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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1910
Page
1
Mae C x0d of ana Neb asserts she was secretly married to Senator Thomas C Platt and will file a formal demand to gain rights to his estate and will. Her claim follows years of notoriety. Platt’s coffin was moved to Oswego NY for burial with funeral rites for his family.
The Wool Market in St Louis on March 8 shows steady prices with territory and western mediums quoted at 24 to 27 cents, fine mediums 19 to 24, and fine wool 11 to 20 cents.
Bogota March 8 A quarrel between the manager of an American owned street railway line and a vice officer ended in rioting as a mob tried to wreck street cars. The manager was arrested and the rioting reached near the American consulate. The legation was stoned but protected by police.
In St. Petersburg on March 8 Nicholas Tschaikovsky pleaded not guilty and Madame Breshkovska admitted being a social revolutionary as the trial for criminal activity in a revolutionary organization began. The court denied separate trials and subpoenas for American witnesses and the public was barred from the courtroom.
Jacob Schaefer, former national billiard champion, died this morning at his Denver home after a long TB illness. He was 65 or older, per the local report. The article notes his fame in billiards and cites Denver, Colorado as the place of death.
In Boston on March some territory wool remains and few fleeces unsold as demand stays light. Market is placidly stagnant with values shaded due to weak demand and low staple sales.
The text notes weak demand in carded woolen and pulled wools with scarce buying. Sample bags of the new Arizona clip sell at 65 cents clean, while worsted manufacturers are out of the market and foreign products see light trading.
Prospection by Giant Oil & Gas Company near Dayton progresses with drillers and promoters optimistic for favorable news within six weeks. Work is 1,000 feet from the Hammond well, which showed good prospects, with T A Stancliff overseeing the drilling.
Wilson Hughes a ranchman near Dexter wed Miss Ina Carter daughter of Mr and Mrs J H Carter in a three o clock ceremony at the bride’s parents home 110 South Richardson Rev H Van Valkenburgh officiating only immediate relatives present The bride wore crepe de chine and the couple plan to reside in Dexter
Dr B C Hyde freed from jail on a 100000 bond as his lawyers arranged for him to appear in court on April eleventh to face murder charges. He is accused of killing Col Thomas H Swope Col Mosh Hunter and Chrisman Swope and poisoning eight members of Mrs Logan H Swope's household. Also noted Jere F Lillis was slashed by John P Cudahy at the Cudahy home.
Real estate and insurance brokers Parsons and Lawrence offer bargains on farms homes and acreage. Main Street listings include business property residences and suburban plots. The best life and fire insurance on the market marked by daily bargains and Savvy broker PARSONS-HE KNOWS.
In Atlanta, March 8, tailing remarks link Charles W Morse to a panic era, while Kansas City market data show cattle hogs and sheep with steady to higher quotes. The piece highlights a reform message as Gill leads Bouillon in primaries, with Democrats backing Moore and touting an open town policy and the end of restrictions.
Early Sunday morning the patient remained unable to be removed from the hospital though improved. Nurses report facial and bodily cuts healing. The definite announcement that Lillis will not pursue charges against Cudahy suggests the full circumstances may stay private as both parties refuse to comment.
The Matinee Girl Company presented a large audience pleasing musical farce at the Armory last night. The program offered fun and frolic with strong singing and dancing. McKenna's Flirtation was the featured play, with The Matinee Girl as the next show tonight.
Miss M. A. Morgan of Aztec New Mexico is registered at the Gilkeson in this notice from Record Want Ads seeking buyers or offers regarding property or services.
Roswell Lodge No 969 B P O Elks holds its regular meeting Tuesday night March 8 1910 opening promptly at 7 30. Annual election of officers and ballot. OTTO BAUMER E R.
Hamp Collett, longtime Pecos Valley figure and former roundup wagon driver for Circle Diamond, died in Hamilton Texas after stomach cancer surgery. He was an eyewitness to the shooting of George Parker by George Musgrave and would have been a key witness in the district court trial. Collett was well known among Roswell and Pecos Valley residents.
