Eastern New Mexico Hit by Widespread Rainstorm
Severe thunderstorms drenched eastern New Mexico yesterday with heavy rain and strong winds. Multiple creeks rose sharply, causing flooding along Berrendo Macho and Salt Creek, while areas from Roswell to Clovis reported high water and washed-out tracks. No major damage reported. one vehicle wreck occurred as a Ford car was destroyed during a collision with a wild.
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New Mexico
Therty
Gage
Pennsylvania
Cleve Hallenbeck
Roswell
Pine Lodge
Clovis
Amarillo
Santa Fe
Picacho
Secion
North Hill
Mart'n Yates, Jr
Wnld
Ford
Mr. Yates
Chiildren
Northwest Hill
Barnett
Sylvester E. Ross
Joe Jaffa
Frank Benke
23Rd Street
Benke
Ross
Ross Plate
Col. Peers
el Paso
Thomas Tong
Fair Grounds
Pecos Valley
Plains
Texas
Kansas
Rocky Mountains
Confessed killer confessed in New York murder case
A Filipino butler, Ehuigo Lozade, admitted choking Nurse Blossom Martin for half an hour then disposing of her body as police reported. He was caught trying to dump the wrapped corpse from a ferry at Arington Staten Island after days of moving the body through taxis and ferries amid a crowd.
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New York
Ehuigo Lozade
Blossom Martin
Lozade
Arington
Staten Island
George B. McAuliffe
Martin
General plans for carnival worked out in county
At the first meeting of the Chaves County Cotton Carnival general committee in Dexter, representatives from Hagerman Dexter East Grand Plains Roswell merchants and others pledged support. The carnival planned for October 4 5 and 6 will feature competitive community booths displays by farms truck gardens and animal livestock was ruled out this year. A county wide parade will showcase decorated floats and cars with competitions between communities organizations and individuals. A premium list will be prepared and distributed immediately with community meetings planned this month.
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Chaves County
Dexter
Hagerman
Tom McKinstry
IW. H. Miles
East Grand Plains
C. M. Hester
Arthur Stevens
George Perrne
Roswell
Wesley Foster
C. J. Stillwell
Ed Williams
Farm Bureau
C. N. Moore
East Grand Plaims
J. R. Thomas
George Perrine
Taylor murder mystery reopened in Hollywood case
June 9 Sheriff Matt Star reopened the Taylor murder case in Seattle related to a robbery motive. Director slain in his Hollywood home. no assassin found. A Texas stockman named by attorney Crawford White as the source of jewels linked to Taylor. Star believes five underworld men stole over two hundred thousand dollars in cash and jewels and killed the director. White insists the Texan possesses crucial information.
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Seattle
William Desmond ‘Taylor
Matt Starwich
Hollywood
Craword White
Taylor
Starnch
White
Texas Woman Held on Forgery Charges
Houston June 9 Mrs Peggy Jordan Griffith daughter of a former humane officer was arrested on an indictment returned by a Harris county grand jury She faces eight counts of forgery allegedly signing the name of Pressley K Ew ing to notes totaling 313050 She posted 300 bond on each count New York June 9 a bankruptcy petition was filed against Wolfe Co creditors seek receiver after Winkelman Co failed yesterday and Jones Baker Co failed earlier
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Houston
Peggy Jordan Griffith
Humane
Herris County
New York
Mr. Wolfe & Co
L. L. Winkelman & Co
Jones-Baker Co
Mexican Bandits Wreck Train Near Puebla
Mexico City dispatch reports bandits wrecked a passenger train near Puebla killing several passengers. Rockers placed on tracks caused the engine to derail and crew members were shot. Troops pursue the bandits. foreign passenger status unclear.
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Mexico City
Pueblo
Princess Christian Dies After Brief Illness at 77
Princess Christ an of London dies at age 77 after heart disease follows a bout with influenza. She was a daughter of Queen Victoria and passed away this morning amid a brief illness in London. The obituary notes her royal lineage and long residence in the British capital.
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Christian
London
Christan
Queen Victoria
Flood Disaster Reported in Russia Valley Floods
Four hundred persons drowned in floods that swept the lower Valga valley in Russia. Seventy thousand were left homeless, according to Moscow dispatches released in Stockholm on June 9.
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Russia
Stockholm
Sweden
Valga
Moscow
Two New Bills Pass in Texas House Today
June 9 in Austin reports two house bills by Downs requiring an affidavit with personal property renditions and setting fees for reporting unpaid delinquent taxes. Cahoon attends War Finance Corporation meeting in Albuquerque and will return Monday. Purdy visits Carlsbad for several days of business. Stenographer position sought by young woman. Spanish speaker with bookkeeping skills. Hammocks advertised at Roswell Hardware Co.
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Texas House
Austin
House
Downs
Senate
Roswell Weather Note Reports Thunderstorms Over the North West
A weather bulletin notes a dry 30 year record in the secos valley near Roswell with yesterday afternoon damage but no casualties. A barometric low lingers over northern Mexico with a 25 percent chance of more rain this afternoon and tonight. Temperatures: high 79 yesterday, low 55. Precipitation: month 0.75 inches, year 4.42 inches. Normal highs and lows are 89 and 59. The 1904 rate shows highs to 101 and lows to 52.
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Secos Valley
Roswell
Mexico
British troops enter Ruhr as passive resistance abates
DALLAS June 8 Mrs Harriett J Dixon 63 died in Dallas after five days in the city moving from Roswell New Mexico She leaves four daughters and three sons In Roswell services are planned Monday or Tuesday In Berlin British forces entered Dusseldorf Ruhr valley with infantry and artillery reported en route while Ruhr passive resistance persists in response to French reparations talks.
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Dallas
Texas
Harriett J. Dixon
Parry Ave
Dixon
Roswell
George Franklin
Wilson Palmer
Cliff
New Mexico
George Anthony
Santarter
Allen Crockett
Deming
New
Berlin
Dusseldorf
Ruhr
Industral Center
Ruher
Cuno
Germany
Wind storm insurance ad from Roswell firm
Terrific Winds Do Damage. Protect yourself from yesterday's storm with wind storm insurance at 16 cents per one hundred dollars per year. Roswell Insurance and Surety Co., in Roswell Railway and Loan office. Also ad for Cherry Seeders at 75 cents and 1 dollar from Roswell Hardware Co.
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Roswell Insurance & Surety Co
Roswell Railway & Loan Office
Roswell Hardware Co
England Will Answer Note of Germany Paris
Premier Poincare notifies Britain Italy and Belgium of willingness to sign a common reply to German reparations proposal if it demands Berlin abandon passive resistance. He says this is the first necessary step before discussing the latest note.
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Paris
Poincare
Great Britain
Italy
Begium
Berlin
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