Texas seeks Patrick extradition in false swearing case
A Texas warrant seeks the return of Patrick of Dexter from New Mexico on a Hill County false swearing charge dating about six years back. Governor Otero of New Mexico reportedly refused a prior requisition in May 1905, Patrick wishes a fair trial and notes witnesses have moved abroad. Sheriff Cox states Patrick can secure citizenship elsewhere, while Judge Pope’s ruling is awaited on tonight’s hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nere
Hill County
Texas
New Mexico
Patrick
Ie Latel Patrick
Dexter
Otero
Fise
Midant
Jas
Roselles
E. M. Cox
Hillsboro
Ase
Banker Alex R. Chisholm Sentenced for Embezzling $100000
In Irmo Alabama on May 7 the jury found former First Nazi Bank of Birmingham paying teller Alex R. Chisholm guilty of embezzling $100000 and sentenced him to six years in the Federal penitentiary at Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irmi
Ala
Alex R. Chisholm
Nazi Bank of
Birmingham
Atlanta
Irish Administrative Council Bill Introduced in Commons
The Irish Council bill aimed at establishing an Administrative Council in Dublin was introduced in the House of Commons this afternoon by the Chief Secretary for Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
London
Dublin
House of Commons
Contract Set to Drill An Oil Well
J R Stanley of Dexter was awarded the contract to drill a prospect oil well for the Southwestern Oil Company on their egg miles west of Main Street. Drilling to start within ten days after equipment begins relocation. The company held a meeting at 303 N Main Street to open four bids and form a committee to evaluate them with an experienced driller and first-rate rig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Stanley
Dexter
Southwestern Oil Company
Main Street
N. Main Street
Pecos Valley
Roswell Company Seeks Stock for Pumping Plant
Applicants for stock may apply at the Roswell office, 303 N Main Street, with Carlton & Bell, for three days only. The company aims to sell enough stock to fund a pumping plant once oil is discovered, but has no plans for further sales beyond this amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Main Street
Roswell
N. M
Carlton & Bell
Parsons as Policemen Challenge to Clergy in Des Moines
Des Moines police chief Jones offers to arm clergy with badges and clubs after ministers denounce the force as corrupt. He warns them to try running the department or stay silent, reflecting ongoing city tension.
Iowa League Opens Season Across Six Towns
The Iowa State baseball league begins its season in Burlington with 126 playing days through September 15. The lineup includes Burlington Keokuk Oskaloosa Ottumwa Waterloo Marshalltown Ta. and Jacksonville Quincy III. The league sees several franchise changes from last year.
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Burlington
Iowa State Baseball League
Keokuk
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Jacksonville
Quincy III
Roswell School Board Delays Superintendent Decision
The Roswell Board of Education met for regular May session and postponed electing a next year superintendent until next Monday. Mrs C W Dicken was granted a Central building room for a private school this summer.
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Roswell
Woman's Club to Elect Officers at Final Meeting
Tomorrow afternoon at 2 30 the Woman's Club will hold their final meeting for election of officers. The treasurer asks all who have not paid dues to come prepared to pay. All members urged to be present.
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Woman's Club
Lamb crop projection for Walter T. White’s sheep operation
Walter T. White reports from his sheep camp that this spring’s lamb crop will reach about sixty percent. He notes that the recent cold spell reduced numbers by killing newborn lambs and that the major losses occurred during the previous fall breeding season, with the big November storm hitting at a critical time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter T. White
Picnicers From Hagerman Reach Roswell
Seven two horse rigs drive into Roswell at 2 pm with Hagerman young people who picnicked at Vers Lane and plan to return home tonight. In the crowd are Misses Moore Gudgill Wixom Furr Mason Mullis and Messrs Parker Inhamer McNichol West Wilson McKinstry Perryman. Joan Bryan came up from Hager a yesterday. J C Grant Chanute Kan on business. I M Linn Dalhart Texas arrived last night. Roy Mook arrives from Dexter to spend a few days. Postmaster Moses Schloss from Dexter is here.
