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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1907
Page
1
Large blaze erupts at a gas well producing heavy flames and smoke. Firefighters battle the inferno as residents fear for safety and irrigation equipment in surrounding farms. Details on casualties or exact location are unclear from the report.
A gas well two miles east of Sapulpa erupted in flames after fourteen days of efforts to cap it. Cracks appeared in the earth, tossing rock and shale while great pools of oil burned along creeks and ravines. Tremors frighten local farmers and oil operators as the fire shows no signs of abating.
Fort Worth report says William the gambler who killed yesterday wounded Deputy Sheriff Scott and was shot by a policeman. He died tonight in the county jail. Scott remains alive. A mass meeting tonight ordered all gamblers to leave the city.
Washington reports Senor Enrique Creel the Mexican ambassador to the United States has become highly popular and may appoint an acting governor of Chihuahua under Mexican law if elected He aims to stay in Washington for years and strengthen U S Mexico ties with support from Mexican and American communities Creel denies wealth claims while his background ties to Kentucky and Chihuahua are highlighted as sources of his enterprise and diplomacy
The article notes the prominent figure’s wife and four sons. Two sons pursue scientific agriculture and engineering at Iowa Agricultural College in Ames, while the other two study in Europe, illustrating a broad educational footprint.
Data compiled from Roswell New Mexico Weather Bureau records. April figures show mean temperature 57, warmest 58 in 1906, coldest 56 in 1905, highs 84 on April 11 1906, lows 31 on April 5 1905, precipitation 2.28 inches, 6 days with 0.01 inch+. no snowfall. Relative humidity 80 at 6 am. winds mainly south and southeast. peak wind 34 mph from the northwest on April 28 1905.
Filings show transfers including South Spring Ranch and Cattle Co for 3766.65 covering 83.69 acres in Pomona farms. Lake Arthur Townsite Co to Mattie K. Mercer for 75. Lake Arthur Townsite Co to Howard Russell for 1. J J Hagerman to Howard Russell for 1 on 120 acres. Roswell Lodge No 18 A F A M to Masonic Building Association for 50000 on Lot 7 Block 3 Roswell. various other sales including 20 acres and multiple townsite lots in Roswell and Lake Arthur and transfers to W C Maker.
Saturday afternoon Mrs W C Reid entertained at cards for visiting guest Mrs Clarence Iden of East Las Vegas. Seven tables played for 500 with first prize a silver board case and a cut filigree silver bracelet for second. Green St Patrick decor with lilies tulips and ferns complemented refreshments and punch.
Local report from Roswell New Mexico notes a high of 78 low of 50 and a mean of 64 with no precipitation. Wind from the west at 2 miles per hour and cloudy skies. Forecast calls for cloudy weather tonight and Thursday with steady temperatures.
King Charles calls Roumanians to national unity and pledges reforms to strengthen Romania. He urges devotion to country and loyalty to the crown while outlining anticipated political changes and modernization plans.
Insurance collected by debtors who refuse payment will trigger the capture and imprisonment of the debtors’ relatives in China until the debts are settled. Jim Miller heads to El Escondido with six water wagons to supply the ranch, three 400 gallon tanks and three 650 gallon tanks, using a gasoline engine to draw from a single spring.
A wind storm disrupted downtown Colorado Springs on Mar 26 with 72 mph gusts, halting business and damaging glass awnings and signs. Trains faced minor delays as wires were crippled. Notable arrivals include J. S. Whitsell from Hereford and Fritz Brink from Pecos with J. S. Lewis visiting from Portales.
New York March 27 Thaw faced court with jury excused while a lunacy commission was appointed. Justice Fitzgerald adjourned proceedings to Monday expecting a brief inquiry. The commission meets at six tonight with some sessions likely public. Also a city page with local notices and social notes.
George A. Landrum the Story Teller will headline a Southern M E church event in Roswell tomorrow at eight. The Military Institute presents a three part lyceum series for one dollar, with a magician and a musicale as the other two numbers. Tickets available at Daniel's drug store for fifty cents each or one dollar for the full three.
King Charles in Moldavia issues a proclamation to quell civil war by easing taxes and placing farm lands under state cultivation or peasant leases. Government vows to curb disorders and punish theft and robbery as reports describe peasant uprisings and brutality across the region. A Sofia dispatch notes brutal acts by insurgent peasants, including killings and arson of landlords. A separate report from Moscow states editor Jolles of Runski Widegosti was assassinated.
U S Court of Appeals reverses a Federal Court ruling in a damage suit by W H Smith vs M E T Railway. The decision holds a passenger who refuses to pay fare may be ejected from a train, even if he later changes his mind. Smith was removed near Thayer in Indian Territory after refusing to pay and another passenger offered to cover his fare.
The Call reports six Chinese firms with the Chinese Consul General endorsement calling a meeting to present claims of Chinese and American firms against Chinese firms that repudiated debts after the April fire. The claims will be placed with the six companies per the Chinese government’s request.
New York financier January Smith dies in Yokohama while on a wedding tour with his divorced wife of William Rhinelander Stewart. The couple married September and Smith’s estate, valued around fifty million, began from brokerage and inheritance. Smith’s body will be transported to San Francisco April 10. The late George Smith founded a Chicago banking legacy.
