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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1907
Page
3
A drift of business notices shows Kipling's Candy Store offering confections and drinks, J A Thompson surveying and drafting, Garreett and Sparks contractors, Jaffa Prager Co dry goods, Joyce Pruit Co retail, Roswell Lumber and Kemp Lumber suppliers. Reads like a 1920s storefront compilation.
The Inter national Congress on Tuberculosis will convene in Washington from late September to early October 1908. Officials anticipate a multilingual gathering of thousands of physicians hygienists sociologists and humanitarians with a major public tuberculosis exhibition to educate and engage the public.
A sweep of events and forecasts includes hearings on oil rate policy in Washington, arbitration talks at Lake Mohonk New York, and conventions across the United States. Notable items cover the Baptist general convention in North America, the Jamestown exposition and Richmond gathering, and cultural observances from Ashville to Vicksburg.
Harry Morrison leads with watches diamonds and hand painted china. Boellner touts Roswell’s best jeweler with cut glass and silverware. Peinberg opens at 20314 N Main St offering repair service and a swell jewelry line.
Readable fragments indicate a statement about a congress influencing soil use and deposits on every inhabited acre. No clear dates or organizations are fully legible. The text suggests a broad policy stance but lacks concrete actions or targets.
Advertisement notes a five acre parcel valued at 800 dollars located within one block of Main Street. It claims a potential 12 percent return on investment and names Carlton & Bell as contacts.
The Brooklyn handicap at Gravesend, a top eastern turf event, opens the week with a $20,000 purse. Ac countant carries 126 pounds top weight, Go Between 120, while Tokalon, last year’s winner, is allotted 116. The race for three year olds and up runs a mile and a quarter with $16,000 to the winner, $2,500 second, $1,500 third.
Mexico City May 18. A golf handicap contest for the Mohler and De Gress trophy will be played tomorrow at the Mexico Country Club. Many leading players of the republic are expected to participate.
In Birmingham on May 18 the Alabama Bankers association completes its fifteenth convention after electing officers. Ex Governor Joseph F Johnston speaks on Banking to One Who Has Reformed and Frank Moody of Tuscaloosa discusses Bank Taxation as attendees exceed previous years.
London May 18 opening of the Wey bridge motordrome in Surrey under the Bronxland Automobile club marks a bookmaker fixture at British motor car races. Events include handicaps selling races and overnights with rules set by the club led by the Earl of Lonsdale. June 13 is slated for the next meet.
The Minnesota state monument commission led by Generals Andrews Hubbard and Wilson will travel to Vicksburg Mississippi to prepare for the dedication of the Minnesota peace statue in the National Military Park next Friday. Governor Johnson and staff depart Tuesday for Vicksburg. Dedication includes speeches by Johnson and Mississippi Governor Vardaman, and the commission will hand the monument to Governor Johnson for formal transfer. The statue by Eliam Cooper of New York stands 30 feet high and cost $25 000.
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