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Picknickers
Hagerman
Roswell
Vers’ Lane
Local Visitors and Show Highlight At Roswell
B H Hocking of Flagstaff arrives for several days while R D Funk drives from Orchard Park. See the King of Spain married with the Majestic showing the only moving picture of its kind. J W Thomas misses work at Roswell Hardware Co due to stomach trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Majestic
J. W. Thomas
Roswell Hardware Co
King Alphonso and Princess Ima wed at Majestic
Tonight at the Majestic a royal wedding joins Alphonso of Spain and Princess Ima of Germany. Thousands gather as the couple exchange vows marking a rare royal union before an international audience.
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The
Majestic
Alphonso
Spain
Ima
Germany
Lon Holland Opens Blacksmith Shop on East Second Street
Lon Holland, after 15 months with Dan Major, opens his own blacksmith shop on East Second Street. He solicits trade and guarantees all work. 5613.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon Holland
Dan Major
East Second Street
Last Roswell Club Round-Up Dance This Friday
The Roswell Commercial Club hosts its annual round-up Friday night inviting all members and their wives. The event features cards dancing and a general good time for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell Commercial Club
Nilsson Family Informal Evening With Guests
Mr and Mrs A L W Nilsson and Miss Nilsson entertained Messrs and Mesdames Johnson Thomas and Evans Grandma Johnson and Master Carroll Gary last night. The gathering was social and concluded with refreshments.
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A. L. W. Nilsson
Miss Nilsson
Messrs. and Mesdames Johnson
Thomas and Evans
Grandma Johnson
Master Carroll Gary
Paylors Tour Exposition and East Coast Points
Mr and Mrs Walter Paylor depart for the former home in Danville Virginia then plan visits to the Jamestown Exposition Washington Atlantic City and other sights Mr Paylor will be away a month and Mrs Paylor will stay through the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Paylor
Danville
Washington
Atlantic City
Mr. Paylor
Mrs. Paylor
Roswell Roswell Weather Report May 7 Details
Local Roswell New Mexico weather report shows a maximum temperature of 82 degrees and a minimum of 42 with a mean of 62. Precipitation total is 0.0 and wind from the west at 6 miles per hour. Forecast calls for partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
N. M
M. Wright
Train Hold Up Near Butte Stuns Passengers
A North Coast Limited train was held up near Welch's Spur 18 miles east of Butte Montana. The engineer was killed and the fireman wounded as robbers fired before fleeing. Bloodhounds from Deer Lodge penitentiary tracked the suspects. authorities reported no money taken.
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Butte
Mont
Deer Lodge
Welch’s Spur
North Coast Limited
State Penitentiary
Rocky Mountains
Northern Pacific
Seattle
Portland
Spokane
St. Paul
Minn
Horn
Northern Pacific Railroad
Montana
Frank Clow
Culver
Butte Mountain
Webb
Billings
Burns and O'Brien to contest world heavyweight title
Tommy Burns and Jack O'Brien will fight twenty rounds for the world heavyweight championship. The bout is set for Wednesday night May 8 in Los Angeles. Bulletins by rounds will be received at the Free Coinage Saloon.
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Tommy Burns
Jack O’brien
Los Angeles
Decay of Both Parties in National Policy Debate
A New Orleans Picayune analysis laments deep party decay with both major parties drifting from classical democratic and republican tenets. It notes neglect of states rights amid federal expansion, demands for national rail control, and shifts on tariffs fueling cross‑partisan reassessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Picayune
Dem
United States
Cash For Small Ads in Advance
Small advertisements under one dollar must be paid in advance to avoid keeping many petty accounts. record publication company notes.
Negro lynching in Dearing ends with mob execution
In Dearing Georgia on May 7 a mob of about forty unmasked men lynched Charles Harris a Black farm hand who had shot and seriously wounded Hayden Pearson earlier. Harris body was riddled with bullets and his family whipped before the mob forced them to leave the country. No arrests were made.
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Dearing
Charles Harris
Hayden Pearson
Pearson
Harris
Thompson
Destructive Tornado Lays Waste Across Northern Texas
A tornado swept northern Texas causing heavy damage and loss of life. Ridgway and Birthright near Mt. Pleasant were reported practically destroyed with nine deaths and several serious injuries. Birthright, a 500 resident town, was completely destroyed. Caney also suffered major damage. Communication lines were cut and details were scarce.
