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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1907
Page
2
The notice appears to list subscription terms for a Roswell daily paper published by Record Publishing Co dated May 19 1908. It mentions daily weekly and monthly rates and notes publication daily except Sunday. The legible text indicates standard pricing blocks for various durations.
Fragmentary notes report Ha german town preparing to build a water works plant near Roswell with new houses rising in areas and business activity steady. A passenger train from the North is expected to arrive this evening. The piece includes varied quotes and reflections from local figures and editors.
A student at College Industrial Arts creates a Bagster dream bag costing $1.05. The item highlights the institution’s potential to provide accommodations for 150000 girls, urging future support and expansion.
Both houses adopt a memorial addressed to the President and Congress urging San Juan county be annexed to Colorado. The memorial follows a petition from San Juan County residents and was signed by the state governor. It calls for forwarding the request to the federal government for action.
Rep Mullens notes Holt and others supported a resolution commending transferring Pecos Valley to Texas. Hudspeth opposed, arguing loss of the valley would raise taxes across the remaining Territory.
The Santa Fe Eagle notes that residents of San Juan county oppose the plunderous activities within New Mexico. It cites San Juan in the northwest and Pecos region as sites of mismanaged affairs, reflecting regional unrest and annexation anxieties.
Fragmented OCR text discusses political strategy and a claim that a party relies on one man with a platform, questioning reform and exposure, with references to democracy and popularity. No specific names or events are discernible.
A Dallas News item notes a death linked to a discharge of duty and comments on escalating crime linked to smaller vices, reflecting ongoing editorial concern about public safety.
A Fort Worth opinion condemns embezzlement and lax civic tolerance, calling for firm enforcement of all laws from city ordinances to Texas codes. It praises faithful officials martyred in duty and urges Texans to back decisive action against gambling, fraud, and crime to protect communities.
A Pecos Valley letter attacks local politics and corruption in Artesia and Eddy counties. Names such as Cameron Mullane Reed Puckett and Burnett are invoked amid claims of graft and biased press. The piece endorses Gayle Talbot and opposes party lines ahead of the next election.
At Roswell next month a three cornered polo contest will highlight the Panhandle Cattle Raisers convention with teams from Amarillo Midland and Roswell vying for the Southwest championship. Amarillo’s lineup includes John McKnight Arthur Mez Knight Lewis Meyers and Albert Bivins.
Washington reports a grand inquiry into the U S post office run by a congression commission led by Senators Penrose and Carter to uncover abuses and reforms. The probe will review accounting, franking, second class rates, and fraud orders with $75,000 for experts.
Phoenix a desolate scene as gamblers plead for mercy while Arizona enforces a sweeping ban. Officials say no games will run within the territory and municipal actions already ended gambling in Phoenix two months prior. The public school fund stands to lose about $57,000 annually, though supporters argue long term citizenship gains justify the change.
The writ of mandamus, requested by Attorney General Young, returns tomorrow to force the St. Paul Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad to show why its charter should not be forfeited. Great Northern owns Manitoba stock and is real defendant. Company is charged with ceased functions and excessive watered stock. The suit tests authority to create subsidiaries and issue stock and bonds without state supervision.
In Rome on April 1 American dignitaries attend the reopening of San Andrea della Valle after years of repairs. Rev Winter Baumgarten of Pittsburgh leads the restoration committee, with Mass by Archbishop Quigley of Chicago and tomorrow by Archbishop Seton of Jersey City. Cardinal Martin to bless the church in the afternoon. The building sits on the site of Caesar's murder and was built in 1591 by the Theatine order. The dome, second in Rome only to St Peter’s, was decorated by Domenichino. The Theatine order is represented by Father Ryan traveling from America.
Hundreds of delegates from the United States and European nations attend the first international Christian conference in Asia. General Secretary John R. Mott of the World Student Christian Federation presides, with sessions through the week and an ensuing evangelistic campaign in major Japanese cities.
The new wage scale for miners and smelter men in the Butte district became effective today and runs five years. Smelter workers will earn 3 to 4.75 dollars daily, average about 3.50, while miners receive 4 dollars per day when copper sells at eighteen cents.
An OCR snippet mentions a bat rights issue and a hearing in a city context. Readable items include references to a Bat and a town meeting. Further details are unclear due to damaged text.
In New Orleans on April 1 the Gaynor and Greene conspiracy case moves to the U S court of appeals. Convicted in Savannah of defrauding the government over an arbor improvement contract, both men received four years in prison and a 575000 fine. The defense appeals on 200 alleged errors, with Marion Erwin as U S district attorney for the eastern district of Georgia leading the government.
Memphis April 1. The Chism Brothers' company and the Norfleet Thompson company, two of the oldest and largest wholesale grocers in Memphis and the South, merge and operate under one management. The new firm will be known as the Caisin Thompson company.
At the April term opening of the superior court in Concord the judge will set a definite date for a hearing on the bill of equity filed by Geo W. Glover of Deadwood South Dakota and others to obtain an accounting of the financial affairs of Mrs Mary Baker Eddy head of the Christian Science church.
The clippings report J H Rademacher faces April district court over arsenic found in his wife s coffee in Blue Earth. Mrs Rademacher testified two occasions revealed arsenic. In St Louis H W Blodgett becomes United States district attorney for the eastern district succeeding D P Dyer.
Richmond April 1 announces the Chesapeake company begins daily steamship service between Baltimore and Jamestown in anticipation of traffic to the expo. The move aims to improve transportation for visitors and goods during opening events.
The U S Springfield district's circuit court convened today in Western Missouri with an unusually large criminal docket. Most cases are set for trial this month as the grand jury investigates funds and related offenses.
Advertisement lists cheap sewing machines with five year guarantee and two second hand gasoline engines. Also offers a four horse gasoline engine and a Colt style unit. Includes a good four room house with bath and conveniences and two acres of land with well, windmill, corral and shed for value.
A collection of classified lines listing sale items and rentals. Items include windmill posts, bicycles, land scrip, horses, drilling machinery, fence supplies, homes and lots, a shotgun, engines, and a desert farm for exchange. Rentals cover furnished rooms and houses in Roswell area with contact notes.
A limited OCR fragment lists a front room for rent with a partial phone contact 14924er 719. Details about location and terms are unreadable in the source.
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