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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1905
Page
1
Social Democrats of Russia prepare for a demonstration Sunday as part of organized public action. The event is billed as a major show of support and political message in a prominent urban setting. Participants are urged to gather at designated rally points and proceed peacefully through planned routes.
Reports from multiple ports describe Russian ships moving toward Vladivostok and in Indo China waters. A three day strike plan for Labor Day emerges in Reval. Cassini reassigned to Madrid. Baron Rosen to succeed in Washington. French spies arrested in Tokyo and Japan’s stance on France debated in St. Petersburg amid broader war tensions.
Roosevelt eel will not run for president again, ending speculation about a second bid. The former candidate, associated with the Roosevelt era, will retreat from national politics this cycle.
In Omaha May 10 the Bee quotes Roosevelt clarifying he will not seek another term. The item also notes funding from grandstand admissions to aid construction and expansion of facilities. Other dispatches report Hills, chief clerk of the Treasury, died in Carizoza New Mexico at 55 after traveling on official business.
Report notes a Chinese boycott reacting to proposed treaty terms. The text reflects officials and citizens voicing objections while discussions center on how the treaty would shape trade and political relations. No further specifics are clearly readable in the fragment.
Chicago street workers strike ends in brief truce as officials call for discipline and orderly conduct. Union leaders pledge a one day restriction on provocative actions while negotiations resume next week.
Report from Chicago May 10 states promises of peace and orderly actions during Roosevelt’s visit. The striking steamers' joint council voted against a general strike and endorsed no further sympathetic movements beyond the United States, with the president urged to use his good offices as one of three arbitrators. The piece notes a demand for railroad relief and warns Congress over transportation issues while asserting his firm stance on renomination and parliamentary remedies. The presidential special traversed Iowa in darkness, stopping at Clinton and Sterling before arriving in Chicago for an Auditorium Annex reception.
Shanghai May 10 A large meeting of Chinese merchants protested the new exclusion treaty discussed in the United States. Telegrams were sent to officials and it was unanimously decided to modify the proposed terms.
A historic notice notes no admission charged for ladies at the gate while buggies must pay. It mentions construction of a new grandstand on the Institute baseball field to be ready for use during the season and includes fragmented garbled phrases about frames and boycotted houses and a broken bone near the elbow, with unclear references to drivers.
A Colorado man facing indictment amid labor unrest is described as the focal point of a broader strike action. Labor leaders prepared a statement for President Roosevelt and proposed an arbitration panel with a labor and an employer representative, then abandoned plans to petition Roosevelt while he is in Chicago, with further references to Uncle Sam in Wyoming.
Kansas City cattle receipts total 7,000 with steady to strong demand across categories. Also notes indictment of Teller for cutting and removing 100,009 railroad ties from government land. Equitable Assurance Society denied admission to reform procedures. various regional market updates and policy actions follow.
The Roswell Commercial Club plans an exhibit of high grade farm products at the superintendent’s cottage on Main Street. Visitors may view displays while vehicles and pedestrians pass to the ball games. The exhibit remains to honor Roswell and Pecos Valley with imperishable products kept year round. Separate notes mention unrest in St. Petersburg over a massacre and a May 10 convention of New York State engineers in Schenectady with a visit by New Mexico’s Grand Chancellor.
In district court on the Territorial side Seay Gill and Morrow vs Hale was dismissed at plaintiff cost. Stringfellow and Tannehill vs Petty and Carson versus Amy Henry were argued before Judge Pope. Two homesteads and three desert claims were filed at the Government land office Tuesday. George McGonafill and Geo. W. Pettit made final proof and Emory C. Teeple and Lonnie L. Tackett commuted their homesteads.
J M Nelson and Son have been awarded the contract to draw plans for Artesia's new school building costing 10000 dollars. Construction is to begin at once and be completed this summer.
Tonight at the Methodist Church the prayer meeting will focus on The Parable of the Sower and The Word of the Kingdom to Be Directly Received According to the Moral Condition of Hearers.
The pastor and superintendent invite church and Sunday school members to attend tonight’s prayer meeting. Teachers of the Sunday school are especially urged to be present.
Hiome grown strawberries sold daily at Saccra mento Meat Market and Cold Storage. C. C. Tannehill and Boyd Clark made the first trip on the new automobile Greyhound to Dexter, sixteen miles away, each way in an hour and fifteen minutes despite the wind.
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