25 May 1904
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1904
Page
1
The article notes prize offerings tied to the Port Arthur bombardment yesterday and reports about Japanese forces near Dalny. A French observer described eight large warships at the harbor entrance firing broadsides, while Japanese movement and ships at Dalny are mentioned amid broader war news.
Reports from Port Arthur to Mukden describe Japanese advances and heavy naval activity as Chinese, Russian and Japanese forces clash. Ships fired on near Pechila gulf and Liao Tung peninsula while fleets mobilize at Port Arthur and Kin Chow.
The report notes the state traveling to San Francisco with Lou lacking directives, outlining an unsettled assignment and unresolved guidance for the official party.
Columbus May 25 The Platform directs the 46 Ohio delegates to vote as a unit for the majority's decision at the Democratic convention. Conservatives won all 208 contested seats in preliminaries. radicals threaten a minority report if defeated. R J Starr presides as temporary chair. Local and international reports touch on war correspondents, Russo-Japanese actions, and railway disruptions.
The forty sixth general assembly of the United Presbyterian Church of North America convened in Greenville Pennsylvania with Rev. Dr. J. P. Cowan presiding. Delegates from Presbyteries nationwide anticipate debate on uniting with the Associate Reformed Synod of the South forming a denomination of about 150000 members.
A Yazoo City blaze starting at 9 am lasted until 2 pm, killing Chamblesh White and badly injuring Mayor Holmes. The fire raged over twelve blocks by three wide, destroying banks, business houses, the post office, courthouse, city hall, and more, with losses estimated at two million dollars.
Nashville May 25 Democrats in Tennessee converge for the state convention led by Senator Carmack a Parker loyalist as they consider the Parker presidential bid. Delegates to St Louis will be chosen and a full state ticket named with no opposition to Governor Frazier or other incumbents. Fort Worth May 24 Texas Mexican War Veterans meet with R E Lee Camp hosts and Dames of 46 for a mixed program of business and social events.
The star shaped Texas building in St. Louis will open tomorrow with Texas delegations arriving. Governor Lanham is expected to speak, marking the state’s entry at the exposition.
New York May 25 A flood of congratulatory messages for Bishop Henry C Potter emphasizes his 70th birthday. The eminent prelate remains vigorous physically and mentally, active in public affairs, education, and church work.
Ninety Texas Mexican war veterans gathered in Fort Worth on May 24 for the annual reunion. President George H. Findlay of Austin presided as two sessions featured welcomes music and local committee arrangements. The veterans conducted a business session and planned further activities.
The Maine Prohibitionists meet in Portland to select candidates for state offices and to choose delegates for the national convention in Indianapolis next month.
The Rev. William Howe D D of Cambridge Massachusetts marked his ninety eighth birthday in quiet celebration at home. Howe, a Newton Theological Seminary graduate from the early 1830s, spent fifty years in missionary and charitable work and was once Boston’s renowned missionary preacher. Even in age he remains engaged in church affairs and once traveled yearly to Atlanta to visit Spelman Seminary for colored girls.
A reunion of the Fourth Pennsylvania Cavalry survivors was held in Franklin on May 25. General S M B Young led visiting veterans in a public reception, park visits, and a camp fire with addresses by veteran members.
Philadelphia tonight features the second meeting between Jack OBrien and George Cole at the Trenton Athletic Club. Both fighters have beaten Kid Carter recently in prep for the middleweight clash.
Professor Thode of Heidelberg announces the discovery of an early Michael Angelo crucifix in the San Spirito church Florence made for Piero di Medici between 1492 and 1494. The wood specimen rests on the high altar between the Virgin Mary and St John. The church was renovated 1600 to 1607 and the crucifix moved to the vestry. Roswell Daily Record ad placed with Pecos Valley train notes.
Carlsbad beat Roswell 8 to 3 this afternoon. The game featured steady Carlsbad pitching and timely hitting securing the win.
The text argues that from 1890 to 1990 New Mexico matched or outpaced several western states in population growth, despite remaining territorial. It rebuts claims that joining with Arizona would cause a population surge, noting comparable trends among Colorado Utah Wyoming Idaho Montana North Dakota and South Dakota.
A New Mexican editorial urges the Geological Survey reclamation service to adopt a broader view of New Mexico’s potential reservoir sites. It argues the Rio Grande Valley and multiple territories sections deserve consideration rather than a one sided focus.
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