Fire damages Joyce-Pruit store warehouse and nearby structures
A 25 by 60 foot warehouse at Spring River grocery corner on 5Sth street and Missouri avenue burned last night at 10:20. The blaze spread to Arthur Ingham’s big barn and damaged a telephone cable. losses total about $150 plus the Joyce-Pruit building valued at $600 and insured partly. Bed clothing and furniture stored in the warehouse were ruined. Sparks also caught the roof of McD Minter’s residence, which was extinguished by Mr Minter.
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Spring River
Missouri Avenue
Joyce-Pruit Company
Arthur Ingham
Telephone Company
Moran
Joyce-Pruit
Roswell Team Eyes Weeks and Salazar Additions
Roswell Amusement Association manager Cy Leland plans to wire transport for Rube Weeks the Albuquerque pitcher to join Roswell immediately. Weeks pitched for Fort Worth in the Texas League but was released. Salazar the former Albuquerque third baseman also released, and an effort will try to sign him. Le Clair, the Roswell pitcher, was released. Negotiations aim for a Friday game with Lake Arthur and three games with Hereford next week.
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Cy Leland
Roswell
le Qclair
Lake Arthur
Hereford
Forest fires devastate Barfield area in Wisconsin
Barfield Wisconsin May 11 fires rage in the north and northwest burning half of Mosinee in Marathon county and threatening Grand Marais on Lake Superior. A wireless report from Grand Marais says the town is believed destroyed after a night battle with the fires.
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Barfield
Wis
Mosinee
Marathon County
Grand Marais
Lake Superior
Duluth
Graduation Exercises at Armory Feature Diligent Student Performances
A historic list outlines the Girls Chorus performances and student debates during graduation Friday May 13 at the Armory. It notes essays readings and songs by Orpha Beck Lora Mae Goodwin Gladys Tucker Olive Hadder and others with diplomas delivered by Supt M H Braesner Prin D N Pope and Miss Lela Howat. Dr E McQueen Gray of the University of New Mexico delivers the Baccalaureate Address with the Symphony Club providing music and the High School Girls Glee Club performing Twilight Dreams.
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Armory
Aew
J. B. Keas
Esses
Stanley el
Olive Hadder
McDowell
Symphony Club
Orpha Beck
King of the Winds
David) Stanley Norvel
Lora Mae Goodwin
Hauselv
E. McQueen Gray
University of New Mexico
Taft Revises Gila Forest Reserve Boundary in New Mexico
President Taft issues proclamation adjusting Gila Forest boundaries in New Mexico. About 228,156 acres to be released to public domain on March 1, 1911, and 21,337 acres added to the reserve following a joint Interior and Agriculture agreement.
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Washington
Taft
Gila Forest Reserve
New Mexico
Departments of the Interior and Agriculture
Polish Heroes Pulaski and Kosciuszko Honored in Washington Dedication
In Washington on May 11 President Taft attended Pulaski memorial unveiling at 13th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue while Secretary Dickenson spoke at the Kosciuszko statue in Lafayette Park. The ceremonies marked the opening of the Polish National Congress as thousands of Poles gathered. The Pulaski statue stands in a triangle near the White House, depicting the Polish Hussar, while Kosciuszko’s statue features maps and scenes illustrating liberty and national life.
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Washington
Pulaski
Kosciusczko
America
Taft
13Th Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Dickenson
Tafayette Park
White House
J. F. Smulski
Polish National Alliance
Vo Pulaski
Poleswag
Free Republic
United States
Fort Myer
National Guard
District of Columbia
Tasker H. Bliss
Brandywine
Savannah
Wasp
Chedzinski
Paris
Berlin
Poland
Lafayette Park
West Point
Mapoleon
Russia
Kos
Hyde murder trial evidence closes today in Kansas City
In the Dr. Hyde murder trial the state pressed its case against Mrs. B C Hyde regarding the night of December 18. Testimony covered the whereabouts of her brother Thomas Swope and chemists’ analysis of hydrocyanic gas in a corpse. Mrs James H Clinton of Independence testified that Swope telephoned Dr Twyman from her home on December 18 while Hyde testified he was at Mrs. Clinton’s.
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Kansas City
Dr. Hyde
B. C. Hyde
Thomas Swope
Hyde
James H. Clinton
Independence
Swope
Twyman
Hyde murder trial verdict awaits as testimony ends
Swope's residence with her is described. Mrs Clinton testified that Mr Swope held a device while telephoning. Swope claimed the capsules contained cyanide dropped by Dr Hyde. Scientists Schwietzer and Cady testified amalgamated formaldehyde and ammonia cannot yield hydrocyanic acid in a body. Trial testimony closed at 2 30 this afternoon.
