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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1905
Page
4
Roswell area residents and visitors are noted with brief updates. Numerous mentions include travel from Dexter, Lakewood, Hagerman, and Carlsbad, business visits, new meat market openings, and local sales. Several names appear with movements and family notices.
The New Mexican reports a territory wide push for patriotic education, enacting a compulsory flag law requiring daily flag salutes in public schools. It sets display duties for school boards, designates February 12 as Flag Day, and requires a standard program and salute across districts. Local notices include a hot tamale supper, a pony theft alert, and a loan offer from Kellahin & Galfen, with other brief items touching on cemetery association events.
A teamster at the Government Land Office narrowly escaped injury when a plank on his wagon seat broke and he fell. The horses were stopped before he was run over, avoiding serious harm.
A small attendance gathered at the Baptist church last night to hear a splendid sermon by Rev. J. H. Milburn of Tennessee. Rev. Milburn will preach each night this week at the same church.
The Congregational Church faces a vote on accepting or rejecting John D Rockefeller’s gift of 100000 to the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Boston reports show $41500 already in the treasury as the prudential committee debates retaining or returning funds amid protests over Standard Oil ties. Also included is a long district court notice in Roswell New Mexico detailing a property suit seeking half-interest in numerous parcels and warning defendants to appear by April 17 1905 under threat of judgment and attachment.
Rosseau, convicted of sending explosives to the Cunard pier in 1903, testified in the Tombs that he manufactured two bombs in 1897 to aid Cuban insurgents. He said a misplacement caused one bomb to be attached to the battleship Maine, a plan abandoned after the attacker killed himself.
A fragment urges readers to protect cash from thieves and fire by depositing at The Citizens Bank located near Corner 4th and Main Streets, promising safety and convenient access for households and offices.
Washington March 28 President Roosevelt has decided to accept the Dominican government proposal for control of the republics finances to pay its debts. Dominican officers will collect and hold the money, appointed by the Dominican government and subject to approval by this government.
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