Alva Wins Dumb Game In Eight to Four Victory
Alva Oklahoma defeats Roswell 8 to 4 at Amusement Park with McGill earning the win. The game featured eleven Roswell fumbles and seven McGill strikeouts as Alva pitchers limited the opponents to five hits. Roswell's Caldwell allowed nine hits and the locals celebrate a last game of the series that afternoon.
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Roswell
Amusement Park
Roswell Town
Gaon
Kennard
Military Institute
Institute
McGill
Alva
Caldwell
Mighty Stick
Joanson
Reeves
Nichols c
Wilson
Tee
St.John
Gammon
DEO
Leland Cf
Caldwell, P ‘Sea
Pall
J. Clifton Cf
P. i
Prs
Sse
Musgeller
R. Clifton
van Wye
Ite
Eas
Azier
R. Clifton van Wye
White
Wilhite
McGill Wilhite
Nichols
J. Clifton
Nich
Vanye
Frazier
Hunt
Alva Boys
Hester
Lohman
Crowell
Friction Reported At Fort Reno Officers Return
At Fort Reno Oklahoma City May 4 none could confirm rumors of trouble between two lieutenants and the infantry battalion. A dispatch from San Antonio said Major C W Penrose and three other officers returning from the Macklin court martial were rushing home due to reported trouble. The nature of the trouble remains unknown to outsiders.
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Fort Reno
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
C. W. Penrose
Macklin
ELOPING MINISTER WILL BE ARRESTED
Rev. Jere Knode Cooke former pastor of St George s Protestant Episcopal church Hempstead L I and the 17 year old Florence Whaley who disappeared last Monday have been located at Peekskill NY Nassau County officials issued a warrant for Cooke s arrest and have been sent to Peekskill to serve it
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New York
Jere Knode Cooke
St. George’s Protestant Episcopal Church
Hempstead
L. I
Florence Whaley
Peekskill
N. Y
Nassau County
Cooke
Three steamers believed trapped in Cabot Strait ice
Halifax Nova Scotia May 4 three large trans Atlantic liners are believed imprisoned in the vast ice fields that completely block Cabot Strait preventing their passage into the Atlantic.
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Halifax
Cabot Strait
Lady Henry Somerset Ends Lectures to Aid Duxhurst Colony
London reports Lady Henry Somerset, retiring from public speaking after a Joan of Arc lecture, will devote herself to aiding fallen and inebriate women via the Duxhurst industrial colony in Sussex. She aims to rehabilitate rescued women through work, a wholesome environment, and instruction in virtue. She says the day for talking is over and she will act.
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London
Henry Somerset
Joan of Arc
Duxhurst
Sussex
Henry
Farmers Push Dollar Wheat Campaign in Kansas
Hutchinson May 4 J A Everett of Indianapolis president of the American Society of Equity Judge Fisk of Sioux Falls and C W Packham Kansas Farmers State Union secretary are among speakers at a mass meeting. The union plans a drive for dollar wheat as a principal Kansas project.
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Hutchinson
Kan
J. A. Everitt
Indianapolis
Indiana
American Society of Equity
Fisk
Sioux Falls
S. D
C. W. Packham
Farmers’ State Union of
Kansas
Farmers’ Union
Buckskin Hat Saves Farmington Man in Court Case
In Farmington on May 3, a buckskin hat saved John Wurtz, a San Juan county farmer, from a fatal blow after he cut the Echo Ditch water, leading to a trial before Justice Pearce Fay. C. B. Thompson, who claimed no water rights, was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon.
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Farmington
John Wurtz
San Juan County
Pearce Fay
Wurtz
Echo Ditch
C. B. Thompson
Thompson
More Light More Light Diamond White Kerosene Ad
An advertisement by Pecos Valley Trading Co promotes Diamond White Kerosene from Superior Refining Co Longton Kansas as independently refined. It offers daily tank wagon deliveries and guarantees customer satisfaction with prompt phone orders at 412.
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Superior Refining Company
Longton
Kansas
Pecos Valley Trading Co
For Sale or Trade for Town Property 4¢ Acre Land
The notice offers town property for sale or trade, 4 cents per acre land with deeded water right, 42 miles from Roswell at a bargain. R. L. and T. H. Malone. The Record reports the staff laid off briefly to boost the local baseball team.
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Roswell
R. L
T. H. Malone
Roswell Weather Report May 4 Highlighting Temps and Forecast
Local U S Weather Bureau report from Roswell New Mexico lists max 68 min 38 mean 53 with no precipitation. Wind southeast at 8 mph. Partly cloudy conditions with a warmer trend tonight and Sunday. M Wright official in charge.
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Roswell
N. M
Hagerman Deposed Governor Hands Over Office In Santa Fe
The former governor Herbert J. Hagerman formally turned over the governor's chair to J. W. Raynolds as George B. Curry prepares to assume duties from the Philippine Islands. Percy Hagerman reports the retirement and a possible weeklong stay in the territorial capital.
