Strike settlement reached with union and employers
Peace terms are agreed to ending the labor dispute. Union and management have announced a settlement, with details to be finalized by negotiators and parties prepared to resume normal operations.
20 May 1905
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1905
Page
1
Peace terms are agreed to ending the labor dispute. Union and management have announced a settlement, with details to be finalized by negotiators and parties prepared to resume normal operations.
Chicago reports say the Employers Association accepted peace terms from the Union. The formal announcement that the strike was off was expected soon. About 3,772 drivers and helpers were involved. estimates show 1,300 may regain work with 2,742 seeking other jobs. A subset of drivers quit, delivering to boycotted firms despite the ban. The Express Co. plans no reinstatements for Chicago men.
A clash over medical care and labor conditions on the Isthmus sees workmen and physicians at odds. The scene centers on conflict between workers demanding safer practices and doctors advocating for professional standards amid mounting tensions. The dispute underscores broader labor health concerns of the period.
J W Stockard manager of the Grand Central hotel has purchased E M Smith s livery barn on West Second Street. In return Stockard conveyed his home place southwest of town containing 160 acres of Hondo land and all Stockard ranch improvements plus 1000 cash. Possession of the stable to Stockard July 12 and ranch November 1. Stockard may rent or occupy the stable and will further develop his 240 acre ranch nearby.
John Barrett American minister to Panama arrives in New York and warns that yellow fever at Colon is alarming. He says sanitation is the key issue, with Dr Georgas overseeing efforts to curb mortality among canal employees, and expresses cautious confidence that health problems will be met successfully despite climate and logistical difficulties.
C S Bush and George G Newbury both of Chicago visit Roswell for a few days to see friends and look after Milne Bush ranch business interests in the Valley. Bush co owns the ranch north of town and Newbury has previously written for Milne Bush publications and toured Tecos Valley.
Mr and Mrs Belgam Vandaele and their son Oscar depart Roswell for a three week trip covering thousands of miles. They will first visit their former home in Moline Illinois, then New York, then West Flanders Belgium via England. The journey aims to see relatives and explore a possible location. they may not return to America. They have resided in Roswell for six weeks but chose not to settle there.
Crease Oyama readies for a general engagement as plans firm up for a decisive clash. Officials confirm ongoing preparations and strategic placements ahead of the anticipated confrontation.
Japanese concentrating troops on both wings of Russian lines in Manchuria as a general engagement looms. Tokyo reports three-column advance with Linevitch defending at Halilung and Oyama massing forces opposite the Russian right. Unclear which wing delivers main blow, but a decisive battle is anticipated.
Mrs. L. C. Klasner reports that farming and ranching around Picacho are at their best since 1869 with alfalfa cut earlier than usual. Rain near Picacho raised the Hondo river slightly. Locals push to build a bridge across the Hondo to link Hope and Felix countries. Dipping vats for Picacho are being started and cattlemen hope vats will be installed soon.
Captain Jack Fletcher plans to teach Roswell youths music at 2 dollars per month for three summer months. Lessons proceed every second night with aim to form a thirty-strong band by fall, offering a low-cost chance to learn music under a proven leader.
In the hills of Arkansas, a trio of serenaders drew a crowd in Artesia, calling out a playful prompt to dance. After a stretch of time, the group encountered a growing turnout of local youths who joined in until the callers finally yielded.
Forty high schools within 150 miles of Appleton send reps to athletic events and relay races under the Northwest Wisconsin Superschoolastic Athletic Association. A silver trophy awaits the team with the most honors and six other prizes will be distributed to winning teams.
Milwaukee May 20 The Russian government refuses to honor passports of American Jews. The issue will be discussed at the International B'nai B'rith district convention starting at Plankinton House tomorrow. The group may push the matter to US England and other governments.
Delegates arrive in large numbers at Allegheny Pennsylvania for the twelfth annual convention of the Pennsylvania State League of German Roman Catholic Societies. Special religious services begin the gathering with attendance expected to surpass prior years.
In Artesia a farmer, his two sons, and a loaded team brought an organist and a fiddler to town. The trio performed a distinctive serenade on Thursday night, delivering lively tunes that amused local listeners and even unsettled a preacher enough to dance. The article describes the unusual, communal entertainment as one of the town’s most unique social events.
R. M. Parsons traveled to Artesia to address the M E Conference in session on Sunday schools and to initiate two candidates into the third Masonic degree.
A notice offers a $1,000 loan to a non-resident with real estate as security. L. R. Smith is the involved party, and the property address is listed as 591f. The brief disclosure implies a secured lending arrangement with specified collateral.
J W Stockard Roswell Automobile Company manager says cars will depart Roswell every Monday morning for Torrance whether or not passengers are aboard. After returning on Tuesday they will continue trips on any day if at least two passengers are available.
Miss Sadie Costa, Mrs. Mary Cob an and R. M. Parsons returned from Artesia where they attended the MBE conference. Rev. and Mrs. Twitty expect to return this afternoon on the freight. Attendants report a pleasant Artesia visit with dinners suppers and conference sessions filling the time.
Washington May 20 Roosevelt and Taft conferred on Loomis Bowne case. Taft will hear more witnesses before a formal statement. Hay to leave Nauheim May 27 for Paris and London, then sail to New York aboard White Star Line.
The City Market offers corn fed beef pork veal game fish and relishes in season with fresh clean properly cut meat. The butcher reports rising business and thanks the public for patronage while promising to please customers and give them the best the market affords.
In Wheeling West Virginia May 20 an unknown negro shot and killed conductor Wm Drake and a passenger on the Wheeling Traction car Lansing after being asked for fare. The assailant fled after a struggle to take his revolver and a posse forms amid fears of lynching if caught.
Reports from Big Springs Texas say Lake Arthur rain yesterday afternoon laid the dust with a heavy shower in the area a light sprinkle reached Artesia and a cloudburst caused twelve inches of water over railroad tracks with no damage reported elsewhere by travelers returning from the Valley.
Jim Rose was arraigned before Justice Poage on a charge of shooting at Steven Campbell. He was bound over to the district court in $400 bond, which he furnished.
People eager for young roses for bedding should visit The Alameda Green House before June 1. After that, stock will be allocated in the field and orders cannot be filled. Mrs. H. G. Ingersoll bought residence property at 108 South Kentucky Avenue from W. M. Formwall and will repair it for move-in. Cheyenne visitors J. F. Warner Ed P. Blanchard and H. M. Jenkinson arrived in the city.
U S Weather Bureau local report Roswell New Mexico May 20 shows max 85 min 57 mean 71 with 0.90 inches precipitation. Northwest wind about 6 miles per hour. Cloudy conditions. For Roswell and vicinity expected partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with local thunder showers. Stationary temperature.
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