mexico as headquarters and A J Hemstreet in charge. Reid’s duties include negotiating land purchases or condemning property as needed, a task likely to occupy him for the rest of the summer.
The second squadron of the North Atlantic fleet including Brooklyn Chattanooga Galveston and Tacoma gathered off Tompkinsville to bring the body of Paul Jones from France. Rear Admiral C D Sigsbee to command the mission with the ships sailing to France on the appointed day.
The federal grand jury, which adjourned three weeks ago after months of probing the beef packers, reconvened in Chicago on June 7. Indictments against the beef trust are expected to be voted next. Separately, Colorado College held commencement today in Colorado Springs with Frederick J. W. Skiff delivering the address and degrees conferred by President William F. Slocum.
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