Roswell saloon organ fuels heated local campaign
The Roswell saloon organ attacks political opponents as husbands and fathers are urged to consider the impact on their wives daughters and sisters. Across reflections span Governors race results in Arkansas and state offices, indictments in Pittsburgh and Jersey City, Mount Etna lava flow, Wyoming coal land suits, and details of a Northwestern Railroad land issue with five million valuation cited.
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Roswell
Donaghey
CC. C. Kavanauga
Crocker
Hodges
Tucker
Pittsburg
New York
N. Y
J. Ogden Armour
Chicago
Hudson County
N. J
Governor Fort
Trenton
Garvin
Jersey City
Catania
Sicily
Borrello
Cheyenne
Wyo
United States
Elk Mountain District
Carbon County
Wyoming
Charles S. Johnson
John D. Milliken
Northwestern Railroad Co
Seminole
Organ of the Saloons Proclaims Prohibition Sermon
The document quotes a temperance tract declaring liquor a root of sin and iniquity. It argues against licensing and vows eternal damnation under a flood of no license sentiment, reflecting anti alcohol crusade rhetoric.
Mrs Gertrude Calvin Buys Harnden Residences on Washington Street
Mrs Gertrude Calvin formerly from Oklahoma who ran a rooming house on Richardson avenue has purchased the E Harnden residences at the corner of Washington and First streets. She will live in one home and rent the other, with two well finished houses of eight and ten rooms completed earlier this year. Mr Harnden plans to build a new residence on a nearby lot.
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Gertrude Calvin
Oklahoma
Evans
Richardson Avenue
E. Harnden
Washington and
First Streets
Harnden
Fire whistle signals when a fire is put out
The future fire whistle will sound one long blast on the same note as eight, noon, and five o'clock to indicate a fire is out or a false alarm. The signal will follow any alert and people should understand it is for their benefit.
Morfoet and Son Charged in Fatal Assault near Dexter
Deputy Sheriff O Z Finley left for the Texas border to arrest J M Morfoet and his son on charges of assault with a deadly weapon causing the death of Sylvanus Johnson. Johnson died at St Marys Hospital after being struck on the head by a monkey wrench thrown from a Morfoet wagon. It is alleged the younger Morfoet rode in the wagon and the father tried to shield him. The two men are to be brought to trial soon. The Morfoet family live about a hundred miles east of Roswell, location uncertain.
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O. Z. Finley
Texas
J. M. Morfoet and Son
Sylvanus Johnson
St. Mary’s Hospital
Mr. Johnson
Dexter
Morfoet
Connec
Finley
Roswell
Mexico
Fire kills twenty five at Bhilwari cotton warehouse
A blaze swept the Bhilwari state cotton warehouse in Rajputana district killing twenty five women and children. The disaster followed by a series of urgent telegrams from Bombay and other centers reporting the tragedy and its aftermath.
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Bombay
Bhilwari
Rajputana
Little Rock
Woman's Home Mission Society Meeting Set at Mrs Minter's
The Woman's Home Mission Society of the First Methodist Church South will meet tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock with Mrs M D Minter at 500 North Kentucky Avenue to discuss church work and plans.
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Woman’s ‘Home Mission ‘Society of the First M. E. Church
South
M. D. Minter
No License Committee Denies Saloon Pact Claim
A public letter rejects claims that No License supporters offered a ticket of business men to run city offices under a majority vote ballot. The authors deny any such proposition and urge disclosure of the alleged proposers, stressing that whiskey policy is a moral issue, not a party one.
U D C Mets Meet Tomorrow On Past College Boulevard
The U D C will meet tomorrow at 2 30 oclock with Mrs J A Fore man on Past College Boulevard.
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J. A. Foreman
College Bolevard
Mrs Parker Earle Returns From California Visit
Mrs Parker Earle came back last night after a several month stay in California.
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Parker Earle
California
Mrs Howell Joins Family From Kenna for Ill Son Recovery
Mrs. Dave Howell traveled from the Howell claim near Kenna to stay several days due to her son's illness, arriving to assist during his health setback.
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Dave Howell
Howell
Kenna
Bayne to Manage Pecos Valley Agency in Roswell
Mr and Mrs RK A Bayne arrived from Clovis and will make Roswell their home. Bayne will manage the Pecos Valley Agency for the Pacific Mutual, taking over the post previously held by the late Dr Tight.