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Texas
Mt. Pleasant
Tex
Ridgway
Birthright
Here
Caney
Pitched Battle Ends Fatal in Old Kentucky Feud
In Sugar Island Creek, Middleboro Ky on May 7 a feud flare led to John Howard and Martin Green dead, Eleanor Howard fatally shot, and Jim and George Green seriously wounded.
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Middleboro
Sugar Island Creek
John Howard
Martin Green
Eleanor Howard
Jim
George Green
For Sale 20 Acres Near Roswell with House and Well
For sale within Roswell corporate limits 20 acres of land in cultivation. The property includes a good six room house a artesian well fruit trees and a well fenced tract. Asking price 3000 or will trade for a suitable residence. Carlton and Bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
Carlton & Bell
Farewell for Staff Captain Ayre at Salvation Army Citadel
Staff Captain Ayre, leader of the local Salvation Army corps under Adjt. Woodward Roswell, leaves for Phoenix Arizona due to Mrs Ayre illness. A farewell service will be held at the Salvation Army Citadel tonight. Local officers will be commissioned and assume duties until successors are chosen at headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayre
Salvation Army
Adjt
Woodward Jeff Roswell
Phoenix
A. T
Ayres
Roswell
Philharmonic Band Concert Rescheduled for Thursday Night
The Philharmonic Band concert postponed from last Thursday due to High School Class exercises will now be held next Thursday night in the court house plaza. All are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philharmonic Band
Court House Plaza
The Wedding of Alphonso King of Spain at the Majestic
A note reports Alphonso of Spain will wed at the Majestic tonight. Details on guests and arrangements are limited in the brief item.
Fatal wrecks in West Virginia and Illinois reported
Train No. 7 collided with a freight near Rosby Rock 18 miles east of Wheeling with two killed and the passenger train’s engineer fatally injured. Causes cited include a misunderstanding of orders. In Percy Illinois a Mobile & Ohio passenger train collided with a standing freight injuring eight passengers and wrecking the engine and coaches.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Baltimore & Ohio
Rosby
Mobile & Ohio Road
Florida
Suppress Agitators During Haywood Trial in Boise
Boise May 7 street speaking will be stopped in Boise during the Haywood trial to prevent agitation and possible disorder. Precautions are taken as the judge weighs the defense motion seeking a bill of particulars. decision expected tomorrow and may cause delay.
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Haywood
Boise
Idaho
Western Federation of Miners
Wood
Reichstag Passes First Reading On U S Germany Commercial Pact
Berlin May 7 the Reichstag today approved the initial reading of the commercial modus vivendi between the United States and Germany and sent the agreement to committee for study.
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Reichstag
Berlin
United States
Germany
Jail Delivery at Lincoln Sends Two Prisoners on Run
Capitan News reports Rosario Emillio and Francisco Gomez escaped from Lincoln jail around 3 am after sawing two steel bars and breaking an adobe wall. Sheriff Owen led a dawn search across the Capitan mountains as officers across the Territory were alerted. Emillio, sentenced to hang, faced a new hearing, while Gomez awaited district court action on murder charges.
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Rosario Emillio
Gomez
Capitan News
Capitan
Lincoln
Francisco Gomez
Owen
Ruidoso
Emillio
Capitan Mountains
Supreme Court
Santa Fe
Insane Carpenter Slays Family of Six in San Francisco
Walter C. Davis a carpenter at 6:37 AM shot and killed six residents of the Pierce street home in a fit of insanity. The victims included Orson Bush his wife and son W S Beard M E Linton and Mrs Lillian D Car. A lodger aged 17 escaped when Davis prepared to reload the double barreled shotgun. Neighbors overpowered him after the shooting.
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San Francisco
Cal
Walter C. Davis
Pierce Street
Orson Bush
W. S. Beard
M. E. Linton
Lillian D. Carothers
Davis
Bush
Ner
Murderer Spared Daughter Lookalike Our Of Fear
The killer spared a girl who resembled his daughter and confessed no clear guilt. Police moved him to detention hospital, where he was placed in a straight jacket. He claimed worry was his motive and showed no real realization of his acts. Mrs. Busn received a note foretelling tragedy and threats of self harm.