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Hagerman
Herbert J. Hagerman
Philippine Islands
Santa Fe
Manila
San Francisco
Roswell
Percy Hagerman
Torrance
Territorial
Per_ey Hagerman
South Spring Ranch
Colorado Springs
Story of Mark Twain disappearance a fake
New York May 4 The report that Samuel L. Clemens is missing on H H Rogers yacht Kanawha was widely circulated but is untrue. Clemens is at his New York home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
New York
Samuel L. Clemens
H. H. Rogers
Kanawha
Mr. Clemens
Jury Disagrees in O'Shea Murder Trial
Chicago May 4 The jury in the Victor O'Shea murder case reported a disagreement after two weeks of testimony. This marks the third trial. previous juries returned manslaughter verdicts reversed on a technicality and others ended in disagreements.
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O'Shea
Chicago
Victor O’shea
O’shea
Supreme Court
Shakespeare Club closes season with springs picnic
The Shakespeare club wrapped up its 1906 07 season with a picnic at Mrs J J Hagerman s South Spring ranch. Fifteen former members and about twenty guests attended as baskets were carried out and a dinner on the grounds sparked an evening of music by Mrs Peters Mrs Ellis Miss Costa Mrs Norvell and Mrs W A Johnson. The organizing committee Mesdames Bear Norvell and Kellahin hosted the event.
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Shakespeare Club
J. J. Haerman
South Spring Ranch
Hagerman
Peters
Ellis
Miss Costa
Norvell
W. A. Johnson
Mesdames Bear
Kellahin
Roswell High holds six graduates in 1907 ceremony
Six young ladies and one young man graduated from Roswell High School at a crowded ceremony held at the Southern Methodist church. The program featured a piano duet, solos, a salutatory on athletics, a valedictory on ideals, and remarks by Rev. John W. Smith and Prof. C. D. Thompson as diplomas were handed out.
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Roswell High School
Southern Methodist Church
Mesdames Thompson
Hill
Moszkowski
Walter Buchly
Col. W. S. Barlow
Dudley Buck
Robert C. Cook
Heselt
Mabel Wilson
W. T. Joyner
C. D. Thompson
Roswell
Public Subscription Sought For New Post Office Flag
Postmaster Robert Kellahin reports the post office flag vanished during the cattlemen's convention and he will oversee a plan to raise funds for a replacement. A liberal citizen is urged to start a public subscription with fifteen to twenty dollars enough to buy a new flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kellahin
Crescent City oil town planned in McKinley County
Crescent City is being laid out in McKinley County near an area claimed to hold oil. A survey has run weeks toward filing plats and investors from St. Louis back the project, along with others tapping the alleged oil fields. Locals watch the formal development with interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallup
N. M
Crescent City
McKinley County
St. Louis
Commandery announces May 1907 Knights Templar degrees
Commandery No. 6 K T U will confer the Red Cross degree on May 2 and the Temple degree on May 4 1907 with an 8:00 pm conclave. Visiting Sir Knights invited. Also a note encourages planting trees and grape vines for future enjoyment and benevolence.
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K. T
Red Cross
EB. C
W. Phillips
American Schools Treated On Par With Other Nations
The imperial order from Constantinople states American schools and institutions receiving official recognition will be treated on the same footing as those of other nations. All American demands are conceded and obstacles to a full solution of three years of disputes with the Porte appear removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Constantinople
Porte
Coal bids trigger anti trust probe at Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls board of education received twelve identical bids from as many coal dealers for 1000 tons of coal. A resolution was adopted referring the bids to Niagara county district attorney to investigate possible coal dealer combination in western New York.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Board of Education
Niagara County
New York
Labor Strife Envelops San Francisco May Day Outlook
The San Francisco labor scene darkens as the telephone strike cripples service and threatens a sympathetic line workers walkout. Iron workers remain firm while operators seek broader support, signaling potential further disruption.
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San Francisco
Street Car Strike Vote Planned as Settlement Fails
Demands and the arbitration settlement proposal are abandoned. Street car men will meet tomorrow to vote on striking. Outlook is unfavorable and the worst is feared.
Coldest May Weather On Record In Kansas City Area
The National Weather Service reports the coldest May weather on record for this area with temperatures dropping to 27 degrees in Kansas City and the northwestern Missouri region. The prior May record was surpassed by nine degrees, while Toronto in southeastern Kansas recorded a low of 24 degrees the night before.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Toronto
Kansas
First Fort Worth Commission Government Election Underway
Fort Worth Texas May 4 the first municipal election under the new commission system is in progress today A mayor four commissioners a city attorney a city tax collector and school trustees will be elected The ticket led by Judge W D Harris for mayor lists George Mulkey G H Colvin Sam Davidson and Lee Stephens as commissioner candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Worth
Tex
Forth Worth
Commission
W. D. Harris
George Mulkey
G. H. Colvin
Sam Davidson
Lee Stephens
Jamaica Names New Governor Sails to Jamaica Post
London May 4 Sydney Oliver C M G appointed governor of Jamaica to succeed Sir Alexandria sailed today on the Port of Kingston. Oliver, former principal clerk of the West African department, has held several colonial posts and is popular on the island. El Paso May 4 a special bull fight is listed for the Travel Protective association convention delegates in Cuidad Juarez with Cinco de Mayo celebrations.