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Swope
Taft Faces Now Party Complications in Congress
President Taft confronts party complications over a 250000 appropriation to fund a tariff board. The measure seeks cost difference data on production domestically and abroad to justify a tariff revision. Insurgents back the President while Payne Dalzell Fordney and other protectionists oppose, signaling a pivotal issue for the coming congressional campaign.
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Taft
Congress Washington
New Tariff Board
Payne
Dalzell
Fordnsy
No Bill in Wells Eldridge and Walker Case
The Territorial grand jury released its final report with a no bill and a summary of work. Wells Eldridge and James Walker were accused of subornation of perjury. Court focused on a continuance in the Land Perkins case. Wilson and bartender Mamerez pleaded guilty to selling liquor to a minor. Windsor defendants set for May 31. Ornelas and Wickham withdrew pleas and pleaded guilty. Moffett arraigned as accessory after the fact and pleaded not guilty.
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Wells
Eldridge
Alfalfa Land For Sale Near Roswell with Water Right
For sale 140 acres of alfalfa near Roswell with cold water right and ample shade. Ideal suburban home site two miles out between city and LFD ranch in Chaves county. Owner leaving city. Call 1812 after evening or before 8 am. tf. os
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Roswell
City
LFD Ranch
Chaves County
For Rent House 211 N Washington 5816 Record
Rent ad notes a house at 211 North Washington available for lease. Includes reference to 5816 Record Want Ads and the cash price symbolized by multiple dollar signs. No further details provided in the fragment.
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Washington
Roosevelt Reviews German Troops With Emperor William
In Berlin Col Roosevelt and Emperor William witnessed a German army exercise for about twenty square miles near Derwirtz with twelve thousand troops. Afterward the Emperor hailed Roosevelt as the first civilian to review German soldiers. Roosevelt later accepted Taft’s appointment as special ambassador to King Edward VII’s funeral in London on May 20.
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Teddy
Billie
Berlin
Germany
Roosevelt
Emperor William
Derwirtz
Muhlenberg
Potsdam
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
United States
King Edward
London
Death of Eleven Year Old Tillotson Shocks Family
Thomas C Tillotson Jr dies at 7 30 AM after four weeks of illness at 106 North Kentucky Avenue. Mumps led to meningitis, grave outcome for the bright child. Funeral at four this afternoon from the family home with Dr P H McDowell officiating. Burial in South Side cemetery.
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Thomas C. Tillotson, JR
T. C. Tillotson
North Kentuccky Avenue
P. H. McDowell
South Side Cemetery
Severe quake hits the West Indies islands
A May 11 quake in San Domingo caused no city deaths or property damage but remote reports are pending. In Costa Rica tremors prompted mass evacuations and ongoing rescue work at Cartago after a series of aftershocks. Reports indicate two Americans among the dead.
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West Indies Islands
San Domingo
Thee
O’clark
San Jose
Costa Rica
Cartago
Kansas City Cattle Hog and Sheep Markets Report May 11
Kansas City stock market shows cattle receipts of 7 000 with steady trading. Native steers range 5.00 to 8.20, southern steers 5.25 to 7.65, cows and heifers 3.75 to 7.60, stockers 4.00 to 6.20, bulls 4.25 to 6.50, calves 4.00 to 8.00, western cattle 5.50 to 8.00. Hog receipts 13 000 up 5 to 19 cents with bulk at 9.30 to 9.55, heavy 9.45 to 9.60, light 9.20 to 9.50, pigs 8.50 to 9.00. Sheep receipts 8 000 steady. muttons 6.99 to 7.50, lambs 7.25 to 9.90, fed western wethers 6.10 to 8.00, fed western ewes 5.50 to 7.50.
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Kansas City
Roswell Weather Report May 11 Roswell New Mexico
Local weather bulletin notes temperature 94 max 58 min mean 76 with partly cloudy sky and light wind from the east three miles per hour. Forecast calls for generally fair and cooler conditions tonight and Thursday. In local note Mitchell and Nixon visited Portales for a brief business trip.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Roswell
N. M
Sam J. Nixon
Charles P. Mitchell
Portales
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Dick West
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Punch and _ Judy
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Judith Gray
Punch and Judy
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Lansings
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Hans
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Héctor McWilliams
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Ise
Stanley Norvell
Carl Chamberlain
Dimmitt
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Elmer Dimmit
Baptist Church
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Ruby Bean
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Valse Valance
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Concord Fillett
Herring
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Pond
Welch’s Grape Juice
Rose
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Rube Weeks
Wisconsin
McDonald
Annie Forstad
Lasca
Gladys Tucker
Mary L. White
Elmer Rose
Lewis Jones
Marshall
M. H. Braesner
Prin
D. N. Pope
J. S. Kirby
Lela Howat
Gila Forest
Ciusczko
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Paul
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Kosciuscczko
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Finley Rubber CO
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