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Mis RK. A. Bayne
Clovis
Roswell
Mr. Bayne
Pecos Valley Agency
Pacific Mutual
Dr. Tight
Shamrock Residents Visit City
J. R. Edwards and R. A. Choate of Shamrock Texas are among visitors in the city today.
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J. R. Edwards and
R. A. Choate
Shamrock, Tex
City
Home Front and Saloons Dominates Roswell Meeting
The No-License gathering at the Majestic Theatre featured Charles J. Hall speaking on protecting Home, with stories of the saloon’s destruction of family life. He urged Roswell voters to stand by the home, cited civic figures and a student petition, and promised a forceful, crowded night ahead.
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Home
Sweet Home
Majestic Theatre
California
Charles J. Hall
A. J. Crawford
Prof. Brierley
Mr. Hall
Corn import duty suspension extended in Mexico
The decree of October 8, 1909 which suspended the duty on corn imported into Mexico has been extended to September 30 of this year. The government notes the republic faces corn scarcity and time extension is deemed necessary.
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City of
Mexico
Republic
Mountain Cabin of O Rees Burglarized in Capitan Mountains
Onesimus Nees reports arrival at his Mountain Cabin near Cedar Creek head in the Capitan mountains to find the premises burglarized of tools cooking utensils and bedding. He notes tame blacktail deer nearby and left Will Hightower in charge of mines. Nees traveled via Glencoe where fruit remained uninjured by frost. Frank Coe expected in Roswell with mountain horses in about ten days. For rent room furnished 209 N Penn.
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Onesimus Nees
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fifth Street
Cedar Creek
Capitan Mountains
Will Hightower
Glencoe
Frank Coe
Roswell
Miners 60 Out Today Across Southwest Strike Looms
Kansas City notices miners will strike tonight seeking a five cent a ton wage rise. United Mine Workers report 200000 members poised to walk out at midnight with district-wide action to follow. Illinois operators predict up to 75 000 miners out for about thirty days. Chicago foresees regional impact beginning soon with broader disruption to coal supply and related industries.
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Indianapolis
United States
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Miners’ Union
Chicago
Illinois
ParsonS and Lawrence Real Estate and Insurance Firm Ad
The ParsonS and Lawrence firm at 215 North Main Street promotes real estate and insurance services including bargains in improved farms Main street business properties residences suburban homes and acreage. They claim the best life and fire insurance on the market and urge daily bargains, inviting customers to ask Parson s for knowledge.
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Parsons & Lawrence. Real Estate, Life and Fire Insurance
Coal Dealers Seek Favorable Terms as Mines Prepare Shutdowns
In Des Moines Iowa coal operators told state mining officials they would bargain with miners on favorable terms. Most Iowa mines suspend at four this afternoon when the current wage scale ends, with a brief shutdown expected. In New York Erie Railroad offers a six percent rise to under 300 dollar monthly earners if demands are dropped, but the union rejects the offer. In Lorain Ohio the National Tube Company plant largely shuts down, laying off about 4000 workers due to coal shortages.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Mining Department
New York
The
Erie Railroad
Lorain
Ohio
National Tube Company
United States Steel Corporation
Cold morning in thirtys as thermometer dips brief
The report notes a cold start with the temperature at 30 degrees at seven this morning. It rose to 33 at 6:20 and reached 40 by eight o'clock, marking the end of a short dip in the current cool spell with no damage observed.
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Thirly
Land sale of James De Lancey estate in New York City
In New York on March 31 twenty eight parcels from the estate of eighteenth century magnate James De Lancey were sold at auction. The De Lancey Mansion stood near Forsyth Street and its grounds stretched to Bowery Road and the East River. De Lancey, born 1703, was a famed lawyer who became Chief Justice and Lieutenant Governor, presiding over the Zeneger libel case that advanced press freedom. his body was later buried beneath Trinity Church before the 1776 fire.
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New York
James de Lancey
New Yark
de Lancey
DeLancey Mansion
Forsyth St
Bowery Road
East River
Division
Rivington Street
Weather Summary for Roswell New Mexico March 31
Roswell New Mexico reports a high of 64 and a low of 30 with a mean of 41.7 degrees and no precipitation. Forecast calls for fair skies and frost tonight, with a warmer, fair Friday. This date last year saw highs of 49 and lows of 32, while the 15 year record shows a max of 88 in 1903 and a min of 23 in 1896.
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Roswell
N. M
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