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Jamaica
London
Sydney Oliver
Sir Alexandria
Kingston
Admiral Davis
Oliver
Colonial Office
Colonial Service
British Honduras
Leeward Islands
Island
el Pasos
Tex
Travelers’Protective Association
Cuidad Jaarez
Cloudcroft
Real Estate Transfers Recorded in Roswell Area
Deeds filed in the Probate Clerk and Recorder show multiple transfers in Roswell and Lake Arthur. Names include F. P. Gayle. G. D Taylor. W. C. Maker. Mrs Belle M. Stancliff. Mrs Blanch Kiser. G. H. Poulson. Palmer O. Poulson. Mattie N. Poulson. The Drumm Commission Co.. J A Longenegger. Joseph D. Lea. L. B. Boellner. The South Springs Ranch and Cat tle Company. Amelia S. Bartley. Properties include lots and blocks in Lake Arthur and Melrose Heights addition, a correction deed to 100 acres, and 82.36 acres in 13-11-24 with artesian well. Amounts range from $1.00 to $15,400.
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F. P. Gayle
B. C. Campbell
G. D Taylor
Lake Arthur
W. C. Maker
Belle M. Stancliff
Blanch Kiser
Drumm Commission Co
J A. Longenegger
Joseph D. Lea
L. B. Boellner
West Side
Roswell
South Springs Ranch and Cattle Company
Amelia S. Bartley
Wreck on Santa Fe Road Injures Shriners in Arizona
A Santa Fe wreck one mile west of Joseph City Arizona injured several passengers none fatally. The baggage car trucks broke causing the crash and delaying ten sections full of Shriners to the annual conclave. In Colorado another Santa Fe derailment near La Junta injured over twenty with the engineer and fireman badly burned and possibly dying from a defective rail.
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Arizona
Los Angeles
Cal
Joseph City
Colorado
Denver
Colo
la Junta
Santa Fe
Got the Wrong People in Peekskill Case
May 4 report says the man and woman under surveillance in a Peekskill hotel were misidentified as Rev. Jere K. Cooke and Miss Floretta Whaley and are in fact a Poughkeepsie business man and his daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peekskill, N. Y
Jere K. Cooke
Floretta Whaley
Poughkeepsie
Parish Bound Over In Portales Preliminary Trial
Special to the Daily Record Byron Parish was bound over after a preliminary trial before Judge W H Pope in Portales New Mexico. Parish’s bond was set at ten thousand dollars and the bond was made.
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Parish
The
Daily Record
Portales
N. M
Byron
W. H. Pope
Emillio Rumored Recapture Near Lincoln
News from Lee Eddleman reports rumors that Rosario Emillio the escaped murderer was recaptured near Eagle Creek in the White Mountains and sent to Lincoln for transfer to Santa Fe on August 23. Lincoln county Sheriff Owens denies the capture, while Sheriff Ballard remains cautious. Officers say Emillio is not resourceful and may be caught in the Territory. no trace of the escaped Malfbread Negro and Mexican who fled the Lincoln jail has appeared.
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Lee Eddleman
C. L. Ballard
Rio Ruidoso
Rosario Emillio
Lincoln
Santa Fe
Emillio
Eagle Creek
White Mountains
Lincoln Stage
Owens
Lincoln County
Ballard
Eddleman
Mrs Roosevelt Narrowly Escapes Yacht Accident
Mrs. Roosevelt and several women accompanying her on the yacht Sylph barely avoided serious harm as the vessel, returning on the Potomac, passed a lock and struck a tugboat. The impact toppled the Sylph’s flagpole onto the deck, narrowly missing Mrs. Roosevelt and party. no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Roosevelt
Washington, D. C
Forest Fire Threat to Maple Falls Prompts Large Labor Fight
Belliningham May 4 Five hundred men still battle a spreading forest fire menacing Maple Falls a town of 800 in Whitcom county Northwest wind shift averts total destruction and gives firefighters respite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belliningham
Wash
Maple Falls
Whitcom County
Murder in the First Degree Verdict in Colorado Case
Lamar Colorado May 4 The jury convicts Andrew Joanson of murder in the first degree with the death penalty for killing Night Marshal Frisbie during an attempted arrest on December 26. Frisbie was shot as he ordered surrender and the assailants fled, later hunted by a posse until Johnson was cornered in a deserted schoolhouse near the Kansas line.
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Lamar
Colo
Andrew Joanson
Frisbie
Johnson
Thomas
Kansas Line
Clarkville Mines Sold to American Fuel Co
Gallup New Mexico May 3. Reliable authority reports Clarkville Coal company mines to pass to American Fuel company. Location four miles west of Gallup. New owners plan extensive reopening and large employment. Local workers reduced to a few. city merchants anticipate increased business.
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Gallup
N. M
iIt
Clarkville Coal Company
American Fuel Company
Clarkville Company
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U. S. Weather Bureau
M. Wright
Entre Nous Club
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Grand Central
H. F. M. Bear
Anna Mason
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North Main
Myrtle Pride
Alice Rabb Durrell
Waskom
Velma White
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Clarkville
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