Cattle receipts reach 8 000 with Southern entries about 600 and a market rise of 10 cents. Southern steers around 3.80 to 5.25, cows 2.75 to 3.75, stockers and feeders 3.60 to 5.00, bulls 3.00 to 4.25, calves 4.00 to 7.00. Western fed steers 4.05 to 5.75, western fed cows 3.00 to 4.50. Sheep receipts 6 000, market strong. muttons 5.25 to 6.00, lambs 7.25 to 7.20, range wethers 5.40 to 6.65, fed ewes 5.00 to 5.65.
Appleton Wis March 26 Judge Samuel Ryan aged 83 oldest editor in Wisconsin and veteran member of the IOOF died of pneumonia contracted while en route to the cemetery on the day of his wife s funeral.
Roswell banks released updated statements yesterday and printed them again today to allow residents to review financial progress. The town praises its banks and believes these figures show broad prosperity among local institutions.
Captain Ulysses G. McAlexander of the General Staff will arrive April 8 to conduct the annual inspection of the New Mexico Military Institute. The visit prompts postponement of the planned camping trip until the last week of April due to the inspection’s significance.
Roswell Lodge 969 B P O Elks elected officers last night with most posts filled unanimously. Albert Hanny was re elected Exalted Ruler, Claude Hobbs Esteemed Leading Knight, G P Beidleman Esteemed Loyal Knight, G S Moore Esteemed Lecturing Knight, Percy Evans Secretary, J S Lea Treasurer, W W Pitts Tiler, George M Slaughter Trustee for three years, J F Hinkle Grand Lodge representative, A Hanny alternate. Installation set for first April meeting.
San Francisco faces severe disruption as the recent storm halts building and transport, halts teaming, and causes food prices to rise with potential horse starvation. The storm, moving east from California, centers over Colorado with forecast clearing forthcoming. Rainfall totals to date are 24.75 inches, compared with 16.65 last year.
Harry Kerchéval and Mrs. Sidie Smith Kutsche arrive back from business and Carlsbad respectively. Miss Bess Wilson returns from a visit to Artesia. Attend Captain Rackett at the Majestic tonight to help the fire department. Also rental ads and a notice for post card novelties and a Roswell prospecting trip by Travis Cahoon of Christney Indiana.
A L Love arrived home today from Carlsbad where he attended court and faced illness as he traveled.
Prof Woolverton returned Tuesday morning from Carlsbad after days tending branch school interests. H R Morrow arrived Tuesday from Pecos where he and Em Rhea were engaged with their large ranch business. Ingersoll's Book Store advertises Popular Copyright books at 1.50 with sixpence five and six pence pricing.
City Marshal J J Rascpe came back yesterday from Carlsbad where he visited his sick daughter who was reported very ill but is now improving.
Mrs Elza J Summersgill and Miss Jenny Crawford left Tuesday morning for Elida Portales and Texico to do missionary work for the Salvation Army.
M. Miller, president of the Petro lia Town Lot 3 Land Company, Petrolia, Kansas, left Tuesday for his home after spending several days in the area viewing the country.
The traveling show Captain Rackett impressed audiences in Roswell this winter and will be repeated tonight at the Majestic theater with reduced ticket prices.
James F. Hinkle leaves with his wife and two children for Corpus Christi Texas accompanied by Miss Richards. The group will spend two months there while Mr. Hinkle returns in two weeks.
H. R. Morrow left this morning for Amarillo. Mrs. Morrow plans to go to Battle Creek Michigan to stay two months for treatment at the large sanitarium there. She will then return to Denver for the summer.
Geo A Landrum will speak Thursday night at the M E Church South under Military Institute auspices. The event is priced at fifty cents and described as worth attending. 1204 E Cooper returned from a business trip to eastern Texas and attended the cattlemen's convention at Fort Worth. Mrs Cooper plans a temporary move and will stay until tomorrow night.
Landrum will tell stories under the auspices of the Military Institute on Thursday at eight o'clock in the M. E. Church South. Admission costs 50 cents. Tickets for the three event series are priced at one dollar.
New York Central officers were held for manslaughter after a fatal wreck. Prosecutors say officials failed to follow safety protocols leading to the disaster.
Indictments for manslaughter issued in connection with the Brewster express wreck on Harlem division. Keystone Express derailed near Wilmerding with no injuries, suspected sabotage. Northern Pacific wreck near Carlton, engineer and fireman killed. Dynamite blast near Atlanta depot kills two, a white man missing. London reports an earthquake near Labach about 1060 miles away.
An official announcement from Houston recruiting station states that the War Department orders bar further Black enlistments in the army. All existing Black troops in the United States will be sent to the Philippines immediately.
Washington reports Salvador has expressed a wish for peace in Central America and asked Mexico to use its influence to end the war among Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. The move is seen as a sign the conflict may be ending since Honduras cannot continue alone.
Hubert A. Dicken son of Rev C Dicken and wife and Miss Stella Ruth Swanson daughter of Mr and Mrs A C Swanson were married at 8 15 last night at the Swanson home 118 South Richardson avenue with only relatives present Rev C officiating and Miss Edna Swanson sister of the bride playing the wedding march They will reside at The Gilkerson temporarily and then in the Albert Pettey cottage on First street Missouri avenue The groom works in Joyce Pruit store grocery department and the bride was a high school student until early this year
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