Dodson Found Guilty and Not Guilty in Forgery Case
A district court jury found J. W. Dodson not guilty on one forgery count and guilty on another. The court recommended clemency for the guilty count, with judgment yet to be pronounced. Other cases involved include Young vs Russell on a note for 3575.73, Nelson & Co. vs School District 20 Lake Arthur, Overman vs Cook, and dismissals in Lewis vs Gas company and related civil actions.
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Dodson
Territory
J. W. Dodson
O. G. Young
J. M. Russell
J. M. Nelson & Co
Lake Arthur
S. L. Overman
J. H. Cook
W. P. Lewis
Citizens’ Gas, Light, Heat & Power Co
B. H. Tallmadge
Bank of Atchison County
S. W. Holloway
How Chewing Gum Is Made and Its Ingredients
A Kansas City Star report explains chewing gum production with chicle as the main ingredient from sapodilla trees in Mexico and South America. The article notes annual sales around twenty million dollars, describes the manufacturing steps from mixing chicle with glucose to flavoring and forming sheets, and mentions workers in the factory chewing gum as they wrap and box the product.
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S. T. Britton
Kansas City
American Chicle Company
Chewing Gum Trust
Mexico
South America
Canada
Britten
Kansas City Star
Live Stock Market Report from Kansas City
Cattle receipts total 8000 with 300 Southern cattle. market steady. Southern steers 4.00 to 6.40, cows 3.00 to 4.50, stockers 3.50 to 5.25, bulls 3.15 to 4.50, calves 3.50 to 5.50. western fed steers 4.35 to 5.50, western fed cows 3.25 to 4.75. Sheep receipts 6000, market steady. muttons 5.50 to 6.60, lambs 7.00 to 8.60, range wethers 5.50 to 7.00, fed ewes 5.25 to 6.60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
orchard withdrawn from market by Fisher brothers
Notice to Realty Dealers. Our 20 acre orchard northeast of town is withdrawn from the market. JOHN H. FISHER, E. M. FISHER. 5613.
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John H. Fisher
E. M. Fisher
City considers commissioner government proposal in Roswell
Mayor Stockard backs a three member city board to replace a council, arguing it could reduce graft and cut contract costs. R. F. Barnett supports the plan, which may be advanced at a special legislative session after the new governor is seated. Citizens seek further public opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockard
Board of Commissioners
Texas
Roswell
R. F. Barnett
El Paso White Sox Schedule May 8 to 11
The El Paso White Sox host games from May 8 to 11 featuring matches with the Military Institute on May 9 and 11 and a Roswell competition at Roswell Amusement Park.
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el Paso White Sox
el Paso Vs. Military Institute
el Paso
Roswell
Roswell Amusement Park
Lincoln County Protest Reaches President Over Hagerman Resignation
Capitan News reports telegraphic dispatches show President Roosevelt accepted Governor Hagerman’s resignation despite protests from Lincoln County citizens and taxpayers who urged the President to reconsider. They urge retention to complete needed reforms and express concern at the perceived injustice to Hagerman and New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln County
Capitan News
Roosevelt
Hagerman
New Mexico
Washington, D. C
Captain Curry
Four Railroads Indicted for Rebating by Federal Jury
Federal grand jury indicts Rock Island Chicago Milwaukee St Paul New York Ontario and Western and Western Transit Company on charges of granting rebates to American Sugar Refining Company in a continuing probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal
Rock Island
Chicago, Milwaukee
The Majestic Theatre Keeps Two Shows Each Evening
The Majestic Theatre continues to draw large crowds for two shows nightly this week. Admission for children under twelve is 5c, while adult prices remain 10c. Interior walls were calumed in pale green to improve lighting on the pictures.
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Majestic Theatre
For Sale Neat 6 Room House and Two Lots
For sale a neat 6 room house with hot and cold water in kitchen and beta. Two lots well improved priced at 3500 dollars. Miss Nell Moore rear of American National Bank 573 WANTED Position a stenographer by competent young lady address A care Record 571Z.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell Moore
American National Bank
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Joan Bryan
Hagera
J. C. Grant
Chanute, Kan
I. M. Linn
Dalhart, Texas
Roy Mook
Moses Schloss
B. H. Hocking
Flagstaff
R. D. Funk
Orchard Park
U. S&s. Weather Bureau
South
Allery Furniture Company
Baseball
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