Elmer Starnes and Miss Estella Hughes were wed at midnight at the home of A. J. Welter on East Fourth Street in Roswell. Judge Welter officiated with family present as they postponed an earlier plan due to locating a justice.
At the Pittsburg annual meeting no change in management occurred. A voting trust plan to block control transfer below set prices failed, obtaining less than a majority. A sale notice follows for a buggy and harness offered by E G Minton at 109 East 8th Street. St Patrick's Tea hosted by Baptist Ladies’ Society in Mrs A Pruit’s name on March 17.
Chicago March 8 The counting of ballots cast by firemen and enginemen of about fifty railroads in the west northwest and southwest shows six percent of union men and eighty nine percent of non union employees voting for a strike.
In Des Moines on March 8 the Iowa Threshermen Association opened with two to three hundred delegates. They anticipate a prosperous year due to good crop prospects. In Wichita on March 8 Kansas and Oklahoma threshermen began a three day session, with optimistic reports from across the territory.
St Louis March 8 stockholders of the Missouri Pacific Railway Company Gould property expect routine business at the annual meeting Thirteen directors will be elected with no major changes anticipated at the railroad's annual session.
Lon Cottingham sells 200 steers and heifers to Flening and Son of Shadeland Texas. The transaction transfers ownership of all cattle and reflects Cottingham's livestock trade activity in the region.
A gold link bracelet with initials on the clasp has gone missing. A liberal reward is offered for its return to Mrs. Brown at 303 North Penn.
Seattle indications point to the election of Hiram C. Gill, a Republican, as mayor in today’s municipal contest. A Gill victory would mark a decisive shift in city leadership and policy direction for Seattle.
Small ads under one dollar must be paid in advance. Record Pub Co explains the policy to avoid many petty accounts. The notice states a strict prepay rule for responsiveness and accounting efficiency.
The Roswell Board of Education met at Central school with members Ogle Rucker Saunders Joyner Mc Gaffey Finley and Jaffa. It approved minutes and bills and filed the superintendent report. It referred fire extinguisher purchase to the buildings and grounds committee and invited Nathan Jaffa to give the graduation address May 13 and H Van Valkenburgh to deliver the baccalaureate sermon May the board recessed after discussing the March bond election.
Mrs Nutter, territorial superintendent of the W C T U, will arrive in Roswell tomorrow. Mrs Phoebe Pierce, the president, has called a special meeting at her home tomorrow afternoon at 2 30 o clock. Let every W C T U woman come out and meet Mrs Nutter.
Philadelphia on March 8 reports a three day old general strike in sympathy with street car workers. Union leaders claim 125000 on strike with 20000 unorganized joining, while police count under 20000. Central city business suffers. United Business Men's Association moves to arbitrate. Labor aims to strengthen union influence, while open shop employers allege violations.
The Standard Oil Co files in the U S Supreme Court its brief opposing dissolution under the Sherman Act. The defense emphasizes preservation of citizens rights while denying government charges. Texas broom corn trade grows with a Galveston warehouse and new growth in Kansas Oklahoma regions. boll weevil areas favor broom corn over cotton. E M Cornell moves to a new house on South Kansas Ave.
Wyatt Johnson supplies about four hundred American White Elm trees under city contract to replace mountain cottonwoods. The city ordered a thousand trees in part with official consent. Trees will be distributed free at the healing grounds opposite the courthouse Thursday to those with an order from the city clerk. Arbor Day falls on Friday March 11.
Retail hardware men from Colorado New Mexico and Wyoming gathered in Denver for a business meeting lasting through tomorrow. The event will be interspersed with performances of Gingling Brothers united shows featuring all the gay cut-ups of the organization.
Wichita Kansas on March 8 reports efforts to provide a direct water outlet for broom corn shipments and to develop the broom corn industry through proposed waterways and related infrastructure. Local officials and merchants discuss potential impacts on trade and regional growth.
The Roswell Auto Company sold an Overland car today to A. O. Alexander of Artesia. The listing notes unfurnished rooms at 308 North Virginia.
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