Primaries Ratified in City Vote After Busy Campaign
Citizens formally ratified the primary work amid limited remaining tasks as local officials finalize party selections and prepare for upcoming elections.
21 Mar 1904
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1904
Page
1
Citizens formally ratified the primary work amid limited remaining tasks as local officials finalize party selections and prepare for upcoming elections.
The Democratic city convention adjourned with J F Hinkle nominated for Mayor by acclamation and F J Beck for City Clerk plus J Q Cummins for City Treasurer as ratified. Shaver withdrew from the School Board race. Mark Howell named to fill the vacancy. Central Committee and council seats set by ward, with two at large members elected.
The Republican Territorial Convention in Las Vegas New Mexico selects delegates to Chicago including M A Otero W J F Hinkle and others and adopts a strong single statehood resolution. The piece notes local political shifts and mentions Otero in control and competing factions.
The text notes Big Jack McMahan and Leahy at a convention honoring him and mentions candidates for mayor including H J Hagerman Clark Carr Geo Armijo W H Greer W H Newcomb and F Van Houten. It hints at a Roswell administration aimed to be reform minded.
Miners union leaders report plans to march on Telluride with armed guards after deportations. In Denver, Jack McMahan, the famed barber, has purchased the Grand Central barber shop and will employ two barbers. He will chair in Telluride and sit among candidates Beck for Clerk Cummins for Treasurer receive brief nominating thanks.
Report from Seoul notes a French believed alliance among China Japan and Corea under Japanese influence. St. Louis hosts Cossack exhibition talks as Russo Japanese war costs and class unrest are discussed. Port Arthur mentions majorities, registration drives, and Jerry Simpson remarks at a political convention.
The report states Richardson is reelected and highlights new lures and a general air of cheerfulness. It notes Mr. McMahan will oversee the project and manage two fine bathrooms as part of the improvements.
Cyril M. Trowbridge opened a new meat market at 1190 North Main in Roswell. The move follows multiple local political changes and reports of casualties as the town records 265 incidents to date amid broader regional tensions.
Manila March 21 La drones attacked a surveying party ten miles north of Calamba. A S Perkins in charge was wounded in the battle. One private of the constabulary was killed and another wounded in the engagement.
A strong real estate firm is formed in our city with Hon. Jerry Simpson and Chas. W. DeFreest joining in partnership. They aim to specialize in bridge projects and poultry, asking friends and the public for patronage, while The Record commends Mr. Trowbridge as a trustworthy business man.
Washington reports a new treaty on Chinese admission is being prepared to replace the 1899 pact expiring next December. The effort aims for more liberal terms for non coolie entrants, amid ongoing negotiations and reticence.
Former Mayor William A Grace died of pneumonia in New York at age seventy two. He served as mayor in the city and his death marks the end of a long public career.
A major blaze on South Main street consumed William Tipton’s residence and spread to hay and rubbish at Williamson feed yards. Horses and stock were saved as the south sheds burned. Rascoe Taylor hay also burned. The fire, driven by a gale, threatened town before shifting to under control. Insurance on the hay had just expired, indicating a total loss.
The Rocky Mountain district will wire warnings of frost cold wave and heavy snows to The Record. This marks the first step toward a government funded weather bureau station at Roswell for protecting local fruit and produce growers.
In the House of Commons Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman moved to censure the government over advising the crown not to disallow the ordinance for Chinese labor in the Transvaal. He warned the new departure would be a source of future weakness for the Transvaal and all of South Africa amid European opposition to yellow laborers.
RICHEY and DeFREEST advertise a stock of several hundred Gano and Missouri Pippin fruit trees available at a reduced price. They invite interested buyers to apply at Mrs. Bennett’s address over the Hobson Lowe cold storage building for light housekeeping rooms.
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